Here we have the final part of this DVD review. I've enjoyed splitting up this DVD into different parts so I'll be doing that from now on. The DVD has been pretty decent so far, but can the third disc end it on a high note? What will be my overall score? Let's find out.
Beth Phoenix vs Laycool
From May 14th. Beth was in her hometown here, so, of course, she was going to lose her Title. This was originally meant to be Beth versus Rosa Mendes, but Vickie Guerrero changed it around. Beth lifting up both women was pretty awesome. Apart from that, there's really nothing else to this match. Silly finish as well with Beth and Michelle clashing heads. Layla pins Beth to win the Title and that would leave to the double divas champions storyline. 1/4*
Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk
Also from May 14th, but I doubt it'll be as bad. This was probably the best storyline going on at this time period, mainly because of the awesome PPV matches they were having. Punk was in his last week of having long hair. This obviously wasn't much of a match seeing as they were facing off at Over the Limit in a weeks time, but this was still a fun match thanks to the great chemistry between both guys, and the back and forth action throughout. ***
No.1 Contender's Battle Royal
From June 4th. The winner of this would become the fourth participant in the Fatal 4 Way World Title match. Undertaker was originally the fourth wrestler in the match, but he was put in a vegetative state by (major spoiler alert!) Kane. Taker probably should have stayed in that state seeing as the rest of his in-ring year wasn't so good. It's hard to rate battle royals, but this was boring until the fun finish where you didn't know if either Mysterio or Kane was gonna win it. Personally I wanted Kane to win at the time because I was a Kane mark during that period, but it wasn't meant to be as Mysterio won the thing. **
Drew McIntyre vs Matt Hardy
From June 25th. There are a lot of McIntyre matches on this set. They must've thought that he was a star in the making. I can't complain though, as I'm always happy to see a fellow Scotsman in the limelight. This was practically Hardy's final feud before leaving the WWE for good. The match was ok, but it was really slow at some points and lost my interest. McIntyre did hit some nice top rope moves to bring the interest back. It did pick up towards the finish with a couple of nearfalls and the fans getting behind Hardy. **1/4
Rey Mysterio & Big Show vs Cody Rhodes & Jack Swagger
From July 2nd. What is it with Mysterio and Show being randomly partnered all the time? Funny how both guys would end up facing Rhodes at the next couple of Wrestlemanias. Well it's kind of interesting. A little bit. Anyway this was a classic Teddy Long-made match, as these four guys fought to start the show, and so a tag match just had to be made. Pretty generic tag match here, but it was fun while it lasted, even if it ended on DQ. **
We come to the July 23rd, and Kane is the new World Champ after cashing in his MITB briefcase at the PPV. I'd forgotten how long his reign was as it didn't end until December. Kane has strange background music while he talks. He tells of his victory in the MITB ladder match and then his World Title win. He also says that he went to his brother's bedside and felt shamed that he couldn't celebrate with Kane. He vows to track down his brother's assailant. Pretty good promo from Kane. It probably helps that he's a very intelligent guy in real life.
Christian vs Drew McIntyre
From July 30th. I don't think there's any story behind this one. The action outside the ring was pretty brutal with Drew taking a painful looking dropkick into the side of the ring, and Christian's shoulder took a bad bump against the ring too. This was a very good contest with some sound arm psychology that makes it one of the best matches on the set so far. Christian gets the small package for the win. ***1/4
Rey Mysterio vs Jack Swagger : No DQ
Still on July 30th. Things would only go downhill for poor Swagger after this feud with Mysterio. I think Mysterio may be Swagger's best opponent, as Mysterio made him look good and they had some good matches together, including this one. This was more like a Falls Count Anywhere match since they went all around the arena and even outside the arena. The match didn't have an ending as it ended with both Mysterio and Swagger in the sea. Still it was fun while it lasted. **1/2
Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston
From August 6th. The IC Title is on the line. When I say that these guys fought a lot during this period, I'm not exaggerating. This was like match number 50 in their series of bouts. The match wasn't that great and mainly featured rest holds and offense from Ziggler working on Kofi's arm that never really led to anything. It didn't make Ziggler look too good since he needed Vickie's help to win the Title for the first time. *1/2
'Dashing' Cody Rhodes gives us some beauty tips on eyebrows. Thank god he had better characters in the future.
Alberto Del Rio vs Rey Mysterio
From August 20th. This is quite a historical match now that Del Rio has some World Titles to his name, as this was his official in-ring debut, and he did it in grand fashion by beating the Smackdown No.1 babyface Rey Mysterio and made him tap cleanly. In fact even today the cross armbreaker is considered a powerful finisher. Well by me at least. It was a short match but it showcased Del Rio greatly and made him look like an instant threat. Good match. ***
Drew McIntyre vs Kaval
From September 10th. Of course Kaval is more widely known as Low-Ki. He was right to leave the WWE when he did, as I don't think he would have become much more than a glorified jobber, as evidenced by this match. It was his debut match and they gave him a loss. He did look pretty good, but he could have at least won the thing. Match was very short but it was good while it lasted. *1/4
We get a video package showing the history and the current feud of Kane and Undertaker.
Undertaker vs CM Punk
Still on September 10th. Sadly the Straight Edge Society wasn't far away from it's demise. Seems appropriate that these two finish the set off, since their feud started it off. Undertaker probably should have just taken a year off after Wrestlemania 26 instead of feuding with Kane, because it wasn't very good at all. It wasn't all for nought though, as this match was great and probably the only good match of Taker's return during this time period. Punk looked great and Taker showed that he was still the Phenom. Best match on the set. ***1/2
6/10. Overall I'd say this wasn't a bad set at all, but outside of maybe the final match, there's nothing really spectacular to see. It's great for anyone that wants to relive this particular time period and for anyone that wants some matches that haven't been released before. A fun set to watch but it's not must-see.
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