Unforgiven 2008 Review

Unforgiven 2008 Review : A Bad/Great Night for Y2J



Found this in a shop for a very cheap price, so I decided to buy it and review it.




Matt Hardy vs The Miz vs Chavo Guerrero vs Mark Henry vs Finlay : Championship Scramble
The first and best Scramble match of the night. Great choice for the opener of the show. The match was fun all the way through, but Henry's bearhugs slowed the momentum of the contest. The finish was booked very well with Matt trying his hardest to stop anyone else from picking up a pinfall, and the chaos that ensued was pretty cool. Matt managed to pick up a big win and the ECW Title in the end. ***3/4



Priceless vs Cryme Tyme
Tag team titles were on the line here. I think this match is mostly famous for Cody's overreaction to missing the moonsault. This was just your standard, formulaic tag match, complete with heat segments and the heels picking up a quick victory. The small package reversal for the finish was pretty nice though. **1/4



Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho : Unsanctioned Match
I think history shows that HBK + Unsanctioned Match = awesome. In storyline terms, Jericho absolutely deserved this beating. He injured Shawn's eye, punched his wife and then showed no remorse for it. An ass kicking was definitely coming his way. This should have been the main event. The great thing about these two guys is that they make you believe in their feud. They make it seem so real. I could've done without Lance Cade's interference, but at least it made Jericho look like more of a bastard. A physical, psychological, all out war. Fantastic stuff that is must see. Great finish with Jericho unable to take anymore punishment, and Shawn still punching away at him. Just awesome. ****1/2



Jeff Hardy vs Shelton Benjamin vs Brian Kendrick vs MVP vs Triple H : Championship Scramble
I think this match would have been much better with contenders that looked like they could win the WWE Title. There was no chance that anyone but HHH and Hardy were leaving with the title. I don't get why the ref was still counting Hardy's pinfalls when he was the current champ. Believe it or not, the match didn't really pick up until MVP came in the ring. This started slow, but it was tons of fun by the end with HHH and Hardy trading wins. ***1/2


Maryse vs Michelle McCool
This is Michelle's first defense of the divas title. Nothing much to say here, just the usual sloppy divas match. Front suplex wins Michelle the match. 3/4*



Batista vs Rey Mysterio vs Kane vs JBL vs Chris Jericho : Champioship Scramble Match
The champ, CM Punk, was taken out earlier in the night, so Y2J took his place even though he had already been destroyed by HBK. A new champ was guaranteed. Batista and JBL start the match off. After five minutes Kane comes out. After five more minutes, Rey Mysterio comes out. Finally Jericho comes out . Jericho looks really damaged after his match earlier in the night. Worst scramble match of the night as it was pretty boring with three big men, and the fact that Jericho could barely compete. Jericho pins Kane to become the new champ. Great to see Jericho becoming champ after the beating he took earlier. **1/2




7.5/10. This was a good PPV with no real dark spots except for the divas match. The main event was pretty boring as well, but they made it up to us with a surprising Jericho re-appearance, and letting Jericho win the World Title. The other two scramble matches were a lot of fun, but the main highlight was the war between Jericho and Shawn Michaels. That match is must-see. Recommended show.