WOW!!!
That's two fantastic PPV's in a row WWE, please keep this up. Utterly amazing event! My thoughts:
Smackdown MITB was the better of the two ladder matches. Didn't expect DB to win, so I'm excited to see where this goes, especially because I wouldn't have expected WWE to see him as World Champion material just yet. Very unpredictable match with some nice spots. Sin Cara taking that Powerbomb was vicious, but I guess that's him written off for 30 days.
Divas match I cooked a pizza, so missed most of it.
Mark Henry vs. Big Show was pretty meh, but considering the shape of both guys they definitely put on a better match than I would have expected. I think the rest of the event was so awesome nobody really cared about this match anyway.
Raw MITB was good and had a couple of spots in it which we haven't seen before, but for some reason I found it hard to get into this one and pick a credible winnner that I'd be excited for. I hope the Miz's injury was just part of the match, or that it's legit but not too serious. Don't really care much for Del Rio winning, but good match anyway.
Christian vs. Orton was awesome, as have all of their matches been. I hope this isn't the end of their rivalry, because this is very rare for WWE over the last few years, but we have a feud here which has been running for three months and hasn't yet lost people's interest. Christian finally proven he belongs at the top, and Orton stepping up to show his time at the top has been well-deserved. Great match, and a fantastic end which can easily be used to further this storyline (maybe a Hell in a Cell or a Ladder match?). Also, CHRISTIAN IS CHAMPION AGAIN!!! 8)
And of course, THE main event. In terms of match quality, build, emotion and audience reaction, this could easily go up there was Undertaker/Michaels or the first Iron Man match. Both men worked their asses off, took some really nasty bumps and really pulled out all the stops. That Superplex to the outside was sick. The ending was a huge rollercoaster ride of emotions, I had no idea what was going to happen. Then Del Rio came out and BAM! Punk knocked him out and left. Fucking incredible match and ending.
Easily one of the best PPV's this year, and this is certainly an achievement as WWE has really delivered this year (with the exception of Wrestlemania). It helped that the audience were really into the matches too. I think it's a pretty safe bet that CM Punk has resigned, or is working something out, but it's still interesting to see where this whole story goes.
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