Dan Venus's Top 25 Favorite Wrestlers Of All Time

After a lengthy time away from blogging it is time to bring Recreate Wrestling back! to kick it off I will be going through Dan Venus’s top 25 favorite wrestlers of all time. Take into consideration my fan hood started in 1991.

Honorable Mentions: Bam Bam Bigelow, Roddy Roddy Piper, Kane, JBL, Mr. Perfect, Chris Candido, John Cena, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, The Miz. 

25. Ultimate Warrior 

THE POWER OF THE WARRIOR! Say what you want about the Warrior as a kid he was the coolest thing going. From the moment he music hit everyone would get pumped up. He was one of the only wrestlers at the time who actually would run down to the ring. I have to admit being a fan of the Warrior you had to put up with a lot of disappointment. After 1991 he never really stayed anywhere too long. He had a lack luster return in both 1992 and 1996 to the World Wrestling Federation. He would then turn up and WCW in 1998 and I don’t have to remind anyone how bad that was. 

24. Chris Benoit

The Rabid Wolverine. It was very hard for me to decide whether or not to put Benoit on the list. However the fact is Benoit was a wrestler who made me love it so much. First match I ever saw of him was against Eddie Guerrero on WCW Saturday night back in 1995. These two absolutely tore the house down on a show that usually was lack luster. It is a damn shame what happened and what we now know about concussions hopefully nothing like that ever happens again. 

23. Rob Van Dam

THE WHOLE F’N SHOW! Van Dam exploded in ECW in the 90s and stole the show every chance he got. His battles with Jerry Lynn are stuff of legends. One of my favorite nights in Pro Wrestling is One Night Stand 2006 when Rob won the WWE Title. He deserving of it and the crowd had his back like nothing I have ever seen before or have seen since.

22. Randy Orton

The youngest World Champion of all time at just 24 has had a great WWE career. I know people have criticized where he has gone lately but from Legend Killer to Apex Predator Randy has done it all and has become a household name. There was a time where I wasn’t watching wrestling as much as I used to but Orton’s match with Mick Foley at Backlash 2004 pulled me right back in. I would love to see Orton with the strap again sometime soon. 

21. The Rock 

If I was writing this blog back in 2000 Rock would be in the top five. Besides Austin nobody was cooler than The Rock. Now I will always be a fan of him but I have really disliked his returns over the last two years. He just hasn’t been the same Rock that electrified in the 90s or the guy who came back in 2003 and cut epic heel promos. But the is no denying Rock makes my list.

20. Razor Ramon/ Scott Hall

Say hello to the bad guy. In 1994 and 1995 no wrestler was as cool as Razor Ramon from the moment his music hit I’d get pumped up. His ladder match with HBK was legendary and I have to admit as a 9 year old kid I was heavily cheering for Razor. He was able to reinvent himself in WCW with the NWO. Hall should be a guy on a lot of all time favorites list cause he was awesome in his time period he could talk and wrestle. I’m glad to hear how DDP is really helping him to get his life back together. 

19. Shane Douglas

CUT THE F’N MUSIC!!! The matches in ECW got me to like it but Shane Douglas got me to love it. My friends and I in middle school used to do backyard wrestling videos and I had to take the name “The Franchise.” Douglas was a very good heel and it was never clear why he hated Ric Flair so much but I would love hearing him run Flair down. Shane Douglas should be considered an all time great but he was never able to really catch on in WWE and WCW. He was in WWE when they were obsessed with bad gimmicks and he was given Dean Douglas a sort of teacher gimmick. (Douglas went to school to be a teacher.) It a shame he never had the great run in WWE.

18. Buh Buh Ray Dudley/Bully Ray

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? He has to be one of the most underrated heels of all time. Bully is great at drawing heat and has been for a long time. My favorite moment of him has to be HeatWave 1999 holy crap the people of Dayton Ohio were going to kill the Dudley Boyz. 

17. Sabu

The Homicidal Genocidal  Suicidal Death Defying SABU!!! I could sit and watch Sabu matches all day long. This is a guy who did not care what happened to his body. He did pay dearly for this but he could make fans not believe what the had seen. As a wrestling fan I’m thankful I saw him in his prime because the guy was unreal. 

16. Eddie Guerrero 

I lie. I cheat. I steal. Eddie was great there is no denying it. In the beginning of his WCW career there was no doubt the guy could wrestle the question was could he talk and before he went to WWE it was clear Eddie was the total package. Look up the L.W.O.
The best Eddie moment for me had to be him feeling achieving a dream and winning the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar. It a shame Guerrero passed away in 2005 we can only imagine what else he could have done. 

15. Edge

THE RATED R SUPERSTAR! Edge was great in every aspect of professional wrestling he could talk and wrestle amazing matches. When he needed to be baby face he did a great job. But when he was heel he became immortal. Edge was a guy you loved to hate and you would hate him so much you loved him. It truly sux how his career ended I would love to see him back with WWE in someway. 

14. Sting

HE’S A MAN CALLED STING! MAN CALLED STING. I may get some crap for this but I loved surfer Sting way more than Crow Sting. He was an Ultimate Warrior who could wrestle a great match. He is one of the greatest baby faces ever. The only gripe I have with Sting is he could never really pull off being a heel. 

13. Tommy Dreamer

HE’S HARDCORE! HE’S HARDCORE! THE INNOVATOR OF VIOLENCE! I have to say I truly loved ECW and miss it a lot. Tommy Dreamer was the heart and soul of ECW. One of my favorite ECW moments was Dreamer finally winning the title from Tazz and in typical Heyman style booking Justin Credible comes down and beats him right away. Kind of pissed me off. Dreamer would have his day as ECW Champion in the WWE version when he beat Swagger and Christian in a triple threat at Extreme Rules 2009. For me this was a great moment because Dreamer finally had his time to shine and it last more than a few minutes. 

12. Hulk Hogan

WHATCU GONNA DO BROTHER! If you are a wrestling fan and say you don’t like Hulk  Hogan you are probably lying. When you think of professional wrestling you think of Hogan. I remember being 7 years old watching Survivor Series 1991 and crying my eyes out when Hogan lost to Taker. He was a great great great baby face. Hogan unlike Sting was able to prove he could be a great heel as well and he did it with the NWO. Bash at the Beach 1996 will go down as one of the greatest moments in wrestling history. 

11. Triple H

IT’S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME! When Triple H first debuted I have to admit I could have cared less for the Blue Blooded individual. As the years went on he proved how great he is not only in the ring but on the mic. HHH gets a lot of flack for marrying to bosses daughter which I believe is BS. I also have a special place for Triple H because we share the same home town. Can you guess what it is? Please don’t say Greenwich. 

10. Kurt Angle 

Oh it’s true it’s damn true. The only olympic gold medalist to win the TNA and WWE Championships. In late 1999 vignettes of Kurt Angle were on WWE television calling himself the first real athlete to come to the World Wrestling Federation. I remember thinking this guy is going to suck. Unfairly that was because when Mark Henry came to WWE he did suck. When Angle wrestled at Survivor Series 1999 and went heel right on the audience I realized he was something special. Angle has the ability to make you love and hate him but most of all the guy can put on a wrestling clinic. He may have stolen the ankle lock from Ken Shamrock but he came up with grapevining the leg. Genius. As much as I have come around on TNA and actually enjoy the product I would love to see angle have one last WWE run. 

9. Macho Man Randy Savage 

The cream will rise to the top. Randy Savage is what professional wrestling is a lot about. Macho Man was amazing from the way he talked to his matches in the ring. This guy was obsessed about his matches. I have read things by several wrestlers stating that Savage would go through every aspect of their match. He wanted perfection and the fans were winners because of this. My favorite Savage match was the retirement match with Warrior. He made the Warrior actually look Ultimate that night. I can’t take the WWE Hall of Fame completely serious until he is in it. Lanny Poffo wake up and let them put your brother in. 

8. Nature Boy Ric Flair

Diamonds are forever and so is Ric Flair. I think this statement couldn’t be any more true. Flair has never really been able to walk away from the business. He could of sued Bischoff and WCW for a lot of money and choose to come back and wrestle instead. Ric Flair loves the fans and professional wrestling and there is no doubt about it. I have even found Flair entertaining in his later years that says something. 

7. CM Punk

BEST IN THE WORLD!!! 

If you currently watch WWE television I don’t have to explain how CM Punk is this far up on my all time list. He is the greatest to hit wrestling since the 90s. Ok Cena too. Week in and week out Punk is the most entertaining thing on Raw. Before his pipe bomb promo in 2011 Punk would barely make my list after that he has become so much more.     Punk has shown that a great heel like himself can thrive in the PG era that isn’t easy to do. I was at WrestleMania 29 and every time the Undertake was cheered Punk fans were cheering right back.. When a crowd is split and you are facing the Undertaker at WM that says a lot. 

6. Chris Jericho 

WELCOME TO RAW IS JERICHO!! PLEASE WOULD YOU SHUT THE HELL UP! Plain and simple Jericho is the man. He was kept down in WCW but was able to still break out of his shell there which led to his great lengthy career is WWE. One of my biggest mark at moments was when Jericho beat Triple H on Raw IN 2000 for the WWE Championship only to be stripped of the title. That was just awesome. Lets also not forget Jericho beat both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night. 

5. Bret “The HitMan” Hart

Best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be. Bret Hart owned the 90s in WWE. He made pink a very cool color. Bret Hart was great and theres no denying it. He could have a great match with pretty much anybody. The Excellence of Execution was just that. My favorite moment was of his career was WrestleMania 10 when he beat Yokozuna and all the baby faces from the back hosted him up on there shoulders. When you think of Bret Hart that is what you should remember. 

4. The Undertaker 

Rest In Peace. For his grey gloves to his purple gloves to the streak The Undertaker has been a very entertaining part of WWE for a long time. He is without a doubt an icon who has be able to stay a top WWE well into his late forties. His match with HBK at WrestleMania 25 was unbelievable and what made it better it was too guys whose prime should have left them years ago. My favorite Phenom moment had to be when he returned to take the fake Undertaker as a kid that was amazing. 

3. Stone Cold Steve Austin

Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass! In the words of Vince McMahon Austin is the greatest superstar of all time. I honestly have to agree with that. Stone Cold made wrestling cool and fun again. The attitude era does not happen without Stone Cold Steve Austin. I wish his career could have gone longer theres no telling what Austin could have done. But everyone should thank him for putting professional wrestling back on the map. 

2. Mick Foley

I don’t know if Foley is God but he’s pretty damn good. Mick did things that no normal human being could do. Falling of the Hell in a Cell will go down as one of the craziest things I have ever seen I still don’t believe he did that. Mick was just a damn crazy man who could do anything. I have to say he had the greatest moment of his career and I was there. I was in the Worcester Centrum the night Foley beat The Rock for the World Wrestling Federation Championship. Let me tell you its a night I never forgot and I was 14 years old. Mind you Raw was taped back then saw it was a Tuesday night. It was the greatest moment I have ever seen live and I’ve been to a WrestleMania.

1. The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels 

The Showstopper. The Icon. The Main Event. Mr. WrestleMania. No one has done it better than HBK. No one. Michaels walks the walk and talks the talk. He doesn’t know how to have a bad match. He truly is the greatest professional wrestler that I’ve ever seen. HBK would more than likely always have the best match on any card. He just understood the business like no one else could. The four years he had off were great years for WWE could you imagine if Michaels was there too? My favorite HBK moment would probably be Iron Man match WrestleMania 12 but I could probably go on and on. The fact is HBK is my favorite all time. 

This is my list what do you think? Hit me up on twitter @Recrewrestling

Dan Venus

Tuesday Morning Wrestling Hangover 8/14/2012

This weeks blog will be a little bit different. In a word, better. DV is overseas on a wellness mission, so I, the AGM will take over. (if you dont know these acronyms go back and read some old blogs)

Raw once again proved to be 1 hour too long. They have an opportunity to showcase younger talent with the extra time, yet instead they filled the time with useless promos and divas matches.

Raw kicked off with Cm Punk v. The Big Show. We all knew there would be no decisive winner, but Daniel Bryan's involvement surprised me a little. Bryan has lost steam because of a lame fued with AJ. He went from number 2 in the business to around number 7. and where was Kane? You are trying to push a paperview but only 3 matches were showcased. Bryan's current storyline is supposed to be centered around himself and AJ Lee and I get that but the match is with Kane and that's what you needed to sell on the last Raw before Summerslam. side note. the only thing worse than aj's acting is her theme music. I didnt agree with Bryan's involvment. he made Big Show seem secondary but he is in the triple threat Sunday, not Bryan. Another part that bewildered me is how they bill CM Punk as turning his back on Cena. they have never been friends. Punk has beat him time and time again, faces shouldnt have to kiss each others asses every night. After the tag team match I got the feeling that Triple H wants to main event summerslam. He left himself about 30 minutes for a "contract signing" with Brock Lesner. To be fair, theyll draw the most money but this is the type of thing Punk is talking about and he is exactly right. He should be the focus right now. My prediction for the triple threat is a CM punk victory, accompanied by a massive heel turn.

Daniel Bryan v. Kane: Bryan needs a win but WWE isnt that smart. Kane will win, unfortunately.

Do yourself a favor and watch the divas matches on mute from now on. That match took too much time and Layla made the match look like a joke. Layla smiles too much, even in the lock up. if you MUST have this division, let Beth dominate it again.

Ryback. I'll keep this short and boring just like his matches. Have a real fued already. No more squash matches. I didnt even know JTG still had a job. I think Jinder Mahal v Ryback has potential and Summerslam is a good time to pull that trigger and set that match. They should have, but didnt. On the bright side for Ryback, he has the crowds support big time. FEED HIM A FUED!

I always love a good Piper's Pit. I dont agree with the twitter vote but oh well, Im glad they chose Jericho. We all remember when Jericho Pinned Piper at wrestlemania and I was glad that was referenced. They didnt talk long before they were interupted by Ziggler and the Miz. I have to admit I cracked up when Piper tried to get a jericho chant going and was interupted by the Miz. Mainly because it was clearly not staged, Piper's timing was just awful. I thoroughly enjoyed the ensuing triple threat match though. Those three wrestlers looked great together. Got to give it up to Jericho too he truly believes in the younger talent and will push anyone WWE sees fit. Ziggler picked up the pinfall win over Jericho in a slobber knocker but the match was pretty even except the Miz looked like the ball in a tennis match at points. side note. cole keeps saying how dangerous the miz is since his return but he basicaly came back, won the title, and has lost every match since. My prediction for Jericho v Ziggler: Y2J (my favorite wrestler ever) will pick up the win and regain his dignity. This match will be the best match on the card. I think vicki will not be managing ziggler too much longer thankfully.

It has been announced that the Miz will defend the intercontinental title against Rey Mysterio at summerslam. I hope the Miz wins and picks up a little steam. They need to bring a little glory back to that belt and Miz is just the man for the job.

Sin Cara v Tensai left a lot to be desired. Every time those blue lights come on you can bet Sin cara will win. What's with Tensai always beating up his manager? When is someone going to handle all this domestic violence? They were on Ochocino in minutes for headbutting his significant other. Tensai does it every night. (People keeping up with this joke?) The beatings get wierder and wierder every time. I dont feel as though Tensai is long for the WWE.

I was surprised Damion Sandow obliterated Christian. Christian seems to be falling from grace. I could picture him making a jump to TNA in the near future. It was nice to see Brodus Clay without his stupid dancers or dancing gimmick. He is another guy who needs a big time change or he could find himself back in the irrelevent pile of backstage stars.

The prime time players are decent in the ring but their gimmick leaves a lot to be desired. The enterance needs work. I kind of feel bad for AW. there was a time where you could say anything in the WWE but now one Kobe comment can get you booted. Where was Kofi when they beat up R Truth after his match with Heath Slater? I feel like I missed something. R Truth's gimmick needs to change. this little jimmy thing has gone way too far. It made sense as a heel but now its just weird. I thought Truth was excellent as a heel, it might be time to let him go back to it. side note darren young's face reminds me of a black john cena

Random thought: Where is Cody Rhodes??

When I saw that the contract signing was all that was left and there was still 30 minutes left on Raw, I knew Michaels was going down. Shawn is kind of like Triple H's little brother or something. HHH is always saving him from something. We did get what we wanted though, a short contract signing. Michaels basically came back to get his ass handed to him by Brock. They needed to make Brock look dominant without making HHH look weak, so in comes HBK. Shawn must have got a decent payday because now he has to sell that broken arm, like Triple H forgot to do at the Mayweather fight. Lesner was his ass kicking machine self tonight even though we didnt get to see it. Bill him as a monster? Check. I'm surprised they are calling this Triple H's most personal battle yet. He's been through too much and the match doesnt need that kind of hype. Especially since the two of them have only been face to face 3 times ever. side note. i hope paul heyman sticks around for awhile to manage young talent. ziggler, miz, sandow, mahal, he could give any one of them a major boost.
My prediction for HHH v. Lesner: Leser will win in a blood bath. This will be a very physical match. Hopefully it is not as slow to unfold as the Cena/lesner match. Heyman, Stephanie, and HBK will be a big part of the decision.

SummerSlam Matches unaddressed:
Prime Time Players v. Truth and Kingston. Prime Time wins, the tag division will still suck. We all lose when a tag match or divas match comes up.

Antonio Cesaro v Santino Marella. We can only hope Marella is done with that belt. Cesaro would carry the belt well.

WWE TOP TEN 8/14/2012 ( excludes HHH and Lesner)
1. CM Punk
2. Sheamus
3. John Cena
4. Big Show
5. Alberto Del Rio
6. Dolph Ziggler
7. Already read told you, try and keep up
8. Chris jericho
9. The Miz
10. Damion Sandow

What to watch for: Wrestling legend Kurt Angle took to twitter last night to express his anger toward CM Punk for saying TNA is an Indy league.
Kurt Angle: "Punk wants to Say Tna Is An Indy League? I Was On top in Wwe when You Were trying to Get a Job Anywhere. It Was My Choice to go to Tna."
He continues;  "If I ever See You Punk, Hide Bitch!"

We will see what happens with this in time. Punk might be a little too busy right now to bother addressing an angry angle who angers easily, but apologizes when he crosses the line.


This week recreate wrestling will pay tribute to the tag team division and its fall from grace.
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Late on The Tuesday Wrestling Hangover

I am a little behind on the Hangover this week and next week I'm going to be out of the country looking for another member of Recreate Wrestling to write about next week's Raw. Just going to go over a few thoughts here.

Raw Active is kind of dumb.

Glad to see Wade Barrett is coming back.

Raw seems to have better matches now that the program is three hours but the show really drags.

I wondering if Ryback has pink eye.

So glad Damien Sandow is getting time on Raw. He is slowly becoming one of my favorites.

I'm digging the Daniel Bryan NO! NO! NO! shirt. His interaction with the fans is awesome.

Not really sure how HBK will help the Lesnar/Triple H match at Summer Slam but it is great to see him.

Alex Riley defeats Dolph Ziggler. Good for A. Ry

So Miz is the IC Champ but still loses every match.

I also wonder if Daniel Bryan will ever win another match?


I apologize for this being so short after Summer Slam The Wrestling Hangover will be going back to coming out Tuesday Mornings.

Tuesday Wrestling Hangover 7-31-2012

Last night Raw was live from Cincinnati Ohio for episode 1001. The start to the show had its hiccups with the Titan Tron catching on fire. The show overall was pretty good but three hours is going to be tough to watch every week. I found myself wanting the program to be over.

What I Think

I think I really liked the guy behind Cole and Lawler with The Blue World Order shirt.

 

I think CM Punk was right that The Rock is not the WWE Universe. The focus does need to be on the champion and it has not been. Finally they have booked Punk to be mad about that. If indeed it is going to be him and Rock at Royal Rumble it will be epic plain and simple.

I think I heard Big Show say John Cena lost the week before. He may not have won the championship but he did win by DQ.

I think Santino did an awesome job taking a beating from Alberto Del Rio last night. It what seems to be ADR’s last match before Summer Slam Santino made him look solid.

I think I thoroughly enjoyed Damien Sandow’s beat down on Brodus Clay. Sandow is a future champion love every time he’s on RAW.

 

I think AJ is really annoying it’s even worse now that she is the GM of Raw.

 

I think Sheamus and Daniel Bryan gave us a really great street fight. I do believe Bryan needs to win a match at some point. He always loses. I think the backstage stuff with the doctor was hilarious. What was up with the Kane attack?

 

I think Titus O’Neil got a well deserved win against Kofi Kingston. It is time to make the Prime Time Players legit.

 

I think AW’s comment about Kobe Bryant and a Colorado hotel room was uncalled for. That happened almost ten years ago. It wasn’t a PG thing to say and most of the crowd probably had forgotten about the incident and were confused what he was talking about. My question is was it planned? When they came back from break Michael Cole apologized for the comment.

I think Randy Orton looked tiny in his match with Heath Slater. It is obvious he is off the juice. He had a pretty strange haircut as well.

I think I like where the Jericho/Ziggler feud is going. I wish The Miz didn’t take the fall in the tag match.

 

I think I heard an Albert chant in the Tensai/Tyson Kidd match. For a short match this was a great one. I hate reverse decisions. What decision did the ref really make he just counted to three? WWE needs to decide what they are going to do with Tensai.

 

I think it felt like they showed the Triple H/Brock Lesnar video package a 100 times.

 

I think Big Show and John Cena put on a pretty good match. CM Punk on commentary is always entertaining. I think the Big Show/John Cena/CM Punk triple threat match at Summer Slam doesn’t need the Big Show.

I have to admit I was laughing when Punk kept saying show me some respect to AJ as Raw went of the air.

Wrestler Of The Night: Damien Sandow. Great to see him attack the most annoying wrestler on the roster.

Wrestler Who Had A Rough Night: Santino. He did a great job selling for Del Rio but some of that had to hurt.

Dan Venus

Tuesday Wrestling Hangover 7-24-2012

The 1000^th episode of Raw from St. Louis was truly a great show that gave us a chance to see both current and past superstars. I have to admit I had my doubts that it would be a great show. I found I was entertained throughout the broadcast. I do have my doubts that they can do great three hour shows every week.

What I Think About The 1000^th Episode of Raw

Opening Segment

I think it was awesome the crowd was chanting Thank You Vince! Vince McMahon is truly the greatest wrestling mind of all time. The WWE and Raw are a success because of him.

I think it was a great that it was truly DX this time. Shawn Michaels and Triple H were the originators but Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, and X-Pac helped really make the group so popular. They also had a longer run than Shawn Michaels in the original DX. Only thing missing in the reunion was Chyna but in all honesty if we never see her again that’s a good thing.

I really liked HBK and Billy Gunn arguing on who would say if you aren’t down with that I got two words for ya.

I think Damien Sandow is the next big star in the WWE. I’m glad he was chosen to interrupt DX.

I think the only thing to make this segment better was if Brock Lesnar stormed the ring and attacked.

Rey Mysterio/Sin Cara/Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler/Chris Jericho/ Alberto Del Rio

I think I liked that JR came down for commentary and was sporting a beard.

I think Jim Ross put Michael Cole to shame. I like Cole but he can’t tell a story or do play by play like Ross.

I think it was an interesting fact that Jericho has had the second most matches on Raw behind Triple H.

I think the match was short but entertaining the Ziggler Jericho feud is heating up and that’s a good thing. However I stick to my guns and say Jericho’s days in wrestling are numbered.

Brodus Clay vs. Jack Swagger

I think I’m really getting tired of Brodus Clay.

I think this was the worst Mick Foley appearance of his current WWE return. I’m a Dude Love fan. But he couldn’t wear the shirt he had from 97-98? Foley was just adding to the annoying squash match that went on. WWE set Jack Swagger free.

AJ and Daniel Bryan

I think it was cool to see Slick but I could be wrong but Raw was never around in his era.

I think I liked the crowd Whating Slick throughout the wedding.

I think over all this was piss poor. Why did they bother using the wedding to announce AJ as the new Raw GM. What a dumb idea to get extra ratings.

Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, and Rock Confrontation

I think I’m glad Rock shaved his beard he looks much younger without it.

I think it was awesome to see CM Punk and The Rock in the ring face to face. I think it was clear the Punk really doesn’t like Rocky. This would only get better later in the night.

I think Rock getting an undeserved title shot at the Royal Rumble is actually a good thing. How hyped up will this Pay Per View be?

Intercontinental Title Match The Miz vs. Christian

I think it’s always great to see Bret Hart and I think Cole even gave him credit for the Attitude Era.

I think Miz and Christian had a great match I’m really happy Miz won the match and the IC Strap. This is finally the right direction for him.

Brock Lesnar Answers Triple H’s Challenge For Summer Slam

I think Heyman has done the best job of anyone with hyping this match.

I think it’s always great to see Stephanie McMahon she really looks good these days.

I’m glad the match is ready to go now but for me the whole segment fell flat. I guess I expected more between Lesnar and Triple H. Does WWE trust Lesnar with a microphone?

Heath Slater vs. Lita

I think this feud with legends has really paid off for The One Man Band.

I think the beat down for all the former superstars was kind of weak didn’t care much for it. Only thing I liked was Bradshaw’s Clothesline From Hell.

Undertaker and Kane Beat Up A Bunch Of Mid-Carders

I think it’s always great to see Undertaker. It’s even better to see him with Kane. The crowd was right to chant This Is Awesome!

John Cena vs. CM Punk

I think it was great the crowd was split they were the top two faces in the company.

I think I almost threw up when CM Punk wanted to shake hands before the match.

I think I enjoyed the crowd booing Cena’s punches.

I think I really, really love the CM Punk heel turn. I could not take much more of him kissing the crowd’s butt. I feel like CM Punk is finally back!

Was it me or did Rock really sell the clothesline and GTS well? If CM Punk faces The Rock at the Rumble it will be epic.

Side Notes

I think I hated the Charlie Sheen stuff. I thought he would actually be there.

I think it was cool to see Sean Mooney again.

Wrestler Of The Night: Without Question it was CM Punk. Finally he is a heel again.

Wrestler Who Had A Rough Night: Mick Foley. It was an awful way to bring back Dude Love.

 

Dan Venus