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Movie Review: Best WrestleMania to Date
Summary: 5 Stars
The time before WrestleMania X-Seven was a very prosperous time for WWF/E. Their three main superstars: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, and The Rock and even Kurt Angle were in their prime, physically and in popularity. WWF/E dominated the wrestling business, as it did the past few years since the era of "Attitude" was ushered in. But the company's domination of the American wrestling industry was cemented as ECW had folded in January of that year and WCW, WWF's greatest competitor had been bought out by McMahon. WrestleMania X-Seven was a triumphant culmination of its splendor and the card reflected that, as this was the most balanced card ever for WrestleMania, or for that matter, a WWF/E pay-per-view. Top to bottom, this was the finest hour or four hours, to be correct, McMahon and company had. A rundown of the matches:1. WWF Intercontinental Championship: Chris Jericho (Champion) vs. William Regal. A solid opener with fairly good ring psychology but with a fairly cold crowd, as well. (3/5)
2. Right To Censor vs. APA & Tazz. Effective warm-up match with a reasonable duration of 5 minutes of a match of this calibre. (3/5)
3. WWF Hardcore Championship: Raven (Champion) vs. Big Show vs. Kane. Nicely paced match with your typical WWF-hardcore spots. (3/5)
4. WWF European Championship: Test (Champion) vs. Eddie Guerrero. One of the lowest points of the card. Eddie Guerrero is one of the best lucha technicians in the industry today, but Test, who is more of a Kevin Nash clone hasn't lived up to his potential because he basically doesn't have much potential. Not exactly a terrible bout, but it wasn't exactly a really good one either. (2.5/5)
5. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit. Greco-Roman style mat wrestling to start the match off, with entertaining exchanges between the two. The fight picks the pace up without losing its technical precision. (5/5)
6. WWF Women's Championship: Ivory (Champion) vs. Chyna. Basically a yawner, but like most women's matches, it's just a span of a few minutes. (2/5)
7. Father/Son Street Fight: Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon. Good buildup leading up to this match. For the most part, it's a match to satisfy storyline marks, especially after Shane's top-rope flying elbow drop through the Spanish announcing table bump. Shane O'Mac rips off Rob Van Dam, even before he arrived in the WWF, by nailing The Whole F'n Show's patented Van Terminator to finish off Vince. (4/5)
8. Tables, Ladders, Chairs II for the WWF Tag Team Championship: Dudley Boyz (Champions) vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Edge & Christian. A repeat of their Summerslam 2000 match with a few good twists, involving Spike Dudley, Lita, and Rhyno gaining some run-ins. Much like its precursor, lots of hardcore spots, with Edge's spear off a 20 foot ladder to a dangling Jeff Hardy onto the canvas, as the highlight bump of this match, in my book. Personally, I would've wanted to see either the Dudleyz or Hardyz win instead of Edge & Christian, but E & C's victory just cements their place as one of the best tag teams the company had, reminiscent of The Rockers (Shawn Michaels/Marty Janetty). (5/5)
9. Gimmick Battle Royal. Amusing and nostalgic match which added a humorous, charming touch to this edition of WrestleMania. There's a lot more pageantry in the entrances, which lasted for a little over ten minutes, compared to the match itself which clocked in about well, by my count, less than two minutes. Short and sweet, especially if you are a long-time wrestling fan. (4/5)
10. Triple H vs. Undertaker. Although the storyline hype wasn't as astronomical as the main event, this match was very well promoted. Taker is looking to be undefeated in WrestleManias while seeking revenge against the greatest heel of all time, Triple H, in his hometown of Houston, in the biggest spectacle in all of sports entertainment. Yadda yadda yadda... This was Taker's most inspired outing of 2001, with The Game's prime wrestling psychology carrying it. It had a certain street fight element which was beneficial for Taker's performance. It hasn't been said a lot but Trips was classy for jobbing to Taker. (5/5)
11. WWF Championship: The Rock (Champion) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hands down, the most anticipated championship rematch in the WWF's history. JR & The King did excellent work behind the mic to make this championship match that much more dramatic. The match itself wasn't of course, a technical mark's dream match, but nonetheless it was an exciting bloodbath with many near-falls. Much like the previous year, X7 breaks tradition by having a heel, or in this case a face turned heel, win the championship. (5/5)
In short, WrestleMania X7 arguably goes down as the greatest WrestleMania or to push the ante, the greatest pay-per-view in the company's history. But on the downside, WWF/E had declined into rougher times after so much articulation and effort into this pay-per-view. In retrospect, this edition of WrestleMania was wrestling at its peak, with a rather bittersweet feel to it.
Movie Review: Still stands as the best ever wrestlmania....
Summary: 5 Stars
I think that now, four years later, the only wrestlmania that has come the closest to this WM is #19 and it wasn't nearly as exciting as this one. But for those of you who think that this ppv was only good for the TLC match and the Main event, believe me, there are a lot of other matches worth seeing.....
Right To Censor vs. Tazz and the APA: Nowadays non of these guys are wrestling anymore except Bradshaw and Steven Richards. This match was good and the crowd was well into the APA's corner since they were from Texas. Come back to wrestling Tazz! APA and Tazz win an okay match. 7.5/10
Chyna vs. Ivory: I think if you compare Batista to Shannon Moore nowadays you will know what happened in this match [No offense to shannon moore.] Not that good and Chyna wins. 7/10
Chris Jericho vs. William Regal - IC title match: Better than it looks on paper. Though it wasnt outstanding it did prove that they could wrestle together. Jericho wins and keeps his IC title for another month. Decent match. 7/10
Raven vs. Kane vs. Big Show - Hardcore Title Match: Wow, very good and very brutal. They fight inside and outside the ring and Kane and Big Show even knock each other through a wall. Raven gets thrown through a glass window. Tables were broken and guys were bleeding. Kane wins to become new champ. 8.5/10 [First great match of the night.]
Test vs. Eddie Guerrero - European title: Test dominated the entire time but the Radicalz come down [Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko] and help Eddie win to become the new champ. 7.5/10
So far about 75% of the titles have changed hands.
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit: Have you seen their epic Royal Rumble 03 match? If so this is just like it, though slower paced in some spots, not that that is a bad thing. Incredible chain wrestling by both men and it even became one of the top ten best matches at a WM of all time. Kurt wins after rolling up Benoit and grabbing the tights. Really good match. 8.5/10 [Those of you who dont like actual wrestling as much might want to save this match after you've seen the street fights.]
Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon - Steet Fight: Think of it as a big soap opera [which it is] combined with Mick Foley and a catfight. Huge amounts of trash cans were used in this one. Shane even tries to give an elbow drop onto an announce table but misses after Stephanie McMahon pulls her father out of the way. Trish then slaps Vince and attacks stephanie. Vice attacks Foley, then Linda McMahon attacks Vince. Shane gives the Van Terminator to Vince to get the win. A good fight. 9/10
The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. E and C - TLC 2: I dont agree with other reviewers. I think it was just as good as the first TLC match. Lots more interference on the outside on behalf of each team. Including Spike throwing himself and Christian through a table, Rhyno throwing Bubba Ray Dudley and Matt Hardy through four tables, and Lita attacking Edge and Christian.
Some highlights include Jeff Hardy giving a Swanton Bomb off a ladder onto Rhyno and Spike through tables, Bubba Ray and Matt going through four tables, and of course one of the best moves in history as Edge speared Jeff while he was hanging from the belts 20 feet above the ring! Edge and Christian win. 10/10
HHH vs. The Undertaker: This turned into a semi street fight after the ref was knocked unconscious within the first ten minutes. They fight in the crowd and onto a tower filled with monitors and cameras. HHH knocks taker around with a chair, then Taker chokeslams HHH over the side and into the crowd.
They go back into the ring and HHH cracks the sledgehammer over Takers face, but taker kicks out. Taker then gives the last ride for the win. An okay match, but the ref being unconscious all that time wasn't that believable. 8.5/10
20 man "old school" Battle Royal: This was shorter than all their entrances combined. It was okay but definately was just there to entertain the crowd. The Iron Shiek wins. 7/10
The Rock vs. Stone Cold - No Disqualification for the WWE Belt: Out of their three matches at WM, this is the best they ever put one. Both men get cut open, an announce table was broken, each use the others own finishing moves and the biggest surprise of them all came last when Vince McMahon comes down and helps stone cold win the belt.
You could tell that the crowd didn't really care because they were too busy cheering the fact that stone cold was champion no matter what. Stone Cold begins his fifth reign as champion. 9.5/10
Overall this is the best WM of them all. It has a variety of matches for all sorts of viewers. I personally liked the TLC match and Kurt vs. Benoit, but that is just my opinion. Also, this is really hard to find on DVD, it took me 4 months to find this, so start now!
Movie Review: One Of The Best PPV's Ever!!![.]
Summary: 5 Stars
Wrestlemania X7 is one of the best PPV's you will ever see. It was held in April of 2001 at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The DVD is a two disk set. I will rank and review the matches for you based on a ten point scale.1. CHRIS JERICHO (VS) WILLIAM REGAL (INTERCONTINENTAL)
Good opening match. The crowd was really into it. Jericho wins it with the Walls of Jericho to retain the title. (7/10)
2. RIGHT TO CENSOR (VS) APA & TAZZ
There were some decent spots in this match, but overall it was disappointing. Right To Censor wins it. (5.5/10)
3. KANE (VS) RAVEN (VS) BIG SHOW (TRIPLE THREAT/HARDCORE)
Good Hardcore match. Raven came in as the champ. Most of the matches takes place in the back. There are some good spots. Raven gets thrown through a window and gets hit by a golf cart. Big Show throws Kane through a wall. Kane throws Big Show off the stage and delivers an Elbow Drop from the stage. Kane gets the 1-2-3 to become new champ. (8/10)
4. EDDIE GUERRERO (VS) TEST (EUROPEAN)
This match could have been pretty good, but it wasn't that good. Eddie Guerrero wins it to become new champ. Disappointing match. (6/10)
5. KURT ANGLE (VS) CHRIS BENOIT
Very good match. These two always wrestle classics. It wasn't one of their better one-on-one matches, but it is still a very good match. A lot of close falls and submission. Kurt gets the pin for the 1-2-3. (8.5/10)
6. CHYNA (VS) IVORY (WOMEN's TITLE)
Chyna absolutely destroys Ivory in this match. She wins it to retain the title. (6/10)
7. SHANE McMAHON (VS) VINCE McMAHON (STREET FIGHT)
This was an amazing match. The crowd was so into it. The crowd was really into this match. It was filled with so much emotion. Trish, Stephanie, and Linda McMahon all make appearances in this match. There are some pretty crazy spots in this match. Shane jumps off the top rope and through an announce table. To end this match Shane delivers the first Van Terminator in the WWE with a trash can. He gets the 1-2-3. (9/10)
8. EDGE & CHRISTIAN (VS) HARDYS (VS) DUDLEYS (TLC/TAG TITLE)
Great match. I thought TLC I was better, but this one is still amazing. Most people think this was the best match, but I thought it was the second best match. There are so many great spots in this match. They are countless. Some of the highlights are Bubba Ray and Matt fall off a ladder in the ring and through four tables that were on the floor. Jeff does a Swanton off a ladder on the floor onto Rhyno and Spike that were on two tables. This match features one of the best moves that you will ever see. Jeff is swinging from the belt suspended above the ring and Edge is on a ladder. Edge jumps off and spears Jeff off the belt down 20 feet to the mat. Edge and Christian wins the belts with the help of Rhyno. (9.5/10)
9. GIMMICK BATTLE ROYAL
It was really cool to see all of these old wreslers. Very nostalgic. Iron Sheik wins it. Other participants were: Bushwackers, Doink, Duke Droese, Nikolai Volkoff, Tugboat, Earthquake, Gobbely Gooker, Hillbilly Jim, Brother Love, Sgt. Slaughter, Michael Hayes, One Man Gang, Kamala, Jim Cornette, and The Goon. (8/10)
10. THE UNDERTAKER (VS) TRIPLE H
This was a great match. It basically turned into a Street Fight. Referee Mike Cioda was knocked out for about 15 minutes. The match went all over the crowd. Undertaker chokeslams Triple H off the sound booth and then delivers and Elbow Drop to the floor. Eventually they get back to the ring. Triple H hits Undertaker in the head with a Sledgehammer. Undertaker wins it after giving Triple H the Last Ride off the top rope. Great match. (9/10)
11. STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN (VS) THE ROCK (WORLD TITLE/NO DQ)
Great match. I thought it was the best match of the night. This is one of the most emotional matches you will ever see. There is everything in this match. This match is filled with a lot of blood and close falls. Vince comes out and helps Austin. Shocker!!![.] Stone Cold hits The Rock with a chair repeatedly, but The Rock kicks out. Finally, Austin hits him aobut 8 times. He gets the 1-2-3 to become new champ. Austin and Vince celebrate after the match.
EXTRAS
There are a lot of extras in this match. There are many favorite and greatest moments montages. There is an extra from the next night on RAW as the Two Man Power Trip is formed.
This PPV is amazing. There are so many highlight matches. I think Rock and Austin was the best match of the night, but there could have been three others. I strongly recommend this DVD. You will not be disappointed. It will be one of the best wrestling DVD's you will ever see.
Movie Review: Not as good as made out to be...
Summary: 5 Stars
I will probably get stoned for this, but this Wrestlemania was not as good as everyone has made it out to be. WM X-8 was so much better, despite the calibur of the main event...X-7 has a bett main event by far...
Match #1 Chris Jericho (c) vs. Commisioner Regal for the IC Championship: Boring! But I can see why they'd open the show with this. Jericho retains his title, but why would Regal win if he was the commisioner anyways? 5/10
Match #2 Tazz & APA vs. Right to Censor: This could have been better if it was longer, but it was way too short. Tazz and Farooq barely got any ring time. Bradshaw beat RTC around a little bit, clothesline from hell, and that was that. Tazz and APA win. 6/10
Match #3 Raven (c) vs. Big Show vs. Kane for the Hardcore Championship: Not bad, but could have been better. What was lame about this match was that Raven didn't stand a chance against these two so everyone knew he would lose. Kane wins after throwing Show and Raven off the stage, then dropping a SICK leg drop on Show and pinning him! 7.5/10
Match #4 Eddie Guererro vs. Test (c) for the European Championship: One of the worst matches on the card. This match makes me wonder why no one liked Eddie back then and why everyone is all over his nuts now! He acts exactly the same! The crowd was so dead for this match it was crazy! Eddie wins with Malenko and Saturn's help and Test looked weak barely getting any offense in! STINK! 3/10
Match #5 Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle: Best match of the card so far! First match in these twos long history of matches. It was a great display of pure mat wrestling, but again not as good as everyone said it was. Their match at Royal Rumble '03 whipes the floor with this match. Angle wins with a hand full of tights! 8/10
Match #6 Ivory (c) vs. Chyna for the Woman's Championship: I was actually entertained by this eventhough it ended in like 2 or 3 minutes. Chyna pummeled Ivory all over the place and easily took her title. Not a good night for Right to Censor...Thank God!!! 7/10
Match #7 Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon in a Street Fight: Is it just me or is Shane like the king of street fights?! This was entertaining because of the drama behind it, not the actual match. There was no blood what so ever, but 2 sick bumps made up for it...Shane's leap of faith through the announce table and Shane doing a drop kick all the way across the ring planting a garbage can into Vince's face...oh and Linda punting Vince in the grapefruits! Mick Foley was SGR! Shane wins! 8.5/10
Match #8 E & C vs. The Hardyz vs. The Dudleyz (c) for the Tag Team Championships TLC 2: Another entertaining match, but not as good as their first triangle ladder match. What made this not as good was the constant interference by everyone...Rhyno, Spike, and Lita! Some cool spots...Spike gives Christian the Dudley Dog through a table, Rhyno gores Matt through a table, and the Dudleyz give Lita the 3D! Rhyno pushes Christian up the ladder allowing E&C to win the belts! 8.5/10
Match #9 Gimmick Battle Royal: This sucked! Worst match on the card! All these old timers who obviously couldn't wrestle anymore were in the ring and it just looked like the inside of a toilet bowl...crap! Iron Sheik wins this garbage in like 2 1/2 minutes! The entrances for everyone took like 4 times as long as the match...0/10
Match #10 HHH vs. Taker: Now we are getting somewhere! After taker flattened Mike Chioda, this turned into a street fight going all over the place! HHH took a 15' chokeslam, SICK! Taker wins with the last ride after HHH busted him open with the sledgehammer! AWESOME! 10/10
Match #11 Rock (c) vs. Austin for the WWF Title: Save the best for last, that's what I always say! This was announced as a No DQ match right when the superstars were making their entrances to the ring! Rock was getting his butt handed to him by the Rattlesnake at the beginning of this match and was busted open early! Stone Cold sells his soul to the devil, as McMahon gives Austin a chair and he DESTROYS Rock with the dang thing! The alliance we never thought we'd see was formed, Vince and Austin! After their victory, they celebrate with some beers as WM X-7 comes to a close...freaking CRAZYNESS!!!
Overall not bad, but like I said see WM X-8 cuz it's better then this! Austin vs. Rock is probably the only thing that makes this mania better then X-8 because we know HHH vs. Jericho sucked! Oh and I'm a big fan of Paul Heyman, but he proved at how much he sucks at being an announcer here...his commentary was HORRIBLE! Too bad King was gone for this...
Movie Review: One of the top pay per views of 2001
Summary: 5 Stars
Wrestlemania X-Seven was a great Pay Per View with intense action. The Pay Per View brought out memorable matches that you won't never forget. Here are all the matches and how they were.....#1 WWF Intercontinental Championship: William Regal vs Y2J- A good opener match. Was decent and not dissapointing. The ending was a little suprise.
#2 APA & Tazz with Jackie vs Right to censor- A good tag team match, although it was kind of short and there wasn't as much action as you would expect.
#3 WWF Hardcore Championship Triple Threat Match: Big Show vs Kane vs Raven- An AWESOME hordcore match. This One of my favorite hardcore matches of all time. It was long and the 3 went all around through the arena. The match was really revolved around Kane and Big show. I was suprised Raven lasted al long as he did in the match. My favorite parts were when Kane tossed Raven through glass and when Kane kicked Big Show off the Ramp.
#4 WWF European Championship: Test vs Eddie Guererro- Not a great match, not a bad match, just an okay match. It was kind of boring and it was obvious Eddie's friends were gonna come out and help him.
#5 Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle- A good exciting match. I couldn't believe that they had so much rivalry considering the fact that there rivalry only started six days before the pay per view. The match was a little boring because both competitors tried so hard to win by submission and this match led to other matches like their Ultimate 30 minute submission match a BACKLASH and their 2/3 falls match at Judgement Day.
#6 WWF Women's Championship: Ivory vs Chyna- A better women's championship from Royal Rumble. But I would not know it that well because I was concentrating alot on Chyna's shiny maroon attire. Believe me, she looked hot (as always)
#7 Street Fight: Shane McMahon vs Vince McMahon with Special Guest Referee Mick Foley- An Incredible match. Shane-O-Mac had defied the leaps of gravity. These 2 barely wrestle but put up one greatest matches ever. The best parts were Trish slapping Vince, Mick Foley getting a little revenge on Vince for having him fired, Shane's flying kick from one apron to another, and Linda getting up and kicking Vince in his grapefruits. It was a night of a living hell for Vince. This match was also the start of a rivalry that led the Alliance.
#8 WWF Tag Team Championship TLC II (Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2)- Edge & Christian vs Hardy Boyz vs Dudley Boyz. An UNFORGETTABLE MATCH. It was even better then the one at Summer Slam 2000. So many tables being brokened, Edge spearing Jeff Hardy when Jeff was hanging from the belts, and interfearences from Spike Dudley, Lita, and Rhyno who also fought each others too! This is one my top 5 favorite tag team championship matchs!
#9 Gimmick Battle Royal_ Boring but had nostalgic fun.
#10 Triple H vs The Undertaker- A great match between two great wrestlers. The entrances were at the begining of the match was awesome because Triple H had Motorhead play his entrance theme "The Game" which was really cool and Undertaker came down with his new bike. The match had pretty much what evry wrestling fan wants to see. Brutality, blood, weapons being used like the sledgehammer and a sweet ending when Undertaker picked up HHH while he was puching him so he could give him the last ride! Undertaker improved his wrestlemania record 9-O!
#11 WWF Championship: The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. A great ending to a Pay Per View. Limp Bizkit's song "My Way" was a great theme to this pay per view and their rivalry. So many times had it looked like this match was going to be over but it just kept continuing. Rock and Austin put up a good fight. The only down part of this match was the ending which was Austin 3:16's winning the because of his change of character by having an alliance with Vince McMahon! his long time arch enemy. This was start of the hatred the fans had against Steve Austin that lasted a long time.
Over all I think Wrestlemania X-Seven was one best Pay Per Views of all time and may even be the best Pay Per View of 2001. Any wrestling fan will love this so buy it.