GrzeTim Books... - Wrestlemaina XXI

Well, time to see how I did:

Match 1 - Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio - I called the opener, so that's something...Rey won with a quick huricanrana rollup for the win. A good match, but not a good way to start my booking career - 0 / 1

Match 2 - Money In The Bank Ladder Match - Again, still in my order. Edge wins after knocking Chris Benoit off the ladder with a chair shot. An excellent match and it gets be back on track - 1 /2

In Ring - Eugene comes down and is talking about WrestleMaina. Hassan and Daivari come down and beat him down. Out comes HULK HOGAN for the save. Hulk is one of those guys I never thought I'd see wrestle live twice here in Chicago once I was old enough to go to the live shows. Hulk clears the ring and poses for the crowd. Good times.

Match 3 - Randy Orton vs. Undertaker - I blew the order on this one. Undertaker wins after reversing Orton out of an attempted Tombstone into one of his own - 2/3

Match 4 - Women's Title - Trish Stratus(c) vs. Christy Hemme - This match, in my opinion, was too close with Trish selling too much for Christy. Trish gets the win after a Chick Kick. Trish gets even more heat back the next night on Raw by dropping Christy and Lita again. More good times - 3/4

Match 5 - Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels - Kurt wins via tap out with the Ankle Lock? WOW. An excellent match and most likely a shoe-in for Match of the Year - 4/5

Piper's Pit - The normal stuff from Piper and Austin. I LOVED Piper ribbing the crowd for the "WHAT?" chats. Carlito makes the mistake of coming down and gets a thumb to the eye and a stunner for his trouble. Austin and Piper then break out the beer. Piper gets a stunner as well.

Match 5 - Sumo Match - Big Show vs. Akebono - They took the ropes off for this one. Akebono wins with a ring out. Show did rather well and even lifted Akebono of his feet at a point. Sadly, the image of Big Show in that outfit will be burned into my eyes for all time. 4/6 (Marked as a loss for me, I made no prediction)

Match 6 - WWE Championship - JBL(c) vs. John Cena - Cena wins CLEAN with an FU after ducking JBL's Clothesline From Hell. Not the best match, but gets the job done. New champ on SmackDown and they come here to Chicago in a few weeks, woo hoo! - 5/7

In Ring - Hall of Fame Class of 2005

Match 7 - World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H(c) vs. Batista - Batista wins with a spine buster and a Batista-bomb. Triple H was in control till he hit the post after a Batista slingshot on the outside. For the 2nd year in a row, both show's champs are faces leaving WM (Benoit on Raw and Eddie on SmackDown). - 5/8

Final score - 5/8 or 63% - Not bad for my first attempt at booking. Check back later in the month for my Backlash predictions and in a few weeks for my review of the SmackDown taping here from Chicago.

I also hope to have some more movie reviews and general posts. Keep your eyes open.

Take care.