Jericho unhooks a turnbuckle pad because that was only done in Thursday’s main event so it’s more than long enough. Back in and the referee is sent into the ropes to crotch Rob on top, setting up a butterfly superplex for two. Both guys try dropkicks so we have a standoff, meaning it’s time for Van Dam’s signature post.Ī quick kick to the face sends Jericho outside, setting up the required flip dive. That’s not a bad thing either as I’d rather two talented guys get time than two people who are going to kill the crowd right off the bat. Jericho works on the arm to start as they’re going pretty slowly here, suggesting there’s going to be a lot of time for this one. King of the Ring Semifinals: Rob Van Dam vs. The awesome huge metal chair is back but unfortunately Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon won’t be beating the heck out of each other around its legs this year. Does anyone want to see Savio Vega anyway? The regular opening video talks about the tournament and the two regular matches, as you would expect. We open with a recap of some great King of the Ring winners with 1995 obviously being omitted. Undertaker for the World Title and the tournament final, none of which would be interesting in the first place but here they’re getting a ton of focus. I haven’t been looking forward to this one and I have a feeling that’s going to be proven right. Location: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Martin Bushby on Twitter: Thompson on Twitter: Thompson on YouTube: youtube.Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. Show your support for BTWA by picking up our official t-shirt at ! They talk about Chris Jericho & Rob Van Dam opening the show, the rise of Brock Lesnar, and this being the last time we would see the concept as a PPV event.įinally, they talk about other available wrestling of the period, Xavier Woods’ recent King of the Ring victory, and more.
The three talk about the show’s build-up with Steve Austin “taking his ball home”, Hulk Hogan’s brief run with the Undisputed title, the period’s decline in ratings and house show attendance, and the infamous “Plane Ride from Hell”. This month they are joined by Chad Gelfand & Chris Jeter to go back to WWE King of the Ring 2002. Martin Bushby & Andrew Thompson are back with another round of Wrestling Adventure.
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