First off i'd like to thank the reliable guys over at XWT who supplied me with this years WrestleMania PPV. I'd like to thank the guys at Virgin Media for absolutely nothing as they ruined what was going to be the annual Mania get together.
About 6PM i thought i better order the PPV, just in case there were any problems, i'd have 6 hours to get them sorted.... Unfortunately i don't think 6 millenia would have helped. The start time on the screen was all wrong, something i put down to the changing of the clocks the night before, but even though it had the wrong start time, it still would'nt let me purchase the show. After a dozen or so resets i rang the help desk, who didnt even know about the PPV. my friend tried they didnt even know the time that the show started. another phonecall this time they thought it was a boxing event that started at 5am. several more phone calls followed, with even more contradictory results.
Anyway after wasting what was meant to be our WrestleMania warmup, where we watch the best bits of last years show, mixed in with other silliness and prepping our WrestleMania Bingo (drinking games have been banned this year, with our own little SES) we gave up on trying to order the show, as it had been on for 15 minutes and by this time the phone lines were all automated..... So i waved farewell to my friends who had come to stay the night as they left to see if there friend could get it (turns out he had virgin media too and missed the show).
I went to bed pretty pissed off, it's not as if i buy that many PPVs anyway, Rumble & Mania being the only ones i can recall, and the first One Night Stand. As soon as i woke up i logged onto XWT, and 30 minutes later i was watching WrestleMania.
Now to the review the show, sadly however watching it not live, without a group of smart marks and some girls who are there just to ogle Randy Orton & The Miz, it becomes just like any show and unless it was actually a mediocre show, watching it 10 hours late in the middle of the day left me feeling a little flat.
1. Unified Tag Team Titles Match: ShowMiz (C) vs. John Morrison & R-Truth.
Love the current tag champions, but considering they have 2 brands to fight, they only really have Crymetyme & The Hart Dynasty as possible opponents. Morrison & R-Truth are just two guys pushed together and they don't gel half as well as Morrison & Miz did a year ago. thankfully as i'm pondering all this the match is over all ready, Big Punch by Show and they retain. 5/10
2. Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Cody Rhodes.
Starts off just like a handicap match, with Orton being doubleteamed at every opportunity, until inevitably the in fighting begins, Orton takes advantage and picks up the win. Biggest pop of the night goes to Randy for breaking out his VINTAGE pose. 6/10
3. Monkey In The Bank Ladder Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Christian vs. MVP vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Matt Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston.
First things first, there are too many guys in this match and it's impossible to believe that whilst 2 guys are in the ring, 8 are just standing around doing nothing. 4 at a push i could believe! There were some great little moments in the match, Bourne with a shooting star press off of a ladder, but i was a little dissapointed that Benjamin didnt do his annual holy shit spot. In the end Swagger managed to get the title after 30 seconds, with 9 guys standing around watching. 6/10
4. Triple H vs. Sheamus.
This match was lame.... Triple H could have helped create a superstar, instead he no sold everything and won the match clean, really quickly. 4/10
5. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk.
Big pop from me for GI JOE trunks, not so much for Reys Avatar gear. The thought of Rey in the SES, was enough for me to realise who was going to win this when it was announced, and before the match even got going it had ended, Rey with the win. So far it's felt like i've been watching RAW, short matches and predicable finishes. 5/10
6. Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon.
Wow the 3 month build up for this match, almost killed me, is it happening, is it not, i kinda got to the point where i hoped it wouldnt, but here it is, in all it's pointlessness. Bret wins via Sharpshooter and there was some nonsense with a double cross. If this match had been 5 minutes long then i may have enjoyed it, but as it was in Slow Motion (no fault of Bret, he's had a stroke. Plus Vince is OLD) and just a one way beatdown i was almost ready to hit the FFWD button. 5/10
7. World Heavyweight Title Match: Chris Jericho(c) vs. Edge.
By this point i'm hoping for something amazing, or at least ONE mania moment, this show has been so average it's making me think TNA has the right idea(see i know that's wrong but i still typed it). Jericho retains after Edge forgets he has other moves other than a spear. Still it's marginally the best match so far. 7/10
8. Beth Phoenix, Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James & Gail Kim vs. Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox & Vickie Guerrero.
This match was as most womens matches are at mania, totally without merit, but yet each and everyone still gets PPV bonus yet anyone in that 26man battle royal in the preshow gets nothing. Hog splash by Vickie for the win. Amazingly this was better than last years match as i could actually see most of it. 3/10
9. WWE Heavyweight Title: Batista(C) vs. John Cena.
This is something you won't hear from me very often, but considering the match, this was actually pretty good, the crowd were hyped for this, and that rubbed off on me somewhat, i passionately hate John Cena and his perfect PG role model persona, prefer Batista now than at any other time he's been in WWE. Sadly as predictable as day following night, Cena picked up the win. 7/10
10. Career vs. Streak Match: Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
Everyone i know thought this was going to be better than last year, but with a years worth of wear and tear, and 3rd degree burns in Takers case, i knew it wouldnt be the classic we all dreamed it would be. That said i still wasnt 100% of the result, until the jump in the air tombstone that i have'nt seen for 10 years! Taker wins and Shawn retires. 7/10
WrestleMania 26 Score 5.5/10
So it was'nt me then it was a mediocre WrestleMania, i'd really like to know if anyone enjoyed this show or can recall a true Mania Moment.
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