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Post by T1 on May 1, 2011 22:01:24 GMT -5
I love WWE but man...aside from Christian winning this was one of the most disappointing nights ever. Just in terms of who won, not match quality. Just every single match should have been flipped in terms of who won...but great overall PPV quality.
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Post by Unit/V-C2/4 on May 1, 2011 22:01:29 GMT -5
Main event steel cage was way better than I thought it would be.
Well rounded ppv.
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Post by Edge618 on May 1, 2011 22:02:00 GMT -5
Overall good PPV, the cage match was even pretty good for what it was. Personally, I think Morrison showed tonight that he just isn't main event material. I just wasn't feeling him at all and didn' think he even had a shot at winning.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 22:02:56 GMT -5
Overall good PPV, the cage match was even pretty good for what it was. Personally, I think Morrison showed tonight that he just isn't main event material. I just wasn't feeling him at all and didn' think he even had a shot at winning. Yes, because doing a Star-Ship Pain off the top of the steel cage with no leverage is just easy to do.
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Post by Johnny on May 1, 2011 22:03:22 GMT -5
Lol at Everyone getting mad over Cena winning already. It was obvious, he hasn't had the title for nearly a year, ofcourse he was going to win it. What a great reason for him to be champion again.
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Post by marino13 on May 1, 2011 22:03:32 GMT -5
I ordered the PPV cause I wanted Christian, Punk, & Cody to win. But even though I only got one of the three, I couldn't be more pleased with this PPV.
All the main matches (except Cole/Swagger vs King/JR) was entertaining. And the Kofi vs Sheamus match was a very good for a surprise match.
Overall I'd give it a solid 8.5 outta 10.
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Post by Almost Like Flacco on May 1, 2011 22:04:05 GMT -5
Great PPV, I loved every match. Most importantly, though...
CHRISTIAN IS WORLD CHAMPION!!! I'm marking out like crazy over here! CHRISTIAN!!!
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Post by TheChamp420 on May 1, 2011 22:04:52 GMT -5
10 time champ
Vs jbl wm21 Vs edge rr2006 Vs edge unforgiven 2006 Vs Batista wm26 Elimination chamber 2010 Vs orton breaking point Vs orton bragging rights Vs miz ER Vs Jericho survivor series Vs edge/show wm25
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Mr. K.O
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Post by Mr. K.O on May 1, 2011 22:05:05 GMT -5
Extreme Rules Review
Last Man Standing: Didn't watch yet
Tables Match: 2 ½/5 Stars. Pretty good match with some back and forths. Ending was sick.
Country Whipping Match: 1/5 Stars. Don't get me started on this Falls Count Anywhere Match: 3 ½/5 Stars. Very awesome match with good spots and action around the arena.
Loser Leaves WWE Match: 2/5 Stars. An okay match, some good bumps and better than a lot of Diva Matches these days. The post match beat down by Kong was great.
Ladder Match: 4/5 Stars. Definitely MOTN with a lot of bumps and spots, especially the one where Del Rio hit his back on the ladder from the top rope. Finallly after keeping the IWC waiting for YEARS..... Christian becomes the champion. Very stellar match.
Tag Team Lumberjack Match: 1/5 Stars: Very forgettable match, in fact I almost forgot this match even existed.
Triple Threat Steel Cage Match: 3/5 Stars. The beginning of the match was slow paced but it picked up when the good moments happened. R-Truth's interference helped his heel turn even more and though I hate to see Cena as Champ again, the AA of the top was sick.
Overall Rating: 3.4/5 Stars
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Post by T1 on May 1, 2011 22:05:13 GMT -5
Christian winning the World Title was absolutely incredible but the fact that it wasn't the main event just...severely ruins it. In fact, everything gets kind of ruined by the fact that there are 2 World Titles. It wouldn't be so bad if they were treated equally but the fact that they make no attempt to hide the fact that the WHC is inferior just makes everything blehh
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Post by Jesseversion1 on May 1, 2011 22:07:24 GMT -5
By the way - by reading the comments in this thread, you can tell there are people that just refuse to try to enjoy WWE. Just stop watching. Seriously, the people that didn't enjoy the show tonight performance wise at all should just stop watching. It's going to be hard for a PPV this year to top that honestly. I agree, the PPV was great!
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Post by Kody on May 1, 2011 22:07:40 GMT -5
Fantastic PPV.
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Post by Jesseversion1 on May 1, 2011 22:09:46 GMT -5
The WHC shouldve been the last match. Seeing it was mych better, and couldve gave christan more time to celebrate.
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Post by J12 on May 1, 2011 22:11:33 GMT -5
Very tough to find things to complain about tonight.
A solid match between Punk and Orton to kick off the night. I enjoyed the match, but the commentating selling it as so extreme sort of bothered me. The fact that Extreme Rules is now a staple of the WWE Pay-Per-View calendar during a time in which they don't even allow blood or chair shots to the head is sort of counterproductive. I'm not saying I want to see people get hit in the head, etc, it's just funny that now what we're getting is considered so "extreme". In any case, a solid match but by no means an indication of what was still to come. Really disappointed they decided to give Orton the win. Punk needed a good victory, and with the two going to separate shows, Orton really didn't need it. I'm tired of Punk being treated like garbage.
Nice little addition with the table match, with a fantastic result. I like Sheamus more and more every week and his work rate is constantly improving, he just keeps getting better and better. A fun, well-paced match with a fairly predictable result. Good to see the U.S. Title go back to Raw, but I was a little sad to see it taken away from Sheamus so quickly. Hopefully this means big things for him on Smackdown.
The Whipping Tag Team match was really the only sour note of the night, and thankfully it didn't run too long. Terrible match, more annoying than anything. It's unfortunate that Swagger has been subjected to this, but hey, at least he's getting TV time. Disappointed to see Cole pick up the win, because that means this terrible angle isn't over yet.
Fun match between Cody and Rey. I think Cody has done some great things lately, but Mysterio needed to win this one to wrap things up. Not as great as their Wrestlemania match, or their Smackdown rematch for that matter, but it served its purpose and certainly pleased the crowd. Nothing wrong with a good arena chaser every once in a while.
I enjoyed the Layla/McCool match a lot. I've been a big supporter of these two for a while now, and while it was sad to Michelle go, the match itself was a great way to go out. One of the better and more entertaining diva matches I've seen in a while. Interesting that they chose tonight to debut Kharma. The divas division is about to take an interesting turn.
The Ladder Match, of course, was the highlight of the night. I came in really thinking that tonight would be Christian's night, but it was impossible not to doubt it. WWE has been so high on Del Rio that to think that he'd lose not only at Wrestlemania, but again tonight, was almost inconceivable. The match was incredible. Back and forth, beautifully paced, great spots, told an incredible story. Both Christian and Del Rio should be incredibly proud for putting on one of, if not the best WWE match of 2011 thus far. I loved every second of it. Christian winning was surreal, an incredible moment I won't soon forget. I couldn't help but think of the Eddie/Benoit moment at Wrestlemania XX when Edge and Christian were together in the ring. So incredibly deserving, and whether or not it happened because of Edge's retirement is irrelevant to me. It's about damn time.
Tag team match was nothing more than filler, so it's hardly worth commenting on. I spent the majority of the time trying to figure out who was at ringside rather than watching the bout itself. The Corre is proving to be more and more of a waste as weeks go by, hopefully the end is coming sooner rather than later.
The Triple Threat Cage Match was very solid, some great spots and some interesting moves pulled off from Cena and Morrison. The suplex off the cage on The Miz looked absolutely brutal, I was shocked he wasn't hurt. Truth's interference was predictable, but necessary to really drive forward toward this Morrison/Truth feud. Morrison looked like a main event player tonight, which was totally necessary to really make him a big time player in the coming months.
I can't really be angry with Cena winning. He hasn't been champion in ten months. That's a LONG time for your number one guy to go without the belt. The Miz had a great reign and losing tonight did nothing to hurt his credibility. That victory at Wrestlemania was what he needed - it got him over the hump, and so losing tonight will have little bearing on him in the long run.
The results of the two main events seemed much more Wrestlemania-like than Wrestlemania itself. Christian winning the title for the first time, Cena finally winning the belt back from the top heel. These were Wrestlemania moments. However, I still firmly believe holding off on Cena until tonight was the right decision.
The biggest flaw to the show was the fact that the World Title match didn't go on last. I know there was technically more star power in the WWE Title match, but Christian/Del Rio had far more build going into it, and had a great, feel-good result.
Overall, and excellent show and a great way to kick off the new "season", if you will. Lets hope they can keep this up all year.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 22:12:14 GMT -5
Even though the Miz lost the title, the match still did a lot of good for him in terms of making him look like a legit main eventer. Dude took some nasty spots and went back and fourth with Cena a lot. The match surprised me honestly.
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Post by juicewinslow on May 1, 2011 22:12:52 GMT -5
I wonder who Christian will feud with now?
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Post by paynexkiller on May 1, 2011 22:13:30 GMT -5
The ending of the ladder match was terrible.
Made Christian look weak. He HAD to rely on Edge to come out and save him, making Del Rio look better as the heel, where as Christian can't overcome the odds.
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Post by Vintage ToneBoat on May 1, 2011 22:16:51 GMT -5
My favorite part of Extreme Rules was when Bin Laden died.
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Post by Mr. K.O on May 1, 2011 22:16:33 GMT -5
The ending of the ladder match was terrible. Made Christian look weak. He HAD to rely on Edge to come out and save him, making Del Rio look better as the heel, where as Christian can't overcome the odds. So? Del Rio had to RELY on Brodus and Ricardo
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on May 1, 2011 22:18:27 GMT -5
The ending of the ladder match was terrible. Made Christian look weak. He HAD to rely on Edge to come out and save him, making Del Rio look better as the heel, where as Christian can't overcome the odds. Christian would have won earlier if wasn't for Brodus Clay, so no one looked any worse off as they both had help. Besides, Del Rio's help was a lot more invasive than Edge honking a Car horn from a distance, if we wanted to go that route on it.
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