| Big Show vs Cena: 9/10. Great way to start the PPV, with a rising star winning his first WWE championship. Good David vs. Goliath story, with Show dominating early, and Cena overcoming the odds
Raw Tag-title 4-way: 5/10. Eh. Not great, not terrible. Everyone loves RVD so it was good to see him get the pin, and the 5-star is awesome
Y2J-Christian: 8.5/10. Good, solid match. Trish's turn went over well
Rock n Sock vs. Evolution. 8.5/10. another good solid match. Good ending too. Thats how the RKO should be used, with Orton hitting it out of nowehere. Like DDP used to do
Evening-Gown match: 3/10. At least it was short
Cruiserweight open: 4/10. On a 4 1/2 hour telecast, theres no excuse for cheap eliminations like what happened with Nunzio and Funaki. If you're not gonna give them a chance, then dont even book them. Would have been better if it was just Rey, Chavo, Kidman, and Tajiri
Brock-Goldberg: 1/10. Even ignoring the crowd reactions, this match would have sucked anyway. Stall for five minutes. Goldberg hits one impressive move, followed by Spear, F5, Spear, Jackhammer, pin. Way to be creative for what was supposed to be one of the biggest matches ever. the crowd reaction made the match memorable for me, however. This match will be remembered for a long time, for all the wrong reasons
Smackdown 4-way: 2/10. This match sucked, plain and simple
Molly vs. Victoria: 5/10. Decent, but not great. We should have seen the widow's peak
Eddie vs. Angle: 8/10. Good match. Perfect example of having a good match wthout any "holy shit" bumps. Good, creative, original finish
Undertaker vs. Kane: 6.5/10. Great entrance for Undertaker. Taker's signature moves were good (Old School, Tombstone, that awesome Jumping clothesline he does, etc.). the rest of the match was a little boring, however
HBK vs. Benoit vs. HHH: 9.5/10. Great match all around. Incredible that the crowd was so into it after more than 4 hours of wrestling. Nice to see Benoit rewarded for all the hard work he's put in throughout his career. Good touch with having Eddie come out. You could tell Benoit was legimately emotional. These three guys, love them or hate them, truly love wrestling. They are the anti-Brock/Goldberg
Overall, I'll give the show a 7/10, which is a little higher than the average match rating. Most of the bad matches were short at least. |