WWE hyped up Wrestlepalooza as one of the biggest events of the year and booked some huge names on the show. However, the Premium Live Event failed to deliver on its hype as many fans felt it was not as good as the company hyped it up to be.
ESPN’s Andreas Hale gave the show a C grade in his review. The review made a lot of headlines, as it came from someone who directly worked for the new home of WWE PLEs in the United States.
While speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, NXT commentator Booker T disagreed with the rating, saying the show deserved a much higher score.
“There were five matches on the show – only five – and not one was bad. Two of them were absolutely stellar. The Women’s World Title match was the crown jewel, Cody and Drew had a hell of a time, and the mixed tag might have been the best of its kind I’ve ever seen. So how do you give a show like that a C? That’s crazy! That’s a crazy take.
When I look at professional wrestling, I look at the whole story. It’s not easy to knock it out of the park every time. We have to layer and build stories to reach the bigger picture. We don’t even know where the John Cena-Brock Lesnar story might go.
So when people rush to judgment – as Johnny Cochran would say – I always say sit back, watch, and wait, because the best is yet to come.”
The 2-time WWE Hall of Famer admitted that the Cena vs. Lesnar match might not have been the best of the night, but it delivered drama and emotion.
“What more did people want from Brock and Cena? I’m not saying it was the best match of the night – if I ranked them, it would probably be last out of the five – but it had strong dramatic moments.
For the naysayers, go back and watch the footage. When they pan the crowd, you’ll see kids crying real tears. As a babyface, if I can get a real tear from someone in the audience, I’ve done my job.
Don’t just watch the match; watch the crowd. You’ll see emotion, drama, and real theater. Was it the greatest match ever? Was it a five-star bout full of flips? No. But for pure drama, it was very good – and the announcements added to it.
I don’t know when wrestling became about letter grades. We went from star ratings to A, A+, maybe A++. For me, it was simply a damn good match leading to whatever comes next. Could it have been better? Sure. Could it have been worse? Absolutely. Was it a classic Brock Lesnar-John Cena fight? I think so.”
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