Monday Night Raw 25/6/2012

Raw Review : 25/6/2012


This'll be my first review of raw and my last for a while .

As we open up , AJ is backstage talking to herself about the three men she loves . God I love her .

Vickie Guerrero comes out to announce she is the general manager and makes a three way elimination match .

Daniel Bryan vs Kane vs CM Punk : Elimination Match
A No Way Out rematch here , just without the title being on the line and it's elimination style . Should be fun . You know whenever Bryan and Punk face off it's gonna be great . And yes this has been really fun so far . AJ comes down to the ring . Punk eliminates Kane after a GTS and Bryan wins the match after kicking Punk in the head . ***

Vickie makes a contract on a pole match between Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio and the winner will face Sheamus on Smackdown for the World title .

Brodus Clay vs The Big Show
This is a rematch of the match they tried to have a few weeks ago . Clay tries to slam Show but he collapses on him and that gets the win . Wow they actually gave Brodus a loss ? 1/2*

Next week Brock Lesnar will answer HHH's challenge for a match at SummerSlam . Great , I'm gonna miss it .

Backstage AJ is talking with Kane . He says that even he finds AJ mentally unstable . Funny . Awww he made her cry and now she's laughing kind of creepily .

We now have a US Title match .

Santino Marella vs Jack Swagger 
Santino's really held the title since January ? Let's hope he loses it tonight . Swagger could use it more than Santino . And Santino retains with a cobra . 3/4*

John Cena is now here to make his announcement . He compares events in the past month to Star Wars . Gotta admit that his Yoda impression was quite funny . CHRIS JERICHO'S BACK !!! Great to see him again . Cena announces that he will be putting himself in the Money In The Bank Ladder Match . Should be cool to see him in that kind of match . Looks like Jericho's gonna be in the match too . Vickie comes out saying only former champs will be in the MITB for the WWE Title . So far there's Kane , Big Show , Chris Jericho and Cena . Vickie makes a match for the main event and that will be between Cena and Jericho .

Up next another superstar return from the past .

And it's SYCHO SID !!! Holy Shit !

Heath Slater vs Sycho Sid
Sid wins the match with his powerbomb . SQUASH

Dolph Ziggler vs Alberto Del Rio : Contract on a Pole Match 
It seems like WWE are starting to do a few heel vs heel matches . It's interesting to see who the crowd sides with . Looks like Ziggler here . Ziggler brought down the contract but the two guys are still fighting over it . It falls out of the ring as the match continues . Sheamus comes out to announce that it is a triple threat match on Smackdown . **1/2

CM Punk against Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship will take place at the MITB PPV . YES !

Divas Beach Battle Royal
Even Vickie is in this match . Hopefully this has a purpose . It's so hard to choose between Beth and AJ here . AJ wins it after eliminating Vickie . DUD . AJ does the Yes ! celebration after the match .

John Cena vs Chris Jericho 
Just kind of a bland match here . Big Show interferes and causes a DQ .

Quite a boring show tonight except for the opening match .

Top Ten PPVs of 2011

I'll also list the best match from that PPV .

13. Over The Limit : 3.5/10  - Randy Orton vs Christian ****

12. Hell In A Cell : 5/10 - John Cena vs Alberto Del Rio vs CM Punk ****

11. Capitol Punishment : 6/10 - CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio ***3/4

10. Wrestlemania 27 : 6.5/10 - Triple H vs Undertaker ****1/2

 9. Night Of Champions : 7/10 - Triple H vs CM Punk ***3/4

 8. Vengeance : 7/10 - Mark Henry vs Big Show ***1/2

 7. TLC : 7/10 - CM Punk vs Alberto Del Rio vs The Miz ****

 6. Elimination Chamber : 8/10 - Smackdown Chamber Match ****1/2

5. Royal Rumble : 8/10 - Tie between Edge/Ziggler ****  and Royal Rumble Match ****

4. Summerslam : 8/10 - Randy Orton vs Christian ****1/2

3. Survivor Series : 8.5/10 - CM Punk vs Alberto Del Rio ***3/4

2. Extreme Rules : 8.5/10 - Christian vs Alberto Del Rio ****1/4

1. Money In The Bank : 9.5/10 - John Cena vs CM Punk *****

Royal Rumble 2011 Review

Royal Rumble 2011 Review : The Biggest Rumble Of All Time


The first great event of 2011 and this edition has only 4 matches .

Edge vs Dolph Ziggler
World title on the line here . If Edge used the spear in this match he would lose his championship . This was a star making performance for Ziggler . I think this is when people really started taking notice of his amazing in-ring ability . Just look at his huge fan base now . During the match , the ref is knocked down and Edge hits his spear and then acts like he's hurt . Edge gets the win with a killswitch . Little nod to Christian there . Awesome match . ****

The Miz vs Randy Orton
At the time I wasn't really looking forward to this match but it turned out to be pretty good . Randy is attacked by CM Punk and the Nexus at the end of the match and that gives Miz the chance to retain his title . ***

Natalya vs Michelle McCool vs Layla vs Eve
This was originally a 2 on 1 handicap match but thankfully it was changed to the fatal four way . Unfortunately Eve won the title and I love Natalya so that's not good in my book . Natalya was the only great diva at the time ( Beth was out with an injury ) . Natalya breaks out the double sharpshooter here ! Eve wins with a moonsault on Layla . *3/4

40 Man Royal Rumble Match
Here we are , the biggest rumble in history and , in my opinion , one of the best . Not sure how to review it so I'll just bring up highlights during the match . And we start off with a highlight as CM Punk and Daniel Bryan start off the match . Can't get better than that . Regal and Bryan just uppercutting each other was awesome . John Morrison gives us a rumble moment to remember by doing his best spider-man impression by jumping on the barricade to prevent being eliminated . Loved Chavo hitting loads of suplexes in memory of his uncle Eddie . Felt quite emotional there . Four members of the Nexus are in and eliminate everyone from the ring . They easily eliminate the next three guys and are firmly in control . The Great Khali makes his return and manages to eliminate Husky Harris . Doesn't really matter though since the final Nexus member , Mason Ryan , enters and eliminates Khali . Booker T makes his return here and the crowd goes wild . Cena comes in and eliminates every member of Nexus apart from Punk . Hornswoggle and Cena take over the match for a little while . I'm not a fan of Kevin Nash but it was amazing when he entered this rumble as Diesel . The crowd went through the roof . Alex Riley was eliminated in the corner and I think it was a botch as Cena and Kofi didn't seem to know what to do . Del Rio eliminates Randy Orton to win the rumble . But it isn't over , as earlier Santino fell under the bottom rope and so is still in the match . He hits the cobra and the crowd goes wild . He tries to eliminate Del Rio but he reverses it and wins the match . ****

8/10 . Great rumble and a great world title match . What else could you ask for ?

Elimination Chamber 2011 Review

Elimination Chamber 2011 Review : Smackdown Steals The Show


This was another great show in 2011 , although shows with chamber matches are usually great .

We get a video package showing us how the Road to Wrestlemania takes a dark turn at this time of year .

Kofi Kingston vs Alberto Del Rio
I can't remember why these two guys were feuding at the time , I just assume Kofi was attacked by Del Rio at some point a week prior . The fans are really into this match . Awesome back and forth match here . Del Rio wins after making Kofi submit with the cross arm-breaker . ***1/2

Kane vs Drew McIntyre vs Wade Barrett vs Big Show vs Rey Mysterio vs Edge : Elimination Chamber
This is one of the best ever chamber matches , if not the best . I loved the little mini-storylines going through the match like Edge/Drew and Show/Wade . This match was entertaining throughout and was never boring . The ending was especially great and was very unpredictable . Edge and Rey started things off which is always great . Wade enters the chamber . Next up it's Kane . Kane really cleans house . Drew is in next and launches Rey at a pod ! He also makes Barrett crash through one ! He is really stealing the show here . Show enters the match . He makes Wade crash through another pod ! Wade eliminated after a WMD . Show is eliminated after everyone hits their finisher on him . Drew eliminated after a chokeslam . Kane eliminated after a 619 and a spear . He decides to chokeslam both guys before leaving . Either guy could win here since Del Rio took out Edge's best friend Christian , and Mysterio has a history with him . So intense and exciting . So many nearfalls . Rey kicks out of the spear ! Edge kicks out of the 619 ! As Rey dives off the top rope , Edge spears him and retains his title . ****1/2 After the match Del Rio attacks Edge as Christian makes his return and makes the save .

Booker T comes into the ring to announce Trish Stratus as a Tough Enough trainer . I'll leave it at that .

Santino Marella & Vladmir Kozlov vs The Corre
I think around this time , the WWE had around 4 or 5 tag teams . Not much to say about this match , these were the only real tag matches we received at the time . Entertaining little tag match . The Corre win the tag titles after a 450 splash from Gabriel . **

Jerry Lawler vs The Miz 
Yeah the Miz's title reign wasn't that great . They did really build this well though , making like this was Jerry's chance to shine and gain his dream of finally winning the WWE Championship . It was quite emotional and actually made me hope that Jerry would win , even if only for one day . Jerry hits a great superplex . The Miz wins after a skull crushing finale . ***1/4 Michael Cole ruins it by not shutting up about Lawler .

And now time for our main event , even though I think the Smackdown chamber should have been the main event .

Randy Orton vs R-Truth vs CM Punk vs John Cena vs Sheamus vs John Morrison : Elimination Chamber
I think that Cena was the only guy that actually had a chance during this match . At the time I was really hoping Morrison would win and The Rock would challenge Cena at Wrestlemania . Obviously that never happened and who knows if it was for the best . So a pretty predictable match here . That usually happens when a heel is the champ . It does have to be said that Morrison easily stole the match here . Too bad he got stuck with a mixed tag match at Wrestlemania . Orton enters first into the chamber . Morrison crashes through a pod ! Punk is in next but his pod won't open and Orton decides to beat down on him . He gets an RKO and is eliminated . The Anonymous GM of Raw chimes in saying that Punk was unfairly eliminated and so he is still in the match and back in his pod . Cena is in next . Truth in next . He is eliminated quickly after a brogue kick . Morrison takes another crash through a pod . Punk enters once again . Cena takes an RKO on the steel ! Punk hits the GTS on Orton and he is eliminated . Morrison climbs to the top of the chamber and lands right on Sheamus and eliminates him . Punk eliminates Morrison after an GTS . Cena wins after an AA to Punk on the steel . ***3/4

8/10 . Great show here with two great chamber matches , a great opener , and a very good WWE Title match .

Smackdown 22/6/2012

Smackdown 22/6/2012


I've seen the list of matches of this show and it looks to be really good .

Teddy Long comes out looking happy . He announces that general manager for tonight is Mick Foley , but Big Show interrupts . Show is doing brilliantly as a heel . He says he's gonna be in the Money in the Bank match . Brodus Clay comes out and attacks Show . David Otunga attacks Clay and Show takes advantage .  Otunga mocks Clay after he's been knocked out .

Up next we have the awesome Ryback .

Ryback vs 2 Random Jobbers
Ok can we stop with the jobbers ? It was fun at first , but now we all want to see him take out someone bigger . It's amazing how he can still come up with different spots to do . Another entertaining Ryback match . SQUASH

We are informed that Vickie will be the general manager of both Raw and Smackdown next week . Well that's disappointing .

Christian vs Alberto Del Rio
If history is any indication , this will be great . I wish WWE would place their commercial breaks better . Kinda ruins the match . This has been a good match so far . Del Rio wins with the cross arm-breaker . Really good match . ***1/4 Cody Rhodes attacks Christian after the match .

We get a recap of the AJ story .

Daniel Bryan vs Kane 
This has been the most interesting story in WWE for the last few weeks . AJ has been brought out as the special guest timekeeper . Daniel Bryan can make any match entertaining . Who's meant to be the face here ? An amazing moment in the match where Bryan goes for the diving headbutt and Kane grabs him round the throat . As Bryan has the yeslock on , AJ rings the bell but the match continues . Kane wins after a chokeslam . **3/4

Mick Foley comes out to the ring . But that damn Heath Slater comes out to interrupt . He complains about being embarrassed by Roddy and Cyndi Lauper on Raw . Mick Foley gives him an opponent and it's ..... Zack Ryder !! Woo Woo Woo !

Zack Ryder vs Heath Slater
Nice to see Ryder back on TV . Ryder quickly wins with the rough ryder . 1/2*

Wow I actually rooted for Damien Sandow over Zack Ryder . I think I'm growing up .

The Usos vs The Prime Time Players 
WWE does seem serious about Darren and Titus . Nice little tag match here as Titus wins after a big spinebuster . *

Santino comes out to see the best signs in the audience and invites down a woman who loves Santino . Pretty sure she was paid . She ends up making out with Santino . Well that was pretty pointless .

And it is now time for the main event .

Sheamus vs Dolph Ziggler
After their show stealing match at No Way Out , I'm really looking forward to this . Another really good match here tonight . Sheamus wins with a brogue kick out of nowhere . ***1/2

Wrestlemania X-Seven Review

Wrestlemania X-Seven Review : The Greatest Of All Time

This amazing PPV is considered by many wrestling fans to be not just the greatest Wrestlemania of all time , but the greatest PPV as well . I don't think there's anyway to put up an argument against this . It's the closest thing to a perfect show .

Ok then , let's begin !

Chris Jericho vs William Regal 
You know you're gonna have a great PPV when these guys open the show and it isn't even in the top 5 matches of the show . I believe this feud started with Jericho peeing in Regal's tea . Ok then . Good seven minute match with an abrupt ending , as Jericho retains with a lionsault . ***

Right To Censor vs Tazz & The APA 
I think Tazz was suffering from a concussion here . I could be wrong but I'm sure I heard it somewhere .  Nice short tag match as Bradshaw gets the win for his team . **

Raven vs Kane vs Big Show : Hardcore Match
This probably didn't look that good on paper , but it ended up being a really entertaining match with a nice ending . Kane wins the title after a leg drop from the stage on top of both guys . ***

Eddie Guerrero vs Test
This was for the European championship . I remember Test only having a couple of good matches and this might've been his best . Probably because he was working with the late great Eddie . I think this was only about a month or two before he took time off to work on his drug addiction . Eddie wins the title after hitting Test with it . ***

Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit 
I love this match . Only the ending ruins it , but before that it was a technical classic . I was surprised that the crowd was really enjoying it . Another reason why this PPV was so great . The match told a great story of two amazing athletes trying to outdo each other . It started with an incredible display of mat wrestling which Benoit seemed to be winning , so Angle turned it into a fight and it escalated from there . Angle wins after rolling up Benoit and grabbing his tights . ****1/4

Ivory vs Chyna
This is the only real dark spot of the event but at least it is really short . Chyna wins after a gorilla press . 1/4*

Vince McMahon vs Shane McMahon : Street Fight 
This is probably the best match between two non-wrestlers ever . Sure , it's overbooked but it really helps it . The crowd was hot for it and to hear the crowd go wild when Linda McMahon stands up is unbelievable . Mick Foley was great as the ref too . Shane wins the match after an incredible coast to coast with a garbage can . ***3/4

Edge & Christian vs The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz : TLC Match
This is the last great match featuring these only these three teams . Arguably the greatest spotfest ever and probably the best TLC match ever . All these teams put on moves that looked like they would easily cause injury . The run-ins helped the match as well . I would definitely put it as one of my favourite matches ever and for good reason . This match is easy to watch again and again . Edge and Christian pick up their second victory in a row in TLC . *****

Gimmick Battle Royal
This isn't much of a match but it is really fun to watch all these old legends in action , so I'll give it  * . Iron Sheik wins the match and afterwards , Slaughter gives him a cobra clutch for his trouble .

Triple H vs The Undertaker
The first in their trilogy of matches at Wrestlemania and they would only get better as they went on . I know people complain that the ref was out for too long , but that only made the match better . They brawled all around the arena and HHH was even chokeslammed from some scaffolding ( even if a cameraman ruined it in the replay ) . Taker goes 9-0 after a last ride . ****


Stone Cold vs The Rock : No DQ
This is without a doubt one of the biggest matches ever , with the two faces of the Attitude era facing off in a match that would end that era . This was , in my opinion , the best match of this Wrestlemania . Holy shit this match started off amazingly . It's just non-stop action here . This is war . Both men are busted open here . Such an amazing match here with both men giving their all to win the championship . Austin gives Rock a sharpshooter ! Cobra clutch to Rock ! Stunner to Austin ! Unbeliveable ! Jim Ross does a brilliant job in this match . Vince McMahon comes down to the ring . Rock hits the People's elbow but Vince breaks the count . Rock bottom to Rock and only a 2 count ! Vince and Austin have teamed up . Austin keeps hitting Rock with the steel chair and gets the 3 count . Another absolute classic on this excellent PPV . *****

10/10 . Got to give it a perfect score and I'd like to see anyone argue with me . Just absolute fun from start to finish with 3 good matches , an awesome match , a fantastic match and two all time classics .

Extreme Rules 2011 Review

Extreme Rules 2011 Review : Christian Climbs To The Top


This was a great event . It might be the 2nd best of 2011 , just behind the amazing MITB PPV . Only one thing brought this PPV down and I think we all know what that was . Anyway , here we go !

The video package was a little irritating , saying that it was one month after the most historic Wrestlemania ever . Never knew this actually took place in 2001 .

Randy Orton vs CM Punk : Last Man Standing
A great way to start the show here . It's weird to see Punk without his Cult of Personality music . To think he was only two months away from superstardom . I totally forgot he was the leader of Nexus . The general manager chimes in to say that the Nexus are banned from ringside . LMS matches are sometimes slow but this one kept the pace very well . In a sick moment , Punk puts a chair around Orton's head and drives him into the ring post . Punk amazingly gets up from an RKO on the announce table . Orton wins after a huge RKO from the top rope . Great way to open the PPV . ***3/4

Kofi Kingston vs Sheamus : Tables Match
This was a bonus match and I think everyone knew that Kofi was going to win . It still didn't stop it from being a pretty good match . Great moment where Kofi narrowly avoids going through a table in the corner . Brilliant finish with Kofi giving Sheamus a leg drop while he was standing up ! Kofi is the new US Champ . **3/4

Jack Swagger & Michael Cole vs Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler : Country Whipping Match
Remember how I said there was something that brought this event down ? This was it . Only the exchanges between Swagger and Jerry elevated it a little . Cole gets the win after rolling up Jim . 1/2*

Rey Mysterio vs Cody Rhodes : Falls Count Anywhere
Now I remember this being great and I remember the fans chanting ' this is awesome ' so i'm looking forward to watching it again . It was great that Cody won the match at Wrestlemania . Really sent him on the path to greatness . This is like a match from the attitude era . Rey hits Cody with Tajiri's green mist and picks up the victory after the 619 . ***1/2

Layla vs Michelle McCool  : No DQ 
The loser of this match must leave the WWE and marry the Undertaker . This was actually a really good divas match . This was mostly a brawl . Layla hits her nasty looking neck-breaker . Layla is hit with Michelle's finisher , but rolls her up and gets the pin . **1/2

After the match Kharma finally makes her debut in the WWE and it was awesome ! It's just a shame she had to leave so early .

Christian vs Alberto Del Rio : Ladder Match
Ok this should have been the main event . It provided us with an amazing moment and the match could have ended with either guy winning his first world title . For those that don't know , Edge retired a couple of weeks prior to this event ( sad face ) and there was a battle royal made to see who would take his place ,and that would end up being Christian . Even if Christian lost the title 2 days later , this match still provided a moment that shows what professional wrestling is all about . During the match , Del Rio takes a sick looking spill on a ladder set up outside . I've got to mention that Brodus Clay was badly bleeding in this match . Christian had a few cuts as well . Edge comes into the ring to celebrate his huge victory . Both guys have tears in their eyes . What a moment . I might be overrating this but I don't care . ****1/4

Kane & Big Show vs The Corre : Lumberjack Match
Not much to say about this match , considering that it was probably just here to calm down the crowd after that great match . Big Show gets the win with a chokeslam . *1/4

And now for the main event .

John Cena vs John Morrison vs The Miz : Steel Cage
Morrison got into this match by beating R-truth in a match to take his place . That's what made Truth the crazy heel we all loved . Ouch , Miz seemed to land on his head after a double suplex from the top rope . Great match so far , and there's always something happening so it's never boring . Starship pain from the top of the cage ! R-Truth comes in to attack John Morrison and gives Cena a scissor kick for good measure . Cena wins back the WWE Championship after an AA from the top rope . ***1/2

8.5/10 . Another great show from 2011 . This show was a hell of a lot of fun throughout and , at this point , was the greatest PPV of the year so far .