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Post by BV on Apr 26, 2009 22:09:54 GMT -5
Man, what a PPV tonight, I can honestly say, no one expected it to be THAT good. Well, I'm going to go watch the Rockets/Blazers game on TNT. Peace.
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 26, 2009 22:10:23 GMT -5
Last time I checked plans change and Punk has no control over ****. When it happens, I'll be sure to mention I was right. congratulations then, nobody gives a shit.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 26, 2009 22:10:34 GMT -5
Amazing PPV way better than WM 25! It felt SO GOOD! to see that big nose bitch get kicked in his skull and the fans telling him goodbye was like icing on the cake!
OH YEA!!!! 9 TIMES !!!!!!!!!!! Bad performance at WM, then the fans turn on him. I hope HHH gets the message that it's time to step away from the main event now.
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Post by ilol on Apr 26, 2009 22:10:46 GMT -5
LOL at Edge being a 9-time champion in the span of 3 years. This is ridiculous. And yet you have him in your Avatar winning the Belt.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Apr 26, 2009 22:11:30 GMT -5
Rubbish, nobody and certainly not edge deserves a world title 9 times in 3 years. This is just stupid and now we have to watch another of his painful boring reigns. Don't worry, that reign will only last 3 weeks. Much like the majority of his other reigns. I want it to end ASAP, these reigns shouldnt happen to begin with. Rubbish, nobody and certainly not edge deserves a world title 9 times in 3 years. This is just stupid and now we have to watch another of his painful boring reigns. Finally. Someone with sense on this board. I lol at the people who cheer at Edge winning the titles but hate it when Triple H wins. At this rate Edge will have more world titles then Trips and Ric Flair. Well it doesnt bother me if my opinion follows that of the majority but im so sick of these horrible reigns edge has.
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Post by yankeesforever on Apr 26, 2009 22:12:47 GMT -5
CENA IS OUT LIKE A LIGHT! Pretty entertaining PPV. Enjoyed it more than WrestleMania. Can't wait to go to the fallout SD/ECW/Superstars(?) at MSG Tuesday. At least it was somthin to watch , than our yankees
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Post by heartbreakkid2k3 on Apr 26, 2009 22:13:36 GMT -5
Amazing PPV way better than WM 25! It felt SO GOOD! to see that big nose bitch get kicked in his skull and the fans telling him goodbye was like icing on the cake! OH YEA!!!! 9 TIMES !!!!!!!!!!! But seriously tho big show helping edge win was stupid and i seriously hope cena is ok that spot was VERY unnecessary i dont understand why he didn't just throw him off the stage onto those boxes instead of a FUKKIN STAGE LIGHT but it was a great match just a stupid finish Uhh...you know that the light was set up for Cena to go through right? He's fine...I guarantee it. It was a work.
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Post by SodaGuy on Apr 26, 2009 22:13:56 GMT -5
Don't worry, that reign will only last 3 weeks. Much like the majority of his other reigns. I want it to end ASAP, these reigns shouldnt happen to begin with. Dude, we got it. We're not a bunch of idiots who can't understand something the first time around. But, if he does end in 3 weeks - you'll complain then.
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Post by Epic Z on Apr 26, 2009 22:14:19 GMT -5
ORTON NEW CHAMPION YES!
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Post by rkokixas on Apr 26, 2009 22:16:11 GMT -5
My favorite part of the show?The fans doing the 'Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye" chant to Egotrips!!!Thank you Providence!!!RKO!!!!!!
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Apr 26, 2009 22:17:20 GMT -5
I want it to end ASAP, these reigns shouldnt happen to begin with. Dude, we got it. We're not a bunch of idiots who can't understand something the first time around. But, if he does end in 3 weeks - you'll complain then. Im not saying anyones an idiot mate. I wont be complaining about that because it needs to happen because these title should leave edge and stay off him from that point on for a very very long time.
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Post by chrishustle on Apr 26, 2009 22:19:49 GMT -5
My favorite part of the show?The fans doing the 'Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye" chant to Egotrips!!!Thank you Providence!!!RKO!!!!!! ;D
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Post by Kody on Apr 26, 2009 22:20:03 GMT -5
All in all, a very good show. Glad I decided to watch it.
G'night everyone.
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Post by chrishustle on Apr 26, 2009 22:21:17 GMT -5
Amazing PPV way better than WM 25! It felt SO GOOD! to see that big nose bitch get kicked in his skull and the fans telling him goodbye was like icing on the cake! OH YEA!!!! 9 TIMES !!!!!!!!!!! But seriously tho big show helping edge win was stupid and i seriously hope cena is ok that spot was VERY unnecessary i dont understand why he didn't just throw him off the stage onto those boxes instead of a FUKKIN STAGE LIGHT but it was a great match just a stupid finish Uhh...you know that the light was set up for Cena to go through right? He's fine...I guarantee it. It was a work. yea i know i was acting like a mark for a sec
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Post by v/\v on Apr 26, 2009 22:22:59 GMT -5
Swagger vs Christian was a great match, thought the end was a bit abrupt. And I disagree that Christian needed to win the belt tonight.
Jericho/Steamboat, eh ok.
Punk/Kane, alright, nice to see Kane mixing things up a bit.
I soooooooooooooo wanted JR to deck Cole during the Khali bit. Didn't find much funny other than JR getting noticeably(and rightly so iyam) irritated.
Jeff/Matt was good but not great.
6-man tag, BRILLIANT match. Hope H is gone for years.
Edge/Cena, great exciting match but either man winning meant little for me, which took shine away from the finish because they'll probably add 3 more reigns a piece by the end of the year. The finish was amazing, just the result would have been/is pretty underwhelming either way it could of gone/did go.
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Post by Epic Z on Apr 26, 2009 22:24:04 GMT -5
I'm so pumped right now that Orton is champion.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 22:26:26 GMT -5
Uhh...you know that the light was set up for Cena to go through right? He's fine...I guarantee it. It was a work. yea i know i was acting like a mark for a sec This PPV completely made up for the suckass that was called WrestleMania Christian, who probably shouldve won the MITB, won the ECW Championship. Kane, beat Punk, which surprised me considering how far Punk is now getting shoved down our throats Jericho, another PPV win, against Steamboat who looks amazing Orton winning the title, which he shouldve done at WrestleMania. Jeff/Matt was good and I didnt mind Jeff winning because of all the wins Matt got. and Edge beating Cena shouldve happened at WrestleMania. However Im alright with his win tonight. 9/10 for tonight.
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Post by ppk101 on Apr 26, 2009 22:27:50 GMT -5
I would've had Punk go over Kane, and maybe had Swagger or someone else take out Cena instead of Big Show, but other than that, great PPV.
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Post by Flava Dave on Apr 26, 2009 22:28:53 GMT -5
Great PPV is great. Another year that Backlash is better than Wrestlemania. I'm definitely picking this up on DVD.
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Post by J12 on Apr 26, 2009 22:29:32 GMT -5
Alright, so here it goes.
Unfortunately, I was pre-occupied throughout the better portion of Christian/Finlay. I was trying to figure some stuff out on the computer and as a result, must it. I was listening, however, and it sounded like a pretty damn good match. Very, very glad to see Christian get the win and the ECW Championship. My only fear in this result is that Swagger is going to disappear, which is something I don't want to see. Swagger is a hell of a talent and he deserves to stick around on a weekly basis.
Backstage segment with Edge and Christian was classic. You could hear how genuinely excited the crowd was to see them on screen together, and their interaction was exactly what you would expect out of their respective characters. Seeing more of this would be excellent.
Jericho/Steamboat was impressive as was to be expected. Going into Wrestlemania, we were totally unaware of what Steamboat was capable of, but going into this evening we were well aware he was still capable of a good match. His chemistry with Jericho is great and I was very pleased with the result. Steamboat didn't need any sort of victory or to be put over in anyway, so I'm glad there was a solid finish with no question that Jericho was the winner of the match and the rivalry. This legends feud actually served its purpose, WWE handled it incredibly well.
CM Punk/Kane was even solid enough. After their previous encounter on Raw, I was really expecting nothing out of the match. Furthermore, I was looking at this bout as nothing more than filler. The match was solid, though, but I was a bit confused as to why Kane won. Its quite obvious that they are trying to establish Punk as a legitimate main event player on Smackdown and truth be told Kane hasn't been doing much of anything worth noting lately, so I thought Punk was more deserving of the win. Oh well.
I have to say, WWE went all out with the video packages tonight, something about them just seemed more important than they have recently. Also, "Seasons" was an excellent Pay-Per-View song, one of the best in a long while. It made me think of the days when events had memorable music, not the crap they've been using lately. It had a very 01-03 feel to it, and i liked that.
I was incredibly underwhelmed and disappointed by Hardy vs. Hardy. I've come to have pretty high expectations for their matches. I thought their Wrestlemania match was really fun and solid, as was the stretcher match on Smackdown. This particular bout just seemed sloppy, lackluster, and incredibly uneventful. It was blatantly obvious that Jeff was going to win (and dominate), but I was still hoping in the back of my mind that Matt would pull out the win somehow. I don't think this match was necessary to the feud at all, to be quite honest. Matt needed to boost to get over on Raw, but Jeff didn't really suffer by losing to his brother. This match just kind of negated everything positive they've done with Matt Hardy in the last couple of months.
Khali Kiss Cam was hardly entertaining. I usually find myself laughing when Santino is around, but I just found this to be childish and unentertaining. I thought it went way too long - it could have easily been replaced by a match. An unbelievable amount of talent got left off of the card, and this had no business being there.
Now we move onto the six man tag team match. First of all, let me stress that I had incredibly low hopes going into this mach. After Wrestlemania, my interest in the Triple H/Randy Orton feud diminished to absolutely nothing. Furthermore, I've been totally fed up with this revenge story they've had going. I was afraid in the beginning that we'd seen the last of Randy, and that it would indeed be a 2-on-3 squash, which I wouldn't put past WWE at all. Thankfully, Orton showed up (much to my delight, and the crowd's) and it wound up being a pretty damn good match. Not a fan of the very long spot with Shane in the middle - it was good storytelling and great team dynamics but it went a bit too long. The ending of the match was more or less perfect, I was very glad that it came down to Orton and Triple H, with everyone else doing battle around the ring. I started to piece things together in the final minutes, but I will admit I found myself saying "...come on, RKO...RKO" more than once. The chair spot with Triple H/Batista was a perfect set up for the finish. I thought for sure it was over after the RKO (and apparently so did the bell keeper) - I'm still wondering whether this was planned or a total botch. Either way, it was a bit confusing. The punt to the head was perfect. I couldn't help but smile to see that every member of the family had been struck at one point or another. Great to see Randy with the belt again, and I hope this means a break for Triple H for a while.
I'd been excited about the World Title match for the last couple of weeks. I'm not a fan of overdoing matches, but this felt necessary. Things were left wide open after Wrestlemania, and Edge and Cena have a history of working incredibly well together. Very glad they got the main event spot. I feel obligated to say that the very idea of a Last Man Standing match to me is a bit of a turn off. No matter how talented a wrestler is, it is incredibly hard to successfully captivate a crowd in a Last Man Standing match. There is an unbelievable amount of down time, and no matter how bit the finish is, ultimately, it is uneventful because of the slow and painful ten count needed to end the match.
With that being said, I don't think this match quite qualifies as a match of the year candidate, nor is it even the best of Edge and John Cena's confrontations, but Cena and Edge did everything they could with it. They made the stipulation their own, and still managed to have a pretty rough and tumble match despite the lack of any real "weapons".
A lot of down time seemed to ruin the momentum at times, but a great crowd helped keep the pace and make it a really enjoyable match. I can't say the same for the finish, however. Big Show getting involved was random, uneventful, and just downright lackluster. I hate the fact that WWE will just never let Edge beat John Cena fair and square. Why couldn't he have hit a spear like they teased? Edge was a man possessed, willing to do anything to win the title. Had he beaten Cena, John still would have walked out looking like a million bucks. I understand that they're setting up a program between Cena and Show, but that could have easily been dealt with tomorrow on Raw, they have enough history that this didn't need to happen to make the feud believable.
That moment really killed the vibe of the event for me, but I would hate to diminish it as a whole. After two extremely disappointing main events at Wrestlemania, Backlash certainly made up for it - giving us a very entertaining WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship Match.
A few notes I want to touch upon...
WWE should consider hitting Providence more often. The crowd was unbelievable all night, one of the best I've heard in a while. A crowd can really make or break an event, and tonight, they made it. Far better than Wrestlemania's crowd in Houston. Honestly, the reaction during Edge/Cena was deafening. You'd have thought it was Rock vs. Hogan II.
Furthermore, Providence was the most honest crowd I've seen in a long time. They weren't strictly trying to mess with WWE (a la Toronto or Philadelphia typically does), they were expressing the general, honest opinion of the most average WWE fan. Mixed reaction for Cena, excitement for Randy Orton, and boredom with Triple H. WWE needs to take note.
Incredibly glad to see Edge and Orton walk out with the belts, but was it really necessary to put all the focus on H and Cena? Come on. Both faces are put on stretchers and carried out to silence - that is repetitive enough. But the fact that they almost ignored the title changes was borderline disrespectful. By the time Orton's music stopped, it seemed like JR, King, and Cole had already forgotten that Randy Orton was the champion. Even after losing the title, it was still all about Triple H.
Backlash literally rendered Wrestlemania useless. This is something WWE needs to be very careful of. It ruins some of the prestige of Wrestlemania. John Cena wins the title, only to lose it three weeks later in a far better match. Triple H retains at Wrestlemania in one of the worst main events in Wrestlemania history, and loses the title three weeks later in a far better match. Dragging the feud out killed Orton's heat and made his win less appealing. The main event scene at Wrestlemania has now been totally negated less than a month later - there really is no reason to have ever watched the matches.
As a whole, Backlash was easily one of the best events WWE has put on in a long, long time. That isn't to say, however, it wasn't bogged down by several, major prior booking mistakes.
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