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Spiritual Retreat- 3/20 looked up St.Ignatius -will invite mom, dot, lisa -chose a few dates.

Walkathon for Charity- 3/20 NAMI walk on May 17- need to go to website and make a page to invite others to walk and sponser

Sisters and Brother- 3/20 I am unclear about what i want this to be about. will write a few ideas next entry

Plan Vacation with Mom- thought of a few ideas- Savannaugh, New Mexico, and to come up to Ithaca

Make an effort to learn French and Gujarati.

Go to Twickenham or Paris to watch the All Blacks.

Maintain a state of happiness and contentment.

Aim to become more chilled out and mellow tempered.

Use my force to make the people around me be tidier people.

Begin writing by February 2009

Practice sketching for 2 hours / week.

KENDRICK STYLE
Wrestlers: Brian Kendrick vs Shannon Moore

At the moment, Smackdown is my favourite WWE Wrestling brand. It has everything going for it, plenty of wrestling, cool feuds and all the big superstars. One person starting to make his mark is Brian Kendrick, former tag team partner of Paul London. He’s now gone his separate way, developed a new look and has a powerful bodyguard Ezekiel by his side. I rather like his new image, particularily the torn, bloody jacket he wears to the ring. He has a ‘i don’t care what anyone thinks of me…bring it on!’ look and is emphasising that with each match and his little speech after he defeated Shannon Moore. He also has some impressive moves that i haven’t seen before. As an opening match, it did the job in getting the crowd ready for bigger things to come.

SINGLES MATCH
Wrestlers: Vladimir Koslov vs Stevie Richards

Finally the have some music for this guy, although my bf thinks he was more imposing when he walked down to the ring in complete silence. I think it is like being rudely awaken when you were fast asleep, everything flows together nicely with music and fireworks and then he comes out and there’s nothing but the crowd either cheering or jeering. In any case, he is currently undefeated. Personally, i would like to see this guy in some better matches, his opponents (whom he is seeming to defeat easily) is providing little entertainment. Unfortunately my wrestling knowledge dosn’t allow me to give any proper opinion on this match because i’m not familiar with Stevie Richards. However, i think Vladimir Koslov needs to be taken up a knotch if the writers want us to believe this guy is genuinely unbeatable – put him against some real opposition.

NEW CHAMPS – TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Wrestlers: Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder vs Jesse & Festus

I am kind of tired of this ‘slight feud’ between these four men. It just doesn’t hold any weight to me. The current tag team champions have nothing to gain from fighting Jesse and Festus so i wonder what the point is really. The ‘taking advantage of Festus after the bell’ bully approach isn’t very entertaining either. Generally i’m unconvinced at the moment of Curt Hawkins and Zach Ryders’ ability, especially since they are the tag team champions. This match wasn’t in defence of their titles…it was about nothing. In the end Jesse and Festus ended up winning this match but where does it go from here? I hope some proper contenders are put forth in the next installment of Smackdown so the tag team champs will be able to properly defend their titles or show us what kind of abilities they have.

NEW CHAMPS – UNITED STATES CHAMPION
Wrestlers: Shelton Benjamin vs Jimmy Wang Yang

I enjoyed this match, being a fan of Shelton Benjamin and of Jimmy Wang Yang who is recently back from suspension. Despite having different wrestling styles – Shelton Benjamin having a more strong, powerful, domineering approach while Jimmy Wang Yang has a flexible, speedy, more high flying approach – both were able to put on a good performance that meshed their different styles together beautifully. Both are very good wrestlers but i had no doubt who would win this match. The Gold Standard, he’s got the gold and he’s now on a roll. As he put it perfectly after he defeated Jimmy Wang Yang – ‘ain’t no stopping him now!!’

DIVAS MATCH
Wrestlers: Michelle McCool vs Maryse

Cough, cough…what can i say. Hmmm…more like where to begin. Perfect break for stretching the legs but if you actually stayed to watch the match you’ll know this is nothing to brag about. Personally i don’t have the patience or stomach to watch this rubbish. Over done, extremely dramatic acting, poor moves and storyline (even though this has none) and very poor characters. Both women look like strippers and should go back to their previous careers of grinding against a pole instead of making me grind my teeth in annoyance. Anyway, apparently Michelle McCool won this match.

THE BATTLE ROYALE
Wrestlers: Big Show vs Jeff Hardy vs MVP vs Umaga vs Mr Kennedy vs The Great Khali

I found this match extremely entertaining. The majority of these wrestlers are some of the best in the business and can put on a great performance. This match was action packed, fast paced and left you on the edge of your seat wondering who the hell was going to win!!! The Big Show ploughed his way through his opponents, Jeff Hardy flew off the top ropes, MVP weaseled around picking up the vulnerable, Umaga caused damage only a human bulldozer can do, Mr Kennedy did just about every other move in his repertoire and The Great Khali just stood there looking pretty….something. By the end of this match it was between Jeff Hardy and The Great Khali but it seems the WWE isn’t ready to cut Jeff some slack since coming back from suspension which resulted in a win for The Great Khali. This is the biggest damper on the whole match. My bf thinks it has something to do with boosting sales or interest in India, i think that has a part to play in it as well but i doubt that is the whole story.

You see, the winner of this match goes on to face the WWE Champion who, ironically enough, is the attention loving ‘i’m the greatest’ Triple H. Does this ligitimately shock anyone? After the Great Khali won the match, out comes a wholly impressive Triple H, ever so slowly down the ring so we all know he’s there. He takes up a good five minutes just to walk from the stage the the bloody ring!!! Once there he muscles his impressive self right up to the Great Khali and has a glare match with him only ending when the Great Khali’s translator asks him to step back from the imposing Triple H.

Honestly, the Great Khali could knock him flying if he wanted to, he stands a good foot taller or so over the game and yet he’s supposed to be intimidated by a man who is smaller and older then him. I don’t think. The way i see it, this is just another way for Triple H to glorify himself. Oh look at me, the big bad amazing game defeated the Great Khali!!! Geez he must be the best. I will be very, very, VERY surprised if he loses his title to the Great Khali at Summerslam. Well done writing team – or should i say TRIPLE H!!! What a fucking amazing match this will be. Let me guess, it will look like your losing and then you’ll most incredibly pull it back at the last second. Shock horror!!! I don’t believe it – the Triple H formula again. You’re a good wrestler Triple H but you will NEVER be the best, your interferrence with your own matches has set that fact in concrete!!

A QUICK NOTE

I am absolutely LOVING this Hell in a Cell match between Edge and The Undertaker!!! I simply can’t wait for Summerslam!!! I love this Edge – Vicki Guerrero relationship, it now has some nice spice to it!! Bring this match ON!!!

PHILADELPHIA

FATAL FOUR-WAY
Wrestlers: Matt Hardy vs Finlay vs The Miz vs John Morrison

This was quite a good match, even though i had a fair idea who would end up winning the match. I’m glad to see that Finlay is wrestling on his own at the moment, i’ve stated previously that i preferred it better when it was just him wrestling and Hornswoggle entertaining the crowd. I was rather intrigued to see how The Miz and John Morrison would go competing against one another after being in a tag team for all that time. My bf believed that they would be working together, and of course he was right. Despite they were meant to be opponents, they worked together for the majority of the match but this tag team effort would lead to their downfall in securing the win. John Morrison did manage to distract The Miz for a short time while attempting a pin. They still work very well together, and it will be interesting to see how they go when they eventually go their separate ways. However, there was little doubt in my mind who was going to be victorious. Matt Hardy is by far the crowd favourite, and my bf believed he would be getting a push toward the ECW Championship after he lost the United States Championship to Shelton Benjamin. I agreed with him; and now that he has won it, i hope to see him victorious over the current and unconvincing ECW Champion Mark Henry.

REVENGE FOR BETRAYAL
Wrestlers: Tommy Dreamer vs Colin Delaney

ECW also presented the new Championship title. A definite improvement on the old title that was hiddeously ugly with the red vinyl writing. This new title at least has a little more class to it and looks like something you wouldn’t be ashamed of walking out into the ring with. During this time there was a block of talking about Colin Delaney’s betrayal by deliberately interferring halfway through a move Tommy Dreamer was about to execute on Mark Henry. I think this is a very cool twist of events, the seemingly innocent, big-hearted Colin Delaney turning on his mentor who happened to be the only person who believed in him. As it turns out a revenge match had been scheduled and took place before Colin could finish pledging his aliance to Mark Henry.

This match didn’t last that long, and the quality of wrestling wasn’t very good. Colin is not physically wrestling material, he can pull off some moves but he lacks physical strength and cannot absorb the impact he receives from being roughed up. Tommy Dreamer is a better wrestler, but while wrestling against such a weak opponent, he looks as if the only damage he can cause is to people who are physically poor. This does nothing to improve his position as a wrestler. Even though i have enjoyed this unexpected turn, i would enjoy it a lot better if it was between two wrestlers who can put on a better performance.

HIGH FLYING IMPACT
Wrestlers: Evan Bourne vs James Curtis

In recent weeks i have rather enjoyed watching Evan Bourne plough his way through the competition. Last week he defeated Chavo Guerrero, and this week he faced James Curtis. I don’t know much about James Curtis, but his wrestling style hasn’t really left much of an imprint in my mind. He doesn’t really stand out, while Evan Bourne certainly does. He is quick, flexible and has a number of cool moves including his finisher. He’s a rising star, and is currently undefeated. Both wrestlers did well during the match, and i enjoyed seeing Evan Bourne come out victorious despite Chavo and Bam Neely’s attempts to sabotage the match. Hopefully in the future Evan Bourne will become a more central part of ECW wrestling and be giving a part (storyline) to play so we can see more of what he is capable of.

RAW

BURCHILL BRUTALITY
Wrestlers: Kofi Kingston & Mickie James vs Paul & Katie Lea Burchill

It is interesting to see that Raw has combined women’s and men’s wrestling with these four contenders. I’m not entirely sure what the point behind this is or where this is going. Kofi is the current Intercontinental Champion and Mickie James is the Women’s Champion. I can only assume that Paul and Katie Lea Burchill want the titles respectively, but why make them all fight one another in a tag team like match. Kofi Kingston has shown promising talent with his great flexibility, swiftness and clever manoeuvers. Mickie James is a reasonably good women’s wrestler, one of very few. She can wrestle properly and deserves her title. However, the Burchills are nothing special to me. Neither of them have entered Raw with anything special or outstanding, something that sets them apart from all the rest. Paul is tall and strong but lacks any good moves and Katie Lea suffers from the same problem. In this match it saw the Burchills victorious when Paul managed to pin Kofi. This sort of ‘feud’ doesn’t interest me. There is no logical reason behind it and hasn’t got a storyline to follow along with.

TAINTED LOVE
Wrestlers: Santino Marella vs D-Lo Brown

I feel sorry for Santino Marella. At the moment all his matches seem to end with him losing in a ridiculous fashion, even though the odds are he would have won. For instance, his match against Beth Phoenix last week. While she is a strong woman she isn’t that powerful in comparison to a male wrestler. I’m not trying to put down women but lets be honest, the only woman who could convincingly ‘stick it to the men’ was Chyna. However, D-Lo Brown made a great return, someone my bf was rather excited about and someone i have sadly never heard of. I don’t know much about D-Lo Brown so i can’t say much about him in either the positive or negative direction. This match was fairly good for a beginning match and resulted with D-Lo Brown defeating Santino Marella. Hopefully though Santino will get some more serious matches that don’t always end with him losing.

On another note, Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella forming a partnership. I’m not into romance as such but how ironic. He believes women should stay at home in the kitchen, she defeated him the previous week, they ‘apparently’ don’t like each other and yet they were smooching straight after this match. No idea what Raw is doing here but it might be interesting.

DIVAS MATCH
Wrestlers: Beth Phoenix vs Kelly Kelly

Not much to say about this as i don’t like women’s wrestling much. I’m glad they got them out of the way nice and early though, i hate it when the drag out so long right before the main event and all you want to see is the real action. Anyway, Kelly Kelly, another stick insect in the so called ‘women’s wrestling’ corner was defeated by a much larger and stronger Beth Phoenix. Fair call i say. Bring out the real women’s wrestlers, these women suck!!

TRUE LIES
Wrestlers: Lance Cade vs Paul London

Lance Cade is showcasing his talent finally, instead of being a docile sidekick to Chris Jerico. I was interested to see his wrestling style and find it fairly solid. Paul London is also a fairly good wrestler but one thing he lacks in comparison to he ex-tag team partner Brian Kendrick is character. I don’t know whether its because Raw haven’t given him a part to play or he isn’t making a mark in the industry. It ended with Lance Cade defeating Paul London. There was a very large block of talking that followed with footage of the Chris Jerico vs Shawn Michaels match. More blaming the audience for Michaels condition (that he wrestled at The Great American Bash just to please them) and how Chris Jerico is really the great one. I like this feud but TOO MUCH TALKING!! Tone it down a little bit, i get it already.

SIX-MAN REMATCH
Wrestlers: John Cena & Cryme Tyme vs JBL & Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes

I have to admit any match with John Cena in it and i just groan. I think i made it obvious my dislikes about him. I knew straight away that this match was the amazing ‘John Cena’s amazing defeat over JBL despite the odds’ kind of match. And i wasn’t wrong it turns out. However to the wrestling: Cryme Tyme have shown that they have some really good moves and work well together as a tag team. I would like to see them a little more involved in wrestling and perhaps become contenders for the Tag Team Championship in the future. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase are quite good together too but i need to see them in more matches where they can really show what they are capable of. JBL is always a strong performer but in this match he does a runner to escape from ‘the amazing John Cena’ who goes on to pin Cody Rhodes after he leaves.

BIG RED MONSTER MASH
Wrestlers: C M Punk vs Batista

I found this match rather entertaining with plenty of action and interruptions. The match hadn’t started yet and Kane comes running out and attached Batista. I’m dying to find out what’s happening with Kane, i know he’s becoming the bad guy but what about…it has me intrigued!!! Still, the match continued with C M Punk and Batista once again putting on a good performance. However, the match ended in DQ when JBL interrupted the match, angry that Batista was having another shot at the World Heavy Weight title. While Batista was battling JBL, John Cena also came running out to try and bring JBL down once and for all. In a turn of events, John Cena ended up knocking Batista down, setting up a new feud. From this my guess is that Batista and John Cena will start battling each other and JBL will be left to fight for the World Heavy Weight title with C M Punk but only the next few weeks of Raw will reveal what will happen. Whether it will be a four-way or a singles match for the title at Summerslam.

We decided to get the pay per view – the matches seemed too good to pass by, and after watching it yesterday i believe it was well worth it!! Sure the set up (stage, etc) wasn’t as good as other pay per views, and the wrestling fans of Long Island seemed pretty poor, i absolutely LOVED the show!! It gets a B+ mark overall from me!!

1st match – WWE Tag Team Championship
Wrestlers: John Morrison & The Miz vs Finlay & Hornswoggle vs Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder vs Jesse & Festus

This was a really good opening match, quite enjoyable. My tip for this match was John Morrison & The Miz, whereas my bf’s was Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder. It was hard to know who was going to win. I thought John Morrison and The Miz would retain the titles until Summerslam because its a bigger pay per view. However, i wasn’t entirely surprised that they lost it – the dilemma i had was who to! I doubted Jesse & Festus would win it, they aren’t huge crowd favourites and they aren’t in any major fueds. I didn’t think Finlay & Hornswoggle would do it either, they have had many shots at the title before and had never won it – although i had thought they could win it in a classic ‘underdog’ scenario. As for Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder, i’m not huge fans of the guys, they haven’t done much wrestling thats impressed me much but they would have been my next pick under John Morrison & The Miz. As it turns out, they did win the titles, which i’m glad about really. Score 1 for my bf!

I am getting a little tired of the Finlay & Hornswoggle tag team personally. The crowd seems to love it, but i find it just too unbelievable that Hornswoggle is pulling off these moves. Even if some things wrestlers do occasionally are a little unbelievable they aren’t that far fetched that you stop and think ‘that just looks silly’. Hornswoggle has plenty of character and people love him for it, me included, but i just find it utterly rediculous that he is flipping people over and performing complex stunts. I liked it better when Finlay was wrestling on his own.

2nd match – United States Championship
Wrestlers: Matt Hardy vs Shelton Benjamin

In this match i was really backing the gold standard!! He’s a rig and deserves more recognition. His performance is solid, he’s very fit and he’s a good character. I tipped him to win this match while my bf tipped Matt Hardy. I wasn’t entirely sure who would win, i tipped Shelton Benjamin because i wanted him to win and thought it was his time to shine. I wouldn’t have been surprised if Matt Hardy had won but i hoped he didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, i’m a Hardy boys fan like so many other people, but he’s held on to that title long enough. My bf predicts he’ll be getting a push toward the ECW title direction now. I thought this was a very good match, definitely one of my favourites!! I’m especially glad that Shelton Benjamin came out victorious after all. Score 1 for me!!

3rd match – ECW Championship
Wrestlers: Mark Henry vs Tommy Dreamer

This was not a crowd pleaser and i couldn’t blame the Long Island fans for beginning the chant ‘you can’t wrestler’. Out of all the matches, i thought this one was definitely a stinker. Both my bf and i predicted Mark Henry to retain the title. I felt that he would hold on to it for a little longer, probably until a more major pay per view comes up where he might lose it. Possibly Summerslam, i hope. Tommy Dreamer just doesn’t have what it takes you could say in terms of getting a title. Personally i don’t mind him but i just couldn’t see him winning the title in an ‘underdog’ sort of fashion. As for the actual wrestling that occurred, like i said before it stinked. Neither of them are brilliant wrestlers but Tommy Dreamer has to carry Mark Henry so much. Mark Henry may have been the world’s strongest man but i doubt he is now (although i’m sure he is pretty strong). However, check out his physic. He’s more fat then he is muscle, you want muscle then the gold standard is your man. He’s a big, bumbling, slow mess in the ring. Not to be racist, but he looks like a big gorilla. He spent most of his time PUSHING Tommy Dreamer around rather then actually wrestling him. Overall not a great match. Score 2 for my bf and i.

4th match – Pinfall Singles Match
Wrestlers: Shawn Michaels (HBK) vs Chris Jerico

This match was quite possibly my favourite. Both of these men put on a great performance with high quality wrestling and some eye catching moves. I love this particular feud, the previously good-guy image of Chris Jerico has been tarnished by his blazing hatred of Shawn Michael’s ability to be a crowd favourite despite the fact he lies, turns on people, cheats, etc. I tipped Shawn Michaels to win, while my bf chose Chris Jerico. My thoughts were that Shawn Michaels would get a little revenge back after Chris Jerico smashed his head through a tv. But having said that i’m glad it didn’t end that way, it would have been a lame ending and i enjoy the feud too much to want it to end so abruptly. I have a confession to make – i enjoy the brutal matches which end in blood. This match was one of those. Of course i don’t want the wrestlers to be seriously injured but in wrestling you would expect a little bit of blood now and then. At first i thought it was just fake blood, but as the match continued i noticed it was clotting in dark clumps on his face and kept flowing. No fake blood does that, plus it was on his head, not really a place to stick a blood capsule or whatever they use. He lost quite a bit of blood too. A brilliant performance put on by two very great wrestlers, especially by Chris Jerico. He plays a good bad guy! Score 3 for my bf!!

One thing i hate is how they’ve toned down wrestling so much now so children can watch it. I’m sick to death of everything being tailored to children. They may be the biggest consumers of WWE merchandise but at least have a couple of matches later on in the night that adults can watch without worrying if their children are going to get nightmares over what they see or become violent. At the end of the day should children really be watching something so violent? Do they really understand what is going on? What happened to cartoons? They are entertaining and are specifically aimed at children with an appropriate storyline to go with it. I don’t see how the rated R superstars storylines are aimed a children…

5th match – Divas Championship
Wrestlers: Natalya vs Michelle McCool

This was another match that stunk of crap! I am not a huge fan of women’s wrestling. I view them as the appropriate time to get a drink, make something to eat, stretch the legs and maybe go to the toilet. The quality of women’s wrestling is extremely poor, with weak storylines and basically none of these women have any character at all. However, both my bf and i tipped Natalya to win. She comes from a wrestling background and has received good training. She may not be overly tall but in terms of physical strength, she is the stronger out of her and Michelle McCool. I have to admire the amazing flexibility of the women’s wrestlers but i find them weak in strength and in acting where they drag it out too long and it becomes frustrating to watch. I was extremely disappointed that the title went to Michelle McCool. She is one such wrestler who i felt didn’t deserve this title. She is as thin as a rake, i could snap her over my knee for christ sake!! Her moves are dismal and dull, whereas Natalya can actual wrestle and has some great moves. I hate the fact that most female wrestlers look like they came directly from a strip bar or off the streets from their prostitution rounds (which many probably have). They are nothing more then eye candy, and i find this very demeanering and wrong. The best woman wrestler was definitely Chyna, aim for female wrestlers like her…someone who can mix it with the men and you’ve got quality women’s wrestling again. Michelle McCool, more like Michelle McFool!! Score 0 for my bf and i.

6th match – World Heavy Weight Championship
Wrestlers: C M Punk vs Batista

This match was very hard to pick a winner for. Both my bf and i tipped Batista to win. I thought it was Batista’s turn to hold on to the title, especially since he had been cheated out of its possession in Smackdown. However my bf raised a valid point, if they did it that way it would make C M Punk look like a weak champion. Still, i decided to stick by my prediction as did he. I thought this was a pretty solid match with some good wrestling and tactics. C M Punk’s tactic to overcome an opponent taller and stronger then him was to aim for Batista’s legs. Weaken them and he couldn’t perform many of his biggest moves, thus giving him a fighting chance of retaining the title. I like both C M Punk and Batista (both men received a roaring welcome at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in June), so i wasn’t particularly fussed who won the title. If C M Punk kept it he would probably end up defending it against John Cena or JBL at Summerslam…if Batista won it he would end up defending it against the same people. I didn’t expect the match to end in DQ but i found it a fairly cool ending. Kane came running out and interrupted the match, stuffing up both Batista and C M Punk as well as some unfortunate camera man. I’m glad they’re finally doing something with Kane, he’s been sculking in the backgrounds for too long doing nothing. I find his character interesting and am looking forward to seeing what they plan to do with him. I’m also glad that C M Punk kept the title, his opponents at Summerslam will be all new rivalries – not some recycled material at the bottom of the ‘done already’ barrel that would have been Batista defending it against John Cena or JBL. Score 0 for my bf and i.

7th match – Parking Lot Brawl
Wrestlers: John Cena vs JBL

This match was filmed the day before the pay per view so John Cena and JBL had it fairly easy. This was a slightly difficult match to predict a winner for but both my bf and i tipped JBL in the end. My reasoning was that in this case the bad guy will be victorious. I rather enjoyed this match. I found it different and enjoyed the brutality it showed, without both wrestlers getting more then a little scratched at the end of it. John Cena attached a pair of jumper leads to JBL’s groin and a car battery, JBL set a car on fire while John Cena was in it, and John Cena smashed into a car JBL was in with a forklift. He then picked the car up with the forklift and proceeded out to the arena (or that was where the taping ended – John Cena simply drove the forklift out from behind the stage with the car and everything prearranged). The set up and make up involved in making it look like one flowing scene was done very well, i couldn’t tell at first that it had been taped (what gave it away was the fact they were in an underground carpark and somehow managed to drive directly from there into the arena). I thought at one stage John Cena was going to win but i was very happy when JBL threw him into a car windscreen. If you want action entertainment, this match provided it. Score 4 for my bf and 3 for me!

The other reason why i tipped JBL is because i’m just not a John Cena fan. He don’t know how to wrestle. In other matches he’s been in i’ve seen him do COUNTLESS clotheslines on his opponents, with one or two moves he knows and then his finisher. Other then that he knows NOTHING else!! Its pretty poor for a wrestler in his position. I dislike his character too. I find his acting over done at the best of times with too much marchoism for my liking. When he comes out from the entrance he does the stupidest salute, probably in honour of his recent movie where he played a marine. In any case he’s not in the army, he’s a wrestler and not a very bloody good one. His finisher is also very stupid, with the you can’t see me move followed by the F U. The you can’t see me move is just him waving his hand in front of his opponent’s face (which i find extremely irritating and childish – the ‘nah nah nah nah nah’ chant comes to mind when i think of his you can’t see me move) followed by him doing some weird movements with his arms then a punch to the top of the head. I mean seriously!!! How does this finisher measure up against The Undertakers tombstone pile driver, Batista’s bomb or The Texas Rattlesnakes stunner??? Compared to those moves i fail to see how a single punch to the head is going to keep anyone down long enough for you to execute the F U!! He might have the body of a wrestler but he has a poor repertoire of moves!! He needs to go back to the drawing board and revamp his wrestling before i will take him seriously.

8th match – WWE Championship
Wrestlers: Triple H vs Edge

And finally the main event which i didn’t consider worthy of being the main event. In this match both my bf and i tipped Triple H to win. Why? The reason is simply this – Triple H is married to Vince McMahons daughter Stephani, so he’s pretty cosy with the boss, which enables him to have his say about what happens with his, uh, career. Basically, he’s writing his own script. He thinks very highly of himself as the best of the best – this couldn’t be more evident in a recent DVD release on ‘The Game: The King of Kings’. Don’t get me wrong, i think he’s a good wrestler and definitely a rig. Years back when he had that terrible leg injury, he still continued that match right to the very end and he would have been in intense pain. That i can admire him for, but notice how he is wrestling less and less these days. Leading up to this pay per view, the only time i saw him was when he popped his little head out to destroy Edge and Vicki’s relationship with his taped video footage of Edge cheating on Vicki. Other than that, nothing else!! If he’s such a god damn good wrestler i would expect to see him in other matches – also considering every other wrestler had to defend THEIR titles, yet i struggle to remember when he’s defended his. I find any match against him far too predictable, there is no opening for speculation, you already know who’s going to win because he drums in the fact he’s won the WWE Championship title a record times. By the end of his career he’ll have won it more times then anyone else in the WWE industry, and not because he’s ‘the king of kings’ as he claims, but because i wrote his own script. He’ll ensure his ‘legacy’ stands before he leaves so we can all remember him as being the best in the business.

So why did this match fail to impress me. Edge put on a solid performance, as did Triple H. The answer is simply that it is too sterile. I’ve seen many a triumphant Triple H victories already, where he looks like he’s going to lose and then heroically and most spectacularly pulls it back at the last second. I found that the action that took place in the ring was far too toned down to be considered the main event and its because of the Triple H formula. Edge has shown he’s destined for great things, he’s a great performer, can cause a stir in the crowd, has a fantastic character that you can either really love or hate and is a great wrestler. Despite all this i knew he wouldn’t win the title…although i had hoped. Triple H has taken so much of a back seat approach that i don’t even know where the hell he stands in the WWE. He’s in no feuds, has no rivals or contenders to speak of and apparently doesn’t have any bloody weaknesses either. This slight feud between him and Edge could escalate into something more but then again it might not, it could go either way. I know if it was his way (and i imagine it is all the time) he won’t be doing any heavy duty work with anyone, so i would be very surprised if this slight feud with Edge continues…but i hope it does because Edge would look great with that title around his waist. Score 5 for my bf and 4 for me!!