The best Pay Per View I've seen in ages- proves the back stage "antics" aka time filler are not necessary. Only one segment in the back, the rest just great wrestling!
Match 1: Eddie vs Rey
Extremely slow paced and not the best we've seen from these two. This match lacked competitive fire- and Rey surviving a heck of a power bomb to pull out the win was disappointing. Surf board from Eddie was the highlight of the match. Winner: REY Match Rating: 3/5
Match 2:Ladder Match,Shelton vs Benoit vs Kane vs Edge vs Christian vs Y2J Innovative, unique, entertainment of the night. Edge and Christian hit a concerto with two ladders on Kane. When Kane entered, five ladders caught on fire. Benoit was busted open again, Shelton proved he was the most talented man in the match. Benoit hit a head butt on Kane off the ladder. Benoit looked like he was going to win it but was whacked from behind by Edge. Winner: EDGE Match rating: 5/5
Hassan/Dhavari ganged up on Eugene but were annihilated by Hulk Hogan. Hogan could have stayed out there flexing for another hour and would have still gotten cheers.
Match 3: Undertaker vs Orton The worst match of the night, hands down. Orton has to carry the match with a bad shoulder because Undertaker moves so slow. Orton does an amazing job of selling taker's weak offense. Highlight of the match is when Orton reverses and RKO into a choke slam. Taker tombstones for the win. Yay. Winner: UNDERTAKER Match Rating: 2/5
Match 4: Christy vs Trish Would have been rated lower than the previous match but I wasn't expecting anything from a Raw Diva Search Contest winner. Christy doesn't completely blow it for her first shot at Trish. Winner: TRISH STRATUS Match Rating: 2.5/5
Match 5: Angle vs Michaels This was the wrestling of the night while the ladder match was the entertainment of the night. Way to let two wrestlers wrestle, no interference- no cheating, just like I prayed for. Kurt Angle has to hit two angle slams (one from the top rope) and latch on a third ankle lock to beat Michaels. The crowd was going nuts for Angle, I think he's on his way back to being a face- especially if he comes to RAW. Winner: ANGLE Match Rating: 5/5
Match 6: Sumo Match, Big Show vs Akebono Not as bad as everyone (including me) thought. Big Show tries to act sexy in the thong. Big Show actually picks up Akebono which was cool. Overall Big Show shows some sumo skill. A break from the usual. Winner: AKEBONO. Match Rating: 3/5
Match 7: Cena vs JBL, WWE Championship Second worst match of the night. I would have picked this as the worst but again, what do you expect from two people who can't wrestle? Cena is one of the worst wrestlers of the new bloods in my opinion and he actually has to carry JBL. Cena finally doing a better version of the F-U though. Winner: CENA. Match Rating: 2.5/5
Match 8: Batista vs Triple H, World Heavyweight Championship Batista is over more than Randy Orton will ever be again. Batista is dominated in the beginning, but shows some stamina by battling back. Catapult onto the ring post from the outside was something a little unique. Batista has come along way in the past few months. Hits a heck of a Batista Bomb to put the Game away. Winner: BATISTA Match rating 4/5
Wrestlemania 21 completely outdid 20 in my opinion. This had several matches really worth watching. Almost all the action happened in the ring- not a lot of jawing on the mike or tours of the evolution locker room. Well done, WWE.
Match 1: Eddie vs Rey
Extremely slow paced and not the best we've seen from these two. This match lacked competitive fire- and Rey surviving a heck of a power bomb to pull out the win was disappointing. Surf board from Eddie was the highlight of the match. Winner: REY Match Rating: 3/5
Match 2:Ladder Match,Shelton vs Benoit vs Kane vs Edge vs Christian vs Y2J Innovative, unique, entertainment of the night. Edge and Christian hit a concerto with two ladders on Kane. When Kane entered, five ladders caught on fire. Benoit was busted open again, Shelton proved he was the most talented man in the match. Benoit hit a head butt on Kane off the ladder. Benoit looked like he was going to win it but was whacked from behind by Edge. Winner: EDGE Match rating: 5/5
Hassan/Dhavari ganged up on Eugene but were annihilated by Hulk Hogan. Hogan could have stayed out there flexing for another hour and would have still gotten cheers.
Match 3: Undertaker vs Orton The worst match of the night, hands down. Orton has to carry the match with a bad shoulder because Undertaker moves so slow. Orton does an amazing job of selling taker's weak offense. Highlight of the match is when Orton reverses and RKO into a choke slam. Taker tombstones for the win. Yay. Winner: UNDERTAKER Match Rating: 2/5
Match 4: Christy vs Trish Would have been rated lower than the previous match but I wasn't expecting anything from a Raw Diva Search Contest winner. Christy doesn't completely blow it for her first shot at Trish. Winner: TRISH STRATUS Match Rating: 2.5/5
Match 5: Angle vs Michaels This was the wrestling of the night while the ladder match was the entertainment of the night. Way to let two wrestlers wrestle, no interference- no cheating, just like I prayed for. Kurt Angle has to hit two angle slams (one from the top rope) and latch on a third ankle lock to beat Michaels. The crowd was going nuts for Angle, I think he's on his way back to being a face- especially if he comes to RAW. Winner: ANGLE Match Rating: 5/5
Match 6: Sumo Match, Big Show vs Akebono Not as bad as everyone (including me) thought. Big Show tries to act sexy in the thong. Big Show actually picks up Akebono which was cool. Overall Big Show shows some sumo skill. A break from the usual. Winner: AKEBONO. Match Rating: 3/5
Match 7: Cena vs JBL, WWE Championship Second worst match of the night. I would have picked this as the worst but again, what do you expect from two people who can't wrestle? Cena is one of the worst wrestlers of the new bloods in my opinion and he actually has to carry JBL. Cena finally doing a better version of the F-U though. Winner: CENA. Match Rating: 2.5/5
Match 8: Batista vs Triple H, World Heavyweight Championship Batista is over more than Randy Orton will ever be again. Batista is dominated in the beginning, but shows some stamina by battling back. Catapult onto the ring post from the outside was something a little unique. Batista has come along way in the past few months. Hits a heck of a Batista Bomb to put the Game away. Winner: BATISTA Match rating 4/5
Wrestlemania 21 completely outdid 20 in my opinion. This had several matches really worth watching. Almost all the action happened in the ring- not a lot of jawing on the mike or tours of the evolution locker room. Well done, WWE.