Guest alkeiper Report post Posted May 10, 2003 I just got back from the WWE show at the First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre. All things considered, it wasn't a bad show. Consider this more of a commentary than a recap. Also, none of this "Fink did this, Fink pimped that" crap. No one gives a damn. Hurricane & Maven d. Morley & Storm The Hurricane got as loud an ovation as anyone else the whole night. Decent match. Christopher Nowinski d. Tommy Dreamer About what you would expect from a raw match. I'm not even going to bother. We've all seen this match, or at least one like it, a million times. Are any of you going to miss out if I don't describe the match? Didn't think so. Jazz d. Trish Stratus & Victoria Usual antics from Teddy Long. Pretty good match. Nothing to complain about in any case. Kane d. Christian Christian is rapidly developing into a great wrestler. Kane is....stagnant. Match was....decent, again. Running theme tonight. Dudley Boyz d. Rico & 3MW (Table Match) Those on the board expressing worry over injuries needen't worry. This wasn't really a table match. It was "put ONE guy through a table to win." Not only that, but THEY WRESTLED A REGULAR MATCH. Seriously, tags and everything. We didn't even SEE a table before the finish. It was probably the best match of the night, wrestling wise, but it was barely a table match. Dudleys posed with a few kids afterwards, gave them a piece of the table, and them smashed it over the kid's head and 3D'd him. Well, not really, but it was nice imagining it. La Resistance d. Test & Scott Steiner Same match, same finish, you've seen on every Test/Steiner tag matchup. Booker T d. Rodney Mack No one really backed the Mack. Teddy Long issued a white boy challenge and seemed shocked when Booker T came out. Note to Teddy Long....Yes, the program is $5, and contains nothing but the current issue of WWE Magazine with a match-list printed on white paper, but it can be a tremendous scouting tool. Triple H d. Kevin Nash How bad was it? DUD, but not negative stars. Still, it sucked, and Kevin Nash lied on the mat most of the mat. Triple H removed the turnbuckle pad, while Nash was on the mat. Note to Trips....removing the pad is a desperation move, not one that you do when you have the match well in hand. Triple H later rammed Nash's head into the turnbuckle, and got the pin. Clean. Way to build up your challengers guys. Even Booker T got better treatment. Kevin Nash powerbombed Triple H afterwards to get his heat back. Or maybe they dry-humped in the middle of the ring. All I know is that I beat the crowd out of the parking lot. This is where the biggest pops/heat would go if it weren't really really stupid. Arena was about half full, which translates to somewhere around 3000-6000 people. Yeah, its a broad range, but I'm not good at estimating crowds. Was it worth the money? Yeah, I enjoyed myself. Props to Rico for working his tail off, and Hurricane was fun to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Triple H later rammed Nash's head into the turnbuckle, and got the pin. Clean. Way to build up your challengers guys. Even Booker T got better treatment. Wait, you're complaining that Nash might get buried? Wuzzah? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JHawk Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Isn't using an exposed turnbuckle illegal? So how is that a clean win? Did HHH actually pick Nash's lazy ass up for a Pedigree? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Hey, where's Rob and Jericho? Man, I'd be pissed if I went to that house show... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Wait, you're complaining that Nash might get buried? Wuzzah? Yeah, Nash sucks. But if you're going to have him main-event a PPV, you should as least present him as a threat to the champion. So how is that a clean win? Did HHH actually pick Nash's lazy ass up for a Pedigree? Clean as in little shenanigans. And no Pedigree. They did the set-up/backdrop spot though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Hey, where's Rob and Jericho? Man, I'd be pissed if I went to that house show... Neither were advertised, so I knew in advance they wouldn't appear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Interesting... BTW, our very own ChrisMWaters is back online and he'll be at the live Raw in Philly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Interesting... BTW, our very own ChrisMWaters is back online and he'll be at the live Raw in Philly. Better him than me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted May 10, 2003 I told you that you would have a good time, heh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scalded Dog Report post Posted May 10, 2003 So will I bitch. I'm startin a Christian and Y2J chant. Kliq wont even know whats up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted May 10, 2003 DIDJA BRING A BOOK!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Did they have those stupid surveys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Interesting... BTW, our very own ChrisMWaters is back online and he'll be at the live Raw in Philly. Better him than me Thanks a lot. Personally...I'm going to do what I did when I was in online exile...revert my mind to 1994 wrestling fan mentality. It makes things more enjoyable for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mik at Cornell Report post Posted May 10, 2003 Where ya from Kiper? Pittston Area graduate here, haven't lived at home since I left for college, but we might be practically neighbors... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted May 10, 2003 DIDJA BRING A BOOK!? Nope. I had a WWE Magazine, which kept me entertained for all of 26 seconds. Did they have those stupid surveys? No surveys are far as I saw. Where ya from Kiper? Pittston Area graduate here, haven't lived at home since I left for college, but we might be practically neighbors... Pocono Mountains. About 30 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
