WWE United States Title Tournament Final Match - Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero
Fantastic opener. Two of my all time favourite wrestlers going one on one. Never seen this match before which stuns me but I’m glad because I went into this not know what to expect. Some great grappling in the ary goings with the two battling over a knuckle lock for around 5 minutes. Eddie controlled most of it and did a great job at releasing off this energy to make you root against him. It’s uncanny. The two get more physical with more chops, punches and suplexes. A nice escalation throughout the match until the end which had some great character, a unintentional comedy. It was slightly overbooked to protect Benoit but I don’t mind it overall. Great match. ****1/4
Billy Gunn (w/Torrie Wilson) vs. Jamie Noble
Poor Jamie Noble being sucked into this match with Billy Gunn. This didn’t last long at all. **
APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl Match
I have no clue what to say about this. NOT RATED
WWE Tag Team Title Match - The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio
Amazing match. This was nutty as well. You got Mysterio and Kidman and flying around the ring, showing off their high flying ability. WGTT showing off their great chemistry as a tag team. So underrated. Then we had Kidman selling and being the FIP for around 10 minutes then the finishing stretch happened which was pure nuts with some fantastic wrestling, awesome near falls and a hot crowd. Fantastic tag match. ****1/2
No Count Out Cat Fight - Sable vs. Stephanie McMahon
Um, I’m not sure what I expect going in. It wasn’t bad, it was basically quite fun. I think I legit liked this. **1/2
John Cena vs. The Undertaker
This was really good. It wasn’t as technical as Benoit/Eddie or as nutty as the tag title match but it was a good back and forth slug fest. Cena was great here, showing spurts of aggression which allowed him to get the advantage but took an ass whipping like a champ. Taker was awesome as the dominating figure of the match. ***3/4
Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen
This actually delivered. Vince’s work on Zach’s leg was really good. He was very viscous with it and he was a good foil for Zach. It did go too long though. Gowen was awesome. Big credit for him. ***1/4
WWE Heavyweight Title No Disqualification Triple Threat Match - Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. The Big Show
I really liked this match. The dynamic is great. You got Brock and Angle, two friends, two rivals going at each other but you got to deal with The Big Show so they have to team up against him. One aspect of the match I liked was the use of weapons. The match is No DQ so why not. They didn’t stick to “I’m a good guy so I won’t use it even if I can” story and it added a lot. Everything was great in this match, the story, the interactions, everything. ****1/4
Overall
This was an awesome show. Three fantastic matches and a solid undercard. What a show. BEST TO WORST: WGTT vs Kidman/Mysterio [****1/2], Guerrero vs Benoit [****1/4], Angle vs Lesnar vs Big Show [****1/4], McMahon vs Gowen [***1/4], Steph vs Sable [**1/2], Billy Gunn vs Noble [**].
Fantastic opener. Two of my all time favourite wrestlers going one on one. Never seen this match before which stuns me but I’m glad because I went into this not know what to expect. Some great grappling in the ary goings with the two battling over a knuckle lock for around 5 minutes. Eddie controlled most of it and did a great job at releasing off this energy to make you root against him. It’s uncanny. The two get more physical with more chops, punches and suplexes. A nice escalation throughout the match until the end which had some great character, a unintentional comedy. It was slightly overbooked to protect Benoit but I don’t mind it overall. Great match. ****1/4
Billy Gunn (w/Torrie Wilson) vs. Jamie Noble
Poor Jamie Noble being sucked into this match with Billy Gunn. This didn’t last long at all. **
APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl Match
I have no clue what to say about this. NOT RATED
WWE Tag Team Title Match - The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio
Amazing match. This was nutty as well. You got Mysterio and Kidman and flying around the ring, showing off their high flying ability. WGTT showing off their great chemistry as a tag team. So underrated. Then we had Kidman selling and being the FIP for around 10 minutes then the finishing stretch happened which was pure nuts with some fantastic wrestling, awesome near falls and a hot crowd. Fantastic tag match. ****1/2
No Count Out Cat Fight - Sable vs. Stephanie McMahon
Um, I’m not sure what I expect going in. It wasn’t bad, it was basically quite fun. I think I legit liked this. **1/2
John Cena vs. The Undertaker
This was really good. It wasn’t as technical as Benoit/Eddie or as nutty as the tag title match but it was a good back and forth slug fest. Cena was great here, showing spurts of aggression which allowed him to get the advantage but took an ass whipping like a champ. Taker was awesome as the dominating figure of the match. ***3/4
Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen
This actually delivered. Vince’s work on Zach’s leg was really good. He was very viscous with it and he was a good foil for Zach. It did go too long though. Gowen was awesome. Big credit for him. ***1/4
WWE Heavyweight Title No Disqualification Triple Threat Match - Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. The Big Show
I really liked this match. The dynamic is great. You got Brock and Angle, two friends, two rivals going at each other but you got to deal with The Big Show so they have to team up against him. One aspect of the match I liked was the use of weapons. The match is No DQ so why not. They didn’t stick to “I’m a good guy so I won’t use it even if I can” story and it added a lot. Everything was great in this match, the story, the interactions, everything. ****1/4
Overall
This was an awesome show. Three fantastic matches and a solid undercard. What a show. BEST TO WORST: WGTT vs Kidman/Mysterio [****1/2], Guerrero vs Benoit [****1/4], Angle vs Lesnar vs Big Show [****1/4], McMahon vs Gowen [***1/4], Steph vs Sable [**1/2], Billy Gunn vs Noble [**].
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