Rating: Summary: WRESTLEMANIA XIX Review: WOW! What can I say about Wrestlemania XIX. I was there at Safeco Field in Seattle Washington. I was one of those 54,097 fans on hand to witness one of the greatest events of all time. I'll be honest with you, it was not as good as Wrestlemania X-Seven but it surpassed last years. Ashanti kicks it off with a wonderful singing of America the Beautiful. Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy- This was a ok match. I love Rey and I think Matt is a great talent. I wished it was more of a faster pace and high flying action. It was a good match though. 3/5 Limp Bizkit performs Rollin the Undertakers Entrance Undertake and Nathan Jones vs. A-Train and Big Show- I wished that Nathan was not taken out by Big Show and A-Train earlier on HEAT. I was looking forward to his debut. This was pretty much a handicap match with the Undertaker carrying both Train and Show. 3/5 Trish vs. Jazz vs. Victoria- It was a lot like the womens title match at Wrestlemania X8. It was good but not great. It had the makings to be the best womens title match ever but it wasn't. Still it was good. 3.5/5 Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros vs. Benoit/Rhyno- This also had the makings of being one great tag title match. Some how it just didn't flow right. I'm not sure what it was. I believe Benoit deserved a better match for all that he has done. 3/5 HBK vs. Y2J- This was a great match. One of Jericho's best as well as one of HBK's best. Great match. Lots of high flying action and many pinfalls and close decisions. HBK prooves that he can still hang in the WWE. Limp Bizkit performs the Wrestlemania Them Song HHH vs. Booker T- This was probably the worst match of the night. The crowd was not in to it that much, and it was a horrible ending. And plus no "SPINAROONI". 2/5 I am not sure of this was a real match. It was the cat fight between the Miller light Cat Fight Girls and Stacy and Torrie. It was great. Really funny ending. Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon- What a match. It was bloody. It was Brutal. It was all that it lived up to be. One of Hulks greatest matches. Vince and Hogan had a real war here. Rowdy Roddy Piper makes a special guest appearance in this match too. It was awesom. 5/5 The Rock vs. Austin- I love this rivalry. This has always been my favorite rivialry in the WWE. This match was better than there encounter at Wrestlemania XV but probably not as good than the blood bath they had and Wrestlemania X-Seven. Still it was an awesome match. Probably my favorite match of the night. 5/5 Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle- Unlike the Raw world title match between HHH and Booker T, this match surely delivered. The most talked about moment of the match had to have been Brock's Shooting Star Press off the top rope that missed. It looked like a car reck when you were there live. Great Match though. 5/5 Wrestlemania XIX in Seattle Washington was a great event. It showcased great matches and many celebrities. This is one of the Greatest events of all time.
Rating: Summary: 20 years well worth the wait for Hogan/McMahon Review: 20 years well worth the wait for Hogan/McMahon The match that took two decades to materialize stole the show at WrestleMania XIX. Although the odds were stacked against him thanks to some outside help, Hulk Hogan pinned his longtime arch rival at SAFECO Field. Mr. McMahon and the Hulkster beat each other into a bloody match in this brutal Street Fight. The tide seemed to have swung permanently in the WWE Chairman's favor once someone from the crowd leapt into the ring. That person turned out to be none other than Rowdy Roddy Piper! Piper appeared ready to clock Vince with a steel pipe, but he instead walloped Hogan! Piper left the scene while Vince struggled to cover his fallen enemy. But somehow, Hogan managed to kick out! Not only did he regain his feet, but Hogan got even stronger! A leg drop took the wind out of Mr. McMahon and kept Hulkamania running wild. A new WWE Champion was crowned, but Brock Lesnar definitely had to sweat to earn the gold he now wears around his waist. Kurt Angle kicked out after absorbing two F-5s from Lesnar, and avoided an amazing Shooting Star Press from Lesnar that would have meant certain defeat. He only delayed his fate, though, as Lesnar gathered Angle up for an F-5 that sealed the deal. It took three attempts, but The Rock finally managed to get a win over Stone Cold Steve Austin under WrestleMania's spotlight. The Great One devastated the Texas Rattlesnake with three Rock Bottoms to achieve the one feat that remained in his career. The Undertaker improved his WrestleMania record to a perfect 11-0, but it was far from easy. Originally scheduled to take on Big Show and A-Train in a tag team match, Taker ended up in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match when his massive opponents took Nathan Jones out the equation with a vicious attack. Nevertheless, Jones managed to get himself together and help even the score by taking Big Show down with a spinning heel kick! Taker gathered up A-Train for a Tombstone piledriver to get the pinfall and stay perfect. Making his first appearance on the WrestleMania card in five years, Shawn Michaels showed he's as good as ever by defeating Chris Jericho. But it was no easy task for the Heartbreak Kid. HBK had to struggle several times to grab the ring ropes to break Y2J's Walls of Jericho. Michaels managed to put Jericho away after a quick rollup caught him off guard. Trish Stratus regained the WWE Women's Championship by pinning Victoria in a Triple Threat Match that also included Jazz. Matt Hardy, Triple H and Team Angle were each able to hold onto their respective titles. Match results Matt Hardy def. Rey Mysterio The Undertaker def. A-Train & Big Show Trish Stratus def. Jazz and Victoria to win the Women's Championship Team Angle def. Los Guerreros and Rhyno & Chris Benoit Shawn Michaels def. Chris Jericho Triple H def. Booker T Hulk Hogan def. Mr. McMahon The Rock def. Stone Cold Brock Lesnar def. Kurt Angle
Rating: Summary: Excellent Review: Cruiserweight Title: Matt Hardy v Rey Mysterio After a short match, Matt Hardy illegally used the ropes to pin Rey Mysterio to retain the Cruiserweight Title. Short, disappointing, and could have been a lot better. ** A-Train & Big Show v Undertaker After Nathan Jones came down to kick Big Show in the head, Undertaker was able to score a Tombstone Piledriver on A-Train for the pinfall. * Women's Title: Trish v Victoria v Jazz Trish won after she kicked Victoria in the head and got the pinfall. Quite impressive for a women's match. **1/2 SmackDown! Tag Titles: Team Angle v Rhyno & Benoit v Los Guerreros After Rhyno hit the Gorre on Chavo, Shelton Benjamin was able to steel the pin to retain the titles. Matt Hardy v Rey Mysterio was disappointing -- this was even more disappointing. **3/4 Shawn Michaels v Chris Jericho This was an excellent, long match between two rivals, where lots of wrestling moves and counters were performed in the match throughout. Out of nowhere, HBK was able to roll up Jericho for the 1-2-3 to end the brilliant match. After the bel rung, HBK offered to shake Y2J's hand, but Jericho lured him in to a trap and gave him a thunderous low-blow, and then left Shawn lying in the ring. ****1/2 RAW World Heavyweight Title: Triple H v Booker T Out of nowhere, Triple H hit the Pedigree on Booker T for the pinfall to retain his title. Surprisingly good match. *** Street Fight: Hulk Hogan v Vince McMahon This match was brutal. Rowdy Roddy Piper surprised everyone when he made an appearance and smacked Hogan in the head with a pipe. Vince covered his opponent, but Hogan kicked out and was soon able to come back with three consecutive leg-drops to the owner for the pinfall. Better than I expected. **3/4 The Rock v Stone Cold Steve Austin After both men's finishers were exchanged one after the other, Rock hit a Rock Bottom, but Austin kicked out. Rock hit another one, but again, Austin kicked out. A third Rock Bottom was finally enough to keep the Rattlesnake down for the 1-2-3. Not as good as Rock-Austin from WM X-7, but still a great effort. **** SmackDown! WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar v Kurt Angle After an amazing wrestling match, Brock scored with the F-5 --but Angle kicked out. Angle soon applied with the Ankle Lock, but Brock made it to the ropes and was able to counter the Angle Slam into another F-5. Instead of going for the pin, Lesnar decided to go up to the top rope to try his Shooting Star Press, in which his accidentally missed Kurt and landed on his head. Brock looked to be dazed. Angle got a two-count off the miss, and then the Next Big Thing was finally able to hit a third F-5, which was enough to keep Angle down for the three-count. After the match, the two men shook hands and hugged each other in a show of respect after the outstanding wrestling match. The match deducts 1/4* because of the ending where Brock misses the SSP, but it was still an amazing effort by both men - especially Kurt Angle, knowing the condition that his neck was in. ****3/4 Excellent PPV, with many great matches included. The first four matches were quite bad, but the show makes up for it with all the others. Therefore, WrestleMania XIX is highly recommended -- not the best WrestleMania we've ever head, but still very good. Final Score (/10): 9.0
Rating: Summary: Wrestlemania XIX : A Stellar Performance Review: I would just like to start off by saying that this was the greatest and most entertaining WWE pay-per view of all time. After wrestlemania X-7 I never thought that any future wrestlemania could surpace it, but it has come to be! This pay-per view was extroardinarily entertaining and shows what the love for wrestling is all about. And to all you old school wrestling fans who think that wrestlemania 3, or 4 or 5 or whatever is better, and that king kong bundy vs hulk hogan(with [...]celebrity announcers who don't no [...] about wrestling) is better, than watch this ppv and you will surely, hopefully change your mind. Now onto the matches shall we..... *= Poor **= Satisfactory ***= Good ****= Great *****= Excellent Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Matt Hardy(champion) I expected a little more from this match and thought rey rey would go a little more extreme, but oh well. Good ol' Version 1 was up to his same old tricks with version 1 [...] shannon moore at ringside. Rey got some nice pops, and their was also some good cruiserweight action with these two talented stars. ** Undertaker vs. Big Show and A-Train(Jones came later) This match was pre-postly known as the [...] break match, but it kept me glued to my seat with the Undertaker's entrance with Limp Bizkit. Match was alright and the crowd got really into it at the end. ** Trish Stratus vs. Jazz vs. Victoria(champion) Alright, farely decent woman's match, but doesn't compare to Trish vs. Stephanie at No Way Out 2001, which I think was probably the best woman's match I have seen. Oh yeah and Steven Richards was at ringside with his pink tights. Nuff said. ** Los Guerreros vs. Chris Benoit and Rhyno vs. Benjamin and Hoss(champions) This match was a good fast-paced tag team match with all great wrestlers.(no bastian booger here) Match ended rather shockingly to my suprise, but still a good tag match. *** HBK vs. Y2J This match was a classic. This was classic HBK, not the suicidal kid we have seen at last year's armageddon against HHH. Just an excellent match, which I can't make any negative comments on. ***** The miller light catfight girls and Stacy and Torrie on a bed match or whatever. This wasn't a match but just a small bonus for mania. The miller light cat fight girls were very dull with the pillows, and am glad they kept this short cause it could have hurt mania. Lucky coach. *(yeah i know it is weird that I am giving this a star.) Booker T vs. Triple H(champion) Decent match with a dull lead-up. Triple H controlled most of the match and it ended very stupid, but oh well there are more matches to come. I wish scott steiner ran down and punched naich. *** Vince vs. Hogan This match was just great, with the old man giving another crack at a succesful bump, and I ain't talkin about hogan. Vince was great,with his classic weapon of choice the pipe. Huge crowd response for hogan when he hulked up. **** Rock vs. Austin Same old rock and austin match with a few new added moves.(hence the few) Crowd got into it at end and finally we saw a new winner. That was the only reason I liked this match, and also the close near falls. **** Lesnar vs. Angle(champion) Good wrestlemania main event. I think it could have been longer, but thats just me. Lesnar and Angle pulled out all stops to entertain the 54,097 on hand in safeco field. Lesnar screwed up a long awaited shooting star press but still ruled victorious. Performer of the Night: Kurt Angle, because he was risking sure paralysis and had enough guts to go through with the match. Highlight of the Night: The shooting star press by Brock Lesnar. Although he screwed up I don't blame him. Angle was more than halfway across the ring. Expect him to pull it out again at Wrestlemania 20.
Rating: Summary: Best WrestleMania I have seen Review: This was the best WrestleMania I have seen. I have seen XIV, XV, 2000, X-Seven, and I was live at X8. I highly recommend you to get this DVD. The extras will most likely be pretty good, as usual with the WrestleMania DVDs. This card had 5 main event that each went a long time. Plus, the four undercard matches were also very good, although because the other 5 were so long, they went shorter than they should have. The set and the fact that this Mania was held at Safeco Field made it really unique. It had a lot of natural light that entered the field throughout the night, and as it got later, it got darker and the lighting (the lighting that was set up by the crew) got better. It just made it feel a lot different than a regular PPV. Here is the card with the times that each match went: The show opens with Ashanti singing "America the Beautiful" A video package about what Mania means to the superstars is shown. Pyro is done Matt Hardy beats Rey Mysterio in 6 minutes Limp Bizkit plays "Rollin" for the Undertaker and he beats A-Train and Big Show with the help of Nathan Jones in 10 minutes Trish beats Victoria and Jazz for the womens title in 7 1/2 minutes (this was a great women's match) Team angle retains their tag titles against los guerreros and rhyno & chris benoit in 8 1/2 minutes Shawn Michaels beats Chris Jericho in 22 minutes Limp Bizkit performs "Crack Addict" (I personally found this performance very enjoyable) The Miller Light Catfight Girls, Stacy Kiebler, and Torrie Wilson have a catfight, then "pants" The Coach Triple H retains world title against Booker T in 19m minutes Hogan beats Vince in a street fight in 21 minutes (Roddy Piper makes a special run-in) Rock beats Steve Austin in 18 minutes Brock Lesnar beats Kurt Angle for the WWE Title in 22 minutes. The courage showed by Angle in this match was tremendous. If you didn't know, he wrestled the match with a near broken neck. He wrestled with doctors orders not to and still his match was great. His neck problem is the same injury that had Steve Austin, Chris Benoit, Rhyno, Scotty Too Hotty, and most recently, Edge, out for a year. After the match, Brock and Angle shook hands and then hugged while fireworks lit up the arena. Great ending to the best PPV I have ever seen. Then, a video package recapping what happened at Mania is show. This is a really well done package, especially knowing the fact that they did it while the show was going on. All the matches and spots shown went with the music perfectly. The 5 main events were all great. Each was great in their own. Michaels Jericho was just a great wrestling match. Booker T vs. HHH was the best match HHH has had since his return from an injury in January 2002. Booker T pulls out a to rope flipping leg drop that was totally unexpected. Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon was just a brutal, bloody street fight and it had a lot of cool moments, including Roddy Piper coming out, and Vince jumping off a ladder and hitting a legdrop through the announce table. Austin vs. Rock was also very entertaining. It wasn't better than their match at WM X-Seven, but it was better than their one at XV. It was pretty intense and just a match that involves one of the biggest feuds of all time, Austin vs. Rock. Rock played the heel nicely in the match, putting on Austin's vest for nearly half of the match. Lesnar vs. Angle was also awesome. Watching it live on PPV was tough because I was afraid Angle was going to get seriously injured (he was risking death or paralysis). Watching the match after I knew it all went all right made it better. There is an awesome release German suplex on Lesnar where he flips totally over, and he also performed a shooting star press (however, he landed right on his head). If I were you, I would buy this DVD right now. It is the best Mania I have seen, beating out X-Seven which previously held the spot. Every match is good to great. There are also 5 great video packages about the 5 main events. The only downside is the catfight segment, which seemed somewhat pointless. Anyway, how can you go wrong with a PPV involving a roster like this. Here are all of the wrestlers that make an appearane (basically, a who's who of sports entertainments past, present, and future) Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy, Shannon Moore, Undertaker, A-Train, Big Show, Jazz, Trish, Steven Richards, Victoria, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Rhyno, Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Triple H, Ric Flair, Booker T, Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and finally, the best wrestler ever, Kurt Angle.
Rating: Summary: I was there the best wrestling event EVER!... Review: Wow I cant believe I was at Wrestlemania 19 in Seattle. It set an attendance record in Safeco field with 54,097 people and I think almost everyone was pleased. The matches were... 1)Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy (with Shannon Moore)- Although this match was way too short and the ending seemed to just come out of nowhere it was a great way to start off the show, and Mysterio is just awsome live. The moves were great but I was dissapointed with the end result- 7.5/10 2. Undertaker and Nathan Jones vs. Big Show and A train. This ended up being a handicap match as Jones was taken out before the match began. Taker came out to a live performance by Limp Bizkit to the tune of his old song Rollin. Taker looks to be in great shape now and has really elevated his game recently. He pretty much carried this match and made it respectable 7.5/10 3. Womens title: Trish vs. Jazz vs Victoria: Great womens match. Although Trish is really hot she is also a great wrestler and improves every month. The womens division continues to get better and all three of these women put on a great performance. Also we got to see Trish beat the hell out of that ... Steven Richards which was cool. 8/10 4. Tag title match: Team Angle (champions) vs. Rhyno & Benoit vs. Los Guerroros. I was dissapointed someone who is as great as Benoit was stuck in a tag match instead of a top singles match but he made the most of it and these 6 men put on a great match. There were some really cool spots in this match such as the double gore by Rhyno but like the Mysterio match it was too short. It lasted 12 minutes when it should have been given something like 20. 8/10 5. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho: Wow!... This was defineatley match of the night. One of Jerichos 5 best matches and one of Michaels best as well. Several false finishes, reversals, brutality, athleticism and both men doing each others moves this match had it all. Worth the price of admission alone 10.5/10. 6. HHH vs. Booker T: I am not a HHH hater like so many but I have to admit he has lost a lot recently. This match further proved that as this was the worst match of the night. HHH never sold Booker like he was a worthy contender and Booker T did not help matters either as he looked bad as well. And its Wrestlemania for crying out loud and there is no spinoroni Whats up with that??? 4.5/10 7. 20 years in the making Hogan vs Mcmahon Street fight: You know I was mainly looking forward to this because i had never seen Hogan in person and wasnt expecting much of a match but I was wrong. This match told a great story and was really violent. At one point the 57 year old Mcmahon went on top of a ladder and legdropped Hogan through a table from the top of the ladder. This match also has a surprise appearence of someone I would have never expected. Hogan got the biggest reaction of the night and when he started hulking up the place went crazy!... 9.5/10 8. Rock vs. Austin III: Although this match wasnt as good as their previous matches it was still damn good. My friend and I were for Rock the whole way. This match had some great moves and some great comedy like when Rock put on Austins ring jacket. Crowd was really into it as well and was very unpredictable. 8.5/10 9. Main event WWE title match: Kurt Angle (champion) vs. Brock Lesnar: Going into this match I was really worried because Angle had a broken neck and his left arm had shrunk a lot because of it. He was literally risking death or paralysis by wrestling and every time he took a bump I was really worried. The fact that Angle could even wrestle is amazing the fact that he put on one of the best matches of the night simply makes him a super hero. This match was almost as good as any other Angle match. It had great amature and professional moves the only thing that was different was Angle wasnt as explosive as usual but that was expected. Great match to top off a great event. 10/10 Other things that happened were a live performance by Limp Bizkit and a special catfight between the Miller light girls, Torrie and Stacy. These both were pretty weak parst of the show and something I could do without but over all the WWE came up HUGE!...
Rating: Summary: What a Wrestlemania Review: Match 1= Rey Mysterio vs Matt Hardy ***1/2 Good Match but too Short Match 2= Undertaker and Nathan Jones (kinda) vs Big Show and A-train ** just a boring match but a good kick by nathan jones and a good Tombstone to end it!!! 11-0 Baby! Match 3= Trish Stratus vs Jazz vs Victoria *** Good match for women and the best chick won!!! Match 4= Team Angle vs Los Guerreros vs Benoit/Rhyno **** Good match with the normal mat wrestling from most of these people and the idiot team won!! Match 5= Shawn Michaels (HBK) vs Chris Jericho (Y2J)***** 2nd best match of the night and it was one of the best of all time at Wrestlemania Match 6= Triple H vs Booker T ****1/2 great match with the boringest wrestler (HHH) winning via a usual Pedigree and Booker T gave it his all!!! Match 7= Hulk Hogan vs Vince McMahon ****1/2 another great match with Rowdy Roddy Piper coming out of no where and hitting hogan with a pipe and Vince doing a Legdrop off a ladder!! Match 8= Rock vs Steve Austin ***** This was tied with their Wresltemania X7 match as the great match between these two once again. Match 9= Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar ***** Simply put Best Match of the night!!! BUY THIS DVD ONE OF THE BEST PPV'S OF ALL TIME!!! I REALLY RECOMMEND IT TO YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!!!!
Rating: Summary: THE NEXT BIG WRESTLEMANIA IN YEARS Review: I,VE HAVENT SEEN this PPV SO GOOOD SINCE WRESTLEMANIA X7 SO BUY THIS PPV NOW I DID.
Rating: Summary: 3rd Best Wrestlemania Ever! Review: Every year I rent Wrestlemania and to tell the truth, this event was way better than WM18! This event had Ashanti and Limp Bizkit performing, it even had the Miller Lite Catfight girls! Here are the matches and what I thought about them. Cruiserweight Championship match Matt Hardy vs. Rey Mysterio Great opener with a lot of high flying moves and with a great ending. Undertaker vs. Big Show & A-Train Not one of the Undertaker's best match at a Wrestlemania but still good, even though it was a little too short. Nathan Jones even makes an appearance towards the end of the match. Triple Threat match for the Women's Championship Victoria vs. Jazz vs. Trish Stratus Great match with a lot of action. Better than last years Wrestlemania triple threat women's title match. Triple Threat tag team match for the Tag Team Championships Rhyno & Chris Benoit vs. Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros Little bit of a let down match. This match was too short with terrible action and a terrible ending. Terrible match of the night. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho Awesome match, even though it was too long. Chirs Jericho's best match at a Wrestlemania ever. Fatal Four Way Catfight match I'm not going to list the names, but this match was funny but really stupid. But the women looked so hot! Heavyweight Championship match Triple H vs. Booker T Good match with a lot of competitive wrestling, I even laughed when J.R lost his temper at Ric Flair. The ending could of been better. Street Fight Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan Brutal match with some good spots. Not Vince's best street fight ever, but it was better than his one with Ric Flair at the Royal Rumble. Great spot with the ladder and table. Rowdy Roddy Piper even makes a surprise appearance. To me this match was Hogan's best match at a Wrestlemania. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock Okay match with the Rock finally defeating his long time rival at a Wrestlemania. This was a classic match that needed to be seen. Undisputed Championship match Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar Good technical wrestling from beginning to end. Not the best main event at a Wrestlemania, but still good. Brock's Shooting Star Press was amazing and the ending with Kurt and Brock shaking hands was a sight to see. So there you have it, to me this was the 3rd best Wrestlemania ever! Can't wait for Wrestlemania 20!
Rating: Summary: Wrestlemania 19 Review: This was an incredible wrestling event. I saw it live on PPV this year and it was awesome! I bought it on DVD when it came out in June. I'm happy to write a review on this DVD. If you're a true wrestling fan, then you should really like this DVD. It has a lot of extras and highlights. Wrestlemania 19 delivers some pretty good wrestling action. Here's a listing of the matches from the event (each one with a star rating): Cruiserweight Championship Matt Hardy vs. Rey Mysterio **1/2 This match was good, except it was way too short! Still, a great way to start out Wrestlemania. The crowd really got into it. A-Train & Bigshow vs. The Undertaker ** The Undertaker deserved to be placed in a better matchup than this. The match didn't stink. But it didn't make me cheer much either. The ending was cool, with Nathan Jones delivering a big boot to the Bigshow and Undertaker tombstoning A-Train for the win. World Heavyweight Championship Booker T vs. Triple H ***1/2 BR> HHH can be a pretty boring wrestler. And he's been the WWE World Heavyweight Champion long enough. But this time, Triple H actually had a decent match. While not really a classic, Booker T and HHH did manage to put on one heck of a technical wrestling match, and perhaps one of the best matches of the entire PPV. Sadly, Booker T doesn't win the championship, but the match was a lot better than I'd given it credit for. Women's Championship Trish Stratus vs. Victoria vs. Jazz *** The best women's match I've seen in a while! And the hottest babe won! I sure miss Lita. WWE Tag Team Championship Team Angle vs. Rhyno & Chris Benoit vs. Los Gurreros **1/4 This match could've been a lot better. It wasn't long enough and the ending was a bit disappointing. Overall, it was still fairly good. Chris Jericho vs. "HBK" Shawn Michaels ***** This was definetly Wrestlemania quality & easily the best match of the night. Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho stole the show and gave a perfect example of what true technical wrestling is all about!!! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The Rock **** Although their match at Wrestlemania 17 was much better, this match still deserves a whole lot of credit & admiration. There was no interference in this match, and we actually got to see who the better man was. This match wasn't nearly as brutal & violent as some of their past wars, but it did live up to its hype. And while Austin couldn't quite beat The Rock this time, it did take 3 rockbottoms just to put him away! Very good match. "Streetfight" w/ Hogan's career on the line. Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan **** Going into this match, I didn't know what to expect. There was a ton of hype going into it. As it turned out, it was everything I wanted it to be: bloody, brutal, and highly entertaining. The part where Mr. McMahon legdrops Hogan through the announce table from a ladder was off the page. The match had one heck of a climax. WWE Championship Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle ****1/2 Both men gave everything they had to put on one heck of a matchup. It only dragged on a little bit at a couple of spots, but it still turned out to be one awesome match. It had a terrific flow to it. Great sportsmanship, great athletisicm, and brilliant courage by Kurt Angle (who was suffering from neck trauma) made this match what it was. Kurt Angle was even able to kick out of an F-5. Brock Lesnar messed up on the shooting star press near the end and suffered a mild concussion. This match earns my respect in every way. The bottomline: Buy this DVD. (...)
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