One Night Stand Recap

This pay-per-view actually had me pretty excited, due to the fact that it actually did something to distinguish itself from the other million WWE pay-per-views during the year. In a night of all extreme rules matches, let's see if One Night Stand delivered the goods.

1. Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton
This was another match that was hurt by the whole concussion angle. Things picked up towards the end and RVD got the surprising win in this stretcher match. After the match, Randy Orton destroyed RVD, putting him out "indefinitely". Disappointing match, but not necessarily due to the competitors, but because of the storyline.

Unofficial Match Rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

2. CM Punk, Sandman, And Tommy Dreamer vs. Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von, And Matt Striker
After giving Punk/Burke almost 20 minutes at Judgment Day, they decided to screw this match out of time. This of course hurt the overall quality of what was turning out to be a fun match. I was disappointed that there was no GTS, Pounce, or Elijah Express in this match. CM Punks team gets the win when they suplexed Matt Striker onto Elijah Burke through the table.

Unofficial Match Rating: 2.75 (out of 5)

3. The World's Greatest Tag Team vs. The Hardyz
Things got started off a little slow in this highly anticipated ladder match. The last half was very exciting and featured some crazy spots. Overall, it was a little disappointing, but with no question, was the match of the night, with the Hardyz retaining.

Unofficial Match Rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

4. Mark Henry vs. Kane
I don't think anyone in their right mind thought this would be good. They were all right. Henry gets the victory with a bear hug. Yep.

Unofficial Match Rating: 0 (out of 5)

5. Vince McMahon vs. Bobby Lashley
The first half of this match was horrible. The second half was entertaining. We have a new ECW champion and he still isn't that great of a performer.

Unofficial Match Rating: 2.25 (out of 5)

6. Melina vs. Candice Michelle
This wasn't really a match so I can't really rate it. Candice gets the win, as expected.

Unofficial Match Rating: N/R

7. Edge vs. Batista
Shockingly, this cage match had no blood, which I think hurt it a bit. Edge continues to be great, while Batista seems to be in a bit of a slump now. I'm glad they've given the ball to Edge, because he will eventually go down as a legend.

Unofficial Match Rating: 3 (out of 5)

8. John Cena vs. Great Khali
This feud is now over. Or so I hope. Cena pulled off a miracle by making his matches with this disgrace of a wrestler somewhat entertaining. He deserves some sort of an award for that.

Unofficial Match Rating: 1.75 (out of 5)

Overall Rating: 2.75 (out of 5)