Well, this was certainly a show of noteworthy moments… some of which I can happily say was captured on JPEG for generations to re-live.
For shame. You never saw Shane-O-Mac wet himself like Hunter did…
For what it’s worth, no, I don’t care about this match. Hard to care when you know that the end result is McSon-In-Law getting his “much-needed” win back from Brock. That said, HHH may have lost his hair, but you could say that he’ll never lose his spot… because that’ll always be with him. And so will that shot.
Now, then, with that out of the way, let me give this show credit where it’s properly due: the main event match between John Cena and CM Punk – even with an outcome that a blind man can see coming – was probably one of the best matches to grace RAW in a good long while. It might be a stretch to say that, goddamn, THIS should have been the Mania main event for the title, but I guess Dwayne sells more.
Both guys busted their ass in the match and the end result shows. For all the flak Cena gets in regards to his limited moveset and less than decent output, there’re matches like this that prove the guy can most definitely go and deliver a top-notch match when paired with someone that compliments him. It’s often too bad that he’s a product of a company with a limited scope that decides to hold back on what he can really do rather than just let him have good matches.
And for what it’s worth, these two have crazy chemistry together. This match sorta proved that, but it’s no more truer than their Money In The Bank encounter in 2011. In an age where “epic” is tossed around all too often at inappropriate times, that match was one of the few occasions where the word fits. Because it was a great match with solid wrestling action that kept the audience on their toes and told a great story the right way.
This RAW match isn’t as good as that match… but it was still a great match. Kudos.
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