Review the last wrestling match you watched

Y 2 Jake · 07-25-2009, 07:22 AM

Triple H vs. Kane vs. Goldberg - WWE Armageddon 2003

Not terribly good, but it's intresting. There are three very different wrestlers involved in the match. It's just a shame that all (at that point) were awful. Triple H was absolutely abysmal in 2003. Kane was on a roll, but that didn't hide how limited he was when he actually had to wrestler. And I think Goldberg had given up by the time that match had rolled round.

I can't help but think Goldberg's run would've been better if he'd gone to Smackdown instead. I think he ended up on Raw because they saw him vs. The Rock as a dream match. I didn't myself. If he'd gone to Smackdown he could've had a short feud with Big Show, which wouldn't have been great, but people would've been intrigued by it. And then feuds with either Lesnar, Angle, Undertaker & Chris Benoit. I think those matches appeal more than a long feud with Triple H.

Tommy Platinum · 07-29-2009, 10:50 PM

CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy - World Heavyweight Title Match - Night of Champions 2009

The build to this was pretty great following their Bash match, with Punk's heel turn in full force and a series of great promos attacking Hardy and the fans, perhaps the best of which occurring earlier in this very show. I thought Punk's heel work was the best thing about the match, mainly his facial expressions, which were gold. He is so great at being a cocky, arrogant heel. I didn't think the match in general was anything special, though it was good. I liked the feeling out process with Punk delivering some kicks and looking (over)confident. It was also great when Punk outwrestled Hardy with some chain wrestling then pushed him away, basically showing him that he isn't in his league. The missed dives by both men looked pretty cool, and I liked Punk going for the countout victories early on, only for Hardy to make it back in, and Punk to get frustrated. Jeff going for the Swanton twice and Punk getting the knees up the 2nd time was pretty cool, and I liked Punk's Welcome to Chicago followed by Dragon Sleeper combo. I was shocked when Jeff kicked out of the GTS, and I thought it was great that Punk was so pissed off he tried to walk out, only for Jeff to bring him back and manage to hit his finishers for the victory. It wasn't anything great, but it was certainly a good match with a lot of likeable elements.
***1/4

Marketh. · 07-30-2009, 07:39 AM

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CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy - World Heavyweight Title Match - Night of Champions 2009

The build to this was pretty great following their Bash match, with Punk's heel turn in full force and a series of great promos attacking Hardy and the fans, perhaps the best of which occurring earlier in this very show. I thought Punk's heel work was the best thing about the match, mainly his facial expressions, which were gold. He is so great at being a cocky, arrogant heel. I didn't think the match in general was anything special, though it was good. I liked the feeling out process with Punk delivering some kicks and looking (over)confident. It was also great when Punk outwrestled Hardy with some chain wrestling then pushed him away, basically showing him that he isn't in his league. The missed dives by both men looked pretty cool, and I liked Punk going for the countout victories early on, only for Hardy to make it back in, and Punk to get frustrated. Jeff going for the Swanton twice and Punk getting the knees up the 2nd time was pretty cool, and I liked Punk's Welcome to Chicago followed by Dragon Sleeper combo. I was shocked when Jeff kicked out of the GTS, and I thought it was great that Punk was so pissed off he tried to walk out, only for Jeff to bring him back and manage to hit his finishers for the victory. It wasn't anything great, but it was certainly a good match with a lot of likeable elements.
***1/4

I saw this too and I think I would've enjoyed a lot more, had Hardy been selling all the rib-work. I mean, seriously, the dive onto the guardrail, the kicks, the missed Swanton and the Backbreaker and I don't think I saw him hold his back or ribs in pain once. He just sold them like exhaustion.

KenTheKiller · 07-31-2009, 12:31 AM

Bobby Lashley vs. John Cena - WWE Championship - Great American Bash 07

Note: I'm going to just post thoughts as I watch it so it's not a review as much as random thoughts..

I won't lie.. Lashley's music was ftw. Also I love the pause before Cena's theme.. so when it goes off fans go nuts. This is Cena's 308th day as champion during his third reign. Mixed reaction for both men but I THINK Cena has more cheers for once. The commentary here is surprisingly great so far. JR is doing an excellent job. Loving the test of power. Lashley being powerful, jacked, and a great quick amateur wrestler is really fun. Despite winning early pops, Cena is getting loads of heat now. Cena has already done more than the moves people claim he does.. he did scoop slams, face crushers, elbow drops. ftw. T-Bone from hell by Lashley. Lashley is really entertaining here. I don't get the hate. So good. I loved Batista/Cena. I give it a good ***3/4 maybe ***1/2.. but this is really fun and may end up being better. One thing I noticed in this match is that Lashley isn't very sloppy and was quite crisp. Wow, a really underrated match. I'm not sure if I'd give it the **** but it's DEFINITELY ***3/4. Really good stuff. Better than Cena/Batista but I want to give it a rewatching. JR sounded so passionate and proved how much better he was than Cole. Lashley was so underrated here and Cena continued his epic reign.

***3/4

Tommy Platinum · 07-31-2009, 12:41 AM

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Bobby Lashley vs. John Cena - WWE Championship - Great American Bash 07

Note: I'm going to just post thoughts as I watch it so it's not a review as much as random thoughts..

I won't lie.. Lashley's music was ftw. Also I love the pause before Cena's theme.. so when it goes off fans go nuts. This is Cena's 308th day as champion during his third reign. Mixed reaction for both men but I THINK Cena has more cheers for once. The commentary here is surprisingly great so far. JR is doing an excellent job. Loving the test of power. Lashley being powerful, jacked, and a great quick amateur wrestler is really fun. Despite winning early pops, Cena is getting loads of heat now. Cena has already done more than the moves people claim he does.. he did scoop slams, face crushers, elbow drops. ftw. T-Bone from hell by Lashley. Lashley is really entertaining here. I don't get the hate. So good. I loved Batista/Cena. I give it a good ***3/4 maybe ***1/2.. but this is really fun and may end up being better. One thing I noticed in this match is that Lashley isn't very sloppy and was quite crisp. Wow, a really underrated match. I'm not sure if I'd give it the **** but it's DEFINITELY ***3/4. Really good stuff. Better than Cena/Batista but I want to give it a rewatching. JR sounded so passionate and proved how much better he was than Cole. Lashley was so underrated here and Cena continued his epic reign.

***3/4

John Cena vs Bobby Lashley - WWE Title Match - The Great American Bash 2007

I agree that this was definitely better than Cena/Tista. I rewatched that recently and didn't like it as much, but I forgot how good this was. I have to say that commentary can really have a big impact on how enjoyable a match is and JR was awesome here. He made this seem like one of the most epic showdowns we'd ever seen, and to be honest, in kayfabe terms, it really was, considering the push of both men. Lashley was Cena's toughest defence to date, and I loved the feeling out process at the start with Lashley proving he is the stronger of the two. Cena going for the STFU early is always good to see, and it was a good story with Lashley trying to avoid it all costs. A lot of great power moves from both men here, particularly Lashley, who had a really good moveset with moves like the gutbuster and the Torture Rack Backbreaker etc. Cena's facecrusher/leg drop offensive combo was great, and I liked how Lashley used his strength to drag Cena to the ropes and escape certain disaster with the STFU. The FU and Lashley's Spear were both very well timed and seemed like huge moments, especially with both men kicking out. I liked the finish too, with Cena recovering and giving Lashley an FU from the top rope. I think this is an under-appreciated match just because of who was involved. They're hardly IWC favourites, but they produced some really good stuff here. Could easily have been **** had it got a little longer.

***3/4

Kizza · 07-31-2009, 01:58 AM

Sting vs Vampiro - WCW Nitro in either May or July of 2000.

Bleh match. Started fighting on the outside, and Sting took an early advantage with a DDT on the floor and a vaulting body press. Vampiro came back with lead pipe shots, and beat him down for about 7 minutes, to which Sting came back with a body slam, 2 Stinger Splashes, 2 Scorpion Deathdrops and then a pin. Then a lead pipe shot after. Botchy match, made Vampiro look incredibly weak and Sting strong after taking 10+ lead pipe shots. **1/4 at a maximum, but it was a TV match during their ongoing feud, after the "red liquid" incident.

Credit where it's due, the commentators tried their best to put over Vampiro as a threat, but when you are able to get beaten by a guy after hitting him with a lead pipe over and over, it just isn't convincing, no matter how strong you are hyped up to be while hitting him.

KenTheKiller · 07-31-2009, 11:41 PM

John Cena vs. Triple H - WWE Championship - Night of Champions 2008

I didn't get to hear the entrances but the match was pretty good. A few good reversals and Cena constantly trying to hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle was good. This is probably the best HHH singles match *with no stipulation* in recent memory. Cena was gold as usual.

***1/2

Y 2 Jake · 08-01-2009, 04:59 AM

Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker - Biker Chain Match - No Mercy 2003

I haven't watched it since it was on Sky Sports nearly 6 years ago. I've only just got round to watching the DVD after having it for nearly 5 years. I wasn't too impressed with it at the time. I hated the FBI showing up. But if I remember correctly, Taker had been beating the shit into them in the weeks before the match. But I hated Vince showing his face more. Obviously it made sense with the way it was going.

Ok match but I'm still wondering why Taker never got his revenge on Vince. I would've aligned McMahon with Kane and then have Taker face Vince at SummerSlam of that year. The last thing the new version of the Deadman needed was to feud with JBL.

Tommy Platinum · 08-01-2009, 10:07 PM

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John Cena vs. Triple H - WWE Championship - Night of Champions 2008

I didn't get to hear the entrances but the match was pretty good. A few good reversals and Cena constantly trying to hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle was good. This is probably the best HHH singles match *with no stipulation* in recent memory. Cena was gold as usual.

***1/2

I agree with that rating. Good match with some fun spots and it definitely had a big feel to it, but it wasn't GREAT by any means.

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3. Randy Orton vs Triple H vs John Cena vs JBL - Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Title - Backlash 2008
I usually don't like to include multi-man matches in "best of" lists, but seeing as Orton did so much in this match, and the one on one match between him and Trips after JBL and Cena were eliminated was so good in its own right, I felt it deserved to be included. This is another one I don't hear talked about much as a great match, but I think it was awesome. This is another match I give Triple H great credit for despite not being a fan of most of his recent matches, and he and Orton both did great throughout. The booking again played a part in its greatness and admittedly some of the more memorable moments in the match early on were down to others such as JBL and his epic heel work, but Orton definitely did enough to justify it being in his list. The elimination of Cena was great, and the Orton/HHH showdown at the end had the epic feel that so many WWE title matches seem to lack, and again was hugely dramatic and pulled you in. Great stuff.
****1/4

I just rewatched this and I was wrong, I'm going to bump it up to ****1/2. First of all I forgot how long the one on one match between Orton and HHH following the eliminations was. Anybody who doesn't count this as a great HHH singles match is wrong, because both him and Orton were pretty damn great, and it was a long match. I remembered it being a lot shorter, about half of the total match, but no. Also I forgot some of the fun spots from before the eliminations. If anything I would say Orton was better than Trips here, but it certainly wasn't a carry or anything like that. Orton's selling of the steel steps spot with the blow to the back of the head was epic for the final few minutes, especially when he hit the RKO and writhed around in pain. The finish was pretty great with the missed punt, pedigree counter, RKO counter, pedigree combo.
****1/2