BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
I had really mixed feeling going into this Pay Per View. Maybe it’s just me, but wrestling is really boring lately. There is not much to it that really makes me want to watch or pay attention week to week. I’m a fan of a few of the wrestlers and performers, but the story structure and the overabundance of filler content makes it unbearable. Still, a lifelong wrestling fan can sometimes shut off all logic and remember “It’s a wrestling PPV! Dudes are fighting in a giant cage!” Basically, you have to dig into the toy box of your inner child and just be wide eyed and optimistic. I knew I wouldn’t enjoy the entire three hour show, but there had to be some stuff that entertained me… right? Right?! Right?!
Not really. There was very little about this three hour show that I can honestly say I was into. It just wasn’t that good. Orton and Del Rio had an okay match, the Tag Titles match was okay despite the shitty ending, and Antonio Cesaro and Justin Gabriel was okay despite the odd card placement. These matches were “okay” at best. They weren’t bad at all, but no one is going to care about these matches a few months down the line. The Divas Title match was bad news and the random Rey/Cara vs. Prime Time Players match was filler. Nothing here was really that “rewatchable”, but there is some stuff worth mentioning.
Kofi and Miz had another good match. They’ve had a good series back and forth and I appreciate the elevation of the Intercontinental Title. Sadly, this may have been the weakest of the handful of good matches they’ve had. I like that it wasn’t like their other matches, but it still wasn’t enough to save the PPV for me.
It’s sad to say this, but the Big Show was involved in the best match of the night. I had no expectations in Big Show and Sheamus. I didn’t want to see it at all, but was mildly excited because for some reason I expected it to be in a Cell. It was NOT. Instead they had a nice normal match were Big Show got the win and is the NEW Champion. And it’s a clean win! This should have been in a Cell too and it should have been last. Especially if they were going to insult us with the bullshit they put on.
The main event Hell In A Cell was crap. The match was really underwhelming. The crowd’s lack of energy tells the most interesting story of the night. It just didn’t feel like the crowd wanted to see Ryback win, but they did want to see Punk get beat up. It just didn’t mesh well. The cheap ending was lame. It wasn’t even cool in a “the bad guy sneaks another one in” kind of way. It was anti-climactic and made the customer feel like they got ripped off. I don’t think anyone was left shaking their fist at CM Punk saying “that jerk!” at the end, but I think everyone was shaking their head in disgust by the bullshit they gave us. This could very well be the worst WWE Pay Per View I’ve seen in recent memory. Why are we watching this shit again?
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