Falls Count Anywhere

10-29-07

legit voting methods?

CyberSunday
So, I thought CyberSunday was a good show with only a few minor setbacks. Using the legit voting methods is risky, but this time it worked out pretty well.

They had Rey Mysterio vs. Fit Finlay in a Stretcher Match. This probably wasn’t their best choice, since No DQ has a lot more promise, but they had a good match that ended with something of a botched finish. The two of them work really well together and I’m not surprised. These two even had some good matches in WCW. Fit was so straight ahead he beat on Rey over and over and it was fun to watch…not that I wanna see Rey get beat on. I mean, he’s so small, so helpless. Fit rammed him into the post, he beat him with the stick, he hit him! He loves to fight!

Rey finally hit a 619 that sent Fit onto the stretcher and then he did a mean Senton! That guy’s the Bomb, yo! After that, as they were rolling the stretcher towards the line, the wheels got caught on a camera cord, so Rey had to drop him back on to the stretcher and then roll him over the line. They worked it just right when something went wrong. Good stuff.

They showed Matt Hardy and he looked like hell after Rey’s kneebrace caused a big ol’ gash on his melon. They announced that MVP would either be taking on Kane, the Great Khali or Mark Henry. Well, one out of three ain’t bad!

We had something of an upset when The Miz was chosen over Big V as the opponent of CM Punk. The Miz. I hate the Miz and he gets the shot. Morrison would have been my choice, but the heart wants what it wants.

The match wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. There was some sloppiness, but it’s never broke down. CM Punk is cool, but he’s not really terribly fluid (except in those Samoa Joe matches. There he was without fault!)

Punk hit a gorgeous Slingshot Suplex! If there was an official maneuver of Falls Count Anywhere, it’s the Slingshot Suplex. The Miz had to suffer some ‘You Can’t Wrestle’ chants. The match ended with the Go2Sleep, which is an awesome move, though it’s fall better done by my man Kenta, who is facing Misawa for the GHC Title in New York.

They had a bunch of the Chicks in costume, my favorite being Mickie James all Indianed out! She was freakin’ hot!

Garcia's into it...

Since neither Jeff Hardy nor Mr. Kennedy was chosen to face Randy Orton, they had to face each other. The match wasn’t bad at all, all things considered. Hardy was way over, which is always good to hear. He may never be the top guy, but he’s one of those guys on the middle of the show that gets the crowd into him and the show.

The two of them worked a pretty traditional opening, which we don’t see nearly enough anymore. The strange fact is that when guys go to the old headlock-hammerlock-armdrag, I tend to get into it. Kennedy works a very traditional style. He’d have gotten along well in the late 1980s. He used an old-fashioned Neck Vice, which is one of those moves that is making a comeback. Jeff Hardy flew, though nothing was terribly notable. Hardy went for a Corner Dropkick, but Kennedy moved and Hardy went down hard, which led to Kennedy covering and getting the pin. Good stuff, though not as good as the opener.

MVP took on Kane. I took some time to make some dinner. MVP lost via count-out.

HBK and Randy Orton had a match that was only hurt by the DQ finish. HBK has learned over the years how to do as much as he can, never go beyond himself (which is when guys get really hurt) and get the crowd moving. He did just that here and Randy didn’t get in his way. Shawn worked Orton’s arm, including doing the Hammerlock slam like Mr. Ole Anderson, and then worked a hammerlock. He even hit one of those awesome Hammerlock/Back Suplex combos that just worked! I was sold on this match at that point and there was no turning back.

HBK got tossed around a little, but never really took any huge bumps. I mean, he made the normal bumps look great, but nothing was too crazy. Shawn missed an Elbow off the Top! This led to him doing it later and then he hit it. Shawn missed the SuperKick and Orton hit him with a Low Blow which led to the DQ. They didn’t seem to want to give away much on this show, which is probably why we’ve gotten two different screwjobs.

Well, Umaga vs. HHH was a Street Fight. I wasn’t shocked by that choice. It was a decent brawl from two guys who know how to work a good brawl. I think that HHH is one of the best brawlers of all-time. They had a few moments of pause, but it was good. It was nice to see a good use of the ECW table as Umaga put HHH through it. They used chairs and tables, which made me think of the good old days when HHH couldn’t do any wrong. The brawling was good and it ended when Umaga missed his Samoan Spike and HHH got the Sledge shot and then the Pedigree.

I always worry that HHH is going to take over the entire show, but here it was the right way to go. I think Umaga should get more credit. He’s been a work horse, has remained over even though he does a fair deal of jobs, and he’s always reliable for a decent match. Good on you, Umaga!

Wow, Batista vs. Undertaker. Austin ends up winning the vote as Special Ref and he gives it to JBL who had a ref’s shirt and was saying that he was the obvious choice. The match was really good. These guys had a good one at WrestleMania, and they ended up having one here that was almost exactly as good.

A strongman’s match can be difficult to watch unless the guys mix in more than the expected. They worked hard, which is not Batista’s strength, but they made every move count, especially the teases of their finishes. I was half-expecting a DQ finish, possibly a Double-DQ because Taker doesn’t need to do any jobs right now and Batista and UT have more money to draw, but they gave the win to Batista with the DemonBomb, which had followed another DemonBomb! Sweet.

They had a great spot where UT took a Spinebuster and kicked out before doing the sit-up, which freaked Batista. Just a really good match. These guys are all Main Event talent, even if they don’t always show.

I’d say this was a go-find show as it didn’t have a lot going on paper, but it ended up being really good.

That’s all for today! More on Thursday!

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Chris Garcia