WWE - Judgment Day 2006 (2006)

Live from Phoenix AZ on Sunday May 21st 2006 Smackdown present WWE's Judgment Day 2006. The DVD release just four weeks following the event includes additional interviews and extras that were not seen during the PPV broadcast.System Requirements:Run Time: 180 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES UPC: 651191945429 Manufacturer No: 94542 Product Description

Nowhere near as bad as some people say

Had I not decided to see this ppv for myself, I would have missed out on an excellent show.

WWE Tag team Championship
MNM vs. Brian Kendrick & Paul London
A fantastic opener. WWE should push their tag division a lot more. This was match of the night for me. And it was the opener. Their styles blended so well together, I watched the match twice. A very good and clean win also. To include the after match segment added some more flavor. 5/5

Chris Benoit vs. Finlay
Man I miss these days. Old school mat base wrestling. This is a true wrestling fans match. Holds being countered into more holds, to include it got very physical. I only wish these two had feud longer. Another one of my favorites on the card. 5/5

Jillian Hall vs. Melina
Surprisingly a womens match that didn't suck. Why aren't these two being pushed now? They had a pretty decent match with out the fluff you usually see. To include another after match segment that made the match a little better. 3.5/5

WWE cruiserweight championship
Gregory Helms vs. Super Crazy
If wwe pushed their cruiserweight divison, there would be a few classics every ppv. These two bought they best and it delivered. The ending was the only thing I wasn't satisfied with. In fact it hurt the match greatly for me. 3/5

Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry
Not too bad. In fact it was pretty good. The length also made the match easier to watch. The ending was pretty lame, but it made sense. The aftermatch attack was a plus as well. 3/5

King of the Ring Finals
Booker T vs. Lashley
I feel Lashley got pushed and is still being pushed way too soon. What qualified him to be in the KOTR finals anyway? Well a pretty good match with Booker T selling Lashley's punishment. I just felt the match should have been a little clean considering Booker T's veteran status. The whole intereference took alot away from the match for me. 3.5/5

Undertaker vs. The Great Khali
I really didn't like this match. For a few reasons. Now most big men matches are slow. But this was just painfully slow and nothin special took place. Khali is all size and no talent. The rematch that was scheduled for Summerslam got pushed to Smackdown because of this. I also don't like the fact UT took the loss with a one foot pin. He also deserved the win, cause Khali is just a waste of ppv space. 2.5/5

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio vs. JBL
The Heavyweight title and the royal rumble has been a joke to me ever since Rey won it. To include wwe management made the title a joke even more by letting Rey get squashed 3x on his way to this match. Then JBL dam near squashed him. For the most part the match was a savage beating. The ending was weak to me as well. JBL survived a Last Ride Match with UT while he was champ. And he doesn't kick out of a frog splash from a 175lb. cruiserweight, who took a beating the whole time? Yeah right.. 3/5

This ppv is worth seeing and for the cheap price your getting a real good event.

August 9, 2007

Judgement Day 2006

(WWE Tag Team Championship)
MNM vs Paul London and Brian Kendrik:A good opening match. Paul and Brian are like the Rey of Tag Teams. Great ending as well. 8/10

Chris Benoit vs Finlay:This was a filler match, plain and simple, but Chris Benoit is awsome in any match. Hooray for bias reviews! 7/10

Jillian Hall vs Melina:I said it before and I'll say it again. Catfights are way too overated! 2/10

Gregory Helms vs Super Crazy:Is Helms even a Cruiserweight? That guy is an ox compared to Super Crazy. This was a gimme. 5/10

Kurt Angle vs Mark Henry:I didn't want to see them fight for the Heavyweight Belt,so would I want to see them fight now? At least they aren't in the main event 4.5/10

(King of the Ring Finals)
Bobby Lashley vs Booker T:Lashley had this match. Until a certain irish fella comes out for no reason to ruin things. All hail King Booka!! 6/10

Undertaker vs The Great Khali:This was a gimme. That's been happening at lot tonight. 4/10

(World Heavyweight Championship)
Rey Mysterio vs JBL:Rey is his usual high flying self in this match. A respectable length time and good performances from Rey and JBL make this a reasonable main event. Bravo. 8.5/10

Overall:Quantity over quality kept this from becoming a classic. There were a lot of average matches rather than a few great ones.A strong start and finish earn you an extra 1/2 star though. 6.5/10
March 10, 2007

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WWE Judgment Day 2006

Match 1: WWE Tag Team Championship: Paul London and Brian Kendrick def. MNM (New Champions) Rating: 9/10
Match 2: Chris Benoit def. Finlay: Rating: 9.5/10
Match 3: Jillian Hall def. Melina: Rating: 7.5/10
Match 4: WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Gregory Helms def. Super Crazy (Still Champion): Rating: 7/10
Match 5: Mark Henry def. Kurt Angle via countount: Rating: 8/10
Match 6: King of the Ring Finals: Booker T w/ Sharmell def. Bobby Lashley (2006 King of the Ring Winner) Rating: 9/10
Match 7: The Great Khali w/Daivari def. The Undertaker: Rating: 6.5/10
Match 8: World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio def. JBL (Still Champion) Rating: 10/10
September 5, 2006

The Birth Of KING BOOKER & The Death Of MNM In One Show

My SmackDown PPV streak continues as this was the fourth SmackDown PPV in a row that was overall a great PPV. In ways, it's ironic that WWE focuses more on RAW but yet, SmackDown PPV's are better quality than the RAW ones in the past year.

WWE Tag Team Champions MNM vs. Brian Kendrick & Paul London - Great tag team match and one of the best ones in WWE in recenty memory. Honestly, I'm not acting like it's the greatest of all time but it's really a great match but unfortunally, it also ended with the breakup of MNM.

Chris Benoit vs. Finlay - This match is a perfect for those who are fans of professional wrestling (not sports entertainment) and gave you a great mat based wrestling match.

Jillian Hall vs. Melina - This was a good womens match & one of the best ones in the past year. Little people know that Melina & Jillian are trained to wrestle so you don't have to expect any of that T&A wrestling that Torrie & Candice or sit through a horrible match like you see with the diva search girls do.

Crusierweight Champion Gregory Helms vs. Super Crazy - Crazy is one of the most underutilized wrestlers in WWE today while you don't see alot of Gregory Helms these days eventhough he's Crusierweight Champion so this was the "sleeper" match of the night as these two put on a great show as Crazy does his lucha style while Helms uses at his mat wrestling. This was one of the matches that proves if WWE was to push this division more than what they normally do now, it clearly has the possibility to overshadow TNA's X Division.

Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry - Just like most Mark Henry matches, it's good if the other wrestler does alot of selling & the match is short. This was no exception as Angle sold his injured ribs while Henry just beat him down. The match result was kinda jip (nobody pays money to see DQ & countout endings) but the attack afterwards made up for it.

King Of The Ring Final: Bobby Lashley vs. Booker T - Both men brought their A game here & put on the best match possible. ALL HAIL KING BOOKER!

Undertaker vs. Great Khali - All I'm gonna say about this is that Taker did his best but Khali just sucks period. It was basically Khali countering all of Taker's offence while getting in a few WEAK punches and kicks here & there. It's watchable & Khali is at least better than Kenzo Suzuki so I've seen worse so I'll give the match some credit.

WWE Champion Rey Mysterio vs. J.B.L. - This match was a step below their match months ago at No Mercy because throughout Mysterio's whole title reign, he was booked as the underdog because of his size instead of being able to hold his own. JBL dominated the match with Mysterio making the big comeback.

DVD extras included a quick backstage confrontation between Chavo & Eddie's widow Vicki Guerrero, an interview with Khali & Davari, and Booker being crowned King Booker on SmackDown!

Again a PPV that I can watch over & over again, recommended. September 4, 2006

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