WWE: Night of Champions 2010

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1.) Intercontinental Championship

Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Kofi Kingston

Ok, so haven't we seen these two face off about 100 times over the past couple of months? Dispite the fact that this fued got very stale, very quick, this was a good match compared to their Summerslam encounter a month ago. At this point, WWE was going with kind-of a reinvented version of the Edge/Vickie storyline, except Dolph filled the shoes of Edge. It was nice to see Ziggler go over clean to give him some credibility. The match started out slow, picked up, then the finish came. The match itself was good, but a little bit to rushed. 3.25/5

2.) The Big Show vs. CM Punk

This was the first ever "non-title" match in the history of the N.O.C. PPV. Unfortunetly, it included the Big Show. I knew the ending before this one even started, as Show pretty much burried Punk like always. There was a nice spot in the match though, with Show litterly spearing the straight edge out of CM Punk. Last year, Show had no problem with putting Cena over, why can't he do the same with a great talent like Punk? 2/5

3.) United States Championship

The Miz (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

This was the match that i thought could be the dark horse and steal the show. In my opinion, it did just that. These two had a great storyline going, dating all the way back to NXT season 1. These two cut amazing promos leading up to the match and their wrestling didn't dissapoint either. Bryan used his hard-notched technical offense, while Miz tried to take out Bryan's arm to prevent the Rebell Lock, which in the end was a failed mission. It was nice to see Daniel Bryan win the US gold, so miz can move on to better things with the MITB. Hopefully, some credibility goes back to the US gold. 4.25/5

4.) Womens & Divas Championship Unification

Melina (Divas) vs. Michelle McCool (Womens)

Just a little history fact, this was the second year in a row these two squared off at night of champions, this time with "lumberjills" surrounding the ring. I liked their match last year better than i did this one, but this was at least decent at best. Unfortunetly, the Diva i wanted to win didn't in the end, but oh well. This isn't anything your gonna miss out on. 2.25/5

5.) No Holds Barred for the World Heavyweight Championship

Kane (c) vs. Undertaker

Alot of people really weren't looking forward to this contest, but I was. Leading up to the match, Kane was cutting some of the best promos i have ever seen and I just liked the overall storyline. Kane and Taker started off with a bang, as the fought on the stage and countinued to fight all over the AllState Arena throughout the bout. Both Kane & Taker really impressed me, especially Taker's huge leap over the barricade on Kane. "The Big Red Machine" actually went over clean in the end and most likely, we will see these two square off in Hell in a Cell. 4/5

6.) Tag Team Turmoil for the Tag Team Championship

This included the teams of the defending champs, Hart Dynasty, and the challengers, The Usos, Kozlov & Santino, Henry & Bourne, & McIntyre & Rhodes. Alot of these tag teams were randomly put together, which was one among many of the problems with this "filler" matchup. The Hart Dynasty got eliminated withing minutes against the Usos, and they have been Tag champs for just shy of 5 months. Kozlov & Santino left just as quick as they entered. The match was just majorly clustered, but did have its bright spots. 2.75/5

7.) 6 Pack Elimination Challenge for the WWE Championship

Sheamus (c) vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton

This was the second PPV in a row where WWE had an elimination-style main event. Of course, Y2J's career was on the line here and he ends up getting eliminated first, which was really dissapoiting, he'll be greatly missed. Anyway, after that occured, we saw Edge & Sheamus efficiently working together to take out everyone, but would soon fight off one another. Cena and Barrett continued their fued, as with Orton and Sheamus, and once again, there was Nexus involvement. Orton last pinned Sheamus to take home his 7th WWE Championship. his was a solid 20 minutes of action and it was booked almost decently, so thats always good to hear for main events these days. 4/5

So overall, this was a solid 3 star PPV more than anything. This is one of those shows where you either liked it or it was just ok, but nothing was to hateable on this one. So, id defiently check it out when it is released on DVD, because $15 is a small price to pay for a decent PPV, which we don't  see alot.