WWE Armageddon 2002
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Movie Reviews of WWE Armageddon 2002
Movie Review: A very good WWE PPV
Summary: 4 Stars
The four-way tag-team title match was good, especially when it came down to the final two teams. Edge vs. A-Train was nothing special. Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero was a classic and on eof the best matches of 2002. Kane vs. Batista was dull, but Ric Flair makes it entertaining when he loses it because his punches don't hurt Kane. The triple-threat women's title match was as good as a women's match can get. The WWE Tilte match between Kurt Angle and Big Show was a great match with a great ending. Finally, the 2 out of 3 falls with HBK and HHH was a brutal main event that really showcased these two wrestlers abilities to put on a show at a major event.Movie Review: DIVA MATCH ONLY
Summary: 4 Stars
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR WWE WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP
TRISH STRATUS VS JACQUELINE VS VICTORIA(CHAMP)
IN THE START OF THE MATCH THE DIVAS WERE THROWING EACH OTHER OUT OF THE RING AND AT THE END THEY FORGOT WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO SO NADE SOMETHING UP AND THE WOMENS TITLE BELT COMES INTO PLAY.
Movie Review: "a good event to at least rent and possibly buy"
Summary: 3 Stars
WWE Armageddon 2002 is a solid pay per view (ppv) that will keep your attention and entertain you through out the show. This show was expected to have revealing footage of Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie, Do not expect anything from that. Below is a review of all the matches, the overall extra features and the overall DVD, hopefully it will help you decide if you should buy this DVD or not. The review will not directly give away who wins any of the matches but the winner may seem pretty obvious by my explanations of the matches.( Match Reviews )
--- Four-Way Elimination Match for the World Tag Team Championship - Chris Jericho and Christian Vs Booker T and Goldust Vs The Dudley Boyz Vs Lance Storm and William Regal ---
This was a good opener that moved quickly and contained some funny moments. Goldust surprised me once again in this match as he not only wrestled well but he played his character of the weak link well to, not to mention Goldust took some bigger than usual bumps. The last two teams put on quite the performance with many near falls and exciting moments, good tag match. (6/10)
--- Edge Vs A-Train ---
This was unexpectedly a pretty good match, better then anything I have seen from A-Train. The match accomplished showing A-Trains strength and contained some high spots. The match ends in DQ, after the match is over there is quite the beating with a chair. Nothing to special but still better then I expected. (5/10)
--- Chris Benoit Vs Eddie Guerrero ---
This was a great match however it was still a disappointment, The pace was much slower then I expected it to be and there was not many of those fast move to counter wrestling sequences to be found. The match was filled mostly with great submissions and submission countering. The crowd at one point started chanting boring and I really have no clue why, I guess Japan type wrestling doesn't work to well in America. The match also contains some technical and high fly wrestling, sadly there is a interference in this match although it really didn't effect the match that much. Most of what these two do is perfected making them two of the best in the world, you should see the powerbomb. Good ending, great match, just not Eddie and Benoit's best encounter. (7.5/10)
--- Kane Vs Batista ---
This match was thankfully pretty short, there is not much to say about it. Batista could not get Kane up for the powerbomb in the middle of the match, however Batista eventually got him up and dropped him hard. This match was bad but it wasn't completely horrible. (3/10)
--- Triple-Threat Women's Championship Match - Victoria Vs Trish Stratus Vs Jacqueline ---
This was one of the better Women's matches I have seen in WWE, all women went full throttle in this short but fast paced match. There where a few moves done that aren't usually done by the women of WWE. Great effort from everyone in this match. (6.5/10)
--- WWE Championship Match - Big Show Vs Kurt Angle ---
I thought this was a very good match, just like the Albert match the Big Shows strength was shown in this. Kurt Angle almost broke his neck while attempting a moonsault off the top rope onto a standing Big Show. Kurt Angle actually flew quite a bit in this match. The end had interference's that I wish where never there but they where kinda necessary for story line purposes. Kurt pulled out one of the Big Show's best matches, Kurt Angle is so impressive he can pull a good match out of anyone. (6.5/10)
--- Best Two-out-of-Three Falls for the World Championship Match - Shawn Michaels Vs Triple H ---
I do not find this match as great as many other seem to, what you are getting in this is three matches in one, you are getting one average street fight, one average cage match and one poor ladder match. The match is just full of screw ups, drags on at points and is slowly paced, I guess that's because of the length of the match. Shawn Michael's just cannot leap off a ladder like he used to and he takes the pedigree worse then almost everyone. There is also a long period of time taken in the street fight and cage match setting up tables and not breaking them. This match however does have its moments, there is quite a bit of weapons and hard hitting action, there is one big move in each fall that are pretty good but at the same time they are things that have already been done before and done better. I easily give the wrestlers credit for taking the pain and putting in the effort that they did in this match, especially because they where both injured however it just didn't live up to what I was expecting. (6/10)
( Extra Feature )
The extras on this DVD fall on the short side, there is 5 exclusive interviews however the wrestlers are still in character and also tired from their match. The DVD also contains a extra and amazing match. It is a Fatal Four-Elimination Match to Determine the No.1 Contender from Smackdown on December 5, 2002, it is Chris Benoit Vs Kurt Angle Vs Eddie Guerrero Vs Edge, Very good match with close falls and a great finish. Very good match however overall lacking special features. (4/10)
( Overall DVD )
With only one match being lower then 5/10 I can say that pretty much the whole show was entertaining. Again the footage of Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie shows nothing so don't expect anything from that. Keep in mind that I rate women matches differently from the men's, so if you look at my scores and are wondering why I gave the women's match the same as Kurt Angle's match it is because I rate the women easier. No insult to the women's triple-threat however, they really did put on a good match. With good matches of different styles of wrestling I would say that this is a good event to at least rent and possibly buy.
Movie Review: Armageddon Review
Summary: 3 Stars
<50: Ask for a refund for not only your money, but also your time. [F]
50-54: Mediocre & disappointing. [D] (EG: UnForgiven 2002)
55-59: Average. [C]
60-64: Worth A Watch. [C+] (EG: No Mercy 2002)
65-69: Good event that was worth the money. [B] (EG: Survivor Series 2002)
70-74: Very good. [B+]
75-79: Make sure you add this ppv to your video or dvd collection. [A] (EG: SummerSlam 2002)
80+ : Make sure that the video or dvd is locked in a safe & cannot be erased. Memorable. [A+]
It should also be noted that any sports-entertainment segment which I deem to take up enough time to warrant inclusion in the review, will also be rated. As a general rule, these segments will have to last at least 7 minutes.
BOOKERT/GOLDUST defeated CHRIS JERICHO/CHRISTIAN, LANCE STORM/WILLIAM REGAL & THE DUDLEY BOYZ in an Elimination Match to Win the World Tag-Team Titles: The first 6 minutes of this opener was disappointingly terrible. But following the practically simultaneous elimination of The Dudleyz & Storm/Regal, the remaining 2 teams showed why this bout should have been a normal tag match. The remaining 10 minutes was a hot & predominantly crisp bout, with excellent exchanges right up until the crowd-pleasing finale. Match Rating...7
EDGE defeated A-TRAIN: I thought that this bout should have been a 'No Holds Barred' Match, in order to gain some sort of interest for this lifeless feud. Even at 7 minutes, this match went on too long. It ended with Albert using a chair to disqualify himself. Not as horrible as it could have been, but not that pretty either. Match Rating...5
CHRIS BENOIT defeated EDDIE GUERRERO: A technical masterpiece, this bout showed why these 2 superstars are recognized as 2 of the best mat technicians ever. A match that highlighted the great intensity of both combatants, I'm going to be ultra critical & state that there wasn't enough fast-paced high-flying action thrown into this 17 minute match. Guerrero finally tapped to a crossface that Benoit applied from the opposite side than usual. Match Rating...8
DAWN-MARIE, AL & TORRIE WILSON Segment: A segment has to be really good to be given over 15 minutes on a pay-per-view. This wasn't!!! Sure, some teenage males may have got something out of it, but even that could have been done in less time. I wonder how many parents would have been put off by this segment...??? The one thing the segment did succeed in doing, was heating up the crowd. That can't be denied, but almost one tenth of the whole event was spent on this. Segment Rating...3
BATISTA defeated KANE: Folks, this was a painful 7 minutes to watch. This match was just plain horrible at times. Everything seemed wrong, even the timing of Flair's interference. I've been saying it for months; As good as Batista's potential is, he clearly is not ready for a singles push yet. Match Rating...4
VICTORIA defeated TRISH STRATUS & JACQUELINE to Retain the Womens Title: This triple-threat match was extremely fast-paced early on & I was wondering how long the 3 combatants could keep it up for. Then I realized why it was so frenetic. When you're only given 4 minutes or so to work with, you have to go that fast. The entire ppv did run over time & I got the feeling that this was the match that suffered the consequences. I actually didn't mind the match until the ridiculous finish that saw Victoria pin Jackie following a belt shot to the head. Why wouldn't they let Victoria use that devastating finisher of hers? Match Rating...6
KURT ANGLE defeated THE BIG SHOW to win the WWE Championship: Major props to Kurt Angle in this match. To show the intensity & enthusiasm that he did to get such a good 13 minute match out of The Big Show, is exactly why the WWE needs Kurt to be the face of the WWE in 2003. Genuinely well put together match with a crowd-pleasing ending. Match Rating...7
TRIPLE H defeated SHAWN MICHAELS 2 Falls To 1, to win the World Heavyweight Title: Hard to rate, this match seemed to lack the freshness of the duo's SummerSlam bout, nor equal the brilliance of Triple H's '2 out of 3 falls' match against Steve Austin at No Way Out 2001. But comparing this match to 2 matches I rated a perfect 10, is definitely a compliment. The effort these 2 put into the 22 minute streetfight, 10 minute cage match & 8 minute ladder match cannot be questioned. Far from perfect, the sum total of 40 minutes was nonetheless entertaining, and at the end of the day, being entertained is why we as fans watch professional wrestling. Match Rating...8
PPV RATING (48/80) = 60
Looking at the key, I have basically given Armageddon a 'C+' grade & said that it was 'worth a watch'. It only just got into that rating range, yet I'm still happy with that overall grade & comment. It was an up-and-down pay-per-view event.
Movie Review: Good pay-per-view but not as good as it could have been
Summary: 3 Stars
Opening Match, Four-way Tag Team Elimination Match for the Tag Titles:Jericho & Christian v Booker T & Goldust v Lance Storm & Regal v Dudleyz
The Dudley Boyz were eliminated first when William Regal pinned Bubba Ray. Soon after, Goldust then powerslammed Regal to eliminate him and Storm, leaving it down to two teams - Goldust / Booker T and Jericho / Christian. At the closing moments of the match, Booker T delivered a Book-End to Y2J, giving him and the Gold-freak the win! The duo of the 5-Time WCW Champion and the `Bizarre One' had now climbed to the top of the Tag Team Mountain and had become the Champions. Good, hot opener. ***3/4
Edge v A-Train
After a Spear from Edge, A-Train soon lost his temper and nailed Edge in the knee with a steel chair. He continued the assault, but Edge fought back and beat the hell out of A-Train with the same steel chair to get retribution for his Tag Team partner Rey Mysterio, who had been taken out of action by A-Train two weeks ago. **
Chris Benoit v Eddie Guerrero
Just by looking at the competitors in the match, you can tell that this one is going to be a classic. Many wrestling holds and submission moves were performed by both men, and soon after, Eddie's partner Chavo Guerrero attacked Benoit with the Tag Title belt when the referee wasn't looking. However, the Rabid Wolverine fought back and soon made Latino Heat tap out to the Crippler Crossface! ****3/4
Batista v Kane
This match was far too slow and probably the worst match on the card. Ric Flair interfered in the match, but Kane fought him off, and was soon power-bombed and pinned by Batista. ½*
Triple-Threat Women's Championship Match:
Trish Stratus v Jacqueline v Victoria
When the referee wasn't looking, Victoria smashed Trish in the head with the Women's Title belt and pinned her to retain her title. This match lasted four minutes; it should have lasted one. The second-worst match on the card to Batista-Kane. *
SmackDown! World Championship: Big Show v Kurt Angle
Big Show gained control for most of the match, and soon managed to Chokeslam Angle. As the referee had been inadvertently knocked down, Brock Lesnar ran down to the ring and interfered in the match, giving Lesnar the F-5! He ran after Paul Heyman backstage, as the American Hero covered the giant and the referee got back into position and counted the 1-2-3! Angle had now won the WWE title in a match that was a bit slow-paced, just as you would expect having Big Show in a singles match **1/4
2/3 Falls Match for the RAW World Title: Triple H v Shawn Michaels
*1st Fall - Street Fight; 2nd Fall - Steel Cage Match; 3rd Fall - Ladder Match
The first fall was brutal. Highlights of this fall were HBK hitting HHH with a burning 2x4, and Shawn receiving a drop-toe-hold onto a steel chair. After 20 minutes of brawling, the Game scored with his infamous Pedigree to pin Michaels to win the 1st Fall. During the second fall (the steel cage match) Ric Flair set up four tables in the aisle whilst HHH and HBK were battling inside the cage. Flair entered the cage, but was smashed in the face with a steel chair by Shawn Michaels. HBK then placed Triple H on a table, climbed to the top of the cage and performed a big splash, putting the Game through the table! HBK soon covered his opponent and got the 1-2-3 to even the scores in the match. This meant that the match had to go to the 3rd Fall (the ladder match). Shawn had nearly grabbed the belt at the top of the ladder, but Triple H sneaked up from behind and pushed Michaels off the ladder through the pile of tables set up by Ric Flair earlier on in the match! This allowed the Game to climb up the ladder and retrieve the World Heavyweight Championship belt. This was a decent match - it was brutal and everything - but it was a bit too slow for the likes of Shawn Michaels and Triple H. It wasn't nearly as good as their classic battle at Summerslam, or as good as the Game's ***** 2/3 Falls match with Stone Cold at No Way Out '01, but it was still a good effort. The match gained an extra 1/4* because of the ending where HBK falls off a ladder and goes through the pile of tables. ***1/4
Overall, it was a decent show for the first half - the opening tag match was good and the Benoit-Guerrero match was excellent. However, the HBK-HHH match could have been better (and, unfortunately, could not save the show), the Women's title match was terrible, the Batista-Kane match was slow and boring, and the SmackDown! Title match was too short. But all disappointments aside, this event was fairly good.
Final Score: (/10) 6.5
Mildly recommended.