Backlash Thoughts

Well, with PPV's being 40 dollars apiece, this will be one of the few PPV reports you're going to see on this site. By "you're" I mean whoever the second subscriber to this site is. Thanks for signing up! Decent show, I thought, and I was 5/7 on my predictions. Didn't know that Foley was taking over color on Smackdown, but that was a welcome surprise. He has the knowledge, the in-ring experience, and the sense of humor necessary to do the job right. Let's take a look-see at the show . . .

MVP vs. Matt Hardy (US Championship, 1/1)
Hardy won like he should have. Seeing as how the WWE had to basically press the Pause button on this feud, it was good to see some closure, and now these two can move onto other storylines.

Kane vs. Chavo (ECW Championship, 2/2)
Kane retains, which makes sense. This match was somewhat lame, because Chavo didn't really adjust his offense for a much bigger man. Trying to suplex Kane? What?! I guess Chavo focused on Kane's knee that was beaten with a chair less than a week before, but that should have been the focus of Chavo's offense. For that alone, Chavo deserved to lose.

Big Show vs. Great Khali (3/3)
Loved the long-ass pause before Show's theme hit (WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL . . . ). This wasn't too bad, considering that Khali was involved, but I really think the fact that Show won made this match more tolerable. If he had lost, it would have meant more Khali on my TV, but that's a moot point.

Shawn Michaels vs. Batista (3/4)
OK, I thought that Batista was going to finally turn heel along with some sort of Jericho interference. Instead, Michaels won with the Superkick Out Of Nowhere and Jericho called the match right down the middle (baby). Bizarre. My co-author here at the Stunt Granny offices thought that Michaels had legit injured his knee and that was the reason for lack of guest-ref interference, but that doesn't seem to be the case, according to the internet. Very weird. Maybe Jericho just wanted to be a ref for fun.

Divas Tag Match (4/5)
Evil Divas won via Victoria's finisher, the Widow's Peak, which is one of the best finishers in the WWE. Looks super brutal and has a good setup: you know its coming and then it actually has some sort of impact. Good to see her use it for a PPV win. No heel turn like predicted, but after looking at all of the divas in one place, it wasn't obvious who would turn, so it makes sense that it didn't happen.

Undertaker vs. Edge (World Championship match, 5/6)
'Taker retains. Seemed obvious. Also seems like they're getting ready to interject CM Punk into a feud with Edge, maybe. Those two could have some awesome matches, but I'm worried about his rapid ascension in the ranks. There are still 11 months left for Punk to cash in the Money in the Bank thing, so let's hope the E is smart about this.

Fatal Four Way (WWE Championship, 5/7)
Well, I was right about it coming down to HHH and Orton, but I predicted with my heart for Orton to retain and HHH won instead. Bummer. Nice to see the same type of elimination as the finish of 'Mania . . . still getting the boot-to-the-head as a finisher that you just can't get up from. Don't quite understand why the RKO and the boot have been built as being so unstoppable just to have HHH win the belt.

Overall, decent show, but I would have been happy all day at work on Monday if Orton had retained. He should have kept the belt all year and lost it at 'Maina. He's so much fun to hate! Like on the PPV, when he was talking shit to his opponents backstage, Orton would get in their faces, but not look them in the eye. Brilliant.

Oh, well. I'll keep watching anyway.
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