Mania 24 felt a bit odd. Obviously having an outdoor event in a thunderstorm isn't going to be what Vince wanted but it never affected the in-ring action (only when the lights went out!). The Show seemed to end with a bit of a whimper and some of the booking was a little bit odd for the Superbowl of wrestling (a match with ONE move!)
Overall the show was a slight improvement on last years event, with 3 matches that could take the crown for WWE match of 2008... so far that is.
24 Man Battle Royal - My Prediction Khali. Winner Kane.
Didnt see this because it was on WWE.com, was a bit suprised that Khali did'nt get the win because Kane has been a glorified jobber for months.
JBL vs. Finlay - My Prediction Finlay. Winner JBL.
My prediction was thrown to the wolves as soon as i saw Hornswoggle coming down the ramp, not from under the ring, the reason why JBL picked up the win. Was not as stiff as it could have been and resembled a hardcore match from 2000. 6/10
Money In The Bank Ladder Match - My Prediction MVP. Winner CM Punk.
It was'nt until i saw MVP climbing the ladder that i realised that was why Matt Hardy was'nt added to the match, so he could do a supposed suprise run in. That cost my boy big, however something even stranger happened, Jericho and CM Punk battled on the ladder and The Punk prevailed. Shelton took a crazy bump onto a gimmicked ladder, Morrison did a moonsault with a ladder and there was a crazy sunsetflip, powerbomb suplex off the top of the ladder. Quite possibly the best MITB yet. 10/10
Batista vs. Umaga - My Prediction Batista. Winner Batista.
Thought this could have been stiffer, but it made up for that by being short, resembled a RAW main event, not a Mania match. 5/10
ECW Title - My Prediction Chavo. Winner Kane.
Such a waste, why did'nt Chavo go for the DQ, then get challenged by Punk! That makes sense, booking a squash with ONE FRICKIN move on a PPV is so pointless. ECW is finally DEAD. 0/10
Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair - My Prediction Michaels. Winner Michaels.
This was a good emotional match and after Michaels took the announce table apart i really was'nt sure if he could continue, but the two put on a really good match with a fitting ending. 8/10
Bunnymania Match - My Prediction Maria & Ashley. Winner Phoenix & Melina.
Thankfully someone up there had good sense to turn the lights off during the match, wrong result however, not that i saw it. 3/10
WWE Title - My Prediction Orton. Winner Orton.
A good little match, but did'nt feel like one of the main events, a good finish however. 7/10
Mayweather vs. Big Show - My Prediction Mayweather. Winner Mayweather
This was my second favourite match of the show, it was well worked and very well booked with a very good finish. Possibly the best Celeb involvement in a Mania match EVER! 8/10
World Title - My Prediction Undertaker. Winner Undertaker
After the last match the crowd were'nt really up for this, but the two did have a good match, with obvious interference and the more obvious ending, reverese tombstone pin! 7/10
Let me know what you thought of the show.
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