- WWE-SURVIVOR SERIES 2009 (DVD MOVIE)
The Superstars of Raw, SmackDown, and ECW all battle to be the ultimate survivors! For the 23rd consecutive year, the Superstars of WWE come together for Survivor Series. Its unique 5-on-5 elimination matches have always been favorites among WWE fans and this year will see some unique teams built and destroyed. Many of the biggest superstars in WWE look to leave an indelible mark on the sports entertainment landscape.
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December 12, 2010
#1
Can The Tag Teams Survive The Thirst For The World Titles?,
Elimination Match: John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay vs. The Miz, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger – As the commentators would point out in the commentary, this is the “future of the WWE” in this match with all of those young guns involved. This had some moments I didn’t care like the quick eliminations & Shelton Benjamin’s time (or lack thereof) in the match but definately had it’s share of highlights like Drew McIntyre’s piledriver that just spiked Evan Bourne, the always underrated Matt Hardy being the workhorse that the fans know he’s capable of being, the referee being a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and John Morrison putting up one hell of a fight in the end. Definately a good way to open the show but it was quite of sight seeing the sole survivors just knowing that within the coming weeks, all of them would win championships.
Right around here was a backstage skit with Kofi Kingston’s team where Christian (as usual) was the highlight because he was so “different” than everyone else.
Batista vs. Rey Mysterio – It should be noted that eventhough Batista came into this match as a heel for the first time since his Evolution days, he was cheered with this PPV being held in his hometown. Mysterio tried to use his speed here (including trying an old Eddie Guerrero move that the crowd booed) but kept getting caught by Dave who used his power to inflict punishment & just punish Mysterio thoughout the match to the point where it had to be stopped after 3 Batista Bombs. This was one of those “put a storyline over” matches as it heavily established the new Batista as he was more focused on embarrising & hurting Mysterio than just getting a win.
Elimination Match: Kofi Kingston, M.V.P., Mark Henry, R-Truth, Christian vs. Randy Orton, Ted Dibiase, Cody Rhodes, C.M. Punk, William Regal – Unfortunally, this match didn’t begin well as they had a series of quick eliminations but really picked up when the numbers were even at three men per team. The match was good from there but the highlight was definately when Randy Orton decided to sitout for a while & we were treated with a “match inside the match” between the former tag team champions of C.M. Punk & Kofi Kingston that made both men come out strong IMO. In the end, Michael Cole perfectly summerized this match, “A Star Is Born!”
World Champion Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show – This was the first of the World Title matches where tag team partners were going against the champion in a triple threat match…but this came off as a triple threat match in name only. Jericho & Show worked as a team throughout a majority of this double teaming Taker until Jericho showed that he was really out for himself by attempting to pin Show at one point & even breaking up his pin on Taker. Taker was able to take advantage of Jericho “poking the bear” in Big Show one too many times with countering the chokeslam into the Hells Gate after Show knocked out Jericho to retain the title. This was better than the Show/Taker match they had the year before but this match was just good but wasn’t a standout performance from either man.
Elimination Match: Mickie James, Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Gail Kim vs. Michelle McCool, Jillian Hall, Beth Phoenix, Layla, Alicia Fox – Unfortunally this wasn’t the quality of the divas match we got the month before as there was various botches & missed spots in this match that was really nothing noteworthy past Beth Phoenix’s domination, the Mickie James/Michelle McCool showing along with McCool being a workhorse in this match. This wasn’t bad at all unlike previous multi-diva matches but definately a stepdown from the rest of the card.
WWE Champion John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H – The second triple threat title match featuring the champion defending against a tag team…however this match was completely different than the previous World Title match. This was truely every man for himself as was shown by what happened right at the opening bell that had everyone from the crowd to the announcers to Cena thinking “What The…Did I Just See That?” This match played out more as a bunch of singles matches in one instead of the usual “3 way dance” formula as there were various moments when one wrestler was taken out of the match leaving the other two to battle it out over the championship. Various moments occured such as Shawn Michaels delievering “Sweet Chin Music” to the point that Triple H got it at least 3 times, Triple H delievering a spinebuster through the announce table, and both members of DX being stacked on each other thanks to the “Attitude Adjustment.” The one moments to definately look out in my opinion was this one sequence that started with Cena’s STF on HHH going into a HBK crossface on Cena into an attemped “Attitude Adjustment” that morphed into another STF…
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|December 12, 2010
#2
WWE Survivor Series 2009,
WWE followed up last year’s horrendous Survivor Series with a slightly better effort in 2009. Aside from one horrendous match, the card was mostly fine, but only one match was close to being anything special. Very forgettable show overall, but they did at least try to create some new stars and put over some young talent. The crowd was also dead for most of the night, which really hurt the show in some areas. Matches are rated out of 5 stars (*****).
1. Traditional Survivor Series Match
Team Miz (Miz, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, & Jack Swagger)
vs.
Team Morrison (John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Finlay, & Shelton Benjamin)
Decent Opener, but nothing special. It started off pretty hot with Evan Bourne working with Swagger and Ziggler, but once all three were eliminated they almost completely lost the crowd and nothing special happened. It came down to Morrison against McIntyre, Sheamus, and Miz, and he was defeated, so at least WWE threw some weight behind a few of their young and upcoming stars. **1/4
2. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio
Very short match. Mysterio started off with his usual flurries of offense but after only a couple minutes Batista took control and utterly decimated him. Crowd, interestingly enough, was almost 100 percent behind Batista as he powerbombed Rey 3 times and won via stoppage. After the match, amidst chants of “one more time,” Big Dave gave Rey a spinebuster on a steel chair. *1/2
3. Traditional Survivor Series Match
Team Kingston (Kofi Kingston, MVP, Mark Henry, R-Truth, & Christian)
vs.
Team Orton (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Ted Dibiase, William Regal, & CM Punk)
Good match. It came down to Kingston against Punk and Orton, and Orton stood on the outside for almost 10 minutes as Kingston and Punk wrestled with no crowd heat whatsoever. Kingston then pinned Punk after rolling through a cradle and seconds later hit Trouble in Paradise on Orton for the win, which the crowd actually reacted to. Not a lot of heat until the very end, but it was a good match. **3/4
4. World Heavyweight Championship Match
Undertaker (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show
First title match of the night, and it was a pretty good match. All things considered I thought these three worked well together and had a better match than I’d imagined. That being said, it didn’t exactly steal the show. Good finishing sequences with several near falls broken up by the third man, until Show knocked Jericho out and got caught in the Hell’s Gate for the submission. **3/4
5. Traditional Survivor Series Match
Team Mickie (Mickie James, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Melina, & Eve Torres)
vs.
Team Michelle (Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Layla, & Alicia Fox)
This was just an awful match. Too many missed spots to mention, and there were several times when they almost killed each other with missed moves. It also seemed to go on FOREVER, and I was just begging for it to end. They must have been short on time. Anyway, Mickie and Melina are the survivors after Melina eliminates Michelle McCool. 1/2*
6. WWE Championship Match
John Cena (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels
Best match of the night. Not a great match but very good, only match on the card that came close to being special. HBK superkicked Hunter straight away, and then worked with Cena for a while. Triple H eventually gave shawn a spinebuster through the announcer’s table and worked alone with Cena. Then in the last third of the match they had some great triple threat near falls and all three worked together. Cena eventually won, “shockingly,” and found himself awash with boos (crowd was against him the whole match, when they were actually making noise). Good match though, probably saved this ppv from being in the 2/5 star range. ***1/2
This was almost a waste of a ppv. The only real commendable thing I can say about it was that they tried to get some young talent over, which they desperately need. Other than that, this was one average match after another with a very good main event. Do not buy this on dvd, if you really have the urge to watch it, rent it, but it really is not worth your money.
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|December 12, 2010
#3
Survivor Series Forever,
Granted it’s predictable and luckluster but it’s still a good card.The wrestling is top-notch mainly Team Kingston vs. Team Orton.The only bad match was Rey Mysterio vs. Batisa mainly beacuse it was too short for a gruge match.The action in the HHH-HBK-John Cena match was fun and exciting mainly beacuse of HBK’s superkick to HHH in the first 5 seconds of the match. Wrestling-wise,it was great and storyline-wise,it was ok.I give this event a 8 out of the 10.
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