WWE: Judgment Day 2009 (2009) DVD

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1. CM Punk vs. Umaga

Very good opener. Punk was super over in his home town and the crowd was very into it. Match slowed down a bit in the middle while Umaga was getting the heat on Punk but the crowd didn't die and the last several minutes were quite good. Great Start to the show. ***1/4

2. ECW Championship Match

Christian (c) vs. Jack Swagger

They had their usual good match, but I didn't think it was quite up to the level of their previous encounters. I didn't care for the ending, even though it made sense in the storyline, but it looks like this fued will continue which is not a bad thing. ***1/4

3. John Morrison vs. Shelton Benjamin

This was a good match that was horrifying at times, because there were several moments where moves were not executed all that safely. The crowd popped for the moves, but not so much for the superstars. It doesn't appear people quite buy Morrison as a face just yet, and the fact that he's working against an heel who isn't very over doesn't help, but by the end of the match they were into him. ***1/4

Once this match ended there was a segment involving the Miz, Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs, and Santino Marella (although briefly). I am usually not of a fan of having these segments on ppv, but this was all very good and Miz was tremendous in running down the Cubs. He was getting a ton of heat and it was great, and if I have one complaint it's that the segment went too long. Usually I'd say skip this but I quite enjoyed this spectacle.

4. Intercontinental Championship Match

Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Chris Jericho

This was a great match, the best match of the night. These two have always worked well together over the years, and this was one of their better matches. The crowd was mega hot for all of this, and Jericho had plenty of fans in the building, but nobody was booing Rey. Tons of near falls and false finishes at the end and the crowd was going hoss for all of it. Awesome stuff, I loved this match. ***3/4

5. WWE Championship Match

Randy Orton (c) vs. Batista

I thought this was a good match. It wasn't great, but it was well booked, with the basic story being Orton repeatedly trying to get counted out and Batista not allowing him to do so. This put Orton over as a coward and Batista over as a force to be dealt with and it worked. There were some good near falls at the end and the crowd was very into it. They even did the "BOO!", "YAY!" chants for the back and forth punches, with Orton getting cheered and Batista getting booed. The finish was atrociously bad, but when Flair made his run in the fans completely forgot about it so in that case this was a success. ***

6. John Cena vs. the Big Show

This was the weakest match on the show by far. These two have never worked well together and the match was very slow paced and boring. The crowd popped for the finish but were pretty dead for most of the match, aside from some dueling "cena sucks!" and "lets go cena!" chants. It's not unwatchable, but don't go out of your way to see it it will make you sleepy. *1/2

7. World Heavyweight Championship Match

Edge (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

Very good match, only a notch below the IC title match in quality. The crowd was pretty dead for the first half of this due to the Cena/Big Show match, but they really got into by the end which is a credit to the workers. The finish was awesome, and they managed to execute a few innovative spots. It was also nice to see Edge retain because the titles have been changing hands far too frequently as of late. Great way to end the show. ***3/4

I highly recommend adding this dvd to your collection. With one exception, every match on the show is good to very good, and that's a rarity in this day and age. This makes two great ppvs in a row from WWE, and I hope they can keep this streak going.