Flair/HBK was phenomenal drama, great back and forth, and very good wrestling. It also told a great story in terms of cinema (such as opting to mic the ring to allow for the banter between them to be heard - with only one awkward moment I recall). The ending was incredibly done, perfect, and fitting. There are a handful of WM matches that I will watch a couple times a year: Savage/Steamboat, HBK/Razor, Demolition/Colossal Connection, etc. This match will be added to that list.
Few wrestlers get to go out the way Flair did, on a PPV, in a huge match, with equal opponents, and a mostly unknown outcome. HBK left the ring immediately after the pin and let Flair have his moment in the spotlight for the final time. Flair earned every moment of what he got tonight, and since few, if any, wrestlers get to go out on a nostalgic note where the theme of the match is respect, reverence, and thanks for an incredible career, Flair's sendoff was top-notch all around.
The Raw title match (what the hell are the differences between their names again?) was boring as all get out. Three wrestlers who are excellent followers in the ring, but none are great leaders IMO. This match exposed that. On top of it all, I couldn't get over how orange Triple H was. That should look positively peachy on the Blu-Ray version.
The ECW title match was what it was: an afterthought, a quick pop, and a meaningless title change from one meaningless champion to another. Kane? Really? When was the last time he even remotely mattered? Granted, he's like Scott Steiner in TNA: in the twilight of his career, a company man who is good to serve as filler in a main event feud/match, but ultimately nobody who a fan with half a brain would consider a plausible champion. Which is fine, since the ECW title has been incredibly meaningless.
MITB was excellent up until the peculiar finish and how strange that came off. Benjamin and MVP were the men of the hour, Matt Hardy was a nice surprise, and seeing Punk win was very thrilling. Good spots, great energy. One worth watching every now and then.
Bunnymania was what it was. It was cute and fast, at any rate.
JBL/Finlay was a rough and exciting match, and I found that I was into it enough that I was disappointed that Finlay lost. At the end of the day, that's when you realize they are two very good wrestlers: they convinced me that the match mattered, and I was rooting for one guy, booing another, and was concerned about the outcome.
Edge/UT was very good, but there's something about Edge that just doesn't work for me. When Edge and Angle feuded years ago (the feud that culminated in Angle getting his head shaved), they had numerous matches that were revered by fans. I just didn't give a shit about them at all, but I recognized that they were still good wrestling. I felt the same way here: I could tell it was good back and forth, but I just didn't
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ing care a single bit. What is it about Edge? Is it him? His style, his spots? Or the pace of the match? It was good back and forth, but it undoubtedly plodded along for a bit.
Oh, and Batista and Umaga wrestled. I'm just stunned that there was a matchup wherein I actually wanted to see that self-righteous asshole Umaga win. Strange.