2002 King of the Ring Review

The Rock is back...and he's kinda just...ya know...hanging around I guess...but he's still here!

KOTR Semi-Final: Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Jericho (14:32)
RVD pinned Jericho after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
***1/2
Jericho ripped the internet fans for saying that this match was not *****. That's awesome...still good though.

KOTR Semi-Final: Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) defeated Test (8:18)
Lesnar pinned Test after an F-5.
*
Yeah like Test had a chance.

Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) defeated The Hurricane to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (11:38)
Noble pinned Hurricane with a roll-up.
***
Good stuff.

Ric Flair defeated Eddie Guerrero (17:00)
Flair pinned Guerrero after Bubba Ray Dudley interfered and hit Guerrero with a Bubba Bomb.
**1/4
Little dissapointing.

Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus to win the WWE Women's Championship (5:41)
Molly pinned Trish with leverage from a handful of tights after a Belly-to-belly suplex.
**
Not bad for a Women's match in the WWE.

Kurt Angle defeated Hulk Hogan (12:08)
Angle forced Hogan to submit with the Ankle Lock.
*1/2
Yeah, here Kurt, here's a sack of shit...now wrestle it for 12 minutes...

KOTR Final: Brock Lesnar defeated Rob Van Dam to win the King of the Ring tournament (5:42)
Lesnar pinned RVD after an F-5.
*
Poor RVD...

The Undertaker defeated Triple H to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship (23:44)
Undertaker pinned Triple H with a roll-up.
½*
Man this was long...and bad...so...yeah...double whammy...

3 solid matches on the card. Below average show.

~ July 1 – Undertaker beats Jeff Hardy in a ladder match. **3/4