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"Unforgiven Thoughts"

Just finished watching, and my final verdict would be "nothing special."
I'm pretty peeved at the "no contest" ending though, there wasn't even an F-5!

Anyway, onto the card, and we begun with the 8 man tag. Not too good at the start, but the ending was enjoyable, despite the questionable winners. I guess they're pushing Kane, although I'm surprised they're not pushing the UnAmericans as a big, powerful faction.

It has taken me 2 days to watch it, so I apologise if I get matches in the wrong order. Anyway, next up I think was the living legend King of the World Chris Jericho defending his Intercontinental Title against Ric Flair.
Brilliant. :D
Okay, so the match was short, but with Y2J being my current big favourite I had to love the ending. I personally thought Flair was done for with his career after the match, but I guess what happened later proves me wrong. Anyway, great to see Y2J win 2 matches on the trot, something that hasn't been seen since he lost the Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania.

Okay, I might be wrong, but I think Eddie Guerrero vs Edge was next. Match of the night. I only realised it just after the match, but I could watch those two wrestle each-other all day. Despite having three matches in quick succession, they still manage to pull some special stuff out of the bag, and it's great to see Latine Heat winning some big matches. Not the longest of matches, but what was there was great.

The Island Boys vs Billy and Chuck was pretty good too, although I was a little surprised by the ending. I wasn't too unhappy though, especially considering the prospect of Stephanie McMahon in HLA! Shame they ruined the whole angle with an awfully predictable Rikishi/lesbian interference.

Triple H vs RVD? A lot of people say HHH is past his prime, and that may be but he's still a worthy champion. He's got the power and character that no one else has, and to be honest RVD's promos and backstage stuff just peeves me off. :D
Flair's turn totally surprised me, even if it did no one else. I just hope he gives a plausible explanation on RAW. RVD can have the title later, he's got years yet. And besides, HHH still gets massive reactions, and in my opinion deservedly so.

I didn't even watch the women's match. :D

Benoit vs Angle wasn't the best they could've given us, but the amateur wrestling stuff was brilliant, and it was great to see the crowd applauding them. Lots of suplexes, submissions and some innovative moments were what got the audience into it, and although it was heel vs heel, they were really roaring at the end. I badly wanted Benoit to win because I think he gets ignored a little...and of course, most of the crowd wanted Angle. {:) I was pleasantly surprised to see him get the victory, as I was disappointed he didn't win the no.1 contender match.

After the crap HLA bit, came the main event.

Slow and uneventful, but with the occasional nice spot. However, too many moves were buggered up (most of the punches were naff), and the ending was just rubbish. I was hoping Undertaker would completely dominate for a while (as he did at one point with the chair), and then just when you might actually think that Taker's got it, Lesnar would come from no where with a massive F5 and pin him 1,2,3 just like that. If he can beat The Rock cleanly, why can't he do the same to Taker?

However, I feel the ending didn't match the rest of the PPV, as the undercard was reasonably full with decent - great bouts. Guerrero/Edge, Benoit/Angle and HHH/RVD ruled in that order, with the last two segments of the show (HLA and the main event) kind of ruining it.

WWE Unforgiven 2002 was nothing special, but nothing too bad either.

Thanks for reading, Ant.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> "Flair's turn totally surprised me, even if it did no one
> else"
>
> Ha ha! I actually said "heel turn" out loud as soon as he
> appeared on the ramp. So bloomin' obvious

Ahh, but did you know that the "fat lesbian" was actually Rikishi as soon as he stepped out from behind the curtain?

Don't say yes.

Bah, you all suck, and Triple H rules.

Strange how most of you liked him before he came back from injury...all of a sudden he's boring. Just because he doesn't do a few kicks like the so-called brilliant RVD.

I think Trish is becoming a good wrestler really, improved alot and that hurracararna (Sp) with the headstand in the turnbuckle looks good and she is still a foxy lady. Ahhhhhhhh.....

Benoit V Angle was brilliant. If that was for the title, it would have been match of the year. Eddie V Edge was also very good but I really do hate all the concussion rubbish. It takes the edge out of the match for me. The rest were watchable (yes, including the women's match) except Brock V Taker. I knew Taker would find some way to avoid jobbing.

"Flair's turn totally surprised me, even if it did no one else"

Ha ha! I actually said "heel turn" out loud as soon as he appeared on the ramp. So bloomin' obvious

I liked the PPV. All the matches were decent, except Taker/Brock, but then I don't really like either of them

You should watch the women's match, it was pretty good (Trish just keeps getting better and better)

hhhhhmmmmmmm...

"That Damn Slow" or "That Damn Crap". He fits both descriptions perfectly!

lol, good one

(mine's better though)

Nah, heres a better one...

He truly is "That Damn Crap"!

HHH sucks - I hate his 'ooh, you've got no commitment, no passion' crap to all the other wrestlers. HHH is b o r i n g - he takes up practically all of Raw and his matches have been rubbish and slow since he came back (apart from with HBK, for obvious reason).

He is lame and he is that damn slow!

(mocking his catchphrase, in case you're wondering what I'm on about)

I agree with most of your points there, Ant. Just, I wasn't too impressed by the Edge Vs Eddie Guerreo match..