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WWE Vengeance 2005

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4 star:		(53)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

WOW! Vengeance has got to be the best Raw brand ppv ever.
The matches are
1.Carlito vs Shelton Benjamin- I.C title
This was a surprisingly good match with loads of near falls and the crowd was actually cheering for Carlito which was strange.Benjamin was impressive as always and it was Carlito's best match yet in the wwe. 7.5/10

2.Victoria vs Christy Hemme
Not that good of a womens match,it was more of a cat fight mixed with some wrestling.Christy just isnt ready to wrestle yet.It is definately watchable though with some decent offense by Victoria. 5/10

3.Kane vs Edge
I wasn't really looking forward to this match as there past encounters have been average at best but this was a Very entertaining match.Good effort by both men and easily there best match together.The overbooking really made the end more exciting.This was Edge's 1st loss on ppv this year which made me happy.7/10

4.Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle
One of the best matches in the history of wrestling.Absolutely
brilliant, i dont know how shawn and kurt do it but this match shows just how talented they really are.Theres brawling, technical wresling and some great spots including a german suplex onto the annouance table which didnt budge at all and a wicked powerbomb into the top turnbuckle.I could go on and on but all you need to know is that this is an almost perfect match.The only thing i can think of against it is that there Wrestlemania match was slightly more special to me. 10/10

We then get a segment with Lillian asking Viscera to marry him.A waste of time but it was really just used to give us a break from the action as we did just watch the best match we may ever see so it does serve its purpose...i suppose.

5.John cena vs Chris Jericho vs Christian - WWE Championship
Great match and effort by all 3 men.Soo much better than i expected.Probably in the top 5 best triple threat matches ever in the WWE.John cena suits this match very well and he gives his best performance yet.Lots of false finishes and some great moves such as the powerbomb superplex keep this mach feeling fresh and exciting. 8.5/10

6.Batista vs HHH - Hell in a cell Worldheavyweight Championship
I was shocked at just how good this match was, a brutal hardcore hell in a cell match with chains, barb wire steel chairs and the steel steps were all brought into use, the cell wasnt actually used that much due to the other weapons being used.Highlights include a spine buster into the steel steps and Batista actually kicked out of a pedigree.Easily the match of Batista's life and a great effort by HHH. 9/10

overall 9/10
This ppvwas great and is Definatlty worth buying

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I recently got in the mood to watch wrestling from a few years back and this ppv looked pretty good. I admit no extra features does hurt the dvd but not too much. The most annoying thing about the whole thing is how the announcers kept on saying they were in Colorado and since the air was different, it was going effect some matches.

Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero: Great match. Too bad these two wrestlers are no longer with us. Guerrero's performance in this match is funny and the announcers loved it.

Billy Gunn vs. Jamie Noble: Two great wrestlers who never really got much notice. Well Gunn was half of the New Age Outlaws but afterwards he could have been a top star, it never happened. Noble is getting there.
The match is alright but nothing speical.

World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio: Four of the greatest wrestlers in the world. Of course this match was going be classic.

Stephanie McMahon vs. Sable: Yawn

APA Invitational: Comedy affair that had a few cool spots.

Undertaker vs. John Cena: Really good match. This match wasnt a hardcore match but still very intense.

Zach Gowen vs. Vince McMahon: I'll admit that I skipped this one.

Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show vs. Kurt Angle: A great triple threat match with Angle winning the world title.

Overall, it was amazing how much talent Smackdown had in 2003. Lesnar, Angle, Mysterio, Benoit, Undertaker, Kidman and so much more talent on its roster. It should have beat Raw in the ratings but I dont think it ever did. The roster basically reflects TNA of today. Many talented stars but for some reason, no one cares.

If you are going to buy a pay per view from 2005, this should be right up there close to the top. For pure wrestling this is one of the best pay per views of the last couple of years. Carlito and Shelton open with a great technical match which is only the pacesetter. Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle much like Wrestlemania 21 steal the show hands down in one of the greatest matches in wrestling history period. John Cena like him or not fends off both Christian and Chris Jericho in one of the best triple threat matches out there. Interesting part during this match as Jericho rolls up both and nearly gets a pin on both at the same time! In the main event Batista squares off in the always fun to watch Hell in a Cell against Triple H. Quite the match, as Triple H even gets pinned while still gripping the sledgehammer. This shold be a definate buy for any wrestling fan!

Here is another ppv of why Raw has the best single brands ppvs.This event rocked the house,but the Great American Bash was trash!Definetly get Vengeance to see;Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle(rematch from Wrestlemania 21),Edge vs Kane,John Cena vs Chris Jericho vs Christian for the WWE title(Jericho should of won)and Batista vs Triple H in an hell in an cell match(Their 3rd ppv title match)

I will review each match from a scale of 1-10.

1.)IC Championship
Carlito vs Shelton Benjamin
A very good opener to a very good ppv.Even though this match did have a few slow spots,it picked up right away. 7 5/10

2.)Christy vs Victoria
not much to say but it is worth a watch. 5

3.)Edge vs Kane
I was not looking forward to this match but when I saw it I was a bit suprised.It was fast,I dont even think it had a slow spot.Each minute was exciting and snisky's interference made this match just a bit better. 8 5/10

4.)Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle
So many people say this match was great,but I think it was barely good.There was only a few high spots and the last few minutes were only good.I think their Wrestlemania match was better even though I thought that match was gonna be better too. 7 1/2

5.)Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
John Cena vs Chris Jericho vs Chrisitan
This match was good every second it was on.This match was just great.Not much to say but this match was great. 10

6.)Hell In a Cell Match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Batista vs Triple H
WOW! These guys put on one heck of a show.They had chains, sledgehammers,steel steps,barbed wire chairs.Man when I saw this match I just thought this was great and it was.All i thought was the ending was kinda dumb because of what Triple H was gonna do but he didnt get to do.But Batista wins in one heck of a match. 10

This ppv was great and i recommend that you have to see it!

wwe ic championship
Carlito VS Shelton Benjamin- really good opener, with a great finish!(8.5/10)

Victoria VS Christy Hemme-what u would expect, worst of the night(4/10)

Kane VS Edge-Really good match, surprisingly fast paced.(8.5/10)

Shawn Micheals VS Kurt Angle-I dont know why people think this match was so great, yea it was good, but nothing special happened.(7/10)

triple threat WWE championship match
John Cena VS Christian VS Chris Jericho-Even though i dont like cena i think this was a great match. The best part was the superplex/powerbomb move that had all 3 men involved(10/10)

Hell in a cell for the world championship
Batista VS Triple H-Great match, Batitsa's best ever in the WWE. Very brutal,thios included a brarbed wire steel chair, sledge hammer, steel steps, and a chain.(10/10)

Overall it was a great event!

A very good PPV in all.

IC Title Match: Carlito(c) vs Shelton Benjamin

A pretty good match. Carlito did his same old cheating routine and Benjamin did his same old extreme moves. Pretty entertaining, but had some slumps. The ending could have been better.

7.5/10

Victoria vs Christy

Pretty average woman's match. Victoria is still good at playing the crazy chick, but Christy over-acted most of the match.

6/10

Kane vs Edge

Very entertaining and exciting match. Both competitors took turns dominating the match. Lita and Gene Snitsky both made an impact on the outcome of this great match.

9/10

WM 21 Re-match: Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle

This is a great match. Both of the men are so evenly matched it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole match. It wasn't exactly as good as their WM match, but it was still good and had a great ending.

9.5/10

Viscera/Lillian Segment

Pretty good comedy, with a visit from the Godfather and the Ho Train.

Triple-Threat Match for the WWE Championship: John Cena vs Chris Jericho vs Christian

A very good match. Cena's performance was really impress, as was Jericho's and Christian had his spots, too. Tomko interfered a lot for the sake of Christian. Very good back and forth match from all 3 competitors.

9/10

Hell in a Cell for the World Heavyweight Championship: Batista(c) vs HHH

The match of the night. It was filled with action and we finally got to see the Animal in Batista REALLY unleashed. Both men fought hard and put on a very exciting match. This was greater than their other to matches put together. Alot of action and alot of blood.

10/10

All-in-all, this was one of the greatest PPV's I've ever seen and even beat this years WM. I give it a 9.5/10 rating in all.

1. US title: Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Gurrero: This was the greatest opener of 2003 and maybe the greatest opener of all time. An amazing technical war to begin a championships run. Lots of finishers and near falls. Rhyno interferes in the end but it was still great. 10/10

2. Billy Gunn vs. Jamie Noble: Pretty pointless. The two just don't mix. A disgusting proposition on the match in which if Noble beats Gunn he gets to sleep with Torrie. Only bummer on the card. Pretty short too but I still somehow found it a little decent. 5/10

3. APA Invintational: Basically, it was a bar room brawl in a little spot by the stage set to look like an old Saloon. This was soooooo enetertaining! Characters like Brother Love and the Easter Bunny are featured. It had some really funny moments like the Easter Bunny being thrown out the window by Bradshaw, and some really brutal moments like Shannon Moore leaping off the stage back into the bar on O'Haire! 9/10

4. WWE Tag Team Championship: Worlds Greatest Tag Team vs. Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman: Awesome tag team match. Pure greatness in this one. It was way better than it was expected to be. The two teams really mix. Kidman pulls off an amazing stunt when he performs the Shooting Star Press from the middle of the top rope to the outside! Great match. 9.5/10

5. No Countout Catfight: Sable vs. Stephanie McMahon: WOW. It was a womens match...and still entertaining! Is that possible? You may ask. But this was great. They beat the holy hell out of each other. If wwe was all womens, this match would be Match of The Decade! But in normal rating... 8.5/10

6. Undertaker vs. John Cena: Great match. This was a war with tons of finishers and quite a bit of chain shots from Cena. Youll be suprised with how big of a fight Cena puts up before he finally goes down. Hell, Undertaker is bleeding from the mouth at the end! But in the end, the Deadman remains dominant. 9.5/10

7. Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen: I was expcting a total sh*t match here, but it was great! Zach does some cool moonsults and stuff, and in the end, he even splits Vince wide open! Vince wins but man, what a performance by Zach. 9/10

8. WWE Championship Triple Threat: Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle vs. Big Show: Match of the Night. Lesnar and Angle both get opened up, Big Show gets Angle Slammed through the announce table, tons of chair shots and finishers, and the title changes hands. Im suprised this match isn't talked about anymore because it was great. A great gain if you buy this DVD and a classic in my opinion. 10/10

Unfortunately, this DVD features no extras, which is a major bummer, but the awesome ppv makes up for it.

Chris Beniot Vs. Eddie Guerrero - US Title Finals (*****)
Great match just like any Beniot and Guerrero's matches, a surprise ending!!!

Billy Gunn vs. Jamie Noble - Indecent Proposal Match (**1/2)
A pretty short match somewhat predictable.

WG Tag-Team vs. Mysterio/Kidman - Tag Team Title Match (****)
All four superstars delivered a great match, great athleticism and prety entertaining.

APA Barroom Brawl Invitatational (***)
Somewhat entertaining, basically this brawl (not a match) was made to use all the people who didn't have a match on the PPV.

Sable Vs. Stephanie McMahon - Catfight (**)
A little let down, I have seen both women deliver a much better match before, but it told a story.

Undertaker vs. John Cena (****)
Good match, both men showed what they can do, it wasn't a total squash by the Undertaker like usual.

Vince McMahon vs. Zach Gowen (***)
Very dramatic, like him or not Vince can act. He was squirting blood out of his forehead, so it is entertaining.

Angle Vs. Brock(c) Vs. Big Show - 3 Way/No DQ WWE Title (*****)
Very, very good match. Big spots, great moments, great athleticism, great match!!!

Once in a while, the WWE puts on a card that is damn near perfect! WWE Vengeance 2005 is one of those cards.

Carlito Vs. Shelton Benjamin - Good opener. Not really that impressed with Carlito but he plays his heel role pretty good. Shelton just didn't seem like himself in this match but still put on a good show. Match ends with Carlito baiting Benjamin into a "Stinger Splash" into the exposed turnbuckle. Carlito quickly pins Shelton to retain.

Christy Hemme Vs. Victoria - Worst match on the card but it was better than I thought it would be. I am glad Victoria won because Christy is pushed way too much (though that isn't totally her fault/blame the WWE management for that one)! DID like the mean streak they are trying to give her (Christy) though. If they let her grow at her own pace, she could be the one to step in one day should Trish Stratus go away. Trish, interesting enough, traveled a similar road as Christy (only she didn't strip for PLAYBOY) so she could almost be a good mentor to Christy. They ought to consider putting Trish/Christy together as a duo (kind of like Gail Kim/Molly Holly was at one point). Anyway, getting off point here! Just a random thought.

Kane Vs. Edge - Better than expected! Crowd is merciless on Lita (who admittedly was looking sexy/never had a great face but the body is on point) and deservedly so though neither man in the ring was a choir boy! Last 5 minutes makes the whole match! Kane wins with his chokeslam after surviving interference from Gene Snitzky.

Shawn Michaels Vs. Kurt Angle - I've read many that said this was better than their match at WrestleMania 21. I don't know about that as I think both matches were great but in different ways. The first time was more stalemated. It went back and forth until Angle finally took the match with the anklelock submission. This time, Angle actually controlled most of the match which included a sick German Suplex on Michaels into the announcer table which didn't break! OUCH!

Michaels had to fight from behind moreso in this one than in the first encounter. Ending mirrored the RAW classic between Michaels/Shelton Benjamin just weeks before this match! Didn't look as devestating but it was a good way to end it. Great match by both men.

John Cena Vs. Christian Vs. Chris Jericho - In the first WWE title match on a RAW PPV (and the first one called by Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler in years), Cena came out looking great. Of course, when you have the talented Christian and Y2J working the match with you, you are going to look decent! Nice looking triple slam near the end of the match! Cena wins after great back and forth action.

Batisa Vs. HHH - I have seen nearly every Hell In The Cell on PPV since the match was introduced in 1997. This match has to be in the top 5! I'd stop short of calling it the best HITC ever but its definitely in the top 5.

What I like most about this match is that it was settled inside the Cell. Not that I didn't like them fighting on top of the Cell but most guys can't/won't do what Mick Foley did in his HITC encounters with The Undertaker and HHH nor should they be expected to do so.

I also liked the strategic use of weapons. It wasn't a weapon-fest but they used it at very logical times! The match is a long one but its worth every minute to watch! Great main event!

Extras include Triple H being helped from the ring to a near standing ovation. Not a "Game" fan but he deserved the appalause. Also shows an interview with Flair and HHH afterwards were Batista makes an unexpected appearance! What happens there may shock you!

Also has the press conference that took place the week of Vengeance and as a bonus match, it has John Cena, Shawn Michaels & Hulk Hogan Vs. Chris Jericho, Christian and Tyson Tomko!

Great card and pretty good DVD!