Match #1 - R Truth vs. Rey Mysterio
I dislike R Truth but I didn't dislike this match. Rey could carry a corpse to a decent match. The match was solid with some nice high spots, especially the bulldog off the top rope by Rey. R Truth has been doing that spinning elbow for years but I have to admit I was impressed as he seemed to get about 3 revolutions out of it before hitting the mat. Truth won with his finish which surprised me a little bit. This push is definitely here to stay I guess.
Winner: R Truth
Match #2 - Wade Barrett vs. Zek Jackson for the IC Title
There is two words to describe this match. Scoop slam. I think Zek did about 20 of them. I lost count. On a side note, Ezekial looks like he has two midgets stuffed into his shoulders they're so big.
Overall, the match was okay. It ended with The Corre running in to beat on Zek and I absolutely hate DQ finishes at PPVs. According to live reports I guess the crowd was getting into Zek and his plethora of scoop slams by match end. Good for him.
Winner: Ezekial Jackson by DQ.
Match #3 Sin Cara vs. Chavo Guerrero
This match was okay. Sin Cara got to hit all his high spots, and the guy is extremely talented, but there was a lack of psychology and rhythm and the match just didn't work for me. Chavo botched a headscissors at the end that ended up being the finish of the match as Sin Cara got the pin. Not sure if they were really going to end it that way or if Chavo got hurt or something. I'm really disappointed Chavo didn't/wouldn't take Sin Cara's finisher.
Side note, this would have been way better had it been Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan, who wrestled a great match on Smackdown.
Winner: Sin Cara via a soon to be on botchamania headscissors.
Match #4 - Big Show and Kane vs. CM Punk and Mason Ryan for the tag titles
Basic tag match. CM Punk did great heel work and Ryan got to show off his power moves. Punk did the Macho elbow off the top rope in an awesome tribute. Unfortunately, he missed said elbow and it was all downhill for The Nexus after that. Kane and Show won with a double chokeslam on Ryan. The camera focused on Punk who appeared to be crying almost. Great facial expressions.
Match #5 - Brie Bella vs. Kelly Kelly for the Jeff Hardy Immortal Belt
Basic Divas match. Brie/twin won when they did the old switcharoo. Little Guido was refereeing! I figured there would be a Kharma appearance for sure but nothing. Good move, don't want that to get stale.
Match #6 - Randy Orton vs. Christian for the World Heavyweight Title
Definitely match of the night. Back and forth with some really nice near falls and the crowd was electric. They told a great story and you could feel the desperation from Christian. This match should have been the main event. Great match. Predictably, Orton went over with the RKO, but I wasn't even mad based on how great a match it was.
Side note: Orton used the Billy Goats Curse during the match. Instead of being a douchebag like Kurt Angle, Colt Cabana came out with a hilarious shirt lampooing the situation on Twitter, calling himself The Jiper (Jewish Viper). Great stuff. Could learn something, Kurt.
Winner: Orton via pinfall after the RKO
Match #7 Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole in a Kiss My Foot match
Cole had a note from his doctor about diseases he could contract, essentially a written excuse not to participate. The referee ripped it up to a big pop. Jerry won the match quickly and then the parade started.
First out was Eve, who gave Cole a moonsault for ripping on the Diva's matches. Then came JR with the bottle of barbeque sauce. Cole ran out of the ring only to be met by Bret Hart at the exit. Awesome to see Bret again. Bret dragged him down to the ring, put him in the sharpshooter, and King stuck his toes in Cole's mouth.
It was entertaining. It was a nice payoff and awesome to see Bret.
Winner via pinfall - Jerry Lawler
Main Event - John Cena vs. The Miz for the WWE Title in an I Quit Match
I'm 90% sure Mel Gibson was the road agent. My 10% of doubt is only because there was not any slurs against Jewish people that were audible during the match.
This whole thing was cheesy. Lots of whipping John Cena with a belt and cane. All that was missing was the crown of thorns. The false finish with the cell phone recording had already been done and was absolutely lame.
In the end Cena rose from the dead after the referee ordered the match to continue after discovering the recording. He whipped The Miz and put him in the STF where Miz quit in about 3 seconds flat. He has risen. Chocolate bunnies for everyone.
Winner: John Cena via Miz saying I quit.
With the exception of Orton vs. Christian this PPV was pretty flat. The Bret Hart appearance was entertaining but in general this PPV just didn't have any matches I was excited about for the most part. Hopefully their next PPV won't be as lame as the commercial for it was..
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