Kofi Kingston & Kelly-Kelly vs. Layla & Santino (without Maria): Bouncy, fun opener. Kelly faceplants Layla for the win.
Mike Knox vs. Stevie Richards: All about Stevie. Nice little match.
Tazz in-ring, in his casual resort wear, to officiate the Kiss Cam.
Miz & Morrizon vs. Dreamer & Delaney: Cute reaction by Tommy when Delaney tagged himself in -- then Tommy pulls the ropes to launch Delaney in onto Morrison. Nice work throughout by Tommy. I sooo wish we could get Morrison's character some depth. Not overly long in the squashing section, & nice housecleaning by Tommy.
Chavo strolls out, apparently to do commentary...
Shelton Benjamin vs. Elijah Burke vs. CM Punk: Entertaining match, & definitely got the crowd into it. Elijah got very little heat walking out, but did real well picking that up during the course of the match. I loved Shelton's opening kick to Burke right off the bat. Not sure Burke was quite on the same page with Punk, but turned out OK. Lot of very nice work by Shelton, & good chemistry with Punk. Very entertaining, fun live match!
Little bit of general heelish promo by Chavo as the elves started the ring changeover.
Tucson has a much smaller building than Phoenix. But the Tucson crowd tonight was so much better & more into the show than the Phoenix crowd was!! It's amazing the difference that makes. :-)
Originally posted by AlbySureAre there going to be any ECW matches at Wrestlemania? CM Punk vs. Chavo in a "fun in the sun" Florida spring break beach party match?
They'll have to have some representation besides Shelton in the Money in the Bank. Although it may just be Punk in the MITB as well ... (I'd like to get Morrison in someplace as well, but not likely as long as he's stuck with Miz.)
Originally posted by AlbySureAre there going to be any ECW matches at Wrestlemania? CM Punk vs. Chavo in a "fun in the sun" Florida spring break beach party match?
They'll have to have some representation besides Shelton in the Money in the Bank. Although it may just be Punk in the MITB as well ... (I'd like to get Morrison in someplace as well, but not likely as long as he's stuck with Miz.)
Unless Miz & Morrison actually defend their titles...imagine that, a Tag Team Title Match on a PPV...what a concept!
"Damn you Japanese people for your high definition technology!"
Originally posted by emma(I'd like to get Morrison in someplace as well, but not likely as long as he's stuck with Miz.)
As much as I like John Morisson, being teamed up with the Miz has been good for him. He's had a chance to really hone this new character well while being kept relevant but not really in the spotlight -- and it's been awesome for the Miz's in-ring ability. They have learned from each other, and I love seeing that. If you havent checked out the Dirt Sheet promos from these two on WWE.com . . . do so!
Also. . . Kofi Kingston has TAJIRI-like charisma. I really, really like this new guy.
Really good ECW this week after a boring one last week.
Originally posted by Spiraling_ShapeUnless Miz & Morrison actually defend their titles...imagine that, a Tag Team Title Match on a PPV...what a concept!
Sure looks like they could easily angle for a Miz/Morrison vs. Jesse Festus vs. Dreamer/Delaney, except that giving Colin Delaney a WrestleMania payoff doesn't sound like something our favourite company might do.
Come to think of it, might as well add Yang/Moore and make it a Fatal 4.
During the opening match, there was a pretty sick move by Kofi, but they were doing the split-screen replay thing and I barely caught a glimpse of it ... It was like Rey faking a 619 but then pulling himself back through the ropes, except Kofi was doing a suicide dive THROUGH the ropes and somehow rolled his shoulders off the rope to come back into the ring (again, I was paying more attention to the replay so it went to fast for my brain to register completely).
Anyone else catch it? I have no idea how one can pull off a move like that, and I need an explanation dammit!