WWE WrestleMania 24
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Movie Reviews of WWE WrestleMania 24
Movie Review: Best in years
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best Wrestlemania since WM 19.
If you love Ric Flair then you have to get this.
If you love Undertaker or Edge you have to get this.
If you want to see the best Money in the Bank thus far, get this.
5-star Mania, three 5-star matches.
None of the matches were bad except the Playboy match. I think this dvd would be well worth your money.
Movie Review: Wrestlemain always rocks
Summary: 5 Stars
I always love Wrestlemania and I loved the latest rendition. I especially loved the extras especially the Hall of Fame Induction of Ric Flair
awesome
Summary: 5 Stars i will watch anything WWE/WWF. Wrestlemania will always be the bomb - sorry TNA wrestling.
Movie Review: WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Summary: 4 Stars
Belfast Brawl: JBL vs. Finlay (with Hornswoggle)
Nothing like a good 'ole hardcore match to start off the evening at the WWE's biggest and most important event of the year. The match was actually pretty good, with Finlay taking some nasty head shots with trashcans and trashcan lids. There was some back-and-forth action, with JBL also taking quite a few bumps, including a counter by Finlay off of steel steps, and Hornswoggle beat the crap out of JBL with a kendo stick at one point. The highlight of the match was when Finlay dived through the middle ropes and JBL dodged him and smacked him right in the head with a trashcan lid. JBL ate a Celtic Cross and was thrown through a table set up in the corner, but still kicked out. The finish came when JBL took Hornswoggle out by throwing a trashcan at him and then hit Finlay with the Clothesline from Hell to get the win. Winner: JBL. Match Rating: 4/5
Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Carlito vs. Chris Jericho vs.CM Punk vs. John Morrison vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin
Another great match but it really pales in comparison to last year's Money in the Bank. There were some sick ladder shots everywhere, but there wasn't really anything new we were seeing. Morrison hit a moonsault to the outside onto most of his opponents using a ladder, which was a sick spot. At one point, Kennedy was about to superplex John Morrison off a ladder, but Shelton Benjamin, climbing the ladder next to them, hit a sunset flip powerbomb on Mr. Kennedy off the ladder, causing Kennedy to hit the superplex on Morrison at the same time! That was awesome. Later in the match, Shelton Benjamin got taken out of the contest after he was spilled off a ladder and through a ladder set up like a bridge, similar to what Jeff Hardy did to Edge last year. It would have been much cooler if we hadn't already seen it before, is what I'm saying. Carlito hit a Backstabber to Jericho off a ladder, which was awesome, and Jericho and MVP had a little "jousting" spot with ladders that was also interesting. Carlito spit apples in Mr. Kennedy's face, and Morrison got knocked onto the top rope off a ladder right on his groin, ala Shawn Michaels. Jericho nailed CM Punk with a Codebreaker using a ladder, which was also a sweet spot, but at one point, everyone in the match was down except for MVP. MVP started climbing the ladder, but then Matt Hardy (!!!) ran out to a big pop and hit MVP with a Twist of Fate off the top of the ladder to prevent him from winning the match! The run-in was sweet, if not a little expected, and it was sweet, sweet justice since MVP had injured Matt months before. The end came when Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho on John Morrison using the ladder and Mr. Kennedy then attempted to grab the briefcase, but CM Punk hit him with a ladder in a way similar to how Kennedy hit CM Punk at last year's match. Jericho and Punk then battled over the briefcase, but Punk tripped Jericho, causing Jericho to get stuck in a ladder rung and allowing CM Punk to win the match. It was an amazing and phenomenal match, it just wasn't as good as last year's. Winner: CM Punk. Match Rating: 5/5
Battle for Brand Supremacy: Batista (with Theodore Long) vs. Umaga (with William Regal)
The consistantly good matches keep on rolling in for this pay-per-view. It's SmackDown! vs. Raw for this match, with Batista representing SmackDown and being managed by SmackDown's assistant General Manager Teddy Long, and Umaga being managed by Raw's General Manager William Regal. The match was pretty straight-forward, with Umaga actually dominating Batista for a good portion of the match, and the crowd even got behind Umaga a little. Batista did an excellent job of selling Umaga's submission maneuvers, no matter how stupid they were, and Umaga missed a flying headbutt off the second turnbuckle on Batista. Batista tried to scoop slam Umaga at another point, but Umaga converted the move into a crossbody. Later, Umaga tried to hit Batista with the Samoan Spike, but Batista powered out and hit the Spinebuster out of nowhere! He followed up with an astonishing Batista Bomb on the giant Umaga to get the pinfall and win the match for SmackDown!. Nothing amazing, but it was still a very solid and very entertaining match. Winner: Batista. Match Rating: 4/5
ECW Championship Match: Chavo Guerrero (Champion) vs. Kane
Wow, what a terrible idea. Instead of keeping the momentum and having an at least decent match between Chavo and Kane, the WWE decided to end this match in less than ten seconds. Basically, Kane starts out in the ring behind Chavo, having come through the crowd, gives Chavo a Chokeslam, and then pins him to win the ECW title. It's cool to see Kane with a championship again, but Chavo really deserves much more credit than to be beaten with a single move. Still, I'd rather have the crap short and sweet than long and painful. Winner: Kane. Match Rating: 2/5
Career Threatening Match: Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
Emotions. When a wrestling match makes you feel emotional, that's when you know it's an absolute classic. The stipulation was, once again, that if Ric Flair lost, he would be forced to retire. The match started out with a lot of powerful chops and with Flair and Michaels doing their usual routine, albeit with a lot more force put behind it. Flair took a lot of bumps, being dumped to the outside and landing pretty damn hard, but he nailed a picture-perfect flying crossbody on Michaels. At one point, Flair was resting against the announce table, and Michaels tried to hit him a springboard moonsault, but Flair moved out of the way, and Michaels hit his stomach on the edge of the table, with the rest of his body going through it! Absolutely breathtaking! Flair dominated for a portion of the match, focusing on Michael's now injured abdomen. Momentum went back to Michaels, and he nailed the Flying Elbow Drop! He then went for the Sweet Chin Music but hesitated at the last second. Flair tripped him and then locked on the Figure Four! Michaels was in the submission hold for a long time, but he got the ropes. Flair locked in the Figure Four Leg Lock again later, which led to a flurry of perfect counters from both competitors. The match went outside again, and Michaels hit a moonsault on Flair that was quite the spectacle. Back in the ring, Michaels hit Flair with the Sweet Chin Music, but astonishingly, Flair kicked out! Flair kicked Michaels in the groin, and when Michaels locked on the Figure Four, Flair's own maneuver, on the Nature Boy, Flair distracted the referee by taking the bottom turnbuckle off. This gave Flair the opportunity to poke Michaels in the eyes, just like the old days! The match continued with solid back-and-forth action, but Michaels went to a corner, ready to nail the Sweet Chin Music on Flair again. Tears were going down Michaels's cheeks, and Flair, bleeding from the mouth when Shawn slapped him in the face at the beginning of the match, stood up, ready to try to fight Michaels. Shawn said, "I'm sorry. I love you." and hit Flair with the Sweet Chin Music. That was all she wrote, and the legendary career of Ric Flair was brought to a close in one of the most emotional and heartbreaking matches in not only WrestleMania history, but the entire history of professional wrestling. Winner: Shawn Michaels. Match Rating: 5/5
Lumberjill Tag Team Match: Ashley and Maria vs. Beth Phoenix and Melina (with Santino Marella)
I was surprised that this match was actually good. Beth Phoenix is very talented as a wrestler and she reminds me of Chyna in so many ways, and coupled with the talent of Melina, I was still in doubt. I mean, Ashley and Maria are basically only known for their sexiness, and that's about all they're good for. Well, the match actually proved to be entertaining. Snoop Dogg was at ringside in a big old chair that looked like the King of the Ring chair, and there were a bunch of Lumberjills, basically all the other WWE Divas working for the company, surrounding the ring. Even Victoria was out there, which was nice. I miss her. Regardless, the match had some basic moves, with a surprisingly nice headscissors by Ashley, and Melina and Phoenix stole the show with an awesome moonsault off of Phoenix's shoulders by Melina. Santino interrupted a cover by Maria, so Jerry "The King" Lawler got up from his announcing seat and punched Santino in the face! Melina and Ashley and all the other Divas ended up in a brawl outside of the ring, and Phoenix took advantage of the chaos by hitting Maria with a stalled fisherman's suplex to get the pin. Winners: Beth Phoenix and Melina. Match Rating: 3/5
Triple Threat WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (Champion) vs. John Cena vs. Triple H
This match literally made me laugh out loud by the end of it. Throughout the contest, Cena, Triple H, and Orton did their usual stuff, with Orton trying to use cheap tactics at the start by nailing Triple H in the face with the WWE Championship. Cena showed off by getting both Triple H and Orton on his shoulders, but Triple H fell off and then kicked Cena right in the groin! Orton performed a double DDT off the second rope to Triple H and Cena, and then couldn't decide who to RKO in a particularly entertaining part of the match where Orton was crawling around and drooling in anticipation. It was almost scary. Cena got up first, and Orton tried to RKO him, but Cena pushed him onto Triple H! The rest of the match was pretty solid, with Orton nailing the RKO on Triple H, who smartly rolled out of the ring, to Cena locking on the STFU on Orton. Triple H got back into the contest and started brawling with Cena, incapacitating him by throwing him so hard into the steel steps that they literally flew out of position. Back in the ring, Triple H tried a very well done inverted Indian death lock, but Cena broke up the submission. Orton then suffered yet another STFU from Cena, but Triple H broke it up by pulling Cena's arm away from Orton's face and locking in the Crossface! Cena got the ropes, unfortunately, and the match went on with Cena nailing his usual power moves and Triple H taking most of the pain. However, Triple H managed to hit Cena with the Pedigree out of nowhere! Triple H made the cover, but Orton punted Triple H in the head, his good `ole concussion kick, and then pinned Cena for the win! Hilarious ending! I love it when Cena loses, and it was awesome to see Randy Orton, the best bad guy around in WWE right now, retain his championship at WrestleMania. Winner: Randy Orton. Match Rating: 5/5
No Disqualification Match: Floyd "Money" Mayweather (with his entourage) vs. The Big Show
Just like the women's tag team match earlier, this match surprised me with its quality. Big Show took some sick jabs from Mayweather at the outset, and Mayweather outmatched Show with his speed. The fans were behind Big Show the entire time, which was great and it worked really well, especially when Big Show started nailing some moves back. Big Show actually stomped on Mayweather's arm, and he knocked a member of his entourage off the apron when Mayweather started mocking Big Show. Show gave one of Mayweather's entourage members a sick chop across the chest, and then followed up with one for Mayweather. Mayweather and his entourage then started to retreat down the ramp, but Big Show followed them, taking out a few members of Mayweather's entourage, and then dragged Mayweather by his head back down to the ring! Show was about to nail his Chokeslam, but a member of Mayweather's entourage ran in and smacked Show in the back with a chair. Show responded with a Chokeslam for this guy, but then ate a chair to the head and back from Mayweather! Mayweather then hit Big Show with two absolutely sick chair shots, and then pulled some brass knuckles off of one of his unconscious entourage members. Mayweather straight-up punched Show right in the face with the brass knuckles and pinned him for the win. It's disappointing that we didn't get to see Mayweather get Chokeslammed, but the match was pretty entertaining, and it was cool to see the fans behind Big Show. Winner: Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Match Rating: 4/5
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Edge (Champion) vs. The Undertaker
Undertaker always gives spectacular performances at WrestleMania, and with someone talented as Edge as his opponent, we all know that this match was going to be great the second it was booked. And man, it was. It started off fast and exciting, with a lot of powerful moves being used by both wrestlers, with Undertaker doing a variation of the Stone Cold Stunner using the ring rope, and Edge doing the same thing, only as a neckbreaker. At one point, Edge went to the top, but Undertaker knocked him to the outside, causing Edge to flip and just SMACK right on the ground! OUCH! Undertaker then dove out of the ring like he usually does, and nailed Edge with an amazing flying clothesline. Back in the ring, some more sweet spots were pulled, and Edge was actually dominating the match for a good portion of it, even nailing a superplex on Undertaker. Edge countered Old School twice, as well as the Snake Eyes/big boot combination, but Undertaker countered a Spear attempt by Edge. As the match went on, more solid and entertaining wrestling transpired, with Undertaker going for a knee in the corner, but ended up being dumped to the outside. Undertaker hit a Chokeslam on Edge finally, but Edge managed to kick out!!! Undertaker went for the Last Ride, but Edge ended up nailing a neckbreaker out of nowhere! Edge got frustrated and called for the Tombstone Piledriver...and ACTUALLY GOT UNDERTAKER IN THE POSITION! Undertaker countered the move into his own Tombstone and...EDGE KICKED OUT!!! Wow!!! Edge is really becoming a big thing in the WWE, and he's going to be in the Hall of Fame if he keeps putting on extraordinary matches like this. Edge dodged a big boot that hit the referee, and Edge took advantage of this opportunity by hitting Undertaker with a camera he stole from a cameraman on the outside of the ring, even knocking the cameraman flat on his butt! Undertaker still kicked out! Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins ran out after Undertaker nailed the Last Ride I believe it was, but Undertaker Chokeslammed one of them off of the apron and onto the other one in an absolutely sickening way! This gave Edge the opportunity to nail the Spear...BUT UNDERTAKER KICKED OUT AGAIN! The ending came when Edge nailed yet ANOTHER Spear, but Undertaker countered it out of nowhere into Hell's Gates, and Edge, bleeding profusely from his mouth, ended up tapping out. Phenomenal match. Winner: The Undertaker. Match Rating: 5/5
BACKSTAGE SHENANIGANS
There was a lot going on at WrestleMania XXIV. There were interviews, musical performances, and appearances by celebrities, including Raven Samone and Snoop Dogg, as well as Kim Kardashian. Snoop Dogg nailing Santino with a clothesline, and Dogg's interview that also included Mick Foley and Festus as part of the proceedings was pretty entertaining. The Hall of Fame highlights were tearjerking, and Mae Young's appearance was pretty funny. Edge gave a pretty good promo to hype up his match with Undertaker. It all went very smooth and surprise appearances by our favorite superstars was great. Rating: 5/5
EXTRAS
The entirety of the Hall of Fame ceremony is included. This is great, though a lot of the speeches just seem to drag on, especially Rocky Johnson's. The Rock's return to the WWE to induct his father was great fun, hilarious, and spine-tingling as he hinted towards "one more match", and even expressed interest in wrestling John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, and even Stone Cold Steve Austin one more time. Also included on the Extras is the Battle Royal for the #1 contender's spot in the ECW Championship match that took place later that night. Since you know who wins and the thing was just an excuse to get all of the WWE superstars an appearance at WrestleMania XXIV, it's not really that great, though there are some cool spots. Rating: 4/5
OVERALL EVENT
Almost all of the matches were absolutely wonderful. The opening match was a hardcore bout that was very entertaining, while the momentum continued with the always astonishing Money in the Bank ladder match, as well as an impressive battle between Batista and Umaga. The Flair/Michaels match was heartwarming and heartbreaking all at once, plus it was simply a great showing between two of wrestling's biggest stars. The only disappointments were the tag team women's match (though it had its moments), and the ECW Championship match between Kane and Chavo. Big Show/Mayweather was great fun, and both the WWE Championship match and the World Heavyweight Championship match was great. I just can't get enough of John Cena getting pinned.
Movie Review: Best Wrestlemania since Wrestlemania 20. WWE is improving it's Pay-Per-Views.
Summary: 4 Stars
Hi guys. It's me Preston doing another WWE or TNA Pay-Per-View Review with this PPV being WWE's typical PPV of the year, Wrestlemania 24. Before I begin reviewing it, TNA and WWE Fans got to admit that WWE is improving it's PPV's recently since Survivor Series 2007. If you watch WWE's Pay-Per-View's in 2007, you know you see improvement as the only great WWE PPV's in 2007 were Survivor Series, Wrestlemania 23, Backlash and The Great American Bash. This Wrestlemania has got to be the best Wrestlemania since Wrestlemania 20. 21, 22 and 23 weren't bad Wrestlemania's but could of been alot better. Aside from 1 to 2 bad matches on the card, this was a pretty pay-per-view.....anyways, let's get started.
Note: The first ACTCAL match on the card was a 24 Man Battle Royal to determite a Number 1 Contender to face Chavo Guerrero for the ECW Title later on at Wrestlemania 24 however, this match up was only seen by the Wrestlemania 24 live crowd and the WWE website. It wasn't part of the PPV. I don't want to bother reviewing the match because some people may have not seen the match and the match may don't appear on WWE Wrestlemania 24 DVD when it comes out. I hate to spoil the match but, Kane won the match as he will be facing Chavo Guerrero later on in the PPV. Please countinue reading if you want to see the first offical match on the Pay-Per-View.
Match#1:
Belfast Brawl:
J.B.L. (John Bradshaw Layfield) vs. Finlay with Hornswoogle:
This was a pretty good match to start off the show. Finlay and J.B.L. each took sick weapon shots to each other and the two carried each other making the match move at a nice pace. One of the best moments of the match was when Finlay tried to dive through the ring ropes on J.B.L. on the outside, J.B.L. hit him with a Trash Can Lid when Finlay was diving through the ropes causing a few members of the crowd to chant, "HOLY S***!" Even though, I hated the angle of why this match was made, it made the match seem better. Good match for what it was.
Match Rating: 8/10
Match#2:
Money in the Bank Ladder Match:
John Morrison vs. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP:
Note: Jeff Hardy was supposed to be in the match but due to being suspeneded, he was not allowed to be in the match.
This match was great and sick in a good way. This match also proves why how much Morrison and Shelton are underated in the WWE. Shelton took a sick fall through a ladder breaking it in half much like what happened at last year's Wrestlemania with Jeff Hardy and Edge. John Morrison also got hurt pretty badly it seemed in this match, too. He performed a NICE 3-Way Tower of Doom of the Ladder on his opponents and Matt Hardy also made a nice surpise interfering in the match on MVP. This money in the bank match was probably not as good as last year's since this Money in The Bank was shorter but, it was ceritanly better then Wrestlemania's 21 and 22 Money in the Bank Ladder Matches. I'm also glad that CM Punk since I hope he will get a major push in the near future.
Match Rating: 9/10
Match#3:
Raw vs. Smackdown! Wrestlemania Match:
Umaga vs. Batista:
This match wasn't very good. Umaga is complete trash in the ring and Batista can only put on decent matches depending on whom he is facing in the ring. Shocking, the crowd was behind Umaga alot in this match giving him "U-U-UMAGA!" Chants to him. This match wasn't very good and I can't really think of anything good of the match other then at least the match was short.
Match Rating: 4/10
Match#4:
ECW Championship Match:
Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero:
This match only lasted for say...about 7 or 8 seconds as Kane became the new ECW Champion. I'm glad to see Kane become champion but seriously coudn't WWE at least tried to have to some time worked on this match? Other then that the only good thing about this match was Kane being the new champion.
Match Rating: 5/10 for Kane being new ECW Champion, 1/10 for actcal wrestling.
Match#5:
Carrer Threating Match:
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels (HBK):
Don't get me wrong I have respect for Ric Flair but, his time with the WWE was done a LONG TIME AGO as his carrer was over like 5 years ago. But, at least it shows the guy has the heart for the company and still able to put on good matches for him being in his 60's. The match started off kind of slow paced but, once Shawn performed a big fall as he did a Moonsault off the ropes onto the Announce breaking it in half, the match started getting very good. There was alot of drama going into this match and the crowd was very entrained in this match. Flair making Shawn perform a superkick to end his carrer was a good way to end it. Ric was be ceritanly missed.
Match Rating: 8/10
Match#6:
Bunnymania Divas Tag Team Lumberjill Match featuring Snoop Dog:
Beth Phoenix and Melina vs. Maria and Ashley:
Lumberjills:
Kaite Lea Burchill, Jillian Hall, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James, Cherry, Michelle McCool, Eve Torres, Victoria, Maryse and Layla:
Note: Candice Michelle was supposed to be in this match but due to a re-broke clavicle.
This wasn't a very good match for a ladies match. I have no idea why WWE pushes "Playboy Covergirls Evecandy divas" instead of of their WWE Divas that can wrestle. (Victoria, Torrie, Mickie, Kaite Lea and Candice). Espically at Wrestlemania. When I think of Beth Phoenix, I think of her as the Great Khali or Umaga for the Women's Division. Beth is don't great in the ring squashing her opponents for no reason at all. She reallly needs to step up her game in the ring. Maria and Melina were the work horses in this match but, they coudn't really save the match from trash (Not to sound sexist because WWE Divas DO put on good matches but, not this one.) I suppose if your a women's wrestling fan, the TNA Knockouts are best suited for you. The only good things about this match was Snoop Dog, Lawler Jerry and Marella battling during the match.
Match Rating: 5/10
Match#7:
Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship:
Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena:
I'm about as shocked as I'm sure as anybody Randy retained his WWE Belt here consiering I heard Triple H or Cena would get the belt, anyways for the match up....this match was pretty good but, I wished they could of put on a longer match then this. This match was about 8 to 9 minutes long while it should of been 11 to 13 mintues long and for whatsoever reason there was some light effect diffculties going in bewteen this and the BunnyMania match. The three put on a great match even though the ending was a little screwed up, the match was pretty good for the RAW Main Event.
Match Rating: 8/10
Match#8:
Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Big Show:
Before I review this match, the WWE tried to made Big Show the heel (bad guy) in this match while they tried to make Floyd the babyface in the match (good guy) for why the WWE tried to do that is beyond me.....anyways....
This match was a love it or hate it match. Sure the match had a mix of enterinament and wrestling into it but, some fans like more wrestling into they're matches then others. (Not to sound Biased.) The match started off VERY Slow as I'm sure the crowd was about to the chant "Boring!" but once Big Show started hitting Floyd, the crowd was getting very livid in this match and the match started getting ALOT better. The crowd boo'ed the heck out of Floyd when he won the match. Even though it was a good match, I don't understand why WWE wasted over $10 Million Dollars, (Not a joke) just to have Floyd wrestle at a match. This match was like the Wrestlemania 23 Vince and Trump match. WWE trying to get gain some national attention here in the match...Anyways very good match which was a surpise.
Match Rating: 8/10
Main Event:
World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Edge vs. Undertaker:
VERY GOOD Main Event. This was likely go down as a good contender for Match of the Year. Both man put on a great match. One of the best parts of the match was Undertaker performing his old-school parts of his match. It was given very good timing and Edge and Undertaker put on good moves to each other as if somebody hit theyr'e finishing move on the opponent, they would kick out. Even though I don't like Wrestlemania Main Events to end by submission, I thought the ending ended alright.
Match Rating: A Perfect 10/10.
Overall:
This was the best Wrestlemania since Wrestlemania 20 and this was a Pay-Per-View I would give a 4.5/5 rather then a 4. If it wasn't for the Kane vs. Chavo and Batista vs. Umaga match, the PPV would of been perfect and I would of given it a perfect 5/5. I recommend you buy this PPV, even though I didn't give it a perfect 5 out 5. Thanks for reading. My nxt TNA Or WWE PPV will be Lockdown 2008 by TNA and Backlash 2008 by the WWE.