Last night was WM 25. It was a decent show. I've seen better, but I've seen worse. There weren't really any surprises. The show was paced badly. One of the best matches of the night wasn't even featured on the PPV. That would be the Tag Team Unification bout between The Colons and Miz/Morrison. The Colons are now the new Unified Tag Team Champions.
Here are some more results with some comments:
MITB- Winner- CM Punk
(This match was the usual spot fest, but unfortunately, there were a lot of blown spots. Shelton Benjamin almost killed MVP by powerbombing him out of the ring and onto Mark Henry and Tony Atlas. Henry and Atlas did their best to try and catch MVP, but his head still slammed against the ring barrier. Shelton is one strong dude. I was rooting for Christian or Punk to win, so I'm glad Punk got the victory.)
IC Title Match- JBL/Rey Rey- Winner and new IC Champ- Rey Rey
(This match was over in less than 30 seconds. JBL was so upset afterward that he quit. Looks like JBL is heading to Smackdown to join JR at the announce table)
25 Diva Battle Royal- Winner- Santina
(Before this "match" started, Kid Rock performed for what seemed like forever. There were no intros for this match as the divas came out while Kid Rock was performing his last song. We barely saw the returns of great divas like Sunny, Tori Wilson and Molly Holly. Santino dressed like a woman and at the end threw out both Beth Phoenix and Melina, thus winning the match. He then said he was Santina, Santino's twin sister and spent a few more minutes dancing in the ring. Much to the amusement of both Beth and Melina watching from outside the ring. Ugh.)
Chris Jericho/Legends- Winner- Jericho
(Thankfully, Piper and Snuka were eliminated early. Steamboat and Jericho had a great match with many near falls. After the match, Flair got involved and Jericho beat him up. Then Jericho challenged Mickey Rourke who was sitting in nearby ringside seats. Finally, Rourke made his way to the ring and the two exchanged punches with Mickey finally delivering a knockout combo to Jericho. Rourke, if you remember, was once a pro boxer.)
Extreme Rules Match- Hardy/Hardy- Winner- Matt
(Decent match with some crazy spots. Jeff climbed a tall ladder in the middle of the ring and attempted a leg drop, but Matt rolled out of the way at the last possible moment and Jeff landed with a huge thud. As a result, Matt was able to grab a chair and put Jeff's head in it and deliver a Twist of Fate with it, destroying Jeff's neck. Matt gets the pin afterward.)
Taker/Michaels- Winner- Taker
(Best match of the night! HBK and Taker both took some crazy leaps out on to the ringside floor and are lucky to be alive. HBK had many doubting that Taker's streak would continue. He kicked out of an insane Last Ride powerbomb by Taker and also Taker's first Tombstone. Taker also kicked out of a few HBK Superkicks. In the end, Taker finished Michaels with another Tombstone.)
World Title Triple Threat Match- Edge/Show/Cena- Winner and new World Champion, John Cena
(Decent match. Everyone worked hard. In the end, Cena FUed Show, then he FUed Edge onto Show. Edge bumped out of the ring and Cena covered Show for the victory.)
WWE Title Match- Orton/HHH- Winner and STILL WWE Champion, HHH
(These two have had better matches. Randy put up a good fight until towards the end. The ref got knocked out, so Orton went for a sledgehammer under the ring. Before Orton could use it, H punted Orton's head when he Orton got back into the ring. Then H nailed Orton with the hammer and nicely slid it under the ring apron without the ref seeing. Then he pummeled Orton with a series of punches to the head. Finally, H nailed the pedigree and covered Orton for the pinfall. Afterward, you would think that the rest of the McMahons would have come out to celebrate with the guy that just successfully defended the family honor, but that didin't happen. Instead we just get H posing for a minute with some fireworks and then the show ended.)
