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WWE Vengeance was last night, and if you missed the show, you didn't miss a whole lot. For the most part, the show felt like a better version of Raw. There were good wrestling matches, but most of the matches didn't really mean anything and were just there to fill the card. It was a perfect example of the problem with WWE having so many PPVs. This was really just a hold over show to get them to Survivor Series. There were no title changes (not that I'm complaining), but there was also nothing especially meaningful that will be remember two weeks from now. Here's my quick rundown of the card.
- Air Boom d Ziggler/Swagger to retain the Tag Team Titles. A good opener. A lot of action, and they were given a good amount of time.
- Dolph Ziggler d Zach Ryder to retain the US Title. This match took place immediately after the tag match, and Ziggler was blown up early in this match. Ziggler won clean, so it made Ryder look like a loser. Not sure what the point of Ziggler working double duty back to back was if neither of the titles were going to change.
- Beth Phoenix d Eve to retain the Divas Title. Better than a normal Divas match involving Kelly Kelly. They really, really need to move onto new programs outside of the same four women.
- Sheamus b Christian. Nothing more than a Raw match. Crowd wasn't into it much. Sheamus won with the Brogue Kick as Christian was charging him for a spear.
- The Miz & R-Truth d CM Punk & HHH. HHH really has lost a step since WrestleMania and is not looking in the best shape anymore. The match was a major letdown, especially since many considered this the real main event of the show. Not much heat from the crowd. Kevin Nash returned laying out HHH with a nasty Powerbomb. Miz and Truth beat Punk. Punk is just another geek now. It's official that all of the momentum he had a few months ago is now gone. Not a good match.
- Randy Orton d Cody Rhodes. The crowd was not into Rhodes as a legitimate threat to Orton. Rhodes desperately needs a character change because the baggers, voice, and mask suck. Orton has had better matches.
- Mark Henry vs The Big Show - No Contest - Henry retains World Heavyweight Title. The match was fine while it was going on. Both men traded power moves that weren't enough to put the other away, including Henry taking a chokeslam off the top rope. The finish saw Henry hit Show with a top rope superplex which collapsed the ring as Lesnar and Show did in 2003. Show was stretchered/trucked out. They tried to do the same with Henry, but Henry refused help and staggered on his own to the back.
- Alberto Del Rio d John Cena to retain the WWE Title in a Last Man Standing match. The worked in the collapsed ring for a lot of the match which seemed strange in a last man standing match. It was a perfect example of Cena's awful selling. One second he's down, knocked out, getting counted out, and literally 2 seconds later he's up kicking Del Rio's !$*. They worked hard and took some big spots including Del Rio taking a bump off the entrance set through a table. They got back to ringside. Cena AA'd Del Rio through the announce table. As he was being counted down, Miz and Truth came in and laid out Cena. Super Cena got up but then Del Rio laid him out with a belt shot to the head to get the win. Don't worry though, Cena was back to his feet a second after the 10 count.
So now we have four weeks until Survivor Series. They announced last night that The Rock would not just be at Survivor Series, but he would be returning to action on the show. We already knew that, but I don't agree with making that announcement on TV without having an angle to explain it first. The rumor is that The Rock will be on NEXT week's Raw, as well as the Survivor Series go home Raw on Nov 14 (along with Mick Foley). The Rock will be part of the five on five main event at Survivor Series which very tentatively is Rock, Cena, HHH, Punk, Foley vs Del Rio, Miz, Truth, Nash, and ???. Those teams, especially Punk, Foley, and Del Rio may change. The build for the match will begin tonight.
We'll see if they do anything with Jim Ross tonight. I do not know if he is at the show, but Cole went out of his way to mention JR many times last night. Of course, that could just be Vince getting off on BULLYING Ross.
