I have been going to wrestling house shows since I was around 10; I usually try to go to at least one a year. Sometimes that works out and sometimes it doesn't. Living in a small area means that WWE only rolls into town once or twice a year and you can't always get off work or have prior engagements. The point I am getting at here is that I have been to numerous house shows and this was truly the best one I have been to. The match card was really good with appearances by the likes of Cena, Team Hell No, The Shield, Ryback, Sheamus, Kaitlyn, Vickie Guererro, and more! I always enjoyed that the show featured up and coming talent from NXT with Paige, Bray Wyatt, Adrian Neville, and Emma. The new house show set with a mini ramp, small screens around the entrance way, and even a nice little introduction similar to the ones seen on Raw and Smackdown were all great additions to the show. This house show also featured the first No DQ match that I have seen in person as Kofi Kingston and Antonio Cesaro battled for the United States championship. The ending was botched a little when the table did not break as Kofi performed a spring board cross body onto Cesaro. It looked as though Cesaro was supposed to go back first through the table as Kofi performed the cross body onto him, but one side of the table gave out so it did not break. Kofi went ahead and scored the pin fall and to make it up to the crowd, set the table up into the corner and put Cesaro through it. Also, the seats we had for the show were great! We were close to the ring without having to worry about people standing up in front of us blocking the view as usually happens with floor seats. Also, The Shield made their entrance through the crowd and were just a few rows over from the seats we had which was awesome! Great great show overall. Can't wait for the WWE to roll back into town!
Charleston Civic Center @
- Charleston @
, WV @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: No DQ match; surprise appearance by Vickie Guererro; The Shield coming through the crowd near our seats; and Daniel Bryan "Fandogoing" @