In the pre-show match, Zack Ryder took on Kane in a match
that should have happened months ago due to Kane single-handedly tripling
Ryder’s health insurance premiums. Early on, Kane gets sent to the outside and
Ryder begs the referee to count. Ryder goes for the RoughRyder but Kane
reverses it into a sidewalk slam. Ryder tries again for the RoughRyder but Kane
gravs him and performs a Chokeslam to get the victory. It was a decent match but
I didn’t think Ryder had a chance. Saying that, it would be nice if they
develop this story further but they probably won’t.
Winner: Kane Predictions:
1 for1
Backstage, Cody Rhodes and Santino Marella are still arguing
over which Championship is better. Therefore, Eve Torres decides to settle the
dispute by having a people power battle royal in which the winner will
challenge either for the Intercontinental Championship or the United States
Championship. Right...I don’t see how this settles the argument. Wouldn’t a
match between the two make a lot more sense? You know what, fuck it. Let’s
focus on the battle royal, which is next...? Doesn’t the PPV start in about ten
minutes?
The Inaugural People Power Battle Royal was next featuring David Otunga, Tyson Kidd, Alex Riley, The
Miz, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, William Regal, The Great Khali, Heath Slater, Titus
O’Neil, Darren Young, Ezekiel Jackson, Jinder Mahal, Tyler Reks, Drew McIntyre,
Curt Hawkins, Michael McGillicutty, JTG, Yoshi Tatsu and a returning Christian. The match starts in the
pre-show then goes into the PPV. I don’t think I have ever seen a PPV start
with a match in progress. It’s a bit weird and I think WWE did it to encourage
more people to buy the PPV. Anyway, the match goes quite quickly with some of
the highlights being the Usos eliminating JTG with a double superkick; and Khali
eliminating Reks and Hawkins before getting eliminated himself by Young, O’Neil
and The Miz. The final five were Christian, Miz, Alex Riley, David Otunga and
Tyson Kidd. Miz eliminates Riley; then
Otunga and Miz eliminate Kidd then team up to take on Christian. Christian
fights back and eliminates Otunga. Miz tries to tae advantage by almost
eliminating Christian. They both end on the apron and Christian spears Miz off
the apron to get the win. Christian then implies that he will challenge
Santino. I guess that we will have a new United States Champion.
Winner: Christian Predictions:
N/A
The PPV officially starts with the Tag Team Championship in
which Kofi Kingston and R-Truth are
challenged by Jack Swagger and Dolph
Ziggler. Lawler decides to spend
more time talking about Vickie Geurrero’s dress then doing his job, which is,
you know, commentating. Swagger and Ziggler wear down Truth before Kingston gets the hot tag. Kingston
hits a crossbody and Swagger stops the pin. Ziggler then hits the Fameasser and
Truth stops the pin. Kingston hits the Trouble in Paradise on Ziggler, giving
him and Truth the win. This was a fun match and great performances by Ziggler
and Kingston.
Winners: Kofi Kingston
and R-Truth Predictions:
2 for 2
Next was the Divas Championship as Beth Phoenix challenges Layla
and this could be a good match. Beth
starts to attack Layla’s surgically repaired knee and puts her in a one legged
Boston crab. Layla reverses a Gorilla Press Slam into an armbreaker to get back
some momentum. Eventually, Beth goes the Glam Slam, which is reversed into a
roll up, which Beth reverses into another roll up, which Layla kicks out. Layla
then hit the Lay Out to get the win. This was a good Divas match and it shows how good they can be. On a side
note, no Kharma? Boo!!
Winner: Layla Predictions:
3 for 3
The World Heavyweight Championship was defended in a fatal 4-way between champion Sheamus,
Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho. Sheamus and Orton attack Jericho and Del Rio before wrestling each
other. Del Rio and Jericho team up to attack first Orton then Sheamus. Jericho
stops Del Rio pinning Orton ending that alliance and the match continues with
Sheamus being stopped from taking part in the match. Sheamus gets back into the
match and wrestles Del Rio for a while before Jericho gets involved. Orton
goes on a hot streak then Del Rio puts him into the cross armbreaker, which
Jericho breaks up. Jericho hits the Codebreaker on Orton then Jericho gets put
in the cross armbreaker which Jericho
reverses into the Walls of Jericho. Sheamus stops Del Rio from tapping out.
Jericho then puts the Walls of Jericho on Sheamus. Orton stops that with a RKO
to Sheamus then Del Rio. Sheamus hits Orton with the Brogue Kick then hits
Jericho with the White Noise to get the win the retain the World Heavyweight
Championship. This was a really good match with so many highlights.
Winner: Sheamus Predictions:
4 for 4
Backstage Cody Rhodes is talking to Eve Torres saying that
Christian will legitimatise the United States Championship by beating Santino
Marella. Rhodes goes on to say that he would have beaten Christian if he had
faced him. Christian overhears this and decides to challenge Rhodes instead.
Wait, so is that Christian making a face turn? I liked Christian as a heel
asking for ONE...MORE...MATCH for the World Heavyweight Championship. I guess
he’s going to postpone that for now.
Next we have The Miz (the Most Must-See WWE Superstar in
Miz-tory) taking on Brodus Clay. Miz decides to start dancing before being
interrupted by Clay’s music. Miz tries to get some momentum but Clay keeps on
coming back to destroy Miz. Miz finally starts to wear down Clay. Clay makes a
comeback and hits the Fuck Funk It to get the usual win for Clay.
Afterwards, Clay celebrates in the ring with some kids. Er..yeah, that’s it
really.
Winner: Brodus Clay Predictions:
N/A
The Intercontinental Championship is on the line as Cody
Rhodes is challenged by Christian. The match goes back and forth with Rhodes
hitting a Moonsault. Christian sends Rhodes into the turnbuckle then hits the
Killswitch to get the win and become the Intercontinental Championship for the
fourth time. This was a good match and congratulations to Christian.
Winner: Christian Predictions:
N/A
The next match was someone that I think a lot of people were
looking forward to, the WWE
Championship match between CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. Punk
starts to focus on Bryan’s left knee before Bryan gains some momentum. Both guys are going for
submission moves and counters and Bryan applies a Springboard on Punk. Punk
does a Fisherman’s Suplex but Bryan kicks out and then Bryan later on does a
flying headbutt. The match goes back and forth with Punk applying a Figure Four
Leg Lock, which Bryan gets out of by reaching the rope. Punk goes for the GTS
but Bryan reverses it into a roll up. Punk does the knee to the face then
attempts the bulldog. However, Bryan reverses it into the LeBell Yes
Lock. Punk reverses it into a roll up, which gives him the win. However, just
when the bell rings, Punk starts to tap, creating a questionable ending. The
match was, without a doubt, the match of the night and at the minute, one of
the leading contenders for LDW Match of the Year. I hope that we have a rematch
between the two as this could be a tremendous rivalry.
Winner: CM Punk Predictions:
5 for 5
After a backstage segment involving David Otunga, Eve Torres
and Laurinaitis’ bitch Teddy Long, we get Camacho
getting squashed by Ryback. No, wait, hang on, I’m being too presumptive.
Camacho might have a chance. Camacho attempts a suplex but Ryback reverses it
into a reverse suplex. Camacho actually gets Ryback down on the floor. This is
when Ryback starts to fuck up Camacho. He does a Spinebuster followed by a
Powerbomb then the Muscle Buster to get the win. It’s good to see Ryback go
from random Jabronis no one gives a fuck about to random low level wrestlers
that no one gives a fuck about.
Winner: Ryback Predictions:
N/A
The main event is between John Laurinaitis (did you know
that he’s the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and the GM of both
RAW and Smackdown?) and John Cena. As
soon as the bell rings, Laurinaitis tries to bolt it but Cena catches him
and proceeds to beat the shit out of
him. This continues for a good 5 minutes including a fun bit where Cena does a
bit of commentary. Cena then announces that he is going to put Laurinaitis in
the STf and he’ll let go if Laurinaitis can survive ten seconds. Laurinaitis
does so Cna does it again then pours water all over Laurinaitis then uses a fire
extinguisher on him. Laurinaitis tries to escape him and Cena grabs him.
Laurinaitis slams Cena’s arm against the barrier then proceeds to keep on
attacking Cena’s arm with a steel chair. Cena grabs the chair and attacks
Laurinaitis with it. Laurinaitis eventually leaves through the crowd and Cena
decides to not chase after him. Suddenly Big Show turns up dragging Laurinaitis
to the ring. Cena puts Laurinaitis in the STF but Show hits Cena with the WMD.
This gives Laurinaitis the opportunity to pin Cena and get the win. This was
actually a fun match which didn’t drag too long. With Show now turning heel, it
would be interesting to see where we go from here.
Winner: John
Laurinaitis Predictions:
6 for 6 J J
I really enjoyed this PPV. All of the matches worked well
and I thought the two World Championship matches were fun. And the best bit,
for the first time ever, I got all my predictions right JJJJ. Anyway,
I’m looking forward to see where they go from here leading to No Way Out.
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