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Hello and welcome to today's edition of the Mandible Column. I am still deciding how often I should write this thing, every day, just on Tuesdays (Raw/Heat impressions) and Fridays (Smackdown impressions), and on Mondays after PPV's. Write in to let me know. Anyway...
Today I will give my impressions of WWF's Fully Loaded. First off, I thought it was a better than average PPV, but it could have been better. Why? Well, read on.
First of all, the weak points:
The Tazz/Al Snow match was in my opinion, weak. You know that when the crowd starts chanting BOR-ING during a Pay-Per-View!! This match would have been much better had it been a hardcore match, where Tazz and Snow are in their element.
The Taker/Angle match was also not too good. If we are to believe Kurt can take on HHH in the near future, he will at least try to show a better outing than the one he showed against Taker. First he loses quite convincingly to the Showster at Backlash, then loses convincingly to Taker, who apparently had only one leg. Yes Kurt cannot beat an Undertaker with only one good leg! How could he beat a HHH caliber wrestler?
The Tag-team match was cheesy, a DQ, c'mon WWF. The Acolytes clearly dominated the two Canucks and yet Edge/Christian walk away with the titles. I hope the WWF decides to continue this feud so the Acolytes could beat the two Canadiens at Summerslam. A plus to this match- the hilarious comments made by Edge/ Christian on Dallas, what a laugh!
Other than that the other matches were very good. The Hardyz/Lita vs T&A/Trish match was very well done. I am always amazed at Lita's skill, just look at the Hurrican-rana she did to Test. WOW. I'm glad to see the Hardyz actually got a win, they do take enough risks and should be rewarded for their skills.
The Guerrero/Saturn match was decent, for a "last minute" addition. I was happy Guerrero dropped the strap as he's had it for a very long time. I was also impressed with Chyna being put through the table. It's looks as now the forgotton Radical will finally get his due. And it's always a joy to see that, "horny little she-devil."
The Rikishi/Venis match was better than I expected, but what really made this match was the Rikishi plunge of the top of the Steel cage! WOW! Despite the screwjob outcome, that drop makes the match better than average.
The Rock/Benoit match was also very good. The match itself was very exciting and fast paced, and Benoit did bring the best out of the Rock. I also enjoyed commisioner Foley coming out to reverse the decision and keep the match going! That was classic. THere is really nothing more to say about that, I would've liked it more but it was the match right after...
The Match of the Night- HHH/Y2J- this match was unvelievable. HHH is a consumate professional, working through his bad back like he did, and putting on a great match. The match had everything, back and forth action, an amazing chairshot that cut HHH open, and two "rasslers" giving it their all. The two times that both wrestlers were knocked out was great and the outcome of the match was awesome, having both HHH and Y2J go through a table. This was a great match.
Overall, I'd say the PPV was average and out of 5 stars I'd give it a 3 and a half. There were more good matches than bad, but the bad matches really brought the PPV down, especially the Angle/Taker match. I would like to give extra credit to the WWF cameramen who got that awesome shot of Steph in the Walls of Jericho where part of her breasts are revealed, WOW!
That's it for now, and until then.... Have a Nice Day!
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