Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Nutter Center
Dayton, Ohio
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John Cena is here to kick off the show. He lets us know that the champ is here and then the DX music hits. Out comes Shawn Michaels to head to the ring. He tells Cena that he may have won last night, but he is not the better man. Cena says that he'll face Michaels any time, any place and Michaels of course says tonight in Dayton sounds good. Out comes Jonathan Coachman and says that's not happening tonight. Instead, we're getting a 10 team battle royal for their World Tag Team Championships and it starts now.
World Tag Team Championship Battle Royal
We have King Booker and Finlay, Rob Van Dam and Sabu, Chris Masters and Kenny Dykstra, Cryme Tyme, Deuce and Domino, Elijah Burke and Matt Striker, Eugene and Jim Duggan and the Highlanders, which works out to 9 teams total by my count. Ah yes, the battle royal, my favorite match to recap. RVD gets shoved off the top rope by King Booker and we are down to the final two teams. Finlay finds himself on the apron, but is battling Cena to get back in. Michaels comes running out of nowhere and hits him with Sweet Chin Music to send him to the floor. This was basic, but quick.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Out comes Coach and he says that this was only part 1. He arranged a second 10 team battle royal and starts right now.
World Tag Team Championship Battle Royal
This time it's the Hardys, London and Kendrick, Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms, Dave Taylor and William Regal, Johnny Nitro and Miz, Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von, Cade and Murdoch, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer and Val Venis and Viscera. Just on a side note, Val Venis is also human garbage. Did they get some survey results that people liked battle royals or something? A whole lot of nothing until Michaels start hitting Sweet Chin Music on Nitro to eliminate him. He then decides to eliminate his own partner, which guarantees us new champions. We are down to the Hardys and Cade and Murdoch. We get a fairly decent battle here between the two teams. The Hardys hit stereo second rope leg drops and go back to trying to eliminate their foes. Cade gets pushed out of the ring, but I believe it was under the ropes. JR is confused and says it's over, but there's no announcement. The Hardys hit Poetry In Motion to knock Murdoch out of the ring and become your new champions. The beginning was dull, but the ending was actually pretty fun.
Match Rating: *1/2
Shawn Michaels is interviewed backstage and he said he wanted to show that his focus was only on the WWE Championship. In comes Randy Orton and he tells Shawn he had his shot, so now it's his turn.
They give us a WrestleMania music video highlighting last nights action.
We get a first person view of Vince McMahon walking around backstage. Maria and Candice Michelle try to lie and say he looks good. Eugene and Cryme Tyme laugh at him and then Ron Simmons does what he does. Vince is upset and says he's going to take it out on the crowd.
After the commercial break, out comes Vince and he's wearing a hat. I think he says something about Umaga and Bobby Lashley wrestling again. I don't know, I don't care. As Vince is leaving, out comes Lashley. He rips off Vince's hat and he runs away embarrassed. He puts a towel on his head and Lashley rips that off. He then takes Lawler's crown and JR's hat, but Lashley keeps getting the best of him. He sticks his head between Lillian Garcia's legs, so Lashley rips off her skirt. Vince then runs to the back. This sucked.
Ric Flair & Carlito vs. The World's Greatest Tag Team
I wonder how many time Shelton Benjamin and Carlito have wrestled each other in the past two years or so? Carlito hits a springboard elbow and Flair gets the hot tag. Lots of chops ensue. TWGTT goes for that leapfrog move, but Carlio chop blocks Charlie Haas. Flair slaps on the Figure Four and that's all. We get some awkward celebration that goes on too long and makes you think Carlito is going to turn on Flair. The match was a match.
Match Rating: 3/4*
We now get a Hall Of Fame video package.
Todd Grisham is in the crowd to interview Timbaland. We get an awkward interview where he talks about his new album.
Out comes Melina for a special photo op. Mickie James is out and attacks her, hitting a DDT.
Great Khali vs. Super Crazy
Crazy hits a missile dropkick, which does very little. Khali hits a chop to the top of his head and hits the double chokeslam for the easy victory. Were you expecting anything else?
Match Rating: 1/4*
Vince is wearing a backwards hat and talking to Armando Alejandro Estrada. He's all irritated, so he makes the main event a handicap match with it being Armando and Umaga vs. Lashley.
Maria interviews the Hardys backstage. They cut a pretty vanilla babyface interview.
Out comes Edge and he's limping. He cuts a generic promo and says that he'll be champion. Lots of nothing going on here tonight.
Handicap Match For The ECW Championship
Umaga & Armando Alejandro Estrada vs. Bobby Lashley
They start the match as you would expect here, with Armando doing just enough to help out Umaga. Umaga hits the Samoan drop, but they are working at a snail's pace here. Lashley hits a DDT, but his head is hard, so he no sells it. This match stinks and the crowd is dead for it. Now it has me fighting sleep and that's never a good combo. Umaga hits the butt in the face and he goes for the Samoan Spike. Lashley counters it and eventually knocks him down with a Spear. Umaga accidentally hits Armando with a splash in the corner and Lashley then hits Armando with the Dominator for the win. This was not good.
Match Rating: 1/2*
For a post-Mania Raw, this was pretty bad. Outside of the Hardys winning the title, nothing of note happened. There were no surprises or any memorable segments. Instead we got a lot of paint by the numbers matches and promos.
Overall Rating: 39%
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