Quick Review - Hell in a Cell
by Geno Mrosko on Oct 4, 2010 5:42 AM EDT
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JLamb already covered an extensive review of the show. I'll just be giving my own litte quick review of the night and everything we got to see. In we go.
- There have been reports floating around online that fans in the crowd, in particular younger Cena fans, were literally crying at the fact that Cena lost and is being forced to join Nexus. That's money. I already talked about the absurd amount of material they have at their disposal storyline wise and I really hope they come through with something good. If Cena is wearing a Nexus shirt, the previous poor sales of their merchandise should go up and that's just what the group needs to survive. Barrett and Cena easily put on the most entertaining match of the night. Lot of ways to go with this WWE; don't mess it up.
- How ridiculously stupid was the finish to the Kane-Undertaker match? The urn doubled as a flashlight? Bearer turning on Taker was supposed to be a big shock but he just came back last week. That kind of quick swerve is supposed to go over? Not only was it stupid, it was poorly executed and left fans, both at home and in the arena, extremely confused. I don't want anymore of this feud but it's going to drag out to the bitter end.
- I'm just going to go ahead and say it now; the Hell in a Cell gimmick is dead. The match no longer holds any meaning. The current PG version of WWE TV just doesn't lend itself to the type of brutal matches that the Cell is designed specifically for. I'm not saying we should expect Mick Foley type bumping off the cage or anything like that but making these guys stay in the cage and have matches with no blood really makes it no different than any other match. Building an entire PPV around the concept might have worked when Foley was bumping like nuts but not now.
- How odd is it that WWE can run so many PPV's and guys like Big Show, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Rey Mysterio, MVP and so many others are missing shows like this? They had a meaningless match between Edge and Jack Swagger to fill time and they still ran short. I get it that they wanted to make sure there was plenty of time for the two Hell in a Cell matches but like I said before, those matches weren't worth the time to begin with. Young guys aren't getting over on PPV and that has to change. That starts with actually giving them a spot.
- The Women's division just needs to go away. There is very little value in it, if any.
Three short weeks and Bragging Rights will be here. That's an eternity to come up with great storylines. I wonder what they will do with all that time?
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PARKOUR! PARKOUR! PARKOUR!
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
Bragging Rights
Will be sponsored by Mirror’s Edge to further put over John Morrison’s parkour gimmick.
I can’t wait to see what kind of crazy stuff he does tonight!!!
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I’d rather have the Cruizerweight division back, then have the Women’s division. Also, what kind of PPV has 0 titles change hands? It showed exactly what this PPV. An expensive version of Monday Night Raw.
"A ringing single for David Eckstein who, in my view, is the perfect size for an American male." -Bob Costas
‘Taker angle was solid. It wasn’t executed with laser-like precision, mostly due to Bearer’s apparently inability to walk…but it further solidifies Kane as someone who can beat Undertaker, which is what needed to happen since ’Taker is on the way out.
It doesn’t feel drawn out to me at all – is it at the point now where feuds longer than 2 months are “too long?” Jeez. This has been one of the few feuds where everything has made sense, in a comic-booky way, anyway. Matches are hit and miss but they’ve certainly been watchable. I’m assuming they’ll wind it up at Survivor Series and then start building to whoever Undertaker’s going to face at WM.
I don’t think it’s been drawn out either…if anything this aspect of the angle has been rushed. In a perfect world Paul would’ve came back sooner and really solidified himself as Taker’s manager and the great equalizer in his feud against Kane. A few squash matches and a bodybag or two is all it would take to accomplish that. THEN have Bearer turn on him.
I hate fantasy booking but the current WWE is maddening when it comes to the smaller details.
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How odd is it that WWE can run so many PPV’s and guys like Big Show, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Rey Mysterio, MVP and so many others are missing shows like this? They had a meaningless match between Edge and Jack Swagger to fill time and they still ran short. I get it that they wanted to make sure there was plenty of time for the two Hell in a Cell matches but like I said before, those matches weren’t worth the time to begin with. Young guys aren’t getting over on PPV and that has to change. That starts with actually giving them a spot.
So right man, especially Rhodes, Punk, and DiBiase. Big fan of them.
I was just over at thejohnreport reading his review and he brought up a good point that during Paul Bearer’s interview he said that he had been formulating a plan for six years and that is when Taker buried him in cement. I don’t think anybody here picked up on it until he came out with the red tie, I didn’t until he was let in the cage because I think he had a red tie on Smackdown when he returned.
Yeah, after listening to the interview a second time I really think that is what cemented (pun intended!!!!!) his turn. Now, I wonder if the WWE will actually acknowledge that the Undertaker, for all intents and purposes, tried to kill Paul Bearer six years ago. As I said in my review, I’m digging the story aspect of this feud but the in-ring action has been abysmal.
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One thing I would really like to see? Kane without the dumb white contact. We’ve seen that thing slid around in his eye for years now. It just looks retarded. No one believes that he was burned as a child. Probably because he has no burn scars. At least he doesn’t have the idiodic half shaved head anymore. At least I haven’t seen it that way.
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As I said in the live discussion, I kind of hoped for a Kane loss so he could disappear for a little bit and reemerge as the VINTAGE~! Big Red Machine mask and all.
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So, anyone want to lay any odds on what route “Cena Must Join Nexus” goes… Reluctant Henchman or Swerve Willing Participant?
Cena is going to tear Nexus down from the inside out.
And it will probably all happen tonight.
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