Message #9575

[Hammy]

Really enjoyed the show.

The nature of 10 matches on one card meant some would be "Throwaway" matches.

The opening bout had no drama, suspence, near falls etc.  It was a short, near squash match, the finish didn't bother me since that is Big Show's finisher, but the 4 involved deserved more time.

The Triple Threat was decent, seems Cody Rhodes is going with the "Gay Icon" ring attire.  It's funny how DiBiase nearly always does the job, Randy Orton is super over, funny thing is his face turn was based on his lackeys being sick of him bullying them, as enjoyable as this was I don't feel it achieved what it intended by trying to show Rhodes and DiBiase are in Orton's league.

As has been said, Money in the Bank didn't have those "Holy ****" spots of previous years, it was strictly "PG".  It was decent stuff for the most part though, Hardy's bump was probably the best, Swagger's attempt to grab the briefcase was hilarious, clearly botched it seemed like it took him forever.  Swagger has got it he just needs to unhook it, he nearly has it *10 seconds later* nearly, he just needs to unhook it, *Everyone's still lifeless* and finally, he gets it down, he really is goofy, between the lisp, the look on his face when he ran to the ring during the Royal Rumble match and his attempt to get the briefcase, no wonder my good friend Rankin predicted he'd cash it in the same night and lose, they need to do something so people take him seriously.

Triple H against Sheamus was better than expected for me, I thought it had some great dramatic moments and most importantly I think it made Sheamus look like a Main Eventer, more so than his title win or any of his cheap title defences, this was the match where I think people will now take him seriously, seeing Triple H, equally lifeless flop onto Sheamus after the final pedigree to make the cover and snatch the win, it said, this was damn hard, you took me to my limit.

Mysterio and Punk's superb in-ring chemistry continued, their match was great (while it lasted), unfortunately it was far too short, this match was another victim of there being too many matches on the card.  I expect a rematch next month, with more time and therefore a better match.

The Bret Hart thing worked, he couldn't take bumps and the whole family got retribution which they deserved if you know the backstory, those chair shots though, heck I thought Bret was shooting especially the way the refs rushed to check on Vince after.  To help the young guys, next month should be Vince and some young team vs Bret & Hart Dynasty.

Chris Jericho vs Edge was good until the flat ending.  True a heel win was never going to go down well, but after the drama of Edge kicking out of the shot with the belt, to just get hit with another codebreaker and get beaten wasn't the best, although the post match stuff was entertaining.  Personally a Jericho win for me should have involved Edge passing out in the Walls of Jericho, yes it's a WM13 rip off, but the wrestling cycle rules say that's ok.

Diva's match was mercifully short, and it didn't offend, I was amused at times, and seeing Beth is always enjoyable.

Cena vs Batista was definately the better of the 2 World Titles matches and these 2 really surprised me, they had some great drama with the Attitutde Adjustment-AlabamaSlam-Batista Bomb reversals, catching Cena off the top rope to replicate what broke his neck, and the crowd response was great too.

The best bit of the show though, without a doubt was the Main Event.  HBK vs Undertaker II.  The Moonsault through the announce table was a WOW moment, the match was a great back and forth war filled with near falls, but nothing could beat the facial reactions of the two, from Michaels mimicking the throat cut taunt of 'Taker at the start, to doing it again at the end when Undertaker told him to just stay down, then the look on his face when Michaels slapped him, followed by what was essentially a jumping Tombstone Piledriver, and the post match send-off for Michaels, as a HBK fan I got all gay like D and shed a tear, it was a magnificent moment, the only thing missing was JR on commentary as Michaels walked off, Lawler just didn't suit it.  I'll be watching that match again tonight for sure.