Over the Limit 2012

Over the Limit 2012 Re-Review



Well unfortunately there are no Payback shows left to go back and review, so I'll just go back to the show that was there before Payback: Over the Limit. There have been three Over the Limit shows and this was the final one. Was it a good end for what was a mediocre PPV series? Let's find out.


Here's the old review for shits and giggles: http://prowrestlingtvreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/over-limit-2012-review-punk-bryan-steal.html


Battle Royal
This is joined in progress and the winner goes on to face either the US Champion or the IC Champion later on in the night. I guess they knew it didn't matter which Title they picked as they were pretty pointless anyway. Christian made his return from injury here, making it obvious as to who was going to win. This was pretty predictable since Christian was the only conceivable option for a winner except for maybe Miz. Tyson Kidd got an impressive showing here. A standard battle royal with an exciting finishing sequence. **1/4


Good start to the show there.



Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger
The Tag Team Titles are on the line. These teams had some pretty damn good matches before Truth replaced Evan Bourne, but even with Truth (not that he's bad) they still managed to have a kick ass match. This was a very good, back and forth tag match that the crowd was hot for. Lawler's Vickie Guerrero observations were very annoying and put me off the match a bit, but the in-ring work brought me back in. Great stuff. ***1/2



Beth Phoenix vs Layla
The Divas Title is on the line. Layla returned at Extreme Rules the month previously and won the Title. The fans weren't interested in this one as they were chanting for Daniel Bryan and Colt Cabana, but this was a good divas match. The work on Layla's leg was well done and there some exciting moments during the finish like some nearfalls and Layla countering out of the glam slam. Good match in my opinion. **1/2



Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio vs Chris Jericho vs Randy Orton
The World Heavyweight Title is on the line. I would say that Sheamus was the favourite to win this match since he hadn't been the Champion for that long, but everyone looked as if they had a chance of winning so it was pretty unpredictable. This is one of the best fatal four ways I've ever seen as it was fun throughout and became so exciting towards the finishing stretch. There were so many nearfalls and false finishes and you never knew who was going to get the big win. Jericho looked like he was gonna win it a few times. An incredible match that was a potential showstealer. ****1/4



Brodus Clay vs The Miz
Yeah I think it's safe to say that these Brodus squash matches were just a waste of time. Miz danced Thriller before the match and it was better that Brodus's dancing in my opinion. This was the best place for this kind of match since we all needed a breather after that awesome World Title match. Just a glorified squash with Miz only getting a little offense in. 1/2*



Cody Rhodes vs Christian
The IC Title is on the line. This really wasn't a good time for Cody as he lost the Title at Wrestlemania, regained it a month later, and is now dropping it again on this night. To make it worse he's being beaten by a man who's already competed tonight. The match was pretty solid and they'd have a better one at the next PPV, but I still enjoyed this one. A good match from both guys. **1/2



CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan
The WWE Championship is on the line. I'm pretty sure this was a wet dream for most fans (including myself) at the time and the match had high expectations as a result. They definitely lived up to those expectations and even managed to exceed them as they gave us a Match of the Decade candidate. Bryan looked great going against a top star in Punk and it made him look like a future superstar (which obviously he was). A stunning technical encounter and one of the best I've ever had the privilege of watching. The 'This is Awesome' chants were well deserved and very appropriate on this night. A true modern classic. *****



What an awesome way to end a show and this was such a great show. One of the best of 2012.


Wait what? It's not finished? There's still two matches to go?


Oh good God please no.



Ryback vs Camacho
Ah the Ryback squash matches. Don't worry Ryback you'll be challenging for the WWE Championship in a year's time. Just another squash match here and it lasted under two minutes so it wasn't too offensive. Ryback gets the definitive victory. 1/4*



John Cena vs John Laurinaitis
If Laurinaitis loses he is terminated. Holy crap whose idea was this? The match itself is bad enough, but the fact that it's the main event instead Punk/Bryan makes it even worse. I'm guessing that this was meant to involve Brock Lesnar originally but he was screwed over by the finish of Extreme Rules and left for a while. An awful comedy match that would lead to yet another boring Cena/Big Show feud. DUD. One of the worst main events in WWE history.



8/10. This could have been another classic PPV if the show had stopped after the WWE Title match, but unfortunately it had to keep going. Even though the main event and a couple of squash matches spoiled things, there was still a lot to enjoy here. You had a great tag match, two fantastic World Title matches, a solid divas match and a solid IC Title match. Everything bad outside of the main event was kept short, so this is still a highly recommended show.