goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Did they do a Macho Man tribute at the beginning? I missed the first 5 minutes. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio - Decent but short opener. Truth took a nasty bump early on outside the ring followed by a Rey rana. The end was never really in doubt since they have been pushing Truth lately Wade Barrett vs. Ezekiel Jackson - Crowd didn't give a shit about this match. I tried to stay engaged but not good at all. I know some people put too much emphasis on strikes and others don't mind at all but this had some of the shittiest strikes and selling of said strikes I have ever seen. Jackson gives Barrettt 5 bodyslams to Barrett which gets the crowd into it and he was about to hit his finisher before the Corre runs in for the DQ. What shitty booking. This should have been power move after power move. Instead, once Zeke starts to catch some fire, they end it. Whatever. Hey they got the bodyslam over! Punk & Nexus Vignette - Punk is so wasted with these guys. Still, telling Otunga and Hennig to walk off their injuries gave me a chuckle. Sin Cara vs. Chavo Guerrero - I'll say this about Sin Cara, when either he or Chavo is out of place, he finds a way to follow through and hit something. I think I miss some of that improvisation in matches. I don't like the darkened arena feel to his matches though. Oh well, ugly finish to a so-so match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Poor, poor Sin Cara. The dude cant buy a break. Mason Ryan's acting was staggeringly awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well that's probably the last time we'll see Sin Cara on a live show for a while. This show feels more like a Raw than a PPV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I think Chavo may have been legit injured. It may have played into the shitty finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 CM Punk & Mason Ryan vs. Big Show & Kane - Punk and Ryan had a sound strategy when going after the knee but Ryan is so so bad. I did mark out for the Oklahoma Stampede though. Punk does his personal tribute to Macho Man but misses the flying elbow. I don't think Ryan should even be on TV but why pin the guy if you expect him to be a monster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Yeah Mason Ryan is an awful pro wrestler. Best part of the match was easily Punks facials and selling for the monsters offense. The New Nexus sans Punk has to be the worst stable of wrestlers in a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I think the mentality is we will put all of these green wrestlers with a sober guy who knows how to work. It's all I got. Anyway, my stream cut out and I have to go running so continue to post thoughts on the show!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Awesome match between Christian and Orton. The finish was really good and the match might have saved the show. I'm guessing Christian is going heel. Kelly/Bella was alright but bummed that Kharma wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Another great match from Orton and Christian. Christians escalation of frustration made for a fun story and the finishing stretch was spectacular. I think Christian is turning heel this week at the SD tapings. Kelly/Bella was alright but bummed that Kharma wasn't there.yeah what was up with that? They've spent so much time building her and she doesn't show up on PPV? Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Lawler vs Cole was perfect. Short and sweet "match", Cole doing the timeless heel doctors note promo and Lawler ripping his clothes off and throwing him through the Cole Mine. I would've prefered Lawler dropping a couple extra top rope fist drops as a receipt but this was fine...then we got an incredible post-match payoff with everyone getting their licks in, and Bret Hart showing up to lock in a sharpshooter while Lawler forcefed Cole his foot was a great callback to the Lawler-Hart feud and a fantastic way to blow off this feud. Great stuff, smartly booked and this show has picked up in the last 2 matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 It almost feels like Jerry Jarrett booked that Cole/Lawler match. I hope that's the blowoff to the feud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Styles makes a funny http://twitter.com/#!/JoeyStyles/statu...484510754816000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Cena/Miz felt like a rape scene from a movie. Not very good at all. Miz looked like a chump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Rape scene or not, it did feel more like a movie than a wrestling match. I liked parts of it and liked some of Cenas selling, but it was way too hokey and overdone for my tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Man, it looks like I left right when I should have stayed glued to my seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Oh, and no Macho Man Tribute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 They had a graphic at the start of the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Macho deserved more than a graphic. This show sucked though Orton v. Christian had a great stretch run and I liked the Lawler/Cole stuff. Barrett is literally the most boring wrestler on Earth. Just totally uninteresting on every level to the point where I want to change the channel any time he shows up. Sin Cara is just..ugh. I almost hope Chavo did have some injury to explain that performance because otherwise I think it is pretty safe to say Sin Cara is the worst guy on the roster. Main Event was painfully boring. Punk tried but that the tag match never had a chance. Women's match was eh. Truth v. Rey was solid but nothing special. Really a shit show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Cara wasn't even the worst guy on the show. That belongs to Mason Ryan. No way should he even be on FCW tv, much less a WWE ppv. The cara match was probably the 3rd best match after Rey/Truth and Orton/Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Every time I see Mason Ryan, I recall Loss' comment about his facials, because it's dead on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 The Cara match was dogshit. Ryan sucks but he's a guy they expect nothing out of and he delivers nothing. Cara is a "spot machine" wrestler that is less impressive than the average backyarder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Ryan has been working the wwe style longer. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 They're both the worst workers in WWE no matter how you slice it. Sin Cara is better strictly because he has the benefit of having his matches edited on SD. That wasnt the case last night and they looked equally bad for completely different reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Cara wasn't even the worst guy on the show. That belongs to Mason Ryan. No way should he even be on FCW tv, much less a WWE ppv. The cara match was probably the 3rd best match after Rey/Truth and Orton/Christian. I agree with this. Punk was working on the leg and setting Ryan up to kee Kane grounded and he goes to the Stampede and Bearhug... the two moves he was taught. Punk was working for two in this one. Did any wrestler besides Punk do any subtle tributes to Macho Man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Not that I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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