ESPN Writer Gives Brutal Grade To WWE Wrestlepalooza

Meanwhile, Cody Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre in the main event, while the dominant duo of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed scored a victory against The Usos in tag team action.

However, not everyone saw WWE’s inaugural show as a huge success.

ESPN writer Andreas Hale gave WWE Wrestlepalooza a ‘C’ and noted that “the excellent Vaquer vs. Sky match saved this show from being truly average.”

Hale also mentioned that everything else on the card was “either underwhelming (the short Rhodes-McIntyre match) or a setup for a future match (Lesnar dominating Cena),” while stating that overall, the show fell “a little short of expectations.”

It’s worth noting that in the ESPN WWE Wrestlepalooza Media Conference Call last Wednesday ahead of the PLE, it was noted that ESPN’s coverage of WWE events will remain unbiased.

WWE’s next PLE on the ESPN direct-to-consumer service will be Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia, on October 11.

The Fallout From WWE Wrestlepalooza

While there weren’t many huge surprises at Wrestlepalooza, WWE figures to have some interesting things in the works on the road to Crown Jewel starting on tonight's Raw.

Who will step up to challenge Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship? What’s next for the feud between Lee and Lynch? And is Punk set to get another opportunity at Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship?

Those are just some of the questions coming out of the PLE.

There is also intrigue with a potential Cena vs. Lesnar rematch, and the next chapter in Rhodes’ story as Undisputed WWE Champion.