WWE WrestleMania 22 (2006)

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This was one of the best wrestle-manias ever the whole show was excellent with the exception of a couple of matches.1)Kane,Show Vs Carlito,Masters:Good solid opener lots of back and forth action 6.5/10.2)Mitb Rvd vs lushly vs Ric Flair vs Matt Hardy vs Shelton Benjiman vs Finlay:Great money in the bank ladder match lots of stunts the highlight was Shelton doing a sen ton onto everyone 8/10.3)US Title Chris Benoit Vs Jbl:good solid match with Jbl Pulling the win out with a good reversal spot 7/10.4)Hardcore Match Edge VS Mick Foley:awesome defines this match.Edge makes Mick have arguably the best match of his career. 9.5/10.5)Boogeyman vs Booker T:press skip on the DVD remote 1/10.6)Trish Vs Mickie: Great women's match up the crowd just ate this up 8/10.7)Undertaker Vs Mark Henry: Real average match up but every match is with Mark Henry.5/10.8)HBK VS Vince No holds barred: I wasn't really looking forward to this and thought it was a complete waste of Shawn but i was pleasantly surprised when Shawn showed why he is the best wrestler ever,making Vince look really good and the second best match on the card awesome ladder spot in the end with a table. 9/10.9)whc Kurt vs Rey vs Randy:Awesome triple threat match but may have went a little two short and the climax was a little Prue mature but overall a really good match 7.5/10.10)Torrie vs Candice pillow fight:good eye candy didn't go to long and was good to have a light match in between the two world title match's 6/10.11)Wwe Title Triple H Vs Cena: Pretty good match the crowd was red hot for this one with a great finish and good story telling.Triple H did a great job carrying Cena 8/10.Overall I rate wrestle-mania 22:9/10

Ah Wrestlemania. The time of year that wrestling fans all over the world look forward to. The memories, the history, the matches, everything. This year's Wrestlemania, in my opinion wasn't necessarily great but was still entertaining and a good watch. First up was the below average Big Show/Kane vs. Carlito/Chris Masters. This match just doesn't have anything to it. Just a normal match you'd see anywhere else with a bad decision not letting Masters/Carlito win the belt that have lost so much meaning. Money in the Bank ladder match 2 is next up. Once again nothing less than spectacular. Not as good as last years but it was really cool to change it up from all high fliers usually to some other styles with the likes of Flair, Finlay, and Bobby Lashley. If you don't think Ric Flair is the man then watch this. Seeing someone his age taking the bumps he took further shows that he is one of the best. Shelton once again steals the highlights in this match topping his run up the ladder last year and the flipping plancha to the outside. How you may ask? Well he combined both by running up the ladder AND doing the plancha. He also does an insane springboard onto the ladder set up. Awesome ladder match, I still like last year's the best. Following this was a disappointing JBL vs Chris Benoit for the US Title. This match actually had pretty good expectations. But the short amount of time really hurt this from being a good bout. This was average. The Mick Foley vs Edge hardcore match is probably the show stealer, but that's arguable. I can't say much about this match because I don't wanna ruin the awesome finish. Up next is Booker T vs Boogeyman. Horrible don't even bother. Next was Mickie James vs Trish for the Women's title. Yes we all seen how these turn out but Mickie and Trish can really make a go at it. I mean 2 months earlier at New Year's Revolution they probably had match of the night in my eyes. This was actually very good but finish was blown, looked like Trish hurt her knee at some point. Then came the casket match with Undertaker vs Mark Henry. Another average match but poor Taker he tried so hard to bring the best out of Henry and you can see Henry tried also. He's just no good and really brings it down. Taker does do a good job of making Henry look tough though and Taker does an awesome plancha to the outside. Now the street fight between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon. Aweseome literally, it was just Michaels beating McMahon into oblivion but It was down in a way that it was a squash with Spirit Squad and Shane coming out. Awesome points of the match: Michaels elbow drop off the top of the giant ladder onto McMahon who's inside a trash can on a table. Words cannot describe. Oh yes and the DX crotch chop was back. Now we have the triple threat match for the World Heavyweight title between Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio. This match was slightly, slightly above average just because of Rey's win. This was short and not all that exciting. Shame really for what these 3 can actually do. Following this was a bathroom break of Playboy pillow fight between Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson. NEXT! John Cena vs. Triple H. Wow this was really good. John Cena really showed that he can actually go at it and Triple H helped him achieve that. The crowd was electric and made the match very interesting. They worked beautifully with the split crowd and by the end of the match Cena changes a lot of the boos into cheers and Triple H does the job. Overall good show, I would recommend this to anyone.

The biggest night in the wrestling world, the grandest stage of them all and the showcase for the immortals. This WrestleMania was one of the best(in my opinion). It was BIGTIME.Match 1 - Kane and Big Show Def Carlito and Chris Masters. The show was kicked off with the tag team champions retaining there titles. This was a fun match, a few moments where you actually thought masters and Carlito would win, but ultimately a bit of a let down, I would have liked to see it go on a bit longer. Match Rating - 5/10.Match 2 - RVD Def Ric Flair, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay, Bobby Lashley and Matt Hardy in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. This is where things started to heat up, you put six crazy guys in a ring together with weapons and what do you get, answer in one word, CARNAGE. We saw some new and crazy stuff, especially from RVD and Shelton. Maybe not as good as the original, but pretty close. Match Rating - 7.5/10Match 3 - JBL Def Chris Benoit for the US Title. This was a good match, with some nice back and forth action.Possible a slight let down because i was really looking forward to this match. Again i would have liked to see it go on for longer, seen as Benoit and JBL have some great chemistry between them and both of these blokes are great workers. Match Rating - 6/10Match 4 - Edge Def Mich Foley, in a Hardcore Match. Now this is one of the most brutal matchs in WrestleMania history, if not, the most brutal. Edge and Foley really went at it, for his age Foley really pulled at the bad and I think surprised a lot of people, including me, and this should show all those critics who say Foleys just a mere imitation of his former self. With a little help from the HO, Lita, Edge pulled out a victory with an amazing Spear through a burning table, which now adds to his unbeaten streak. Match Rating - 8/10, good job Foley.Match 5 - BoogeyMan Def Booker T and Sharmel. What was the point, please someone tell, what was the point. This was a waste of a SmackDown Match, we could have seen some cruiserweight action or MNM defend the Tag Titles. I'm trying to blank this one from my memory but its just too awful. Match Rating - 2/10, seriously, what was the point, ill have to ask Vince next time I see him.Match 6 - Mickie James Def Trish Stratus for the Womens Title. Wow, what a match, this really was a showcase for the womens division. The crowd was electric for this match. I take my hat off to both the women (if i was wearing one). To all the guys who watched this match, when Mickie grabbed Trish's YOU KNOW WHAT and did the YOU KNOW WHAT sign, did anyone else suddenly find Mickie extremely Sexy. Match Rating - 8/10, well done lady's.Match 7 - The UnderTaker Def Mark Henry, in a Casket Match. This match was really cool, two Power houses going at it. There were a few moments where I thought Henry might steal it, but Taker weren't having none of it. Scratch another name on the long list of UnderTakers Wrestlemania Victims. Match Rating - 7.5/10Match 8 - Shawn Michaels Def Vince McMahon, in a no holds barred match. I was so glad Good Old JR was there to call this SlobberKnocker. Now I'm not Michaels biggest fan, but as I was watching this match i suddenly found myself out of my seat and cheering him on. This match was a blood fest, I'm so glad the Spirt Squad got what they deserved and Shawn then pulled out the biggest ladder I've ever seen in my life and dived straight off it. What a crazy sod. Match Rating - 8/10Match 9 - Rey Mysterio Def Randy Orton and Kurt Angle, for the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, in a triple threat match. In my eyes this was the true main event, there was some crazy stuff including a double German Suplex and a great mix of finishers and counters. All three men showed what there made of and what else could we expect for three of the best athletes in the wrestling industry. Really Great Match, well done Rey. Match Rating 9/10Match 10 - Torrie Wilson Def Mickie James, in a Playboy Pillow Fight. Not sure why this match was booked here, but how cares. Two beautiful and sexy women ripping each others cloths off and rolling about, brilliant. Not a WrestleMania Classic but good fun to watch. Match Rating 3/10 for the wrestling side, 9/10 for hotness.Match 11- The Main Event- John Cena Def Triple H, for the WWE Title. The King has been dethroned. Like a lot of people, i don't like Cena very much, but after that victory, my respect grew for him and now I don't completely hate him. Now I've said that, this was in my mind a match classic, both men gave it there all and the better man one. Match Rating - 9/10, easily Cenas Greatest match of his career.Overall it was a really good show, I don't think ill ever forget the time the WWE went BIGTIME. The WWe needed this kind off show to say that they can still give the audience what they want to see. Overall Show Rating - 8/10.

A very enjoyable Wrestlemania, a lot better then last year. Great matches, a crowd that was loud, bizarre and relentless. Here's a recap1. Chris Masters & Carlito Vs. Big Show & Kane - Tag Titles 7/10, A solid opener with Kane and Big Show coming off really effective as the dominant force, Carlito was way over with the crowd in this one. WINNER - BIG SHOW AND KANE2. Money In The Bank Ladder Match 9/10 I can't stress how much I enjoyed this match, it was far better then last year's, Benjamin and R.V.D were awesome, Benjamin performs a leap from the top rope onto the ladder, absolute awesome. Lashley was pretty poor, Hardy, Flair and Finlay held their own. R.V.D was way over. WINNER - RVD3. Chris Benoit Vs. J.B.L - US Title 5/10 As expected an average match, I like JBL's promos but he's not the most entertaining wrestler to watch. A bit of a surprising and anti climatic ending. WINNER - JBL4. Edge Vs. Mick Foley - Hardcore Match 7.5/10 Super match, great spots, the ending was awesome, you must see it. Hats off to the risk taking from Edge and Foley. WINNER - EDGEA super segment involving Snitsky, Mae Young, Goldust, Booker T, Sharmell, Million Dollar Man and Eugene.5. Booker T & Sharmell Vs. Boogeyman 3.5/10 As I didn't expect much from this match I wasn't too disappointed but it's fair to say Boogeyman cannot wrestle a dot bit. The match is rather predictable to be honest. Boring chants break out during the match. WINNER - BOOGEYMAN6. Trish Stratus Vs. Mickie James - Women's Title 6.5/10 A strong women's encounter but what was most exciting was the crowd, Mickie was so over with the crowd, everything she did was cheered and Trish was predominantly booed out the building. It was going so well and I was growing on Mickie but then she proved what I've been saying for months, she's sloppy. She botches a stratus faction which the crowd let her know about. WINNER - MICKIE7. Undertaker Vs. Mark Henry - Casket Match 4/10 Now I am no huge Undertaker fan but this guy deserves so much better then Mark Henry, Undertaker tried as hard as he could but Henry is just so lame that there is nothing Taker can do to make this match interesting, it's slow, boring and so predictable even for the most retarded mark. WINNER - UNDERTAKERAnother great segment this time with the McMahon's, Vince says a prayer and has a few words with God - funny stuff.8. Shawn Michaels Vs. Vince McMahon - No Holds Barred 7/10 A plain and simple McMahon beat down from HBK, it is so much fun to watch and probably edges the Hogan/Vince match of WM19. HBK performs a stunning elbow drop from the top of a ladder. WINNER - HBK9. Rey Mysterio Vs. Kurt Angle Vs. Randy Orton - World Heavyweight Title 8/10 I wanted and thought I would be giving this match 10/10 but due to the fact it was so short I just couldn't do it, none the less it was very good, Kurt Angle carried this match like never before, he was at his best. As for Rey, well I felt sorry for him, it was his crowning moment and the crowd pooed all over it, they booed him every time he went to hit Angle, a shame really but hey it's Kurt Angle you beat him up you annoy a heck load of people. WINNER - REY MYSTERIO10. Torrie Vs. Candice - Pillow fight 2/10 Oh dear, okay these two are so sexy but they are so lame in the ring it becomes a crime to watch, as expected from the rampaging crowd, they proceed in crapping all over this match. An awful match but it wasn't pointless as they needed a toilet break match in somewhere. They also needed a match to put in between the World title matches in order to kill the crowd, which they did and did so in flying colours. WINNER - TORRIE11. John Cena Vs. Triple H - WWE Championship 9/10 Remember Rock/Hogan WM18 how the crowd ate up and made that match, well exactly the same here. This match was the main event and judging by crowd reaction to it, it's good it was. It wasn't a technical wrestling showcase but a heart pounding, near falls, emotionally charged match up. They both have weird entrances by the way. At first the crowd really get on Cena's back and are well into the Game, I thought both men played to the crowd spectacularly, I thought a few of the chants towards Cena were unacceptable and went beyond what it should go, after all this is just entertainment. As the match went on the crowd got louder and louder and they seemed to swerve a bit towards Cena that made for the old 50/50 chanting banter, a "Let's go Cena" "Cena sucks" chant breaks out, really good stuff and a few more false endings before the match comes to a dramatic and surprising ending. WINNER - JOHN CENAAll in all a very good Wrestlemania, anyone who says otherwise is just sum stuck up smark who can't get their head out their rare end. The crowd were brutal and loud, thumbs up to Wrestlemania 22. Some strong matches but a few diobolical ones.