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Post by Joey Cush on Apr 30, 2012 19:58:26 GMT -5
Not sure if the buyrate will be that good, but I know I will be buying the DVD. Great show last night, couldnt believe it.
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Post by noir on Apr 30, 2012 22:10:35 GMT -5
Finished watching it just earlier. Good PPV overall, I think it's getting a bit too much praise as it only had 4 matches worth watching on it, none of which did I personally see ending right.
Kane/Orton - I'm a sucker for 'around the arena' brawls so I enjoyed this one. Could have had some cooler spots. Was totally envisioning Barrett coming out and settling the score with Orton for another Kane win, sucked Kane lost. Sheamus/ Bryan - Good for what it was, predictable on all accounts. Jericho/ Punk - Started off good, became amazing by the midway point. Was really into this one, but was rooting for Jericho. Lesnar/ Cena - Something different and above all, enjoyable. I loved this match, I actually got a sense of dread seeing Lesnar pace towards Cena. Not sure where they're going with this.
WTF was Cena's promo about at the end? My boss will be mad with me. I'm going away. I'll be fired. WHAT?
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Post by eric on Apr 30, 2012 22:21:38 GMT -5
They should have had Lesnar destroy the entire roster in the run up to Wrestlemania then face Undertaker at WM 29. Definatly would make it believable that he could end the streak.
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Post by alexgg on May 1, 2012 17:44:25 GMT -5
I think it was better than WrestleMania was.
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Post by xtremeperil on May 4, 2012 11:50:01 GMT -5
Extreme Rules
Opening Bout The night started off with Randy Orton vs. Kane. Believe it or not, it actually took until near the very end of the match for me to decide it's better than their Mania bout. The whole Falls Count Anywhere gimmick was utilized fine but it's just not that interesting of gimmick unless you got some high flyers in there to do some cool spots with the environment. With Orton/Kane, you didn't get any real cool spots, it was just a brawl, which is fine but it's not the most interesting thing to watch.
Also, Zack Ryder's portion was hilarious. He accomplished absolutely nothing. Not only did his attacks have no affect on Kane but he didn't even serve as a good distraction because he regained control less than a minute after Orton "took advantage"
Match Rating: 3.5/5
The Worst Part Of The Show You know, unlike most people, I didn't even really like Brodus Clay at first. I didn't bash the character, though I didn't think it was that funny, but I didn't really have a problem. Whatever novelty it had wore out quickly. Why? Because Brodus Clay just isn't that good in the ring. Since he got rid of the running crossbody, he basically has nothing good about him. What makes it worse is that Dolph Ziggler did the job to him. Side note: jobbing is just losing, anyone who doesn't know that, get it through your head. Anyways, as much as Ziggler is awesome, he didn't make this match any good, better than Swag would've.
Match Rating:1.5/5
Funniest Table Match Ending I absolutely loved how this ended. Actually, this was a really good match, for what was under five minutes. Loved several spots, The Beautiful Disaster kick, the height Cody got, and the finish. For five minutes, three great spots is really all it takes to be an enjoyable bout.
Match Rating: 3.5/5
DQ on an Extreme Rules PPV!? Yeah this didn't bother me at all. Hell In The Cell isn't all Hell In A Cell matches, so it's easy to assume not all matches will have no DQ. Plus, it benefited the story greatly. Anyway, I theorized this match will steal the show because of Sheamus and Bryan having that extra motivation of basically being bumped off Mania twice. I turns out, I was wrong. But let me say this, it's damn impressive that they didn't because these two put on a hell of a match. If I could rate it a 4.8 I would, but I'm not going to edit my rating system so it's a 4.5.
Match Rating: 4.5/5
Two Is Not Better Than One! Squash time! Normally I'd rant about this but I actually enjoyed it. Squash matches kind of depend on if you like the wrestlers moveset, and I think Ryback has an awesome moveset. Now, I would never buy a PPV for a match like this, but I'm not upset I've spent money and saw it either. Though, the rest of the card has a lot to do with it.
Match Rating: 2/5
Match Of The Year Punk vs. Jericho at Mania was the second best of the night. Punk vs. Jericho at Extreme Rules was match of the year. This is going to be a hard as hell match to beat, but Punk/Bryan could actually do this. But anyways, this match had absolutely no downside, and moreso than any other match, it got me involved. They convinced me Jericho was going to win, and I didn't want him too, and had me on the edge of my seat during certain falls. I loved when Punk kicked out of the Codebreaker/chair, I actually got of my seat and did a little "yeah!". Now, the only fault I had with Taker/Trips was they never convinced me that Taker was going to lose. My dad and my friend both had their moments, but not me. I never had a doubt in my mind that Taker would lose. Honestly, I didn't have any doubt that Punk would win either. While I don't have an argument as convincing as the streak, I still fully believed he'd be winning and through great storytelling, they place doubt in my mind and got me involved.
To be fair, at this point it's probably impossible to convince me Taker will lose at Mania, so I don't really blame any of the three involved, they did everything right. But still, a match where I'm more invested in will always be better, and even ignoring that I'd still go with this match.
Match Rating: 5/5
Layla Raided McCool's Closest I was hoping she would return with a look that wasn't just McCools, including the theme. Didn't she get her own? I think she has a different one in '12. Either way, the match was pretty decent. Not great, or even average, but Layla demonstrated some impressive offense and she won so I'm happy.
Match Rating: 2/5
Lesnar Is Such A Bad Ass The title says it all. While this was basically a fifteen plus squash match ending in the biggest Super Cena example in awhile, maybe ever, I really enjoyed it. Lesnar was extremely bad ass, the match was totally different from what I expected, and I loved almost every minute of it. I was even considering giving it a five, as the second best match of the night perhaps. The end with Cena winning, and how he did it, ruined that chance. I hated that ending. This was the third best match of the night.
Oh, and don't anyone give it was the right decision or that booking wise it made the most sense. I would've been more fine if Cena mounted more than two impact blows on Lesnar before winning, I get the reasoning behind Cena winning, I hated how they had him win. Secondly, I can still see reason why Lesnar winning would've been better. Thirdly, I totally understand their decision to put Cena over, but that in way entails I have to like that he won. I understand a lot of serial killers motive, but that doesn't make what they did any better. Same applies here.
Match Rating: 4.5/5
PPV Rating: 3.3/5
PPV Ranking 1. Extreme Rules (3.3/5) 2. Royal Rumble (2.9/5) 3. Elimination Chamber (2.8/5) 4. WrestleMania XXVIII (2.6/5)
Final Thoughts Remember ratings are averages of all matches, none of it's weighted. If it was weighted for instance, WrestleMania would've gotten a 2.9 (Bryan/Sheamus really brings it down) and Extreme Rules would've gotten an 4.
As for Extreme Rules, hoping WWE tops it, as they certainly can, by ridding of squash matches and giving that time to other matches. But with WWE's current PPV procedure (so to speak), it's certainly going to be tough to top this one.
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Post by wwextreme25 on May 4, 2012 15:19:40 GMT -5
Well,if that doesnt sum it up i dont know what does - great summarisation there.
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Post by James Hetfield on May 5, 2012 10:44:57 GMT -5
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Post by wwextreme25 on May 5, 2012 12:23:50 GMT -5
really liked this ppv - was one of my fave of al time. There was nothing but complaints from you here during the main event lol. i didnt complain?
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Post by wickidawitch on May 6, 2012 9:01:27 GMT -5
After hearing what happened i conplained that i couldn't watch it:P
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