I liked the show, it was well worth the $20 I paid to watch....except for the ending, but we'll get to that later.
-Kane/Show Vs. Carlito/Masters-Well, I didn't want Kane and Show to win because they've so utterley decimated Carlito/Masters in the buildup to the match, but I didn't want Carlito/Masters to win because I think they're better off as singles wrestler. So, whatever, it got me some points in Tipsters.
-MITB-RVD winning was the right choice. I too was a little worried they'd give it to Flair after the knee injury spot. Would've liked to see a little more time given to this one.
-Chris Benoit/JBL-So I guess JBL's whole "I'm the greatest technical wrestler in the world" thing'll be his new gimmick now. I thought Benoit should've retained, primarily because there was so little build to this one.
-Edge/Foley-Match of the Night for me. Foley and Edge both came off looking like a million bucks. Edge winning was of course the right choice, and the flaming table spot was ludicrous.
Booker/Sharmell Vs. The Boogeyman-Why they keep giving the Boogeyman wins is beyond me, especially at the expense of a guy like Booker. The fact that this made the card but MNM and the cruiserweights didn't causes me to die a little.
Trish/Mickie James-Above average match, aside from the botched finish. Glad to see Mickie win. The psychology of Mickie's "mind games" was great (and it was a nice visual as well.
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Taker/Henry-We all knew how this was gonna go. It was kept short, thank God, and it was nice to see Taker pull out his dive again.
Vince/Shawn-Close behind Foley/Edge for MOTN honors. Who'da thunk it, eh? The storytelling was tremendous, and the use of weapons was damn good (That chair shot Vince took made me cringe). And what can I say about the huge elbow spot? Awesome.
Orton/Rey/Kurt-GIVE "EM MORE TIME!!!! I can't believe Rey won. I thought Orton for sure. No idea way the crowd disliked Rey. Why didn't they close with this?
Torrie/Candice-The day after they induct Verne Gagne into the Hall of Fame, they give us a pillowfight in which a dog's ass was rubbed into a women's face. That's all I have to say.
HHH/Cena-When all else fails, quote Gohan.
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Originally Posted by Gohan3k
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I cannot believe they would have Cena retain without a heel turn (if they don't turn him tomorrow, I will put my TV through a window). The match itself was memorable, moreso for the atmosphere than the actual in ring stuff, tho. The entrances were perhaps the funniest things I've ever seen in wrestling. When I saw Cena with that gun, I thought "My God, he's finally had it with the boos".
I would have marked out like a little bitch if RVD had cashed in his contract afterwards.
Matches, from best to worst:
1. Foley/Edge
2. Michaels/McMahon
3. MITB
4. Trish/Mickie
5. HHH/Cena
6. Orton/Angle/Mysterio
7. Kane/Show vs. Carlito/Masters
8. Benoit/JBL
9. Taker/Henry
10. Candice/Torrie
11. Booker/Boogeyman
Best moments of the night:
1) End of Edge/Foley (ECW version of "OH MY GODDDD", finally.)
2) The crowd during HHH/Cena
3) Booker's backstage freakshow
4) Elbow off the ladder
5) Cena and Trips' entrances, for sheer comedic value.
Worst moments
1)Cena retaining
2) Booker losing
3) Snitsky licking Mae Young's foot (can't remember how much it said Snitsky was paid in that WWE salary thread, but it ain't enough.)
4) Pillowfight
5) No Bret
(though I wasn't expecting it)