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Wednesday 21 November 2012

Survivor Series 2012 Recap

I’m so sorry for missing HELL IN A CELL out but my copy didn’t play and I eventually gave up on finding another copy.

Survivor Series is usually one that I watch at my good friend 12-Pac’s house (SITE OF SHITE) and it is a shame I couldn’t watch this there. This PPV has been built quite well in some aspects but awfully in others, the main focuses have been the WWE title match and the World title matches, as usual the Survivor Series match(s) have been left aside.

The WWE title match should be interesting and the main survivor series match should be pretty good too, however i’m not so sure about the World title match yet, Sheamus just really boring me as of late to be honest.

Match #1 Survivor Series Match
Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio

VS.

Tensai, Primo, Epico, Titus O’Neill & Darren Young
This is shocking, described as a bonus match by Cole at ringside (with JBL!!! Oh and Jerry Lawler), basically meaning that they had no idea how to fill the time so they threw these guys into a match. Not a fan of a single guy in this match, the Primtime players had some momentum but quickly lost that after AW was fired. Brodus’s only saving grace is the two chicks who come out with him, same goes for Epico & Primo, Rosa Mendes is GAW-JAUS!!

Brodus Clay gets eliminated 1st by Tensai. Tensai is then eliminated by Justin Gabriel. Titus O’Neill eliminated by Tyson Kidd. Tyson Kidd eliminates Epico (with the sharpshooter too). Rey Mysterio rolls up Primo to eliminate him. After a flurry of moves from all the team Rey Mysterio eliminates Darren Young.

Team Mysterio wins the match.

Segment
Kaitlyn is in the back, someone tries to attack her but she fends them off, Eve comes in and gets pushed over for her trouble.

Match # 2 – Divas title match
Eve (c) vs. Kaitlyn

Piss break time I guess.

Eve won. Justice prevails.

Segment
Mick Foley’s team are in the back, all arguing with each other, Foley gets them all to put their hands in the middle, except for Orton who just tells Foley he hates him and leaves. BANG BANG!!

Match # 3 United States Title Match
Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. R-Truth

Not such an R-Truth fan but very big on Cesaro, not sure about him ditching Aksana but nevermind, wonder where they are going to go with Cesaro as he seems to be floundering in the mid-card with no real story or path.  Haven’t really seen much of a build to this match, but lets face it other stories have been getting a tad more focus and for good reason too.

Cesaro hits the Neutralizer on Truth to get the 3 count and retain the US belt. J good move WWE, good move.

Advert for the TLC PPV
OMG, David Otunga in a PPV advert!! That was awesome, shame he got hit by a chair at the end lol.

Segment
AJ vs Vickie!! Ppfffffftttttt. AJ comes out and denies affair with Cena, she then shows Vickie with different people in photo shopped images. All pretty shocking really, isn’t this something for Raw rather than a PPV event...... Tamina Snuka comes out and smashes AJ.... no one really cares!!

Into an interview with Heyman in the back. Matthews asks what tricks Punk has left, Heyman tells him that Punk is the champ and 8th longest champ in history, he slags off Cena and Ryback.

Match # 4 – World Heavyweight Title match
Big Show (c) vs Sheamus
Quite looking forward to this match to be honest, didn’t get to see their Hell in a Cell match, but from what I have seen the psychology of the match was pretty cool and the feud has continued quite nicely since then. Big Show has the ability and if booked right he could be a really strong champion for the smackdown brand.

Sheamus on the other hand has just become boring, he was just doing the same thing over and over again, became very uninteresting, so will be nice to see him get a refresh.

Big Show pulls the ref into a massive Brogue Kick, getting himself DQ’d, then Sheamus goes to town on Big Show with a chair. Not bad actually, I must admit, think I prefer Sheamus on the hunt rather than on the defence, seems to suit him. Crowd chant “one more time” as he hits the Big Show, thats your WORLD CHAMPION people, have some respect!! ;-). Then Sheamus makes Big Show beg him not to keep hitting him, Big Show pleads with him to stop, so Sheamus Brogue Kicks him instead and at least he kept his word!!

Match # 5 Survivor Series Match
TEAM FOLEY: Kane, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, The Miz (???) & Kofi Kingston

Vs.

TEAM ZIGGLER: Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, David Otunga, Damien Sandow & Wade Barrett

Ok, this match has changed since I last paid attention, it was Team Punk for a start, not Ziggler and David Otunga & Wade Barrett weren’t in the team as far as I could remember, obviously replacing The Miz and Cody Rhodes. Strange but never mind. This has all the makings of an awesome Survivor Series match, got some of the best talent in the company at the moment all together. J

Wierd to see a Miz face turn, guess it had been coming, he had become a tad stale, but look at John Cena, his SS face turn landed him where he is (THE MAN!!). Saying that we could probably do with an Orton heel turn at this point, he is VERY BORING!!!!

It’s Team Ziggler out first, followed by Team Foley. Kofi and Otunga start the match off. Sandow tries to walk out on the match but Kane grabs him and throws him back into the waiting Daniel Bryan, who tags in Kane, Kane hits the chokeslam on Sandow and pins him to make him the 1st elimination. Kane and Bryan argue and Dolph hits the Zig Zag to eliminate Kane. Bryan locks the NO lock on David Otunga, he taps out and is eliminated. Barrett hits “The Bullhammer” on Kofi.... thought it was the Souvenir but never mind, and Kofi is eliminated. Del Rio locks in the Cross Arm breaker on Bryan to eliminate him. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Barrett and he is eliminated after the pin. Del Rio hits an awesome Enziguri kick on the Miz and eliminates him.

Leaves Orton Vs Ziggler & Del Rio. Ricardo interferes and gets a Mr Socko Mandible claw for his trouble, ha!!! Del Rio goes for the cross armbreaker and Orton reverses and hits the RKO and pins Del Rio eliminating him. Orton goes for the punt kick on Ziggler, however Ziggler gets up and hits a super kick on Orton and gets the pinfall and Team Ziggler wins the match.

Brilliant match was very hard to tell how this was gonna go and the elimination order wasn’t as suspected!!

Match # 6 Triple Threat WWE Title Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Ryback vs. JOHN CCCCEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAA

This match has been built up and built up over the last few weeks, its a shame we know Punk is going to win really, its pretty much set in stone that The Rock will face CM Punk at the Royal Rumble. This match didn’t really need Cena involved in it to be honest, its really all been about Ryback vs. Punk really and its a shame, however I am reading that it may be Punk – Ryback at TLC next month.

Punk is the 8th Longest running WWE champion in history, at this PPV he has held the belt for 364 days making him tied with Hulk Hogan, if Punk holds the belt till the Rumble PPV then he will have held it longer than Cena.

A bunch of NXT guys attack Ryback after he hits the Shell Shocked on Cena and put him through the announce table, Punk crawls in and covers Cena to get the pinfall victory and retain the title. A funny ending to be honest, it keeps the belt on Punk which is all the match was needed for.

Not a bad PPV really, shame we only got 6 matches!!! Which is a bit of a letdown in some ways, but you had enough star power and the matches went on long enough to fill the show.

I have a few other bits I’m working on at the moment, hoping to get them posted asap. I will catch you at TLC!!