WWE: Capitol Punishment 2011 DVD

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United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler - For those keeping track, this is the fifth time in the past year (Money In The Bank, SummerSlam, Night Of Champions, T.L.C.) have went against each other in a match so both knew each other extremely well & showed that here as both were able to kick out & counter each others signature moves throughout the match such as the S.O.S., Kofi's flying crossbody, and Dolph's Zig Zag with a finish that even left the announcers confused on what happened. They wrestled a fine match as they usually do but this didn't top the quality of other encounters they've had before & after this match.

Alex Riley vs. The Miz - "Student vs. Teacher" here in Riley's hometown as Miz trash talked early before he Riley responded with punches before Miz was able to take back control for a most of the match. Michael Cole was pro-Miz & anti-Riley throughout the match but when Riley was able to get his second wind, he showed he wasn't taking any crap from anyone...from Miz's own ego (which came back to bite him) to Cole himself. The match itself was average but it did it's job in establishing Riley as a no nonsense babyface.

Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio - Show attacked Rio during his entrance & began to beat the hell out of him for his leg being ran over by his car weeks ago before Mark Henry ran out & got revenge on his own on Show from his attack days earlier on SmackDown including showing why the name "World's Strongest Man" isn't just a nickname while re-injuring Show's leg. Show was able to easily overpower Del Rio but clearly favoring his leg & only kept hurting it more such as when he delivered a chokeslam to the point where Del Rio targeted his leg with his cross arm-breaker on his leg injuring it to the point where Show couldn't even stand on it causing the referee to stop the match. This was more of an angle than a match but it worked out better than a normal match would have between them which worked out well on all ends as it gave Del Rio the momentum he hasn't had in months while establishing both Show & Henry as giant powerful monsters.

Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett vs. Ezekel Jackson - Before I get started, Barrett gave this anti-American promo causing the crowd to chant "USA" in favor of Jackson which caused Cole to point out a funny fact of how Jackson isn't American either while it should also be noted that Barrett didn't have help from The Corre as the group broke up days earlier on SmackDown. Just like how the entire feud was designed to do, this match was all about establishing Jackson as a dominate powerhouse as he used his strength with power moves while also doing he can take punishment & keep going such as kicking out of Barrett's Wasteland. The match wasn't much of anything past that fact except that the crowd loudly showing that they really wanted a "Woo Woo Woo" during this match.

Rey Mysterio vs. C.M. Punk - Just like how I said earlier that Ziggler & Dolph had battled previous times throughout the past year, this match is happening one year later after last singles PPV match with Punk's group of the New Nexus banned from ringside while Punk also had an outfit that fit the "theme" of the event. Both men had some nice back & forth wrestling with both men showing that they knew the other very well such as Punk catching Rey's attempted press off the apron to drop him on the barricade while constantly countering the 619 while working on the midsection of Mysterio with various moves such as a bow & arrow, abdominal stretch, and body scissors. Rey resorted to his various aerial offense such as the flying headbutt & Asai Moonsault before Punk was able to reverse the flying crossbody leading to a great sequence of both men attempting to nail a kick. Mysterio was able to hurt Punk's arm earlier in the match to the point where Punk hurt it himself when delivering a simple back superplex while Punk also had the same effect on his knees when blocking a top rope splash before going into another series of moves evolving from a GTS, frankensteiner, knockout kick, and 619. While their series was quality last year, this match may have topped that as it was a great match with all the unique reversals and offensive maneuvers outside of their normal moves. Definitely the match of the night here.

World Champion Randy Orton vs. Christian - Orton came into this match looking for revenge for his concussion and pounded on Christian right away with punches & even a big boot to the face while trying to end the match early with various close near falls. Christian focused on Orton's head with various stomps & calculated punches while tossing his head into the steps & also doing his moves with more impact like the spinebuster that had Orton's head bounce off the mat. Orton kept fighting back with shoulderblocks & suplexes but at one point delivered a superplex that even hurt Orton as his head bounced off the mat. There was a good series of counters & reversals towards the end as both men knew each others signature moves so well leading towards the end of the match (which was controversial) before Orton gave Christian a taste of his own medicine afterwords. This was a very good match but wasn't the quality of their previous two encounters as they played it safe here knowing how Orton, in reality, was recovering from a concussion.

Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger - This was a bonus match based off their issues over the past few weeks on RAW but before the match, "Keith Stone" from the Keystone Light Beer commercials came out & sat at ringside with the Bella Twins. This had it's moments such as one moment when Bourne went for a hip toss and nailed several moves to avoid Swagger but was finally grabbed and nailed with a gut buster across the knees several times. Swagger focused on his midsection with elbows & his running Vader splash off the corner ropes with Bourne able to counter & plant a DDT from the top rope followed by a series of counters from Swagger's powerbomb to an eventual rollup. Another nice match but at times seemed like a backdrop to promote "Keith Stone"

Now throughout the night, there were backstage skits involving "President Obama" (who looked more like Tiger Woods) & various WWE superstars but right around here was when Obama himself came out to do a speech that was filled with nothing more than bad jokes & doing a spinaroonie with Booker T to the point where the only things that were entertaining about it was the comment he made towards Jim Ross & the crowd doing their infamous "WHAT?" chants. Press "SKIP" right here because WWE apparently haven't learned their lesson from WrestleMania about stopping the show just to do unfunny skits.

WWE Champion John Cena vs. R-Truth - Truth walked out with Cena's title as he stole it the week before while Cena came out to his usual "mixed" reaction from the fans along with some "Little Jimmy" chants. This was a good showcasing for Truth in that he was very dominate throughout the bout as he kept mocking Cena while being able to keep countering & escaping Cena's moves of the A.A. & STF. Unfortunately there isn't much to say here past that & the fans having fun with the dueling chants as this was the "stereotypical" Cena match where he was dominated for a majority of the bout only to make his comeback with his "moves of doom" to win the match but even I have to admit that the way it was setup involving "Little Jimmy" did get a chuckle out of me.

This was one of those PPV's that had good matches on it & segments that did their job in establishing talent but there nothing on here that you haven't already seen on a previous PPV or on free TV (hence the title of this review) past the Punk/Mysterio match (which may be the best one they've had) so this is something I would recommend for a rental or only get if your a hardcore Mysterio/Punk fan.