Monday, March 26th, 2007
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Illinois
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Jonathan Coachman is in the ring to start the show. He announces that Vince McMahon vs. Bobby Lashley will now be a No Disqualification Match. Any outside interference will result in a fine or a suspension. Glass shatters and out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin talks about how he was getting gifts from Donald Trump to make him think that he was buying Austin off. However, it said from the office of Vince McMahon. Austin asks if Vince thinks he's stupid and Coach then admits that it was him who did that, not Vince. He hits a Stunner on Coach and thankfully ends this segment.
Austin then is shown trying to leave in his truck and has a limo blocking his way. The limo backs up and then goes next to Austin. Vince is about to lose it until he realizes it's Austin and tries to be nice. Austin flicks him off anyway and then Vince assaults the driver.
Jillian, Melina & Victoria vs. Ashley, Torrie Wilson & Candice Michelle
Candice's outfit looks like a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen. I completely understand why they felt like they needed to use Ashley here, but she just wasn't ready. Anyway, she hits a victory roll on Jillian and gets the win. This is what you would expect from this era.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Kenny Dykstra vs. CM Punk
Punk gets his big Chicago debut here. Kenny gets in a little bit of offense to start. Punk catches him with a kick and then hits the springboard dropkick. He hits the Go To Sleep and that's all for this match. This was basically just to get Punk in front of more people.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Edge is backstage and clapping. Edge says we're going to have all of the Money In The Bank competitors on the Cutting Edge next.
After the commercial, we get said Cutting Edge. He tells Matt Hardy that he's shocked that he's even on the WrestleMania card. Matt comes back with a joke about Lita. It's safe to say that Matt came a long way on the mic from this time. King Booker starts talking about peasants and Finlay interrupts saying that he's so sick of the verbal diarrhea. Randy Orton says not to hurt Edge's feelings because he may duck out of this match like he has every match the last month. Mr. Kennedy tries to get his name out there, but Edge rips the mic away. Edge then makes fun of Jeff Hardy's dancing and Jeff says that he will steal the show. Even if he has to go through his own brother. CM Punk tells Edge that he's addicted to running his mouth and that leads to a brawl between the competitors. Meanwhile, Edge is on the entrance ramp with a smile on his face. The others eventually realize it and chase him up the ramp and into the commercial break.
Maria is backstage with John Cena. Cena does his best to explain WrestleMania to Maria and then hypes up his match with Shawn Michaels.
No Disqualification Match
Vince McMahon vs. Bobby Lashley
I am so freaking close to being done with this. Vince rolls out of the ring and out come Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to no reaction whatsoever. Lashley takes care of both and then Chris Masters is out and attacks Lashley from behind. He goes for the Master Lock, but Lashley counters it and hits a full nelson slam. Now it's Johnny Nitro's turn and his fate is the same as the others. Now Vince calls for Umaga and they start brawling. Vince then attacks Lashley from behind with a low blow. Umaga hits the pop up Samoan drop and Vince pins him for the victory. After the match Umaga hits a top rope splash. Just like the feud, the attack goes on for way too long. This was as dumb as you would expect it to be.
Match Rating: 1/4*
The Hardys vs. Mr. Kennedy & Randy Orton
This match feels like it should have been more important than middle of the show unannounced match level. Jeff has the opening heat segment until he hits a Whisper In The Wind and Matt gets the hot tag. Jeff hits Poetry In Motion on Randy, but misses on Kennedy. This allows Orton to come in and hits the RKO and win the match. This was surprisingly pretty short. If this was SmackDown, it would have been 2 commercial breaks and 20 minutes. It was pretty good for 4 minutes.
Match Rating: *3/4
In a cool moment, Jim Ross is announced as the final member of the Hall Of Fame class for 2007.
Great Khali vs. Ric Flair
This match lasts about 60 seconds. Khali goes outside and is trying to slam Flair onto the steel steps. Out comes Carlito to cause the disqualification. Khali goes back in the ring and hits the double handed chokeslam on Carlito. Kane comes out with his stupid hook, but Khali knocks it out of his hands. Kane gets some right hands in and Khali leaves the ring before Kane can grab his hook again. Next.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They run down the card for the 4 hour WrestleMania.
Shawn Michaels gives us his last gasp promo before WrestleMania, which is very condensed here.
John Cena & Shawn Michaels vs. Batista & Undertaker
This feels very rushed already. I mean, Taker's entrance was only a fraction of the usual time. The crowd has come alive though and providing a good atmosphere. Cena and Taker start things off, with both guys trying big moves, but neither hitting them. We get a blind tag situation that leads to some tension with Batista and Taker. Then the big moment comes and it's Michaels hitting Sweet Chin Music on John Cena out of nowhere. Batista rolls over and pulls off the victory for his team as Michaels looks down on Cena. Michaels gives Cena the "You can't see me" and crotch chops. This was a great main event for the time it was given.
Match Rating: **1/2
We get a final commercial break for some reason, which feels odd. When they come back, all they do is recap it and we'll see you at WrestleMania. Strange.
Well, there was at least a little life to this show this week, but there also was still a ton of crap. The main event was great, as was the finish. Other than that, you can skip it.
Overall Rating: 44%
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