Match 1: Backlash 2009 - WWE World Heavyweight Championship - Last Man Standing - John Cena (c) vs. Edge (Taken from WWE Backlash 2009 Review)
As much as we always talk about the rivalry between John Cena and Edge,
we tend to remember their matches in 2006 and completely forget their
revived run in 2009. This is unfortunate because this match at Backlash
should certainly be remembered as one of their best matches. They really
brought out all the stops for this match with some awesome spots
throughout like Cena darting steel steps at the face of Edge and even
delivering an Attitude Adjustment to him into the crowd. The action was
pretty nonstop from start to finish with the exception of there probably
being too many counts from the referee which got pretty annoying at
times. The fight spilled throughout the concourse of the arena before
they took it on the stage. As Cena was ready to deliver another Attitude
Adjustment to Edge on top of the stage, The Big Show came out of
nowhere and Chokeslammed Cena through one of the spotlight props off the
stage. An explosion rang immediately as the referee counted to 10. Wow.
That was probably one of the coolest finishes to a match I have ever
seen and it came off so realistic and flawless. Perfect way for
SmackDown to get their World Heavyweight Championship back on its brand
and a satisfying ending to a great match.
Winner: Edge
Rating: ****1/4
Match 2: Backlash 2009 - ECW Championship - Jack Swagger (c) vs. Christian (Taken from WWE Backlash 2009 Review)
With
Christian finally being back in the WWE, he gets his first big singles
match on PPV against the young Jack Swagger for his ECW Championship.
Although Swagger was still a fresh face to the company at this point,
the WWE was really putting some stock in him with big matches against
Matt Hardy and even John Cena that saw him more than hold his own. Solid
opening match here with Swagger looking great throughout the match but
Christian being able to score the ultimate upper hand with the help of
an exposed turnbuckle along with a Killswitch. Christian wins his first
"world championship" in the WWE. Great moment to start off the night.
Winner: Christian
Rating: ***1/2
Match 3: Judgment Day 2009 - WWE World Heavyweight Championship - Edge (c) vs. Jeff Hardy (Taken from WWE Judgment Day 2009 Review)
If we're still in the business of talking about recycled matches, how
many times have we seen these two go at it? Regardless, I'm not one to
complain when these two step in a ring at any time so here we are for
the main event of the night. Love the fact that these two are closing
out the night and per usual, they delivered the goods. Jeff Hardy more
than proved in 2008 that he doesn't need all kinds of glitz and glamour
to have a good match and he continued to prove that point here. Never a
dull moment and Hardy splashed in some innovative daredevil moves that
brought him to the dance. One of the coolest spots in the match saw
Hardy run the barricade outside and try to splash onto Edge on the
announcers table but only got met with a Spear. Back and forth they
collided as they brought the fight to outside the ring where Matt Hardy
ambushed Jeff from behind with his cast as the referee was unable to
see. Jeff was able to shake it off a bit and go for a Swanton Bomb but
stumbled a bit from the top as Edge went up and hit Jeff with an
Edgecution from the top for the win. Loved how Hardy sold the attack at
the end and loved how Edge won using a different finisher. Add that to
the list of great matches these two have had together.
Winner: Edge
Rating: ****
Match 4: The Bash 2009 - Intercontinental Championship - Chris Jericho (c) vs. Rey Mysterio (Taken from The Road is Jericho DVD (Disc 3) Review)
It's
been years since I last saw this match and it always hits home when I
do go back and check it out. I recall watching this back in 2009 and
being completely mesmerized by this match, it definitely holds very dear
to my heart. They had an amazing feud back in 2009 which centered
around the mask of Rey Mysterio. Chris Jericho noted how much he enjoyed
working with Mysterio in the interview before the match on this DVD and
how he had to convince Vince McMahon why exactly he wanted to take the
mask from Mysterio. Simply put, because he could. The action was fast
and furious, it almost felt like I stepped into a time machine and was
watching an old ECW match. It's super rare to see matches like this in
this era of the WWE, two veterans pretty much breaking out all the stops
and showing just how athletic this sport truly is. This is one of those
matches where I don't even need to explain what exactly they did.
Rather, I'm just going to tell you to go out of your way to watch this. I
do want to mention how awesome the finish was, Jericho had Mysterio in
the Walls of Jericho before pulling off the mask of Mysterio. Jericho
looked in awe at the mask he had pulled off before realizing that
Mysterio had another mask underneath. Mysterio hit the 619 and scored
the win and the Intercontinental Championship. The look on Jericho's
face after was priceless and he held on to the mask he had pulled off.
Fantastic stuff.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
Rating: ****3/4
Match 5: Night of Champions 2009 - United States Championship - Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Carlito vs. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz vs. Primo vs. MVP (Taken from WWE Night of Champions 2009 Review)
Definitely
like how they went for the six-man match instead of a singles match,
keeps the show fresh considering there are so many title defenses. The
hard part comes in keeping things interesting throughout the match and
they did a fine job here. Primo is The Big Show's replacement and he
played his role great as he had to also compete against his brother in
Carlito. The match was fun but wasn't as chaotic and hectic as you would
hoped for. But that isn't to say that this was a bad match because it
far and away was not. Good pacing and some cool spots to get the crowd
going. Ending came when Carlito hits his Back Stabber finisher on his
brother until Kingston lands a Trouble in Paradise right after to retain
the title.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
Rating: ***
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