Torch Feedback WWE Cyber Sunday PPV Reax #3: "Evan Bourne has been a breath of fresh air in WWE."
Oct 27, 2008 - 12:38:44 PM
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Art "Bucky" Blarr of Buffalo, N.Y. (8.0): Best Match: Undertaker vs. Big Show. Worst Match: Rey vs. Kane. I'm by far no expert on wrestling, but I was totally entertained by this show and really had trouble picking a best or worst match, as I thought all matches were just about equal. I was hesitant ordering this PPV, as I was disappointed in the last few I ordered and felt they were not worth the money. The card looked pretty good and the chance of seeing the Honky Tonk Man really pushed me to order it. I thought the whole Santino-Honky angle was hilarious, especially the pre-match dancing. The Hardy-Bourne match was great, as was the Crime Time vs. Miz & Morrison match. (I'm not a fan of Miz or Crime Time but I thought all four put on a great performance.) Triple H vs. Hardy was a good match, but nothing different from their past few encounters. The Batista-Jericho match was what I expected, although I would've loved to have seen a stunner on JBL. Taker vs. Show match was my favorite, especially the action outside the ring and the finish of the match. I was really pleased with the Rey-Kane match, which is the one match I wasn't looking forward to. I was glad Mickie won, but I loved Victoria with "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and Jillian's "Bat Girl."
Mike Omansky, Torch reader (4.5): Best match: Big Show-Undertaker. Worst match: Cryme Tyme tag team match. Basically a waste of a show. Jeff Hardy, who lost last month and got squashed by Koslov on TV a week ago, gets the title shot. Meanwhile, WWE sells a PPV without delivering Hunter vs. Koslov, which was the hotter match. Big Show was surprisingly good working with Undertaker. Santino didn't have much of a match, but a lot of fun. Hardy vs. Bourne was a winner.
Alex Roberts in the UK (7.0): Best Match: Undertaker vs. Big Show. Worst Match: None. I went into Cyber Sunday with incredibly low expectations and they were universally surpassed. This may not have been a "greatest PPV ever" show, but it was a surprisingly all-round, enjoyable show that delivered a little bit of everything. I loved the Big Show-Taker Last Man Standing match. Easily one of, if not the, best big-man battle I've seen. Yes there were a few troubling moments (Taker's knees giving out), but on the whole it was great. The Triple H-Hardy title match was once again great, and I can live with Hardy losing again because it feeds back into the "Jeff Hardy is his own worst enemy" theme. Hopefully they're actually going to go somewhere with that. The World Title match was a chaotic mess but an enjoyable one. Lesson to TNA: if you're going to deliver a main event full of run-ins, have everything else on the card end cleanly. I'm not convinced about Batista winning the title but given the recent ratings trend I guess the WWE has branded Jericho's second title reign a failure and are hoping Batista will turn things around, when that doesn't work all eyes will turn to the returning John Cena. Also if rumors of an Austin return for WrestleMania are true, then that Stunner on Randy Orton is potentially huge. I may pass out if Orton's first RKO back is delivered to Austin. I really enjoyed the ECW Title match, which was probably the best ECW Title match I've seen in far too long. Even Bourne has been a breath of fresh air in WWE. Mickie James winning the costume contest despite being the last diva shown on screen should be a big indicator to WWE on which diva the fans want to see pushed. Overall, Cyber Sunday was a really enjoyable show. If WWE could just translate some of this energy and entertainment onto their weekly shows, things would be looking a lot better for them right now.
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