[2005-05-01-WWE-Backlash] Chris Benoit vs. Edge (Last Man Standing)

[ohtani's jacket]

This was a cool feud that came out of WrestleMania, but unfortunately they made them work a Last Man Standing match. The WWE has traditionally been weak at Texas Death Matches and the like, and this was no different. It didn't help that the crowd were dead. I wanted to like this, but it was a bunch of shit you've seen before. The finish kind of bothered me. Benoit made the ten count despite being speared, so Edge opened his Money in the Bank briefcase and pulled out a brick. He struck Benoit on the back of the head and Benoit failed to make the count. Edge pulled a bunch of stupid facials, but what bothered me was the brick. To me that's crossing the line. Maybe I'm being stupid in a match with other hardcore spots, but a brick to the back of the head seems like something that could kill a person. I don't know, it just didn't sit right with me.