7 years ago at NO Mercy, we witnessed a breath taking ladder match between Christan vs. Edge for the Intercontental title. 7 years later, we have a ladder match once again. i am hear to tell you what this could mean and if this could be a repeat.
Seven years ago, it was brother vs. brother, Edge vs. Christan for a title. that title was the Intercontental title. Now, i watched this match last night on the Ladder Match DVD. i have NEVER seen that match before so i didnt know what was going to happen and who would win. Now i watched that ladder match and i saw a great one. Both of these stars are great with ladders and great to use them. This match kept me on the edge of my seat. The beginning of the match, it was just draging on and i really didnt get into it. around the middle, if not before that, i got into the match after the ladder was used as the weapon. Now most of you probably like weapons in matches. This match had it. both preformed outstanding and really put on a show for the ages. But now lets fast forward 7 years!
at this No mercy, we have a ladder match. this ladder match is Y2J (Chris jerico) vs. HBK (Shawn Michaels) for the World Heavyweight Championship. Could this match really be a repeat of the 2001 NO Mercy Ladder match? well let me tell you!
unlike the HBK and Y2J match, the brother vs. brother match used weapons galore. they used many weapons like ladders and chairs. not only using them, but they put on multiple, if not dozens, of risk taking moves. they really brought the house done on what moves they put their bodies on the line. Now this year's ladder match, i really dont see that. HBK and Y2J dont have a weapons storyline and really dont have a rivalry that needs weapons. this ladder match is more of a wrestling match than a ladder match.
the 2001 ladder match, they had risk taking moves and a great rivalry. this year, HBK and Y2J have a better rivalry then Edge and Christian did. dont get me wrong, HBK and Y2J were in great stipulation matches and really had some moves taht involved weapons, but Edge and Christan are better at it. also, that match was for the Intercontental title but this one is for the biggest price, the World Heavyweight title.
conclusion: i see this match in the coming weeks be one for the record books. this match SHOULD be better on an account that its for the biggest price of all on RAW. i dont see this match a ladder match, but more like a wrestling match. they will use ladders but not as much as the other one. Michaels and Jerico may be great with risk taking moves and Shawn maybe revolutionized the ladder match, but so did Edge and Christan and i dont think Shawn could live up to that. he is in a stage of his career where he really cant put on matches like that. i know he may have done it before, but one wrong move and he is out for good. Now if i could, i WOULD buy this match on PPV. if you want a great rivalry match, then you would love to see this one, but if you want weapon moves, then you want to see the Edge and Christan match.
Final: this match won't be a repeat as it should house something completely better for wrestling wise.
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