BRM Reviews WWE Wrestlemania XXIV (Awesome!)

[Big Red Machine]

WWE Wrestlemania 24 (3/30/2008) – Orlando, FL

BELFAST BRAWL: JBL vs. Finlay (w/Hornswoggle)- 5.5/10

MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH: CM Punk vs. Carlito vs. MVP vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. John Morrison vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho- 8/10
Standard MITB awesomeness.

BATISTA (w/Teddy Long) vs. UMAGA (w/William Regal)- 4.5/10.
Too short for a match between two guys on this level

ECW TITLE MATCH: Chavo Guerrero(c) vs. Kane- a squash match that becomes a dud in hindsight, as it killed any interest in the Kane vs. Chavo feud they tried to do after this.

IF FLAIR LOSES, HE MUST RETIRE: Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels- 9/10
An awesome match with some great storytelling in it but not enough action. I really liked the way they worked some of the usual Flair spots in to make it feel like a good way to cap off his career.

TAG TEAM LUMBERJILL (& Santino) MATCH: Maria Kanellis & Ashley Massaro vs. Beth Phoenix & Melina- 1.25/10.
This started off poorly before the match even got started. If Beth is the champ, the team should not be coming out to Melina’s music. Anyway this was just dull and boring. The biggest pop of the match was Lawler getting up and punching out Santino. THAT got a bigger pop than a dive by Ashley. Halfway through the match, the lights went out, which I assume was G-d deciding to show everyone just how much He was enjoying this match.

WWE TITLE MATCH: Randy Orton(c) vs. Triple H vs. John Cena- 8/10
An awesome match, but I didn’t like the finish very much.

NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH: The Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather- 6/10
I feel bad rating this as a match, rather than as a segment because it was outstanding for what it was. In fact, it was so good for what it was that I feel like I have to rate it as a match.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Edge(c) vs. The Undertaker- 8.5/10
AWESOME match. Just plain awesome

Overall, an AWESOME show. Just make sure that you skip the Divas match.

[Rabid619]

I remember when the first time i watched this and the lights went out during the Divas match i laughed for a good while.