GCB's REVIEW:
- No opening promo? Straight into a match, must be a big one then? Err, OK, Kid Kash and Sin Cara. Get my point? 'Go Home' show needs a big opening to start it off, this doesn't work for me. And why are these two meeting days before they face off for the title anyway? Does Sin Cara earn the title shot by winning this? You don't make that clear enough IMO. Otherwise, you just gave away your PPV match on TV, not good booking!
- RVD/Christian/Heyman segment: Stipulation to be revealed at the PPV by Heyman, I like that. Suspense. Usual 'Go Home' main event idea of a tag match to mix feuds up. Fine with that.
- Daniel Bryan interview: What was the point of it? It didn't move the storyline on at all. And then you let Christian interrupt and Bryan just accepted that? IMO, this should have triggered the tag match but instead of Christian/Sheamus vs. RVD/Kofi, it could have been Christian/Punk vs. RVD/Bryan. Made Bryan look really weak and pointless here. I do like the 'Age of Christian' thing and the fact that there was no mention of Edge in this show. I have a feeling Edge may appear at the PPV though in which case he needed a mention but you might have left it out because people commented on it? I'll see what the PPV brings.
- Curt Hawkins beaten by Zack Ryder, attacks him and claims EXTREME. Standard build for Hawkins and Ryder here, establishing characters, good.
- Cor Von vs. Bourne, DQ finish thanks to Henry, good heat on Cor Von and Henry, I like it. Big Show out, he will be with Evan and Yoshi at the PPV. I don't get it. I'd have just gone with Cor Von and Henry vs. Show and Evan, Yoshi Tatsu seems a bit of a spare add-on part here.
- Morrison vs. Benjamin, fine. I do have issues with your description of it as a 'Match of the Year' candidate - if it is, why is it on TV in recap form? I want to read that! On a PPV! 8:48 for a MOTY candidate, blimey, how bad are the matches on the PPV going to be?!!!
Do you get what my point is? Don't use that description, man. Have a belter of a PPV match, use your writing skills to make the reader realise it is a MOTY candidate and then describe it as one on TV afterwards. By saying it like you did, you're forcing it on us. I have to imagine that match now because (a) you say it was a MOTY candidate and (b) you didn't write it.
- Liked Elijah Burke coming out and 'pinning' Shelton. Cheap heat but it works, good moment there!
- David Hart Smith makes Swagger tap out to make DHS and the Dynasty look strong as they head for their Tag Title shot. Not happy about Swagger 'jobbing' to DHS though.
- Rey Mysterio taken out backstage, not DiBiase (so he says) so he can't partner Daniel Bryan. Kane comes out instead and gets the win over Teddy-boy. Hmm. Bit of a momentum kill on TD, I like to see heels going over in the 'Go Home' show usually. I've got a feeling that it was Kane that took out Rey-Rey ...
- In your rundown of the PPV card, you describe RVD and Christian as an 'Extreme Lumberjack Match' ... Err, isn't that the stipulation that Heyman is going to announce on the PPV? Noooooo. D'oh! I think you've spoiled it there.
- Sheamus and Christian vs. RVD and Kofi, again the face goes over the heel. Kofi could have taken that 'hit' because he is the face. Christian pinning Kofi and then attacking RVD would have worked better for me ahead of the PPV. The way you did it killed off all the heat that Sheamus has going in. Heels need to look strong going into PPV so faces can knock them off their perch on the PPV or later down the line.
- Overall, I'd say your BT is improving and I am looking forward to the PPV. Your booking is a little obvious still and I think the 'natural' results in the PPV are a little obvious too. I suspect you'll throw in some swerves as you 'build' your company and your roster, beware of too many of these though. Make sure the PPV is written in full with high quality matches throughout.
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Predictions Template
---The confidence points will be like Best's show with the confidence. But this time, choose from 1-9. Also, just bold your winners.
2. Marcus Cor Von & Mark Henry vs.
Evan Bourne & Yoshi Tatsu w/The Big Show
Confidence: 8
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
6. Ted Dibiase vs. Rey Mysterio
Confidence: 9
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
4. Sheamus vs.
Kofi Kingston
Confidence: 3
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Countout
1. CM Punk vs.
Daniel Bryan
Confidence: 1
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Submission
3. ECW Divas Championship
Kelly Kelly(c) & AJ vs. The Bella Twins
Confidence: 2
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
5. ECW Crusierweight Championship
Kid Kash(c) vs.
Sin Cara
Confidence: 5
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
8. ECW Televison Championship
Shelton Benjamin(c) vs. Elijah Burke
Confidence: 4
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
7. ECW Tag Team Championship
John Morrison & The Miz(c) vs. The Hart Dynasty
Confidence: 7
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
9. ECW Championship
Extreme Lumberjack Match
Christian vs. RVD
Confidence: 6
How will this match end(pin, submission, DQ, countout etc.): Pinfall
Bonus Questions:
1. Name the order of the matches.
Done, see numbers before matches!
2. How many titles will change?
Just the one, Sin Cara winning the Cruiserweight!
3. Will there be a surprise superstar coming on? (Yes/No)
I would imagine so!
4. What will be the shortest match of the night? (Divas match does not count
)
Cor Von and Henry vs. Bourne and Yoshi
5. What will be the longest match of the night?
Punk vs. Bryan
Prize: Rep for a week, and a review for your next show that I want to review.
Not a fan of this. You should review people's shows regularly anyway.
EDIT: One thing to add. Don't think that every feud on your show HAS to result in a PPV match. You've got 9 matches on this PPV but maybe a couple of them could blow off at the PPV? I'm guilty of this too, I want every feud to end at a PPV but it's not possible once you start getting multiple feuds going. An in depth roster with stories running through it will not necessarily have them all ending at PPV and that's a good thing. For Vengeance, I have 9 feuds going into matches at the PPV (I think it's a couple too many and I may yet cut 1/2) but I have other stories that are going on in the background that will just be on TV. It is a good thing as it shows you have a good depth IMO. Maybe the Divas Title match and the Cor Von/Henry vs. Tatsu/Bourne match could have finished on TV after the PPV and just have seven big matches on the PPV? Just a thought! GCB
