July 26th marked a great date in WWE history. Its two criticized champions proved they could play with the big boys. Two wrestlers did what few can ever: make a rematch just as great as the original. It was definitely night of great matches, moments, spots, promos, and so much more. WWE Vengeance is one of the best PPVs this year, and rightfully so, and it all started from the get go.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Carlito Caribbean Cool (c) Vs. Shelton Benjamin
The match started off with a bang that I really enjoyed. Shelton Benjamin basically made Carlito his you know what and did it so well that Carlito had to escape at least three times and had a look of surprise that was priceless. Carlito then started my favorite match ingredient: the working of a body part. He started working on the back of Shelton Benjamin starting with a well-placed knee to the back of Shelton Benjamin. He then followed it up with some nice Scoop Slams that had Shelton beginning for the end. Carlito soon slapped on a Rear Chin Lock with the knee placed right in the spine of Shelton, and good ol’ Shelty started selling better than I have seen him since his WGTT tenure. The next part was classic heel-face dynamics as Carlito argued with the ref for admonishing him, and Shelton took the advantage with a roll-up. After this, Carlito continued the work on the back and Shelton looked like he was fading, and like a good face, came back with the crowd erupting behind him. The match went on a little more and we entered some of the nice Shelton moves we have come to know and love like the well placed Samoan Drop which seems to come out of nowhere each time. The match continued until they came to what I thought was a very well done spot. After a near fall, they were both recuperating and on their knees on the mat and they started trading blows. I haven’t seen this kind of spot in a while, and I really love it. It accentuates the hatred each man has for the other as a smarter man would get up and take the height advantage. But no, these men hate each other and can’t wait the two seconds to get up or can’t waist the energy to do so when they could be laying into the other. For a poorly built up feud, it had a nice story to the match. The match really started to pick up after this. Shelton went to the top, but Carlito met him. They fought for a bit, and then Shelton grabbed Carlito’s head full of nappy hair and guillotined him on the top rope. As Carlito got up, he hit the springboard bulldog thus pleasing the Las Vegas crowd. After this, the match continued a little more and Shelton tried to start working on the head of Carlito. Not long after, Carlito took the turnbuckle cover off and waited in the corner like a possum for Shelty. Shelton then fired at him and tried to hit the Stinger Splash. Carlito, however, ducked out of the way and Shelton went head first into the exposed steel. Carlito took the advantage and got the roll-up and the 3 count to walk away champion in what was a good match and a great way to open Vengeance.
Winner: Carlito Caribbean Cool
Star Wrestler: Carlito Caribbean Cool
Shelton Benjamin is a great worker, in my eyes, so it’s a no duh that he would be great in this match, but I really, really, really enjoyed Carlito in this match. The little heel quirks he showed came off really well and made Shelton look incredible, which should be the heel’s job first and foremost. Great job, Carlito. Now go get a haircut.
We then saw a completely random and useless shot of Triple H and his monkey, Flair, but luckily, it only lasted a few moments and we went right into our next match!
Christy Hemme Vs. Victoria
Now this was an incredible match and probably the best Women’s match of the year. The pure hatred each woman had for each was amazing and the intensity the two showed in the ring was off the charts. I always knew Christy had potential from her tag matches back in March & April, but did I think she was ever capable of this? Hell, no! Then all you have to do is add in psycho Victoria (thank you, WWE) and we’ve got a great match on our hands. There were tons of chokes and tons of hair pulls in this match which I loved and the screaming of Christy, or should I say howling, really sold this match. I think this match also made Victoria. I can’t believe some of the stuff Victoria did in this match. I don’t know if they were trying to play of her power or rage, but whatever it was, it worked. Victoria picked up Christy by the throat, choked her in the air, and threw her down. I think it’s impressive considering you mostly see people like Kane and Big Show do that. Here you have Victoria doing it! Victoria started to work on the neck some after this with more chokes and some Chin Locks. They teased a Widow’s Peak and had a crap load of near falls. After Victoria missed a Moonsault, Christy snapped! The shot of her face with the rage in her eyes are why I don’t care that WWE spent x amount of TV hours last year putting her over. This match proves to me that Christy is worth the air time she gets on. You’ll never see Stacy doing this. Finally, the match ends with Christy trying to roll up Victoria with a Sunset Flip, but Victoria sat down and grabbed the ropes to get the win.
Winner: Victoria
Star Wrestler: Christy Hemme
Big ups for Victoria’s first big match back, but Christy had this match down pat. She played everything off well and surprised the pants off me. The crowd was booing her at times in the match mostly because she was the Raw Diva Search winner and she will always have that hanging over her head. Truth is though; Christy is pretty decent in the ring and looks like she committed herself to trying to wrestle. For all those Christy haters out there, remember one thing: it was not that long ago that Trish Stratus was only eye candy.
After this, we had a great interviewing segment with Todd Grisham and John Cena. John Cena played his typical uber-face role by picking on Todd a little. I loved the theme John Cena had in his interview. He said that he was like the new kid in school; he was the target. Christian was the creepy kid and Jericho was the rock star-wannabe. He then on about how school is out, and this is business and tonight he will show them why he was the kid voted most likely to kick some ass! I love Cena on the mike. When he gets riled up, he adds great emotion to his promos. Most people don’t have that emotion in promos anymore, which is why people like Rock and Hogan got so over, they have emotion! Best part of the whole segment was definitely the running joke with Todd Grisham. Cena asked if Todd was ever the new kid in school. Todd said no and that he was the most popular. Cena stared at him sternly until Todd admitted that in tenth grade, he had an accident in his pants and the kids called him Todd Pissham. Priceless!
Kane Vs. Edge
In my humble opinion, this was the worst match of the card, but still a pretty good match. That’s saying something about the card of Vengeance this year (as opposed to last year). The obligatory Matt Hardy references by the crowd made me sick though. Here you have most fans vocal about not wanting this storyline, so what do they do? Chant about it harder and harder. Why do you think WWE went ahead with this storyline? It’s ridiculous. The crowd in this match and the Christy Hemme match pissed me off royally and was the first crowd I actually thought about slapping since Summerslam 2004. They were great the rest of the night, but just these two had me wanting to make somebody my you-know-what. The opening of the match was good to me. Kane had all the offense for the first half of this match and was surprising Edge, as was evident in Edge’s eyes. Edge probably did some of the best selling since his return last year in this match, and rightfully so. They had to make up for the stinker of a match they had at Backlash. Well, that one’s excused. There is a little thing called ring rust. The match continued with Kane looking the best in probably three years until Edge sends Kane into the steel post on the outside and then follows up with a huge spear. Kane stays out for a while and as he attempts to get back in, Edge baseball slides him to the ground. Edge then stands in the ring alone looking at the crowd and he received the largest heel heat I have heard in years from a WWE crowd. Years, people. I don’t care if it is because of a real life situation, heat is heat. He’s supposed to have you hating him and you do, and man, did they hate him last night.
Edge starts to work on the shoulder a little, but Kane eventually starts to “Hulk Up” and comes back with a huge offense once again. Edge hit some big moves on the former WWE Champion, but each time, Kane sat right back up. The match then continued with Kane in control, and he eventually climbed to the top. He dove off with a driving lariat, but Edge countered with a dropkick to the gut. It would have been better if it was towards the shoulder, but it’s hard to aim with that and it was still a very good spot. Edge tried to follow up with a Spear, but Kane gave him a Big Boot. Gene Snitsky then made his way down to the ring as Kane signaled for the Chokeslam. Kane took him out quick and then turned his attention to Edge once again, but Lita then came in with a chair. Kane saw her and confronted her, but she tried to “seduce” him. Well, at least she was playing the slut character everyone was chanting her as. Kane didn’t buy it and grabbed her and placed the chair on her throat circa Taboo Tuesday 2004. Kane went to take her out, but Snitsky hopped in and laid him out! The match continued until a melee ensued which saw Edge grabbing the briefcase and trying to hit Kane, Kane ducking, Edge hitting Snitsky, and Kane hitting the Chokeslam on Edge for the win. It was a pretty good match.
Winner: Kane
Star Wrestler: Kane
This match made Kane. It did more for Kane then burying Taker, taking off his mask, becoming psycho, et cetera. It made him look strong by taking down 3 people with weapons. It made him look crafty and intuitive by being able to counter almost everything Edge threw at him. It just made him look great and I hope to god WWE capitalizes on this match and pushes Kane to maybe a feud with Triple H. Plus, the crowd was way behind him the whole match. Granted, they were thinking of Hardy instead of him, but if heat is heat, then pops are pops. Great job by the Big Red Machine.
We then see Todd Grisham with Shawn Michaels and Todd informed the Heartbreak Kid that Angle guaranteed victory. So Shawn said tonight he will make it better than Wrestlemania and will make Vengeance his. Typical Michaels interview that went over great and had amazing charisma and guess what? Emotion!
Kurt Angle Vs. Shawn Michaels
I sure as hell had my doubts that this could be as good as Wrestlemania, but it was just as good, and I might even say that it was better by a hair. Angle and Michaels go at went with a bunch of lock-ups in the early goings of the match. Eventually, Angle hit a double knee into the joint of Michaels’ left arm and the tide of the match made me ponder a bit. They had a good opener to transition in the match with the arm, but they really didn’t do anything. This is probably my only complaint against the match. Everything else worked and worked great. The match continued until a fast paced series of moves ended in Shawn Michaels trying to roll up Angle, but Angle rolling through and locking on the Ankle Lock. Michaels got out quickly and gave Angle a clothesline to send him out of the ring. They then traded shots on the outside until Angle got Michaels up for the Angle Slam. Michaels wiggled his way out of it, and the two went near the steel post and did some damage there. They then made their way in front of the Spanish Announcers table and Angle ducked a right from Michaels and hit a German Suplex onto Michaels onto the table, which didn’t even break! Man that was a good moment. Angle eventually pulled Michaels in and started to work the neck area of Michaels. Angle mounts some great offense here. Instead of punching, he hit European Uppercuts to the throat of Michaels. It was the little things in this match that really made it great, and you’ll get more detail as to what later on.
Michaels tried to fire back, but Angle got Michaels in the powerbomb position. Now, I see this and think “God damn it, Kurt, work the neck some.” Just as I think this, Angle fired out and hit a powerbomb onto Michaels to the turnbuckle; neck first! It was sick and the look on Michaels limp face was priceless. He then slapped on the chin lock and another little thing comes into play. Angle leaned on Shawn Michaels to put all the pressure onto Shawn’s neck. Great positioning and it is things like this which is why I enjoy Kurt Angle so much. He has such a great knowledge of the human body and what to do to inflict maximum pain that it comes of really well in submission type things. His selling may be in the crapper sometimes, but his offense is always 110%. After this, the match continued on with Angle hitting some nice Suplexes including a Belly-To-Belly that saw Angle catching Michaels off the turnbuckle and executing it. After more back and forth, Angle got a standing chin lock and positioned himself again so all the pressure is on Michaels. He transitioned from that to a headlock with all the pressure still on Michaels. Like I said, it’s the little things that made this match great. Michaels eventually got up, but he couldn’t shake the headlock. So what did he do? Back suplexed Angle of course! Well placed and well done.
They then got up after seven counts and Michaels hit the diving forearm followed by the nip up and the rest of the routine ending with the Elbow Drop. I think it’s a good routine every once and a while, but I really wish he would mix it up. I still find it funny that Flair called Hart out for doing the same routine over and over again, yet he calls Michaels one of the best and Michaels does it all the time. No offense to Hart or Michaels, but it just seems like a double-standard to me. After all of this, Michaels started to tune up the band, but Angle fired back with a clothesline. Angle then went for the Angle Slam after a 2 count, but Michaels wiggled out again and counters it into a DDT. The match really started to pick up after this.
Michaels went for Vertical Suplex, but Angle jumps over and hit a German. Angle goes for another, but Michaels broke the hold and went for a forearm shot. Angle ducked, and then hit the Angle Slam after his third attempt. As Angle circled Michaels, Michaels rolled him up. The kick out was then followed by another pin fall attempt but Angle rolled through and slaps on the Ankle Lock. Michaels got in the corner and rolled through sending Angle into the ref. Angle then threw Michaels out of the ring and it looks like Shawn was hurt. I actually believed that Shawn was legitimately hurt from this, but guess not as after the trainers came down, Angle went outside and shoved them aside and threw Michaels back in. Michaels went for the Sweet Chin Music, but Angle countered with the Ankle Lock and I get big Wrestlemania 21 déjà vu here as Michaels rolled through several times but never got rid of Angle and it looked like he almost tapped many times. The third time was the charm for Michaels though as he rolled through and sent Angle shoulder first into the steel post. Michaels then hit the Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere and both men were out of it. Angle eventually got up and starts to crawl to the top rope. After crawling to the top, he finally got ready to nail what looked like would have been a Double Ax Handle, but Shawn Michaels fired back with the Sweet Chin Music as Angle comes down and Shawn Michaels picks up the win to even the score in an amazing match! A little weak of ending, but still a great match.
Winner: Shawn Michaels
Star Wrestler: Kurt Angle
This was a great match by both men, but I think it really should shut up Angle critics. His offense in this match was great and while he may utilize Suplexes too much, every one in this match fit perfectly. You can’t carry someone to a great match like this no matter how good you are. The credit belongs to both Kurt and Shawn, but with the little things Kurt did to accentuate the pain Shawn had, I have to give the nod to Kurt.
After this, WWE had to calm the crowd down some so we had our Viscera-Lillian Garcia segment. I don’t care who you are, Viscera is funny as a retard in the urinal. Lillian sang to Viscera and says she loves him, and then eventually got down on one knee and proposed. Just before Viscera could answer, the music of the Godfather hits and the Ho Train and Conductor come out. Now, I was never that big of a fan of Godfather, but this was so well placed and such a nice surprise, I genuinely marked out. Godfather came out and talked about Viscera being a pimp-in-training and said he can either have one woman for the rest of his life or climb aboard the Ho Train! Well, it’s no duh what Viscera picked and Lillian Garcia looked sad and rejected. Poor Lillian, but what do you expect from a 500 pound black sex machine? On a side note, I would absolutely love to see Viscera and Godfather as a tag team on Raw. It would never happen, but here’s hoping.
WWE Championship Match
Triple Threat
John Cena (c) Vs. Christian Vs. Chris Jericho
I was pumped for this match. I mean, pumped. Jericho and Cena have had such great matches such as Wrestlemania 20, Backlash 2004, Unforgiven 2004, and the April 19, May 10, and December 27, 2005 matches on Raw. Even more, they have amazing Triple Threat matches with anyone like Unforgiven 2003 and the April 4, 2005 match on Raw. I had high expectations going into this match, and I was not disappointed. Interesting side note: many forget that Cena’s first PPV appearance in WWE was on Vengeance in 2002 and who did he beat? Chris Jericho! Funny how time changes. The match started off with the three facing off and eventually going at it. Tomko interfered by taking out Jericho and tripping up Cena and the ref ejected him to the dismay of C^2. The match continued along and eventually Cena whipped Christian into the corner, Christian jumped up to counter, but Cena caught him in FU position. Christian then held onto the ropes to save himself, but Cena FUed him onto the outside. Fun little spot. It continued on until Jericho did his “Irish Whip into the corner followed by a Bulldog” spot. I absolutely love that move and that spot; absolutely! Soon after this, Cena and Jericho went to the outside and Jericho went to Suplex Cena onto the table. During this, the crowd chants ECW. Why? I hate the obligatory “ECW” chants from people who probably didn’t even get into ECW until WWE started mentioning it and putting it over huge. Cena countered the Suplex and tried one for himself, Jericho countered that one with one for himself, and Cena eventually countered that with a DDT. Nice countering spot and it had a great send-off. Eventually, Christian and Cena got into the ring and Christian mocked Cena’s “You Can’t See Me.” Cena fired back with huge shoulder takedowns and as he went for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, Jericho pulled him out and slammed him into the steps. Meanwhile, Christian bounced off the ropes and gave Jericho a nice Baseball Slide for good measure. That was another fun little spot.
The non-stop action, WWE style, continued on through this with another good spot, but too reminiscent of Unforgiven 2003. Christian climbed to the top, only to have Jericho meet him and set him up for a Superplex. Cena then walked in and got Jericho in Powerbomb position and Powerbombed him as Jericho Superplexed Christian. Not the exact same spot from Unforgiven, but very similar. Near falls and a little punch trading followed before one of the better spots of the night, at this point, happened. Cena gave Christian a Drop Toe Hold right onto Christian, and then bounced off the ropes and gave a double Five Knuckle Shuffle. Just fun, I thought. Again, near falls and punch trading followed and the crowd was insanely hot at this point. Like WWE or not, they seriously know how to book Triple Threat matches. I am dead serious. They rarely have a bad Triple. After a near fall, Christian went out to get a chair. The ref saw him and admonished him as Tomko ran in and laid out Cena. Christian went for the cover, of course, and Cena kicked out. I genuinely thought this was going to be it; nice false ending. Cena then got Christian out of the ring, but Jericho popped in and locked in the Walls of Jericho. I could sense the ending coming and I was waiting to tattoo Jericho on my chest. All of the sudden, Christian got on the apron and Jericho broke the hold and gave the CLB a Springboard Dropkick and then went right back to Cena and the Walls. Cena looked so close to tapping I wanted to mark out just a few seconds early. Just as Cena’s hand dropped, Christian rolled up Jericho for a near fall. Damn you, Captain Charisma! I wanted my Jericho title reign. Crap. After the near fall, Christian got lifted up in the FU position by Cena, but Jericho started to run at Cena. Cena then spun around and used Christian’s body to take out Jericho, and then he hit the FU for the win! Damn, I love WWE triple threat matches. All my expectations were met and with the excellent work by Cena, it was even surpassed.
Winner: John Cena
Star Wrestler: Chris Jericho
Now this may be really confusing to some. John Cena did an amazing job in this match. I never doubted his work, and I think, or rather hope, this proved most of his skeptics wrong. He may be no Benoit, but he is still enjoyable. Now, back to the point. Chris Jericho is one of my all time favorite wrestlers, but I feel like he has been completely phoning it in lately like another Chris on the WWE roster. It really pisses me off on Raw to see him just do his spots and not much else, but this match really made it better for me. It may not be his best match ever or in recent memory, but it definitely proved that Jericho still has what it takes. Hurray for Jericho-holics!
We then see a nice video package for the Hell in a Cell featuring some nice quotes and shots, and then we go to the main event. Another side note, all WWE haters have to admit that WWE prides itself in their video packages and they definitely deliver. The packages always give me chills in a good feud like the Guerrero-Mysterio one last week. It’s a great way to get the emotion building inside fans right before the match. Anyway, onto the main event!
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Hell in a Cell
Batista (c) Vs. Triple H
Going into this match, I expected the Triple H win. I even envisioned myself reading the same Triple H moan-fest from IWC members ‘round the world. So the ending to this match definitely was good all around and for this one lowly reviewer.
The match started off all Batista in the ring overpowering Triple H before it spilled to the outside and Batista discovered his new favorite weapon: the cell! Batista slammed Triple H three times into the cage, but on the fourth try, Triple H reversed and set him straight into the steps. Problem is, though, that Batista landed awkwardly and his arm/shoulder went straight into the steel post. Triple H hung the arm around to work it a little but then turned it around on Batista and slammed the champ into the cage. Interesting side note: at this point, the clothesline was probably used for the one hundredth time tonight. I officially mark the clothesline as WWE’s most overused move of the past few months. Moving on, Triple H looked under the ring and it sounded like he was messing with a toolbox. That’s exactly what I want, another “Jackass” version of “Home Improvement” a la Bad Blood 2003. But I was surprised. Instead of a hammer or some crap, Triple H pulled out a chain. Now, a chain is not something we see much in WWE so whenever I do see it, I normally tend to get a little overexcited. Triple H hopped in the ring and started to whip Batista with the chain. Yes! This is exactly what I want to see in the cell: brutality! Triple H then started to choke Batista using the chain and top rope. Batista powered out a little, but Triple H came back and then hung Batista over the top rope with the chain. Every cell has one picture to sum it up. Badd Blood 1997 had Shawn Michaels just losing grasp of the cell. King of the Ring 1998 had Foley in the air almost 20 feet in the air. This one definitely would be summed up with the picture of Batista being hung over the top rope.
Batista eventually powered out and guillotined Triple H right on the rope. Batista then caught up with the chain and Triple H and gave the Cerebral Assassin a taste of his own medicine. This is what I liked about the match thus far. One person would do something, and then the other would do it twice as hard. Batista used the cage on Triple H, so Triple H did it to him. Now, vice versa with the chain. It’s a nice little dynamic to the match. Eventually, Batista and Triple H got on the outside and Batista picked up Triple H and slammed him into the steel post, then the cage corner, then steel post, and finally cage corner. The fans seemed to really enjoy that. Batista then sent him straight into the cage and as usual, Triple H got busted open. When is there a high profile match that doesn’t feature Triple H bleeding? Seriously, it’s overkill at this point, but also expected in the cell. Back in the ring, Triple H turned the tide of the match with a huge Arn Anderson-style Spinebuster. He then went under the ring for another weapon, and what did he pull out? A freakin’ chair wrapped in motha’ freakin’ barbed wire. Triple H hopped in the ring and then whacked Batista right in the back with it followed by another one. Batista eventually overpowered and then eventually got the chair himself and whacked Triple H square in the crimson mask he was wearing. Now, this is how you accentuate the brutal nature of the cell while still using the “one-upmanship” psychology. Excellent match so far.
Batista then took the chair and raked it over the wound of Triple H. Triple H escaped to the outside, but Batista continued the onslaught with the cage and steps. The action continued with Batista in control until Batista missed a shoulder thrust in the corner on Triple H and went straight into the steel post. My only gripe in this match is that they kept teasing that shoulder injury. They focused two moves right on it and did nothing with it. I don’t think they should have worked on the shoulder, rather just brawled, but why do it if you don’t want to?
Triple H then carried Batista to the middle and set him up for the Pedigree onto the chair, but naturally, Batista countered out. Darn, I would have liked to see that spot. Triple H started to punch out Batista, but the champ caught him off the ropes with a powerslam onto the freaking chair! Yay, I got my spot! Batista then grabbed the chain and looked like he was going to do something with it and the chair, but Triple H countered it right onto the chair. Oh, I got two spots involving the chair. To quote the sick kid from Dave Chappelle, hurray for me! Naturally, this busted open the champ and the match was far from over at this point.
Triple H then followed with the cage bumps and raking on Batista. It’s completely blow for blow at this point. At this point, I really started to notice how much the crowd was behind Batista. Kind of weird as it seems to be more than Cena. Anyway, Triple H grabbed the sledgehammer under the ring, but before he could use it, Batista kicked it out of him and they started to trade blows. Batista then set up Triple H for the Batista Bomb, but Triple H countered and nailed Batista with the sledgehammer. Batista kicked out of the cover, and at this point, the crowd was definitely more behind Batista then they were Cena earlier. I think it was more of the fact that they wanted to see someone finally beat Triple H one on one in the cell. The match continued until Batista grabbed the sledgehammer and went to nail Triple H, yet Triple H countered with a fistful of the chain. Man that was a good surprise. Most of the match has been predictable, but good, but this was a nice spot I didn’t see coming. After an unsuccessful cover, the best spot of the whole night happened. Triple H got on the top to take out Batista. He jumped down, but Batista shoved the sledgehammer right in his throat and Triple H, literally, spit up blood. Screw that image of Batista hanging over the rope for this cell. Triple H spitting up blood is definitely the image of Hell in a Cell 2005. This match is intense.
Some good brawling ensued next before Batista finally picked up the ring steps and sent them right into Triple H’s head. That is a spot I really love, but rarely see nowadays. Batista then threw the steps in the ring and propped them up in the corner. He then sent Triple H into it face first three times in a row before whipping him straight into it from the opposite corner. Damn, that’s great brutality. Batista then did his thumbs down shtick (I still love that they still reference Orton in a Triple H-Batista feud) and went for the Batista Bomb. Triple H countered with a low blow, of course, and then hit the Pedigree finally. I legitimately thought that this was it, but Batista kicked out. Man, I was so happy. I’m not a Triple H hater, but Raw and WWE needs Batista to come out of this match on top. Triple H then started to position the steps in the middle and lifted Batista for the Pedigree position on the steps. Batista countered though and hit a massive spinebuster onto the steps! Batista then went for the Batista Bomb again, but Triple H had the sledgehammer and it’s looking like Wrestlemania X-Seven up in this house. However, before Triple H could use it, Batista hit the bomb and got the win. Damn! What a match and the crowd was erupting!
Winner: Batista
Star Wrestler: Triple H
This was a great effort by Batista and likewise with John Cena, I hope and think it turned his critics away. But you got to hand it to Triple H. He made Batista in this match. Much like No Mercy 2002 made Brock Lesnar, the cell tonight made Batista and I applaud Triple H for putting over Batista so much. Way to go, Game.
Overall, this was a solid pay-per-view. It proved the critics wrong in every single way, in my opinion. They said Angle-Michaels couldn’t make a match as good, they said Cena, Batista, and Hemme couldn’t hack it, and most said WWE couldn’t hack it at all anymore. WWE definitely pulled off one of the greatest PPVs of the year, and I would go as far as saying the greatest single-brand PPV to date. Kudos, WWE. Well, until next time, this is “Squared Circle Reviews” signing off and hoping you enjoy what you watch.
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