WWE Night of Champions 2012
WWE Night of Champions 2012 (9/16/2012)- Boston, MA
PRE-SHOW BATTLE ROYALE TO DETERMINE A #1 CONTENDER FOR THE US TITLE- 4/10
Quick but fun. Perfectly acceptable for a pre-show match.
WWE INTERCONTINELTAL TITLE MATCH: The Miz(c) vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.- 6.5/10
Good opener, but the stuff with the mask was dumb.
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth(c) vs. Daniel Bryan & Kane- 5/10
Told its story well, but wasn’t too exciting. I liked the idea of the finish, but I thought that the way that they did it made Kofi look a bit weak. I absolutely hated the stuff between Dragon and Kane after the match.
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Antonio Cesaro(c) (w/Aksana) vs. Zack Ryder- 4.5/10
RANDY ORTON vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)- 6.75/10.
Very good match, but it would be nice if Randy could maybe actually put someone over.
KAITLYN IS INJURED SO EVE TAKES HER SPOT- PTP were fun, and this got them on the show, which was good. Kaitlyn’s acting really just killed this for me. Yes, pain is painful, but her delivery was horrendous. It really sounded like she was crying like a kid who got pushed on the playground. You’re a freakin’ wrestler! You take all of your other bumps without crying. Why the hell are you crying now?
WWE DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Layla El(c) vs. Eve Torres- 4.75/10
BOOKER T MAKES THE BROGUE KICK LEGAL- GRRRRRRR! This entire match has been built around the question of â€"can Sheamus beat Del Rio without the Brogue Kick?†And now they make that question irrelevant! Doing this makes the past month’s worth of this angle feel like it was just an excuse to prolong this feud for a month, rather than the next chapter in a story.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Sheamus(c) vs. Alberto Del Rio (w/David Otunga & Ricardo Rodriguez)- 7.5/10
WWE TITLE MATCH: CM Punk(c) (w/Paul Heyman) vs. John Cena- 8.5/10
Awesome stuff, but I really didn’t like the finish. You knew that a non-finisher wouldn’t be a real finish to the match, so you knew the draw was coming. Yes, it builds towards a blow-off at Hell in a Cell (likely in the cell) but I really didn’t like it.
Overall, a great show from WWE. JBL was PHENOMENAL on commentary!
PRE-SHOW BATTLE ROYALE TO DETERMINE A #1 CONTENDER FOR THE US TITLE- 4/10
Quick but fun. Perfectly acceptable for a pre-show match.
WWE INTERCONTINELTAL TITLE MATCH: The Miz(c) vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.- 6.5/10
Good opener, but the stuff with the mask was dumb.
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth(c) vs. Daniel Bryan & Kane- 5/10
Told its story well, but wasn’t too exciting. I liked the idea of the finish, but I thought that the way that they did it made Kofi look a bit weak. I absolutely hated the stuff between Dragon and Kane after the match.
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Antonio Cesaro(c) (w/Aksana) vs. Zack Ryder- 4.5/10
RANDY ORTON vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)- 6.75/10.
Very good match, but it would be nice if Randy could maybe actually put someone over.
KAITLYN IS INJURED SO EVE TAKES HER SPOT- PTP were fun, and this got them on the show, which was good. Kaitlyn’s acting really just killed this for me. Yes, pain is painful, but her delivery was horrendous. It really sounded like she was crying like a kid who got pushed on the playground. You’re a freakin’ wrestler! You take all of your other bumps without crying. Why the hell are you crying now?
WWE DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Layla El(c) vs. Eve Torres- 4.75/10
BOOKER T MAKES THE BROGUE KICK LEGAL- GRRRRRRR! This entire match has been built around the question of â€"can Sheamus beat Del Rio without the Brogue Kick?†And now they make that question irrelevant! Doing this makes the past month’s worth of this angle feel like it was just an excuse to prolong this feud for a month, rather than the next chapter in a story.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Sheamus(c) vs. Alberto Del Rio (w/David Otunga & Ricardo Rodriguez)- 7.5/10
WWE TITLE MATCH: CM Punk(c) (w/Paul Heyman) vs. John Cena- 8.5/10
Awesome stuff, but I really didn’t like the finish. You knew that a non-finisher wouldn’t be a real finish to the match, so you knew the draw was coming. Yes, it builds towards a blow-off at Hell in a Cell (likely in the cell) but I really didn’t like it.
Overall, a great show from WWE. JBL was PHENOMENAL on commentary!