Monday, June 24, 2002

While the just-finished (before 11) King of the Ring had some good parts, overall it was in my view a mediocre show.


Spoiler Warnings. Don't read any further if you don't want to know what happened.


The show opened with a great semi-final match. RVD and Chris Jericho put on a tremendous show, with great spots and false finishes galore. RVD came out with a clean win, yet it made another justification for the "Canadians get screwed" storyline Lance Storm started. Jericho got in a serious post-match beatdown too.


The second semi-final match wasn't so exciting. Test vs. Brock Lesnar was the expected big man power match. Except for one nasty stiff-looking boot from Test, this match was pretty forgettable.


Ric Flair versus Eddie Guerrero was a better match than I expected. It started from a hilarious promo by Eddie, and I saw one of the funniest signs of the show ("Eddie Guerrero: The Dirtiest Mullet in the Game"). It ended with a cluster, with Chris Benoit interfering to try to help his buddy, but interference by Bubbah Ray Dudley (a feud between him and Guerrero just doesn't grab me) helped Flair get the win.


The Woman's Title match provided a palate-cleanser, with Molly Holly coming out the victor in another pretty forgettable match.


The Cruiserweight title match saw Jaime Noble win the strap. There were some cool spots and counters, but I didn't find him and Hurricane clicked. This also continues the non-division Cruiserweight division; except for challenges for the title, we don't get to see them face each other that much. Ah well... Rey Mysterio Jr. will be there soon (his first hype promo was on Heat, so he'll probably be the next champ in a few weeks.


RVD faced Brock in the Final. We got to see some nice spots and near-pinfalls, but Lesnar continued his push to the moon by winning. He's just too green to really be over yet, I feel.


The funniest promo of the night had Rock confront Goldust and Booker T. Goldust tried to imitate the Rock, complete with a raised eyebrow makeup, and that ended up providing fodder for the crazy stuff to come.


Hulk Hogan versus Kurt Angle was saved by Kurt. It also made for an historic moment: the first time Hogan ever tapped out.


The main event was a sheer clusterfug. Multiple ref bumps, mistake interference by the Rock, and all three guys beating on each other. The Undertaker retained, but the entire match was either dull or left me scratching my head at all the extra-curriculars.


Ultimately, there was nothing to make this PPV really memorable to me.

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