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WWE WrestleMania XXI
Hollywood, California
3rd April, 2005
1. Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio
My prediction: Eddie Guerrero
Result: Rey Mysterio (12:40)
Match Rating: 8/10 - Some really good spots, even though Mysterio kept adjusting his loose mask.
Triple H took the mickey out of JBL in a rather humorous segment, ending with Flair scaring the cack out of Orlando.
Oh, and we saw Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider there. Cool.
2. Money-In-The-Bank Ladder Match
Edge vs. Christian vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Y2J vs. Kane
Prediction: Edge
Result: Edge (15:16)
Match Rating: 8/10 - Some really cool spots here - e.g. Shelton running up the ladder, and Benoit headbutting the hell out of Kane (and himself). Should've been a bit longer though, and it seems as though there was pretty much just two people fighting at any one time.
Eugene then came out, and Hassan interrupts him after a bit. Hassan attacks Eugene, and OH MY GOD - out comes Hulk Hogan! He absolutely kills Hassan and Daivari. Would've been good if there was a inpromptu squash match between them. Cue a very long celebration from Hogan.
3. Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
Prediction: Undertaker
Result: Undertaker (14:15)
Match Rating: 7.5/10 - I predicted Bob Orton would come out with a cast on, so I was pretty chuffed when he did. Still, he got a boot in the face, and Orton, the cocky git he is, got his comeuppance after trying to finish Taker off with his own Tombstone. Pretty good match in the closing minutes.
4. Women’s Championship
Christy vs. Trish (c)
Prediction: Christy
Result: Trish (4:42)
Match Rating: 5/10 - Pretty dire match, with a 3-count screw up near the end. Still, gets a higher rating than I would normally give, as Christy's panties went out of alignment near the end, and you could see...everything.
5. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels
Prediction: Shawn Michaels
Result: Kurt Angle (27:26)
Match Rating: 8.5/10 - I would rate this higher, but the first 15 minutes were pretty boring. The last 10-15 minutes were great, though, and the finish was nail-biting. Angle must've had him in that Angle Lock for a good 2-3 minutes before he tapped, although it was inevitable he'd tap as soon as Angle sat down with it applied.
Stacey Keibler won a WMXXI trailer award.
The Piper's Pit segment starts, Austin gets an awful reaction. Carlito comes out after a few minutes. Piper steals his apple, spits it at him, and Carlito attacks him. Austin stunners Carlito, has a few beers with him and then predictably stunners him. I laughed at Austin dropping a beer though, and Pipe being unable to keep up with Austin's drinking.
Whilst they set up for the Sumo match, we see the best overall WMXXI trailer award, going to the "You talking to me?" trailer.
6. Sumo Match
Big Show vs. Akebono
Prediction: Big Show
Result: Akebono (1:03)
Match Rating: 2/10 - Pretty dire match, but I didn't expect much really. There were some rather unpleasant shots of the Big Show's lower area once he was chucked out of the ring, so this gets a 2 rather than a 3.
7. WWE Championship
John Cena vs. JBL (c)
Prediction: John Cena
Result: John Cena (11:27)
Match Rating: 6/10 - The match was pretty slow going, and then out of nowhere came Cena with the win. Kinda disappointing really, I expected it to slowly build up to a good 5-10 minutes of back and forth fighting.
There's then a Hall of Fame segment, where all of the inductees come out, which explains why they made the Cena match so damn short. Still, Roddy Piper and Bob Orton coming out after getting their bums handed to them was a bit odd.
8. World Heavyweight Championship
Batista vs. Triple H (c)
Prediction: Batista
Result: Batista (21:35)
Match Rating - 7/10 - The match didn't really get good until the last 5 or so minutes. Not a terribly great match, and I was generous to give it 7.
Overall, an OK WrestleMania, but last year was FAR better.
Hollywood, California
3rd April, 2005
1. Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio
My prediction: Eddie Guerrero
Result: Rey Mysterio (12:40)
Match Rating: 8/10 - Some really good spots, even though Mysterio kept adjusting his loose mask.
Triple H took the mickey out of JBL in a rather humorous segment, ending with Flair scaring the cack out of Orlando.
Oh, and we saw Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider there. Cool.
2. Money-In-The-Bank Ladder Match
Edge vs. Christian vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Y2J vs. Kane
Prediction: Edge
Result: Edge (15:16)
Match Rating: 8/10 - Some really cool spots here - e.g. Shelton running up the ladder, and Benoit headbutting the hell out of Kane (and himself). Should've been a bit longer though, and it seems as though there was pretty much just two people fighting at any one time.
Eugene then came out, and Hassan interrupts him after a bit. Hassan attacks Eugene, and OH MY GOD - out comes Hulk Hogan! He absolutely kills Hassan and Daivari. Would've been good if there was a inpromptu squash match between them. Cue a very long celebration from Hogan.
3. Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
Prediction: Undertaker
Result: Undertaker (14:15)
Match Rating: 7.5/10 - I predicted Bob Orton would come out with a cast on, so I was pretty chuffed when he did. Still, he got a boot in the face, and Orton, the cocky git he is, got his comeuppance after trying to finish Taker off with his own Tombstone. Pretty good match in the closing minutes.
4. Women’s Championship
Christy vs. Trish (c)
Prediction: Christy
Result: Trish (4:42)
Match Rating: 5/10 - Pretty dire match, with a 3-count screw up near the end. Still, gets a higher rating than I would normally give, as Christy's panties went out of alignment near the end, and you could see...everything.
5. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels
Prediction: Shawn Michaels
Result: Kurt Angle (27:26)
Match Rating: 8.5/10 - I would rate this higher, but the first 15 minutes were pretty boring. The last 10-15 minutes were great, though, and the finish was nail-biting. Angle must've had him in that Angle Lock for a good 2-3 minutes before he tapped, although it was inevitable he'd tap as soon as Angle sat down with it applied.
Stacey Keibler won a WMXXI trailer award.
The Piper's Pit segment starts, Austin gets an awful reaction. Carlito comes out after a few minutes. Piper steals his apple, spits it at him, and Carlito attacks him. Austin stunners Carlito, has a few beers with him and then predictably stunners him. I laughed at Austin dropping a beer though, and Pipe being unable to keep up with Austin's drinking.
Whilst they set up for the Sumo match, we see the best overall WMXXI trailer award, going to the "You talking to me?" trailer.
6. Sumo Match
Big Show vs. Akebono
Prediction: Big Show
Result: Akebono (1:03)
Match Rating: 2/10 - Pretty dire match, but I didn't expect much really. There were some rather unpleasant shots of the Big Show's lower area once he was chucked out of the ring, so this gets a 2 rather than a 3.
7. WWE Championship
John Cena vs. JBL (c)
Prediction: John Cena
Result: John Cena (11:27)
Match Rating: 6/10 - The match was pretty slow going, and then out of nowhere came Cena with the win. Kinda disappointing really, I expected it to slowly build up to a good 5-10 minutes of back and forth fighting.
There's then a Hall of Fame segment, where all of the inductees come out, which explains why they made the Cena match so damn short. Still, Roddy Piper and Bob Orton coming out after getting their bums handed to them was a bit odd.
8. World Heavyweight Championship
Batista vs. Triple H (c)
Prediction: Batista
Result: Batista (21:35)
Match Rating - 7/10 - The match didn't really get good until the last 5 or so minutes. Not a terribly great match, and I was generous to give it 7.
Overall, an OK WrestleMania, but last year was FAR better.
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Rey vs Eddie was great, as was the ladder match. But the latter should've lasted much longer, hell they each could've wrestled each-other for a tleast 5 minutes before they got the ladders out.
The Hogan segment was cool too, but my personal highlight was Carlito coming out and almost getting as loud a reaction as Austin got (it really was a naff response for the Rattlesnake).
Angle vs Michaels was QUALITY, as was Undertaker vs Randy Orton, a little surprisingly. Though I think Orton should've won, what a moment that would've been. And what an RKO! :D The Legend Killer is definitely back to his best...
The main events were okay I guess. After all the hype and around 8 months of JBL being champion, I'm shocked Cena won so quickly and with such ease. After making us wait so long for a new champion, they really buggered that up I'm afraid. Completely lost the moment.
Batista vs HHH was pretty good, and I have to say, one thing that can be said is that Batista winning is a pretty big shock.
The Hogan segment was cool too, but my personal highlight was Carlito coming out and almost getting as loud a reaction as Austin got (it really was a naff response for the Rattlesnake).
Angle vs Michaels was QUALITY, as was Undertaker vs Randy Orton, a little surprisingly. Though I think Orton should've won, what a moment that would've been. And what an RKO! :D The Legend Killer is definitely back to his best...
The main events were okay I guess. After all the hype and around 8 months of JBL being champion, I'm shocked Cena won so quickly and with such ease. After making us wait so long for a new champion, they really buggered that up I'm afraid. Completely lost the moment.
Batista vs HHH was pretty good, and I have to say, one thing that can be said is that Batista winning is a pretty big shock.
Wardy_MoD wrote:
> That Video at the end was good, they put it together quickly
> considering the main event was like 2 minutes before they played the
> video of the highlights. That was the theme song played during that
> video wasnt it?
Yeah. They do those recap packages every WrestleMania, although they used to do them at other PPVs, but don't anymore. I think they should do it for every event, they're great.
> That Video at the end was good, they put it together quickly
> considering the main event was like 2 minutes before they played the
> video of the highlights. That was the theme song played during that
> video wasnt it?
Yeah. They do those recap packages every WrestleMania, although they used to do them at other PPVs, but don't anymore. I think they should do it for every event, they're great.
Yeah they seem to do previews sometimes using the theme music, e.g. i remember No Mercy quite clearly, it was like at the end of the last Smackdown before No Mercy, i think they showed it on Velocity too.
It had the lyrics like 'the sins of your past are slapping me in the face' and it showed Paul London slapping Billy Kidman around the face. They do the videos well, i would also like to see more of them.
It had the lyrics like 'the sins of your past are slapping me in the face' and it showed Paul London slapping Billy Kidman around the face. They do the videos well, i would also like to see more of them.
Ah yes, good theme, that.
Wardy_MoD wrote:
> EDIT: Was it me or did Motorhead forget some of the words during
> Triple H's entrance? I thought Triple H looked good during the
> entrance though, the way he was raised up looked good, but I am glad
> i havent been to see Motorhead live now after that performance.
He didn't forget the words, he just chose to leave some of the words out that start a line.
And what was wrong with the performance? The fact that he left some of the words out?
> EDIT: Was it me or did Motorhead forget some of the words during
> Triple H's entrance? I thought Triple H looked good during the
> entrance though, the way he was raised up looked good, but I am glad
> i havent been to see Motorhead live now after that performance.
He didn't forget the words, he just chose to leave some of the words out that start a line.
And what was wrong with the performance? The fact that he left some of the words out?
The Motorhead performance was as is expected from live performances. They're very rarely amazing.
I liked Motorhead... Can't wait till I see them live later this year...
I thought Wrestlemania was a decent PPV overall. Liked Eddie Vs Rey, Angle Vs HBK and the ladder match was amazing, but way too short. Those matches could've taken the whole 4 hours and I'd have been happy with that. :D
Pipers Pit made me laugh. Was good. :) And Orton Vs Taker wasn't too bad. I liked the RKO reversal.
Good PPV, although I wouldn't say it was worth the money. Good, but too expensive. :D
I thought Wrestlemania was a decent PPV overall. Liked Eddie Vs Rey, Angle Vs HBK and the ladder match was amazing, but way too short. Those matches could've taken the whole 4 hours and I'd have been happy with that. :D
Pipers Pit made me laugh. Was good. :) And Orton Vs Taker wasn't too bad. I liked the RKO reversal.
Good PPV, although I wouldn't say it was worth the money. Good, but too expensive. :D
Jae wrote:
>
> Pipers Pit made me laugh. Was good.
Yeah, I liked the way Piper played on the crowds 'What?' chant, and then when Stone COld said something and they said 'What' and Piper said, 'What you ant understand him either?'
:) And Orton Vs Taker wasn't too
> bad. I liked the RKO reversal.
The RKO reversal was good, but so was the tombstone reversal. Orton is more athletic than some ot Takers recent opponents (Heidenreich/Reigns) so they pulled that reversal off well.
>
> Pipers Pit made me laugh. Was good.
Yeah, I liked the way Piper played on the crowds 'What?' chant, and then when Stone COld said something and they said 'What' and Piper said, 'What you ant understand him either?'
:) And Orton Vs Taker wasn't too
> bad. I liked the RKO reversal.
The RKO reversal was good, but so was the tombstone reversal. Orton is more athletic than some ot Takers recent opponents (Heidenreich/Reigns) so they pulled that reversal off well.
I liked the beginning where Piper said "Welcome to Pipers Pit, it's good to have you", then slapped Austin in the face and he replied "It's good to be here" and slapped him back.
Heh. :D
Heh. :D
Jae wrote:
> Good PPV, although I wouldn't say it was worth the money. Good, but
> too expensive. :D
Count yourself lucky you don't live in America. They have to pay for every event, and it costs a lot more than what we pay.
> Good PPV, although I wouldn't say it was worth the money. Good, but
> too expensive. :D
Count yourself lucky you don't live in America. They have to pay for every event, and it costs a lot more than what we pay.
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