Jazzman
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Post by Jazzman on Dec 29, 2009 20:07:39 GMT -5
To the supershow at the Carrier Dome tomorrow in Syracuse? Should be a fun time. I've got decent seats to take in the action at my first live event since '97 with some of my buds. Hope some of the other NY crappers can make it out
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Post by Widow's Peak on Dec 29, 2009 20:13:07 GMT -5
I really wish I could, but my financial situation wouldn't allow me to. I'm hopeful that its a well attended show, because I'd love to see them use the Dome for a tv taping sometime in the future.
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Jazzman
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Post by Jazzman on Dec 31, 2009 12:47:55 GMT -5
Well everyone, the show last night was a lot better than I could have expected. The matches weren't anything great, but I was entertained. Here's a run down of the card.
Howard Finkel came out as the ring announcer which I marked out for, told us this was a long time coming and this was a great place for the final WWE even of the decade.
1) Christian retains the ECW title in a match with Shelton Benjamin. Really solid opener which is what you would expect from them. Christian wins with the Killswitch.
2) The Miz defended the US title in a triple threat match with Jack Swagger and MVP. Good spots here including a three win pinning combination spot that I really liked. Finish came when MVP hit the Playmaker on Swagger, then Miz slid in for the Skull-Crushing Finale for the victory.
We cut to Kelly Kelly who asked the obligatory answer the question move to the front row deal. Kid got it right and got the tickets.
3) Santas Little helper Divas match. Mickey James, Gail Kim, and the Bellas v. Beth Phoenix, Katie Lea Burchill, Alicia Fox, and Maryse. Typical 8 way diva match. Face team won when Mickey pinned Katie after her jumping DDT.
4) Drew McIntyre defended the IC title against John Morrison. McIntyre worked the leg the whole way, but Morrison got back into it before jump kicking the ring post. McIntyre wins with his double arm DDT
5) Kane took on Big Show. Show really played cowardly heel well here. Kane won with a chokeslam.
Then we hit intermission. A nice opening half of the show, about 90 minutes of stuff. If you haven't been to a house show recently, you need to so just to see how many of those glowsticks they sell. It truly is mindboggling. They only had Cena and DX merch at the stand, along with some Rey.
6) No DQ, Pinfalls count anywhere: Bastista took on Rey Mysterio. Solid match, nothing spectacular. The only weapon used was a ring bell with led to Dave picking up the win after a bell shot. Post Match Rey beat Dave down, hit him with the 619, and a chair.
7) Six man tag: Legacy v. DX and Kofi. DX came out and did their usual stuff on the mic. I love watching Orton work a match live. He's just so old school slow out there and it brings a different element. Basically Shawn got beat up for part of the match, then Kofi got beat up and a hot tag to Trips which led to the finish. Trouble in Paradise on Rhodes into a Sukerkick on Cody, and finaly a pedigree for DX and Kofi to pick up the win.
8) The Main Event: Sheamus defneds the WWE title against John Cena. I'll tell you what, if this is the match that we get at the Rumble, I'll be a happy man. Cena did his usual stuff and kicked out of all three of sheamus' finishers including a Razor's Edge that came from Cena getting tossed of the Top Rope. Sheamus kicked out of the AA which, I won't lie, I marked hard for. Finish came when Sheamus shoved the ref, went for another bicycle kick, which Cena caught and put him in the STF, which Sheamus tapped too. Ref rang the bell, fans went nuts, Cena wins... on DQ. Oh the sadness of the small kids.
Post match, Cena hits another AA and gets on the mic tells us to make some noise for the last WWE show of the decade, and to be safe this weekend with it being new years.
In all, I had a decent timme. MOTN for me was probably the triple threat, it was good and clean. The show was alson pretty well atteneded. If you've ever been to the Dome of a basketball game, they basically filled the lower level and some of the second tier, where I was with a great view. I estimated attendance in around the 10,000-11,000 range.
Biggest pops were in this order: Cena, DX, and Big Show since he was the first big star to come out
Biggest Heat: Legacy, Miz, and probably a tie between Sheamus and McIntyre
So that's it Wrestlecrap, my experience of the last WWE show of this decade. Not a supershow in the snese of it, but more of a solid show.
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SAJ Forth
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 31, 2009 14:47:43 GMT -5
Congrats on having fun at the show.
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