Post by Jason on Apr 11, 2010 13:59:48 GMT -5
I went to both of the Dublin shows on friday/saturday so I figured I would send along my experience. Let me start off by saying the Raw houseshow was the best houseshow I've ever attended. I was about 4 rows down from the front, but ran up to the guardrail and got at the very front for the last match. I hung out after the show and met a few of the guys - Sheamus, Bret Hart, Ted Dibiase, Chris Masters, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes. All were very cool and signed and took pics for the fans. I pretty much lost my voice at the Raw show, first time that ever happened lol. I'll try my best to remember these results.
Smackdown
Kane def. Ezekiel Jackson - Solid match, Ezekiel played the power heel here. He dodged the first chokeslam and locked him in "that move" and Kane reversed to give him the chokeslam for the win.
Beth Phoenix def. Layla - blah, nothing terrible but nothing special either. Beth was in face mode and won with the Glamslam.
The Hart Dynasty def. The Dudebusters -.I was hoping we would get a better divas match like Nattie/Beth vs Flawless. I'd say this was the best match of the night. DH Smith was on fire. Nattie bitchslapped both of the Dudebusters outside. Finish came when both Kidd and DH locked in the sharpshooter at the same time.
R-Truth def. Dolph Ziggler - Ziggler was pretty funny on the mic, he did the whole "Ahem, keep it down or I'm leaving". Of course we didn't keep it down, Truth won with a roll-up.
John Morrison def. Luke Gallows (w Serena) - Serena looks better with the bald head IMO. Gallows music is badass... Morrison won with star ship pain. After the match Punk came from behind wearing a sonic t-shirt and beat down Morrison. Rey made the save.
Drew McIntyre def. Matt Hardy to keep the IC title - Don't know what was up with Hardy here, he seemed a bit dazed or so. Drew cut a promo before the match ripping on Ireland, he showed more personality here than he has in his entire WWE career. Drew won with the future shock.
Rey Mysterio def. CM Punk (w Luke Gallows & Serena) - Rey teased the 619 alot during the match, Punk caught him on his shoulders during it. This was a great match, probably the best of the night with THD/Dudebusters match. Mysterio won with the 619/Splash while Morrison stopped Gallows from interfering.
Edge def. Jack Swagger - Jack has his... err Swagger back. The smile, the running around the ring, etc. He cut a promo on us about how if we make fun of his lisp, we'll get thrown out. This lead to a "THPEAR THPEAR!" chant throughout the night. He "approved this message". Edge came out and cracked a few jokes at him, this match dragged on a while. As expected Edge won via DQ after Swagger hit him with a chair. He speared him after the match and thanked us all for coming out. He said the German crowd the night before sucked.
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Raw
MVP def. Chavo Guerrero - Awesome match, hope they face off on Superstars soon. MVP was hugely over here, he won with the Playmaker.
Evan Bourne def. Dos Caras - Nobody knew who Dos Caras was, but he definitely put on a good show. Awesome match with alot of great spots, Evan is hugely over here too. Evan went for the SSP but Caras gave him a bicycle kick and knocked him off the ropes. Bourne has some stiff kicks in real life, he won with the SSP. Caras is good, hopefully he gets called up soon enough.
Chris Masters did the Masterlock challenge with Hornswoggle. At first, Masters was a face but then midway through he turned heel. Hornswoggle tripped him and he fell face-first on the chair, setting up the tadpole splash.
Maryse def. Eve and Kelly to retain the divas title - Terrible match, I think Kelly did the best out of them all and that's not saying much. They weren't even connecting with the moves. Maryse won with the DDT on Kelly.
Randy Orton def. Ted Dibiase & Cody Rhodes in a handicap match. Ted had the million dollar title here and cut a promo about how it wasn't our fault about how we weren't as good looking as him or how our girlfriends always want him. Cody had a head protector so Randy wouldn't punt him. There was a "Cody is Gay!" chant going and Dibiase asked where we were getting that. Scary spot throughout the match, Orton pushed Ted into the steps and Ted was out, the doctor and the referee came out to clear the massive gash on the back of his head. He was out for about 8 minutes here, he looked pretty dazed. Orton won with the RKO.
Christian def. William Regal - Nothing special about this one. Regal got tons of boos, Christian won with the Killswitch.
Showmiz def. Kofi Kingston and Mark Henry to retain the Tag titles - This match sucked. Showmiz were hugely over and it was odd because Miz was cutting a promo like we were booing him. They actually were one of the top 3 most over (Next to Sheamus and Bret Hart). Big Show KO'ed Kofi for the win. Show didn't look very pleased with the cheers.
John Cena def. Sheamus to retain the WWE title - Bret Hart was the outside enforcer for here. The roof blew off the building when Sheamus entered, this was an amazing match and I just hope somebody was recording it to put on the eventual Sheamus DVD as I think this was one of the best nights of his career. This reminded me of One Night Stand 2 where Cena was getting booed alot. Exact same stuff, Cena entered with the belt above his head just like the PPV. There was a "f*** you Cena" chant going on my section. Cena looked pretty pissed off. He did the whole heel match formula (IE had the offense for most of the match) Cena gave him the Attitude Adjustment and Sheamus kicked out. The place went NUTS. He was lining up another one but Sheamus gave him the big boot. He picked him up and went for the Razor's Edge, but Cena reversed into the STF, I got a "PLEASE DON'T TAP!" chant going here, he made it to the ropes thankfully. Sheamus gets a chair and goes to hit Cena for it but Hart grabs it and Cena hits the Atttude Adjustment for the win, there was a couple of fans in the front row who turned their back on it. Large ammount of boo's for it here. Cena got on the mic after the match and said to Sheamus that we cheer him because he's irish... and that he has everything it takes to be a WWE Champion. He said that tonight, this belt belongs to you. Cena gave Sheamus the belt and left. Sheamus said that 2 years ago, he was working as a security guard in this arena and had a dream to perform infront of his home country with the WWE Title, and at TLC, he made that happen. But he didn't do it for him, he did it for all of us. (I got a loud SOS chant going here that might be heard during the video's) Sheamus said that next time he's here, he will bring back the title, then he did the whole "You'll never beat the Irish" chant. Loud stuff. Sheamus thanked us all and celebrated with the fans. He ran back all around the ring and celebrated with the fans.
Overall, the Raw show was amazing, especially for a huge Sheamus mark like myself. You never have atmospheres like that in wrestling anymore, so it was definitely a special moment for the crowd and Sheamus aswell. Can't wait till they come back here, there is a show in Belfast next week but I'm not sure how big Sheamus' reception will be there. Also bought MVP's shirt before the show.
Anyways, didn't see the results here so I thought I'd share my experience
SD Biggest Pops/Heat
- Edge
- The Hart Dynasty
- Rey Mysterio
- Kane
- R-Truth
- Drew McIntyre
- CM Punk
- Dolph Ziggler
- Jack Swagger
- Ezekiel Jackson
Raw Biggest pops/heat
- Sheamus
- Bret Hart
- Randy Orton
- MVP
- Evan Bourne
- John Cena
- William Regal
- The Legacy
Smackdown
Kane def. Ezekiel Jackson - Solid match, Ezekiel played the power heel here. He dodged the first chokeslam and locked him in "that move" and Kane reversed to give him the chokeslam for the win.
Beth Phoenix def. Layla - blah, nothing terrible but nothing special either. Beth was in face mode and won with the Glamslam.
The Hart Dynasty def. The Dudebusters -.I was hoping we would get a better divas match like Nattie/Beth vs Flawless. I'd say this was the best match of the night. DH Smith was on fire. Nattie bitchslapped both of the Dudebusters outside. Finish came when both Kidd and DH locked in the sharpshooter at the same time.
R-Truth def. Dolph Ziggler - Ziggler was pretty funny on the mic, he did the whole "Ahem, keep it down or I'm leaving". Of course we didn't keep it down, Truth won with a roll-up.
John Morrison def. Luke Gallows (w Serena) - Serena looks better with the bald head IMO. Gallows music is badass... Morrison won with star ship pain. After the match Punk came from behind wearing a sonic t-shirt and beat down Morrison. Rey made the save.
Drew McIntyre def. Matt Hardy to keep the IC title - Don't know what was up with Hardy here, he seemed a bit dazed or so. Drew cut a promo before the match ripping on Ireland, he showed more personality here than he has in his entire WWE career. Drew won with the future shock.
Rey Mysterio def. CM Punk (w Luke Gallows & Serena) - Rey teased the 619 alot during the match, Punk caught him on his shoulders during it. This was a great match, probably the best of the night with THD/Dudebusters match. Mysterio won with the 619/Splash while Morrison stopped Gallows from interfering.
Edge def. Jack Swagger - Jack has his... err Swagger back. The smile, the running around the ring, etc. He cut a promo on us about how if we make fun of his lisp, we'll get thrown out. This lead to a "THPEAR THPEAR!" chant throughout the night. He "approved this message". Edge came out and cracked a few jokes at him, this match dragged on a while. As expected Edge won via DQ after Swagger hit him with a chair. He speared him after the match and thanked us all for coming out. He said the German crowd the night before sucked.
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Raw
MVP def. Chavo Guerrero - Awesome match, hope they face off on Superstars soon. MVP was hugely over here, he won with the Playmaker.
Evan Bourne def. Dos Caras - Nobody knew who Dos Caras was, but he definitely put on a good show. Awesome match with alot of great spots, Evan is hugely over here too. Evan went for the SSP but Caras gave him a bicycle kick and knocked him off the ropes. Bourne has some stiff kicks in real life, he won with the SSP. Caras is good, hopefully he gets called up soon enough.
Chris Masters did the Masterlock challenge with Hornswoggle. At first, Masters was a face but then midway through he turned heel. Hornswoggle tripped him and he fell face-first on the chair, setting up the tadpole splash.
Maryse def. Eve and Kelly to retain the divas title - Terrible match, I think Kelly did the best out of them all and that's not saying much. They weren't even connecting with the moves. Maryse won with the DDT on Kelly.
Randy Orton def. Ted Dibiase & Cody Rhodes in a handicap match. Ted had the million dollar title here and cut a promo about how it wasn't our fault about how we weren't as good looking as him or how our girlfriends always want him. Cody had a head protector so Randy wouldn't punt him. There was a "Cody is Gay!" chant going and Dibiase asked where we were getting that. Scary spot throughout the match, Orton pushed Ted into the steps and Ted was out, the doctor and the referee came out to clear the massive gash on the back of his head. He was out for about 8 minutes here, he looked pretty dazed. Orton won with the RKO.
Christian def. William Regal - Nothing special about this one. Regal got tons of boos, Christian won with the Killswitch.
Showmiz def. Kofi Kingston and Mark Henry to retain the Tag titles - This match sucked. Showmiz were hugely over and it was odd because Miz was cutting a promo like we were booing him. They actually were one of the top 3 most over (Next to Sheamus and Bret Hart). Big Show KO'ed Kofi for the win. Show didn't look very pleased with the cheers.
John Cena def. Sheamus to retain the WWE title - Bret Hart was the outside enforcer for here. The roof blew off the building when Sheamus entered, this was an amazing match and I just hope somebody was recording it to put on the eventual Sheamus DVD as I think this was one of the best nights of his career. This reminded me of One Night Stand 2 where Cena was getting booed alot. Exact same stuff, Cena entered with the belt above his head just like the PPV. There was a "f*** you Cena" chant going on my section. Cena looked pretty pissed off. He did the whole heel match formula (IE had the offense for most of the match) Cena gave him the Attitude Adjustment and Sheamus kicked out. The place went NUTS. He was lining up another one but Sheamus gave him the big boot. He picked him up and went for the Razor's Edge, but Cena reversed into the STF, I got a "PLEASE DON'T TAP!" chant going here, he made it to the ropes thankfully. Sheamus gets a chair and goes to hit Cena for it but Hart grabs it and Cena hits the Atttude Adjustment for the win, there was a couple of fans in the front row who turned their back on it. Large ammount of boo's for it here. Cena got on the mic after the match and said to Sheamus that we cheer him because he's irish... and that he has everything it takes to be a WWE Champion. He said that tonight, this belt belongs to you. Cena gave Sheamus the belt and left. Sheamus said that 2 years ago, he was working as a security guard in this arena and had a dream to perform infront of his home country with the WWE Title, and at TLC, he made that happen. But he didn't do it for him, he did it for all of us. (I got a loud SOS chant going here that might be heard during the video's) Sheamus said that next time he's here, he will bring back the title, then he did the whole "You'll never beat the Irish" chant. Loud stuff. Sheamus thanked us all and celebrated with the fans. He ran back all around the ring and celebrated with the fans.
Overall, the Raw show was amazing, especially for a huge Sheamus mark like myself. You never have atmospheres like that in wrestling anymore, so it was definitely a special moment for the crowd and Sheamus aswell. Can't wait till they come back here, there is a show in Belfast next week but I'm not sure how big Sheamus' reception will be there. Also bought MVP's shirt before the show.
Anyways, didn't see the results here so I thought I'd share my experience
SD Biggest Pops/Heat
- Edge
- The Hart Dynasty
- Rey Mysterio
- Kane
- R-Truth
- Drew McIntyre
- CM Punk
- Dolph Ziggler
- Jack Swagger
- Ezekiel Jackson
Raw Biggest pops/heat
- Sheamus
- Bret Hart
- Randy Orton
- MVP
- Evan Bourne
- John Cena
- William Regal
- The Legacy
