One Night Stand 2008

1. Jeff Hardy defeated Umaga by pinfall

I liked this match better upon second viewing. It started off being a fun little brawl, but the ending just comes off a little too planned and fake.

Rating: 2.25 (out of 5)

2. Big Show defeated John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero, CM Punk, and Tommy Dreamer by pinfall

Call me crazy, but I thought this was a really good match. All five men put in a real solid effort and it came across as a good, violent match.

Rating: 3.5

3. John Cena defeated JBL by JBL bleeding first

This was more entertaining than their Judgment Day match, but first blood matches are definitely not the most exciting specialty matches. The endings never are exciting and this one was no different. However, this was solid and JBL came across as an effective heel.

Rating: 2.75

4. Beth Phoenix defeated Melina by submission

The crowd didn't care too much, but this was some solid action. Melina is probably the most entertaining diva other than Mickie James and it's a shame she got injured.

Rating: 2

5. Batista defeated Shawn Michaels in a Stretcher Match

This was a little bit more story than match, but that's okay since this is one of the best storylines in WWE history. It's amazing that at this point of his career, Shawn Michaels is still the best.

Rating: 3.5

6. Triple H defeated Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing Match

It's always hard to rate a match where one of the competitors gets injured. The entire ending was changed on the fly due to Orton's broken collarbone, so we only got to see about half of a match. Things were going pretty well, but not as good as their No Mercy 2007 match.

Rating: 2

7. Edge defeated Undertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a TLC Match

***Match Of The Night***

The criticism on this match is that they just set up spots as opposed to having a match that featured spots. That is definitely true to a point, but these guys also put on a heck of a show. The match was brutal and intense and both performers did a great job of portraying the hatred that they have for one another.

Rating: 4

This was another good show for the WWE in 2008. The nice thing on this show was that there was nothing that was terrible. Everything was watchable and most of it was darn entertaining. This was a big improvement over the 2007 version and a show worth purchasing on DVD.

Overall Rating: 79%