WWE WrestleMania 24
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Movie Reviews of WWE WrestleMania 24
Movie Review: Not the best WM, but still good
Summary: 4 Stars
Wrestlemania 24 was the second WM I've seen on PPV (WM23 being the first). I enjoyed it, but I felt it wasn't the best WM I've seen to date.
My Mum got me the limited edition tin case edition of WM24 for my 21st birthday on 13/07. I was going to buy it anyway, so that was a bonus.
First off, I have to commend the WWE for the packaging of the DVD. The tin case is superbly made, the DVDs themselves have a full colour photo on them and the whole thing is gorgeously made. They put a lot of effort into the packaging of the DVD and it shows. As a bonus, a card with a filmstrip of a scene from a past Wrestlemania is included - Shawn Michaels vs Steve Austin. A cool collectable.
Now, onto WM itself. It was a good event, worth the time and money, but in my personal opinion, it wasn't as good as the past few WMs. Let's rundown the matches:
Belfast Brawl: Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) vs JBL
I was expecting this match to be boring because of JBL, who can't wrestle to save his life, but it was actually really exciting and a good opener to the show (I know the battle royal was the actual opener, but this was the opener on TV). It was great seeing Hornswoggle back and he even got involved. Loads of weapons were involved and there were a few great spots. The only downer was that JBL won. That makes it lose a star. (4/5)
Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Chris Jericho vs Shelton Benjamin vs John Morrison vs Carlito vs CM Punk vs MVP vs Mr. Kennedy
Another exciting MITB match, I think this one was better then last year's. Highlights included Shelton Benjamin's fall onto a ladder (and Carlito's facial expression afterwards), Matt Hardy running in to stop MVP getting the briefcase and CM Punk and Chris Jericho's fight at the top of a ladder to get said briefcase. CM Punk won and I'm glad. A great match. (5/5)
Battle For Brand Supremacy: Batista vs Umaga
This match was kinda boring. It wasn't up to WM standard and could have been featured on Raw or Smackdown. Speaking of which, Batista won, which means Smackdown is the better brand? I don't think so. Raw has been way better then Smackdown since the beginning of 2008. And Batista was wasted in this match, they could have found a way better match for him. But he won, and that's good. A mediocre match and Batista messed up the Batista Bomb, so that ruined it. (3/5)
ECW Championship Match: Chavo Guerrero (champion) vs Kane
This was the first match for a title, and yes it was only 8 seconds long but it was damn brilliant. I can't stand Chavo, so to see him lose that fast was just hilarious. It was great to see a new ECW champion and the whole thing was just funny. I can't give it a high mark though. (2/5 - just for the funny)
Career Threatening Match: Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels
Match of the night, without a doubt. This one was worth the money of the PPV alone. I'm a huge Shawn Michaels fan, so to see him in a huge match such as this was just amazing. I think everybody knew that Ric was going to lose and retire, but it didn't ruin the match. Both men had their strong moments, and I winced when Shawn did the moonsault onto the announce table and cracked his ribs. The moving moment when Shawn mouthed "I'm sorry, I love you" made me cry and the standing ovation Ric got after ity was over was a perfect ending. Epic and should have been nearer the end of the card, for sure. This match also lead into a superb feud between Batista, Shawn and Chris Jericho that culiminated in some amazing matches at subsequent PPVs, too. (5/5)
Playboy Bunnymania Lumberjack Match: Maria & Ashley vs Beth Phoenix & Melina (w/ Santino Marella)
w/ Snoop Dogg as the Master Of Ceremonies
Lumberjacks: Mickie James, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Cherry, Jillian Hall, Victoria, Layla, Katie Lea Burchill, Eve Torres & Maryse
I think I'm the only person who didn't think this match was that bad. It was really a match to calm people down after the Shawn vs Ric match right before it. Beth & Melina won, but Maria and even Ashley got in some good offence. Jerry Lawler got involved, taking down Santino and even Snoop attacked him after the match. I would have preferred a Women's Championship match though. (3/5)
Triple Threat Match For The WWE Championship: Randy Orton (champion) vs Triple H vs John Cena
Before I get into the match, how hilarious was John's entrance? He had a whole brass band play his entrance music xD I had no idea who the hell was coming out until his video began to play on the Titantron. The match itself was very entertaining - I find most triple threats/fatal 4 ways to be. Loads of attempted pins and breakups of pins, loads of crazy moves and the such. I was laughing all the way through it. I think most people were surprised that Randy retained though, as most people predicted John to win. Good match though. (5/5)
The Biggest vs The Best: Big Show vs Floyd "Money" Mayweather (w/ his HUGE entourage xD)
I was expecting this match to be absolutely horrible, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it was rather entertaining. I find Floyd Mayweather incredibly annoying though and I was rooting for Big Show the whole time (so was the crowd I noticed). Show did get offence in on Mayweather that I enjoyed and he even got some of his entourage too. Mayweather won after hitting Show with brass knuckles. It was pretty good for the match containing a celebrity. (4/5)
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Edge vs The Undertaker
I know some people say this match was predictable considering it was Edge's title vs Taker's reign, but there were moments when I thought that Edge might have actually beat Taker. Especially the Spear, I was on the edge (hah bad pun) of my seat, willing for Taker to kick out. Edge got help from the cronies (Hawkins & Ryder) and overall the match was exciting. Of course the best moment was Taker locking on the submission move and Edge tapping out. Brilliant end to the PPV. (5/5)
Overall, the show was good but not outstanding. Shawn vs Ric, the WWE title match, MITB and the WHC title match were the best matches. Everything else was either good (Show vs Mayweather, Belfast Brawl), ok (Divas), mediocre (Batista vs Umaga) or just funny with how ridiculous it was (ECW title).
Also on the DVD is the 24 Man Battle Royal that Kane won to qualify for the short ECW title match. It was on before WM went to air, and was quite entertaining. I was glad Kane won.
The other thing on the DVD is the 2008 Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. I've never watch the HOF in full before but I wanted to see The Rock and Ric Flair's speech so I watched the whole thing. It was uber long but really entertaining. The Rock is very funny - I laughed when he made fun of Chris Jericho's hair and The Marine (John's face was so funny) xD Ric's speech was both funny and moving.
The one thing I didn't like is how it was on 2 DVDs, half of the HOF was on the 2nd DVD and the other half on the 3rd. It ruined the flow for me.
Overall, a superbly made DVD, a great Wrestlemania and one of the best matches of 08 in Shawn vs Ric. A great buy.
Movie Review: Great Wrestlemania..
Summary: 4 Stars
Wrestlemania 24 lived up to the hype no doubt about it. A very solid PPV, and the matches all delivered. It would have been nice to have some extras on the disc, because the only extras are the HOF ceremony and the 24 man battle royal. I definately reccomend you to purchase this though.
Belfast Brawl- Finlay vs JBL: A pretty good match with a few bumps. This was definately a brawl. The best spot of the match was when Finaly went diving through the second rope only to get a stiff hit in the head with a trash can lid in mid air. Very good spot. Also a moment that gave me a laugh is when JBL tossed a trash can at Hornswoggle. I must admit though the table was broken in a way that looked like it didn't hurt and i think the match should have introduced a few more weapons. Good match, but could have been better. 3/5 stars
Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Excellent match. My favorite MITB match yet. This match had many crazy moments, and I can only imagine how crazy this match would have been with Jeff Hardy being it (but he got suspended). Definately a match i could watch again. Best spot of the match came when Shelton was tossed off a ladder in the ring and landed on a set up ladder on the outside, in which the ladder broke. Crazy moment. But then again many moments where such as: Backstabber off the ladder, Moonsault of turnbuckle with ladder in hand, Sunset Flip Powerbomb/superplex off ladder. Along with many more. Definately a great match. 5/5 stars
Battle for Brand Supremacy- Umaga vs Batista: Decent match, but to be honest what can you expect out of these two? There's not a moment worth mentioning, and the ending came with a very sloppy batista bomb. Ok match but wasn't Wrestlemania worthy. And one thing i don't understand is what was the point of this? How does that prove Smackdown is better? but anyways i give this a 2/5 stars.
ECW Championship- Kane vs Chavo Guerrero: Absolutely Terrible use of ECW. For the first time ever there will be an ECW title match at Wrestlemania, the only bad thing is the match ended in less than 10 seconds (somewhere around 5 or 7 seconds). Horrible way to use ECW and i personally would have liked these two guys to at least have a 10 minute match. 1/5 stars (the reason i give it a star is because of Kane's pyro lol)
Career Threatening Match- Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair: This was no doubt about it match of the night. Very emotional matchup and a very good wrestling match. The match had many counters, and was evenly match. Shawn Michaels goes for a moonsault later on in the match and manages to hit his stomach on the edge of the anouncers table. Looked like that hurt a lot. But this match was very emotional with the fact that Shawn Michaels couldn't seem to finish the job and didn't want to. Finally Ric Flair stands up crying and shouts to Shawn Michaels "Come On".. Shawn then utters the words "I'm sorry, I love you", then hits a SCM to finish it. That classic finish will definately be talked about for years to come. If you're a Ric Flair fan you will definately be proud of this match. 5/5 stars
Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjack match- Maria and Ashley vs Beth Phoenix and Melina: An ok wrestling match, but the real reason they had this match was to really promote Maria's Playboy shoot and to show the sexy divas. Not really much to say about this match besides the lights go off halfway during it and it had a pretty good ending with Snoop Dog clotheslining Santino. Which by the way im marking out for Santino, he's excellent on the mic. 2/5 stars.
WWE title Triple Threat Match- Orton vs Cena vs HHH: Pretty good match with a few good moments, such as the double rope DDT by orton on Cena and HHH. The top rope superplex/electric chair drop was also well done (but then again nothing we haven't seen before right?) well the match was an ok one but i think WWE should have put more time into the match than Cena's entrance -_-. But needless to say i was extremely happy about the ending which is why i give this match a 4/5 stars.
Big Show vs Floyd Mayweather: Pretty Good match. It was anything goes and boy did they take advantage of that. It was good to see Show slam Mayweather a couple of times. As well as Chokeslam a few of his Mayweather's henchman. I just didn't like the fact that Show lost, but then again it was very predictible seeing as a celebrity never loses at Wrestlemania, and not to mention the fact hat Floyd's undefeated. I just don't think Show should have been brought back the way he did. But i guess it was an ok match and the ending was a very solid punch (with brass knucks) which connected perfectly. It looked like it hurt. 3/5 stars.
World Heavyweight Title- Edge vs Taker: I was extremely proud of this match. And this is almost as good as the Flair HBK match. Very Back and Forth match with each superstar hitting numerous finishers and getting close counts. Edge is very talented and i love the way he managed to counter some of Taker's moves in the coolest (sorry for lack of a better word) way. Very unpredictable match and had an awesome ending. What a way to end off Wrestlemania. 5/5 stars
All in all Wrestlemania this year was really good and i reccomend you purchase this DVD. Especially for the Money in the Bank match, Flair vs HBK match, and Taker vs Edge match.
Movie Review: Wrestlemania 24.... Started Slow, But Eventually Gained That Wrestlemania "Feel"
Summary: 4 Stars
This years show did indeed have it's good, and it's bad. Although my hopes weren't too high for this years "Showcase of the Immortals" as the build up wasn't very well done in my oppinion, for a Wrestlemania anyway. Was it a good PPV? Answer: Yes, it was a BRILLIANT PPV! A good Wrestlemania? Well, for the most part, yes. A solid 4.5/5 in my oppinion. Now let's have a look at the matches while staying completely spoiler free.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield VS Finlay (w/Hornswoggle) in a Belfast Brawl
-It seemed suitable to open the show with this match as I always had fears the fans interest would wan during it. JBL is quite boring in the ring, and while I love Finlay as a wrestler, he isn't completely "over" yet. So I feared this match would be met with silence. Opening the show prevented that as it meant everything was freash for the fans. Unfortunately the match sucked. After the most build up out of any match (It dated all the way back to last year and the whole "Who is Vince's son?" angle), the most emotional storyline... we got, well we got nothing really. The "brawl" was nothing. Finlay's emotion leading up to WM was wasted. The match completely failed it's purpose.
CM Punk VS Shelton Benjamin VS Chris Jericho VS Carlito VS Montel Vontavious Porter VS Mr. Kennedy VS John Morrison in a Money in the Bank ladder match
-Good bump showcase. Not as good a match as previous years, but some awesome bumps. Seemed a bit unorganized though. Still, the winner truly deserved it, even if he was underused in the match. Shelton takes a bloody killer bump. I shared the same expression Carlito wears when it happened.
Umaga VS Batista
-This match didn't stand out at all. I don't think it was expected to though. Easily could've been done on a usual PPV or RAW/SD. Not WM worthy.
Kane VS Chavo Guerrero to win the ECW Championship
-Really, there was no one else that would've won this. And it's revealed early in the night so I don't consider it a spoiler. Kinda odd they didn't show the hyped on TV battle royal, but then again, WWE doesn't make sense often. Quick match, pretty pointless.
Ric Flair VS HBK in a career threatening match
-What an emotional match. Longtime wrestling fans are sure to be overcome with emotional during this match. A fantastic story is told in the ring, backed up solid ringwork. Besides the Money in the bank, this is the only other match so far that has had that unique WM feel.
Beth Phoenix and Melina VS Maria and Ashley in a Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match
Lumberjills: Cherry, Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, Victoria, Mickie James, Jillian Hall, Katie Lea Burchill, Kelly Kelly, Layla and Maryse.
-I took a toilet break at the start of the match as I knew this match would be crap. A boring match made worse by a mishap during the match. Only worth watching for Snoop Dogg's entertainment. He's one cool cat.
HHH VS Randy Orton VS John Cena in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship
-The match was, alright. Didn't really tickle my fancy but I can see some people really enjoying it. Just fast forward John Cena's entrance... it's some goofy marching band entrance. Ergh! The end is quite unexpected and was well done.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. VS The Big Show in a No Disqualification match
-This match was way better than I expected. Slow, but it had a big feeling to it. Which I found impressive, that they gained that bigtime feeling. A real shocking ending. Pure wrestling fans will despise it, but it's more entertaining than expected.
The Undertaker VS Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship
-THIS is what Wrestlemania is about! What a main event! It had the big feeling to it and truly gave off the feeling anything can happen. The false finishes, reversals, everything was done beautifully. This match saved the show from being a 3 star Mania, to making it a 4-4.5 star mania!
As for the promo's and backstage segments... they were alright. Some entertaining ones. They all pretty much added to the WM feeling.
...Also, it looked SPECTACULAR in High-Def!!!
If possiable it should be watched in HD!
Every current wrestling fan should watch this, to see what the Mania "feeling" is. Because by the main event, the show is oozing that bigtime feel. Past fans... watch it for the classic Flair/HBK match and Edge/Taker match (Both 4- 4.5 star matches in my oppinion). Plus you get several good 3- 4 star matches. Skip the belfast brawl (which could've been good, considering the 2 wrestlers are excellent brawlers) and the Diva match.
The DVD/Blu-ray should also come with the Hall of Fame ceremony which makes this a worthy buy as we see the end of an era.
4- 4.5/5 Stars.
Movie Review: Not the best one but still not bad
Summary: 4 Stars
JBL vs Finlay: JBL deserved an ass kicking as much as Mayweather deserved one. Finlay does have control through the match but Hornswoggle being with him and he loses focus, when he has JBL down with his move he doesn't go for the pin because he was to lay out a beating more. JBL wins with the closeline from hell eventually.
Money in the Bank: I think Jericho should've won this one but in the end on the ladder it comes down to him and C.M Punk. Punk gets the better of the battle on top of the ladder and gets the win. I'm not sure if he has a chance of being champ on Smackdown or Raw though. But he was probably just the 2nd choice to win, Jeff would've won if he didn't get suspended.
Umaga vs Batista: Yes Batista vs Undertaker was a good match for Batista but he just was pretty bad here. So bad that Umaga was the one the crowd wanted to win. I mean they actually booed when Batista blocked the Samoan Spike. I'm not an Umaga fan but here, sadly he came off as if he was the more talented of the 2. Umaga carries the match and Batista just hits a spine buster and then the Batista bomb for the win, honestly that's about all he did. Yes Batista is strong but that's all he is. If he ever had talent, it's all gone. I mean when he versed MVP, he did 3 spine busters in a row before the Batista Bomb. The spine buster and the Batista Bomb are the only moves he knows of late, even Goldberg could do more than that lol. So this was one of the weaker matches.
Kane won the battle royal earlier on WWE.com so he verses Chavo but it's no match. Chavo waits for Kane to come to the ring and Kane appears behind him chokeslams him for the win. Kane is finally a 2 time world champ after like a 10 year wait for another reighn. Hopefully this one lasts longer.
Ric Flair vs HBK: This is no doubt the best match of the night, well best actual wrestling match anyway. HBK goes for Sweet Chin Music in the beginning but he can't do it and Flair gets the figure four on him but HBK gets out. This is a good long technical match for Flair that we haven't seen him in for awhile. He gets close to winning a few times but Shawn hits Sweet Chin Music, doesn't make the cover and Flair gets up and gestures for Shawn to keep fighting and gets hit with it again after Shawn says he loves him. This time he pins him and kisses him on the head and leaves. Flair leaves after hugging his family and walks away to many cheers.
The Playboy tag match: I'll just say Santino interferes by grabbing Maria's leg and Jerry punches him. But the distraction causes Maria to get pinned by the Amazon after her move. Santino celebrates but gets closelined by Snoop Dog lol, then Snoop kisses Maria.
Cena vs Triple H vs Orton: I know, I'm surprised too. For once, a Smackdown mainevent was last at WM. This isn't a bad match but HBK vs Beniot vs HHH was a way better triple threat match at a WM. Yes, I said the B word. Surprisingly enough Cena doesn't win, neither does Triple H. Orton makes the pin on Cena after HHH hits the Pedigree on Cena. Don't worry, if you actually like Cena, he'll probably have another shot at Backlash, same with HHH.
Maywaether vs the Big Show: I just wanna say....eww. Mayweather getting a beating was fun when it lasted but this match still sucked as much as I expected. No one wanted the annoying Mayweather to win and he does after much interference by his bodyguards that he goes nowhere without. He hits Show with a chair a few times until he's on his knees and then hits him with brass knucks for the knock out. This match SUCKED. If there's gonna be a rematch, I'd love to see Show destory him at Backlash. But not gonna happen, this match was predictable because....tell me how many celebrites have put over wrestlers in the past. You think they'd sign to do a big match if they were gonna lose ? Hell no, even Cena put over crappy K-Fed.
Edge vs Undertaker: In another fine match Taker fights hard to still be undefeated at WM. Edge was great here too though, he actually kicks out of the tombstone. He hits the spear but when he goes for the pins, Taker turns it into that new Triangle Choke submission move of his for the win. Hopefully Edge reveils that he was using Vickie soon after losing the title. I puke in my mouth every time they kiss, I know it's an angle but it's awful.
Movie Review: WWE Wrestlemania XXIV from the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fl
Summary: 4 Stars
Wrestlemania was a pretty good ppv, there were a few miss steps but still pretty good. Could be the best Wrestlemania in 5 years. This also was the first Wrestlemania being officially outside since Wrestlemania IX which was cool to see.
1. John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. Finlay- Belfest Brawl
This was a good choice to start off the grand daddy of them all. some very hard head shots with cooking sheets and trash cans and one vicious shot to jbl with the sheila leigh from finlay. a table also comes into play and the ending was appropriate to me. 3.75/5
2. Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Chris Jericho vs. Kennedy vs Cm Punk vs Shelton Benjanmin vs. MVP vs Carlito vs John Morrison
This was a spectac match, it wasn't all the way spectacular, but it was a very spectact match. morrison did some crazy stuff with the ladder i've never seen before in my life, you will be impressed by this match. i don't know what happened to jeff hardy in this match but somebody will come back to shock you for his absence. a very spectac match. 4.75/5
3. Batista vs. Umaga in Raw vs. Smackdown
This match reminded me of the Goldberg/Lesnar match from wrestlemania xx. it went very slow and too much "big-ness" in the ring. there were some nice big impact moves however but nothing really exciting in this one. 2/5
4. Ecw World Championship
Chavo Guererro vs. Kane
Kane hits the chokeslam on chavo and wins the ecw title in under 10 seconds, so... haha. 1/5
5. Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
Probably the most emotional match of not this wrestlemania, but in wrestlemania history. it told an outstanding story throughout the match. you will see why hbk is called mr. wrestlemania in this match and you will also see why ric flair is the greatest wrestler ever. in my opinion this was the match of the night. heart felt match all the way but an outstanding match as well. 5/5
6. Bunny Maina Lumberjack Match
Maria and Ashley vs. Beth Pheonix and Melina
this match did not catch my attention whatsoever. very boring to me. but boy old boy i certainly miss seeing trish and lita at a wrestlemania. King does give santino a punch for his pressence, that was pretty funny. 1/5
7. WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Triple H
many people wasn't really expecting this match to give anything special but overall it was pretty good . orton and triple h are great wrestlers, no doubt about it, so to me they gave the match some special-ness to it. everybody had their chance to showcase their ability. it did get pretty fierce in the beginning. i did not expect the ending though, thats for damn sure. pretty good match. 4.5/5
8. Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather
this match was decent to me. not anything special to me besides the ending but it just wasn't your "typical" wrestling match. too much interference and big show not really showing mayweather what he can do in the ring. i also did not like the outcome whatsoever either but oh well. But some good quality entertainment right here. 3.5/5
9. World Heavyweight Championship
Undertaker vs. Edge
now this match is what a wrestlemania match is all about. there was everything in this match from counters to submissions to close pin falls just everything. edge has really turned into a superior superstar and i was very impressed to see him hang toe to toe in there with the undertaker. a great wrestlemania main event, unlike the past 2 or 3. tremendous match to end the show.(16-0). 5/5
Wrestlemania was great. I recommend this when released on DVD.