Before I saw this PPV, the card looked pretty weak, and I wasn't predicting anything special, except Cena and Edge retaining, Shane dies, etc. But WWE really pulled something out of the bag here, and totally surprised me the whole night. I literally jumped out of my seat a few times, it was just awesome. Here we go with the match reviews.
WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: Edge (c) vs Big Show vs Triple H vs Vladimir Koslov vs The Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy
I was in shock when Edge was eliminated. I was screaming and punching stuff lol. But that's why the PPV was so good, you didn't see it coming, and I was so damn certain Edge would retain. But anything can happen in the WWE. This match was good, but I was hoping for more action with the cage, rather than the same spots in the ring. But it was still a good chamber match, and I'm not really that bothered about Triple H winning. He's now a 13-Time Champ, and I guess it makes sense for someone like him to go into Wrestlemania as champion. But the titles mean nothing nowadays, and last year was basically Triple H holding the thing for what, 7 months? Oh well, it's better than seeing Undertaker with it.
Rating: 7.5/10
No Holds Barred Match: Shane McMahon vs Randy Orton
I think we all knew who would win. But it was still a great match, imo. Simply because Shane just didn't sit there and die, which he easily could of. No, instead we saw some great action from these two, and it was more hardcore than the chamber matches tbh. I cried when Orton was busted open =( Lol but yeah, a good match and I didn't expect it to go on this long, but okay. We also had a run-in from the Legacy, but they didn't do much help and Cody had his face smashed in with a trash can, in a move Shane calls 'Coast to Coast.' Lol what a name. Anyway, Orton soon regained control and RKO'd Shane to pick up the win =)
Rating: 8/10
'All or Nothing' Match: Shawn Michaels vs JBL
The build-up to this has been great, and while I know alot of people, like myself, weren't keen on the feud at first, it's really growing on me. Sure, the idea that HBK could be broke is pretty dumb, but if you forget that, it works as a damn good feud. The suggestion to bring HBK's wife, Rebecca, was good too, as it can add more emotion to a match. Another moment that made me jump was when Rebecca hit JBL at ringside. Then, when HBK started dominating and hit the Sweet Chin Music, it put a huge smile on my face. This match was really unpredicitable as to who would win, but I honestly thought it'd be JBL, to make the feud last a little longer. The ending was great though, but I would've liked to see this happen at Wrestlemania. Still, an okay match with good emotion behind it, and the ending was really sweet.
Rating: 7/10
ECW Championship Match: Jack Swagger (c) vs Finlay
I was firmly rooting for Swagger here. I knew this would be a good 'wrestling' match, although it was kinda...eh. It wasn't amazing, but it was decent and the two pulled off some nice spots. Swagger is clearly gifted in the ring, and it was a very solid match. Not Wrestlemania worthy imo, but worthy of a normal PPV. Much better than some of the ECW matches in the last year, and it looks as though WWE is starting to care more about their 'C' Brand.
Rating: 6/10
World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match: John Cena (c) vs Rey Mysterio vs Chris Jericho vs Mike Knox vs Kane vs Edge
I was not expecting what happened, to happen. At all. I'm glad it was Kofi he took out of the match too ;) But yeah, Edge came running down during Kofi's entrance, and attacked him, and entered himself into the match. I was like 'What the hell?!' but also very, very happy =P So Kofi was now out of the match. God help us if there's a Kofi/Edge feud. God help us. Anyway, it was a much more exciting match to watch than the Smackdown chamber, as you had a much more varied selection of superstars and wrestling styles in there. Jericho was good in this match, as was Rey. I'm annoyed Kane went out so quickly, but he's Raw's resident jobber now, it was expected. Knox was eliminated quite quickly too, so that's a good thing. Some very good Jericho/Rey action. Cena didn't do much here at all, although I was expecting him to retain, but when you see Edge entering himself in the match, you can't just have him there and make him lose. When it got down to Rey/Edge, I was really getting scared Mysterio would win lol. I would scream if he won. The amount of roll-ups this guy had, ugh lol. Nice spear at the end too ;) The new WHC....Edge? =D Hopefully now he goes to Raw and we see Orton vs Cena vs Edge at WM =D
Rating: 9/10 (I'm not being biased here. At all. =P)
Maybe I'm being too nice here, but I really, really enjoyed this PPV. It shocked me the whole way through, and that's something we haven't seen from the WWE in a while. Usually, I can predict these things, and I'm right 90% of the time. But not here. And hopefully, Wrestlemania is even better. I'm mega pumped for it now! =D
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Nice review. =) I didn't watch the PPV because I was so ill I went to bed, but I'll watch it tonight.
CreativeEnigma [Just...I can't believe Edge lost his title though, and then won the WHC title. It's cool cos Edge is my favourite anyways.
It sounds like it was a pretty unpredictable and good PPV. I too was expecting Cena and Edge to retain their titles.
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