For one, it was total bullshit that the tag team unification match wasn't on the PPV. Why the fuck would I wanna watch it on the DVD when I already know what happened? They wasted 12 fucking minutes with Kid Rock's shitty performance. Add about 10 minutes onto that with the diva battle royal, about 5 minutes too long on Micky Rourke waiting to come into the ring and that's almost 30 minutes you could have used for the tag team title matches. On ECW and Smackdown we've been seeing these two teams going at it pretty much every week. While I wasn't that excited or anything, the fact that this was a unification match and they didn't even show it just really pisses me off. At least they did one thing right though, by making Carlito and Primo win. Now they can break up Morrison and Miz so Morrison can finally get a singles push!
MITB was alright. I really was pulling for Christian and I thought he had the fucking match! But I like CM Punk, so I'm alright with him winning. I just kinda figure that he's not gonna win a title this year. Someone has to be the first not to win when they cash it in, and I bet it'll be him after he got the shot last year.
The Diva Battle Royal was a total waste of time. I mean honestly, they didn't even introduce the divas? I have no idea who all of the 25 divas even were.
The legends match was actually better than I thought it was gonna be. While Piper and Snuka did literally nothing in the match, Steamboat really, REALLY impressed me. For his age he did such a great job. A singles match between him and Jericho would have been a lot better, but at least he got some time vs Jericho alone. But after the match, waiting for Rourke, it seemed like it took hours. It really killed the tempo.
The Hardy vs Hardy match was pretty good. I hope its not the last one in their fued. I personally think that they should have a ladder match at Backlash and have Matt win, to put him over even more. Then maybe bring them back together eventually.
Rey vs JBl was total shit. I don't know why they wasted so much time with that match. While I'm a huge Rey fan, it was so stupid having this match on there. JBL's promo, then the stupid 21 second match, then JBL's promo after the match made it seem so long. All for a 21 second match. What was the point in all of that?
I have absolutely NO complaints about HBK vs Taker. One of my favorite matches of all time already. I definitely thought that HBK had no shot in this match, but I was almost convinced he was the winner after the 2 Sweet Chin Musics'. I can't wait to watch this whole match again.
Cena vs Edge vs Big Show was a pointless match IMO. I saw absolutely no reason why Big Show should have been involved and why they made that stupid love triangle angle. I was really hoping for Edge to win this match and not let Cena win the title like he always seems to do.
I like Trips a lot more than most of the IWC do. Randy Orton is probably my favorite wrestler right now too. I have absolutely loved the fued that they've had going on, and I was really excited for this match. While I definitely thought that the HBK vs Taker match would steal the show tonight, I thought RKO vs HHH would be a close second. I was so wrong. The match had no energy and was boring. I really thought Randy should be put over, and made to become the biggest heel in the WWE hands down. But no, they couldn't do it. I was at least hoping for a McMahon heel turn on Trips and aligning themselves with Orton. What a letdown...
All in all the night was okay. But the tag title unification, the Rey/JBL match, the 25 Diva Battle Royal, and the horrible ending to the night really kinda brought it down IMO. I would give the night a B-. The Taker vs HBK match salvaged the rating, or I might give it about a C.