Welcome to the March 2nd edition of the Slingshot Suplex Raw Review. The road to Wrestlemania keeps on rolling tonight. Shawn Michaels vs Kozlov to see who faces Undertaker at Mania, along with a triple threat match between Rey/Kane/Knox to qualify for money in the bank as well. Lets see what this week brings us shall we.
Jerry Lawler is in the ring to start and claims that Vickie has told him to make the announcement that Edge will face John Cena tonight for the World Heavyweight Title. We'll have to wait and see if this actually happens but ok.
Roddy Pipers music starts wich is quickly interrupted by Jerichos music, he comes out onto the Pipers Pit set. Sais he is gonna host the show himself. The classis moment where Piper smashed Snuka's witht he coconut, that segment was one of my first memories of watching wrestling as a kid and I'll never forget it. Jericho introduces my favorite wrestler as a kid, Jimmy Superfly Snuka. Markout moment for me. Some footage is shown of Piper/Snuka matches, ah good times, gooood times. Jericho talks while Snuka glares at him. Mentions Snuka's appearance in the rumble a couple years back at madison square garden wich i heavily marked out for. Jericho continues to run down Snuka just like he has done all the legends. Jericho pulls out the fruit just like Piper did back in the 80's. Snuka gets the coconut and is stalking Jericho with it, Jericho runs, but then attacks Snuka from behind, knocking the set down on him. He beats him down using the set and whipping him with his belt. Great opening segment, not as good as the last couple weeks due to Snuka not being a big talker, but very effective none the less.
Rey Mysterio vs Kane vs Mike Knox: Money In The Bank Qualifier:
Time to find out who will be the next participant in money in the bank this year. If you read the ECW spoilers you'll find out who the 3rd participant is and its baffling as to why this superstar has been put in money in the bank but I guess we'll just have to accept it and see how it goes. But its time for one of these 3 to punch their ticket to mania. I honestly cant see Rey not winning this match, but I will never complain about Kane winning everything because i'm a huge fan of his and always will be. I'm a fan of Knox's work so far as i feel he has been very impressive but he shouldnt be in the money in the bank match yet. Rey counters the chokeslam into the hurricanrana leading to the 619, but Knox interrupts the count. Knox hits his finisher on Rey but then Kane chokeslams Knox for the win. Kane is in money in the bank. Most internet fans will bitch that Rey isnt in but personally if anyone deserves to be a part of Mania its Kane. The guy has been buried time and time again and still remains over and I'm glad he won this match. I just cant see Rey being held off of the card at Mania so in that regard this baffles me some. Who knows maybe he still gets in somehow.
Interview with Shawn Michaels. He mentions how he wrestled in this building at Mania 14 with a broken back. That was one of the gutsiest performances I have ever seen. The pain he was in was written all over his face. That was the night the Austin era officially began, but it was Shawn Michaels who stole the show.
Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Pheonix & Jillian:
Melina and Maryse are on commentary. Yeah i know i dont care either. Kelly rolls up Jillian for the win. A big silicone brawl happens. Maryse ddt's Melina on the floor, now that i liked. It wasnt quite Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat, but it was cool anyways.
Randy Orton is out to make his decision on who he'll face at WrestleMania. I think we know already dont we lol. He is surrounded by his lawyers, Legacy, and a bunch of security. Orton sais he will challenge the winner of the Edge vs Cena later tonight. Randy Orton sais he's pressing charges against Triple H for assault with a deadly weapon for his sledgehammer attack last week. Claims Triple H is going to jail not WrestleMania. Tells Triple H if he has anything to say to come on out and say it because he will be going away for a long time. Triple H is out, sledgehammer in hand. Triple H sais while Orton might not be in control of his actions, he is complete control of his. He walks to ringside, a huge Triple H chant starts. He drops his sledgehammer and gets in the ring. Triple H tells Orton he needs to beat him at Mania because of what happened with evolution. Triple H is basically prevoking Orton to choose him instead of Edge or Cena. Tells Orton hes afraid so he wants to run. Orton's lawyer sais that Orton has nothing more to say. The cops start to remove Triple H from the ring but Orton tells them to let him go. Sais he's changed his mind and he will face Triple H at Wrestlemania, but under one condition, that Triple H does not put his hands on Orton until Mania unless prevoked or he will go to jail. While Triple H is on his way back to the ring, Orton sais that it fealt great taking out the McMahon's and especially when he RKO'd Stephanie. Awesome job by Orton at the end. Triple H gets back in the ring and they're face to face. Triple H sais the last time they fought he broke Orton's collarbone, that was just business, this time its personal. He's gonna break his neck. Great segment by the two of them, nice old school feel to it. And although kinda predictable, still an awesome job by Orton and Triple H. And the match is finally official. Randy Orton will face Triple H at Wrestlemania for the WWE World Title.
Shawn Michaels vs Vladimir Kozlov: Winner faces Undertaker at WrestleMania:
I'm very interested to see how Kozlov does here but I fully expect Shawn to come out on top. Undertaker vs Michaels at mania will be a huge, huge deal, and could be the match of the night. I think i'm one of the few people that actually likes Kozlov but I dont think he should face Taker at Mania. Ok match with the right guy going over as Shawn pins Kozlov with sweet chin music. Undertakers music hits and he comes out to the ramp and gives Shawn the throat cut sign. What a match this should be at Mania and is already getting my prediction of match of the night.
The next inductee to the WWE hall of fame is announced and it is legendary wrestler and promoter "cowboy" Bill Watts. Very fitting induction indeed, and for those newer fans that dont know who Bill Watts is, google him and educate yourself on the history of this business we all love so dearly as fans.
Edge is interviewed. Sais he is not facing Cena tonight because he got knocked out by Big Show just 3 days ago but because its his hometown. I'm still interested to see if this match actually happens tonight or if a swerve happens. I'm hoping the latter because i want this match to happen at WrestleMania.
Edge(c) vs John Cena: World Heavyweight Title Match:
Both men make their way out to the ring and we're set to go. So far as good as these 2 are this match just seems very uneventful. Maybe because it was just announced at the beginning of the show and then barely mentioned after that until right before it started. I'm still really hoping for a swerve ending here. Pretty solid match but it just doesnt feel right to me. Edge grabs the belt from the outside. Cena catches him in the attitude adjuster but Edge hits him with the belt causing the DQ. Yes thank god lol. Edge getting himself DQ'd definitely opens the door for the actual big title match to still happen at Mania, wich is where it belongs. Big Show comes out and doesnt help Edge up. Vickie announces that Big Show is in fact the #1 contender for the belt at Mania. Looks like we're gonna get a triple threat match at wrestlemania instead. Thats cool with me as Big Show needs to fit in here somewhere I guess, And it wont be the top match on the card, that title will go to Triple H vs Orton, and even to Taker vs Michaels. So a triple threat match here is a pretty good idea actually.
Decent Raw this week with alot of continuation. Kane is in MITB. Shawn and Taker are confirmed for Mania as well as Triple H vs Orton.
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Smackdown Review 2/27/09
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Saturday, February 28, 2009 –
Welcome to the February 27th edition of the Slingshot Suplex Smackdown Review. This week we'll see an appearance from John Cena and they Hardy's square off as the build for Wrestlemania continues. Lets see what this week brings us shall we.
John Cena's music hits to open the show and gets a huge pop, which is the reaction he deserves. I know alot of people got so used to cheering the anti-heros in wrestling through the attitude era, but if u ask me it was time for wrestling to have another "hero" ala Hulk Hogan in the 80's and Bret Hart in the 90's. Especially with the more attention to the family unit now instead of just 18-24 year old males. Cena sais that the title is being held by a coward and that he wants a rematch for that belt tonight. Edge makes his way out to the stage. Sais if Cena wants his rematch he'll do it. But Vickie comes out and states that Edge will not compete tonight. Cena will face Big Show instead. OK but predictable opening.
Colon's vs Miz and Morrison: WWE Tag Title Match:
This tag feud has been highly entertaining to this point and tonight they will face for the Colon's tag titles only. They recap the "date" from last week, truly hilarious stuff. Primo and Miz start off the match. These 2 teams have beautiful chemistry together. Simply the 2 best tag teams WWE has had in years. Hopefully the fact that neither Miz or Morrison qualified for money in the bank will mean a wrestlemania match between these 2 teams, maybe to unify the titles. I wanna see a Tag TLC match between these 2 teams..now that would be awesome. The Bella twins make their way to ringside. These 2 should just stay in the back, I know the whole date last week was hilarious but this feud doesnt need the fucking bella twins ok. Primo plays the babyface in trouble. Carlito gets the hot tag. Morrison goes for the flipping neckbreaker but Carlito counters into the backstabber, by the way my favorite finishing move in wrestling. Carlito gets the pin and the Colon's retain the titles, and leave with the girls. Good match, nice fast paced action with everything making sense and flowing nicely.
Ricky "the dragon" Steamboat will be inducted to the hall of fame this year. Arguably the best "in ring performer" of his time and maybe ever, if you havent seen this guy in action look him up cause its a thing of Beauty.
Vladimir Kozlov vs Undertaker:
The fact that this match is taking place now pretty much confirms that Shawn Michaels will win monday night to go on to face Taker at Wrestlemania, not that i ever thought he wouldnt anyways. I'm one of few people that i've seen online that actually likes Kozlov, and he looks pretty good so far in this match. I like his old school heel persona, I pretty much like anything that is throwback anyways. Very solid match and Kozlov shockingly pins the Undertaker when he counters ol' school into a powerslam. I really hope they dont make the match at Mania a triple threat match. Please give us Shawn vs Taker one on one. Hopefully they put Kozlov over here just to make it less obvious, we'll have to wait and see I guess.
Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy:
Matt has been absolutely brilliant since turning heel. I wasnt sure how well he could pull it off but he has in a big way. Jeff comes out in street clothes, looks like they are gonna go with the "i dont want to fight my brother" type angle, until enough is enough and Jeff cant take it no more. Its booking 101 but its extremely effective when done right and so far this has been done right. Alot of reports are that WWE changed they're plans when the plans for Christian to be the attacker were leaked on the net, but I honestly think that this was the plan all along. Jeff sais whether Matt likes it or not he is still his brother. Matt snatches the mic and sais he is not his brother, and for once this is gonna be about him. Sais he has always been the more talented Hardy, i actually agree with him some there, as a pure wrestler Matt has always been better but Jeff's unique look and a couple of fresh high flying moves always got him more attention. Matt keeps telling Jeff to fight him, then he slaps him in the face, Jeff still wont so Matt backhands him pretty hard lol. Jeff just shakes his head and walks away to a good pop from the crowd. Jeff stops on the stage and makes the fans cheer to rub it in to Matt. Great segment and job well done by both men, this angle is going along very nicely.
Shelton Benjamin vs Chavo Guerrero:
MVP is on commentary. I love his face turn so far, that losing streak really got him over as a face after a while. In my opinion I'd rather see this feud being an A & B feud between MVP and Shelton with Chavo C'ing his way out of it, but it seems we're getting a 3 way battle for the U.S. title so ok. I'd like to see it all end at Mania with a triple threat for the belt but I think its wishful thinking and will probably happen on Smackdown more then likely. Shelton and MVP have a staredown on the outside, Shelton picks Chavo up and throws him into MVP. Sweet roll up by Chavo when they get back in the ring gets the victory. MVP rolls in the ring behind Shelton and hits the drive-by leaving him laying.
John Cena vs Big Show:
Main event time. Big Show has apparently gone back to being Edge and Vickie's lackey. Will probably continue that way until after Mania but i'm sure Big Show will eventually get sick of it. Not sure what Big Show will be doing at Mania, i guess he could end up just being in Edge's corner. Cant see him not doing anything though. Big Show keeps telling Cena its his job, I guess implying that its nothing personal. Probably just Big Show talking durin the match, but maybe it means something who knows. Big Show is outstanding here while he is in control, constantly talking to Cena and mocking the fans. It took him a while but Big Show, starting with his run as ECW champion, wich was awesome by the way, finally got how to perform as a giant. Tremendous match so far, maybe the best these 2 have had together. They're doing a great job at teasing Cena's comeback only for Big Show staying in control. Cena finally starts his comeback after Show misses off the second rope. Again Big Show takes control after stopping Cena from hitting the attitude adjuster. Chokeslam attempt but Cena gets him up and hits the attitude adjuster this time, always impressive when done to Show. Edge somes out and rolls in then out of the ring, not sure what that did lol. Big Show gets up and nails Cena with a huge punch, then chokeslam and gets the win. Awesome main event. Great match by Cena and Big Show. I guess Edge coming down was a distraction but it looked awkward because Edge never touched him, he just rolled in the ring and right back out again. But ok lol. Edge stands over Cena after Show leaves the ring and taunts him with the belt.
Overall a pretty solid show. Great tag match with miz and morrison/colon's, kozlov pinning Taker was a suprise, the Hardy's segment was brilliant, and a very solid main event.
John Cena's music hits to open the show and gets a huge pop, which is the reaction he deserves. I know alot of people got so used to cheering the anti-heros in wrestling through the attitude era, but if u ask me it was time for wrestling to have another "hero" ala Hulk Hogan in the 80's and Bret Hart in the 90's. Especially with the more attention to the family unit now instead of just 18-24 year old males. Cena sais that the title is being held by a coward and that he wants a rematch for that belt tonight. Edge makes his way out to the stage. Sais if Cena wants his rematch he'll do it. But Vickie comes out and states that Edge will not compete tonight. Cena will face Big Show instead. OK but predictable opening.
Colon's vs Miz and Morrison: WWE Tag Title Match:
This tag feud has been highly entertaining to this point and tonight they will face for the Colon's tag titles only. They recap the "date" from last week, truly hilarious stuff. Primo and Miz start off the match. These 2 teams have beautiful chemistry together. Simply the 2 best tag teams WWE has had in years. Hopefully the fact that neither Miz or Morrison qualified for money in the bank will mean a wrestlemania match between these 2 teams, maybe to unify the titles. I wanna see a Tag TLC match between these 2 teams..now that would be awesome. The Bella twins make their way to ringside. These 2 should just stay in the back, I know the whole date last week was hilarious but this feud doesnt need the fucking bella twins ok. Primo plays the babyface in trouble. Carlito gets the hot tag. Morrison goes for the flipping neckbreaker but Carlito counters into the backstabber, by the way my favorite finishing move in wrestling. Carlito gets the pin and the Colon's retain the titles, and leave with the girls. Good match, nice fast paced action with everything making sense and flowing nicely.
Ricky "the dragon" Steamboat will be inducted to the hall of fame this year. Arguably the best "in ring performer" of his time and maybe ever, if you havent seen this guy in action look him up cause its a thing of Beauty.
Vladimir Kozlov vs Undertaker:
The fact that this match is taking place now pretty much confirms that Shawn Michaels will win monday night to go on to face Taker at Wrestlemania, not that i ever thought he wouldnt anyways. I'm one of few people that i've seen online that actually likes Kozlov, and he looks pretty good so far in this match. I like his old school heel persona, I pretty much like anything that is throwback anyways. Very solid match and Kozlov shockingly pins the Undertaker when he counters ol' school into a powerslam. I really hope they dont make the match at Mania a triple threat match. Please give us Shawn vs Taker one on one. Hopefully they put Kozlov over here just to make it less obvious, we'll have to wait and see I guess.
Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy:
Matt has been absolutely brilliant since turning heel. I wasnt sure how well he could pull it off but he has in a big way. Jeff comes out in street clothes, looks like they are gonna go with the "i dont want to fight my brother" type angle, until enough is enough and Jeff cant take it no more. Its booking 101 but its extremely effective when done right and so far this has been done right. Alot of reports are that WWE changed they're plans when the plans for Christian to be the attacker were leaked on the net, but I honestly think that this was the plan all along. Jeff sais whether Matt likes it or not he is still his brother. Matt snatches the mic and sais he is not his brother, and for once this is gonna be about him. Sais he has always been the more talented Hardy, i actually agree with him some there, as a pure wrestler Matt has always been better but Jeff's unique look and a couple of fresh high flying moves always got him more attention. Matt keeps telling Jeff to fight him, then he slaps him in the face, Jeff still wont so Matt backhands him pretty hard lol. Jeff just shakes his head and walks away to a good pop from the crowd. Jeff stops on the stage and makes the fans cheer to rub it in to Matt. Great segment and job well done by both men, this angle is going along very nicely.
Shelton Benjamin vs Chavo Guerrero:
MVP is on commentary. I love his face turn so far, that losing streak really got him over as a face after a while. In my opinion I'd rather see this feud being an A & B feud between MVP and Shelton with Chavo C'ing his way out of it, but it seems we're getting a 3 way battle for the U.S. title so ok. I'd like to see it all end at Mania with a triple threat for the belt but I think its wishful thinking and will probably happen on Smackdown more then likely. Shelton and MVP have a staredown on the outside, Shelton picks Chavo up and throws him into MVP. Sweet roll up by Chavo when they get back in the ring gets the victory. MVP rolls in the ring behind Shelton and hits the drive-by leaving him laying.
John Cena vs Big Show:
Main event time. Big Show has apparently gone back to being Edge and Vickie's lackey. Will probably continue that way until after Mania but i'm sure Big Show will eventually get sick of it. Not sure what Big Show will be doing at Mania, i guess he could end up just being in Edge's corner. Cant see him not doing anything though. Big Show keeps telling Cena its his job, I guess implying that its nothing personal. Probably just Big Show talking durin the match, but maybe it means something who knows. Big Show is outstanding here while he is in control, constantly talking to Cena and mocking the fans. It took him a while but Big Show, starting with his run as ECW champion, wich was awesome by the way, finally got how to perform as a giant. Tremendous match so far, maybe the best these 2 have had together. They're doing a great job at teasing Cena's comeback only for Big Show staying in control. Cena finally starts his comeback after Show misses off the second rope. Again Big Show takes control after stopping Cena from hitting the attitude adjuster. Chokeslam attempt but Cena gets him up and hits the attitude adjuster this time, always impressive when done to Show. Edge somes out and rolls in then out of the ring, not sure what that did lol. Big Show gets up and nails Cena with a huge punch, then chokeslam and gets the win. Awesome main event. Great match by Cena and Big Show. I guess Edge coming down was a distraction but it looked awkward because Edge never touched him, he just rolled in the ring and right back out again. But ok lol. Edge stands over Cena after Show leaves the ring and taunts him with the belt.
Overall a pretty solid show. Great tag match with miz and morrison/colon's, kozlov pinning Taker was a suprise, the Hardy's segment was brilliant, and a very solid main event.
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ECW Review 2/24/09
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 –
Welcome to the February 24th edition of the Slingshot Suplex ECW Review. Sorry I missed last weeks show but I'm back once again to follow the trials and tribulations of the 3rd brand under the WWE umbrella. This week brings us Christian challenging for the title against champion Jack Swagger. So lets see what this show brings us shall we!
I just wanna start of by saying I am a huge fan of Jack Swagger so far, but the nickname "all-american-american", is the dumbest nickname I think I've ever hear and just sounds really stupid. But oh well I guess thats what they are gonna keep calling him.
DJ Gabriel vs Mark Henry:
First of all i'm not a fan of this whole dancing angle, it will never get over and just has comedy jobber written all over it. Now Gabriel has a great look and could do something decent with his career but not with this gimmick. Mark Henry really has nothing more to do as hes pretty much accomplished everything he will ever accomplish in this business. He will never go any higher then he is so he will tread water until his career is over. He can be an upper mid card heel that will job to the babyfaces and put people over. Now thats not a bad thing, as he can still serve a purpose in that regard. Henry catches Gabriel in mid-air, hits the worlds strongest slam for the win. Forgettable opener, but decent and made Henry look good.
Tyson Kidd vs Matt Boyce:
Another look at Tyson Kidd as he faces a very vanilla looking jobber. Tyson has impressed me so far and has a very unique style wich is always a good thing. Any time u can stand out in the wrestling business its a plus. I cant help but think at his size if he stays heel he'll either end up in a tag team or as a jobber later on. As a face being smaller works but not really as a heel. Impressive offense and a sweet springboard elbow drop for the win for Tyson Kidd.
Tommy Dreamer vs Paul Burchill:
I'm suprised Burchill doesnt have a higher spot in WWE. He has a great look and seems to be ok in the ring. He must be thanking his lucky stars that WWE has ECW or who knows where he would be right now. Tommy has Burchill in a tree of woe but misses when Katie Lee pulls him out of the way. Boogeyman trips her from under the ring and comes out. Burchill is distracted allowing Dreamer to hit the DDT for the victory.
Christian vs Jack Swagger(c): ECW title match:
Ok, all over the net people are bitching about how WWE is using Christian. I'd just like to say i'm a huge fan of Christian, huge fan. But he has never been a main eventer on this level. Christian headlining shows does not put the casual fan's asses in seats. Christian is a great performer to support the top guys who do put asses in seats. I'm sorry internet marks but that is the sad sad truth. If us smart marks were the only people that watched then sure put him in the main event. But the casual fans make up a much larger percentage of the fan base. Once again I love Christian but his spot right now in WWE is ok with me for now. Ok, on with the match. Christian gets a very nice pop with his entrance and introduction and Swagger gets good heat so it looks like the fans are ready for this one and so am I. Swagger has actually done a wonderful job as champ so far i think and has more then held his own with the veterans they've had him work with. Sweet vintage Christian spot with him springboarding over the top rope onto Swagger brings us to commercial. When we come back Swagger nails a clothesline to the back of Christians head and hes in controll. Outside now and Christian misses Swagger running himself into the steel steps hurting his arm, and Swagger immediately works over the arm, using the ol' hammerlock body slam combo. I love when body parts are worked over in matches, i'm old school. Sweet counter into a headlock by Christian, but Swagger catches him in a beautiful sequence of moves, shoulderbreaker, runs him into corner followed by another shoulderbreaker. This is a great match so far. Swagger is more impressive every week. Sweet rollover into front facelock. Christian fights back with a missle dropkick off of the middle rope. Great job of selling the arm by Christian as well. He misses the flying headbutt wich leads into a very nice northern lights suplex by Swagger. Crowd is hot at this point. A couple near falls for both guys and the crowd is even hotter. This match is has been amazing so far. Christian hits the headbutt this time but Swagger kicks out. This is the best match i've seen on tv so far this year. Awesome tornado DDT, Swagger kicks out again, WHAT A MATCH. What a counter of the gutwrench powerbomb by Christian but Swagger counters back and hits it this time for the win. I'm sure all the internet 2nd guessers will be extremely pisses that Christian lost this match but wow, this gets my vote for the best match on TV so far this year by far. Swagger looks very impressive and his stock is rising more and more every time he performs. Amazing match.
Not much happened until the main event but wow what a main event it was. Swagger and Christian definitely delivered in a huge way and if u didnt see this match, please try and see it as words cant describe how good it was. Awesome job by these two. Swagger has certainly won me over. He is very deserving of his spot right now and is just oozing with big time potential in the future.
I just wanna start of by saying I am a huge fan of Jack Swagger so far, but the nickname "all-american-american", is the dumbest nickname I think I've ever hear and just sounds really stupid. But oh well I guess thats what they are gonna keep calling him.
DJ Gabriel vs Mark Henry:
First of all i'm not a fan of this whole dancing angle, it will never get over and just has comedy jobber written all over it. Now Gabriel has a great look and could do something decent with his career but not with this gimmick. Mark Henry really has nothing more to do as hes pretty much accomplished everything he will ever accomplish in this business. He will never go any higher then he is so he will tread water until his career is over. He can be an upper mid card heel that will job to the babyfaces and put people over. Now thats not a bad thing, as he can still serve a purpose in that regard. Henry catches Gabriel in mid-air, hits the worlds strongest slam for the win. Forgettable opener, but decent and made Henry look good.
Tyson Kidd vs Matt Boyce:
Another look at Tyson Kidd as he faces a very vanilla looking jobber. Tyson has impressed me so far and has a very unique style wich is always a good thing. Any time u can stand out in the wrestling business its a plus. I cant help but think at his size if he stays heel he'll either end up in a tag team or as a jobber later on. As a face being smaller works but not really as a heel. Impressive offense and a sweet springboard elbow drop for the win for Tyson Kidd.
Tommy Dreamer vs Paul Burchill:
I'm suprised Burchill doesnt have a higher spot in WWE. He has a great look and seems to be ok in the ring. He must be thanking his lucky stars that WWE has ECW or who knows where he would be right now. Tommy has Burchill in a tree of woe but misses when Katie Lee pulls him out of the way. Boogeyman trips her from under the ring and comes out. Burchill is distracted allowing Dreamer to hit the DDT for the victory.
Christian vs Jack Swagger(c): ECW title match:
Ok, all over the net people are bitching about how WWE is using Christian. I'd just like to say i'm a huge fan of Christian, huge fan. But he has never been a main eventer on this level. Christian headlining shows does not put the casual fan's asses in seats. Christian is a great performer to support the top guys who do put asses in seats. I'm sorry internet marks but that is the sad sad truth. If us smart marks were the only people that watched then sure put him in the main event. But the casual fans make up a much larger percentage of the fan base. Once again I love Christian but his spot right now in WWE is ok with me for now. Ok, on with the match. Christian gets a very nice pop with his entrance and introduction and Swagger gets good heat so it looks like the fans are ready for this one and so am I. Swagger has actually done a wonderful job as champ so far i think and has more then held his own with the veterans they've had him work with. Sweet vintage Christian spot with him springboarding over the top rope onto Swagger brings us to commercial. When we come back Swagger nails a clothesline to the back of Christians head and hes in controll. Outside now and Christian misses Swagger running himself into the steel steps hurting his arm, and Swagger immediately works over the arm, using the ol' hammerlock body slam combo. I love when body parts are worked over in matches, i'm old school. Sweet counter into a headlock by Christian, but Swagger catches him in a beautiful sequence of moves, shoulderbreaker, runs him into corner followed by another shoulderbreaker. This is a great match so far. Swagger is more impressive every week. Sweet rollover into front facelock. Christian fights back with a missle dropkick off of the middle rope. Great job of selling the arm by Christian as well. He misses the flying headbutt wich leads into a very nice northern lights suplex by Swagger. Crowd is hot at this point. A couple near falls for both guys and the crowd is even hotter. This match is has been amazing so far. Christian hits the headbutt this time but Swagger kicks out. This is the best match i've seen on tv so far this year. Awesome tornado DDT, Swagger kicks out again, WHAT A MATCH. What a counter of the gutwrench powerbomb by Christian but Swagger counters back and hits it this time for the win. I'm sure all the internet 2nd guessers will be extremely pisses that Christian lost this match but wow, this gets my vote for the best match on TV so far this year by far. Swagger looks very impressive and his stock is rising more and more every time he performs. Amazing match.
Not much happened until the main event but wow what a main event it was. Swagger and Christian definitely delivered in a huge way and if u didnt see this match, please try and see it as words cant describe how good it was. Awesome job by these two. Swagger has certainly won me over. He is very deserving of his spot right now and is just oozing with big time potential in the future.
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