WWE Bragging Rights Recap
Last night was the very first Bragging Rights PPV and it did not let down. I first have to comment on the setup of the ring. The ring look really awesome. Half of it was blue, and half of it was red but the way the said it up was totally awesome.
The first match of the night was The Miz taking on John Morrison. They played this match off like the Rockers breakup because both men are similar to Jannetty and Michaels. It was a great match between the former tag champs but in the end The Miz won and got Raw started off to great night. The Miz may have won but in my mind John Morrison hasn’t even reached his prime yet. His career is just beginning and the Miz is getting there too. It was a good solid match that both men should be proud of.
Next was the Raw Divas versus the Smackdown Divas. This was actually a really good match which saw the Smackdown Divas defeat the Raw Divas. It’s good to see both Smackdown and Raw have good Diva’s divisions on their shows. Melina and Michelle McCool are both great champions and make it fun to watch.
Then you had the World Heavyweight Championship Match between The Undertaker, Batista, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. This match was fast pace that saw an implosion between Rey and Batista. CM Punk was doing everything he could do to win back the World Title but in the end The Undertaker won the match and retained his title. After the match Batista said he was tired of Rey costing him the title and stabbing him in the back and unleashed his anger on Rey saying their friendship was over. I for one am happy to see Batista turn heel. It’s long overdue and maybe WWE will start using him in the manner that he was once used when he was in Evolution.
Up next was the 7 on 7 Raw vs. Smackdown tag team match for the Bragging Rights Cup. It was a good match that saw everyone involved. It was very fast pace as well and you didn’t have time to blink in the match. The one thing I loved is when the Hart Dynasty did the modified Hart Attack to Shawn Michaels. It brought back so many memories of when The Rockers and Hart Foundation collided in 1990. I also enjoyed watching the David Hart Smith in the ring with Shawn Michaels. That also brought back some memories of watching Shawn Michaels take on Davids father the British Bulldog in some very classic matches. In the end when a melee broke between both teams Kofi Kingston was looking to put Chris Jericho away and win it for team Raw. Before he could the Big Show turned on team Raw and helped his tag team partner and Team Smackdown win the match and the bragging rights. I was in absolute shock considering Smackdown changed most of its team 2 nights before the pay-per-view. This will probably set up Chris Jericho/Big Show defending their Unified Tag Team Titles again DX in the near future, probably at Survivor Series.
One title, one hour, and one rivalry that was finally going to end. WWE Champion Randy Orton and John Cena has become a fun rivalry to watch. This match was what I thought it would be and that was an all out fight with some brutality. It’s really hard to talk about an hour long match but for most of it Randy Orton dominated but Cena caught Orton by surprise a few times during the match. The last 20 minutes of the match was insane and with four seconds left Randy Orton tapped out giving John Cena a 6-5 lead which meant John Cena stays on Raw and is once again the WWE Champion. With Randy Orton not allowed anymore rematches against Cena who will be next challenger for Cena’s WWE title? Only time will tell.
It was a very solid pay-per-view in which I would give 8 out of 10 stars. It is really hard to wrestle for 60 minutes. I don’t care what anyone says but the match was fun to watch. Obviously nothing will ever top Shawn vs. Bret but for the styles Orton and Cena have they did an awesome job. The only thing left to say is that Champ is here.
