Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry (ECW Title) - **1/4
Suprisingly good. They told a nice story with Matt working the leg much of the match. Ending paid off to the leg work. I havent seen their other match on ECW that was said to be solid, but this is probably the best 1 on 1 Henry match ever.
Beth Phoenix vs. Candice Michelle - *
Raw match. Nothing special. At least Candice didn't break anything.
Rey Mysterio vs. Kane (If Rey loses, he must unmask) - **1/4
Was going along fine until the finish.
JBL vs. Batista (#1 Contenders match) - 3/4*
Squash city, Population: JBL.
Big Show vs. Undertaker - **1/4
I'm not a fan of either guy but both did their job well in this match. I guess there'll be a rematch at Cyber Sunday with a stipulation.
HHH vs. Jeff Hardy (WWE Title) - ****
Awesome stuff as expected. When both guys are motivated great things happen. I actually liked the ending. Too bad next month will probably have Kozlov in the mix. Hopefully they get a TV rematch that's just as awesome where I'm sure Kozlov interferes leading to the 3 way.
Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels (World Title Ladder Match) - ****1/4
Also as expected, this was great. Match just cracks ****1/4 here. Not as good as Edge/Taker HIAC but close (Also ****1/4). I hated the interference from Cade. I also wasn't a fan of the way the match started out. They hate each other so much, and then they mat wrestle? YOU PUNCHED MY WIFE IN THE FACE AND TRIED TO BLIND ME!!! EAT THIS HEADLOCK!!! Everything after that was awesome. The tug of war spot was indeed sweet. Probably the best ending to a ladder match in recent memory...maybe ever.
Another decent show. Reminds me of Night of Champions with 2 great main events and not much else.
Monday, October 6, 2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008 Review
Henry vs. Matt Hardy vs. Miz vs. Finlay vs. Chavo Guerrero (ECW Title Scramble) - **1/2
Miz looked so lost. Glad to see Hardy get the win.
Priceless vs. Cryme Tyme (WWE Tag Titles) - **3/4
Standard tag formula but I dug it.
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (Unsanctioned match) - ***3/4
Almost ****. Great job telling the story by both men.
HHH vs. Jeff Hardy vs MVP vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Shelton Benjamin (WWE Title Smackdown Scramble) - ***1/4
No suprise wHHHo won tHHHis matcHHH
Michelle McCool vs. Maryse (Divas title) - *1/4
Suprisingly watchable
Kane vs. Chris Jerico vs. Batista vs. JBL vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Title Raw Scramble) - **3/4
Not by much though. Y2J walking down the ramp like a 90 year old man and then winning the title without hitting an offensive move had me marking out even though Punker lost the strap.
Solid show
Miz looked so lost. Glad to see Hardy get the win.
Priceless vs. Cryme Tyme (WWE Tag Titles) - **3/4
Standard tag formula but I dug it.
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (Unsanctioned match) - ***3/4
Almost ****. Great job telling the story by both men.
HHH vs. Jeff Hardy vs MVP vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Shelton Benjamin (WWE Title Smackdown Scramble) - ***1/4
No suprise wHHHo won tHHHis matcHHH
Michelle McCool vs. Maryse (Divas title) - *1/4
Suprisingly watchable
Kane vs. Chris Jerico vs. Batista vs. JBL vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Title Raw Scramble) - **3/4
Not by much though. Y2J walking down the ramp like a 90 year old man and then winning the title without hitting an offensive move had me marking out even though Punker lost the strap.
Solid show
TNA No Surrender 2008 Review
Curry Man/Shark Boy/Super Eric vs. Rock & Rave Infection/Hemme - **1/2
ODB vs. Awesome Kong (No DQ) - **1/2
3D vs. Morgan/Abyss - **1/4
Petey Williams vs. Consequences Creed vs. Shariff Bashir (X Division Title)- ***1/4
Angelina Love vs. Taylor Wilde (Knockouts Title) - *1/2
LAX vs. Beer Money INC. (TNA Tag Titles) - **
Jay Lethal vs. Sonjay Dutt (Ladder of Love) - ***1/2
AJ Styles vs. Frank Trigg (MMA Match) - N/R
Samoa Joe vs. CHristian Cage vs. Kurt Angle (TNA World Title) - ***1/4
ODB vs. Awesome Kong (No DQ) - **1/2
3D vs. Morgan/Abyss - **1/4
Petey Williams vs. Consequences Creed vs. Shariff Bashir (X Division Title)- ***1/4
Angelina Love vs. Taylor Wilde (Knockouts Title) - *1/2
LAX vs. Beer Money INC. (TNA Tag Titles) - **
Jay Lethal vs. Sonjay Dutt (Ladder of Love) - ***1/2
AJ Styles vs. Frank Trigg (MMA Match) - N/R
Samoa Joe vs. CHristian Cage vs. Kurt Angle (TNA World Title) - ***1/4
Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable Review
vs. Sonjay Dutt (Slammiversary 2005) - **1/2
vs. Delirious (iMPACT 6/24/05) - 1/2*
vs. Chris Sabin (No Surrender 2005) - ****1/4
vs. AJ Styles (Sacrifice 2005; Super X Cup Finals) - ****1/2
vs. AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (Unbreakable 2005 TNA X-Division Title) - *****
vs. Jushin Liger (Bound for Glory 2005) - ***
w/Daniels/Shelley/Strong vs. Sabin/Dutt/Aries/Bentley (Genesis 2005; Elimination X) - ****
vs. Amazing Red (iMPACT 12/8/05) - 3/4*
vs. AJ Styles (Turning Point; XDivision Title) - ****3/4
vs. Jay Lethal (iMPACT 12/17/05) - *
vs. Christoper Daniels (Final Resolution 2006; X-Division Title) - ****
Awesome compilation featuring 6 matches at **** or higher. Also featured rare iMPACT matches and while they were squashes, they were fun. The Unbreakable match is still ***** to me. Everything looked so good here as all 3 workers were on their game. Truly the definition of the X-Division (much like Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc was the defining match of the WCW Cruiserweight division) The AJ matches blew away anything I ever saw the two do against each other in ROH. The Turning Point match is the 3rd best match in the company's history imo behind only the Unbreakable match and the Turning Point Cage match featuring Triple X and AMW from a year prior. Joe was booked like a God throughout this DVD. Really makes me miss him this way but I guess not everything can stay the same.
A must buy for anyone who even like Joe.
vs. Delirious (iMPACT 6/24/05) - 1/2*
vs. Chris Sabin (No Surrender 2005) - ****1/4
vs. AJ Styles (Sacrifice 2005; Super X Cup Finals) - ****1/2
vs. AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (Unbreakable 2005 TNA X-Division Title) - *****
vs. Jushin Liger (Bound for Glory 2005) - ***
w/Daniels/Shelley/Strong vs. Sabin/Dutt/Aries/Bentley (Genesis 2005; Elimination X) - ****
vs. Amazing Red (iMPACT 12/8/05) - 3/4*
vs. AJ Styles (Turning Point; XDivision Title) - ****3/4
vs. Jay Lethal (iMPACT 12/17/05) - *
vs. Christoper Daniels (Final Resolution 2006; X-Division Title) - ****
Awesome compilation featuring 6 matches at **** or higher. Also featured rare iMPACT matches and while they were squashes, they were fun. The Unbreakable match is still ***** to me. Everything looked so good here as all 3 workers were on their game. Truly the definition of the X-Division (much like Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc was the defining match of the WCW Cruiserweight division) The AJ matches blew away anything I ever saw the two do against each other in ROH. The Turning Point match is the 3rd best match in the company's history imo behind only the Unbreakable match and the Turning Point Cage match featuring Triple X and AMW from a year prior. Joe was booked like a God throughout this DVD. Really makes me miss him this way but I guess not everything can stay the same.
A must buy for anyone who even like Joe.
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