Summerslam 2006 Review

Summerslam 2006 Review : Most Brutal Match in SS History


Continuing my reviews from the Summerslam Anthology set .



Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero
This is the first match these guys would have at Summerslam and would have another at the same event the following year . Rey's mask came off at one point during the bout . Not the usual goodness from these two but still not bad . The best choice for the opener . Vickie costs Rey the match . **1/2


King Booker was an awesome character . Why not bring him back ?



Big Show vs Sabu : Extreme Rules
The only ECW portion of the evening and it is under extreme rules , the first and only in Summerslam history . This honestly wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be . Big Show was booked well , as it seemed that it was only weapons that could take him down . That DDT through the table was pretty cool too . Chokeslam through a table finishes off Sabu . **



Hulk Hogan vs Randy Orton
Billed as Legend vs Legend Killer . After pretty much burying HBK the previous Summerslam , Hogan decided he needed the victory more than an up and coming star . Screw you Hogan . Boot , leg drop , you know the shit . 1/2*



Mick Foley vs Ric Flair : I Quit Match
I've heard good things about this match so I'm looking forward to it . Two complete opposite styles of superstars going at it . Flair's chops with the barbed wire socko were pretty cool . Flair deserves a ton of credit for the beating he took . Brutal match , probably the most brutal in Summerslam's history . The ending was quite lame with Foley trying to protect Melina . Sick stuff . ***1/2



Batista vs King Booker
World Title being defended here . Batista wants his title back after losing it to injury eight months previously . These guys don't really have chemistry . The fans didn't enjoy this . Boring match . Sharmell interferes to end the match in a bullshit fashion . *



DX vs The McMahons
This one had been built for a couple of months with DX continually humiliating Vince . You know there's gonna be shenanigans here . And the shenanigans begin right away with different superstars coming in to try and stop DX . I liked the McMahons using classic tag finishers . This was an overbooked mess , but it was a fun one . DX win it . ***




John Cena vs Edge
This is for the WWE Championship . If Edge lost by DQ , he would automatically lose the title . The DQ stipulation was used well here . A great match as Edge pins Cena after punching him with brass knucks . I think everyone expected Cena to win here . ***1/2



5.5/10 . Not a very good Summerslam , but at least it was better than the 2007 edition . The I Quit match , Edge/Cena and DX/McMahons were the highlights of this unspectacular Summerslam .

Rock vs Cena : Once in a Lifetime Blu Ray Review

Rock vs Cena : Once in a Lifetime Blu Ray Review


It seems that this set is one for negative feedback . Well I'm here to give it a fair chance . The main feature only lasts for 45 minutes , but length doesn't matter , it's quality that matters . If these guys had been given the same amount of time as HBK and Bret Hart , the feature would have sucked . With the time it has , it's a very good watch . I've seen one review that said it was one of the best ever docs , but I really wouldn't go that far . It is very different from other WWE features , and it works . It could definitely be used for other rivalries like Austin/Rock or Kane/Taker . The backstage footage is tremendous , especially the footage from Wrestlemania XXVIII , with Rock and Cena embracing after the match . We even got to see HHH after his grueling match . Overall I'll give it  7.5/10 .


Disc 1 :

Some extra features listed as follows :


First Class

Tiger Pride

World's Most Famous Arena

A Funny Person

Comedy Translate

Flat On My Face

Singing

Tonight Show

Merry Christmas !

Getting Dad Involved

Giving Back

Unpredictable

Tickets

Clash

Secret Recipe

All of these are worth watching in my view .


14th February 2011 : The Rock Returns
This is probably my fifth time watching this segment , and it still gives me goosebumps to watch . Easily one of the most memorable Raw moments in history . Turn your volume all the way up for this as the pop is absolutely huge . Just awesome stuff all round .


21st February 2011 : Cena Retaliates 
People weren't sure how Cena would react to Rock's promo a week previously , but to retaliate with thuganomics was just fantastic . It indicated that this rivalry would be edgier than usual and the thuganomics brought me back some good memories of my childhood .


14th March 2011 : Rock Confronts 'Cena' at his Home
Rock talks to a little kid that's meant to be Cena . Definitely not the Rock's best work .


28th March 2011 : Cena Adjusts The Rock's Attitude
This was the final Raw before Wrestlemania XXVII . Rock gives his usual promo to start with , with a nice ' homeless power ranger comment . Cena came out and for the first time ever , these two were in the ring together . This was a pretty monumental confrontation . Cena gives Rock an AA to end it .


3rd April 2011 : Rock Welcomes WWE Universe to Wrestlemania
This is Rock's intro to the start of Mania 27 . Pretty standard stuff as he warms the crowd up and makes some jokes about Cena .


John Cena vs The Miz
Only the end of the match is shown here . I have the full match rated at  **1/2


4th April 2011 : Save the Date
Rock and Cena agree to have a match in a years time at Mania 28 . This was groundbreaking at the time since no one had ever set a Wrestlemania match a year in advance . I doubt it'll ever be done again . It even includes the ambush from the Corre .


11th November 2011 : John Cena , This is Your Life
This segment was pretty awful . Mick Foley even went on to say that he wanted to be part of one of the worst Raw segments ever . I think his wish may have came true .


11th November 2011 : Boots to Asses
Pretty sure this was the first time Rock mentioned 'Boots to Asses' . Nice promo work by Rock . Cena and Awesome Truth eventually come down . Awesome Truth are taken out by Cena and Rock



John Cena & The Rock vs R-Truth & The Miz
Never Before . Never Again . The video package was great . This is Rock's first match in almost 8 years . Needless to say , this was huge . Straight away there are ' Cena sucks ' chants. And here's Rocky . The Rock has still got it . Any doubts that Rock had ring rust were taken away on this night . A ' don't tag Cena ' chant starts . The Rock picks up the win . I'll give it  ***1/2 . After the match , Rock gives Cena a rock bottom to end the show .




Disc 2 :



20th February 2012 : John Cena Calls Out Dwayne Johnson
This has got to be one of Cena's greatest promos that he's ever given us . It felt more like a shoot and made the rivalry between Rock and Cena feel legitimate . Great stuff from Cena . Made Rock seem like a huge asshole .


27th February 2012 : John Cena & Rock Face-to-Face
Rock felt really off his game here . Maybe he doesn't do well with shoots . ' Kung Pow Bitch ' was pretty damn dumb too . He did make all wrestlers in the back look bad as well . Things did pick up when Cena came out . Who would have thought that ?  On a sidenote , this set has made me respect Cena a little more and Rock a little less .


5th March 2012 : Rock's History Lesson #1
With these history lessons , I think the Rock picked back up on his game . This one was hilarious with the Rock going through Cena's merchandise and throwing it into the Boston harbor .


5th March 2012 : John Cena Returns Home
Cena gives a promo in an empty arena . Another great one from Cena and felt very personal and intimate and showed that Cena had to win the match at Wrestlemania .


5th March 2012 : Rock's History Lesson #2
Another entertaining lesson from the Rock and just as good as the first one .


5th March 2012 : Rock's History Lesson #3
Another lesson from Rock , but this one wasn't as good as the last two .


5th March 2012 : Rock & Cena Live in Boston 
Another war of words . Crowd even starts a ' tooth fairy ' chant which made me laugh . Quite short and Rock just basically calls Cena his bitch . Cena was definitely better here .


12th March 2012 : The Return of Thuganomics
I have to admit , I marked out when this first aired on TV . Hearing Cena's old entrance music and coming out with his old attire , made me feel like a 9 year old kid in 2004 again . Great stuff from Cena . He should do this more often in his rivalries .


12th March 2012 : Rock Concert
I believe this is the third Rock Concert . The first two concerts were great , and this one was great as well . Hell I've even got it on my ipod . This really brought Rock's confidence back . I did notice that the edited out the verse about Eve Torres and Cena needing a divorce lawyer . No prizes for guessing why . Thankfully they also edited out the dreaded Rock's version of We Will Rock You with different lyrics that ruined the Concert on TV .


26th March 2012 : The Final Confrontation
Here we have the final Raw before Mania 28 and the final time these two would come face-to-face on TV before their match . Cena was good here , but it didn't feel like the epic confrontation that they needed .


28th March 2012 : Wrestlemania XXVIII Press Conference
Cena tells a lovely story about a young boy that was given 24 hours to live and Cena invited him to the Make-a-Wish party and because of that , he was going to make it there . Good job from Cena . Rock comes out and puts over Wrestlemania and the what he calls the biggest match ever . Both guys come face-to-face .

The awesome video package with ' We Are Young ' playing is still shown before the match , along with the musical performances of both MGK and Flo Rida .

John Cena vs The Rock : Once in a Lifetime 

I've seen many different opinions on this match . Some think its good , some disappointing , and some think its a classic . Really similar to the Rock/Hogan match ten years before . I was really surprised with The Rock winning the match . I was so sure that Cena was going to pick up the victory . Due to the atmosphere , the match itself , and how much of a big deal it was . I'll call it a classic . Arguably the biggest match in Wrestlemania history and also one of the best . And now also one of the most underrated . ****1/2



Blu Ray Exclusives :


Some extra stories are told here , just like on the first disc :


Typewriter

A Dozen Eggs

Hungry ?

Blaisdell Centre

Instant Gratification

Billboard

Electrifying Mexico City

Evicted

Tattoo

The Kidman Spot

Enjoying the Moment

Tribute to the Troops

" U Can't See Me"

Grilled Cheese

Bad Advice

Rise Above Hate


All of these are pretty enjoyable to watch . Especially the Kidman Spot .


Film Cut - Rock vs Cena
This is the match from Wrestlemania , but with a different camera perspective and it has been edited . It's cool to watch if you don't feel like watching the original showing of the match . Still gets ****1/2


Rock gives his comments on the match , the night after Wrestlemania .


Cena gives his comments from the same night . Unfortunately they don't show Lesnar's return which I kinda wanted to see .


7/10 . I actually enjoyed this set . The time watching it flew by . The concept was great and should definitely be used again for future rivalry sets that the WWE produces . Thumbs up from me , although obviously you shouldn't get it if you weren't a fan of the feud .

The Best of Clash of the Champions DVD Review

The Best of Clash of the Champions DVD Review



Ah Clash of the Champions . The event that went up against Wrestlemania IV , and ended up being much better , even though it was shown for free ! Lets get to it shall we ?

Dusty Rhodes is very good as a host .



Disc 1 Matches :



Sting vs Ric Flair 
Here we have what is arguably the most memorable COTC match ever ( aside from the Flair/Steamboat classic ) . The match that many agree turned Sting into a star . Just an awesome , classic Flair style of match . Fantastic stuff . I even found myself cheering for Sting by the end of the match . Classic NWA . The match ends in a draw . ****3/4



Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs Lex Luger & Barry Windham
Four amazing athletes going at it for the Tag Team Championship . The crowd was absolutely hot for this one . The match didn't last very long , but it was great , non-stop action while it lasted and had a great finish with Luger and Windham winning the titles . ***1/2



Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs Dusty Rhodes & Sting
This was the main event of the second COTC and the Tag Titles were on the line . I've never been the biggest fan of Dusty , but I thought he performed very well here . The match ends in a DQ but it was very good until then . ***



Ivan Koloff vs Ricky Morton : Russian Chain Match
To win , you must touch all four corners of the ring . I dislike these kinds of matches , as it's usually the same type of formula . This one just wasn't very interesting , but it did have its moments . Ricky touches all the corners to win . *1/2




Ric Flair vs Terry Funk : I Quit Match
From Clash of the Champions IX . This match was made after the classic at Wrestlewar , when Terry attacked Flair and gave him a painful piledriver onto a table . This match was pretty stiff . This was a war . The intensity of this match was off the charts . Terry quits to the figure four leg lock . ****1/4



Mil Mascaras vs Cactus Jack Manson
A recent inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame against Mrs Foley's baby boy . Match really wasn't as good as I thought it may be , but Foley just took a bad fall onto the concrete . Mil hits the crossbody to win . *



Midnight Express vs Rock N Roll Express
These two teams had an awesome match at Wrestlewar in the same year . Hopefully this one'll be just as good . This was a great little match , it's just too bad that it had to end in a DQ because I was really enjoying it . ***1/2



Disc 2 Matches :



Lex Luger vs Ric Flair
These two guys have amazing chemistry and hopefully this'll be another one of their great matches together . The US Title was on the line . And yes this was another great match between the two . I loved the superplex by Luger . The match is ruined by a DQ thanks to Stan Hansen interfering . Great match though . ***3/4



The Young Pistols & Z-Man vs The Fabulous Freebirds
The Freebirds look a lot like Bret Hart here . Who the hell is Z-Man ? The match was very short , but fun while it lasted . The good guys win with a trio of sunset flips . **



15 Man Battle Royal
I don't think the winner actually gets anything here , so pretty pointless . But it is cool to see Kevin Nash as Oz . Gigante wins the match . *



Sting vs Rick Rude
Two great wrestlers going at it for the US Championship . Wow I guess Paul E. was always good with promos . Sting's leg is injured from earlier in the night . Rude wins by grabbing the tights with the pin . Could have been way longer . *3/4



Ric Flair & Arn Anderson vs Hollywood Blonds : 2 out of 3 Falls
The Hollywood Blonds are of course Steve Austin and Brian Pillman . A great tag team . Best of three falls matches usually end up being excellent . The crowd only seemed to cheer Flair here . Flair pins Brian for the first fall . Really good match so far . Barry Windham interferes to cause a DQ . ***1/2



Brian Pillman vs Steve Austin
The Hollywood Blonds fighting against each other . It's a shame they were broken up as a team , because I don't think they really gelled as opponents . Definitely better as a team . This , however , was a very good match . Austin pins Brian to win . ***1/4



Lord Steven Regal vs Dustin Rhodes
TV Title on the line and if this was WWE , it would be William Regal vs Goldust . Fans weren't really into this . This one was pretty slow for the first ten minutes . The match ends in a time limit draw . **



Sting & Ric Flair vs Rick Rude & Vader
Elimination rules apply in this match featuring four of WCW's finest wrestlers . Vader's top rope superplex was impressive . Flair and Vader are eliminated , but no one seems to know why . Sting hits a splash from the top rope to end the match . ***1/2



Disc 3 Matches :




Ric Flair vs Sting
From Clash of the Champions XXVII . These two have had a lot of great matches together including the very first Clash and the Great American Bash . This was another great match . Flair rolls up Sting as he tries to help Sherri and unifies the world titles . ***3/4



Ricky Steamboat vs Steve Austin 
This match was also included on Austin's first 3 disc set . These two have amazing chemistry together and it led to what was , in my opinion , a fantastic match . Just some great back and forth action in this one . Ricky wins with an inside cradle . ****


Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs Ric Flair & The Giant
This match took place in Caesar's Palace . Giant was quite green in there , so he must have just recently joined the company . Pretty entertaining match while it lasted as Flair hits Savage with a foreign object to win the bout . **1/2



Madusa vs Bull Nakano
Here we have the only women's match on the set . I'm really surprised they included a Madusa match after what she did with the WWE Women's belt . And I thought Vince held a grudge . Very short match as Madusa wins with a roll up . *



Diamond Dallas Page vs Eddie Guerrero
This is for the Battle Bowl Championship . Never seen these two fight before so I'm looking forward to it . Then again it's a different DDP to the one I know , as this one's a heel . To end the relatively short match , Eddie hits the frog splash to win . **



Harlem Heat vs Steiner Brothers vs Sting & Lex Luger
Pretty big tag match here . I always like these big types of matches . It's nice for this one to be at a reasonable length , considering that the last few matches have been short . The match ends in DQ when the Outsiders interfere . **3/4



Dean Malenko vs Ultimate Dragon
Two fantastic cruiserweights going at it . Finally we get some cruiserweight action on this set . The fans were actually very hot for Malenko . A lot of great action in this one . Malenko locks in the cloverleaf and Dragon submits . ***1/4



Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Jericho
Two best friends going at it here . These two also had an awesome match at the Fall Brawl PPV , so I'm hoping for some good stuff here . Another short match here but it was good until the unexpected finishing pin . ***



Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger vs Scott Hall & Randy Savage
The only match featuring the nWo on the entire set . I smell shenanigans . Tag Titles on the line . For some reason Savage replaced Nash . Not too bad a match here . DDP accidentally hits the diamond cutter on Luger and Hall takes advantage for the win . **1/4



DVD Exclusive Matches :

In Europe , these came with the Silvervision bought DVDs , and in America , they came from the Best Buy exclusives .



The Midnight Express vs The Fantastics
This is from the very first COTC event . US Tag Titles are on the line . This one turned into a brawl straight away . This was just fast paced , non-stop , back and forth action . Crowd was totally hot for it . This is amazing for its time . Almost had new champs , but instead it's a DQ . Damn . Still an awesome tag match though . ****



Hollywood Hogan vs Ric Flair
From COTC XXXIII . This was shortly after Hogan's shocking heel turn . These guys were a little too old to have another great match with each other . Yeah not too good of a match here . Hogan is DQ'd to save his championship . *1/2




7.5/10 . Great little set here , with a lot of matches that haven't been released before , and the matches that had been released were great ! Definitely try to get the DVD exclusive to get that amazing tag match . Hope WWE make more sets like this . Perhaps a Halloween Havoc set ?

The Monday Night War DVD Review

The Monday Night War DVD Review






A DVD released almost ten years ago . A few things here seem repeated but that's only because they use the Bischoff footage for just about every WCW DVD they release . The first half hour of the feature is mostly about the rise of WCW , culminating with Hogan's heel turn and the nWo . After that they talk about the rise of Austin , The Rock , the Montreal Screwjob and the ratings increase for the WWE . The only thing I don't like about the documentary is the bias . WCW is really criticised as the feature goes on , and nothing bad iis ever really said about the WWE . The documentary is still very entertaining though and I enjoyed it . Definitely worth a watch .  8/10



Matches :



Stone Cold & Shawn Michaels vs British Bulldog & Owen Hart
This is known as one of the best matches in Raw history and for good reason . The match is just non-stop action with amazing pacing . Just a fantastic match that is worth watching again and again . Austin pins Bulldog to win the tag titles . ****1/4



DX vs Legion of Doom
I'm not sure of the reasoning for this match to be on the DVD . DX were trying to work a comedy match , while LOD were trying to work a wrestling match . DX are DQ'd to end the match . *1/4



Chris Benoit vs Booker T
This was their fourth match in their best of seven series for a chance at the World TV Title . This match wasn't as good as I thought it would be , but it was still pretty entertaining . Benoit makes Booker tap to the crossface to go 3-1 . **1/4



Goldberg vs Hulk Hogan
I still can't believe this wasn't a PPV match . You had the undefeated Goldberg going against Hogan for the championship in front of a hometown crowd of 40,000 . They could have made a lot of money out of this one . Goldberg hits the jackhammer to a huge pop from the crowd . Great moment . **1/2



6.5/10 . Nice DVD . The main feature is great , but the extras leave something to be desired . I think this one could use a 3 Disc DVD Set makeover .

The 50 Greatest Finishers Blu Ray Review

The 50 Greatest Finishers Blu Ray Review



I love countdown DVDs so this might be a little biased . The countdown was fun , but it's not one that you can watch more than once or twice . The talking heads comments about the moves is the best part of the countdown , especially from the younger guys like Daniel Bryan or Drew McIntyre . I will say that the narrator basically telling you who was next before the actual countdown told you , was a tremendous pain in the ass for me . Overall I'll give it  6/10 .



Disc 1 Matches :

To start with , Sgt. Slaughter demonstrates his cobra clutch in 1981 .


Rick Rude vs Jake Roberts
This was a ' Rude Awakening vs The DDT ' match , which meant that the first person to hit their finisher would instantly win the match . Interesting stipulation . This was a very good match , great for its time . Jake hits the DDT to win the match . ***1/4



Mr Perfect vs The Texas Tornado 
IC Title on the line and Texas Tornado was , of course , Kerry Von Erich . This was a very nicely paced match and the crowd was hot for it . Unfortunately the match ended in a DQ . Still very entertaining though . **1/2



Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund
I loved the match at Survivor Series between these two , so I was definitely looking forward to watching this one . WWE Title was on the line as well . Now this was a wrestling match . Just a brilliant back and forth match . Bret locks Backlund in a small package to retain . ****



Scott Hall & Kevin Nash vs The Giant 
From Superbrawl VII . The tag titles are on the line . For some reason Lex Luger became part of the match by the end , which for some reason the ref allowed . Luger puts Nash in the torture rack to win the tag titles . *



Mankind vs Jerry Lawler
This was a semi-finals match from the 1997 King of the Ring tournament . Man , Jerry was an amazing heel back then . Pretty entertaining match while it lasted as Mankind wins with a mandible claw . **1/2



Rob Van Dam vs 2 Cold Scorpio
From the 1998 Living Dangerously . Two brilliant athletes going at it here . I love watching ECW matches . The match started a little slowly but really got faster by the time they fought outside the ring . Who the hell were the guys chanting ' boring ' ? RVD rolls up Scorpio for the pin . Great stuff . ***3/4



DDP vs Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair vs Sting
From Spring Stampede 1999 and was for the WCW World Title . Randy Savage was the guest referee for this bout . This match felt very crowded up until Hogan was taken out . Then it got a little better . Good match . DDP hits the diamond cutter to win the title . ***



Disc 2 Matches :



Chris Jericho & The Rock vs Stone Cold & Kurt Angle
Quite a lot of star power in this one . This bout took place right at the tail end of the Invasion angle . The fans were really into this fast paced match . This was just an amazingly fun match that can easily be watched more than once . Stone Cold is DQ'd to end the match . ***1/2



Brock Lesnar & Eddie Guerrero vs Rob Van Dam & Bubba Ray Dudley
An early match in the career of Brock Lesnar . This was actually a good TV tag match featuring two thrown together teams . Eddie hits RVD with a frog splash to win the match . **3/4




Jeff Hardy & Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho & Christian : No DQ Match
HBK and Y2J were feuding here , leading to their classic Wrestlemania match a couple of months later . There is a high level of talent in this match . Today , all of them have been world champions . Jeff picks up the win with a swanton . This wasn't as good as it looked on paper . **



The Rock vs Goldberg 
From Backlash 2003 . I've actually wanted to see this match for a while . This is Goldberg's first PPV match with WWE , so it's quite historic . This would be Rock's last PPV appearance until Wrestlemania XX . The match wasn't too bad , but not as good as I thought it would be . Goldberg wins with a jackhammer . **



Evolution vs The Dudleyz
Elimination rules apply in this match . Must have been early for Evolution since they don't have their Motorhead theme song . Spike Dudley is eliminated with an RKO . D-Von is out after being hit by a French flag . A pedigree takes out Bubba to finish the match . This one was a lot of fun . ***



Trish Stratus vs Lita
Women's title is on the line . This match is pretty infamous for the way that Lita landed on her neck after a suicide dive . Still looks sick to watch . I think this is also the only divas match to main event Raw . Seems mind-boggling nowadays . Lita hits the moonsault to win the title . ***



Randy Orton vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho vs JBL
Elimination rules apply here which I always love . The winner of this would go on to face John Cena at the Royal Rumble for the World Title . Jericho is the first eliminated after a superkick . Orton is next out after a superkick from HBK . JBL hits HBK with a clothesline to become no.1 contender . **3/4




Undertaker vs Batista vs Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk 
The match that started Batista's great heel turn and it's for the World Championship . This match was a hell of a lot of fun . I think most knew that Taker was gonna win , but it was still a fun ride getting there . Nobody expected what came after the match though , and is , possibly , the highlight of the entire night . Taker wins with a tombstone to Batista . ***1/2

Sheamus vs John Cena vs Edge vs Chris Jericho vs Wade Barrett vs Randy Orton : Six Pack Challenge 
Elimination rules apply here in this match for the WWE Championship . This was a very hard match to predict as everyone had a good chance of winning . Jericho eliminated with an RKO within the first two minutes of the match . Edge is out after an AA . Barrett takes out Cena with a wasteland . Barrett eliminated with an RKO . Orton wins the WWE Title with an RKO . ***1/2



Blu Ray Exclusives :



Triple H & Undertaker vs Edge & Big Show
A lot of star power in this one . Seems strange to see HHH and Taker teaming up after the brutal bouts they've went through together more recently . This was a good TV match with all four guys playing their parts well . Taker hits Edge with the tombstone to win the match . ***



Jeff Hardy / Rey Mysterio / Great Khali vs Edge / Dolph Ziggler / Chris Jericho
The heel side seems like the IWC's dream team . Why did Khali have to be here ? Add in someone like Evan Bourne in his place and you have an awesome , fast paced match . At least we got CM Punk on commentary . It was pretty fun while it lasted . Hardy hits the swanton to win . **1/4



DX & Vince McMahon vs Legacy : No DQ
This took place on Vince's birthday and the night after SummerSlam , in which Vince ruined the WWE Title match by restarting it three damn times . Probably the reason for the match . Vince pins Orton after an AA for the win . **1/2




Big Show / Rey Mysterio / Chris Masters / Kofi Kingston / MVP  vs  Alberto Del Rio / Tyler Reks / Drew McIntyre / Cody Rhodes / Jack Swagger : Elimination Match
From the 2010 Survivor Series . And here we are , the best part of Survivor Series : the elimination match ! MVP gets a huge reaction . MVP is eliminated after a cheating pinfall by Drew . Masters eliminated after the cross arm-breaker by Del Rio . Del Rio is out with a knock out . Rhodes is eliminated after the knock out punch of Show . Reks is pinned by Kofi . Kofi submits to the ankle lock . Swagger is out after a big splash from Rey . The faces win after a 619 and a chokeslam to Drew . This match was exciting and fun from start to finish . Match of the night . ***3/4



John Cena & Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk & R-Truth
Bret Hart was the special guest referee for this one . This took place only a few days after the tragic death of Randy Savage and Punk is wearing ring attire that shows tribute to him . Very respectful thing to do . To end a pretty good match , Mysterio pins Punk . **1/4



7/10 . The countdown itself was quite underwhelming , but I'd still say it's worth a couple of watches . It's the matches that really make this set . Some rare ones and some great ones . I'd recommend it .





Coming soon , The Monday Night Wars and The Best of Clash of the Champions

Summerslam 2007 Review

Summerslam 2007 Review : Cena/Orton For the First Time on PPV



Kane vs Finlay
I don't know why these two are feuding but I guess it has something to do with Kane's taped ribs . The commentators also said something about spilled coffee . Match was pretty entertaining and was good for getting the crowd fired up . Kane hits the chokeslam for the win . **1/4



Mr Kennedy vs Carlito vs Umaga
IC title is on the line here . I think every guy in this match is a heel so I'm not sure why this was booked . I think the fans decided to side with Kennedy . Match was pretty entertaining . Umaga hits the samoan spike to retain . **1/2



Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero
This is Mysterio's return match after missing almost a year of action thanks to the same man he's facing here , Chavo . These two usually had good matches , so I was looking forward to this one . This is the second time these two have fought each other at Summerslam . Another good match as Rey hits the 619 to win . ***



Divas Battle Royal
Winner of this would get a future women's title match . Well this one sucked . 1/4*  for Beth .


MVP challenges Matt Hardy to a beer drinking contest . It ends with Stone Cold coming out so that's a good thing .



CM Punk vs John Morrison 
ECW Title is on the line . On Punk's DVD , he talks about both he and Morrison being off their game on this night and delivering a sloppy matchup . Actually the match wasn't that bad , the crowd just wasn't into it and it was too short . Morrison pins Punk to retain . **1/2



Triple H vs King Booker
And here we have the second return match of the night as HHH makes his return , after missing eight months of action . This would be Booker's final PPV appearance until the 2011 Royal Rumble . Pretty dull match here . HHH hits the pedigree to win . *3/4



Batista vs Great Khali
I can't believe that Khali managed to get into a World title match , two Summerslams in a row . A little mind-boggling actually . Yeah this one sucked . And to make matters worse , it ended in a DQ . Just awful . DUD


Cena/Orton better be a damn good match . Rey/Chavo isn't enough to carry the show .



John Cena vs Randy Orton 
This is the first time these two guys have went one on one at a PPV and the first time they have fought for the WWE Title and would fight for it multiple times more (felt like dozens) . They would also fight two years later at the 2009 Summerslam , just with a different result . Great match and quite possibly their best with one another . Cena hits the FU to retain . ****


4.5/10 . Thank god for that great main event , or this would have been a disaster of a show . The only other match worth seeing is the Rey/Chavo match .

Summerslam 2008 Review

Summerslam 2008 Review : Taker/Edge Rivalry Ends in the Cell



Jeff Hardy vs MVP
Couldn't tell you why these guys were feuding here , but I do know that they had a PPV match together a couple of months before this . The match was a good choice for an opener . Very enjoyable bout . MVP gets the pinfall with a big kick to the head . **3/4



Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella vs Mickie James & Kofi Kingston
A unique type of match here , as the winning team would leave with both the IC Title and the Women's Title . Entertaining match as the women brought the action , Kofi got to show off his athleticism and Santino tried his hardest to be funny . Beth hits the glam slam to win . **



At this point , an awesome segment between Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho took place , which ended with Y2J punching HBK's wife in the face .



Matt Hardy vs Mark Henry 
Poor ECW . First , an eight second match at Wrestlemania , and now a thirty second match at Summerslam . No wonder no one took it seriously . Match ends in a DQ .  DUD



CM Punk vs JBL 
Punk was the newly crowned champ here , after having just won the World title from Edge with his MITB contract . This was his first title defense to see how good a champ he was . There was a bad bump during the match when Punk went for his jump kick , and JBL landed head first on Punk's skull . I really enjoyed this one . Punk hits the GTS to retain . ***



Triple H vs The Great Khali
How did this one play out ? I imagine , " We need a big feud for HHH on Smackdown for Summerslam" . " How about Khali ?" . "Great idea !" . Anyway , the match actually wasn't as bad as that , but it had no place on the main Summerslam card . HHH hits the pedigree to retain . *1/2



John Cena vs Batista
This was the first time that these two had fought in a big match on PPV and it wouldn't be the last . No titles were on the line , it was to see who was the better man from two men that became superstars on the same night . The match itself was awesome and is perhaps the best they've had with each other . Surprisingly , Batista was the better man on this night by beating John cleanly and kayfabe injuring him . Great stuff . ****




Edge vs Undertaker : Hell in a Cell
The final match in what I would call the feud of the year for 2008 . This is so close to being their best match but I think I have to give the edge ( pun not intended ) to their Wrestlemania match . This match did have some amazing moments like Edge jumping off a ladder and onto Taker who was on a table . There was the spear through the cell , the spear through the announce table and the chokeslam through two tables . A classic match and one of the better HIACs and Summerslam matches . ****1/2



7/10 . This was a good Summerslam with two fantastic main events and a solid undercard . The only terrible things were the ECW title match and the fact that Khali was in the WWE Championship match .