One Night Stand 2006

1. Taz defeated Jerry Lawler by submission

This was just to get the crowd into it, which is fine. No one was expecting a classic anyways.

Rating: .25

2. Kurt Angle defeated Randy Orton by submission

The crowd was all over Orton this entire match. The beginning was basically Orton vs. the crowd, but once it got going, it was a solid match.

Rating: 3

3. The F.B.I. defeated Super Crazy and Tajiri by pinfall

This was four guys enjoying what they were doing. It was far from a classic, but this was a good match that was given a good amount of time.

Rating: 2.75

4. Sabu and Rey Mysterio fought to a no contest

This was great while it lasted, but the most disappointing thing was that they never had a rematch. If you were going to end it like this, why not have it go on another 5-10 minutes before this ending?

Rating: 3.25

5. Edge, Mick Foley, and Lita defeated Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, and Beulah by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was great stuff by four veterans that know how to put on a show. Sure, it wasn't flawless, but it was non-stop action despite their total age being close to 200 years. It was fun to see Mick Foley actually win a match, even if he was laid out at the time the pinfall was scored.

Rating: 4.25

6. Balls Mahoney defeated Masato Tanaka by pinfall

After such a great outing last year, you would have thought they would have given Tanaka another chance to shine. Instead he was basically squashed by Balls Mahoney. However, this was decent.

Rating: 2

7. Rob Van Dam defeated John Cena by pinfall to win the WWE Championship

This was a little slow at points, but still a classic moment. It was nice to see Cena play the heel, as the crowd was even more hostile than I thought they were going to be. I would have liked to have seen RVD look a little stronger in the match and I think Joey Styles missed a great opportunity to make a legendary call for RVD when he won, but they kind of just let the crowd do the talking. It's just too bad Van Dam blew it a few weeks later.

Rating: 3.25

This is an absolutely awesome show. The one thing you can say about the two One Night Stand shows (the ECW ones) is that the pacing is fantastic. You are never bored in either of the two shows and nothing seems too long. Top that off with a classic brawl and one of my favorite moments in WWE history and you have yourself a winner.

Overall Rating: 90%