Nick’s Pay-Per-Review: WWE Bragging Rights 2009

October 26, 2009

60 Minute Anything Goes Iron Match for the WWE Title: Randy Orton (c) vs John Cena: All the naysayers claimed they didn’t want to see Orton vs Cena yet again, yet two things turned out to be ironic: 1. The poll on WrestleZone, out of over 4,000 votes, has Cena vs Orton as the clear choice of which match fans wanted to see the most last night. 2. The two of them brought the house down with a great Iron Man Match that showcased them both as two of WWE’s top guys. This was a hard-fought, well booked battle that I think will definitely be a match of the year candidate when 2009 is in the books. We reported earlier today that the blood spot at the 20 minute mark into the bout when Orton hit Cena with the mic was not planned and Cena was busted open the hard way, and I thought that reality was an excellent mistake. John Cena reacted amazingly to the sight of his own blood, battling back at Orton even thought the trainers were trying to clean him up. That lead to the medics eventually sealing the wound with glue and Cena was right back into the bout. The announcers did a great job of putting over the blood and then bringing back the idea of Orton focusing on the wound later on in the match. Everyone used the “shoot” spot to their advantage in the match, and it added great intensity. My one complaint with this bout, however, and I pointed it out last week on The Voice of Wrestling, is that the added stipulation of Cena having to leave Raw if he lost the match was unnecessary. It really took the unpredictability out of the match as I never thought for one second that WWE would ever remove it’s top guy from it’s flag ship show. Secondly, creative is not going to book a heel to run the company’s top face off Raw. It would be a huge momentum killer and would run contradictory to the face/heel concept. If WWE had done without the “Cena leaves Raw” idea then I think the match would have been more suspenseful as I would have bought the idea of either guy walking out with the title. 9 Stars.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.