Royal Rumble 2010

1. Christian defeated Ezekiel Jackson by pinfall This just shows you how good of a wrestler Christian is. Ezekiel was extremely green here and Christian pulled a solid match out of the guy. Rating: 2.5 (out of 5) 2. Miz defeated MVP by pinfall This was quite a bit better than I had remembered. Miz did some nice heel work and was on his way to becoming a huge star. Rating: 2.75 3. Sheamus defeated Randy Orton by disqualification This was an odd heel vs. heel match, although the crowd was clearly behind Orton. Still, this was not the best of matches. Rating: 1.5 4. Mickie James defeated Michelle McCool by pinfall to win the Womens Championship This was just a squash match. Rating: .25 5. Undertaker defeated Rey Mysterio by pinfall ***Match Of The Night*** This was pretty awesome and most definitely lived up to my expectations. Rey is great against big men and the Last Ride at the end of the match was absolutely wicked. Rating: 4 6. Edge won the Royal Rumble This was very entertaining from start to finish and was full of cool moments. I don't like the copycat booking of when Cena came back and won it a few years back, but it was nice to see Edge add this to his resume. Rating: 3.75 Well, if the Rumble match is good, usually the show is a winner. Add the Taker/Mysterio match to the mix and this is most definitely a recommended show. Sure, it starts off a little slow, but the final half is well worth your time. Overall Rating:

TLC 2009

1. Christian defeated Shelton Benjamin in a Ladder Match This was good stuff as one would expect. It wasn't perfect and they were probably a little limited since there was another ladder match later on, but this was still a great opener. Rating: 3.75 (out of 5) 2. Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison by pinfall to win the Intercontinental Championship I had much higher hopes for this one. I enjoy both guys work, but it's obvious that both of these guys have come a long way in the last year or so. Rating: 2.5 3. Michelle McCool defeated Mickie James by pinfall This was actually given some time and the ladies told a good story. The action was decent enough as well. Rating: 1.75 4. Sheamus defeated John Cena in a Tables Match to win the WWE Championship This was definitely not great, but it was dumb fun. Sheamus wasn't ready for his push just yet, but he has come a long way since this shocker. Rating: 3 5. Undertaker defeated Batista by pinfall This was a huge letdown, given the history between these two. The booking was also horrible, which never helps. Rating: 2 6. Randy Orton defeated Kofi Kingston by pinfall Speaking of bad booking, they built Kingston up for weeks only to have him lose cleanly. Why not have him win one on a big show? Kofi hasn't been the same since. Rating: 2.75 7. Shawn Michaels + Triple H defeated Chris Jericho + Big Show in a TLC Match to win the Tag Team Championships ***Match Of The Night*** This was a little on the goofy side, but it was a ton of fun. Shawn got one more run in as a tag champ before his big retirement and that's fine with me. Rating: 4 This was a good way to end the year. This show is bookended by two very entertaining ladder matches and there is some good stuff in between. This may not necessarily be great, but you can't complain about a show like this. Overall Rating:

Survivor Series 2009

1. Miz, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison, Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne by pinfall This was a good choice for the opener and the right team went over. You can't go wrong with that. Survivors: Miz, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus Rating: 3.25 (out of 5) 2. Batista defeated Rey Mysterio by referee stoppage I enjoyed this as a storyline, as it wasn't really meant to be much of a match. Batista was motivated and this led to the best run of his career as a character. Rating: 2.5 3. Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Mark Henry, MVP, Christian defeated Randy Orton, CM Punk, Ted Dibiase, Cody Rhodes, William Regal by pinfall This one wasn't quite as good as the first match, but pretty close. The final five minutes or so were really well done. Survivor: Kofi Kingston Rating: 3 4. Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho and Big Show by submission This was a little on the slow side, but Jericho did a great job at playing his role and the other two guys gave a decent effort. Rating: 2.75 5. Mickie James, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Gail Kim defeated Michelle McCool, Layla, Beth Phoenix, Jillian, Alicia Fox by pinfall This wasn't bad, but as usual, very rushed. It served it's purpose. Survivors: Mickie James, Melina Rating: 1 6. John Cena defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels by pinfall ***Match Of The Night*** This was a really great main event that reminded us how good John Cena can be in the right environment. The superkick on Triple H to start the match was great story telling and everything from there was pretty awesome. Rating: 4.25 This is hands down among the best Survivor Series ever. It's not perfect, but everything did what it was supposed to do and when you can pull that off, you know you have a success. Overall Rating:

Bragging Rights 2009

1. Miz defeated John Morrison by pinfall

This was a good match, but I was hoping for a little bit more. Both of these guys have a come a long way since this match.

Rating: 2.75 (out of 5)

2. Beth Phoenix, Natalya, Michelle McCool defeated Melina, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim by pinfall

This was decent divas action, but still sloppy. I'll take this over most of the junk they give us though.

Rating: 1

3. Undertaker defeated CM Punk, Batista, and Rey Mysterio by pinfall

I think we all knew what was going to happen in this one, but it was still a very good match. All four guys worked well with one another and that's all you can ask for.

Rating: 3.5

4. Chris Jericho, R-Truth, Finlay, Hart Dynasty, Matt Hardy, Kane defeated Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

I really like the concept of this, but I hate that it is 7-on-7. Cut a few guys off the teams and have another couple of matches. Still, this was a lot of fun and an enjoyable inagural Bragging Rights match.

Rating: 3.5

5. John Cena defeated Randy Orton by submission to win the WWE Championship

This was a good effort by two guys that wouldn't be my top choices for an Iron Man match. This was definitely overbooked to help them out and there were some dull spots, but for the most part they held the attention of the audience for 60 minutes and in today's day in age, that's saying something.

Rating: 3.5

This was a good, quality show. It's missing that classic, but everything is worthwhile, which is something you can't say about a lot of shows. If you're a big Orton or Cena fan, there's a good chance you will like the main event a lot more than I did, and that would probably put this in the "great" category. Still, as is, this is worth a watch.

Overall Rating: 81%

Hell In A Cell 2009

1. Undertaker defeated CM Punk by pinfall to win the World Heavyweight Championship

This was way too short for what it was, but it was non-stop action. I hate that Punk got buried again, but he gave a great effort.

Rating: 3 (out of 5)

2. John Morrison defeated Dolph Ziggler by pinfall

I was a little surprised at the way this was booked. They were given a lot of time, but didn't rely on what makes them great, their speed.

Rating: 2.75

3. Mickie James defeated Alicia Fox by pinfall

Well, this was awful and Mickie James continued to get worse around this time.

Rating: .25

4. Chris Jericho + Big Show defeated Batista + Rey Mysterio by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was a really well-worked match. All four guys played to their strengths and this has to be one of the better non-gimmick tag team matches the WWE has had in some time.

Rating: 3.75

5. Randy Orton defeated John Cena by pinfall to win the WWE Championship

For some reason this feud is just very mediocre. I know that I am a little biased because I am not a fan of Orton. He's not terrible, but he just doesn't do it for me most of the time.

Rating: 3

6. Drew McIntyre defeated R-Truth by pinfall

I know they were trying to give Drew some pay-per-view exposure, but R-Truth is not the guy to help him look good. This match was pointless.

Rating: 1.25

7. Kofi Kingston defeated Miz and Jack Swagger by pinfall

I had higher hopes for this one, especially since I really liked what Miz and Kofi did at the last show. This was just too sloppy.

Rating: 2

8. Shawn Michaels + Triple H defeated Legacy by pinfall

With them booking three Hell In A Cell matches on the same card, they had to vary with the way they booked the matches. This one made the most sense, as it continued the story from their last big match together. Still, this didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Rating: 3

This was a good, solid show. The Cell matches were all pretty good, but they lacked what made some of the early matches had. The tag team match was very good as well, which means the majority of the show was solid. I wouldn't say you have to see this show, but it's one of the better ones from 2009.

Overall Rating: 77%

Breaking Point 2009

1. Chris Jericho + Big Show defeated MVP + Mark Henry by pinfall

I had higher hopes for this, but there was too much of Mark Henry and MVP seemed unmotivated.

Rating: 2 (out of 5)

2. Kofi Kingston defeated Miz by pinfall

This was a great back and forth match that you really didn't know who was going to win. That seems to be a rarity these days.

Rating: 3.25

3. Legacy defeated Shawn Michaels + Triple H by submission

These guys gave a great effort, but this match really lacked in the creative department. This was just senseless brawling for the most part.

Rating: 2.25

4. Kane defeated Great Khali by pinfall

Well, the fact that they had big sticks to hit each other with definitely helped.

Rating: .75

5. Christian defeated William Regal by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was two veterans putting on a good professional wrestling match. Christian made sure that Regal looked like a threat and played the babyface role perfectly.

Rating: 3.5

6. John Cena defeated Randy Orton in an I Quit Match to win the WWE Championship

This was a good match, but unfortunately you knew Cena wasn't going to quit. I can't take away from Cena here though, because he gave a great effort and took a beating. I feel that they went to the handcuffs too early and that kept this from being something special.

Rating: 3.25

7. CM Punk defeated Undertaker by "submission"

So let's get this straight. CM Punk works his tail off to become a great heel. He then puts on a great program with Jeff Hardy, looking like a serious threat. Then Undertaker buries him in under 10 minutes, proving that he's not in his league. Then they do the stupid "screw the face in Montreal" bit and he wins, even though he looks like a jobber. Nice work.

Rating: 2.25

Well, out of the themed shows, this one was definitely the biggest stretch. Plus, the ending left a sour taste in a lot of people's mouth. But other than that, this show is not as bad as most people made it out to be. It lacks a classic match, but most everything is at least okay. I just wouldn't go out of my way to see this.

Overall Rating: 68%

SummerSlam 2009

1. Rey Mysterio defeated Dolph Ziggler by pinfall

This was an awesome opener and probably one of the best in SummerSlam history. These two have great chemistry and the put on a show here. There were a few flaws in execution that kept it from being an all-time great, but this is well worth your time.

Rating: 3.75 (out of 5)

2. MVP defeated Jack Swagger by pinfall

WWE has never known what to do with Swagger and it's a shame. There's no reason this match should have gotten so much time with MVP going over cleanly.

Rating: 1.75

3. Chris Jericho + Big Show defeated Cryme Tyme by pinfall

This was a much better match than I remembered as the champs made Cryme Tyme look like real contenders. JTG looked very good here.

Rating: 2.75

4. Kane defeated Great Khali by pinfall

I expected it to be a little bit worse. The DDT was kind of a cool finish.

Rating: .25

5. Shawn Michaels + Triple H defeated Legacy by pinfall

A lot of people raved about this match and while it is good, it's nowhere near as great as a lot of people were saying. The Legacy looked better than you would expect from DX.

Rating: 3

6. Christian defeated William Regal by pinfall

This was really the only downer on the card. This one was a squash when it really could have made this show a classic.

Rating: .25

7. Randy Orton defeated John Cena by pinfall

Okay, I lied. This was the other downer on the card. This match was a mess and it really didn't need to be. Obviously they didn't know what to do because they wanted this feud to go on for another 3 shows. As a viewer, this is just frustrating.

Rating: 2

8. CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match to win the World Heavyweight Championship

***Match Of The Night***

This was a great way to end the show, as both guys proved they belonged in the main event on the second biggest show of the year. This was Hardy's last WWE match possibly ever, so there is a lot of historical significance as well.

Rating: 4

Well, this show is bookended by two great matches that are must sees. Two good tag team matches make this show very worthwhile. While there are a few dull spots, there is a good flow and it never is boring. Well, maybe the first five minutes of the Khali/Kane match.

Overall Rating: 84%