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CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho - About as good as a street fight without blood can be. Jericho's chest looked like it was abused by Kobashi midway through the match. Some huge spots and it fle tlike a war when all was said and done. Hopefully this feud can end and Punk can go on to something more significant.

Huh?

Ryback vs. Two Jobbers - I like the way they are inroducing Ryback but the crowd chanting Goldberg just kills the guy's aura.

Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus 1st Fall - Fucking awesome. Big power moves by Sheamus and Daniel Bryan being a master of the ring. The mat work was sweet, splitting the fingers, the cool twisitng pin combo where he stepped on Sheamus's arm while he was tied up like a pretzel. The focus on the shoulder by Bryan later in the fall. When the ref was giving the five count, I was praying DB would give the old " I have until 5". Just this first fall at Mania would have been awesome. 2nd Fall - Right into the Yes Lock and DB forces Sheamus to pass out. Pretty freaking great so far. If Sheamus wrestles with his arm dangling the rest of the match, it would be the greatest performance of his career. 3rd Fall - Awesome beginning with Bryan charging the corner again to start the fall but met with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus sells the arm most of the fall but the crowd boos him when he stands alone to set up the final Brogue Kick. This is the best match of Sheamus's career. I was sort of wishing for an AJ run-in and heel turn to give DB the belt but I'll take an awesome amtch anyday of the week.

Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes - I thought Show abusing Cody was pretty fun while it lasted. Crap finish and the heel crowd is shitting on Show.

Brodus Clay vs. Dolph Ziggler - The crowd let out some huge "Lets go Ziggler" chants and booed Clay. This lasted a little longer than your typical Clay match with Ziggler controlling early but this felt more like a NXT match. Damn, if Ziggler got this kind of support, Sheamus has no shot working babyface tonight. I also have to say that they have really killed Vickie off. She used ot get nuclear heat when she was "Sleeping" with the guys she was managing. Now, no one gives a shit.

Miz vs. Santino - I didn't watch this but I think opening in the equivalent spot of a HEAT match is the right place for the Miz. I think he should be used to put over any babyface they want to give a win to including Ryback, Brodus Clay and whoever else you can think of. Randy Orton vs. Kane - I enjoyed this more than the Mania match. I think it went on a little too long but it was ok.

Wrong. It was on the original setlist and I liked the idea of such a random matchup.

Meltzer said it was boring 18 years ago and Scott Keith repeated it years later. People are stupid.

I would love to read what was good about the 45 minute match.

Kevin Hackman?

Could't disagree more on the finish. I like the fact that there was an actual winner because when you naturally expect a draw, this is the closest you can get to "anything can happen" in a good way. From start to finish, one of the best matches of the year.

I hated this match and the 45 minute match equally. The other one was left on the cutting room floor and I was kind enough to the people who bought the set to only include the last few minutes for historical purposes.

Great promo that should have been done as a recording. The background noise really took away from the power of Flair's words. If this had been a pre-tape, it would rival Dusty's Eye for an Eye promo as one of my favorites of all time.

Davey is just revolutionizing the business. I'm waiting for someone to come up the concept of ending shows with an in-ring roundtable discussion with wrestlers and fans (those willing to pay $100 for the experience of course) where everyone discusses and critiques the night's performance. That is one of the greatest things I've read in a long while. I agree but I think OJ is right up there...

Are you saying that bragging about having a five star match right after the match is a good idea?

By the way Dylan, Richards vs Elgin is my # 1 so far for this year. Discuss. Actually I would like to hear what you liked about the match. I know you thought it was one of the better ROH matches in years and I'm curious why you rate it at the top of the heap now. I second this. My thoughts are at DVDVR but to state again... what a stupid fucking match. Perhaps I will re-watch it again to be able to write my thoughts before taking the big step of defending it here. What do you like about the match? Was it the big moves down the stretch that I listed (all no-sold)? Was it the kicks of death? Was it the crwod reaction the last 5 minutes? The stupid transitions or lack there of? Can I weigh in, because I *liked* that match (as much as I can like any Davey Richards match) and I know exactly why: It made Michael Elgin a star and I believably thought that he was going to defeat Davey Richards and win the World Title. It made me care about the outcome. It made me care about one of the people in the match (so that I was actively rooting for him) and root against another. It drew me in and made me express emotion. It made me care about who had the belt. The moves themselves were pretty business-exposing but wrestling is never really about which moves are used, and never has been, right? I mean, it's dumb because they have raised the bar so high and killed near-falls but by the end of that match, I was standing up and actually counting along with pinfalls thinking that Richards was beat. So that's why. I will say that I find it interesting that I hate Davey Richards because of all of the Smark stuff, like the no-selling and killing of moves...and that made him the heel to me, which caused me to become emotionally invested in the match. Weird how that worked. Also I had more problem with Davey Richards' "Hey guys, glad that match is over. By the way, he's a promo because I'm okay" than I did about anything in the match. That promo at the end was even worse than the match. You just watched a five star match!!! Go fuck yourself.

Just curious, but what's a good example of an '80s WWF-style heel in peril tag match? I'm not sure if I've seen one, and I'm a pretty big fan of mid to late 1980s WWF tag teams. British Bulldogs vs. Beefcake and Valentine from Wrestlemania 2. Bulldogs control most of the match and it worked out fine. I love that match.

Did they do a ten bell salute on the tribute show?

By the way Dylan, Richards vs Elgin is my # 1 so far for this year. Discuss. Actually I would like to hear what you liked about the match. I know you thought it was one of the better ROH matches in years and I'm curious why you rate it at the top of the heap now. I second this. My thoughts are at DVDVR but to state again... what a stupid fucking match. Perhaps I will re-watch it again to be able to write my thoughts before taking the big step of defending it here. What do you like about the match? Was it the big moves down the stretch that I listed (all no-sold)? Was it the kicks of death? Was it the crwod reaction the last 5 minutes? The stupid transitions or lack there of?

Most of the moves they no-sold were not fake and harmless wrestling moves.

By the way Dylan, Richards vs Elgin is my # 1 so far for this year. Discuss. Actually I would like to hear what you liked about the match. I know you thought it was one of the better ROH matches in years and I'm curious why you rate it at the top of the heap now. I second this. My thoughts are at DVDVR but to state again... what a stupid fucking match.