WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE WrestleMania 22
| 02 April 2006 (USA)
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WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.

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avi0107

Kane & Big Show vs Carlito & The Master Piece - Solid opener, nothing special. Shame to see Kane is such match and guys like Cena in the main event. 6/10Money In The Bank Ladder Match - As expected it was amazing. Great match with some memorable moments. 9/10Hall Of Fame - Eddie, we miss you!Chris Benoit vs JBL - Benoit deserves more than. It wasn't bad, it was rather solid but forgettable. 5.5/10Edge vs Mick Foley - Foley never stop to amaze and this is no exception. Edge is the future of the WWE (a deserving main eventer compared to the likes of Cena). Brutal encounter with a great finish. + Lita is hot. 8.5/10Booker T vs The Boogeyman - Boogeyman can't wrestle. Nowadays WWE tend to go for guys with some popular character or commercial attributes instead of real athletes ...that's why WWE has jumped the shark for me...Booker T deserves more. Had its funny moments tho. 2/10 (for the fun)Trish Stratus vs Mickie James -Good match and Trish was hot as always. Mickie is weird, meaning the girl is doing a good job. 6/10The Undertaker vs Mark Henry - Not the best Undertaker WM match. Not bad but not great. Taker did his job while Mark Henry was pretty average. Being big and Strong don't necessarily mean you are a good wrestler..WWE has forgot that. Good match by Taker. 6.5/10HBK vs Vince McMahon - Vince and Shane Mcmahon has always impressed me in matches...this is not exception. Great match with some unforgettable moments. Exactly what i was expecting. 8.5/10World Heavyweight Championship - Kurt Angle(c) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton This not being the main event is literally a screw job! WWE has lost the sense of Main events! 3 great athletes with Angle at his best. It was great to see Angle getting cheered and Rey booed! Finally fans cheering for real athlete, the deserving one. However the match was too short...still great tho. 8/10Lingerie Pillow Fight - They are all hot. Unrated.WWE Championship -SHAME!! Complete sell out. The worst thing is that WWE can't stop screwing fans like that and continued to get worst and worst afterward, the main reason I've quit watching. So we get an amazing triple threat before while this is the main event?? You gotta be kidding me. Everybody knew this would never match the triple threat. The ONLY good thing is that Cena was rightfully getting booed. These fans were amazing. The ending was ridiculous...HHH taping out? Give me a break. WWE wants to make an Hogan out of Cena. It got worst afterward..ruined the WWE. I can't believe this main event. We've got Bret hard vs. Michaels, Austin vs. Rock, Austin vs. Michaels, Benoit vs. Austin vs. Michaels and now we got this??????? Even HHH couldn't save it. That was terrible. 1.5/10 (1.5 for the fans booing Cena)

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the_kiss_army_45

Heres a list of the matches and what I thought Of Them, They're not in order.1. World Tag Team Championships: Kane and Big Show Def. Carlito and Chris Masters to retain. This was a pretty decent solid match and a good argument leading up to a feud with Carlito and Chris Masters. 7/10 2. Money In The Bank Ladder Match: RVD Wins Money In The Bank. This was an excellent match with a lot of bumps and high flying. 9/10 3. United States Championship: JBL Def. Chris Benoit to become the new US Champ. This was an alright match with a cheap finish. 6/10 4. Hardcore Match: Edge Def. Mick Foley. This was the most brutal match of the night. A lot of bumps and shots and a flaming table. 10/10 5. Boogeyman def. Booker T/ Sharmell. This was pretty pointless indeed. No wrestling really, just messing around. 5/10 6. Womens Championship: Mickie James Def. Trish Stratus to become the new Womens Champion. Good Womens Competition. 8/10 7. Casket Match: Undertaker Def. Mark Henry. An alright match but nobody expected much. 7/10 8. No Holds Barred. Shawn Michaels Def. Mr McMahon. This was probably the most entertaining match of the night. LOADS of pumps, entertaining commentary(especially by Jim Ross), and the crowd got really fired up when HBK did the DX Crotch Chop on top of the ladder. 10/10 9. Smackdown! Main Event. Triple Threat For The World Heavyweight Championship. Rey Mysterio Def. Randy Orton and Kurt Angle to become the New World Heavyweight Champion! Rey Rey does the 619 and the Hurricanrana on RKO for the win. Good Match and a Great Tribute to Eddie. 9/10 10. WWE Championship. John Cena Def. Triple H to retain. This was a good solid match. The crowd was behind Triple H most of the time therefore they booed the hell out of Cena. Crowd gets fired up from a single DX Crotch Chop by Triple H. A good sledgehammer shot to Cena makes the building erupt. But in the end, Cena gives an FU that Triple H kicks out of to everyones surprise, then an STFU on Triple H, which he ends up tapping out to. 9/10 This was one of the best WrestleManias Ever without a doubt. 9/10

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daniellewhiterox

Wrestlemania 22 was very good this year and I was pleased to see John Cena retain his WWE Championship. When Rey Mysterio won the World Heavyweight Championship I was very happy and I felt he did it for Eddie Guerrero(may he R.I.P.). I wasn't too happy to see JBL win the United States Championship because I felt it belonged to Chris Benoit. To me, JBL has no skill and didn't deserve to win at all. The hardcore match was entertaining, and even though he did not win, Mick Foley put up a heck of a fight. Rob Van Dam did a great job winning the Money In The Bank Ladder Match and it is great knowing he is now Mr.Money in the Bank. Mickie James beat Trish Stratus, which surprised me a lot, and I think she is the most psycho Women's Champion the WWE has ever had. Overall, Wrestlemania 22 was amazing and I can't wait for Wrestlemania 23.

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Ikepoiyen668894

A very enjoyable Wrestlemania, a lot better then last year. Great matches, a crowd that was loud, bizarre and relentless. Here's a recap1. Chris Masters & Carlito Vs. Big Show & Kane - Tag Titles 7/10, A solid opener with Kane and Big Show coming off really effective as the dominant force, Carlito was way over with the crowd in this one. WINNER - BIG SHOW AND KANE2. Money In The Bank Ladder Match 9/10 I can't stress how much I enjoyed this match, it was far better then last year's, Benjamin and R.V.D were awesome, Benjamin performs a leap from the top rope onto the ladder, absolute awesome. Lashley was pretty poor, Hardy, Flair and Finlay held their own. R.V.D was way over. WINNER - RVD3. Chris Benoit Vs. J.B.L - US Title 5/10 As expected an average match, I like JBL's promos but he's not the most entertaining wrestler to watch. A bit of a surprising and anti climatic ending. WINNER - JBL4. Edge Vs. Mick Foley - Hardcore Match 7.5/10 Super match, great spots, the ending was awesome, you must see it. Hats off to the risk taking from Edge and Foley. WINNER - EDGEA super segment involving Snitsky, Mae Young, Goldust, Booker T, Sharmell, Million Dollar Man and Eugene.5. Booker T & Sharmell Vs. Boogeyman 3.5/10 As I didn't expect much from this match I wasn't too disappointed but it's fair to say Boogeyman cannot wrestle a dot bit. The match is rather predictable to be honest. Boring chants break out during the match. WINNER - BOOGEYMAN6. Trish Stratus Vs. Mickie James - Women's Title 6.5/10 A strong women's encounter but what was most exciting was the crowd, Mickie was so over with the crowd, everything she did was cheered and Trish was predominantly booed out the building. It was going so well and I was growing on Mickie but then she proved what I've been saying for months, she's sloppy. She botches a stratus faction which the crowd let her know about. WINNER - MICKIE7. Undertaker Vs. Mark Henry - Casket Match 4/10 Now I am no huge Undertaker fan but this guy deserves so much better then Mark Henry, Undertaker tried as hard as he could but Henry is just so lame that there is nothing Taker can do to make this match interesting, it's slow, boring and so predictable even for the most retarded mark. WINNER - UNDERTAKERAnother great segment this time with the McMahon's, Vince says a prayer and has a few words with God - funny stuff.8. Shawn Michaels Vs. Vince McMahon - No Holds Barred 7/10 A plain and simple McMahon beat down from HBK, it is so much fun to watch and probably edges the Hogan/Vince match of WM19. HBK performs a stunning elbow drop from the top of a ladder. WINNER - HBK9. Rey Mysterio Vs. Kurt Angle Vs. Randy Orton - World Heavyweight Title 8/10 I wanted and thought I would be giving this match 10/10 but due to the fact it was so short I just couldn't do it, none the less it was very good, Kurt Angle carried this match like never before, he was at his best. As for Rey, well I felt sorry for him, it was his crowning moment and the crowd pooed all over it, they booed him every time he went to hit Angle, a shame really but hey it's Kurt Angle you beat him up you annoy a heck load of people. WINNER - REY MYSTERIO10. Torrie Vs. Candice - Pillow fight 2/10 Oh dear, okay these two are so sexy but they are so lame in the ring it becomes a crime to watch, as expected from the rampaging crowd, they proceed in crapping all over this match. An awful match but it wasn't pointless as they needed a toilet break match in somewhere. They also needed a match to put in between the World title matches in order to kill the crowd, which they did and did so in flying colours. WINNER - TORRIE11. John Cena Vs. Triple H - WWE Championship 9/10 Remember Rock/Hogan WM18 how the crowd ate up and made that match, well exactly the same here. This match was the main event and judging by crowd reaction to it, it's good it was. It wasn't a technical wrestling showcase but a heart pounding, near falls, emotionally charged match up. They both have weird entrances by the way. At first the crowd really get on Cena's back and are well into the Game, I thought both men played to the crowd spectacularly, I thought a few of the chants towards Cena were unacceptable and went beyond what it should go, after all this is just entertainment. As the match went on the crowd got louder and louder and they seemed to swerve a bit towards Cena that made for the old 50/50 chanting banter, a "Let's go Cena" "Cena sucks" chant breaks out, really good stuff and a few more false endings before the match comes to a dramatic and surprising ending. WINNER - JOHN CENAAll in all a very good Wrestlemania, anyone who says otherwise is just sum stuck up smark who can't get their head out their rare end. The crowd were brutal and loud, thumbs up to Wrestlemania 22. Some strong matches but a few diobolical ones.

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