WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 Review
John Cena def. Triple H, Sheamus(c), Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase and Randy Orton(30:10)
Thoughts: Like I said in my No Way Out 2009 Review, anytime the WWE Championship opens the show, you know something fishy is going down. That does make me curious when was the last time John Cena opened a PPV? If my memory is correct, it was Judgement Day 2003, but I'm rambling, aren't I? This was just an awesome Chamber match with damn good performances out of everyone. Kofi Kingston once again looked like a star and given his performance here, I'm shocked he didn't win Money in the Bank at Wrestlemania 26. If I had to complain, I'd say they booked the ending wrong. How it goes is that it comes down to Sheamus, Hunter and Cena. Hunter eliminates Sheamus and Cena makes Hunter tap out, which is the first time anyone tapped out inside the chamber.(Another fact: This was the first chamber match to have all six competitors in the match at the same time.) How it SHOULD'VE happen was that Sheamus eliminates Hunter and Cena eliminates Sheamus, giving Cena that redemption that he got the title back from the person who took it from him a few months prior. Overall, it's not the best Chamber match is history, but I would say it's one of the more underrated ones and it is historic, in it's own way.
Rating: ****
Batista def. John Cena(c)(0:28)
Thoughts: You could say this was unexpected...except this is almost exactly what happened to John Cena the last time he won a Chamber match. Poor Cena, he can never catch a break, can he? Including the belt in this feud may not have been the direction that I would have gone, but it’s hard for me to argue with the excitement it brought leading to WM26.
Rating: N/A
WWE Intercontinental ChampionshipDrew McIntyre(c) def. Kane(10:04)
Thoughts: Starting in 2010, I never really expected much from Kane given when he was in his career at that point and yet his pay-per-view matches seem to exceed my expectations more often than not. I dislike Kane’s style when he’s in slow, plodding monster mode, but here, he worked a much more fast-paced and often times ground-based style. McIntyre certainly held up his end of the bargain and the result was a perfectly fine mid-show filler match. Having McIntyre retain the championship was definitely the right decision, because losing the belt so soon into his title reign would have been a huge step in the wrong direction at that point in his career. Though the only other noteworthy thing he did in WWE was holding the Tag Titles with Cody Rhodes and later on, 3MB...They really dropped the ball with him, didn't they?
Rating: **1/2
Thoughts: OK, first off: Was their any reason to drag the Butterfly Title Tournament? I mean, REALLY? Second: why the hell does the SmackDown Consultant get to make matches against Raw women? Just because she doesn’t have male equipment? I don’t understand the logic there at all and while it did build a little heat for the eventual Maryse/Gail match, it didn’t need heat at that point. I’m half-convinced they’re did this to bury Gail. And people wonder why she stays in TNA? At least they treat their women wrestlers right. The match was nothing much to speak of either; Team Lay-Cool weren’t terrible and Gail wasn’t as bad as she had been during that time, but that doesn’t make it a winner for me. The in-ring work was forgettable, the bait and switch for no reason was flat-out stupid and I loathed this.
Rating: 3/4*
The Miz(c) def. Montel Vontavious Porter(12:51)
Thoughts: This was a much better match than their outing last month at the Royal Rumble, but much like last month, I once again have to wonder what was gained by NOT advertising this match in advance. Miz continues to improve on the ring, and MVP seems to be regaining a bit of his popularity. Mark Henry and The Big Show continue to defy the odds by working together remarkably well and I would like to send my condolences to the family and friends of the guard rail over by the bell. It really felt like they were building up to putting the US title back on MVP, but that never happened...Oh well.
Rating: ***1/4
World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho def. The Undetaker(c), John Morrison, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk and R-Truth(35:38)
Thoughts: This match may not have had the star power of the WWE Elimination Chamber Match, but on paper it certainly looked like it could be the more entertaining match. Rey Mysterio was the star of the PPV for the second year in a row and John Morrison made a surprisingly strong showing. In the end, all six guys delivered just about as well as we could have possibly hoped and ultimately this match set up three huge matches for WrestleMania – CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho vs Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship and Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker.
Rating: ****
Final Rating:
2.90 out of 5
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