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THE DEADMAN RETURNS As John Cena Exits!

D.P. | California | 10/23/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"ECW Champion CM Punk vs. Elijah Burke - You already knew how this match was going to do once you see that they didn't even bother to show Elijah's entrance. Anyways, this match surpassed their Judgment Day match in that it wasn't too slow that it got boring with the mat wrestling between each other. A good opener but don't blink or else you'll miss the ending.

WWE Tag Team Champions MVP & Matt Hardy vs. Deuce & Domino - This was one of those "put a storyline over" matches in that Hardy & MVP trying to show up each other thoughout the bout by doing blind tags, doing each other's moves & taunts better, and Hardy pulling the same actions on MVP that he did when they won the tag titles. Taking the match for what it was intended to be, it was entertaining.

Triple H vs. Carlito - The stipulation for this one is that Carlito couldn't be disqualified. This match was entertaining by the fact that Triple H doing Eddie Guerrero-like cheating behind the referee's back such as pulling the hair & ropes during an abdonimal stretch while Carlito kept getting the advantage by using weapons like the ring bell & trash cans. Just like the previous match, it was more about being entertaining than wrestling...which it was.

Womens Champion Candice Michelle vs. Beth Phoenix - This match was about Beth completely overpowering & dominating Candice thoughout the match and even yanking out Candice's hair at various times. Candice scored the quick fluke pin.

World Champion Great Khali vs. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio - The only part of this match that was worth watching is the finishing sequence where Rey did two sets of 619's on both guys followed by a springboard onto Khali before Batista powerbombed Rey onto Khali & hitting Khali with a spinebuster & winning the title. Skip the match and watch the instant replay afterwards, that's the watchable part of this match.

World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdock vs. Brian Kendrick & Paul London - Good tag team match here between these four. London & Kendrick didn't tone down or lose a step since coming to RAW as they showcased their daredevil style while Cade & Murdock show why they brought back as much credibility as they can back to the tag team title scene on RAW in the previous month with their brawling & mat based offense. This was my favorite match of the night.

WWE Champion John Cena vs. Randy Orton - This was one of those "put a storyline over" segments because the match ended by DQ after seven minutes when Cena just wouldn't stop beating down Orton & moved (he didn't shove the referee or barely even touched him) the referee twice. That match was good for what it was in that seven minutes but it was a crappy ending.
Ironically, this was Cena's last PPV match for months as he got injured right before the next PPV.

Undertaker vs. Mark Henry - Boy, Taker knows how to go all out on his entrances. The match itself wasn't much as it was just the image of Taker pulling off his moves against such a huge man like Henry that was the sight here. This doesn't pass their WrestleMania 22 match but the match is watchable but nothing special past Taker returning.

The only DVD extra worth mentioning is that you see Taker's exit where he's lowered back down at the front of the entrance way.

Overall, this is a DVD worthy of a rental as eventhough the main events were duds...the undercard ranged from good wrestling (World Tag Team Titles & ECW Title) to funny & entertaining (Triple H/Carlito & WWE Tag Team Titles). I would recommend this for a rental."