Tag Team Titles
AWESOME TRUTH vs AIRBOOM(c)
This match kicked off the PPV and to say the truth was a good bout. I'm particularly partial to The Miz and Truth because I feel the Miz IS the Tag Division. Not to say he didn't make a great WWE Champion but lets face it the tag division made the Miz and now it needs him to get back its glory days. Truth's transition into a crazy heel has been one of the best turn's in the last few months. He never really lived up to his potential as a face, but now finally he has the attention he needed. Together they make an awesome tag team. AirBoom is a decent pair-up. Though both Bourne and Kofi are high flyers they manage to throw in a bunch of variations in their moves which makes them watchable. This match up was an awaited one and it proved to be a good one. The angle about the ref being involved in the so called "Conspiracy" was interesting as was the fact that AirBoom cheated to get the victory. It has been a long time since the days of the late and great Eddie Guerrero that I've seen a face cheat his way out of a match. So overall an entertaining start.
Winner: AirBoom via disqualification
Match Rating: 3.5/5
Intercontinental Championship
CODY RHODES(c) vs TED DIBIASE
This was a new match in the card, and frankly, I didn't expect much from it. Though we all know how Cody has evolved as a wrestler, the same cannot be said about DiBiase. we can clearly see who came off better after Legacy disbanded. The audience were not at all behind the newly turned "face" DiBiase, which did have an effect on the quality of the match. Rohdes was as good as ever, and Dibiase showed spots of improvement and the finish was unexpected but good, but with the crowd being least interested in the match, it was an average bout.
Winner: Cody Rhodes via Pinfall
Match Rating:2.5/5
United States Championship
DOLPH ZIGGLER(c) vs JACK SWAGGER vs JOHN MORRISON vs ALEX RILEY
This was a fatal four way between Ziggler, Swagger, Morrison and Riley, with Riley being the only contender who has never held a title. This was another good bout with a lot of fast paced action and momentum shifts that is generally expected in such a type of match. All four had their moments to shine with Riley having some of the best of them. It is clear that Riley features in WWE's long term plans and they are pushing him enough to become one of their fututre stars. Morrison came back from injury and has not been able to gain his lost momentum. Swagger and Ziggler continued their ongoing rivalry coming into the event over Vicky's managerial services and had a few spots between them. The finishing was a good one with Ziggler stealing a victory from Swagger and continuing their feud. Overall a good mid-card event.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler via Pinfall
Match Rating:3.5/5
World Heavyweight Championship
RANDY ORTON(c) vs MARK HENRY
WWE are really high on Henry and are pushing him over like crazy. To give the man his due this has been long awaited and its good to see him being used to his full potential. Orton I feel is a waste as a face, his tweener/heel persona is far more convincing. A good championship bout between the two, with Henry dominating a major portion of the match. Finish came with Henry hitting the World's Strongest Slam on Orton.
Winner: Mark Henry via Pinfall
Match Rating:4/5
Divas Championship
KELLY KELLY(c) vs BETH PHOENIX
Kelly Kelly is the most over-rated Diva ever!! And this was another example of how she was given a push by getting the victory over a far better competitor and that even at Beth's home town. A below average match which should have been held much earlier, and would have been slightly more credible if Phoenix had won.
Winner: Kelly Kelly via Pinfall
Match Rating:1.5/5
WWE Championship
ALBERTO DEL RIO(c) vs JOHN CENA
The other main event title match was also a great match. Good gimmick before the match with Cena stealing Del Rio's car. The match itself was the usual "Cena match" with Del Rio mounting as much offence as he could but could not break Cena. What made this match interesting was the skill between the two wrestlers. We all know Del Rio has a vast variety of moves at his disposal and they were on display during this match. Cena has bought some variation in his moves set over the last few months and was watchable. Overall a great match which went to and fro until Cena hit Del Rio with both his finishers to become a 10 time WWE Champion!!!
Winner: John Cena via Submission
match Rating:4/5
Non-Title Main Event??!
TRIPLE H vs CM PUNK
How can you not have one of your top stars main eventing your PPVx. And I am not talking about Triple H. CM Punk's rise to the top has been short but eventful to say the least. However his latest feud with Triple H has been more confusing than interesting. With Kevin Nash and John Laurinaitis being involved things became way more complicated. This has really lost Punk the momentum he had gained against Cena. Moreover Triple H cannot and most probably will not get over his glory days and keeps on coming back for one last fight. Agreed that he's still in good shape, however instead of pushing new talent into becoming the future stars of his company, he still wants to have one last stand of glory and victory. And so this match which started off really well ended up being a confusing brawl with The Miz, Truth, Laurinaitis and Nash all ending up getting involved. It ended in the obvious fashion, with Triple H delivering a pedegree to Punk and getting his so called "revenge" in a feud which I so hope is over after this PPV.
Winner: Really?!!!
Match Rating:3.8/5
A decent PPV with good matches apart from the odd few which dissapointed.
Overall Rating: 3.7/5
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