Last night was the epic pay per view of WrestleMania 26. It was the first ppv I have personally ordered in a little over 2 years. The main attractions going in for me was the Hart vs McMahon & Undertaker vs HBK matches. After the show I had mixed feeling. One one hand, the show had the perfect build-ups and good performances. But on the other hand, some matches were not given the proper time frame and had bland finishes.
First off, I give huge kudos to those in the Money In The Bank ladder match. I knew it was going to be a "cluster-fuck" and it was just that. So many hard slams in to the ladders and plenty of jaw dropping moments. I wasn't sure exactly when the match was going to end since Kofi, Christian, and Hardy all had golden opportunities to grasp the briefcase. It was nice to see Swagger win though, I hope it does wonders for him like it did for CM Punk after he won the briefcase for the first time.
The Hart vs McMahon match was kind of sad to watch. You have this old-timer (who is still my favorite 90's wrestler) just beat down the billionaire for a good 10 min without any real crowd reaction. Why? Because all he did was punch him then slam a steel chair into his back about 20 times. Bret was in no condition for what I would have wanted to see but they could have made it a little more entertaining. Maybe handcuff Vince to the ring post and make him apologize. Everyone loves a little Vince humiliation.
Punk and Rey delivered, but there should be no big surprise there. The divas match was an utter disappointment and I would have preferred to watch the dark match battle royal. ShoMiz won which I always like to see other than they didn't give Morrison nor Truth enough time to do anything spectacular. HHH beat Shamus in a good match. I honestly didn't think he was going to kick out of the second pump kick, but he is the "Game" and he was there to play. Orton defeated his pupils with an awesome finish. A punt to Rhodes followed by an RKO to DiBiase. Everyone cheers and Orton does his vintage pose on the turnbuckle with wings shown in the background. This proves he is the real savior of the WWE.
The Cena/Batista and Jericho/Edge matches were on the same level in my opinion. Both matches told great stories inside the squared circle and had some amazing near falls. Batista's face at one point, after Cena kicked out of a pin, was pure awesomeness. Same with Jericho. Chris always manages to tell great stories with his facial expressions better than anyone else on the roster. It was cool to see Edge spear Jericho after the match to hopefully continue this feud at Extreme Rules.Cena just had to win (fucking fans) but at least Batista made Cena look good at beating him. Nothing is worse than a Cena squash match.
Finally, the Deadman extended his streak to 18-0 by ending the career of Shawn Michaels. That match delivered on so many levels and I wish it never ended. There were a few sweet chin music shots delivered by HBK that made me cringe. The near falls and Shawn's high rope maneuver that put this match at the top of my all time favorites. If this is truly the end for HBK, I am happy to see Taker be the one to end it. Triple H would have been the logical pick but those two have had plenty of matches. Long live the WrestleMania Streak!!!
Until Next Time... I'm Just Sayin!
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