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1 -- KANE vs. FINLAY
WINNER: Kane in 10:00. Basic opening match. They created enough external movement to not let the match bog down in the ring. (*1/4)
2 -- UMAGA vs. CARLITO vs. MR. KENNEDY -- IC Title match
WINNER: Umaga in 8:00 to retain the IC Title. Surprising finish - not the winner, but who was pinned. Decent action for eight minutes, but more like a TV match than anything special for PPV. (*1/2)
3 -- REY MYSTERIO vs. CHAVO GUERRERO
WINNER: Rey in 13:00. Good story to the match with Rey overcoming the injury to capture his first win back from injury. Nice finish after teasing the 619 several times. (**3/4)
4 -- DIVAS BATTLE ROYALE -- #1 Contender match to Women's Title
WINNER: Beth Phoenix in 8:00. A bit surprising, but it makes sense if they're transitioning away from Candice vs. Melina. Not exactly a memorable or good battle royale. (3/4*)
5 -- JOHN MORRISON vs. C.M. PUNK -- ECW Title match
WINNER: Morrison in 8:00 to retain the ECW Title. Rushed match with an awkward finish. The least they could do is give the ECW Title match more than 10 minutes since it's the only ECW match on the card. (*)
6 -- KING BOOKER (w/Sharmell) vs. TRIPLE H
WINNER: Hunter in 9:00. Compact match with Booker on his game. Hunter looked sharp in his return. No surprise on the finish, but satisfying for fans awaiting Hunter's return. (*3/4)
7 -- GREAT KHALI (w/Translator) vs. BATISTA -- World Hvt. title match
WINNER: Batista via DQ in 7:00; Khali retains the belt. One decent spot in the entire match with a bogus finish to Smackdown's title match. Why have the belt on Khali if he can't have a competent match without gimmicks and tricks? Weak. (1/4*)
8 -- JOHN CENA vs. RANDY ORTON -- WWE Title match
WINNER: Cena in 22:00 to retain the WWE Title. Finish left a little to be desired, as they went straight to the finish following the big kick out without much of a transition. Orton got away with the multiple headlocks because it's a Cena match. Had this been any other opponent, the crowd would have been doing the wave. Very good drama, as usual for a Cena match. Hard to tell the degree to which the match stood out since the rest of the card was so weak. (***1/2)
