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Originally Posted by Noid I'm sure they were good matches, but I feel they are hurt by the booking. Flair vs. Kennedy would have made sense for a DQ. Kennedy is a guy the WWE is trying to pass off as a rising heel, so even if they decide to not have him end Ric Flair's career, they could still build so the option is there. A steel chair driven into the leg would have made for some great drama, built up Kennedy's heat, built up the support for Flair (as fans would further question if he would be able to defend his spot on the roster with his next match). Chavo vs. Punk would have been good, and I was going to list it as a good match. They've been having some good matches on ECW, but I'm sure they kicked it up for the PPV. Chavo going over cleanly was the wrong move, though. I'm not trying to scream "Punk is getting burried!" so don't turn it into that. Chavo is not exactly "Mr. Credible," however, and while I have no problem with making him such, I don't think it was wise to do it at the expense of Punk. Chavo defeating Punk with a roll-up, or some lying, cheating and stealing would have made for a finish that helped both men. Believe it or not, booking does matter. I'm sure the matches were good, but there was something a little off about both of them. A 60-something year old man going over relatively clean, and a heel that really only wins when he cheats doing the same, doesn't really help the talents that they are competing against (even if it doesn't cripple their momentum, which would be worst case scenario). Even if we just went solely by match quality: the SmackDown! Chamber sounds pretty crappy, Chavo vs. Punk was good, Flair vs. Kennedy sounds good, Cena/Orton I'm completely apathetic to, and the RAW Chamber was great. How does that add up to "amazing?" Why should I be cumming over this despite poor booking choices?

The SD chamber had its moments where it was slow, but the Tombstone by Taker at the end was SICK. But you wouldn't care about it would you. All you care about is finding out the next way you can dream about Val Venis and Paul London competing for the WWE title in your bizarro dream world.