From Rosemont, Illinois. Initial airdate: 5/17/09
Umaga d. CM Punk, Samoan Spike — pin (***1/2).
So why is Umaga battling Pepsiman anyway? In any case, hometown rule applies listed here as Punk does the career, though it was a definitely superior opener or else with plenty of nifty places like G2S countered into a Samoan drop. I you should not comprehend WWE’s obsession owning their talent Constantly get rid of in their hometown, except if you happen to be Jim Ross, then you happen to be humiliated on a grand scale.
ECW winner Christian d. Jack Swagger, handful of tights — pin (***1/2).
I definitely relished this match and loved when Christian jumped down from the major rope more than Swagger and ran to the other facet haha… vintage Christian. Conclude came when Swagger went for the gutwrench powerbomb, but Xian flipped out, went for the killswitch, as Swagger pulled away, then Xian did a rollup, with a handful of tights FTW and to additional the feud. I guess Christian is the new dirtiest player in the video game. Variety of a lame ending, nevertheless. Way too terrible Christian just isn’t “well-known” enough to have a clear win.
In the meantime, Edge and Chavo argue. Edge explained to Chavo to do one thing about the cross-dresser contacting his aunt a pig. Edge is amazing and one particular of the ideal actors in WWE. He can make a mediocre promo amazing by the way he delivers it.
John Morrison d. Shelton Benjamin, Starship Pain — pin (***).
Regrettably Charlie Haas has dropped the impersonation gimmick. Though I’m fired up to see the World’s Finest Tag crew reunited, The Wonderful Charli > WGTT. Anyhow, this was a good match, but it was missing something. Possibly it was the crowd they failed to pretty seem to be acquiring Nitro as a face. Anyhoo. good things at the close as both of those guys strike some gorgeous places and in the end Nitro wins with his flippy spinny indy move. Both of those these men require a lot more match time they can place on a hell of a show.
Comedy segment observed The Miz straight up jack Alfonso Soriano at ringside and mentions Jannetty (which was a nice reference), bunch of Ducks, Chicago Cubs & SMH. Then bizarrely, Santino would make the conserve for Soriano and phone calls him The Fiz. Raw’s two most hilarious wrestlers in opposition to one a different? They ought to preserve that likely. A Miz-Santino feud would be priceless.
Intercontinental champion Rey Mysterio d. Chris Jericho w/ limited pants, 619 — pin (***).
Jericho is obtaining stale, he should go back to his smarmy and arrogant ways like his WCW days. In any case, Jericho throws Mysterio all-around the ring like a rag doll and Rey is soooo little as opposed to Jericho, I don’t feel Y2J could make this feud work because of it. Anyhoo, the match would have been normal if Jericho hadn’t done the promo with the ‘guarantee’ that there wouldn’t be a 619 gave a story to the match. And I commonly despise Mysterio matches, for the reason that they are so formulaic, but that was a superior match, many thanks to Jericho. Rey is a total shell of his former self, having said that. The announcers talk about how he is a “significant-flyer” but he rarely does that anymore. He need to retire so he can walk 10 several years from now.
Traveling Batista d. WWE champion Randy Orton w/ out hair, attacking the referee — DQ (*1/2).
Lastly, a rest room break match. Orton can be okay, but needs a person to support him, and that male is not Batista. Similar goes for Batista. They just cancel every other out. Anyhow, there was a sizable RKO chant and this was not a professional-DAVE group. This match just sucked the electrical power out of the exhibit. Both of these men are like video clip recreation people. Repetitive moves, awkward animations, more than extreme regular mapping, and from time to time sufferer to lag. If Orton’s ending move was a headlock, he’d earn each match. Conclusion arrived when Orton deliberately received himself disqualified, attacking the referee in a affordable ending. Individuals type of finishes just make you question why he failed to slap the referee two seconds into the match and go away. Submit-match, Legacy arrived down to attack Major Dave, but a 90 12 months outdated guy tends to make the help save. Whoo. Dammit Flair, stay retired.
John Cena w/ odds to get over d. The Big Present, Mind-set Adjustment — pin (*).
I love how Cena looks like he’s about to cry when he’s in that stare down. The Cena Sucks chant is way louder as it should really be. And if I experienced a dollar for each and every time they said “No just one evokes additional emotion out of the WWE Universe than John Cena.” and “The Worlds greatest athlete.” for this match on your own I might be able to invest in the WWE 100 times in excess of. And man, it is remarkable how swiftly and seriously this PPV turned from possible PPV of the 12 months to utter snooze fest. Anyhoo, in the stop, Cena overcomes adversity and by God I am so influenced! Miracles do transpire! Boring match, nevertheless. So if Cena is Superman, does that make obtaining a very good match with the Major Show his kryptonite?
Planet winner Edge d. Jeff Hardy, DDT off the best rope — pin (***).
This has been a display wherever champions come out very first. Conclude came when Matt Hardy interfered and attacked Jeff, Cowboy Bob Orton-type with a forged on his arm. This was a great match heading by means of until Matt Hardy came out. Judgment Day is then around and you will find no Punk and no cashing in, just credits. I guess the hometown rule is however in impact. Even now Edge is nonetheless the winner, so all is proper with the globe.
Guy of the Night time: Miz – he has certainly stepped his game up just lately and I’m loving it. We’ve essential a “get under your pores and skin” heel in the worst way he’s so irritating, and however you cant cease watching due to the fact he normally takes trash speaking to a complete new amount
Demise Risk of the Night: Flair – he ought to severely just stay retired. I hope this is a one time issue, and he is not going to be again to wrestle.
Most effective Match of the Night time: Xian v. Swagger – great match.
Worst Match of the Night time: Cena v. Show – dull match.
Jobber of the Evening: Punk dropping two back to back PPVs. Guess CM Punk didn’t consume his Pepsi Organic prior to the match.
Squash of the Evening: So Legacy have been fully dismantled by a 39 calendar year outdated non-wrestler and a 60 year outdated wrestler who retired. Great crafting, WWE. The only time I preferred Legacy was when Orton kissed Stephanie as I failed to be expecting that. Or else Legacy have endured from poor creating, poor promos, and awful matches.
Blown Place of the Night: Mysterio took what seemed like a poor fall, despite the fact that he looked Okay afterwards, but for a next I thought he was a goner.
Shock of the Night time: Edge-Hardy going on previous, and Punk not cashing-in.
Above Completed: Matt Hardy run-in was needless.
Homo-erotic Instant: Cole and Lawler performing astonished when Cena won “He went for the extremely hard… and somehow he achieved it!” / “Fearless win!” / “Cena has built a believer out of a whole lot of persons tonight!”
Screw the Smarks: No Punk, and a pointless Matt run-in. WWE is dragging some of these storylines out considerably too prolonged.
Quotable Rates: “That chair is normally hazardous!” — Michael Cole throughout the WWE title match.
