Sometimes a ppv that you have low expectations for ends up exceeding them to pleasantly surprise you. This does not sound like the case so far. Matter of fact I want to see this in a sick kind of way now.
Another mistake was during the RVD/Mysterio v. Dudleyz match. In mid match, RVD's entrance music started playing through the PA system. Obviously, the guy was cueing up the music, and accidentaly fed it to the arena's loud-speakers. Kinda' gave away the ending.
As far as the show goes so far: RVD/Mysterio v. Dudleyz was pretty good and Cena v. Dupree was better than expected. The rest has been total thumbs down territory.
The answer to WWE's financial problems...
Never 'Wiener of the Day', and is actually quite bitter about it.
Originally posted by FleaDudeDoes anyone have pics / video of dawn marie's pants ripping?
While we're asking for impossibly instant gratification, does anyone have pics / video of Peeler throwing that elbow?
That was a beautifully thrown elbow. Hopefully, the league offices view it as an elbow rather than a punch though, or the Kings play 7 down 1.
These are desperate times. And desperate times call for desperate measures. Thus, its time to break out the Cubs/White Sox/Red Sox call to put the Kaiser back on the throne.
Not only that, but the finish to the main event guaranteed Bradshaw's going to get to do it again at the Great American Bash.
Soo-eee, that sucked...
If the WWF decided to use a Super Mario Brothers gimmick...
"Mah gawd, King! Garrison Cade just bounced a fireball toward Rene Dupree!" "And look, Mark Jindrak just jumped on top of Conway's head! I think he's out cold, JR!" "What're they up to now..where did that huge pipe come from?!" "They're going down in the pipe! They're..they're gone!" --Mike Sweetser
"Oh my god, JR. Cade just shrunk after he was hit by that chair!" "Here comes RVD, King. What's that he has in that bag?" "Are those Mushrooms, JR?" "Cade's eating the Mushrooms. BAH GAWD, KING! Cade just grew twice his size!" --Mr. Tuesday
Really good main-event. They used all the tricks with ref-bumps and blood. And both guys carried their ends to perfection. The atmosphere was awesome as well, with the fans going nuts for Guerrero and booing Bradshaw out of the building. If their match at Great American Bash is as good as this than more power to them in headlining another PPV. Can lightning strike twice?
And I must say that the blade-job by Guerrero was one of the best and sickest I've ever seen. Literally three seconds after getting whacked with the chair, blood was covering Eddie's face, upper body (front and back), the floor, and most of Bradshaw, and you could see it continue to poor out. Remember Undertaker's blade job in the Hell In A Cell match at No Mercy 2002? It was on that level. Maybe even worse.
The answer to WWE's financial problems...
Never 'Wiener of the Day', and is actually quite bitter about it.
One thing I just realized is that Bradshaw guaranteed victory tonight... he didn't win the title, but he did win by DQ. Interesting, although a DQ in a PPV main event is pretty lame. Gotta check out this Eddie blade job, sounds like it's one of the all-time best (or worst, depending on your perspective).
The undercard sounds like it lived up to expectations: crap. I'm surprised that Cena went over clean, that feud could have been extended until next month's PPV... but with a Eddie-JBL looking to headline that, I guess that creative doesn't want to go with too many rematches. And thank God Chavo has the cruiserweight title back.
Originally posted by Texas KellyNot only that, but the finish to the main event guaranteed Bradshaw's going to get to do it again at the Great American Bash.
Soo-eee, that sucked...
Not necessarily. Remember, there's two months between PPVs, and in the past they've usually made one of the Smackdowns or Raws a "PPV quality" show when they have two months to waste. It's possible that Eddie finishes off Bradshaw before June and moves on to another challenger for the GAB.
Ending was a bit of a shocker. I though Eddie was going to get a straight defence. So, they carried it out. DQ win for Bradshaw. Pretty good match and I think EDDIE just put Shawn Micheals blad job to shame. There was BLOOD EVERYWHERE!
QUICK RESULTS:
RVD/Rey Mysterio defeat the Dudleys
Torrie Wilson defeats Dawn Marie
Mortiki(sp?)defeats Scotty 2 Hotty
Rico/Haas defended against Gunn/Holly
Chavo Gurrero defeats Cruiserweight champion Jaqulene to regain the title
John Cena defended against Renee Dupree
Undertaker defeats Booker T.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeats Champion Eddie Gurrero by DQ
Overall, I wouldn't recommend getting the $35 replay. However, when this comes out on DVD, it's worth checking out. RVD/Mysterio v. Dudleyz and Cena v. Dupree were both good. The main-event was great (look above for my opinions). Other than that, the show was crap. But two good matches and one great match was about a billion times better than what I was expecting for this show.
The answer to WWE's financial problems...
Never 'Wiener of the Day', and is actually quite bitter about it.
Originally posted by Texas KellyNot only that, but the finish to the main event guaranteed Bradshaw's going to get to do it again at the Great American Bash.
Soo-eee, that sucked...
Not necessarily. Remember, there's two months between PPVs, and in the past they've usually made one of the Smackdowns or Raws a "PPV quality" show when they have two months to waste. It's possible that Eddie finishes off Bradshaw before June and moves on to another challenger for the GAB.
Except that, as you pointed out, GAB is in June (27th to be exact) and so therefore they only have a little over a month to build to the next PPV. To have Eddie/JBL rematch plus build up another contender feud by the Bash would be rushing it...which doesn't necessarily mean it won't be done.
"Because Im a fan. Because I view this industry as an art form, and I have a deep appreciation for that art form because Im not physically able and never have been and never will be physically able to do what they do in the ring. And even if I was physically able, I dont think I have the balls to attempt it. Its so dangerous. Its so hard. Its so intricate. Its so difficult. Its so taxing. I couldnt do it. And I have enormous respect and admiration for those who do, let alone do it well."
Originally posted by Texas KellyNot only that, but the finish to the main event guaranteed Bradshaw's going to get to do it again at the Great American Bash.
Soo-eee, that sucked...
Not necessarily. Remember, there's two months between PPVs, and in the past they've usually made one of the Smackdowns or Raws a "PPV quality" show when they have two months to waste. It's possible that Eddie finishes off Bradshaw before June and moves on to another challenger for the GAB.
The Great American Bash is in June... the month after May, if I do remember correctly.
Originally posted by HokienauticNot necessarily. Remember, there's two months between PPVs, and in the past they've usually made one of the Smackdowns or Raws a "PPV quality" show when they have two months to waste. It's possible that Eddie finishes off Bradshaw before June and moves on to another challenger for the GAB.
D'oh. You're all right, of course, about June coming after May. How did Smackdown get two straight PPVs? Or is June the start of the two-PPVs-in-one-month thingy?
I kept saying to myself, I'm not going to watch this. Yet at the last minute, I did. My gut instinct was right; I should have listened to it.
In fact, the only thing redeemingly quality of the entire show was the entertaining antics and signs of ITR regular and Hollywood stand-out Stuart Stone (you may have seen his signs such as "Schmoz", "Stu Fears CRZ", "Booker Shango", "SWA", "DUD" and "*****"). That was about it.
For at least the second time in his WWE career, Booker T got seriously shafted by jobbing cleanly to The Undertaker. What was the point in losing to someone who will be making "rare" appearances? I will say the main event was better than I expected, though not much. I understand the finish of that one, yet it wasn't the 'send people home happy' decision you'd think would make sense. The rest of it was 3 hours of pure crap.
Originally posted by Hurrikane757kOne thing I just realized is that Bradshaw guaranteed victory tonight... he didn't win the title, but he did win by DQ. Interesting, although a DQ in a PPV main event is pretty lame. Gotta check out this Eddie blade job, sounds like it's one of the all-time best (or worst, depending on your perspective).
The undercard sounds like it lived up to expectations: crap. I'm surprised that Cena went over clean, that feud could have been extended until next month's PPV... but with a Eddie-JBL looking to headline that, I guess that creative doesn't want to go with too many rematches. And thank God Chavo has the cruiserweight title back.
I'm not a Dupree fan, but booking him to win the U.S. title would have ensured at least a month of intense (yet cheap) heel heat. Evil Foreigner + U.S. Title writes itself. Hell, giving Cena the impetus to regain his honor and America's honor at the Great American Bash would have been simple booking as well. It might have provided additional depth to Cena's character, which would have been beneficial down the road.
These are desperate times. And desperate times call for desperate measures. Thus, its time to break out the Cubs/White Sox/Red Sox call to put the Kaiser back on the throne.
Originally posted by HokienauticD'oh. You're all right, of course, about June coming after May. How did Smackdown get two straight PPVs? Or is June the start of the two-PPVs-in-one-month thingy?
They're adding on a RAW PPV in October as well... so they have 14 PPVs this year, and I believe the plan is to expand it to 20 per year (Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble, Summerslam, Survivor Series, then 2 brand-exclusive PPVs for each of the other months)