Survivor Series Live Thoughts
By Art Shimko
The Schlock N' Hyperbole Wrestling Bonanza After-Party
-- Just got back from the Survivor Series PPV at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, overall it was a fun show.
-- DARK MATCH: Carlito defeated Charlie Haas... before the match Lillian Garcia came out and greeted the crowd, my did she look friggin' hot. Good little 5 minute match (not sure actual time but wasn't long at all), Carlito was over HUGE, frankly I was shocked. I think he won with the back cracker.
-- The first SS match featuring the Legends against The Spirit Squad seemed to go pretty quick and I was wondering where Flair's teammates were when he got beat down by the Squad. The legends were over.
-- I wish the Chavo/Benoit match got more time, not a lot of heat for this one but Benoit was in it so I had no problem with the match. Crowd seemed to pick up when Benoit bumped Vicki off the apron and got Chavo in the crossface, I'm glad Benoit won even though I picked Chavo.
-- Edge and Lita did an interview with Todd Grisham with Lita bitching about the fans giving her shit the last year or so, Edge made a dig at Donovan McNabb of the Eagles who is out for the rest of the season, meanwhile those crazy kids Cryme Tyme snuck into Lita's dressing room and stole a box of her stuff, this got lots of chuckles in the crowd.
-- Womens Title match was up next, it was okay. I was into the nearfalls at the end but Mickie needs some polishing in my opinion and Lita, well she did what she could in her last match. After the title change Lita was flipping out on the crowd who during the match chanted such things like "HOOOOOOOO~!" and "she's a crack whore!" Cryme Tyme came out and began offering Lita's belongings to the crowd, they specified cash and not credit cards or checks. They sold her bra for a dollar which really pissed off Lita, she thought her shit was worth more than that. Other items sold were a box of Monistat, panties which JBL sniffed and offered a hundred dollar bill but never got the panties, also a vibrator was offered to the crowd, this whole segment got the crowd roaring with laughter, wacky stuff right there.
-- I was surprised the Team DX vs Team Rated RKO match was up next, Team DX got tons of pops, it was nice to see CM Punk getting lots of love from the Philly crowd, some in the audience (including myself) remember seeing him wrestle for Ring Of Honor shows here so it was somewhat of a nice homecoming for him. Not a total squash but Team DX did win five falls, crowd was very much into this match, lots of fun.
-- The first blood match was shorter than I thought and even with that goof MVP involved the fluke finish kind of made sense but I wish this could've been built up better. Both entrances were entertaining, and the crowd loved Kennedy getting tombstoned.
-- Team Cena/Team Show was another short match, the eliminations weren't exciting and I wish this match was in the middle. Oh yeah, the crowd FUCKING HATED Cena, tons of bad heat from the crowd especially when he hoisted Show for the F.U. The women and children loved him though. Crowd really got into Kane and Show facing off.
-- Booker/Batista came next, my friend was surprised this was the main event. I wasn't into this match too much, frankly I was cheering for Book even though I had a feeling Batista was going to win the title. Batista's offense looked weak at times, didn't get what was going on there... it was funny to see some people leaving the show as this match was beginning. Crowd popped with the title change, we left right away to avoid the foot traffic leaving the arena.
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The Schlock N' Hyperbole Wrestling Bonanza After-Party
-- Just got back from the Survivor Series PPV at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, overall it was a fun show.
-- DARK MATCH: Carlito defeated Charlie Haas... before the match Lillian Garcia came out and greeted the crowd, my did she look friggin' hot. Good little 5 minute match (not sure actual time but wasn't long at all), Carlito was over HUGE, frankly I was shocked. I think he won with the back cracker.
-- The first SS match featuring the Legends against The Spirit Squad seemed to go pretty quick and I was wondering where Flair's teammates were when he got beat down by the Squad. The legends were over.
-- I wish the Chavo/Benoit match got more time, not a lot of heat for this one but Benoit was in it so I had no problem with the match. Crowd seemed to pick up when Benoit bumped Vicki off the apron and got Chavo in the crossface, I'm glad Benoit won even though I picked Chavo.
-- Edge and Lita did an interview with Todd Grisham with Lita bitching about the fans giving her shit the last year or so, Edge made a dig at Donovan McNabb of the Eagles who is out for the rest of the season, meanwhile those crazy kids Cryme Tyme snuck into Lita's dressing room and stole a box of her stuff, this got lots of chuckles in the crowd.
-- Womens Title match was up next, it was okay. I was into the nearfalls at the end but Mickie needs some polishing in my opinion and Lita, well she did what she could in her last match. After the title change Lita was flipping out on the crowd who during the match chanted such things like "HOOOOOOOO~!" and "she's a crack whore!" Cryme Tyme came out and began offering Lita's belongings to the crowd, they specified cash and not credit cards or checks. They sold her bra for a dollar which really pissed off Lita, she thought her shit was worth more than that. Other items sold were a box of Monistat, panties which JBL sniffed and offered a hundred dollar bill but never got the panties, also a vibrator was offered to the crowd, this whole segment got the crowd roaring with laughter, wacky stuff right there.
-- I was surprised the Team DX vs Team Rated RKO match was up next, Team DX got tons of pops, it was nice to see CM Punk getting lots of love from the Philly crowd, some in the audience (including myself) remember seeing him wrestle for Ring Of Honor shows here so it was somewhat of a nice homecoming for him. Not a total squash but Team DX did win five falls, crowd was very much into this match, lots of fun.
-- The first blood match was shorter than I thought and even with that goof MVP involved the fluke finish kind of made sense but I wish this could've been built up better. Both entrances were entertaining, and the crowd loved Kennedy getting tombstoned.
-- Team Cena/Team Show was another short match, the eliminations weren't exciting and I wish this match was in the middle. Oh yeah, the crowd FUCKING HATED Cena, tons of bad heat from the crowd especially when he hoisted Show for the F.U. The women and children loved him though. Crowd really got into Kane and Show facing off.
-- Booker/Batista came next, my friend was surprised this was the main event. I wasn't into this match too much, frankly I was cheering for Book even though I had a feeling Batista was going to win the title. Batista's offense looked weak at times, didn't get what was going on there... it was funny to see some people leaving the show as this match was beginning. Crowd popped with the title change, we left right away to avoid the foot traffic leaving the arena.
Check out SNH's daily updates for the latest pro wrestling, mixed martial arts and music news and commentary, we've got live PPV and TV coverage on WWE, TNA, UFC, Pride, IFL, etc., concert reviews, CD and DVD reviews, "Funk's Corner" by Dory Funk Jr., "The Half Guarded Truth" by Michael Coughlin, "As I See It" by Bob Magee, radio recaps of The Dr. Keith~! Show, Ultimate Fighter episode recaps by Erin Bucknell of MMACalifornia.net, press releases plus so much more! Thank you as always for your support.
posted by Art Shimko at 11/26/2006 10:52:00 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the post, it sounds like you enjoyed yourself. This puts you in direct contrast with a number of people that watched it on PPV, but that Lita segment might've been worth the price of admission alone.
the WWE live events I've attended seem to come off better in person then on TV. For a WWE PPV event I thought it was good, as far as a "wrestling show", well there's always Ring Of Honor, PWG, IWA-Mid South, Chikara, NOAH and old school stuff to keep me happy.
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