no mercy...no thanks
I got a chance to watch the WWE No Mercy PPV. I haven't watched anything WWE related in over a year (partly due to not having cable and partly due to the fact that WWE is garbage wrestling), but when you get a chance to watch something for free, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what I did.
But maybe the rocket scientist could have told me not to. Or should have told me not to.
The opening bout was a typical affair between Matt Hardy and Gregory Helms. Honestly, I can't understand the fans and their love for Hardy. The guy isn't anything special, and his matches are pretty much an easy thing to figure out. Helms is someone who should be a star and has been good since he was Shane Helms in WCW (although that whole Hurricane thing really hurt his career). Good back and forth fight, but not as good as old WCW cruiserweight matches.
Rey vs. Chavo...seen it before....will probably see it again.
The tag match was a spotfest. Lots of flying, but not much actual wrestling. And it didn't get much better after that.
The "birthday celebration" with The Miz...okay, I've been away for a while...who's this jackass? And why is he so loud? And why is he on a wrestling show?
Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy was slow, and it should have been a clean win for Kennedy instead of a disqualification. It wouldn't have hurt Taker a bit, and Kennedy could have used a clean win to build a career upon. But, Taker being Taker, you can see why he wouldn't allow for a clean pin. That would show weakness...in a fake sport.
MVP...okay, he looks like he stole the rhinestones off of Flair's outfit and stuck them on an old Blue Blazer outfit. He was boring. He should take some time and go over to wrestlecrap.com and look up Glacier, because that's all he reminds me of.
The whole nudity bit with Regal...was it really necessary? And why did I need to see the little willy? And that guy in a dress skipping rope? Stupid. WWE.com apologized for the nudity.
Methinks they should have apologized for the whole show. Except one part.
And that would be the Regal vs. Chris Benoit match.
Regal has a habit of putting on a really good match every so often. At one point in his career, he was fired for "exposing" Bill Goldberg's weaknesses as a wrestler during his 175 win streak. Benoit is the best technical wrestler in the WWE now. The two of them put on a show of brutality and stiff shots that hasn't been seen in a while. It was almost like Regal was being punished for the earlier "show" during the pay per view. This was the only real highlight of the show.
The last match of the show was the fatal four-way between Batista, Finlay, Lashley, and Booker T. Batista is pretty much Sid Vicious brought back in a younger body. All power but not much of a wrestler. Finlay (who I guess returned to the ring now that he doesn't have any women to train) looked good for a wrestler his age. Lashley I haven't seen before, but they're trying to build him up as a hybrid Goldberg/Kurt Angle wrestler. I don't know if it's going to work. Booker T. isn't the same as he was in his WCW days. And the match...
Well, it sucked. Three way dances and fatal four ways are boring matches. You can lose the title without having to be pinned or made to submit. What is that? I mean, it's a way to get a belt off of a wrestler without them having to lose (see TNA and Samoa Joe for examples), but having this match and the title did not change hands made no sense at all. Unless they're building for Booker vs. Benoit in the future, this match didn't need to happen.
And the commentary...Michael Cole, as usual, was terrible. But he was miles ahead of JBL. JBL was as dry and boring as one could get. There was no excitement. He was on both sides of the fence during matches, and he made comments that others would get fired for. "He looks like he came from a concentration camp." was one comment he made about a skinny wrestler. Strangely, no apology from the WWE for this. And they wonder why Goldberg won't come back and work for them...
I can't wait for Bound for Glory. At least I'll see more than one good match.
But maybe the rocket scientist could have told me not to. Or should have told me not to.
The opening bout was a typical affair between Matt Hardy and Gregory Helms. Honestly, I can't understand the fans and their love for Hardy. The guy isn't anything special, and his matches are pretty much an easy thing to figure out. Helms is someone who should be a star and has been good since he was Shane Helms in WCW (although that whole Hurricane thing really hurt his career). Good back and forth fight, but not as good as old WCW cruiserweight matches.
Rey vs. Chavo...seen it before....will probably see it again.
The tag match was a spotfest. Lots of flying, but not much actual wrestling. And it didn't get much better after that.
The "birthday celebration" with The Miz...okay, I've been away for a while...who's this jackass? And why is he so loud? And why is he on a wrestling show?
Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy was slow, and it should have been a clean win for Kennedy instead of a disqualification. It wouldn't have hurt Taker a bit, and Kennedy could have used a clean win to build a career upon. But, Taker being Taker, you can see why he wouldn't allow for a clean pin. That would show weakness...in a fake sport.
MVP...okay, he looks like he stole the rhinestones off of Flair's outfit and stuck them on an old Blue Blazer outfit. He was boring. He should take some time and go over to wrestlecrap.com and look up Glacier, because that's all he reminds me of.
The whole nudity bit with Regal...was it really necessary? And why did I need to see the little willy? And that guy in a dress skipping rope? Stupid. WWE.com apologized for the nudity.
Methinks they should have apologized for the whole show. Except one part.
And that would be the Regal vs. Chris Benoit match.
Regal has a habit of putting on a really good match every so often. At one point in his career, he was fired for "exposing" Bill Goldberg's weaknesses as a wrestler during his 175 win streak. Benoit is the best technical wrestler in the WWE now. The two of them put on a show of brutality and stiff shots that hasn't been seen in a while. It was almost like Regal was being punished for the earlier "show" during the pay per view. This was the only real highlight of the show.
The last match of the show was the fatal four-way between Batista, Finlay, Lashley, and Booker T. Batista is pretty much Sid Vicious brought back in a younger body. All power but not much of a wrestler. Finlay (who I guess returned to the ring now that he doesn't have any women to train) looked good for a wrestler his age. Lashley I haven't seen before, but they're trying to build him up as a hybrid Goldberg/Kurt Angle wrestler. I don't know if it's going to work. Booker T. isn't the same as he was in his WCW days. And the match...
Well, it sucked. Three way dances and fatal four ways are boring matches. You can lose the title without having to be pinned or made to submit. What is that? I mean, it's a way to get a belt off of a wrestler without them having to lose (see TNA and Samoa Joe for examples), but having this match and the title did not change hands made no sense at all. Unless they're building for Booker vs. Benoit in the future, this match didn't need to happen.
And the commentary...Michael Cole, as usual, was terrible. But he was miles ahead of JBL. JBL was as dry and boring as one could get. There was no excitement. He was on both sides of the fence during matches, and he made comments that others would get fired for. "He looks like he came from a concentration camp." was one comment he made about a skinny wrestler. Strangely, no apology from the WWE for this. And they wonder why Goldberg won't come back and work for them...
I can't wait for Bound for Glory. At least I'll see more than one good match.
Comments
Now, I do remember way back when he fought Fit Finlay in a parking lot on WCW Nitro. Brutal match. A lot of people could say it was a garbage match, but I thought is was a great match. Two guys with ability in a really well done hardcore match. Not every guy who wrestles one of these matches has the right stuff to pull it off. Regal did.
But his garbage matches...I'd say they were the ones where he had the brass knuckles all the time. He didn't seem all that inspired to wrestle a good match and he'd win (or get caught) using the knuckles. It really took away from him.
The match with Benoit (did you get a chance to see it?) was brutal and well executed. It was a good way to bring Benoit back in (much better than having him face MVP...) and a good way to bring Regal back up after having to clown around all night.