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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SanEat

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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Rosie Searle

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Nicole

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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Candida

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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adonis98-743-186503

WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES - Kane and Big Show (c) vs Carlito and Chris Masters. MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH - Rob Vam Dam vs Finlay vs Ric Flair vs Shelton Benjamin vs Matt Hardy vs Lashley. UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP - Chris Benoit vs JBL. HARDCORE RULES MATCH - Edge vs Mick Foley. CASKET MATCH - The Undertaker vs Mark Henry. WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - Kurt Angle (c) vs Rey Mysterio vs Randy Orton. STREET FIGHT - Vince McMahon vs Shawn Michaels. The Boogeyman vs Booker T and Sharmell. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - Trish Stratus (c) vs Mickie James. WWE CHAMPIONSHIP - John Cena (c) vs Triple H. I loved the triple threat match and how an underdog basically went against the system with Rey becoming a World Heavyweight Champion also that Casket Match with Undertaker was insane and the Triple H entrance reminded me of Conan and i absolutely loved both the entrance and the match.

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kliko400

Now this was definitely a good Wrestlemania, even better than last year's. But the best Wrestlemania's in my opinion is X7 & XX.FIRST MATCH- BIG SHOW & KANE VS. CARLITO & CHRIS MASTERS FOR THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Great opener. Carlito & Masters worked really well to try topple down Kane & Big Show but to no avail. Carlito goes off the top rope & goes to nail Kane, but accidentally hits his own partner. Which leads to Big Show tossing out Carlito, then both Kane & Big Show nail a double-Chokeslam on Masters for the win to keep their World Tag titles. 5/10 SECOND MATCH- ROB VAN DAM VS. MATT HARDY VS. RIC FLAIR VS. BOBBY LASHLEY VS. SHELTON BENJAMIN VS. FINLAY IN A MONEY IN THE BANK INTERPROMOTIONAL LADDER MATCH Very great match. A lot of high risk moves & double teams in this match. Both Benjamin & Hardy are on the top ladder fighting it out, when RVD comes pushes them both down & grabs the MITB briefcase to become the new Mr. Money In The Bank. 7/10 THIRD MATCH- CHRIS BENOIT VS. JBL W/ JILLIAN HALL FOR THE WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP This was also a good technical match. Benoit & JBL put on a good fight in a battle for the United States Championship. Benoit locks in the Crossface on JBL. Suddenly JBL reverses the Crossface & gets a roll-up on Benoit using the ropes for the win to become the new United States Champion. 5/10 FOURTH MATCH- EDGE W/ LITA VS. MICK FOLEY IN A HARDCORE MATCH I like Hardcore matches, & if you watch this match you'll see why. Both men busted pretty badly open as they tried to hurt each other very badly. Edge spears Mick Foley through the apron & to the table outside {Which was lit on fire}. Edge makes the cover & gets a 3 count to get the victory over Mick Foley in this brutal Hardcore match. 5/10 FIFTH MATCH- BOOKER T & SHARMELL VS. BOOGEYMAN IN A 1-2 HANDICAP MATCH Just a plain squash. Don't know why they had to put it on the Wrestlemania match card. While Sharmell runs backstage {After Boogeyman put worms on her}, Booker T misses a slam on Boogeyman in the corner which leads to Boogeyman nailing his Special called The Boogeyslam for the win here against Booker T at Westlemania. 2/10 SIXTH MATCH- TRISH STRATUS VS. MICKIE JAMES FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP This match was better than their encounter at New Year's Revolution. Great athletic moves by both Divas {Even though I think most Diva matches are boring}. Mickie James wins after nailing a modified Stratusfaction on Tish for the win to become the new WWE Women's Champion. 4/10 SEVENTH MATCH- UNDERTAKER VS. MARK HENRY IN A CASKET MATCH I'm not really a fan of Casket matches, this one was just a solid match nothing really special. The only highlight of the match is when Undertaker leaped over the ropes & nailed a nice Dive to knock Henry down. Undertaker in the ring nails a Tombstone on Henry, then puts him in the Casket for the win & to keep his Wrestlemania Streak alive. 4/10 EIGHT MATCH- SHAWN MICHAELS VS. VINCE MCMAHON W/ SHANE MCMAHON IN A NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH I liked this match. Because it showed Michaels beating up both Shane & Vince with everything he had. He even went far to tie Shane on the ropes with handcuffs, then threw the keys in the crowd & beat Shane with a cane. Even the Spirit Squad tried to interfere during the match, but Michaels took them all out. Michaels then put Vince on a table which a garbage bin under it. Got on a big ladder & jumped off the top nailing a elbow on Vince & crashing him through the table. Michaels finishes him off with Sweet Chin Music & covers for the 3 count to get the cool victory over Mr. McMahon at Wrestlemania. 5/10 NINTH MATCH- KURT ANGLE VS. RANDY ORTON VS. REY MYSTERIO IN A TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP This was really a good triple-threat match. Only if it was more longer I would have given it a very good rating. Mysterio arm drags Angle out of the ring, & finishes Orton off with a 619 to get the historical win as Mysterio has won the World Heavyweight Championship here in a memorable moment at Wrestlemania. After the match, Mysterio celebrates his big win with Vickie & Chavo Guerrero as dreams do come true for Rey Mysterio. 6/10 TENTH MATCH- CANDICE MICHELLE VS. TORRIE Wilson IN A PLAYBOW LINGERIE PILLOW FIGHT Boring. Why is this match on the card. Torrie wins after a roll-up on Candice. 2/10 ELEVENTH MATCH- JOHN CENA VS. TRIPLE H FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP This is the big one. This match is going to be a classic & I was half-right. It was a bit slow at times but it picked up pretty good in the end. After the referee was knocked down, HHH tried to use a sledgehammer but Cena fought his way out & nailed a F-U, but to Cena's shock HHH broke out. Later Cena got the STFU on HHH & unbelievably made him tap out to get the win & retain his WWE Title. 5/10 This Wrestlemania was definitely better than last year's as it had more matches & more titles on the line.Overall: I'll give it 9/10 & a A

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jameslj-cannon

The last time I watched a WWE event was nearly two years ago. That event was Judgement Day 2004. I lost my patience with wrestling after that, and I never thought I could have got back into it. However, I told myself to give this Wrestlemania a chance. I tell you what, I'm glad I did, as this was one of the great Mania's. Its definitely up there with 14, X-Seven and XIX. Anyway, lets get on with the matches from this memorable night in Chicago when wrestling went BIGTIME:Match 1:World Tag Team Championship Match: Kane and The Big Show vs. Carlito and Chris Masters. Not being a big fan of tag team matches, I wasn't expecting much from this one. However I was proved wrong. This was a great opener, with brilliant performances from all four men. Kane and Show won to retain the titles. Winners and still champions: Kane and ShowMatch 2:Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Ric Flair vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Lashley. WOW. This match was absolutely amazing. It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. I've never seen a ladder used like Benjamin and RVD use it. Some insane moves in this match, culminating in RVD grabbing the case, and becoming the new Mr Money in the Bank. One question, why was the match so low on the card????? Winner: Rob Van DamMatch 3:United States Championship Match: Chris Benoit vs. JBL. This was a very dogged match. Nothing pretty, but still very entertaining. Quite low for JBL to taunt the late great Eddie Guerrero as he did. He got a cheap victory by rolling Benoit up and holding on to the ropes. Winner and new champion: JBLMatch 4:Hardcore Match: Mick Foley vs. Edge. I thought nothing could beat the MITB match. Oh how wrong I was. This match was absolutely unreal. There was blood galore in this one, as an all manner of weapons were used, including barbed wire, barbed wire bats, thumb tacks, just to name a few. Even Mr Socko got a barbed wire makeover. Both men bled heavily. The match had the best ending, possibly any match has ever had. Mick got speared by Edge on the apron through a table that was on fire!!! Edge picked up the win in a instant Wrestlemania classic. Winner: EdgeMatch 5:Handicap Match: Boogeyman vs. Booker T and Sharmell. Well I suppose nothing could follow that last match up, so we had this. This match wasn't bad by any means, but it was on par as the worst match of the night compared with everything else.Boogeyman picked up the win by pinning the Book. Winner: BoogeymanMatch 6:Women's Championship Match: Trish Stratus vs. Mickie James. Well now I've seen everything. A good tag team match at the start of the show, and now a good women's match. This was a brill match, mainly because of the Chicago crowd, who cheered Mickie instead of usual fan favourite Trish. She even got booed. Mickie won to become new champion. Winner and new champion: Mickie JamesMatch 7:Casket Match: Undertaker vs. Mark Henry. Another good match. The Undertaker can still put up a good match, even against the very large Mark Henry. At one point I thought Henry would steal it, but The Undertaker pulled off another Wrestlemaina win to make his record 14-0 by burying Henry. Winner: UndertakerMatch 8:No Holds Barred Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Mr McMahon. Another amazing match. This match was very violent, much like the Edge-Foley match before it. Glad to see HBK kick old Vince's arse. The chairman was left a bloody mess after Michaels was through with him. Shane tried to intervene and got handcuffed to the middle rope by HBK. The highlight of this one was Michaels pulling out the biggest ladder I have ever seen, setting Vice up on a table, putting a trash can over the upper half of Vince's body, and hitting him with a huge elbow drop. HBK then finished it with a vile Sweet Chin Music. There were even some crotch chops DX style from HBK in this one, ultimately leading to the DX reunion later in the year. Winner: Shawn MichaelsMatch 9:Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton. This match was something else. Back and forth throughout. I was cheering on Angle all the way. Still annoyed that he didn't win. Mysterio shocked the world when he pinned Orton for the win. Winner and new champion: Rey MysterioMatch 10:Playboy Pillow Fight: Torrie Wilson vs. Candice Michelle. Worst match of the night along with the Boogeyman match. This was pretty bad, even though we had two gorgeous women rolling around in their underwear. Winner: Torrie WilsonMatch 11:WWE Title Match: John Cena vs. Triple H. A great main event, although it will probably be remembered for the very hostile crowd. Cena got the biggest boos I have possibly ever heard for a superstar who isn't playing heel. I personally hate Cena and wished he lost this match. Unfortunately, he didn't. He made the Game submit with his dumb submission move the STF-U. Winner and still champion: John CenaWell, I'm glad I took a chance and saw this Wrestlemania, its up there with the best Mania's ever. Have I caught the wrestling bug after seeing this.....Hell Yeahh!!!!!!!!!

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Legend Killer

A good show. I've only got 1000 words, so let's get on with it.Kane & Big Show vs Carlito & The Master Piece - Decent enough opener, served it's purpose as the opening match. The events after the match planted the seeds for a Carlito/Masters feud. 6/10 Monney In The Bank Ladder Match - Stole the show! I think it's safe to say that Shelton Benjamin saved his career and started a whole new chapter in his professional wrestling life. He just might win the big one some day. After being misused for so long, RVD finally gets treated properly by the WWE bookers. 8.5/10 Mene Gene Okerland/Randy Orton/Batista segment - I still believe that the first time that you should see a superstar on a PPV is when their entrance music hits. Basically this segment planted the seeds for a Randy Orton/Batista feud.Hall Of Fame Segment - Now that Eddie Guerrero takes his rightful place in wrestling history. Hopefully the WWE can stop milking his death and let him rest in peace. By the way, is there any danger of the WWE putting Owen Hart in the Hall Of Fame (he was one of the best in ring performers to grace a WWE ring)? Chris Benoit vs JBL - Nobody expected this to be a classic. It wasn't anything special, but it was watchable (because Chris Benoit works so hard). An unexpected finish though. 5.5/10 Edge vs Mic Foley - Mic Foley can die a happy man, knowing that he finally has his defining Wrestle Mania moment. Edge didn't let Mic Foley take all of the bumps either, he wrestled his most impressive one on one match up to date. Well done to both men. 8/10 The freak segment - Very funny! Booker T vs The Boogeyman - Either release Booker T or put him in a match that he deserves to be in. The Boogeyman effectively ended his WWE career & did his best to take Booker T with him. 3/10 Trish Stratus vs Mickie James - Surprisingly good women's wrestling and a hyped crowd, made this match a classic women's match up. It could have stolen the show if Mickie James didn't do a Brock Lesnar (botch the biggest move of the match). It was actually Trish's fault. She didn't supply Mickie James with enough support to elevate onto the top rope. 6.5/10 The Undertaker vs Mark Henry - This was Mark Henry's chance to earn a contract extension. He blew it! The Undertaker saved this match in the last 5 min. Well done Undertaker for realising that it was Wrestle Mania and raising his game. 6/10 HBK vs Vince McMahon - The feud started slow, but ended well. HBK nearly stole the stole for the 4th straight Wrestle Mania. We all loved the DX crotch chop. Vince McMahon's really letting himself go physically, by the way. Good match! 7.5/10 World Heavyweight Championship - HHH nearly ruined Wrestle Mania by pulling rank and having the 'REAL' main event moved to the 3rd to last match on the card. Kurt Angle was superb. Randy Orton did his job, but seemed like he was there to make sure that people bought the PPV, e.g. HBK at Wrestle Mania XX. Rey Misterio deserves some genuine success, not just the novelty success that the WWE usually gives him. Good match, but too short. 8/10 Lingerie Pillow Fight - Next! 2/10 (you get 2 just for getting into the ring) WWE Championship - Sometimes the crowd makes a match when the wrestling is just ordinary, e.g. Hogan/Andre The Giant WM III, Hogan/Warrior WM VI, Hogan/Rock WM XVIII (basically every Hogan match). Wrestle Mania 22, definitely Cena's defining moment in his career so far. It's evident that Vince is standing his ground and won't stop promoting Cena until we just cheer for him. Triple H must have cheated on Stephanie or something like that. That's the only reason I can think of for Vince making HHH tap out to Cena at Wrestle Mania. 7.5/10 Overall a very good Wrestle Mania. Probably in the top 5 of all time.

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