WWE Armageddon Discussions Thread - Sunday, Dec 17th 2006

-- Presented by SmackDown! --

-- WWE Armageddon --

-- Dream Tag Match --

WWE Champion John Cena & World Heavyweight Champion Batista vs. King Booker & Finlay

-- Inferno Match --

Kane vs. MVP

-- Last Ride Match --

Mr. Kennedy vs. Undertaker

-- United States Championship --

Chris Benoit (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero

-- WWE Cruiserweight Championship --

Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Gregory Helms (c)

-- One Fall to a Finish --

The Miz vs. Boogeyman

-- WWE World Tag Team Championship --

Brian Kendrick (c) & Paul London (c) vs. Dave Taylor & William Regal

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In here, discuss thoughts, opinions and predictions about WWE Smackdown's upcoming PPV.

Wow, three matches in one day. But to be truthful, they were leaked from numerous sources.

The dream tag match. I think it's obvious who will win out of this Face/Heel Tag match going into the new year. But I reckon it could swing either way. It's more of a battle or gimmick vs. ability in my opinion.

Inferno Match. MVP loses, it's clear. One of the few wrestlers who wears a full body suit in his matches over an opponent who wears only tights now has got to lose. Hopefully the fire can distract us away from Kane's lack of wrestling.

Last Ride Match. Good on paper, with good wrestlers. I reckon that this should settle the fued with Take winning and hopefully he actually continues wrestling full term after this.

Is Smackdowns main event scene lacking that much that they need to bring in Cena for their PPV's?SeriousThreat

Dream tag match, whos dream? (i know they're in other matches, but Cena and Bastista vs Kane and Taker would be a better dream)mrgab

Anywho, unless Cena and Batista turn on each other and fight, that main event reeks of just being a placeholder match.  It won't advance anything, just keep Smackdown in a monotonous cycle.

The gimmick matches do absolutely nothing for me.  The Inferno match, especially, is all spectacle and no substance.

I don't believe it's up to the WWE to tell us whether it's our "dream" tag match or not.

Anywoo, this is shaping up to be mediocre at best. Depending on what they do with the Londricks, and Helms now that Matt is gone(or is he? Maybe him and Jeff can BOTH have two belts each? ) Speaking of the Hardyz, who thinks they will be in this PPV as well...?

[QUOTE="mrgab"]Dream tag match, whos dream? (i know they're in other matches, but Cena and Bastista vs Kane and Taker would be a better dream)The_Dude14

OMG I just realized that Cena and Batista are champs again! Hopefully they both lose them in Jan.

WWE PPVs have gone in quality since Vengance

I think it could be a ok PPV nothing that I would get, but I think Helms is going to defend his title.wwe4ever_in05

PPV looks horrible, why does WWE always make ppvs where the main title is not defended? Helms should pass the title, bring in more feuds in the Cruiserweight division. I am sure London/Kendrick will put th titles on the line, and other than that i dont see any other matches being made...Cena and Batista BETTER fight eachother, and combine the titles and the rosters, They would do much better i thinkDark_Hylian8

Or if Gregory Helms will actually defend the damn belt. James Gibson is adrift since Kash went bye-bye, turn the man face and put the belt on him! Either that, or Jimmy Yang.AcolyteV1

[QUOTE="AcolyteV1"]Or if Gregory Helms will actually defend the damn belt. James Gibson is adrift since Kash went bye-bye, turn the man face and put the belt on him! Either that, or Jimmy Yang.trick_man01

Ah, cool... I don't have cable any more so I never get to see SD! / RAW, thanks for the heads up ^_^AcolyteV1

The last ride match between 'Taker and Kennedy is "reasonable",but an inferno match between Kane and MVP is just ridiculous,their feud is not big enough for this type of match and MVP is not big enough of a "superstar" to be in a match like this.I know "Taker and Kane have both battled in this match a couple times and HHH faced Kane once,so given this matches history MVP doesn't equal up to what the past matches have included such as great in-ring performers and all former WWE champions.

And as for this "dream match"..I would have thought they could have made a much better match for the WHC at Armageddon than a stupid tag match that you would think be on Friday Night Smackdown rather than a PPV...you don't put the WHC in a tag match then add the WWE champion...the WHC needs to defend his belt,thats what he has it for,to defend it!

This PPV was made crappy and will be crappy,because the WWE have lost too much talent on the roster and on the creative team to create a good show that much anymore.

The good match on the card is looking to be the US title match Between Benoit and Chavo.

Armageddon predictions.

Cena and Batista Vs. King Bookah and Finlay

Winner: Cena and Batista (King Bookah and Finlay don't have a chance)

Mr. Kenndey Vs. Undertaker in a Last Ride match

Winner: Mr. Kenndey (I hope so just for the fact that this is a good feud)

Kane Vs. MVP in a Inferno Match

Winner: Kane (Just to shut MVP up)

Jimmy Wang Yang Vs. Gergory Helms for the Cruiserweight Championship.

Winner: Jimmy Wang Yang (Just to have a change of pace)

Chris Benoit Vs. Chavo Guerrero for the US Championship

Winner: Benoit (Chavo hasn't proven himself)

The Miz Vs. The Boogeyman

Winner: The Boogeyman (And he's comin' ta get cha Miz, Muh hahaha) :P

Brian Kendrick and Paul London Vs. Dave Taylor and William Regal for the WWE Tag Team Championships

Winners: Dave Taylor and William Regal (London and Kendrick can't do any thing right right now and regal needs a push)

i didnt even know londricks still had the title....ToTheBank

the ladder match was a huge slap in the face. it just goes to show that Stephanie doesn't trust the tag teams on her show to put on a good match unless it includes a gimmick where they can do crazy spots.

Spots = GOOD Tag Team Wrestling

Solid, proficient, smart, tag wrestling =/= GOOD Tag Wrestling

hurray for the McMahon thinking!

but anyways, i digress, THAT LADDER MATCH WAS AWESOME.

4 snowflakes from me. this is the first match i've given at least 4 snowflakes since Undertaker/Angle. i'm glad they got 20 minutes and Mercury took a beating. Nitro is really coming into his own as the "new" Jeff Hardy in terms of spots and all that.

London and Spanky shined and i'm glad they retained. too bad Regal and Taylor couldn't showcase their "heelishness" as well as they could.

the match was a clusterf***, but everything meshed together for one of the most entertaining matches in the WWE this year.

My Armageddon Predictions (winners in green):
Cena & Batista vs. King Booker & Finlay

Mr. Kennedy vs. The Undertaker

Kane vs. Montel Vontavious Porter

Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Gregory Helms (I see WWE letting him hold the title until after the Royal Rumble)
 
Taylor and Regal vs. Londricks

Miz vs. Boogeyman vs. Fans Interesttrick_man01

This PPV certainly made up for New Year's Revolution, and I hope the quality of the PPV follows throughout 2007. Considering it was casted as a SmackDown! PPV, I wasn't expecting anything special at all, but at the end of the show, I was left gobsmacked at how great the overall show was.

Despite The Miz vs. Boogeyman and the Diva contest, every other single match was PPV quality, even Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Gregory Helms picked up in the end to be a great contest.

MOTN hands down goes to the fatal four way tag team ladder match. It surpassed my dream match being the Londricks vs. Hardys, but also vs. MNM and Regal/Taylor. What I don't understand is why this match wasn't announced before the show. It certainly would have got more PPV buys and it would have been nice to watch the show with a positive note. It's a surprise nonethelesss, and it was a very, very, very good one. Okay I like a spot-fest, and the match reflected it. Huge props to the Kendrick, London, Nitro, and both Hardys for their five star performance. Couldn't have asked for more from these guys. They showcased their ability and potential in this match indeed.

Now onto Mercury, damn. Okay, so I wasn't exactly liking his involvement in the match since he seemed rusty and unaware of what he could do, but what a way to leave the arena. Seeing his puddle of blood gave me the chills and I sure hope nothing too serious happened to him and that he makes a safe recovery. Pretty clever move by Jeff I must say though.

The PPV was solid, no doubt, but with two scenarios, I wasn't as fooled as those in the arena. I'm talking about two spots:
1. Inferno Match - Kane vs. MVP: Gee, I wonder what MVP was wearing underneath is attire. Not that I wanted to see flesh being burned, no...
2. Last Ride Match - Undertaker vs. Ken Kennedy: Gee, was that a bed disguised under a black blanket when Kennedy threw Taker from the top of the arena area?

Well, I'm just glad I got out of the way. Spectacular PPV nonetheless.

Just watched the match on 24/7 and while I realized, beforehand, this is the match where Mercury broke his nose, I did not truly appreciate the injury until seeing it for myself. I mean, I knew things were going to be bloody, but damn... not only was his face completely covered in blood, however, there was good-sized puddle of blood remaining on the floor. On that note, for my money, this is kind of shot you show your to friends, when they say to you "wrestling is fake." If that does not change their mind, I am not sure what will because, off the top of my head, I cannot think of time in wrestling where I have seen so much blood, so quickly.

Other than that, as far as I am concerned, Brian Kendrick is lucky did not kill himself with that botched float-over inverted DDT off the ladder. In my humble opinion, the guy's lucky he did not break his damn neck.

As for the match itself, I would go with rating of 4-stars. Despite being cluster-**** and having rather anti-climatic ending, spot-fest or not, the match just featured some awesome spots, that mashed together in great-and-effective matter.

With that being said, after watching this match, comparing things from than and now, while I have always been fan of London and Kendrick, in my humble opinion, its damn shame that these days, they have been reduced to nothing more than couple of ******* jobbers.

Other than that, as far as I am concerned, Brian Kendrick is lucky did not kill himself with that botched float-over inverted DDT off the ladder. In my humble opinion, the guy's lucky he did not break his damn neck.Link256

As for the match itself, I would go with rating of 4-stars. Despite being cluster-**** and having rather anti-climatic ending, spot-fest or not, the match just featured some awesome spots, that mashed together in great-and-effective matter.

With that being said, after watching this match, comparing things from than and now, while I have always been fan of London and Kendrick, in my humble opinion, its damn shame that these days, they have been reduced to nothing more than couple of ******* jobbers.Link256

Personally, I wish the match had done more for London and Kendrick, but I don't know how that could be possible, especially with the Hardys in the match. I don't think enough was really done in the match or after the match to really put over how big it should have been for London and Kendrick to beat the Hardys in a ladder match. I think they missed a kind of "passing the torch" kind of opportunity. Regardless, its certainly all moot now, since London and Kendrick moved to Raw. They really should have made them Tag champs for life on Smackdown. They definately should not have lost to Deuce and Domino. Who are Smackdown's Tag Champs?