New Orleans
THE ROCK, HULK HOGAN, & 'STONE COLD' STEVE AUSTIN: To start the show these three dudes came out, did their one-liners and usual schtick, then left. It was kind of cool and mostly pointless.
THE USO'S vs. LOS MATADORES vs. THE REAL AMERICANS vs. RYBACK & CURTIS AXEL: This was on the pre-show, which is ridiculous because why do they have a pre-show when the show is already four hours? I only caught some of this. Good action. Cesaro turned face post-match.
DANIEL BRYAN vs. HHH: Good match. Not spectacular. HHH is rarely in great matches. After Bryan won, HHH beat him up. I think having Bryan in two matches would have been good six months ago when he was super hot...now he's just hot. But CM Punk quitting really turned this show around. The original plan for this show was Bryan vs. Sheamus, HHH vs. Punk, and Batista vs. Orton. Horrible! So it turned out better. **1/2
THE SHIELD vs. THE NEW AGE OUTLAWS & KANE: They should have had The Wyatt's vs. The Shield on this show. This pointless match was short and fairly dull. *1/2
THE ANDRE THE GIANT MEMORIAL BATTLE ROYAL (CESARO): Ugh. No one likes a battle royal. The winner gets a trophy. Why not have the winner get, I dunnoh, a title shot? Cesaro wasn't even supposed to be in this...he was #31 in a 30-man match. Cesaro picking up The Big Show and tossing him over the top rope to win was cool. 1/2*
JOHN CENA vs. BRAY WYATT: Not sure why this match was on the biggest show of the year. To make it fairly obvious and apparent that Vince McMahon and HHH didn't believe in Daniel Bryan for real...they had Bryan lose to Wyatt at The Royal Rumble and even though Cena got nothing out of this victory and was the betting underdog he still had to win tonight. I honestly think one reason The Undertaker didn't want to retire with an undefeated WM streak was because of Cena's "superman" aura. *1/2
THE UNDERTAKER vs. BROCK LESNAR: Well...it's too bad the dead man didn't lose during that five year string of good WM matches. Why? His loss would have been attached to a good match instead of this so-so affair. He's old, figured it out in training so decided to lose. After a few near-falls, Lesnar delivered an F-5 and won. The fans were shocked and silent. It was the hot topic everyone is still talking about (when I say everyone...I mean wrestling fans and...well, Jon Stewart mentioned it on The Daily Show). I think it was good that he lost for a lot of reasons. The last few years these streak matches have gotten tired. Both guys kick out of a million finishers then The Undertaker wins. Also, The Undertaker is too old to be doing this. Nice to pass the torch to the next generation. Not a good match but a great moment that will live on. *1/2
VICKIE GUERRERO DIVA'S INVITATIONAL (AJ LEE): Yeah. I didn't watch this.
DANIEL BRYAN vs. BATISTA vs. RANDY ORTON: The best WM main event in years. Lots of action. A sick spot. A good win for Bryan. A good way to end a so-so show. The two Bryan matches were really the only two good ones on this show. Batista picked up Bryan while standing on the announce table, Batista bombed him and Orton RKO'd him in mid-air through the Spanish announce table. The medics put Bryan on a stretcher but he got off. Orton's back was bleeding because he landed on a TV monitor. Sadistic spot. Bryan made Batista tap out. And then confetti and celebration. ***
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