Another
PPV has passed, and once again its headlined by Mr. John Cena. Maybe
I've missed something along the way, but Cena pouring water down
Laurinaitis' trousers just doesn't seem to warrant a main event
place, especially compared to Cena's Once in a Lifetime match against
The Rock and his Extreme Rules match against Brock Lesnar.
It had
the biggest story going into the PPV, but that doesn't mean that it
needed to be the last match on the card. Instead of capping off the
show with Punk lifting his Championship after a match of the year
candidate against Daniel Bryan, we saw Big Show unsurprisingly help
Laurinaitis get the win in a fairly anti-climatic ending.
Surely
if Cena feuds with Big Show now we won't see them in the main event
of a PPV, right? Right?
Pre Show
Battle
Royal feat. Michael McGillicutty and more.
Maybe
this match just went over time, but anyhow, we were treated to a
Battle Royal on TV before the PPV actually started.
Your
standard Battle Royal affair. Lots of punches, kicks, wrestlers
trying to eliminate others in really unconvincing ways and a few nice
spots to get a reaction from the crowd.
Its
funny how easy it is to turn someone face in the WWE. The man who
spit in Randy Orton's face and annoyed people with his “One more
match” promos was cheered because he was cornered by The Miz and
David Otunga.
I was
happy to see him win however, and was already looking forward to his
match with Cody Rhodes at that point.
WWE
World Tag Team Championship
Kofi
Kingston & R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger
Good
opening match. It was slow in parts and really only got going when
Kingston and Ziggler were in the ring together, who, despite all
there encounters still work really well together.
I was
going to say in my preview that I forgot to finish that I was hoping
Ziggler would be on the losing side, but only in the hope that he'd
get something better as a singles wrestler. He won't be challenging
for the title any time soon I'm sure, but I hope we still see
something better for him. And as for Swagger, err... yeah.
Divas
Championship
Layla
vs. Beth Phoenix
I knew
that given enough time these two could deliver the goods, and
although 7 minutes isn't a whole lot of time, they still managed to
put on a good match.
Layla
sold her knee injury very well as Beth carried most of the match.
They both played there parts equally well though, and put on one of
the better Divas matches of the year.
World
Heavyweight Championship
Sheamus
vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Alberto Del Rio
This was
a really fun match. The crowd was pretty loud for this match, and
really gave off the impression that they didn't know who'd win.
Everyone
had their fair share of offence (apart from Del Rio to my knowledge),
as they all got in their signature moves to get the crowd off their
feet.
The
ending could have been better. It came out of nowhere, but in a kind
of way that no one in the crowd thought that it'd finish the match.
Still though, a solid bout here.
Brodus
Clay vs. The Miz
Can The
Miz just leave already for The Marine 3? Seriously, I've come to the
realisation that maybe Clay squashing him with no big mention from
the commentators is what he deserves, because he's been flat for
months. Give him time off and see if he can come back with a fresh
feel to him.
Oh, and
as for the match? Well, lets just say that the Funkasaurus has once
again showed that he can't work a long match, even if a long match is
just over 4 minutes.
Intercontinental
Championship
Christian
vs. Cody Rhodes
So,
Christian is now a full fledged face, and it only took one night. Not
bad. I don't know what to make of it though, as I always thought
Christian was better as a heel.
Nonetheless,
I was happy to see him win the Intercontinental title, in what was a
decent match. I felt it could have gone on longer, but maybe I was
asking of too much for a match that was really only thrown together
the night before it seems.
WWE
Championship
CM Punk
vs. Daniel Bryan
When
Daniel Bryan won the Beat The Clock challenge a little over 2 weeks
ago, the buzz of seeing him face CM Punk lit up instantly. This was a
match-up that many people had high expectations for, including me,
and last night Punk and Bryan more than lived up to the hype.
This was
a brilliant match between two of the best wrestlers in the WWE.
Technical wrestling, ring psychology, hard-hitting action, you name
it, this match had it all.
The fans
were also fantastic for this match. They were split right down the
middle, and even the rare “This is awesome” chant was used to
give this match an extra special feel to this match.
I loved
the way Punk worked on the leg of Bryan, and the way he sold it
throughout the whole match. I loved how Bryan viscously went after
the ribs of Punk. I loved the back and forth action in the closing
moments of the match, as well as the array of submissions and
counters that were used. I even liked the finish to the match as
well. It made Bryan look strong in defeat and also gives him a reason
to demand another shot at the title.
I could
simply go on and on about this match, it was that good. Without a
doubt one of the best matches of the year.
Ryback
vs. Camacho
Nothing
but filler here. The match was fine though, as Ryback showed his
usual stuff, which I must say, is more entertaining to watch than
that from Clay and Tensai.
John
Laurinaitis vs. John Cena
What a
contrast from the previous match. Well, not exactly the previous
match, but the match before the previous match. Still with me? Good.
Seriously
though, we went from a mat classic in Bryan vs. Punk to (sorry Ryback
and Camacho, I'm just going to skip past you there) a comedy match
between John Cena and Big Johnny.
How this
managed to get the main event spot is beyond me. There was nothing
about this match that screamed “main event”. Not even the Big
Show swerve because really, everyone saw it coming (apart from that
John Cena fan in first row who had his arms out wide in a shocked
stance for a good 10 minutes).
Ironically,
the match did get some laughs out of me, but is that what the main
purpose was for? I thought it was for Big Show to turn heel and
Laurinaitis remain the wormy GM that always seems to win, but the
first part of that doesn't didn't come off well at all.
A poor
ending to what I thought was a pretty enjoyable PPV.
Stray
Observations:
- Sign of the night - “I made AJ say YES! YES! YES!”. Sign Guy, you still got it.
- This little rivalry between Sheamus and Orton has indicated a heel turn for The Viper, and his reaction last night to losing the title was the strongest one yet.
- “I wish I had a physique like that.” “Of course you do, look at you.”
- Seriously, if Laurinaitis' swimsuit themed attire isn't released on WWEshop.com I will be hugely pissed off.
- “You be Booker.” “5 time, 5 time.” I admit. I laughed.
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