Observer SS / Takeover ratings

Overall, Dave loved both shows, to say the least. 

1. Team Smackdown of Big E & Xavier Woods & Jimmy & Jey Uso & Eric Young & Killian Dain & Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson & Primo & Epico Colon won the tag team elimination match over Team Raw of Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder, Kalisto (who was later replaced in the match by Gran Metalik) & Lince Dorado & Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel & The Ascension & Chad Gable & Bobby Roode in the match that doesn’t count in 23:16.  ***1/2

2. Team Raw of Bayley & Sasha Banks & Nia Jax & Tamina & Mickie James beat Team Smackdown of Carmella & Naomi & Asuka & Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville in 20:09.  **3/4

4. IC champion Seth Rollins beat U.S. champion Shinsuke Nakamura in 21:26.  ***3/4

5. AOP beat Sheamus & Cesaro in a battle of tag champs in 9:04.  *3/4

6. Buddy Murphy pinned Mustafa Ali to retain the cruiserweight title in 12:19.  ****

7. Team Raw of Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler & Finn Balor beat Samoa Joe & The Miz & Shane McMahon & Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio in 23:58.   ***3/4

8. Ronda Rousey beat Charlotte Flair via DQ in 14:11.  ****1/4

9. Brock Lesnar pinned Daniel Bryan in 18:43.  ****1/2 

(I think Dave missed a number in there.) 

And then Takeover!

Shayna Baszler beat Kairi Sane to keep the women’s title in 10:52 in a 2/3 fall match.  ***3/4

Aleister Black pinned Johnny Gargano in 18:10.  ****3/4

Tommaso Ciampa retained the NXT title beating Velveteen Dream in 22:23. ****3/4

Ricochet & Pete Dunne & War Raiders beat Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish in 47:05.  ****1/4