WWE Extreme Rules Aftermath, Review, & Discussion Thread

[PileDriver]

I just finisched waching. I didn't expect it to be good at all, but I was pleasantly surprised.
There were funny moments (Cole in bublewrap lol), emotional moments (Christian winning whc and celebrating with Edge), Unexpecting moments (Kharma debut) and good matches.
What more can we ask for.
Great job WWE/

What did you think?

 

[sleamey316]

I loved it. Yes I know Cena won but it surprised me as I wasn't expecting him to win. As a long time WWE fan it was a very decent PPV. I would have changed a couple of wins in my opinion (such as CM Punk) but they were still all good matches. Divas match was good as well. Great show.

 

[Sleep Time]

Extreme Rules was a great PPV, it was heavily improved over wrestlemania, the matches were dramatic, we had two new great world champions and the matches were exciting.

I agree with you in every aspect, Cena was a surprising win and C.M. Punk definitely should have won.

 

[Charismatic Enigma]

Agree 100%, thought it was a very enjoyable show overall, and probably my favorite PPV of 2011 so far.

Thrilled to see Christian win the WHC, enjoyed the Kharma debut, overall match quality was good all across the board, really couldn't ask for better.

My only gripe (and it's a big one) is the Cena win. From a storyline standpoint it is completely unneeded, I mean really what was the point? It served a much bigger purpose for Miz than Cena, and I've always thought Cena was a better chaser than an actual champion, plus you know he'll be champ against Rock at Mania, so why give it to him now, unless he loses it back to Miz tonight via Rock's interference but that would just seem stupid to me, as it makes Cena seem like the endless swerve between the draft and the title hot-potato.

Anyway, aside from that though Extreme Rules totally rocked!

 

[Da Truth]

Yes this ppv was better than I expect the thing I hated the most was that Punk lost again to Orton. It was a solid ppv and it laid groundwork for the near future.

 

[CaptainZaltan]

It was a great ppv, and IMO superior to WM 27. Which wasn't a knock on WM27, which was an alright show. Extreme Rules just had more consistency, and a truly epic moment in Christian's first title win and subsequent celebration with Edge.

 

[Rammsteinerteen]

I'll go in depth with this.

Excellent show, much better than that CRAP WrestleMania 27. WWE has made the best PPV I have seen in AWHILE. And I'm not a huge WWE fan.

Randy Orton vs CM Punk - Last Man Standing Match 8.5/10

-It was a really entertaining match, CM Punk, as always was better than Randy Orton. He walked around with a singapore cane, which was hilarious, but it all came down to Randy Orton winning for the 3rd time. Thanks a lot for making CM Punk look strong Orton. CM Punk should leave WWE if this is how they'll treat him for now on.

Kofi Kingston vs Sheamus Tables Match for US Title 6.5/10

-Entertaining match, a lot of close calls, and they both looked very good here. But Sheamus' reign was pathetically short, and all he did was get Daniel Bryan to job to him, some pay back.

Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross vs Jack Swagger & Michael Cole Whipping Match 4/10

-This was the best it possibly could have been I think, unless it was Jack Swagger vs Jerry Lawler for the most part, which it was for a little while. Anyway, if you like this feud, you'll find this very entertaining like I did, and I'm glad Michael Cole won for some strange reason, maybe because I like Jim Ross better as a commentator.

Rey Mysterio vs Cody Rhoads Falls Count Anywhere 7.5/10

-Much better than their WrestleMania match, they put on a great brawl, they're was excellent moves, but it was kind of predictable. Either way, damn good match!

Layla vs Michelle McCool 5/10

-Much better than most diva matches, they worked really hard here and it was descent for a Women/Divas match. Kharma coming in was FREAKING AWESOME, what a time to attack somebody! Someone crying because they were just fired, SHOW THEM NO MERCY AND BEAT THEM UP! Damn good debut!

Christian vs Alberto Del Rio Ladder Match for the WHC 9/10

-Theres no words that can describe how happy I am that Christian won a world title. The match itself was AWESOME, Alberto Del Rio never impressed me this much until now. They were both great, they sacraficed their bodies, there was a lot of great spots. Fantastic match! Both wrestlers should be proud of themselves.

Wade Barrett & Big Zeke vs Big Show & Kane Lumberjack for Tag Team Champions 3/10

-The match had a kind of a proper build up, but there is not much you can do in a match to make it good with Kane and Big Show. I call them, the Beer Belly Buddies.

John Cena vs JoMo vs Miz Triple Threat Steel Cage Match for the WWE Champion 9/10

-Another fantastic match up. I had NO clue who was going to win this. Everybody was SO close to escaping! John Morrison was obviously the star of the match. I thought Miz broke his neck after the double SUPERPLEX. R-Truth interferring was expected, even though I totally forgot because I was excited during the match. Either way, that was a good way to start a feud. John Cena won, congrats to him, because he's waited a long time to get it back.

Overall rating

9/10

Congradulations WWE, for ONCE I got my moneys worth.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

Loved Extreme Rules last night from start to finish. From Christian finally winning the Big One,Kharma's Debut,Cole in bubblewrap,Orton/Punk,Rey/Cody,Edge showing up,and The Champ being back (yes I like Cena). Awesome PPV,too bad a certain other Wrestling Organization (cough TNA cough) can't do the same.

 

[The_Reptile_]

I loved it. I told my folks beforehand that ER was going to be what Wrestlemania should have been, and boy was I right.


CM Punk vs Randy Orton

Great opener with both guys going to town on each other and holding nothing back. Great blow off to their feud, although Punk REALLY needed the win here.

****

Kofi Kingston vs Sheamus - US Title match

Honestly the only reason Sheamus lost the strap so early was because of the early draft, but whatever. It was filler, but fun filler so I can't really complain.

***

Jerry Lawler/JR vs Michael Cole/Jack Swagger

MUCH better than fucking Wrestlemania. Again, another filler, but very wish fulfilling. However, Cole getting the win knocks an entire star off

**

Cody Rhodes vs Rey Mysterio

Another great match between these two. Unlike Punk/Orton, I have no problems with Rey getting the victory here, what with Cody getting the victory at 'Mania

****

Layla vs Michelle McCool

You know, for a Diva's match, this was pretty good. Not a technical masterpiece, but the story behind helped in that regard. I'm happy Layla turned face, because lately every time I see her on TV I just want to get up and give her a hug.

Oh and Kharma's debut? AWESOME. Like, I was legitimately freaked out when her music hit, it was pretty creepy.

***

Christian Vs Del Rio - WHC Title Match

Wow. I mean, wow. There's just no way words can describe how awesome this match was. Ecstatic Christian won the title and the celebration at the end was wonderful.

****.5

Tag Team Match

Didn't pay attention to this match much. Sorry

Cena vs Morrison vs Miz - WWE Title Match

Again, great match and showings from everybody. And Cena pretty much had to win here, because Miz's reign had to end an Morrison just ready for a World title run just yet. Almost there, he just needs to work on his psychology on the TV matches and his promo skills as a face.

 

[Cena's #1 In My Heart]

It was an amazing ppv for the WWE.

I really don't think Christan Vs Alberto Del Rio was that good... the ending was good.. but the match itself seems to be a bit over hyped... Alberto Del Rio seemed scared around the ladder and was real cautious. The bit with the blood getting no recognition.. come on... just show it.. and stopping an Extreme Rules ladder match to patch someone who is bleeding up.. is a bit ridic.

Sheamus Vs Kofi Kingston probably put on the best singles table match ever.. because not a lot of people do a good job with it. But they did.. lots of suspense ful spots where you thought someone might go through. Sheamus is a KING!!! His Ladder Match with Morrison at TLC was one of the best Ladder Matches EVER.. and this Table Match was probably one of the best Table matches ever... Kofi Kingston's boom drop through the table was ridiculous... he was probably 15 feet in the air. Screw Sin Cara... Sheamus losing the title... well obviously.. he went to Smackdown didn't he?

Umm Jim Ross surprised the hell out of me.. I mean he looked better in the ring than Michael Cole..

Kharma's debut I thought was a lil dim.. it could have been so much better... so she hit Michelle McCool with Beth Pheonix's signature move... and thats it? You sure destroyed Michelle McCool... NOT!!!! I was dying to see an Awesome Bomb where she would have just annihilated Michelle. And why is Kharma walking like she is in a trance? So slow... Undertaker could have beat her to the ring.. no joke...

Anyways yeah, 7.5/10 for me.. acknowledged blood and a little faster moving Last Man Standing Match would have made it a lot better.

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

i agree the ppv was good i thought cody rhodes vs rey mysterio was the best match of the night cody proved to me he could hang with the big names of the company i want him to fued with christian over the whw title now...also khrama's debut was awesome cant tell if wwe wants her heel or face yet but i expect michelle to return later on this year as a face and fued with a undefeated khrama! the worst parts were cena winning back the wwe title its not needed he better not b champ going into mania 28! and of course orton once again beating punk it was pointless...and honestly i think orton won because he refuses to put over punk or anybody else

 

[X]

WWE Extreme Rules 2011
May 1st, 2011
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 19,000 +/-?
​

The WWE rolls into Tampa, Florida for the all of the fallout from Wrestlemania as grudges are settled and renewed tonight in various gimmick matches. This show always seems to deliver a few entertaining contests, so hopefully this year will be no different.


Your hosts are Josh Matthews and Booker T


Last Man Standing Match
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

Strange to see this go on first, but I'm not complaining. Punk is accompanied by Nexus (what is this, the first time we've seen them in a month?) but the Anonymous GM quickly sends an email, banning them from ringside. Punk exposes one of the turnbuckle pads before the match starts in an effort to gain an advantage, and it's not long before he's trying to toss Randy head-first into the steel, unsuccessfully. Punk grabs a kendo stick from underneath the ring before long and begins pounding away at Orton's midsection with it, putting Orton down for the first attempted ten count. Punk hits a big running knee into the corner and sets a chair up in the other. Orton avoids being sent into it and both men trade attempts at their finishers until Punk gets sent head-first right into the chair in the corner, tumbling to the outside floor in the process. Punk is down all the way to a 7 count, and he gets tossed back and forth between the ring apron and guard barrier so many times you'd think he was a pinball. Orton hits his snap powerslam right there on the floor and Punk barely makes it up at 8. Back inside the ring Punk avoids the RKO and nails Orton with the GTS, but Orton is back up on his feet by a count of 9. Punk follows up with a nasty Russian leg sweep onto a steel chair, but again Randy is up at the count of 9. Punk tries for the same move again, but Orton hits the RKO out of nowhere! Punk barely makes it up by the count of 9 and tumbles back out of the ring again, where he's promptly met with a clothesline over the guardrail from Randy. Punk wraps a steel chair around Orton's neck though and slams him throat-first into the steel post. Ouch, that always looks painful. Orton is back up by 9 though. Punk tries for the GTS on top of the announce table, which makes zero sense if you really think about it since the move wouldn't put him through the table and he's basically just getting the same impact on a higher ground. Orton counters anyways with the RKO though, and the table still doesn't break. Orton looks to hit the Punt on Punk next, but Punk counters and slams Randy face-first on the steel steps. Back in the ring Punk looks to leap off the top rope with a kendo stick, but Orton leaps to his feet with a kendo stick of his own and just canes the shit out of him repeatedly. Punk is limp on the top rope and he gets nailed with an RKO all the way off the top rope from Orton! Both men are out but Orton is able to get back to his feet at the count of 9 and Punk is counted out, giving Randy the win at 19:26. This was excellent stuff from start to finish and while Punk continuously losing every single month (I believe it's been a year now since he last won a match on PPV) is starting to get old, losing to a guy like Orton doesn't damage him at all. This was their best encounter yet, a fun and well worked LMS match with some nice weapon use and a sick finish. ***¾


Backstage Sheamus complains to Teddy Long about being booked in a last-minute tables match with Kofi Kingston. Not because he has to wrestle, but because he doesn't think Kofi is from the United States, and he wants to see his birth certificate. Yikes, Vince taking a shot at Trump? I'm shocked.


United States Title Tables Match
Sheamus © vs. Kofi Kingston

This is a last minute addition to the card, as I guess the Daniel Bryan feud is officially over for Sheamus. Lots of fisticuffs to start off (yeah, I'm bringing that word back). Kofi quickly sets up a table on the outside and sets Sheamus up on it for a splash, but the Irishman quickly gets back to his feet and tosses Kofi into the barricade. Sheamus sets up a table of his own and tries for the Celtic Cross on Kofi through the table, but Kingston counters out quickly. Sheamus hits a slingshot shoulder-block back into the ring. He sets another table up in the corner inside the ring and tries for a spinebuster, but Kofi counters with a sunset flip and avoids the table yet again. Kofi launches himself towards the table but Sheamus moves and nearly hits him with the Celtic Cross, but again Kofi escapes. He eats a huge bicycle kick on the apron but smartly jumps over the table set-up on the outside so as not to lose the match. Back inside Sheamus tries to powerslam Kofi off the top rope through a table, but yes, Kofi again counters. Sheamus can't deliver a suplex off the apron on Kofi and Kingston nails him with the Trouble in Paradise! He goes to the top rope and hits the Boom Drop off the top on Sheamus right through a table for the win and the title at 9:11! This had to be one of the most smartly worked tables matches I've seen in ages, with the focus actually being on both men trying to put each other through a table, and constantly countering and evading that table at the last minute. Too often these kinds of matches descended into mindless brawls, but this match had an actual logical flow to it. The action was good through-out and the finish was great as well, so all around quite the "bonus" match. ***


Backstage Todd Grisham catches up with R-Truth, who smells a conspiracy, but apparently can't spell the word. Truth lets us know the one thing he can't stand is a thief, setting his sights on John Morrison obviously. Might as well hold up a large sign that says "Truth will be interfering in the main event" while we're at it guys.


Country Whippin' Match
Jack Swagger/Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler/Jim Ross

Cole comes out wrapped in bubble wrap and gets on the mic to brag about his journalism accomplishments, claiming to have been "at Waco" as well as in Yugoslavia during their civil war. Credit to Cole if that's actually true, and I'll get started on the Waco jokes ASAP. This feud should have ended a month ago, but here we are. Everyone has their own leather strap to whip each other with, but Cole is covered in bubble wrap so the straps seemingly have no effect on him. A right hand to the jaw still works though, and King quickly "unwraps" Cole and whips him until Swagger tags in. Lawler gets beaten down for a bit until the tag is finally made to JR, who pops the crowd by whipping away at Cole. He tries an ankle lock but Swagger breaks it up only to get a low blow from JR. Cole rolls up JR for the win however moments later at 7:02. Boring and Cole wins again, meaning we're clearly going to get atleast another month of this feud. This does not please me. *


Backstage John Cena cuts a quick by-the-numbers promo with Todd Grisham.


Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio

The video package for this match is simply superb, one of the best the WWE team has put together in a long time. Rhodes is starting to really come into his own in this new twisted Dr. Doom-like heel character, and this feud with Rey has put him over huge so far. Rhodes tells everyone they're "EXTREME-ly ugly" and has some lackeys pass out paper bag masks to fans in the audience. Rey is hot to start, hitting a flying headscissors on Cody out on the floor to start. Cody fires back with a dropkick though and gets the first near fall of the match in the aisle. They brawl up the stage and Rhodes is sent face-first into the titan tron display. Cody tries to escape by hopping off the stage, but Rey follows him with a big running seated senton off the stage for a two count. Rey is crotched on a guard barrier though and Rhodes clotheslines him off it for another near fall as both men begin working their way deeper into the crowd. They fight up the stairs and Rhodes locks on a Boston crab on Rey over the railing in a nifty little spot. They continue fighting up the stairs and into the backstage area as Rey tackles Cody into a pair of garbage cans. Rey hits a cross-body off of a concession stand and the fans backstage start chanting "This is Awesome!". They brawl back down the stairs and through the crowd and eventually make their way back to ringside. Rey gets slammed face-first into the steel steps for a near fall and Booker is in disbelief on commentary. In an unintentionally funny moment, Rhodes just picks up Rey like he was a child and tosses him into the ring. Rey hits a springboard cross-body for another near fall though. He hits a bizarre diving, spear-like headbutt off the top on Rhodes and tries for a springboard leg-drop, but Cody moves out of the way. Rhodes plants Mysterio on the mat with the Alabama Slam for a close two count. I always mark out seeing Cody use the Alabama Slam, showing how much Bob Holly taught him during their tag teaming days. Rey channels his inner Muta next and sprays a green mist right into Cody's eyes, giving him the opportunity to hit the 619 and a springboard splash for the win at 11:43. Another flat-out fun contest here and one that almost felt like a throwback to some of the fun hardcore matches of the Attitude era, with both men brawling into the back and using their surroundings to their advantage before finishing up back in the ring. Another good match in this feud. ***¼


Backstage Layla apologizes to the divas for her past actions and Kelly Kelly gives her some encouragement for her match against Michelle McCool tonight.


No DQ Loser Leaves WWE Match
Michelle McCool vs. Layla

Rumor is that McCool is looking to take some time off to be at home with Mark, so I expect her to lose here. Michelle attacks before the bell even rings, kicking Layla around for a near fall, but Layla counters back with some rights and lefts. A portion of this crowd is, surprisingly, behind Layla here. Michelle tries to sucker Layla in with a fake apology and nails her with a nice belly-to-belly suplex. McCool misses a boot to the barricade but is able to toss Layla off the barricade by her hair. Layla's offense just looks pitiful in this match and McCool practically looks like Manami Toyota in comparison to her. Layla kind-of hits a diamond dust but she quickly eats a superkick from McCool for another near fall. McCool looks to set up for her Styles Clash rip-off, but Layla escapes and nails her with a neckbreaker, but McCool gets her foot on the rope at the count of two. McCool nails Layla with her Styles Clash ripoff and tries for the cover, but Layla cradles her and gets the upset win at 5:23. McCool is gone from the WWE, and no one cares. This was surprisingly decent thanks to McCool carrying Layla around and making her offense look formidable. Layla was exposed here though, and any hopes of her being a big babyface in the divas division are dead I'd say. **


After the match Michelle McCool is crying int he ring when suddenly we hear the sound of a laughing woman...and it's the debut of Aweesome Kong AKA Kharma as she will now be known as! The fans seem in awe over the size of Kong as she hits the ring and nails McCool with a modified gourdbuster and cackles away like an evil witch as the divas look on in shock from the back. This would have been better if Kharma was beating up, say, a face, but it's a minor complaint. Glad to see Kong/Kharma finally making her TV debut and I look forward to her running roughshod over the entire women's division.


World Heavyweight Title Ladder Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio

Another excellent video package to hype this one. As a huge fan of Christian's for nearly thirteen years now, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't emotionally invested in this one before the bell even rings. Cole puts over Del Rio's legit fighting background before the match. Mirko Cro Cop says Hello Alberto. Crowd is hugely behind Christian from the get-go as you'd expect. Booker calls Christian the single most experienced ladder match wrestler in the business, which is a good point as Del Rio tosses Christian underneath the ring. Del Rio grabs a ladder and Christian comes out the other side of the ring and nails him with a dropkick onto the ladder. Back inside Christian sets up a ladder and tries to climb it but Del Rio tosses him off quickly. Cole goes back into heel mode on commentary while Del Rio sweeps Christian's legs out from under him, slamming him into a ladder. Del Rio sets up another ladder between the ring apron and the announcer's table. Del Rio blocks a splash off the top onto the ladder and tosses Christian off the top rope, but he lands right on a ladder and hits a big cross-body off the ladder on Del Rio anyways! Back inside the ring Christian tries for the Unprettier, but settles for launching Alberto into a ladder in the corner instead. Christian climbs the ladder again but Del Rio delivers a huge armbreaker off the ladder to him! Del Rio eats a face-full of ladder (step-ladder to be specific) moments later though and Christian once again tries to climb but Del Rio catches him in a powerbomb that Christian counters with a hurricanrana. He backdrops Del Rio back into the ring back-first onto a steel ladder. Christian goes to the top with a ladder but Del Rio nails him with the running enziguri and Christian falls to the mat on top of the ladder he was just wielding. Christian hits a spear on Del Rio and the place explodes. I sincerely hope those people who thought Christian wouldn't get over as a babyface are watching this match. Christian climbs the ladder but Del Rio grabs him and hangs him from the inside of the ladder while he climbs. Christian tips the ladder over though and Del Rio falls to the canvas. Del Rio is right back up though, slamming the step ladder into Christian's face and setting him up on the ladder between the apron and table again. Del Rio goes for an elbow drop off the top but Christian moves and Del Rio takes an absolutely sickening bump on the ladder! That was a CRAZY bump. Christian sets up the ladder back in the ring and climbs to the top to grab the title, but Brodus Clay hits the ring and pulls Christian down from the top. Christian disposes of him quickly but eats a big dropkick from Del Rio. Del Rio locks in the armbar finisher on Christian's arm through the small step ladder, but there are no pins or submissions here obviously. Del Rio sets up a ladder and begins climbing it as the fans chant "We Want Edge!"...and here he is in a jeep, honking his horn at the entrance ramp! Christian uses the distraction to toss Del Rio off the ladder and climb to the top and grab the title for the win at 20:59. First things first, OH MY GAWD YES! Christian has finally silenced the critics and is your new World Heavyweight champion. Although things did get awkward a few times from Del Rio's inexperience in ladder matches, Christian held the whole thing together and guided his younger opponent to an entertaining match with the usual sick bumps and the sheer emotion and story of the whole thing put it over the top. Work was probably ***1/2-***3/4 ish, but the drama puts it over the top. I imagine I'll get a few e-mails over my generosity here, but I'll go ****


WWE Tag Team Title Lumberjack Match
Big Show/Kane © vs. Wade Barrett/Ezekiel Jackson

Either this just got added to the show ten minutes ago, or they really dropped the ball on advertising this match. Slater and Gabriel, the former champs, are part of the lumberjacks alongside a slew of curtain jerkers, jobbers, and NXT rookies. Kane is the first to taste the cruel hand of the lumberjacks, but Big Show breaks it up moments later. Kane gets nailed by Big Zeke with a clothesline though. Zeke and Kane brawl for a bit before clotheslining each other and each man tags their partner in. Show finishes Barrett clean with the choke slam moments later to retain at 4:17. Just a match to throw out there and let the fans catch their breath in-between gimmick matches. These kinds of matches are very useful, but also usually very poor. *


WWE Title Cage Match
The Miz © vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison

Miz is rocking a new leather jacket and his badass credibility immediately goes up. Miz tries to escape as soon as the bell rings but the two Johns quickly bring him down before going into a nice sequence of moves with one another. Morrison hits a nice Russian leg sweep on Cena for a two count while Miz tries to climb out. Cena meets him up there though and nails him with a Bulldog off the top. Cena looks for the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Miz hits him with the Skull Crashing Finale, but he jumps up the cage to prevent Morrison from escaping instead of trying to pin Cena. Miz nearly climbs out but Morrison and Cena both grab him and give him a double suplerplex off the top of the cage, but Miz lands RIGHT on his fucking head, taking the move awkwardly. That was a cringe-worthy bump that silences the announcers and gets multiple replays. Morrison hits a springboard flying kick to the Miz and then nails Cena with the C4 Suplex (Spanish Fly for you SAT marks) for a close two count. Cena locks on the STFU on Miz, but the Miz crawls to the cage's door and almost climbs right out. Cena tries the same and fails, so he delivers a beautiful gut wrench suplex variation to Miz instead and then climbs to the top of the cage, following John Morrison who has reached the top. Miz goes to crawl out but Morrison slams the door in his face with his feet! Morrison gets racked on top of the cage door though. Miz grabs a hold of JoMo's leg and drags him back in just in time for John Cena to give Morrison a MONKEY FLIP. What the hell, did I really just see John Cena deliver a monkey flip?! Miz nails Cena with a big DDT for a near fall while Morrison recovers. Miz scrapes Cena's face against the cage for a bit until Morrison tries to climb out, but Miz follows him to the top and hauls him back in. Morrison springboards into a front facelock on top of the cage and then slams Miz's face into the steel, sending him crashing to the mat. Cena climbs up next but gets shoved off and Morrison just sits back and hits the Starship Pain off the top of the cage on both men! Incredible visual. Morrison tries to crawl out the front door, but R-Truth runs down and nails him with a knee. Truth jumps into the cage and closes the door behind him, as apparently he didn't get the memo that he's not booked in this match. He beats down Morrison for a bit and then nails Cena with a big scissors kick! Truth hits his reverse STO finisher on Morrison and then climbs out of the cage to a chorus of boos. All three men are down for a painfully long amount of time, until finally The Miz climbs to the top, but Cena meets him up there and both men trade shots on top of the cage. Miz tries to give Cena the Skull Crushing Finale off the top, but Cena counters with a super Attitude Adjustment off the top rope and gets the win and his 10th WWE title at 19:53. This didn't look very promising on paper, but luckily these matches don't take place on paper. Morrison brought the insane high spots, Miz brought the heat, and Cena brought the wrestling to tie it all together for a great main event. ***¾


And as I type this, Osama Bin Laden has been killed by the US military, dominating all channels on my television. Christian finally wins his world title, Cena brings the gold home for the women and children, and Osama Bin Laden is dead. Now is that a feel good end to a show or what?

Bottom Line: Extreme Rules continues it's streak of being one of the most consistent WWE PPVs of the year once again as they delivered a great show here that definitely picked up the slack from Wrestlemania. Not only is this show chock full of great gimmick matches though, it's also quite the feel-good show with Christian finally achieving his dream with his best friend looking on and Cena solidifying his spot in the WWE history books with his 10th WWE title win. Extremely entertaining show, Thumbs Up.


Score: 8.5/10

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[DethMetal]

...or was Extreme Rules 2011 better than Wrestlemania 27??

This is coming from someone who went to Wrestlemania 27 and had the time of their life, cheered damn near everyone, and had a debate with some ginger that Taker was not going to lose(I won obviously). Maybe it's the stipulations, but I think I enjoyed Extreme Rules more. Maybe it's the face that WWE doesn't sound right w/o commentary, but the matches were better and there was more depth, more moments that were Holy Sh!t worthy, no Snooki. Even the thrown together U.S. title match and Divas match were better than at least three matches on Mania. The Orton/Punk match was better, Mysterio/Rhodes outdid themselves, and the ladder/cage matches were gold.. Maybe it's the stipulations, commentary, i don't know. Sure, only one heel won, but the show as a whole was entertaining. Does anyone get what I'm saying in the case that Extreme Rules was more entertaining(at least wrestling match wise) than Wrestlemania??

 

[ape_shit]

i couldnt agree more. all the matches were great. i did not find one dull spot in the entire ppv. even the divas match was good. had a lot of emotion. Loved the cody and rey match. ladder match had some good spots. even the table match had a great finish. i have to say, this is one of the better ppvs in a while

 

[crippler]

Its not just you Extreme Rulez was alot better than this years Wrestlemania. As far as Wrestlemania goes the matches didn't have anything that made people want to see it maybe it was due to the fact they build it too much around The Rock. The only match that seemed to be worth watching was the world heavywieght championship between Del'Rio and Edge. Undertaker vs Triple H would have been more interesting if it wasn't obviouse that taker was going to win. Maybe WWE should forget about the streak next year and let Taker put someone over that needs it.

 

[sTyLnK]

Well I'm not surprised seeing as ladder matches, table matches etc are obviously very entertaining and people love cool spots and what not. I still think it was stupid of the WWE to get rid of the MITB ladder match at WM. Besides the few HBK/Taker matches the last few years IMO the ladder match was always the best match every year. Getting rid if it left a huge hole to fill and the WWE failed horribly this year. JMO.

 

[Tattooed Jesus]

I was at Wrestlemania live as well and enjoyed the live experience of being there more than any event I have ever been to. That being said yes the matches at Extreme Rules were much better than the actual matches at Wrestlemania.

 

[TooCorporate2doWhatsRight]

...or was Extreme Rules 2011 better than Wrestlemania 27??

This is coming from someone who went to Wrestlemania 27 and had the time of their life, cheered damn near everyone, and had a debate with some ginger that Taker was not going to lose(I won obviously). Maybe it's the stipulations, but I think I enjoyed Extreme Rules more. Maybe it's the face that WWE doesn't sound right w/o commentary, but the matches were better and there was more depth, more moments that were Holy Sh!t worthy, no Snooki. Even the thrown together U.S. title match and Divas match were better than at least three matches on Mania. The Orton/Punk match was better, Mysterio/Rhodes outdid themselves, and the ladder/cage matches were gold.. Maybe it's the stipulations, commentary, i don't know. Sure, only one heel won, but the show as a whole was entertaining. Does anyone get what I'm saying in the case that Extreme Rules was more entertaining(at least wrestling match wise) than Wrestlemania??

Mania was much better to me. Perhaps it's b/c I was there live, but Extreme Rules didn't blow me away. It was entertaining....but not great. Miz and Cena did a better job on Raw than WM or ER. Christian winning the title, another solid performance from Cody/Rey, and Kharma's debut were the only noteworthy items for me. Nothing else really blew me away.

 

[TooCorporate2doWhatsRight]

AMEN. A ladder match at WM is required..to hell with Extreme Rules and the soggy MITB ppv.

 

[LFC till i die]

I too thought that Extreme Rules was better than Wrestlemania even though Extreme Rules was poor and wasn't the best PPV Iv seen it was still better than this years mania.

 

[S.J. Maximus]

No ED, it's not just you. This is the 3rd straight year that I've noticed that Extreme Rules/Backlash was better than WrestleMania and I don't know why WWE Creative books it that way. Lately WrestleMania hasn't been the finale for storylines, it's just been a bigger stage to advance them, and ER/B has become the official ppv to end all storylines. That's not it though, because in addition to ending storylines, ER/B always ends them in special matches such as LMS, Ladder, Steel Cage, and Table matches.

Next year the trend might end because I doubt the Rock will wrestle at Extreme Rules (meaning that the trend of WM rematches will be absent) but for the most part Extreme Rules is all about ending the WM feuds in an intense and entertaining way