Judgment Day 2008 Review

Judgment Day 2008 Review



Found this little gem pretty cheap in a shop today. I've never seen it before so I'm looking forward to seeing how good it is. Right let's begin.




John Cena vs JBL
Very rare to see Cena in the opener. I think this was his last time in the opener, and I doubt he'll ever be there again. I'm not sure why these two were feuding, but it may have had something to do with the Backlash fatal four way match. JBL's heel offense, as usual, wasn't very interesting, but the work on Cena's arm was done quite well. Cena barely gets in any offense until the very abrupt finish of Cena hitting the FU to win. Not a great match, but at least it was better than their Mania match. **



CM Punk & Kane vs John Morrison & The Miz
Tag Titles on the line. Dear God I forgot that Mike Adamle was a commentator. Oh this is gonna be long. I'd completely forgotten that Kane was a former ECW Champ. I wonder what the passionate ECW fans think of that one. It wouldn't be long until Punk cashed in his MITB to win his first World Title. It's weird that they'd have the MITB winner take the loss, but WWE has a tendency of doing that. Fun match that kept the action fast and furious. **1/2



Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho
Oh yeah! This is more like it! The start of the best feud of 2008, and one of WWE's best feuds of the decade. I think that Shawn was meant to be the heel here, but the fans just didn't want to boo him. Luckily that led to Jericho becoming a heel once again, and what a fantastic heel he was. And yes of course this was an awesome match, what else would you expect it to be? Just the usual brilliant, technical, back and forth contest from both guys and easily the Match of the Night. It's amazing that their feud and their matches would only get better as time went on. ****



Mickie James vs Melina vs Beth Phoenix
Good luck following that one ladies! Womens Title on the line. These are three very capable divas, so it should be entertaining at the least. This was good while it lasted, but unfortunately it didn't last very long. If this had an extra five or ten minutes it could have been great. Beth with both women on her shoulder was a sight to behold though. **1/4



Undertaker vs Edge
Another of the year's best feuds continues here. The World Title was vacant here, as Taker was stripped of the Title for using his Hell's Gate submission hold too many times and injuring other superstars. I was fine with this match ending with no new World Champ, as it led to an awesome TLC match and, eventually, the excellent HIAC match. Sure this wasn't as great as some of their other matches, but it's still a great addition nonetheless. Similiar to HBK and Y2J, these two can't have a bad match. ***3/4



Jeff Hardy vs MVP
Hooray! Jeff is back from suspen.... I mean injury. This match wasn't originally on the PPV card, but it's a nice bonus. Poor MVP lost to two different Hardys on two PPVs in a row, as he lost to Matt at the Backlash show. Solid little match that was entertaining and got the crowd behind Jeff Hardy once again. Whisper in the wind did seem like a strange way to win though. **1/2



Triple H vs Randy Orton : Steel Cage
This isn't the first or the last time these two would feud. This is definitely one of the better matches they've ever had together, and that's kind of hard to do in a modern-day cage match. Cage matches aren't as good as they used to be, especially with no blood, but both guys managed to do it. Very good cage match that had the fans hot for it and is really worth a watch. ***1/2



8/10. This was a great show here and one that seems overlooked. There weren't any bad matches, and the worst was the opener, which was still enjoyable. You'll also find an overlooked classic between Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho which stole the show, an underrated Taker vs Edge match, and a main event that definitely delivered, not to mention all the other solid matches.