WWE Extreme Rules - April 25th, 2010

It IS for the Women's Championship.

You win, Link.

Jason Powell says:

"Everyone who pissed and moaned about Swagger losing non-title matches can stop now. They made him look vulnerable coming into the match and then had him score the clean pin. Good booking. There's plenty of time to give him in-ring credibility if they plan on keeping the belt on him and this was a really good start."Razor-Lazor

Not to mention, Punk never did get his revenge on Orton. Rather, it went to go and die in the same place that Paul London is still waiting for his cruiserweight title shot.

And please, I would like someone to show me instance where booking your champion to be a loser has worked?

To call this anything but parody booking is complete BS. Loser =/= Champion

Matt Striker: What the bucket!?

God, this man is so full of win.

So how is Extreme Rules so far?KevyR

- Tag Team Gauntlet was pretty stupid.

- Rey-Punk was great.

- HHH-Sheamus was pretty good.

- Orton-Swagger was very nice.

- Women's Title match, for a women's match, was flawless.

So how is Extreme Rules so far?KevyR

Not a bad PPV, has had it's moments. Most matches have been pretty solid.

Mercury was in ROH for a while and was in a stable that's gimmick was a bunch of stoners. (it also involved Jay Lethal) You see the link there.VanDerSar01

He's had a few non-memorable stints in ROH, including being a member of the aforementioned Special K. His more recent stint, I believe, he was in the Age of the Fall.

His most memorable moment in ROH is actually the disasterous Jeff Hardy in ROH match. After WWE fired him in 2003 and Hardy had said in a shoot that he lost his passion for wrestling, he appeared in ROH at Death Before Dishonor (a show I mentioned recently) in a 3-Way match against Joey Matthews and a guy by the name of Krazy K. The ROH fans crapped all over Hardy (Notable "We Want Matt" chant, among the better chants). Hardy was bad in the match, Krazy K was ****ing worse. Matthews, a heel in ROH, became the de facto face. In the end, its a highly entertaining train wreck.

Certainly his career highlight is MNM.

I just hope Joey Mercury is lot better than the lousy reports I heard from his ROH days.Link256

Thought he retired, though.

And I finally put together the significance of him in SES. His release had a lot to do with drugs, specifically, as I recall, a painkiller addiction coming off when his face was annhilated in the Armageddon 4-Way ladder match.

[QUOTE="KevyR"]So how is Extreme Rules so far?Razor-Lazor

- Tag Team Gauntlet was pretty stupid.

- Rey-Punk was great.

- HHH-Sheamus was pretty good.

- Orton-Swagger was very nice.

- Women's Title match, for a women's match, was flawless.

lol, you forgot Shad vs JTG

Which was pretty stupid.

Eh, from what I saw, those were exaggerrated. He wasn't bad. He didn't come out flipping so ROH fans **** on him. He wasn't great or anything, either, but he wasn't bad.The_Dude14

For that matter, sephy as well.

[QUOTE="Razor-Lazor"]- Tag Team Gauntlet was pretty stupid.

- Rey-Punk was great.

- HHH-Sheamus was pretty good.

- Orton-Swagger was very nice.

- Women's Title match, for a women's match, was flawless.SoulNefarious

Which was pretty stupid.

Shad-JTG, was in my opinion, not bad.

[QUOTE="SoulNefarious"]lol, you forgot Shad vs JTG

Which was pretty stupid.Razor-Lazor

Shad-JTG, was in my opinion, not bad.

They didn't build JTG vs Shad strong enough, I believe.

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]Eh, from what I saw, those were exaggerrated. He wasn't bad. He didn't come out flipping so ROH fans **** on him. He wasn't great or anything, either, but he wasn't bad.Link256

For that matter, sephy as well.

Let's put it this way - if Punk can make Festus bearable he can do great things with Mercury.

Holy ****.Razor-Lazor

"Stupid idiot, stay down!"

:lol: Vintage Jericho. 

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]Eh, from what I saw, those were exaggerrated. He wasn't bad. He didn't come out flipping so ROH fans **** on him. He wasn't great or anything, either, but he wasn't bad.Link256

For that matter, sephy as well.

Maybe lowered my expectations, but I thought he was fine in ROH and I'm pretty sure that's consistent, cause I don't recall having excessively negative feelings on what Mercury was doing in ROH. Could simply be my memory, I also tend to have fond memories of Goldberg matches, so what do I know?

I'm also willing to take a wait and see with Swagger's title run. I haven't given up yet.

Sounds like an interesting PPV thus far, how's Edge-Jericho going? I'm not always crazy about cage matches.

Edge-Jericho is pretty great.

It's like their 'Mania match in a cage, with some cool spots, a more acceptable Edge, and not as many "Spear!" comments.

Edge def. Chris Jericho via pinfall after a Spear.

[QUOTE="Razor-Lazor"][QUOTE="SoulNefarious"]lol, you forgot Shad vs JTG

Which was pretty stupid.SoulNefarious

Shad-JTG, was in my opinion, not bad.

They didn't build JTG vs Shad strong enough, I believe.

I'll be surprised if both guys are still in the E this time next year.

Noooo!! Y2J lost!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Not my Jericho!

Epic Codebreaker should've totally won the match T_T

So far, you guys seem to enjoy Extreme Rules for the most part. It might be a DVD purchase for me.KevyR

Do they really deserve it?

I'll be surprised if both guys are still in the E this time next year.

The_Dude14

They don', but if they're going to try and make this work, they should atleast use TV time on Superstars to build it :\

I mean... it was really random and they never really focused too much on it... it just wasn't well handled, imo.

Do they really deserve it?

I'll be surprised if both guys are still in the E this time next year.The_Dude14

[QUOTE="KevyR"]So far, you guys seem to enjoy Extreme Rules for the most part. It might be a DVD purchase for me.Razor-Lazor

Punk-Mysterio and Edge-Jericho definitely get the highest rating, both are matches of the night. I honestly don't think you can pick just one.

Worst match would probably be the Gauntlet... that was just... a waste. Although, they were probably planning to do that or something similiar last Monday. And hey, nothing wrong with Miz getting some TV time :D

The only time I ever saw any value in Cryme Tyme was when they feuded with Jerishow... and well, I've come to chalk that up to Jericho.

If they had never been brought back from when they were first fired, I wouldn't have missed them.

Also, I hope WWE meant to do some building on that tag team situation on Raw, but the volcano squashed that.

I suppose I should just be satisfied that Triple H didn't beat Sheamus and Umaga before finally "putting over" Sheamus, or do some screwy 6-Man. Just annoys me that Triple H cannot simply lose a match anymore. I miss the days when he would sell a ref's push. I miss 2000 Triple H

Still, though, Trips won the match that mattered most (Mania) and I'm still not devastated. Maybe if I actually see this match it will begin to turn me around on Sheamus.

Sheamus isn't terrible. He's a horrifyingly bad champion, but if they put him where he belongs, as a monster heel, then he's acceptable.Razor-Lazor

Grizzly Man Mike Knox , yeah. Guy that looks like he could go on the DL if he's exposed to direct sunlight without SPF 5000, no so much.

Letting him talk doesn't help.

I have been an Edgehead since his promo with Foley for Summerslam 2008. I will witness Edge go 1-1 in this feud.SonicRenegade84

[QUOTE="SonicRenegade84"]I have been an Edgehead since his promo with Foley for Summerslam 2008. I will witness Edge go 1-1 in this feud.The_Dude14

And that was the promo where Foley told Edge that if he didn't become the monster he once was, Taker would destroy him in the HIAC. Edge then pwned Foley after that.

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"][QUOTE="SonicRenegade84"]I have been an Edgehead since his promo with Foley for Summerslam 2008. I will witness Edge go 1-1 in this feud.SonicRenegade84

Letting him talk doesn't help.The_Dude14

[QUOTE="SonicRenegade84"][QUOTE="The_Dude14"]It took you until 08 to jump on the Edge bandwagon?The_Dude14

And that was the promo where Foley told Edge that if he didn't become the monster he once was, Taker would destroy him in the HIAC. Edge then pwned Foley after that.SonicRenegade84

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]Letting him talk doesn't help.Link256

I'm surprised they haven't completely ripped off the Austin Powers Lucky Charms joke by now. I probably would have.

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]Letting him talk doesn't help.Link256

He meant Knox.

I started watching in August of '08. I was a 'Taker mark. He was, like, the only reason I watched.

I hated Shawn Michaels at first. I don't know why.

First heel I liked was Edge, when he returned at Survivor Series.

Should I take the lack of talk about Cena-Tista as a good or bad sign?The_Dude14

I hated Shawn Michaels at first. I don't know why.Razor-Lazor

but still... you knew.

Cena wraps Batista's legs around the turnbuckle, duct tapes them together, Batista can't get up, gets counted to 10.

Cena retains WWE Championship.

I hated Shawn Michaels at first. I don't know why.Razor-Lazor