Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Wrestlemania 24 Review

John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated Finlay (w/Hornswoggle) in a Belfast Brawl
JBL pinned Finlay after a Clothesline from Hell.
**1/2
This was what it was...a hardcore match.

CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho, Carlito, Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), Mr. Kennedy and John Morrison in a Money in the Bank ladder match
Punk won by climbing the ladder and taking possession of the briefcase hanging above the ring.
During the match, Matt Hardy returned to action and knocked MVP off a ladder with a Twist of Fate.
****
Nice to see Punk get a push. I hope this works out for him.

Batista defeated Umaga
Batista pinned Umaga after a Batista Bomb.
*1/4
Pretty dissapointing.
Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the ECW Championship (0:09)[40]
Kane pinned Guerrero after a Chokeslam.
DUD
Not really even a match. I mean...nine seconds? ECW! ECW! ECW!

Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair[41]
Michaels pinned Flair after executing Sweet Chin Music twice.[41]
Per the pre-match stipulation, Flair was forced to retire.[41]
****1/2
Not a lot I can say about this match that hasn't been said or wn't be said. Hard to rate it so I'll give it the same rating I gave the Kobashi return match from past December. Just a joy to watch.

Beth Phoenix and Melina (w/Santino Marella) defeated Maria and Ashley in a Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match[42]
Phoenix pinned Maria after a Fisherman suplex.
Snoop Dogg served as the Master of Ceremonies for the match.[25]
Candice Michelle was originally scheduled to be Maria's partner, but suffered a legit clavicle injury and was replaced by Ashley.
Lumberjills: Cherry, Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, Victoria, Mickie James, Jillian Hall, Katie Lea Burchill, Kelly Kelly, Layla and Maryse.
¾*
Not as bad as I thought it would be.

Randy Orton defeated Triple H and John Cena in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship[43]
Orton pinned Cena after a Pedigree from Triple H.[43]
***1/2
I was shocked to see Orton win.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. defeated The Big Show in a No Disqualification match via knockout[8]
Mayweather knocked out Big Show after hitting him with brass knuckles.[44]
**1/2
Also not that bad. Not anything I'll remember but still entertaining.

The Undertaker defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Undertaker forced Edge to submit with the Gogoplata.
***3/4
Great way to close out the show. The first handgul of minutes kind of killed it a bit though

~ Overall a great Mania, especially considering I wasn't looking forward to it like I usually do. Can't wait for next year in Houston.

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