: Mon May 18, 2009 3:30 pm
So Judgment Day carried on WWEs run of excellent pay per views this year.
The Opener (Punk/Umaga) was a decent enough match to kick off the show. Yet again Punk loses on PPV though, way to build him up as a challenger.
Swagger v Christian was a disappointment but in a good way. It was actually a pretty decent short match but not quite on the level of their previous two fantastic efforts. From the ending it's evident we'll see a rematch, which isn't a bad thing, I'd rather they overkilled this feud than saw that Russian sack of crap anywhere near a main event.
Morrison v Benjamin could have been a cracker with 5 more minutes. JM is really getting over as a face and pulled some amazing moves in this match. This is what I want to see more of in WWE, the younger talented guys getting a chance to shine on PPV and produce the second best match of the night.
The segment involving Santino was, as always, hillarious. Highlights included "The Fiz" and "Vladimir Coleslaw"
And Chavo v Santino is fine as a lower card feud. Having Santino work with a half decent wrestler can't do him any harm.
Jericho v Mysterio was the MOTN, and again, could have been something special given more time. The physcology of the match was as good as you're likely to see, and the reversals for the 619 were innovative. Hopefully they can have a rematch at extreme rules and steal the show again.
Orton v Batista dragged and didn't really click, much like their match at Armageddon. As for the Flair thing, I'm not sure it's a good thing, his retirement was booked superbly and I'd hate to see him wrestle again and struggle to carry Rhodes and Di Biase who are still unbelievably green.
Cena v Show was the worst match of the night as expected. How many times lately has Show had the worst match? Why do WWE keep putting him in high profile matches? As he killed the crowd yet again.
Edge v Hardy was another good match, and much better than their effort at Royal Rumble. I thought they'd left the Hardys feud alone so I was angry to see Matt get involved and cost Jeff the match, no doubt that means we get another poor effort from them at Extreme Rules, whereas Edge will probably be left to feud with CM Punk or a returning Undertaker.