Friday, April 24, 2009

WrestleMania X-Seven

1. Chris Jericho defeated William Regal by pinfall

They didn't get enough time to really have a classic, but they did a great job of opening the show.

Rating: 3 (out of 5)

2. Tazz and The Acolytes defeated Right To Censor by pinfall

This was just to get these guys on the show, as this was just a typical Raw match.

Rating: .75

3. Kane defeated Raven and Big Show to win the Hardcore Championship

This was a pretty solid match with Raven working his butt off. There were a few fun spots and a few sloppy ones, as usual.

Rating: 2

4. Eddie Guerrero defeated Test to win the European Championship

Eddie was the man and Test was pretty solid for a big man. Not a classic by any means, but another solid match.

Rating: 2.75

5. Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit by pinfall

This actually wasn't quite as good as I remembered. It is definitely not anywhere near their Royal Rumble match that would happen a little down the road. However, I am just being picky because this is still a very good match.

Rating: 3.75

6. Chyna defeated Ivory by pinfall to win the Women's Championship

Well, if she can beat Chris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett, then I'm pretty sure Ivory would be no big deal. This was more revenge than a match, so it doesn't get a zero.

Rating: .25

7. Shane McMahon defeated Vince McMahon by pinfall

This is one of those cheesy storylines that just somehow worked perfectly. These two guys put on as good of a match as they possibly could and the writers did a good job at making the crowd buy it.

Rating: 3.5

8. Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz and The Hardyz in a TLC match to win the Tag Team Championships

This is probably my favorite from their trilogy. Edge's spear off the ladder has to be in my top ten moments. These guys risked their lives one more time and delivered another classic.

Rating: 5

9. Iron Sheik won the Gimmick Battle Royal

This was simply to add a little fun to the show. The match itself was horrible, but it is probably the shortest battle royal ever, so it's all good.

Rating: .25

10. Undertaker defeated Triple H by pinfall

This was probably Undertaker's best WrestleMania match up to this point. Good late-90s WWE brawl, yet I question why they put this on right before the main event. Still, good match.

Rating: 3.5

11. Steve Austin defeated The Rock by pinfall to win the World Championship

***Match Of The Night***

This is just off the wall awesome stuff. I don't get how people can go back and watch Hogan/Warrior and think that match is anywhere near this one. These are the two top guys of their era tearing the house down. Awesome, awesome match.

Rating: 5

This is without any doubt in my mind, the greatest show ever. It has two of my all-time favorite matches, a great undercard, and a ton of memorable moments. The crowd was hot the whole show and they had great reason to be. They were witnessing the WWF at it's finest.

Rating: 100%

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