[Ever Wolf]

Show/Fella ****

Fucking awesome match and finish.

[Gamblor]

HIAC on first watch:

Orton/ADR- ***1/4
Hell No/Rhode Scholars- ***
Kofi/Miz and Cesaro/Gabriel and Mysterio-Cara/PTP- Wasn't paying attention to any of these... just couldn't give a fuck to watch em.
Show/Sheamus- ***1/2
Punk/Ryback- **1/4

Punk/Ryback was what it was made out to be in the build up, but still had no business being in the cell. Ending kept Ryback looking strong, while Punk continues looking like a joke of a champion... which doesn't sit well with me for the last two months after spending 9 months as a fighting champion and looking legit. But the important thing at the end of the day is they keep Punk's reign going, and Ryback remains extremely strong and while he may not technically be undefeated, that loss was hardly a defeat. Punk played the role of chicken-shit heel to perfection and Ryback played his monster role to perfection, and ultimately I felt the match they had was the best they could do with what they were obviously given.

Just couldn't care to pay attention for half the PPV. Orton/Del Rio was a very good opener, the tag title match was good but ending pissed me off a bit. And Show/Sheamus to my surprise delivered a great match and MOTN. It was still very boring in a lot of spots, but once they went into finisher mode, match became really fun to watch. Was very shocker Show kicked out of the Brogue kick, and even more so that he won. Glad to see Sheamus' reign of terror is over.

[Undertaker]

Originally Posted by Ether

That match was so bad I actually forgot about it

You're right, this was the 2nd worst HIAC ever then.

Kane/Undertaker was the second worst Hell in a Cell ever by a freaking mile.

[Ether]

I wasn't watching wrestling during that time so I can't comment, was it really that bad?

[Gamblor]

Punk/Ryback is definitely up there with some of the worst Cell matches. I'd say it's better than Taker/Kane, Taker/Bossman, and maybe Nash/HHH, but it certainly wasn't a good cell match.

I do think the match is better than a lot of people will make it out to be though for the reasons in my post, but it just felt wrong being in HIAC besides the fact it kept Punk locked in and he could use all the weapons and cheap shots he needed.

[Undertaker]

Originally Posted by Ether

I wasn't watching wrestling during that time so I can't comment, was it really that bad?

Yes, it really was THAT bad.

[Starbuck]

Shit match is shit. Punk played the scared heel fine and Ryback played the dominating monster fine but it was still shit and had no business taking place inside HIAC. None at all. The fact that they climbed it afterwards doesn't change that. Ryback is pretty beastly though. It's kind of fun to watch him fuck shit up but not enough to save the match.

[Yeah1993]

PPV:

-Orton v Del Rio: Solid stuff. The arm work wasn't terribly interesting but it was all right. Awkward top rope stuff was weird.
-Bryan/Kane v Rhodes/Sandow: The 'no' thing has jumped the shark. Boring as shit tag match. Rhodes' outfit is embarrassing.
-Kingston v Miz: Not particularly good, not particularly bad. I really liked Kofi jumping over the steps and the Miz taking off Kofi's boot and pads and stuff.
-Claudio/Gabriel: I like me some Claudio rough-housing but this didn't feel the same. Gabriel does nothing for me.
-Rey/Cara v NXT guys: Another boring as shit tag match.
-Sheamus v Show: Yeah, this was good shit. Show looked like such a killer and seeing Sheamus work from underneath against a bigger guy was refreshing and really neat. Took them a while to get to the Kick v Punch stuff but when they did they hit home and worked it really smart. The crowd got more and more interested as time went on and the match got better and better. Only real flaw is the shitty looking DDT reversal which they shouldn't have even tried. I can't say "I'd watch this again" about that many WWE matches today but this would one of them.
-Diva 3-Way: Don't make me relive this.
-HIAC: Total bore. Ryback is terrible.

One match show. Sheamus/Show was an island amongst a sea of nothingness.

[shawnmichaelsisgod]

Hell in a cell 2012
First take

Orton vs del rio *** 1/2
Team friendship vs rhode scholars ** 3/4
Kofi vs the miz *** 1/4
Cesaro vs Gabriel **
Prime time players vs rey cara ***
Sheamus vs show *** 3/4
Divas don't care
Punk vs ryback ** 1/2

Decent show will review again tomorrow in depth

[Ever Wolf]

Early HIAC Ratingz~!

Orton/Del Rio: ***
Hell No/Rhodes Scholars: **1/2
Kingston/Miz: **1/2
Cesaro/Gabriel: **
PTP/Mysterio & Cara: **
Fella/Show: **** (could go higher, fucking awesome)
Divas: * (you could hear a pin drop during this)
Punk/Ryback: ** (using the cell AFTER the match?)

Show/Fella saved this, although the crowd were the worst WWE have had in a very long time.