Review|WWE RAW Manila Tour 2/24/06

Venue/Parking: Araneta Colliseum, this place is kinda small but where else can you put WWE? We don't have any nice arenas or colliseums for huge events.
Ticket Price: Definitely overpriced. PhP 10,000++ for ringside, we got the PhP 3,500 which I felt were really great seats.
Security: Security was everywhere. So we know that not all the cops were in EDSA or Makati. Very organized entry and exit nice on organizers...
Event Proper/Matches: Since the arena was small we did not have a Titantron, the look of the ring was a bit old skool as the barricades were steel instead of the more common cushioned ones you see on TV. A few fireworks were setup which were really nice but again the venue cramped their style. There was no broadcast table [no JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER!!!], no Spanish Announcer's table [booooo!]. After the in ring fireworks... the show starts with Maria pepping up the crowd [she's hot] there was a short promo for Ms. Philipppines which would be held sometime in March also at the Araneta.
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Match 1:
Eugene vs. Tomko - Eugene came out wearing a Team Pacquiao jacket which he gave to a fan. Nothing much too see here two lousy wrestlers. Eugene wins via Stunner.
Match 2:
Chris Masters vs. Val Venis - Now this is something a bit more exciting. Masters wins via Masterlock, both knew how to work the crowd and even a heel like Masters got a few cheers.
Match 3:
Viscera vs. Snitzky - If it were not for Viscera goin GAY on Snitzky I would've dozed off! Suprisingly Viscera moves fast for his size. I mean it was hillarious he showed Snitzky's butt cheeks, and was humping Snitzky after his splash. Oh yeah Viscera won.
Match 4:
Torrie vs. Trish - Divas are HOT! HOT! HOT! specially Torrie. Trish made a very obvious mistake towards the end. Trish retains the Women's Championship.
Match 5: RVD vs Carlito - one of the better matches of the evening. Very entertaining. RvD wins via 5 star Frog Splash.
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Intermission
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Match 6: Ric Flair vs Shelton Benjamin [IC] - Shelton start out by dispelling rumours that he is a Mama's boy... The Nature Boy makes his way to the ring and declares Manila as 'Flair Country'... he goes on to make comments about Shelton and Big Momma... the match is under way and Woooh! Do those chops sound devastating hahaha [Flair is so damn old], the match see-sawed for a bit with Flair dishing out chops, chopblocks, and the Figure4, anyway Shelton got out of the Figure4 and got the upperhand, won via cheating on a pin.
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Match 7: HHH vs. Big Show - Time to play the game! HHH Rocks hehehe! IMO he has one of the best entrances in the WWE now. True to form Big Show and HHH give a very nice performance this is actually my favorite match of the night. The Pedigree didn't seem as convincing [SHOW is too damn big]. HHH catches show in the head with a steel chair on the unforgiving steel steps for the win... GAME OVER SHOW!
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Final Match: Cena [WWE champ] vs Edge + Lita Special Ref: Mick Foley - His music is nice though and really got the crowd going when he entered. Cena sucks could be heard [actually I was starting them] Edge was the one who was bringing the match for me. Of course interference by Lita who was sent off eventually... the crowd was showing signs of boredom as the nana chants faded in and out of sync. Edge spears Foley in frustration, Clocks Cena with the Belt, a new ref comes in and gets a 2 count, Edge spears the 2nd ref, Edge misses a spear on Cena and hits Lita, FU, 1,2,3 it's over. Foley whips out Mr. Socko and gives both Lita and Edge a tastse.
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Foley speaks some tagalog "Mahal kita" [I love you...] and it's clear that WWE is deperately wanting to keep Cena in the lime light he is given the mic and he also does a short speech to hype up the crowd. Too little too late IMO... Cena Sucks! I wish HHH came out and clocked him with a sledge hammer.

First time I saw WWE live COOL! I wish we had bigger and better venues! I also wish they came at a different time [note to the promoter: there is always something amiss during EDSA anniversaries]... SMACKDOWN naman!