Royal Rumble 2007 Review
Glad to finally get back to doing PPV reviews, and with the Rumble coming up pretty soon, here's a Rumble from the past! How does it hold up seven years later? Let's find out.
The Hardy Boyz vs MNM
If you wanna start off a show in style, you get two high flying tag teams to fight each other. MNM wanted some revenge after the Hardys destroyed his face in a Ladder match at Armageddon. To be fair they should have been mad about that seeing as Joey looked like Bane with his mask. These guys were given plenty of time for the match and it was pretty damn good because of it. It was mostly formula, but it was still fun and got the crowd fires up. Jeff hits the swanton to win the match. ***1/4
Bobby Lashley vs Test
ECW Title is on the line. On paper this looked pretty bad. When put into practice (no disrespect to the late Test) it was bad. Saying that both guys weren't known for carrying matches is a bit of an understatement and it showed here. It didn't help that the ending was incredibly dumb with Test walking out causing a count out. Just a bad match here. 1/2*
Batista vs Mr Kennedy
The World Title is on the line. Kennedy may seem like a strange choice for a World Title contender, but at the time he was on a role, and had apparently beaten six former World Champions in the past year. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. The knee psychology used on Batista was sound and he sold it throughout the match. This was better than I expected, and it made Kennedy look good in defeat. Batista hits the powerbomb for the victory. ***
John Cena vs Umaga : Last Man Standing
The WWE Title is on the line. At New Year's Revolution these two had a damn good match, but with a match that had no rules they put on a show stealing performance. This is easily Umaga's best match during his time in WWE, and it was a sign that Cena could wrestle and put on a great match. An awesome no holds barred style of match, and Cena managed to pick up the win and still made Umaga look strong in the process, since he had to be made to pass out with the ring ropes around his throat. Great stuff here and one of the best Last Man Standing matches I've seen. ****1/2
The Royal Rumble Match
This was billed as the most star-studded Rumble in history. While it does have a lot of stars, I don't think anything will ever beat the 1992 Rumble with the amount of stars in it. Everyone knows this match for one thing: the final two showdown between hometown boy Shawn Michaels and the Deadman, The Undertaker. These guys had a ten minute mini-match that was a great preview for their Wrestlemania 25 classic. Everything before the final two was pretty average except maybe for a chokeslam through a table outside the ring to Sabu, but this was all about the final two. Both guys would end up in both the World Title matches at Mania anyway. A great Rumble overall. ***3/4
8/10. This was a nice surprise. The only thing really holding it back is a bad ECW Title match, but the opener and the World Heavyweight Title matches were good, the Rumble was great, and the WWE Title match is a must see. If you haven't seen the WWE Title match or HBK vs Taker in the Rumble, then you need to see this one. Recommended show.
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