Tuesday, 31 March 2015

WrestleMania March Madness, Day Thirty-One: WrestleMania XXXI

29 March 2015
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California - USA

Attendance: 76,976

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry 'the King' Lawler & JBL

My thoughts before this viewing:
I have not seen this show before. It took place yesterday and I've been busy watching 30 other WrestleManias to fit it in. Plus it would have been weird to watch it out of order. I haven't been paying too much attention the past few month to WWE because I have lost a lot of interest in it - and considering I didn't have the greatest interest in the first place, the bar is now very low. So I don't expect much from this show. But Sting will make his WrestleMania debut so that should be fun. I like Sting. As usual, my BFF decided to spoil a few things for me because he is a swell guy. I must remember to punch him in the balls next time I see him.

America the Beautiful
Aloe Blacc is our singer? I'm showing my age by not being familiar with this guy. He's all accapella and awesome.
9/10


Opening Video Package
LL Cool J talks to us about how the world has changed and technology and so on... it somehow relates to WrestleMania.
9/10


Opening Match
Ladder Match
Intercontinental Championship
Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler vs R-Truth vs Dean Ambrose vs Luke Harper vs Stardust vs Bad News Barrett (c)
Hey, Daniel Bryan, how does it feel to be the most popular man in WWE and ending last year winning the WWE World Heavyweight championship and realising a lifelong dream... and then the following year being relegated to the opening match for a meaningless title?
This match is nuts. Absolute nuts. And then Dean Ambrose is murderised.
Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler make me laugh out loud by having a headbutt war.
Winner = Daniel Bryan via climbing a ladder before other men
8/10

Roman Reigns is strong because he wears Tapout.

Video Package
Randy Orton has done everything in WWE. Including getting people fired, failing the wellness policy multiple times and being slapped with sexual harassment lawsuits. But they don't cover those in this video
8/10


Randy Orton vs Seth Rollins
Randy Orton DDT's Seth Rollins' little bodyguards and they sell it like death for the entire match. Until the end when they get involved and Rollins and Orton are kicking out of each other's finishers. And then Rollins doesn't.
Winner = Randy Orton via pinfall following RKO outta nowhere
6/10

Buy WWE Toys!

Video Package
Triple H loves WWE more than anyone. Definitely more than me. Especially when he's involved. Sting is here for reasons? At least his coat looks awesome.
7/10


Sting vs Triple H
Sting gets some weird Japanese entrance and is wearing a coat not nearly as cool as the one he had in the video. Of course, the H bomb gets an even bigger and crazier entrance that involves terminators.
How much do they spend on his entrances every year???
The commentators bury Sting and WCW as much as they can. Because WCW has only been out of business for 14 years and WWE still can't move on. The match gets nostalgic as D-Generation X come out and get beaten up by Sting. Then the NWO come out and beat up D-Generation X. This would have been really cool in 1997 when these guys weren't all dinosaurs and make me cringe. Then Shawn Michaels kicks Sting in the face. Sting fights back but is no match for the H bombs ego.
Winner = Triple H via pinfall following a sledgehammer to the face
1/10

Because this company is just bullshit and incredibly insecure. To make it worse, they shake hands. Because Triple H really needed Sting to put him over.

Fuck. You.

Advertisement for the WWE network. If you pay for that shit I have no sympathy for you when the Diva Search sucks all kinds of suckiness.

Backstage
Maria Menounos interviews Daniel Bryan. But not really - it's just a lot of Hall of Famers telling him how proud they are. Should you guys have been more proud when he won the WWE World Heavyweight championship? You're proud of him for winning a title for nobodies? WWE really want to make sure we accept this is his spot now.
-1/10


Maria even fucked up the Ron Simmons "Damn!" part. Shut your mouth, stupid bitch.

Musical Performance
I'm pretty sure this is the the third time Skylar Grey is performing at WrestleMania. She sucks as much as Travis Barker is awesome.
1/10


Diva Tag Match
AJ Lee & Paige vs The Bella Twins
AJ gets punched once and sells it like death. The Bella twins are actually two of the worst wrestlers I have ever seen.
Winners = AJ Lee & Paige via submission from AJ's octopus thing they call the Black Widow which makes no sense because she is not a widow. Unless her husband become the first person to die in a UFC fight
1/10

Hall of Fame highlights.
Lots of people that suck - if I had a hall of fame, these dudes would not make the cut. And I sure wouldn't have Kevin Nash/Diesel as the headlining name. Worst WWF Champion ever.

Video Package
Rusev is an evil Russian, so American hero John Cena must stop him.
4/10


US Championship
John Cena vs Rusev (c) (w/Lana)
Rusev rolls in with a tank.
John Cena comes out to speeches from George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, so Rusev is the winner in my books. Crowd seems to agree with me and sings "John Cena sucks!" to his theme song. I think the only person they like in this match is Lana.
Winner = John Cena via pinfall following attitude adjustment
New Champion!
5/10

Some chit-chat between the 'Kickoff panel'. Booker T has a new book that he plugs every chance he gets. That would probably be a good read.

In The Ring
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H announce the attendance and brag about how successful WrestleMania is. Makes me glad I illegally download all your shows when I can bothered watching them. Thank Prime - The Rock is here to help me not hate this show any more. And he brings in Ronda Rousey to help him lay the smack down on these two. Kinda exciting but that took half an hour - and I am not exaggerating.
8/10


The Undertaker vs Bray Wyatt
The commentators are surprised The Undertaker has returned. Really? WWE advertised this match - you should have known he was going to appear.
Winner = The Undertaker via usual
6/10


Chris Jericho has a podcast on the WWE network. I am sure he thinks it is the greatest.

Video Package
Roman Reigns is a guy trying to live up to his family's legacy and provide for his children. Brock Lesnar gives no fucks about that because he murderises everyone.
8/10


WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar (c) (w/Paul Heyman)
Lesnar beats the shit out of Reigns and welcomes him to "Suplex City, bitch!" - much to the approval of the crowd. Roman Reigns is the new John Cena; booked as the underdog, overcomes all the odds, loved by women and children everywhere. And hated passionately by everyone else.
Seth Rollins? What the?
With both men down, he cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase to make this match a triple threat.


Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar (c) (w/Paul Heyman)
Reigns takes out Lesnar with a spear so Rollins gives Reigns a curb stomp and steals the title!
What the FUCK?!?!?
Winner = Seth Rollins via pinfall following a total what the fuck
New Champion!
8/10


Unbelievable! I was ready to write this off because I figured Reigns was going to just 'John Cena' this shit, but that was incredible. Rollins swings the belt around like a boss and gives a big fuck yeah to send us out!




WrestleMania XXXI: The Awards


  1. Best Match
    Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (and vs Seth Rollins)
    It was hilariously entertaining. And then the surprise cash-in made it even better.
  2. Worst Match
    Sting vs Triple H
    I hope they paid Sting a lot of money to come in and lose his first match in WWE after all these years. Fuck you, WWE.
  3. Highlight of the Show
    The Rock and Ronda Rousey standing in the ring together. The actual segment was way too long but those two are awesome.
  4. Lowlight of the Show
    Sting losing his first match with WWE. I can not express just how ridiculous it is to have him finally come to the company after all these years just so he can lose to Triple H. Fuck you, WWE.
  5. Star of the Show
    Seth Rollins. Dude is awesome and he managed to save WWE from an angry crowd at the end of the show.
  6. Best Celebrity Appearance
    Ronda Rousey. I wish the segment had been a bit better but she is awesome and a total superstar. The UFC better hope she never loses.
  7. Worst Celebrity Appearance
    Maria Menounos. She couldn't even keep her mouth shut for 20 seconds to let Ron Simmons do his thing.
  8. Tonight's Meal
    Tonight I decided to celebrate the end of the marathon with my favourite meal - corn chip casserole. And then put it in a wrap, because this whole marathon has been wraps and I don't mess with the rules. It was delicious. Pepsi Next was as good as always, as were the Chips Ahoy! with Reese's peanut butter cups.
  9. T-Shirt Cleanliness
    No changes today. But guess what? It looks gross anyway.
  10. Overall Score
    I was ready to write this off after Sting lost, because that was bullshit and there is no other way to put it. Luckily the main event was exciting. Well, the end of it was. It was otherwise an enjoyable show, I guess. Great ending. But fuck you, WWE.
    5 out of 10


WrestleMania March Madness, Day Thirty: WrestleMania XXX

6 April 2014
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana - USA

Attendance: 75,167

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry 'the King' Lawler & JBL

My thoughts before this viewing:
I remember this being similar to the previous WrestleMania; two long matches (one involving Triple H, of course) and a few short filler matches to make up the four hours. Except this time there wasn't an awesome Undertaker match to distract for the boring. Because I am playing on expert level, I will sit through the tiresome two-hour preshow as well - that will take this evening's viewing to six hours. Wow, this show better be better than I remember...

Opening Video Package
History of WrestleMania... and a wrestlers mardi gras? Sure, why not. Let Layla earn some beads...
6/10


In The Ring
Tonight's host is Hulk Hogan - does that make him the new Triple H? Host Hulk Hogan? It doesn't matter what you want to call him; he thinks this is 1987 and forgets he is in the Superdome, calling it the Silverdome. Twice. So 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin comes out to make fun of him. Austin himself seems to think Hogan main evented WrestleMania X. Not unless he put on a giant fat suit or secretly became the greatest wrestler in the history of forever. So The Rock comes out because he realises he can't make silly mistakes like these guys and wants to join in on the fun. Give it up now, WrestleMania XXX - you've already peaked.
10/10


Video Package
Daniel Bryan has no personality and is just a "B+ player", so he can't be the face of WWE. He looked so much better without the beard and with shorter hair. Silly hippy.
8/10


Opening Match
Winner will be added to the main event
Daniel Bryan vs Triple H
Stephanie McMahon is dressed like a magician's assistant.
Maybe she could perform an illusion to make the H bomb disappear? No such luck - he is out again on his throne and wearing some ridiculous costume like he is Skeletor in He-Man of the Year 5000 like he thinks this is the main event already.
Seriously, dude, you aren't in a death metal band. And you are not cool. Jerry Lawler accuses JBL of drinking "milk from forgetful cows". Seriously. Stephanie seems to have upped her dose of annoying pills today. And the H bomb is stealing moves from Chris Benoit because he idolises killers? Or he is just a douche that is going to rob from the guy because he was a better wrestler and has now been removed from WWE history as much as possible. Yeah, most likely that one.
Winner = Daniel Bryan via pinfall following knee to the face
8/10

Triple H beats up Daniel Bryan after the match because he's seen every WrestleMania like me and knows that is what makes a great hero. Except the crowd boo him - they must be new to this.



The Shield vs The New Age Outlaws & Kane
The New Age Outlaws are old. So is Kane, who has lost his mask and hair again. He is also now wearing business pants to the ring. He looks stupid. And old. The Shield powerbomb the Outlaws at the same time and JBL calls it "a Century of powerbombs" because that is the combined age of the Outlaws. That's actually funny, JBL. You have made now made one humorous quip in all the WrestleManias you have appeared at. I look forward to your second one at WrestleMania 53.
Winners = The Shield via pinfall following powerbomb thing
8/10

Backstage
All the old timers and playing with toys, so The Million Dollar Man buys them all. He has the Million Dollar belt again - did he beat Steve Austin and get it back? Why wasn't that match on this show?
1/10







Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
This is a grand collection of people I didn't even realise still work here. Cesaro owns this by eliminating everyone that matters in an entertaining fashion.


Winner = Cesaro via eliminating people
6/10

WWE now has a French commentary table. I wonder how long before that gets destroyed?

Video Package
John Cena's legacy is on the line. Does that make sense? Is it some kind of stipulation, where if Bray Wyatt wins he gets to own John Cena's legacy and sell it on ebay or paint it a different colour? I'd give it to my cats to play with.
7/10


John Cena vs Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt gets a 'Triple H' level entrance, complete with some weird dancer and then some crappy band mostly lip-syncing his theme song. It is long and boring. But not as long and boring as the match.
Winner = John Cena via pinfall following attitude adjustment
3/10

Hall of Fame highlights. They skip the part where they cut of Mr. T's speech. Rude jerks!


Now this year's inductees are introduced on stage. Paul Bearer's sons are as fat as he was. Ultimate Warrior looks emotional; he would actually pass away the next evening. Weird how the world works...

Video Package
'The Streak' is unbeatable. But Brock Lesnar is a merciless beast. And Paul Heyman is so awesome.
10/10


Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar
Undertaker now claims 21 men have fallen in the streak - it is now actually 18. Beating the H bomb a total of 3 times does not equal 3 different men. Between this and the constant claims of WrestleMania starting 30 years ago, WWE would be well served to spend less on pyro and hire a math tutor. The Undertaker is also known as The Dead Man, but he is the healthiest looking dead man possible. Is his coffin a tanning bed?
Winner = Brock Lesnar via pinfall following a third F-5
The crowd were counting along with the pin thinking it was a nearfall and when it hit the 3, no one counted along. It was replaced with a huge gasp.
6/10


The crowd look like their entire worlds have come crumbling down.








Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational
This is one pin to a finish, so I guess it isn't going to be a 40 minute epic then...

AJ Lee should be happy - she is the only other champion to actually make the show. Pretty sad fact that there are six championships in this company and this is second most important. The Bella Twins can't even double team without looking completely terrible. The commentators care more about people crying on twitter about The Undertaker losing than this match. Imagine that.
Winner = AJ Lee via octopus submission thing
2/10

Backstage
'Mean' Gene Okerlund is enjoying the show! He is joined by the least active host since Kim Kardashian, Hulk Hogan. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff come in and complain about the main event of the first WrestleMania. Orndorff looks like he's from the wild west with the greatest moustache since the Iron Sheik. Mr. T pities these fools and they all decide to shake hands and bury the hatchet. Dammit! I was hoping for a rematch.
5/10


Bruno Sammartino is here!
 And so is Bret 'Hitman' Hart!
Can I please sit with them???

Musical Performance
The shitty band that play Randy Orton's theme are here and the veins in the singer's forehead are bulging like this sucking takes a lot of effort. Even Randy Orton looks unimpressed with their suckitude.
3/10



WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Oh yeah, there is only one belt now. Well, there are two but they are combined. It makes no sense. At least there are no longer two champions.
Daniel Bryan vs Batista vs Randy Orton (c)
This is filled with so much screwy nonsense you'd think we were back at WrestleMania XV. Remember that? I still have nightmares about it. One day I might watch it again as a form of punishment for not clocking Super Mario Bros. 3. Triple H must have realised he wasn't in the main event so had to come out and get involved, bringing with him a crooked referee and his trusty sledgehammer. But Daniel Bryan overcomes it all to finally get his special moment he has fought for his entire career and the fans have demanded for about a year. And it's probably good he won because after The Undertaker's loss, if Bryan had lost as well there may have been a mass suicide in New Orleans. And then this WWE network would have been screwed and WWE would be ruined.
Curses, WWE! Why didn't you just go with your original plan!!!
Winner = Daniel Bryan via submission on Batista
New Champion!
8/10

Daniel Bryan celebrates while his theme plays on a continuous loop to send us out.



WrestleMania XXX: The Awards

  1. Best Match
    Daniel Bryan vs Batista vs Randy Orton
    I really didn't think they would actually go through with having Daniel Bryan win, and I like to be surprised.
  2. Worst Match
    Vickie Guerrero Invitational for the Divas Championship
    There were 14 women involved and the name of the match was stupid enough. We've come a long way from the first WrestleMania, when Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter actually entertained me.
  3. Highlight of the Show
    The complete devastation rippling through the crowd when The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak was beaten. I marked out when The Rock joined 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan in the ring, but just seeing 70,000 people in disbelief and on the verge of tears appeals to the complete bastard in me.
  4. Lowlight of the Show
    Old wrestlers playing with toys. Especially seeing Ricky 'the Dragon' Steamboat continue to think he is Bruce Lee. But especially seeing Uncle Alan 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan shirtless in his wrestling gear.
  5. Star of the Show
    Daniel Bryan. This was his night to put on some kickass matches and finally get his reward as the champion. Shame it took CM Punk walking out and the crowd near revolting for 3 months to make this happen, but at least they got there in the end.
  6. Best Celebrity Appearance
    Mr. T. You were expecting someone else?.
  7. Worst Celebrity Appearance
    Hugh Jackman. Notice I didn't mention him at all in this? He was supposed to be the "Social Media Ambassador" yet the only thing he did was send a tweet an hour before the show saying he was excited to be the Social Media Ambassador. He worked hard for his money.
  8. Tonight's Meal
    Tonight I tried something different and cooked some corn fritters to add to the usual veges (hummus, spinach, kale, tomato, capsicum, red onion and cucumber) topped with fried mushrooms and sweet chilli sauce. Was good. This was a long show so Pepsi Next was well needed, though not as much as I expected. The Chips Ahoy! with Reese's peanut butter cups never get old.
  9. T-Shirt Cleanliness
    I'm on the tail end of things so I'm not even being careful anymore. Tomorrow I'll probably use it as a napkin - though that might make my face dirtier.
  10. Overall Score
    Good show! Certainly better than I originally thought, though still a poor balance of things. Only two title matches, and that John Cena/Bray Wyatt match should have been a day shorter so they could have added something fun or given The Shield a few more minutes. Or even new opponents, because they brilliantly stuck them with the oldest guys possible. It didn't hurt them, I guess - you'll see that tomorrow. But if you don't end this show with a smile on your face then you obviously have no soul. Or are Triple H. In which case my original argument still stands.
    6 out of 10



Sunday, 29 March 2015

WrestleMania March Madness, Day Twenty-Nine: WrestleMania XXIX

7 April 2013
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey - USA

Attendance: 80,676

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry 'the King' Lawler & JBL

My thoughts before this viewing:
I watched this show a day or two after it happened. It was boring. Just a bunch of rematches with the wrong people winning - but predictably, because I guess they should win or something. So yeah, four hours of predictable boring matches. Why the hell am I watching this again? Can it be April 1st today already? Is it too early in the day to start drinking tequila?

Opening Video Package
There was a big storm that hit New York or New Jersey, but New York is awesome and Americans are the best!
1/10

Video Package
Wrestlers are unbreakable like New York. That's not what the "Don't Try This at Home" videos always tell me.
4/10

We are only 6 minutes in and I've already heard this year's theme song twice. I am going to get sick of that really quick.


Opening Match
6-Man Tag Match
Sheamus, Big Show & Randy Orton vs The Shield
Why would you choose Big Show as your tag partner? They explained last year that he never wins at WrestleMania - you have no one to blame but yourselves!
Michael Cole seems to think "chaos" and "calculated" mean the same thing. He needs a dictionary. And a brain. And a less annoying voice.
Winners = The Shield via pinfall on Randy Orton
5/10

Video Package
John Cena is sad because he lost to The Rock - it even led to his divorce. I thought that had more to do with him sleeing with WWE divas, or did The Rock make him do that? Was it the stipulation from losing the match?
5/10

Snooki is back, but just in the crowd.


Ryback vs Mark Henry
Michael Cole says there is "so much on the line" with this match. Please tell me what is actually on the line; these are just two big goofs that aren't champions of any form. There is no stipulation attached. And Mark Henry is fat and immobile.
Winner = Mark Henry via pinfall following falling on Ryback
1/10

Ryback hits his finishing move after the match. So he lost because he is useless and then destroyed the guy that won? You both like losers now. Good work.

WWE are sponsoring the Special Olympics or something.

Oh and there is a competition for tickets to WrestleMania XXX.



World Tag Team Championship
Kane & Daniel Bryan (c) vs Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston (w/AJ Lee)
The twitter feed is scrolling along the bottom of the screen - very distracting.
Winners = Kane & Daniel Bryan via pin on Dolph Ziggler
7/10

Boy, this crowd sure loves Daniel Bryan. WWE should really do something about that.

John Cena brags about granting over 300 wishes for Make-a-Wish.
No one likes a bragger, John.



Chris Jericho vs Fandango
Fandango is a dancer of some sort. Except he is actually not a good dancer. He is also not a good wrestler, because he just gets beat up for 10 minutes without doing anything except getting beat up some more. Until he wins the match?
Winner = Fandango via pinfall rollup
2/10

Commercial for WWE toys.

Video Package
The Rock has millions of fans.
7/10


We've actually had more videos about the main event than we've had actual matches.

Going the Distance - one of the themes from Rocky - is playing in the arena. Yes I know the song. Rocky movies are the best. There is some dialogue from a Run DMC song (Here We Go) spliced in. Oh, this is an intro to Diddy. Remember yesterday when I said he should have performed?



Musical Performance
Diddy doing some songs. It's Diddy. It's all right.
7/10

Video Package
Jack Swagger has a racist manager. Alberto del Rio is the American dream (not Dusty Rhodes?); he was born in Mexico but made in America. That's not what his tattoo says.
7/10


World Heavyweight Championship
Alberto del Rio (c) (w/Ricardo Rodriguez) vs Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Coulter)
Zeb doesn't like immigrants and Swagger is wearing too much makeup.
For a match with such a 'controversial' angle, it really had no heat. And I actually really like Alberto del Rio.
Winner = Alberto del Rio via submission
6/10

WWE support the National Guard. I support not giving a shit.

Video Package
Paul Bearer died for realsies and CM Punk gave no shits about respecting that.
8/10


Musical Performance
Living Colour are here to play Cult of Personality. 7 year-old Logman just lost his mind. Hell, it's 2015 and this song is still one of the most played tracks on my iPod. They should have been given more time to perform the full song. Stupid WWE. I bet if this was the H bomb's entrance they would have been given 20 minutes.

9/10


The Undertaker vs CM Punk (w/Paul Heyman)
CM Punk taunts and mock The Undertaker. The crowd are split but the commentators insist the "CM Punk" chants are really for The Undertaker.
Winner = The Undertaker via pinfall following tombstone piledriver
10/10

Video Package
John Cena wants redemption. I've heard that 50 times already.
5/10


Video Package
Triple H is angry. Brock Lesnar is bad. Logman is bored.
2/10


No Holds Barred
If Triple H Loses, He Must Retire
Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels) vs Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman)
Again, I hate stipulations like this because it makes the outcome abundantly clear. There is no way the H bomb retires at the hands of someone like Brock Lesnar. And all the hype of this match can barely match its yawn power.
Winner = Triple H via pinfall following pedigree on the steel steps
4/10

That just went on forever. It was like they planned on going at it all week.

Promo for The Rock's new movie, Pain & Gain. It was OK.

Hall of Fame highlights. I'd make fun, Bruno Sammartino and Arnold Schwarzenegger were there so it is automatically better than me.



This whole show has been filled with commercials and promos and all sorts of video packages that just do nothing for the show. Except feel like it is a big stupid commercial. Seriously, there have been like 3 video packages that actually relate to matches and 28 that are just to tell us what WWE are doing. And to think a match actually got cut and Living Colour were only allowed to play half of Cult of Personality...


Main Event
WWE Championship
The Rock (c) vs John Cena
No over the top entrances tonight - guess there is one benefit to the last match being an hour long. The commentators are concerned about Cena's ability to handle the "big matches" and then rattle off all the big matches in WrestleMania that he has won. You are all retarded. Except for you, Rocky - you are awesome.
This match is like a video game and you and your friend are just hitting each other with your finishing moves until the other person's power bar finally goes to zero.
Winner = John Cena via pinfall following 100 attitude adjustments
New Champion!
4/10

The Rock raises John Cena's hand to the approval of no one, except John Cena who seems to be enjoying it immensely, as John Cena's rapping plays us out.



WrestleMania XXIX: The Awards
  1. Best Match
    The Undertaker vs CM Punk
    I never really thought CM Punk had a chance at being 'the one', but he acted like such a crazy man that it really worked.
  2. Worst Match
    Ryback vs Mark Henry
    Usually I am all for big dudes having big dude matches. But this was just stupid and neither man came off the winner.
  3. Highlight of the Show
    CM Punk's facial expressions in his match against The Undertaker.
  4. Lowlight of the Show
    This whole show feeling like a 4 hour commercial.
  5. Star of the Show
    John Cena. This whole show - when not being a commercial - was all about his redemption and The Rock 'passing the torch'. Fun facts; John Cena has more title reigns, headlined more pay-per-view shows and been the top guy in the company for much longer than The Rock. In fact, during his 6 year career, The Rock was never really considered the top guy - he was more like the number 2 guy under 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin. So John Cena has actually accomplished far more than The Rock... yet he still was promoted as the underdog and needed The Rock to pass the torch to him.
  6. Best Celebrity Appearance
    Living Colour. Seeing them rock the house was awesome, even if they didn't get to play the song in full.
  7. Worst Celebrity Appearance
    I don't know. The National Guard?
  8. Tonight's Meal
    Today was a return to the breakfast wrap; hash brown, avocado, scrambled eggs, kale, mushrooms & tomato, topped with sweet chilli sauce. 7-Up was about as bad I could be and the Chips Ahoy! with Reese's peanut butter cups were a great way to end things.
  9. T-Shirt Cleanliness
    Just not good. I don't even want to look at it right now.
  10. Overall Score
    BOOOOOOOOORRRING!
    4 out of 10



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