Oh, right, on TV. I remember the RAW after was Rock's birthday so they didn't do much with him there, and I couldn't see anything through the red mist of mark rage for the Smackdown after, so...
Very rarely does WWE get to me on a level like it did when Orton got the title on Smackdown. They could have at least had him hold it to the next PPV , it wasn't like they were feuding for 5+ months or anything.
I am a huge Orton mark and even I was rooting for Christian during their feud. It's absolutely despicable how they mistreated his main event opportunity. Fuck you Vince.
Extreme Rules 2011 was all in all an AWESOME PPV that got overlooked last year. Orton/Punk in a Last Man Standing Match was fantastic, Kofi/Sheamus was great with a good finish, Mysterio/Rhodes was awesome (DEM "HOLY SHIT CHANTS" and TAJIRI GREEN MIST :mark, Kharma's debut, Miz/Cena/Morrison was really good, and of course a MOTYC in Christian/Del Rio which should have been the main-event and had one of the best feel good moments in recent history.
I recall giving that entire event a 10/10. AWESOME PPV. Every match delivered. Might have to go rewatch that one.
Extreme Rules 2011 was all in all an AWESOME PPV that got overlooked last year. Orton/Punk in a Last Man Standing Match was fantastic, Kofi/Sheamus was great with a good finish, Mysterio/Rhodes was awesome (DEM "HOLY SHIT CHANTS" and TAJIRI GREEN MIST :mark, Kharma's debut, Miz/Cena/Morrison was really good, and of course a MOTYC in Christian/Del Rio which should have been the main-event and had one of the best feel good moments in recent history.
I recall giving that entire event a 10/10. AWESOME PPV. Every match delivered. Might have to go rewatch that one.
I actually put Extreme Rules 2011 over Extreme Rules 2012 just for Christian's title win. Was an epic moment to see my all time favorite wrestler finally winning the World Title with help from his best friend, and my second favorite wrestler of all time Edge. Agreed about it was one of the best the feel good moments in recent history, so much emotion when he finally won the title, crowd going wild, the embrace between Edge and Christian, the tears shed by them, the realization that Christian finally won the big one after years of seeing Edge do it, the atmosphere was crazy. Christian had great momentum from that win, they could used that to establish him as a top babyface on Smackdown for a few months taking over from where Edge left off, with a decently booked reign of a few months, but instead they flushed that all down the drain just to give Randy Orton another pointless reign as Champion and force him as the new top dog of Smackdown. Which led to a painful feud between the two in which Christian never look strong, or even credible against Orton, but the matches were very good though. Their OTL encounter and their Summerslam matches being epic and potential MOTY candidates.
Completely agree. Orton/Christian has to be the WORST feud of all time with some of the greatest matches. Orton/Christian from Over The Limit 2011 is GOAT. Rewatched that match recently and felt like it was 5 minutes as opposed to 16. Everything flowed so GREATLY it was ridiculous. One of the best matches from both mens careers. 2011 was a great in-ring year IMO. I easily name 20 or so 4 star + matches from the WWE alone.
Completely agree man. But there is no twisting or sugarcoating Jake Robert's story. The man was so talented and gifted in the art of wrestling psychology in character and in the ring. I love how he said his matches start when he walks through the current. That is a true talent and professional, and I think we need more guys with that type of mind for performance. It's just a shame all the fuck up stuff he has gone through in his life, so his family's fault and some his own personal demons.
Not at all. I can't believe the life Jake has had. It doesn't surprise you to know why he has the demons he has. But, crazy thing is, he's alive. It might sound like a bleak comment, I know. But we ALL know how demons in the world of wrestling can go down. Would someone have guessed Rick Rude wouldn't be here today and Jake Roberts would? It's...very dark. Only glad the man is still around and trying to beat the demons one final time.
As for his talent. Unbelievable. He's on a different level than most. I'll firmly stand by that. The way he approached his matches was godly. He knew this biz and how to work. It makes you wonder what if he did get his main event heel push vs Hogan. He's already a legend held in high regard (despite his negatives). Only imagine what could have been. That seems to be tossed around far too much in this world of wrestling.
Finally watched Extreme Rules 2011 last week. Here are my quick thoughts on it.
Extreme Rules 2011
1) CM Punk vs Randy Orton ~ ***1/2
2) Sheamus vs Kofi Kingston ~ **3/4 (One of the better Kingston matches of his career)
3) Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross vs Jack Swagger & Michael Cole ~ DUD
4) Rey Mysterio vs Cody Rhodes ~ ***1/2 (LOVED this)
5) Layla El vs Michelle McCool ~ DUD (Kharma debut post match was :mark
6) Christian vs Alberto Del Rio ~ ***3/4
7) Kane & Big Show vs Wade Barrett & Ezekial Jackson ~ 1/2*
8) John Cena vs Mike Mizanin vs John Morrison ~ ***1/2
Christian had no chance to win. WWE killing the push by moving him to Smackdown was awful though. Could have kept him credible till it was time to put the strap on him.
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