First,before the review,here are predictions we made before the PPV.An * next to a name means that that person predicted correctly.
Unforgiven Predictions (Predictions were made on September 3rd 2008):
Divas Championship:
Mike Gerety: Michelle McCool *
Mike from Florida:Michelle McCool *
Matt Johnson: Michelle McCool *
World Tag Team Championships:
Mike Gerety: Dibiase & Rhodes *
Mike from Florida: Dibiase & Rhodes *
Matt Johnson:Dibiase & Rhodes *
ECW Title Scramble:
Mike Gerety: Mark Henry
Mike from Florida: Matt Hardy *
Matt Johnson: Matt Hardy *
World Heavyweight Title:
Mike Gerety: Triple H *
Mike from Florida: Triple H *
Matt Johnson: Shelton Benjamin
World Heavyweight Title:
Mike Gerety: CM Punk
Mike from Florida: CM Punk
Matt Johnson: CM Punk
Unsanctioned Match:
Mike Gerety: Shawn Michaels *
Mike from Florida: Chris Jericho
Matt Johnson: Chris Jericho
Final Score:
Mike Gerety: 4
Mike From Florida: 4
Matt Johnson: 4
It was a draw!
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PPV Reviews:
Matches,and the PPV will be rated on a 5-star level.
Mike Gerety (Mike’s Mind):
The ecw scramble match i give it 3 stars It was a good fast paced match with some good manunevers that i liked and a decent amount of action.I pretty much liked everthing in the match and was glad to see matt hardy win the ecw title.
Next match michelle mchool vs maryse i give it 2 in a half stars due to some really good moves done in this match that impressed me.Great effort by both ladies and a typical divas match for a payperview.Anthing i didnt like? Well it could of went a little longer.
Next match the smackdown scramble match which i thought was the better scramble out of all three and i give it 4 stars.This match was awesome with outstanding maneuvers done by the brian kendrick in this match that really impressed me. It was a great fast paced actionpacked match and i loved how it went at the end. It was just a all out battle between hardy and triple h to see who could keep their last pin.I was glad to see triple h retain.I liked everything about the match.
Next up its cryme tyme vs cody and ted.I give this match 3 stars as it was a good back and fourth match that i liked but didnt like cody and ted winning,even though it will go over.
Next up hbk vs y2j.I loved everything in this match and by far was the match of the night and i give it 5 stars.Lots of bumps done to jericho that i loved,like hbk whipping jericho with his belt and jericho going through a table.I loved some of the chairshots jericho took.They were so real.
Next up the raw scramble.This match i give 4 stars and i liked everything about the match good moves lots of action but i didnt want jericho to win the title but i was shocked to see him even as a replacemant.I just hope the hbk jericho feud isnt over.Hbk and jericho now for the title is what i hope.Perhaps this is good for the feud.What a shocker though!
What a payperview with lots of suprises including big show beating up taker.I give this payperview 4 and a half stars.
Mike From Florida:
ECW Scramble: 3 stars
The ECW Scramble was decent and I’m glad Matt Hardy pulled off the win, and I hope he feuds with someone else besides Henry now like Morrison. They should of have made it a Hardcore Scramble to separate it from the other 2 scrambles
World Tag Team Title match: 3 stars
World Tag Team Title Match: Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase (c) vs Cryme Tyme was your typical tag team match nothing all that special but still a decent match overall.
Unsanctioned Match: 4 stars
Unsanctioned Match: Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho was the best match of the night, and it would have been better if not for the ending with the ref stopping the match. They should of had HBK by getting the pin or submission following the beat down and then after the match had HBK still beat him some more, and start attacking the refs who were trying to stop him. Also, not enough blood.
WWE Title Scramble: 3 and a half stars
WWE Title Scramble Match: Triple H (c) vs MVP vs Jeff Hardy vs The Brian Kendrick vs Shelton Benjamin was the best scramble of the night by far with the ending being really exciting with not knowing who was going to get the last fall between Hardy and HHH.
Divas Title Match: 1 and a half stars
Divas Title Match: Michelle McCool (c) vs Maryse was the worst match of the night and I didn’t really enjoy it except for the few spots in the match that were decent. I’m just not a fan of Maryse as a wrestler, she should be a manager.
The whole Big Show/Taker/Vicki thing was stupid and I’m dreading the thought of yet another Big Show/Taker feud. the only thing that would make this feud good is if they do gimmick matches like buried alive or last ride match. I just felt this segment went on way too long.
World Title Scramble: 3 stars
World Title Scramble: Batista vs JBL vs Kane vs Rey Mysterio vs Chris Jericho was good as well but still not as good as the smackdown one. The fact Jericho was in it was a good and bad thing. Good because well Jericho is now champ and its been a long time coming, but bad because it makes no seance since he was just beaten unconscious not that long before. They should of had Orton and his goons attack Punk after the match instead of before after punk retains the title to set up Orton vs Punk at No Mercy for the title. The one good thing is now the HBK/Y2J feud is even more entertaining then it was because now it will be for the title as well. I think they should have the two of them fight for the title in one of 3 matches if not all. Ladder/Submisson/Iron Man. There you go Vince your next 3 months worth of main events for the two of them and the title.
Unforgiven final review: 3 and a half stars
Overall: It was a good PPV, not the best but still quite entertaining. The only thing about the scrambles I didn’t like were the rules. a 20 min match where a new guy comes out every 5 min which is dumb and unfair because the last guy out only has to be in the match less then 5 min, and he’ll be fresh while the other 4 aren’t so it should have been all 5 men in the ring at once for the 20 mins.
Matt Johnson (1wrestling. com Star Showcase Journalist,Creator of Matt’s Pro Wrestling Blog):
ECW Title Scramble: I liked bits and pieces of this match.I was glad to see Matt Hardy walk out with the title.I expect Mark Henry to come after Matt on ECW,and hopefully Evan Bourne,or someone new will be in the title picture.
I give this match 2 and a half stars.
Divas Championship: Michelle McCool winning was the right thing.Maryse isn’t over yet,but I have to applaud WWE for trying something new,and putting Maryse in the match.I give this match 2 stars.
Smackdown Title Scramble (WWE Championship): I have to agree with Mike and say that this was the best Scramble of the night.Kendrick did a decent job,and I don’t personally like the guy too much.The gimmick is not right for him,but in the ring,he is okay with me.Triple H and Hardy were the two stars of the match,but I wish that Shelton would have been involved more. He didn’t get a pinfall and they seemed to be hyping him up the past two weeks on Smackdown.
I give this match 4 stars.
World Tag Team Championship: The match was decent,but obviously the biggest part was when Manu came out and attacked Cryme Tyme.WWE hasn’t done too many surprising things lately,but tonight had three pretty big events that I don’t believe anyone expected,and this was the first of the night.Cody and Ted should have the titles,because they have good heat on them. An Orton,Rhodes,Dibiase and Manu stable seems to be brewing.I give this match 3 stars.
Unsanctioned Match: This match made sense.You had HBK attacking Chris Jericho at the end,giving the Sweet Chin Music to a ref,and basically just going crazy…and I loved it! Later on in the night,Chris Jericho wins the World Title,which I know was a perfect finish,because HBK left the building earlier,so he couldn’t have stopped him. It’s weird,because Michaels beat the crap out of Jericho,and then Jericho gets a title shot later on,all bloody and torn up from his battle with HBK. To see him walk out there like that was priceless.
I think this feud only got hotter after the Unsanctioned Match,and now with Jericho as Champ,I can’t wait to see what’s next for these two.I gave the match 4 stars.
Raw Title Scramble (World Heavyweight Title): Jericho winning was brilliant.Punk being attacked by Orton and his new crew earlier in the night was great.Kofi coming to his rescue was interesting,and it sets up maybe a new stable of babyfaces led by Punk.The Scramble match had some good spots,and obviously nobody could have predicted that Jericho would walk out as Champion.
How about when Big Show and Undertaker went at it? Wow.WWE did some great things tonight with the PPV.I give the Scramble match a 4.
Unforgiven final review: The surprises were what made this Pay-Per-View.Yeah,the matches were good,but the surprises added in so much. If they wouldn’t have been in the booking plans,the PPV would have lacked.I don’t believe anybody could have called any of what happened,it was all just too random,but great.I am really happy about Unforgiven’s outcome,I really felt good about this PPV,even before it aired.
For an overall score,I give Unforgiven 2008 4 and a half stars. It was honestly one of the best PPVs I’ve seen in quite a while,and it was far better than Summerslam.