20 Thoughts on Night of Champions 2009
1-The CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Professional wrestling championships are nothing more than props for storytelling. That is why someone like David Arquet can be listed as a WCW World Heavyweight Champion and Vince McMahon can be called a WWE CHampion. But on this one night, the Championships take center stage. The entire card is made up of title matches. It is a night of the world's best professional wrestlers competing for greastest prizes in the sport. If professional wrestling were real, that is what the sport would be about.
2-Chris Jericho's mystery partner is.................................
THE BIG SHOW!
WOW! If Chris Jericho and The Big SHow can keep their egos in check, they could be the most dominate tag team that the sport has seen in a long time. Together, Jericho and Big Show held
over 40 Championships in their career. In addition to their impressive resumes, this is the best career move for The Big Show. He has always underachieved for a man of his size and power. This may be due to the fact that it is very difficult to move that large of a body around the ring for a long period of time. But in a tag team match, The Big Show can enter the ring, inflict damage, and then tag in Jericho while he gets some rest on the ring arpon. These two can conceivable dominate the tag team scene for years to come. It will be intersteing to see how long Chris Jericho's ego will allow him to share the spotlight with The Big Show.
3-The world's biggest spear!
Clearly the idea of being in tag team action has rejuvinated The Big Show. His spear on Ted DiBiase was an impressive sight. The Big Slow has not been that agile in years!
4-Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes looked REALLY good in the Unified Tag TEam Championship match. Not only did he add an impressive moonsault to his arsenal, he showed great ring pyshology. To make a pin save, he distracted The Big SHow, which distracted the referee, which in turn allowed him to break up the pin attempt on his partner. It is that kind of ring saavy that will make him a star in the sport for a long time.
5-CM Punk's Attitude
Since adopting his "Holier Than THou" attitude, CM Punk has become significantly more enjoyable to watch. He is much more expressive in the ring. Punk's facial expressions show just how much he enjoys beating up a wreslter that he feels is "morally inferior". And his promos are fun because, while he is getting booed for what he says, there is a kernal of truth in his statements. A Straight Edge lifestyle SHOULD be looked up to and cheered. CM Punk has gone from a likable but boring "face" to a very fun and believable "heel".
6-What does the ECW Championship stand for?
As Tommy Dreamer and Christian were wrestling for the ECW Championship, I couldn't help but wonder "What are they fighting for?"
The World Champion is the best wrestler on Smackdown.
The WWE Champion is the best wrestler on Raw
The Unified Tag Team Champions are the best tag team wrestlers in the WWE.
So what is the ECW Champion? The best guy who is not good enough to be on Raw or Smackdown?
7-Carlito is still COOL!
Carlito was a lot of fun to watch in the Six Pack challenge for the United States Championship. How cool was it to watch him use his brother's help when it benefitted him and then stab him in the back when he needed the advantage. Carlito is an enjoyable heel and would be a great addition to The Legacy.
8-MVP is BALLIN'
MVP is really popular, which is amazing since he spent most of his career as a heel then went through a long losing streak. The WWE needs to capitalize on his poularity.
9-Kofi Kingston's luck
Kofi Kingston defended his United States Championship in a Fatal Fourway match at Extreme Rules and in a Six Pack Challenge at Night of Champions. Both of these matches put the Champion at a disadvantagem, since he does not have to be pinned to lose the title. Kingston defied the odds and retianed the Championship in both of these mathces. How long will his luck last?
10-Michelle McCool and Melina actually WRESTLE!
This was a Diva match that was actually a good wrestling match. Face it, most of the Divas in the WWE are there because of their looks, not their talent in the ring. But McCool and Melina put on a display of wrestling ability that rivals most of their male conterparts. It would be great to see a rematch between these two!
11-Michelle McCool has BRAINS!
Michelle McCool figured out something that no other Diva has had the brains to figure out. When Melina makes her entrance to the ring, she is EXTREMELY vulnerable. As Melina was doing the splits, McCool tooke her out with a baseball slide droopkick. GREAT MOVE!
12-Cena, Triple H, and Orton are the best in the sport!
The Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship showed pro wrestling fans that John Cena, Triple H, and Randy Orton are the best professional wreslters in the world bar none. A triple threat match is exciting, but very difficult to carry out. There are three guys in the ring trying to blend three styles and three storylines into one believable match. These guys succeeded big time. The interaction between all three was seemless. Their moves were performed flawlessly. Even their facial expressions and body language throught the match added to the storytelling in the ring. It was a masterful job by three masters of the ring.
13-Why can't we just get along?
The Triple Threat match showed an intersting contrast between The Legacy and the good guys (John Cena and Triple H). Cody RHodes and TEd DiBiase were 100% focused on helping Randy Orton retain the WWE Championship. But the good guys in the match, Cena and Triple H, could not put their egos aside to get the title away from Orton. Why do the bad guys have a tighter bond and work better together than the good guys?
14-Randy Orton is the new Ric Flair
Randy Orton is the greatest heel in all of professional wrestling right now. He is sneaky and dispicable and generastes a ton of heat from the fans. But he keeps on winning in a believable fashion, much to the frustration of the good guy wrestlers and the fans. His tactics are very similar to Ric Flair fo the 80's. Ric FLair used the Four Horsemen to help him retain his title, just like Orton uses The Legacy. Flair would lie and cheat his way to wins in Champinship mathces, just like Orton. And no matter how much the fans hated FLair, there was soemthing "cool" about him that made the fans respect him, if not cheer him. Orton has that same swagger as Falir that the fans cannot help but like. Will Orton's carrer keep on developing along the lines of Ric Flair to the point that Randy Orton can be considered one of the best ever? THose are big boots to fill, but there is no doubt that RIGHT NOW, Randy Orton is the best villian in professional wrestling.
15-The Champ is NOT here.
How strange is it so see John Cena come up short in a title match? There was a period of time, around Wrestlemanias 22 & 23, when John Cena was unbeatable. It does make for much more interesting storytelling to have Cena look vulnerable.
16-Mickie James is one of the best!
Mickie James won her fifth women's title in the WWE (4 WWE Women's Championship, 1 Diva's Championship). She has the athletic ability and charisma to reach Trish Stratus' record of 7 Championships.
17-Dolph Ziggler makes Rey Mysterio look like a jobber.
Dolph Ziggler, the guy who did nothing but run around introducing himself to everyone backstage at Raw, is suddenly given an Intercontinental Title match? He did NOTHING to deserve this title shot. And to make matters worse, he dominated Rey Mysterio in this match. It is a good idea to develop new talent, but not at the expense of a legend like Rey Mysterio. Ziggelr needed to pay his dues with a few more wins over mid card talent before getting a Championship opportunity. And Rey Mysterio deserved a lot more respect from teh WWE than to put him in a match with Dolph Ziggler.
18-Maria is useless.
So what purpose did Maria serve coming to the ring with Ziggler? There was no storyline reason for her to be there. And she did nothing to help Ziggerl in the match. All she was was eye candy, which is the typical purpose for a WWE Diva.
19-Rey Mysterio retains.
The Intercontinental Championship was a once prestigious title, held by men like Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, and Randy Savage. It needs a guy of Mystrio's caliber to bring honor back to the Championship. Let's hope that belt does not find its way around Ziggelr's waist anytime soom.
20-Jeff Hardy is a 3 Time Champion
A year ago, did anyone think that Jeff Hardy has a snowball's chance of winning one Championship? He is now a 3 Time Champ, and that puts him in the same caliber as the true legends of the sport. Regardless of his outside of the ring probles, there is no doubt that Jeff Hardy goes out of his way to entertain the fans. Jeff Hardy puts his body on the line like few wrestlers do, all to entertain the fans of the WWE. That alone makes him worthy of being called a 3 Time Champion.
