Having ended on a high last year with Armageddon, the WWE have started 2007 with a bang. This years New Years Revolution was very enjoyable, with a couple of disappointing matches. The two big matches of the night didn't disappoint, which was a pleasant surprise. Well here are the results from this years NYR:
Match 1:Steel Cage Match for the Intercontinental Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro. I was quite surprised that this match would open the show, but it did so with a bang. There were plenty of high flying moves in this one, as Hardy and Nitro both put their bodies on the line. Brilliant ending to this match as well. Melina held the cage door shut so Jeff couldn't escape, while Nitro was climbing down the outside of the cage. Jeff kicked the door open, causing Nitro to fall and crotch himself on the cage door. Hardy escaped to retain the gold. Winner and still champ: Jeff Hardy
Match 2:Tag Team Turmoil Match. This was a bonus match, in which the winners got a chance to compete for the tag titles. I wasn't particularly excited about this one and in fairness was a pretty average match. We started with The World's Greatest Tag Team and The Highlanders. The Highlanders were eliminated first. The next team in certainly caused some strange looks. It was Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Super Crazy. Before you knew it Benjamin and Hass eliminated them as well. Next in was Cade and Murdoch. They made light work of TWGTT and the last team in was Cryme Time. They won by pinning Cade for the 1 2 3. Average, nothing more. Winners: Cryme Time
Match 3:Ric Flair vs. Kenny Dykstra. Having beaten Flair twice on RAW, Kenny came face to face with the Nature Boy again. This match was quite disappointing in my opinion. Back and forth action throughout this one, although the ending was quite crappy. Flair had Kenny in the corner, only for the youngster to hit Flair with a low blow. He then got Flair in an inside cradle for his third win against him. Winner: Kenny Dykstra
Match 4:Women's Title Match: Mickie James vs. Victoria. A decent match between these two, although it was too short in my opinion. Again, it was back and forth action, but the tide turned when Melina interfered. Before the match, Victoria promised Melina that if she helped her win the title, then she would get the first title shot. However, Maria and Candice came down to the ring and stopped Melina before she could do any damage. Mickie won when she hit the psycho with her DDT finisher. Winner and still champ: Mickie James
Match 5:Tag Team Title Match: Rated RKO vs. DX. Well if I'm being honest with you, I wasn't sure what to expect from this match. Triple H made a guarantee on RAW that he and HBK were going to break bones and rip flesh. I didn't for a minute think that this was going to happen, but oh how wrong I was. This has to be the most violent tag team match I have ever seen. It started chaotically, with DX beating the hell out of Orton and Edge. When the action finally got in the ring, it wasn't long before the blood started to pour. HBK was speared to the outside by Edge and before you knew it, Orton nailed Shawn with one of the tag title belts, busting him wide open. The Game was finally tagged in by a bloody HBK, only to badly injure himself. He hit Orton with a Double A spine buster, only to tear his quadriceps muscle. It wasn't long before Michaels completely lost it. He knocked the referee out and then delivered two vile chair shots to the champs. Both Edge and Orton began to bleed like "Stut Pigs" as JR would say. The Game was somehow able to carry on, and Pedigree Edge on JR and King's announce table. HBK then hit an unbelievable elbow drop on Orton, through the Spanish announce table (as always). The best tag team match in the last few years by a mile. Winners: No Contest
Match 6:Carlito vs. Chris Masters. This was a match that I was really looking forward to see. However, it turned out to be the worst match of the night. It only went on for about five or six minutes, which surprised the hell out of me. Highlight of this one was Carlito hitting Masters with a double springboard moonsault. Masters stole the match when he rolled up Carltio and grabbed the tights. The Masterpiece then locked Carlito in the Masterlock after the match. Hugely disappointing. Winner: Chris Masters
Match 7:WWE Title Match: John Cena vs. Umaga. A very entertaining main event. This is probably the most one sided WWE Title match I have ever seen. The monster from Samoa dominated the champ throughout the match. I was praying that we were going to have a new champ, but what do I know, as Cena stole the win. Umaga was about to hit Cena with the Samoan Bulldozer, only for Cena to counter, and for the second NYR main event in a row, roll up his opponent to retain. Winner and still champ: John Cena
Well this was a very good effort by RAW, with two or three brilliant matches on offer. Next up is the Royal Rumble, which always excites me. Only three or four weeks to go. Can't Wait!!
Match 1:Steel Cage Match for the Intercontinental Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro. I was quite surprised that this match would open the show, but it did so with a bang. There were plenty of high flying moves in this one, as Hardy and Nitro both put their bodies on the line. Brilliant ending to this match as well. Melina held the cage door shut so Jeff couldn't escape, while Nitro was climbing down the outside of the cage. Jeff kicked the door open, causing Nitro to fall and crotch himself on the cage door. Hardy escaped to retain the gold. Winner and still champ: Jeff Hardy
Match 2:Tag Team Turmoil Match. This was a bonus match, in which the winners got a chance to compete for the tag titles. I wasn't particularly excited about this one and in fairness was a pretty average match. We started with The World's Greatest Tag Team and The Highlanders. The Highlanders were eliminated first. The next team in certainly caused some strange looks. It was Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Super Crazy. Before you knew it Benjamin and Hass eliminated them as well. Next in was Cade and Murdoch. They made light work of TWGTT and the last team in was Cryme Time. They won by pinning Cade for the 1 2 3. Average, nothing more. Winners: Cryme Time
Match 3:Ric Flair vs. Kenny Dykstra. Having beaten Flair twice on RAW, Kenny came face to face with the Nature Boy again. This match was quite disappointing in my opinion. Back and forth action throughout this one, although the ending was quite crappy. Flair had Kenny in the corner, only for the youngster to hit Flair with a low blow. He then got Flair in an inside cradle for his third win against him. Winner: Kenny Dykstra
Match 4:Women's Title Match: Mickie James vs. Victoria. A decent match between these two, although it was too short in my opinion. Again, it was back and forth action, but the tide turned when Melina interfered. Before the match, Victoria promised Melina that if she helped her win the title, then she would get the first title shot. However, Maria and Candice came down to the ring and stopped Melina before she could do any damage. Mickie won when she hit the psycho with her DDT finisher. Winner and still champ: Mickie James
Match 5:Tag Team Title Match: Rated RKO vs. DX. Well if I'm being honest with you, I wasn't sure what to expect from this match. Triple H made a guarantee on RAW that he and HBK were going to break bones and rip flesh. I didn't for a minute think that this was going to happen, but oh how wrong I was. This has to be the most violent tag team match I have ever seen. It started chaotically, with DX beating the hell out of Orton and Edge. When the action finally got in the ring, it wasn't long before the blood started to pour. HBK was speared to the outside by Edge and before you knew it, Orton nailed Shawn with one of the tag title belts, busting him wide open. The Game was finally tagged in by a bloody HBK, only to badly injure himself. He hit Orton with a Double A spine buster, only to tear his quadriceps muscle. It wasn't long before Michaels completely lost it. He knocked the referee out and then delivered two vile chair shots to the champs. Both Edge and Orton began to bleed like "Stut Pigs" as JR would say. The Game was somehow able to carry on, and Pedigree Edge on JR and King's announce table. HBK then hit an unbelievable elbow drop on Orton, through the Spanish announce table (as always). The best tag team match in the last few years by a mile. Winners: No Contest
Match 6:Carlito vs. Chris Masters. This was a match that I was really looking forward to see. However, it turned out to be the worst match of the night. It only went on for about five or six minutes, which surprised the hell out of me. Highlight of this one was Carlito hitting Masters with a double springboard moonsault. Masters stole the match when he rolled up Carltio and grabbed the tights. The Masterpiece then locked Carlito in the Masterlock after the match. Hugely disappointing. Winner: Chris Masters
Match 7:WWE Title Match: John Cena vs. Umaga. A very entertaining main event. This is probably the most one sided WWE Title match I have ever seen. The monster from Samoa dominated the champ throughout the match. I was praying that we were going to have a new champ, but what do I know, as Cena stole the win. Umaga was about to hit Cena with the Samoan Bulldozer, only for Cena to counter, and for the second NYR main event in a row, roll up his opponent to retain. Winner and still champ: John Cena
Well this was a very good effort by RAW, with two or three brilliant matches on offer. Next up is the Royal Rumble, which always excites me. Only three or four weeks to go. Can't Wait!!
