In Your House: Buried Alive

1. Steve Austin defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley by pinfall


This was supposed to be Austin vs. Savio Vega, but injuries prevented that from happening. So we get heel vs. heel, but this was around the time that Austin was getting over as a face. This was solid, but HHH's heel offense was slow at times. The whole Jim Ross angle really hurt this match as well.


Rating: 2.25 (out of 5)


2. Owen Hart + British Bulldog defeated The Smoking Gunns by pinfall


This was another heel vs. heel match to an extent. Billy Gunn had been hanging around Sunny, leaving Bart as the lone face. This was decent at times, but the Gunns had run their course by this point.


Rating: 2


3. Marc Mero defeated Goldust by pinfall


This was actually a pretty good match. Marc Mero often isn't spoken of too fondly, but at this point of his career, he was actually one of the best workers the WWF had. Injuries would derail his ability, but this was a good example of good he actually was.


Rating: 3


4. Sid defeated Vader by pinfall

This was a #1 contenders match to face Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series and this was better than it had any right to be. Vader was so misused during his WWF run and it really was a shame, as he really was a great performer. This was also probably the peak of Sid's run in the WWF.

Rating: 2.75

5. Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Buried Alive Match

***Match Of The Night***

This was another good brawl in a series of them between the two. Mankind really got Undertaker to step up his game and I think was integral into turning Undertaker into the performer he is today. Even if this wasn't their best match, this was still a good main event.

Rating: 3.5

Well, nothing on this show was bad. There were two injuries that caused matches to be switched, which hurt it from a storyline point of view. The Jim Ross angle was annoying, especially since we know that they didn't go anywhere with it. Everyone gave a good effort here, especially in the last two matches and made this a very watchable show.

Overall Rating: 70%

Unforgiven 2002

1. Booker T, Goldust, Bubba Dudley, and Kane defeated Christian, Test, William Regal, and Lance Storm by pinfall

This was a really good opener. It was essentially a Raw main event, but did a great job of getting the crowd into the show. My only complaint is that the wrong team won.

Rating: 3 (out of 5)

2. Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair by submission

I'm still not quite sure why these two didn't have better matches together, but this was still far from bad. Just not one would expect.

Rating: 2.25

3. Eddie Guerrero defeated Edge by pinfall

Wow, was this good. Edge was really improving and Eddie was Eddie. Very, very good match.

Rating: 3.75

4. Jamal + Rosey defeated Chuck + Billy by pinfall

This was blah as neither team was very good. Luckily, it didn't go on too long.

Rating: .75

5. Triple H defeated Rob Van Dam by pinfall

Most people aren't fond of this match, and to be honest, neither was I the first time. I really thought this was pretty good stuff the second time around, so sue me.

Rating: 3

6. Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly by pinfall to win the Women's Championship

This was a pretty good match that needed a few more minutes to tell a story. The execution was good here and both looked good.

Rating: 1.75

7. Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was good, but nowhere near Royal Rumble 2003 quality. The botched ending aside, another great encounter between these two.

Rating: 4

8. Brock Lesnar and Undertaker fought to a double disqualification

This is another match that most don't like, mostly because of the screwy finish. If you put that aside, Lesnar put in a great effort here. He was bumping all over the place and looked like a main eventer. Not a classic main event, but very solid.

Rating: 3

This show isn't very popular among many, but there are two really good matches on here and three that are fun matches. That to me is a good show. Not a classic by any means, but a good one.

Overall Rating: 80%