No Way Out (February 18, 2007)
    Submitted by Chad Matthews on Monday, February 19, 2007 at 2:03 AM EST



    Report by Snowman

    Welcome one and all to my review of No Way Out 2007. Before we begin let me go ahead and tell you guys that the better the match is, the more detail I will go into, and the worse the match is, the less detail I will go into. Also my grade scale is the same as Chad Matthews. Matches graded on a 5 Star Scale, and PPV’s graded on a combined score scale.


    No Way Out 2007

    The show starts off with a video package of the main event for tonight between Cena/HBK and Batista/Undertaker.


    Chris Benoit & The Hardys vs. MVP & MNM

    The match begins with Matt Hardy and Mercury starting off in a collar-neckbone tie up. Mercury quickly backs Matt into the turnbuckle, and the two begin to trade shots. Both men continue the back and forth until Mercury send Matt into the turnbuckle. Mercury charges in only to get a boot from Matt Hardy, Hardy now to the second rope delivers an elbow drop to the back of Mercury. Matt tags Jeff in, Jeff hits a shoulder to the gut of Mercury through the ropes then hits a springboard dropkick to the chest of Mercury. Hardy with the quick pin for a 1 count. Jeff now tags Matt back in. Matt with an arm wrench on Mercury, but Mercury grabs a hand full of hair and slams Matt to the mat. Mercury tags in Nitro who charges in only to get caught by an arm drag by Matt. Nitro back to his feet and and Hardy continues to work the arm. Nitro grabs a handful of hair and backs Matt into the MNM corner. Tag made to MVP, who goes on the offensive landing several shots to Matt Hardy. MVP with a body slam on Matt and then goes for his signature elbow drop and comes up empty. Matt grabs MVP and drags him to the Hardys’ corner. Benoit now tagged in goes to work on MVP. Both men exchange chops and punches and MVP rakes the eyes of Benoit. MVP brings Benoit to his feet but Benoit slaps the taste out of MVP’s mouth and begins landing some brutal chops to MVP’s chest. MVP has enough of it and quickly ducks out of the rope to the apron. MVP not wanting to go back in tags Mercury on the outside, not realizing that you can’t make a tag on the outside of the ring. MVP and Mercury argue over who goes back in, and finally MVP inches into the ring. Benoit goes straight to the attack and irish whips MVP into the ropes and lands a clothesline knocking MVP down. Benoit with a snap suplex, and a quick pin attempt only for a 2 count. Benoit brings MVP back into the Hardy’s corner and Jeff tags in. Jeff irish whips MVP into the corner, but as he approaches, MVP rakes him in the eye and quickly tags in Nitro. Nitro quickly jumps on Jeff stopping him from tagging in his partner. Jeff tries a boot to the gut but Nitro catches it, Jeff quickly lands a reverse spin kick knocking Nitro down. Nitro quickly back up but gets knocked down by Jeff again. Jeff now grabs the legs of Nitro and hits his signature leg drop between Nitro’s legs. Both men slow to get up and Nitro slaps Jeff across the face, and quickly rolls out of the ring as Jeff gives chase. Jeff to the outside, and is cheap shotted by Mercury who slams Jeff into the barricade. Mercury throws Jeff back in, and Nitro goes to work on Jeff with a neck lock. Nitro tags in Mercury who goes back to work on the neck of Jeff. Mercury brings Jeff into the corner and tags in MVP. MVP works over Hardy for a while and goes for the quick pin, 2 count. MVP tags Nitro back in. Nitro irish whips Jeff sternum first into the turnbuckle. Jeff in trouble now and Nitro picks Jeff up and sits him on the top rope. Nitro now up on the top rope with Hardy, and Jeff hits a back elbow knocking Nitro to his back. Nitro back to his feet and Jeff hits the whisper in the wind. Jeff stumbles to the corner and makes the hot tag to Matt who comes in cleaning house. Matt sends Mercury into the corner and delivers a clothesline, followed by a combination clothesline/bulldogs to both members of MNM. Nitro back to his feet and Matt hits him with the side effect. Pin attempt by Hardy for a 2 count due to Mercury interference. Mercury nails Benoit in the corner causing the ref to turn his back and MVP comes in and hits Hardy with a back suplex, and quickly jumping out of the ring. Nitro stumbles to the corner and tags MVP into the match. Matt tries to fight back but MVP continues the pounding on Matt Hardy, hitting him with a gutwrench slam, and then follows it up with his signature elbow drop. MVP with the pin attempt for the 2 count as Benoit breaks the count. MVP brings Hardy to his feet and tags in Mercury, Mercury continues the assault for a while then delivers a huge clothesline to Hardy. Another quick tag by MNM as Nitro is now in and quickly attacks Matt Hardy hitting a back breaker for another 2 count. Matt Hardy begins to fight out of a front face lock, sends Nitro into the ropes and delivers a big falling clothesline knocking Nitro to the mat hard. Both men struggle to their feet and both make hot tags. Benoit now in surges at Mercury hitting him with a clothesline, followed by a back body drop to Nitro and a huge chop to MVP’s chest knocking him down. Benoit grabs Mercury and snap suplexs him onto MVP. Mercury and Nitro are staggering, and Benoit grabs hold of Mercury from behind looking for the german suplex, but Mercury grabs hold of the waist of Nitro looking to block it. Benoit powers through and delivers a double-tiered german suplex on both men. Now the Hardys run in and all 6 men are brawling. Both Nitro and MVP are knocked to the outside, leaving Mercury to get ganged up on by Benoit and the Hardys. Matt sends Mercury into the corner, drops to all fours and Jeff delivers a Poetry in Motion to Mercury. Mercury stumbles out of the corner and is hit with the Twist of Fate, followed by a Swanton Bomb and a Diving Headbutt by Benoit! The pin attempt is then broken up by MVP and Nitro who are back in now. Again all 6 men start to fight. MVP is sent to the outside by Matt, Jeff now on the outside is nailed with a diving clothesline from the apron by Nitro. Benoit struggles to his feet, and MVP grabs the US title and charges in. MVP swings and misses with the title and Benoit grabs the arm and locks in the Crossface. MVP is close to tapping but Nitro breaks up the submission. Nitro quickly knocks Matt to the outside and Jeff clotheslines MVP sending both himself and MVP to the outside. MNM both in now looking to hit the Snapshot on Benoit. Benoit now up on Mercury’s shoulders and Nitro goes to hit the Snapshot but is attacked from behind by Matt Hardy. Benoit rolls through on Mercury into a sunset flip, then quickly switches it into the Crossface. Mercury taps out quickly (I'm guessing due to his face)

    (SNOWnote: This match was really good considering it was booked on the fly. Hands down the match of the night. If they had not announced it at the last second and had given them a little more time to get used to each other, this could’ve been a 9.)

    Winner by Submission: Chris Benoit & The Hardys
    Match Rating: 4.2 outta 5


    Backstage Krystal is interviewing Vikki Guerrero. Vikki says she has something important to do next week on Smackdown. She then thanks Krystal for EVERYTHING.
    (I am guessing this is where the sexual harassment thing against Teddy Long comes into play)

    We then see Finlay and Lil’ Bastard walking through the arena. Bastard says he is not going out there tonight, because little people scare him. Finlay tries calming Bastard down by giving him a hug, then picks him up and dumps him in a near by dumpster. Suddenly Bastard starts screaming and red smoke begins coming out of the dumpster and the Boogeyman’s music hits. Bastard opens the door screaming and climbs out just as Little Boogeyman is peering out of it.


    Cruiserweight Open

    Scotty 2 Hotty and Davari are the first to wrestle. The match starts off with Davari knocking Scotty down and begins stomping away on him. Davari with a hard irish whip knocking Scotty down. Davari quickly tries a pin, only for a 2 count. Again Davari tries again, for a 1 count. Davari begins working on Scotty again only to get cocky and begin taunting him. Scotty fires back turning the momentum around. Scotty tries an irish whip, but Davari counters and send Scotty into the buckle. Davari tries for a Stinger Splash but comes up empty; Scotty quickly hits the bulldog and hit The Worm for the 3 count.

    **Davari is eliminated**

    Gregory Helms is next; Scotty gets the jump on him sending him into the corner, Helms fights out and sends Scotty to the buckle. Helms begins working on Scotty in the corner knocking him to the ground. Helms knocks Scotty onto the bottom rope, grabs his legs and slingshots him into the middle rope. Helms tries for the pin but only gets 2. Helms now applies a butterfly lock on Scotty and begins delivering knees to Scotty’s head. Scotty fights out of it and delivers a back suplex. Scotty goes for the worm but before he can start jumping around, Helms grabs his tights and guillotines him on the rope. Helms back to his feet and knees Scotty with a modified Shining Wizard for the 1-2-3.

    **Scotty 2 Hotty is eliminated**

    Funaki runs out next, only to get jumped as he is rolling in the ring. Funaki quickly fights back knocking Helms down. Funaki to the top rope and connects with a Flying Crossbody, but Helms rolls through into a pin attempt, grabs the tights and gets the pinfall on Funaki.

    **Funaki is eliminated**

    Shannon Moore comes down and once again Helms gets the jump on him. Moore rolls to the outside and pulls Helms out with him. The two start trading punches and Shannon whips Helms into the ring apron. Moore charges Helms tries to block it but Moore hits a hurricanrana on the outside. Both men crawl back into the ring, Moore goes to the top rope and attempts a crossbody, but Helms catches him and hits a Gun-Stinger (Black hole Slam) on Moore for a 2 count. Both men to their feet and Moore gets whipped into the buckle. Helms charges and gets a boot to his face. Moore now on the 2nd rope, and delivers a spinning neck breaker for another 2 count. Moore goes back to the top rope, but Helms catches him this time and hits Moore with a Double Underhook Suplex from the top. Helms back to his feet and is stalking Moore, Moore turns around and is hit by a Modified Shining Wizard for the pinfall.

    **Shannon Moore is eliminated.**

    The train whistle blows and Jimmy “Wang” Yang runs to the ring. Helms goes to jump Yang as he enters but Yang slides through Helms legs. Yang quickly goes on the attack with a combination of chops and punches knocking Helms down. Yang quickly hits a Standing Moonsault on Helms for a 2 count. Helms now sent to the corner, Yang follows it up with a 10 punch. Helms stumbles out and gets caught with a front sweep kick by Yang knocking Helms down. Quick pin attempt by Yang for a 2 count. Both men still down, and Yang locks on an Octopus stretch, but Helms would not tap so Yang rolls it into a clutch pin for a 2 count. Both men back up and Helms is sent to the turnbuckle. Yang goes to the top rope as Helms stumbles out, and attempts his Moonsault but comes up empty. Helms quickly hits Yang with a clothesline after the failed attempt. Helms begins taunting Yang signaling the end, Helms goes for his finisher and Yang counters it into a quick pin eliminating Helms!

    **Gregory Helms is eliminated**

    Helms is furious and hits Yang with the Eye of the Hurricane from behind, then leaves the ring.

    Jamie Noble now in tries to pick up the scraps with 2 quick pin attempts. Noble sends Yang into the corner and goes to work on him. Noble is able to knock Yang down, brings him back to his feet and delivers a Swinging Neckbreaker on Yang for a 2 count. Noble again goes to work on Yang but Yang fights back and sends Noble to the corner. Yang charges but Noble moves and Yang comes up empty ramming his shoulder into the pole. Noble takes advantage and locks in the Sleeperhold . Yang struggling counters out into a jaw breaker. Yang now trying to catch his breath on the ropes, Noble charges in and misses with the boot racking himself on the ropes. Yang hits a series of clotheslines and a Jumping Spin Kick, pin attempt for 2. Noble fights back and sets Yang up on the top rope. Noble goes to attempt a Superplex from the top rope but Yang counters knocking Noble down. Noble gets to his feet only to get hit by a Top rope Moonsault from Yang. Yang covers and gets the 3 count.

    **Jamie Noble is eliminated**

    At this point Jimmy Yang is announced as the new Crusierweight Champion, however Chavo Guerrero’s music hits, and it appears he is a late entry.

    Chavo comes to the ring and takes the early advantage against the weakened Yang. Chavo hits a back suplex and a series of stiff kicks to the back of Yang. Chavo sends Yang into the ropes but misses with a clothesline. Yang connects with a spinning wheel kick to Chavo. Yang attempts an irish whip on Chavo but it is reversed and Yang is sent into the ropes. Yang puts on the breaks and Chavo charges in only to get back dropped over the ropes to the outside. Chavo gathering his whits on the outside and Yang comes off the top rope with a Cross body press. Both men back in, and Yang goes back to the top rope and delivers a dropkick, but Chavo blocks it. Chavo now with momentum hits the 3 Amigos on Yang. Chavo now to the top rope and Yang runs up and crotches Chavo on the buckle. Yang then hits a hurricanrana from the top rope and attempts a pin for a 2 count. Yang once again to the top rope, this time Chavo crotches Yang. Yang fights back and knocks Chavo off the ropes to the mat. Yang attempts a Corkscrew Moonsault from the top but Chavo rolls out of the way, runs to the top rope and delivers a Frog Splash for the pinfall.

    (SNOWnote: This was a fast paced match with some decent spots. However, the booking on the fly hurt this one. The crowd was just not in to it, I’m guessing because it wasn’t announced until Friday Night.)

    Winner by Pinfall: Chavo Guerrero
    Match Rating: 3.1 outta 5


    Finlay w/ Lil’ Bastard vs. The Boogeyman w/ Lil’ Boogeyman

    (SNOWnote: Everything about this match was horrific. So in the interest of time and my sanity, I am going to keep this short and sweet.)

    Lil’ Bastard comes out and goes directly under the ring to hide. Boogeyman and Finlay start things off with Boogeyman getting his offense in first, hitting a fireman’s carry and some punches. Boogey sends Finlay into the ropes and hits a powerslam. Boogieman tags in Mini-Boogey who comes in and hits a few splashes on Finlay. As Finlay is down in the ring, Mini-Boogey eats a handful of worms. At this point Lil’Bastard comes in and wants to fight. Bastard takes off his hat puts it on Finlay and starts dancing around ready to fight. At this point Finlay is back up and kicks Mini-Boogey right in the face knocking him down. Lil’ Bastard quickly returns under the ring. Finlay comes back to Mini-Boogey only to get rolled up in a small package by the little man for a 2 count. Finlay proceeds to beat up on the little guy and throws him out of the ring. Lil’ Bastard pulls Mini-Boogey under the ring with him. Finlay looks under the ring only to see Boogeyman under there. Finlay beats up on Boogeyman, until Boogeyman reverses it and comes back with some very sloppy, very ugly offense including a botched Stinger Splash. Lil’ Bastard then interferes and Boogeyman gives chase, while the refs back is turned at this, Finlay grabs the shillelagh and cracks mini-boogey in the head with it for the 3 count.

    (SNOWnote: SWEET LORD!!! This was just aweful. I knew it would be bad…but this beyond my fears bad.)

    Winner by Pinfall: Finlay w/Lil’Bastard
    Match Rating: 1 outta 5

    Backstage Kristal interviews HBK. HBK says he doesn’t trust Cena, but he will watch his back to make sure that nothing happens to him before Wrestlemania.


    Booker T vs. Kane

    The match begins with Booker dodging Kane and Kane trying to trap Booker. Kane finally traps Booker in the corner and begins hitting a sequence of uppercuts and elbows. Booker finally escapes and hits Kane in the gut with a kick followed by some chops. Kane fights back and throws Booker into the corner and goes back to work. Booker out of the corner and Kane sends him into the ropes landing a back elbow to the jaw of Booker T. Kane once again on offense landing his chops and uppercuts. Booker rakes Kane in the eyes. Booker charges in but gets caught with a back breaker by Kane. Again, Kane with some small offense and attempts to go for the Chokeslam but Booker fights out of it. Kane grabs Booker and irish whips him into the ropes nailing Booker with a big boot on the rebound. Kane measusures Booker and clotheslines him out of the ring. Both men on the outside now as the ref is yelling at Kane. This gives Booker a window and he takes full advantage of it slamming Kane’s head into the steps twice. Booker rolls Kane inside, and climbs to the top rope. Kane back to his feet and Booker nails him with a top rope Missle Drop Kick. Cover by Booker but only for a 2 count. Booker now on offense hitting some chops and punches. Kane fires back sending Booker into the ropes and delivers another big boot taking Booker off his feet. Kane climbs to the top rope looking for the flying clothesline but is caught in midair by Booker with a jumping calf kick! Booker brings Kane to his feet only to nail Kane with a back heel kick, Booker covers but only gets a 2 count. Booker and Kane back to their feet trading punches, Booker whipped into the ropes and delivers a flying forearm to Kane knocking the monster down. Booker and Kane back up and again Booker goes back to his small offense. Booker attempts to hit a suplex but Kane is too big, Kane reverses it into a suplex of his own. Both men back up and Booker nails Kane with a solid thrust kick to the jaw, but just can’t capitalize. The two begin to trade shots with Kane getting the upperhand. Kane goes for the chokeslam, however, Booker gets free of it, kicks Kane in the gut and goes for the Scissors Kick. Kane moves out of the way of the kick and hits a big clothesline on Booker sending him spinning in the air. Both men are down and the ref is counting. As the ref hits 8 Kane sits up and Booker barely makes it to his feet. Kane throws Booker in the corner and delivers a 10 punch. Kane irish whips Booker into the opposite corner and delivers to huge running clotheslines to Booker. Booker stumbles out of the corner only to get hit with a big sidewalk slam. Kane feeling it now goes to the top rope and connects with a flying clothesline. Kane is signaling for the end, and Sharmell jumps up distracting both the ref and Kane. Booker T back on his feet, Kane turns around only to get hit with a crescent kick by Booker. Kane is stunned and Booker is going for the Scissors Kick, but Kane catches Booker T by the throat and Chokeslams him to the mat! Kane covers Booker, 1-2-3.

    (SNOWnote: I have to be honest, this match was a lot better than I thought it would be. Both men are known to be sloppy workers, but they proved tonight that they can run a tight match. If this feud continues, I hope we see more matches like this one.)

    Winner by Pinfall: Kane
    Match Rating: 3.7 outta 5

    Backstage Krystal interviews Batista. Krystal asks Batista if he is intimidated by Undertaker, to which Batista says he is not intimidated by anyone, especially Cena and HBK.


    WWE Tag Team Title Match
    The Hooliganz © (London/Kendrick) vs. Deuce & Domino

    (SNOWnote: CHERRY IS HOOOOOT!)

    London and Domino start things off. Both men start trash talking then both slap the taste out of one anothers mouths. London sent into the ropes by Domino, London hits a leap frog over Domino then delivers a flying back elbow. London tags in Kendrick, Domino charges in and is hit with a double arm drag by The Hooliganz. Domino back to his feet and sends Kendrick into the buckle, Kendrick springs off the buckle over Domino’s head. Domino charges again only to get hit with another arm drag. Kendrick keeps hold of the arm and tags in London. London comes off the top rope and mule kicks the hurt arm of Domino. Deuce charges in and London and Kendrick sidestep him, throwing him outside. Domino back up and his nailed by a tandem dropkick by both London and Kendrick. Domino charges back and gets heel tripped by London. Domino fights back and London gets him in a headlock. Domino drives London into D & D’s corner, and Deuce makes the blind tag. Deuce now in and hits a backbreaker on London. Deuce gets London back up and hits a short arm clothesline for the 2 count. Deuce sends London back into their corner and tags in Domino. Domino now taunting London, who fights back only to get hit with a butterfly suplex by Domino. Pin attempt for a 2 count. Domino sends London into the corner and tags in Deuce. Deuce and London exchange punches, and Deuce throws London into the corner, London tries to spring backwards over Deuce’s head, but Deuce catches him on his shoulder. Deuce then slams London back first into the turnbuckle. Domino now in and D & D hit a big double back body drop on London. Pin attempt for a 2 count. Deuce begins to argue with the ref, as London attempts to make a sneak tag. Deuce quickly knocks Kendrick out of the ring before the tag is made. London whipped into the ropes, Deuce attempts a tilt-a-whirl and London spins out of it. London again tries to tag but Deuce grabs the leg. London kicks out of the hold and Domino now dives in trying to stop London but comes up short. London in the corner and Deuce charges attempting a big boot only to catch the ropes in his crotch. London runs out of the corner into Domino who goes for a back body drop. London spins out of this as well, and makes the hot tag to Kendrick. Kendrick now in cleaning house and knocks Domino out of the ring. Kendrick tries a variation of a sunset flip only for a 2 count. Kendrick charges in and gets nailed by deuce with a forearm. Both men back up and Kendrick goes to the top rope, Domino comes out of no where and nails Kendrick leaving him on the top rope. Deuce picks Kendrick up on his shoulders, Domino climbs the top rope. Domino goes for the Dooms Day Device, but Kendrick ducks it and rolls Deuce up in a Victory Roll for the win!

    (SNOWnote: This was a really good tag match. Both teams seem to work well together. And Jimmy Snuka’s kid (DEUCE) is damn good. The only problem I had with the match is that London played the partner in trouble for a little too long and it kind of became boring. Other than that, a very solid tag team match. By the way, did I mention Cherry is HOT?!)

    Winner by Pinfall: The Hooliganz (London/Kendrick)
    Match Rating: 4 outta 5

    Backstage Krystal interviews Kennedy. Kennedy proceeds to call the crowd and Bobby Lashley phonies. Lashley shows up and punches Kennedy in the mouth.


    ECW Title Match
    Lashley © vs. Kennedy

    Lashley makes his way out to the ring, and Kennedy jumps him from behind. The two brawl on the outside for a minute then Lashley sends Kennedy into the ring. Lashly gets on offense first, pounding away on Kennedy. Kennedy grabs hold of the ropes and won’t let go. Kennedy slides out of the ring and Lashley gives chase. Kennedy catches Lashley with a few punches, but Lashley comes back and throws Kennedy back into the ring. Kennedy to his feet and rakes the eyes of Lashley and goes on the attack. Kennedy tries to irish whip Lashley but Lashley reverses it and hits Kennedy with a back body drop. Kennedy now sent into the turnbuckle, Lashley charges in, Kennedy moves out of the way, but Lashley is able to stop short. Lashley charges again and clotheslines Kennedy. Kennedy gets back up and thumbs Lashley in the eye. Now Kennedy with some small offense, Lashley fires back and gets Kennedy up on his shoulders in a torture rack. Kennedy rakes the eyes and gets loose. Kennedy knocks Lashley to the ground and gets him in a reverse figure four. Lashley eventually breaks free of it but Kennedy goes back on the attack working over the legs of Lashley. Kennedy locks in a single leg crab, and again goes to work on the leg. Lashley reaches the rope. Both men up and Lashley tries to fight back but to no avail. Kennedy beats Lashley down into the corner, Lashley tries to fight back and hit a belly to belly but Kennedy kicks his knee out from under him.
    (SNOWnote: At this point the boring chants start…and they were deserved. Kennedy did nothing but work on the leg of Lashley the whole match using a bunch of rest holds.)
    Both men back up and Kennedy gets Lashley up on his shoulders and hits a standing variation of his Green Bay Plunge. Kennedy to the top rope, and goes for the Kenton Bomb, but Lashley got his knees up. Lashley gets his second wind and hits a belly to belly on Kennedy. Both men down and the ref hits an 8 count and both men reach their feet. The two trade punches and Lashley hits a Sambo plex on Kennedy. Lashley gets Kennedy back up and gets Kennedy back in the torture rack.. Lashley then drops to his knees and hits a rack backbreaker. Lashley tries for a pin but only gets 2. More back and forth between the two and Kennedy bumps the ref knocking him down. Kennedy to the outside and grabs a chair. Kennedy lands a chairshot to the back of Lashley, goes for a second and Lashley blocks it stealing the chair from Kennedy. Lashley with the chair now and swings at the head of Kennedy, but Kennedy ducks and tries to crawl out of the ring. Lashley connects with a shot to the back of Kennedy (Which he no sold) and the ref calls for the bell. Kennedy tries to stumble to the back, and Lashley runs him down hitting yet another chair shot to the back (Which Kennedy no sold AGAIN). Kennedy stumbles some more and Lashley again runs him down and delivers 10 chair shots in a row on Kennedy until the agents run out and break it up.

    (SNOWnote: This match was just bad. These two have no chemistry in the ring together. Kennedy seemed to not care that he was in a match and most of his offense looked half-assed. What especially ruined the match was the two chair shots that Kennedy NO SOLD!)

    Winner by DQ: Kennedy
    Match Rating: 2.5

    The Miz comes out for the Diva Talent Contest. Since this was terrible, and had nothing to do with wrestling, I will sum it up. The ECW chicks come out and did another dance routine…once again not in sequence with each other. Jillian comes out and sings for a bit….terrible. Then Jillian bad mouths all the girls and that prompts the divas to come out from the back and beat up on Jillian. Out of no where Ashley’s music hits and she comes out in a bikini. Pyro hits and her Playboy cover is unveiled. Ashley then takes off her top to reveal nothing but 2 playboy bunny pasties.

    Main Event
    John Cena & HBK vs. Undertaker & Batista

    The match starts off with Batista and John Cena locking up. It was Batista who got in the early offense with a vertical suplex. Cena sent into the buckle and was able to dodge a running shoulder in the corner by Batista and then tag in HBK. Batista attacked HBK in the corner, laying him across the top rope and delivering a big boot to the gut. Batista tags in Undertaker. Undertaker comes in and hits Old School on HBK. Cena gets the hot tag and Undertaker gets the early advantage and begins delivering knees to Cena in the corner. Cena fires back with a very nice superplex from the top on Undertaker. Undertaker did not waver and got right up after this spot. Undertaker then sends Cena flying over the top rope and Batista sends HBK into the steel steps on the outside. After the smoked cleared, Cena got some very fast offense on Batista. Undertaker went after Cena, but Cena sent him over the top rope. Cena then hits the five knuckle shuffle on Batista, however the crowd did not like this. Cena tried for an FU on Batista, but Undertaker broke it up with a boot to the face. Batista back up now goes for a Batista Bomb on, but HBK clipped out the legs of Batista to break it up. Cena applied a sleeper on Batista, who was now busted open over his eyebrow. Cena then applied an STFU on Batista but Batista refused to tap out. Undertaker breaks up the STFU. HBK in the corner hits a flying elbow off the top on Batista. HBK misses with Sweet Chin Music. Meanwhile Undertaker gave Cena a chokeslam. Undertaker turns around and Batista then hit a Batista Bomb on Undertaker! Batista (NOW BEING BOOED) rolls to the outside and watches on. HBK now up hits Undertaker with some Sweet Chin Music and Cena grabs the Undertaker and hits him with an FU to get the pinfall. After the match, Batista's music hit and he stood over The Undertaker holding up the World Heavyweight Title. The PPV went off the air with Undertaker sitting up and staring down Batista.

    (SNOWnote: This was a standard tag match between these guys. Nothing terrible, but nothing great either. But props to John Cena for hitting a top rope Fameasser during the brawl!)

    Winner by Pinfall: John Cena and HBK
    Match Rating: 3.7 outta 5

    My Two Cents:

    This ppv was a big let down. I was expecting more from it, especially after last year’s main event. The 6 man tag and WWE tag title match were very good, and the Cruiser Open was pretty good. The BIG let down of the night was the Kennedy/Lashley match. Kennedy worked poorly during the match and the chemistry was not there. Also, the crowd seemed very dead the whole night, or maybe it’s just the size of the arena that affected the acoustics, either way, you could hear a pin drop. The death nail in this ppv was the Boogeyman match….he doesn’t deserve to be on ppv. Not a great start towards Wrestlemania.


    3.7 + 2.5 + 4.0 + 3.7 + 1.0 + 3.1 + 4.2 = 22.2

    Overall Grade: 63 (C-)




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