Just got back from the show! It was pretty awesome, I shook hands
with Rey Mysterio, RVD, and Theodore Long and the matches were
pretty decent-good.

WWE Tag Team Championship: RVD and Rey Mysterio © def Doug and Danny
Basham

This was the hot opener of the night. Doug Basham started the match
by making fun of Rey's height, which Rey responded with by drop-
kicking Doug in the stomach. RVD and Rey retain the titles (of
course) after a five-star frog splash.

Daniel Puder vs Hardcore Holly

This one sucked pretty badly, as Puder was really limited in what he
could do. The crowd almost turned on this one (side note, Puder
played heel here). I was surprised to see Holly get pinned by Puder
when Puder had his feet on the ropes for leverage. This one was crap.

Theodore Long then came out and played to the crowd, made the
matches for the night, and then shook my hand He said "Thank you,
playa" while doing so.

Battle Royal for Cruiserweight Championship: Funaki © vs Chavo
Guerrero vs Nunzio vs Billy Kidman vs Akio vs Spide Dudley

Spike's evil goatee looks awesome in person! This was pretty boring,
but the crowd loved Funaki. It came down to just Kidman and Funaki
and I don't quite remember how it ended (I think I was trying to get
Chavo's attention while he was leaving the arena and I missed it).

Dawn Marie vs Ms. Jackie

Torrie Wilson was the guest ring announcer and this was basically
the match you would expect from these two. Jackie won the match and
afterwards Torrie helped yank off Dawn Marie's top.

WWE Championship: JBL © vs Big Show

Ah man, JBL was so over I couldn't believe it! The crowd totally let
him have it, lots of "bucko" chants and I loved it all! JBL got on
the microphone and bashed NH as being a democratic state and then
demanded a JBL chant. Then Big Show came to save the day and they
had a match that sucked for the first half and got better as it
became more overbooked. Orlando Jordan interfered quite a lot and
the crowd was very supportive of Big Show. Eventually, JBL was DQ'd
when the Bashams interfered, but Big Show chokeslammed them both,
quite a sight.

Intermission

United States Championship: John Cena © vs Kenzo Suzuki

You know, I didn't realize how short Hiroko is, but she's about the
same height as Rey Mysterio. Anyways, Cena was by far the most
popular guy in the building, as he got a hometown hero reaction
(Cena is from Massachusetts, but still a part of New England). Cena
and Suzuki had a decent little match, Cena hit all his usual spots
and put Suzuki away to the surprise of no one.

Booker T and Eddie Guerrero vs Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak

I marked out for this match a lot. My favorite part was when Eddie
Guerrero delivered his frop splash and every flash camera in the
building seemingly went off at once. It was a very cool sight. There
was some tension between Booker and Eddie because earlier when
Eddie's music had played, several minutes went by until Eddie
finally drove out in a nice looking truck. The match was very
entertaining and Jindrak and Reigns both looked good. Booker and
Eddie won.

Casket Match: Undertaker vs Heidenreich

This match managed to have a very "big match" feel to it as both men
were really over. I was impressed how all the little kids sitting
around me knew that Heidenreich's first name was John. The match
seemed to be a notch below their Survivor Series match, but on par
with the Bagdad match. Heidenreich acted as if he was terrorfied of
the casket and both guys nearly won several times. It took a
tombstone to put Heidenreich away and the crowd went home happy.


After the show we saw John Cena get into his car. A few minutes
later JBL came out and I chanted his name ( ) and he took his hat
off and acknowledged us. Very good time!