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Kevin’s Random Reviews: WWE Breaking Point 2009

May 8, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Pantoja
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Kevin’s Random Reviews: WWE Breaking Point 2009  

WWE Breaking Point 2009
September 13th, 2009 | Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Attendance: 12,000

Around 2009, the WWE began doing away with some of their typical Pay-Per-View names and replaced them with themed events. This was one of the first instances of that. Instead of the usual Unforgiven event in September, fans were treated to Breaking Point, with a theme involving Submission Matches. They’d go onto replace the concept a year later again, as this would be the only Breaking Point event in history.

Our opening video package focused on the three main matches for the evening. Nothing special. We’ve got the large commentary groups tonight. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler handled Raw, Jim Ross and Todd Grisham were on Smackdown duty, while Josh Matthews and Matt Striker covered ECW.

WWE Unified Tag Team Championship: JeriShow [c] vs. Mark Henry and MVP
I recall someone suggesting the name “Ball Sweat” for MVP and Henry. Though MVP is bigger than Jericho, he and Henry have a similar dynamic to the champs. MVP had the advantage on Jericho, causing him to tag out. That led to the Henry/Show battle we’d seen more than a few times already. And they were still set for tons more matches in later years. MVP got the first hot tag, complete with BALLIN elbow. However, Big Show destroyed him with a spear and set him up as the face in peril. That lasted a short while before Henry got the real hot tag. He ran through Jericho with an avalanche and stopped to look at him before covering. It was weird. Jericho got his foot on the rope to survive a pin. Henry countered the Codebreaker in awesome fashion, just throwing Jericho overhead. Show got on the apron and knocked Henry out with the WMD, as Jericho covered to retain in 12:13. Hey, that was quite fun. The heat segments didn’t work too well, but Henry looked motivated. His Codebreaker counter was a sight to behold. [**½]

The tool that is Josh Matthews interviewed Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase about their match. They compared DX to their glow sticks and said they’d make DX reach their BREAKING POINT.

WWE United States Championship: Kofi Kingston [c] vs. The Miz
We’re in the early stages of Miz’s awesome (pun intended) rise to the top. The champion started with fire until Miz stopped a cross body with a big boot. It looked very good. Miz held serve for a while, but wasn’t good enough yet for it to be great. Kofi did take a great bump when swept on the apron. The crowd got behind Kofi’s kicks during his rally. He avoided the Skull Crushing Finale and nailed SOS to a good pop. Miz avoided the Boom Drop, leading to some high quality exchanges. There was a great near fall when Miz rolled through a cross body. Miz got sent to the ropes and bounced right into Trouble in Paradise from out of nowhere to end things at 11:56. I enjoyed that. It had plenty of good moments and exchanges. They worked the crowd into it as well. This would’ve been a better choice to open. [***]

Submissions Count Anywhere: Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase vs. D-Generation X
The pre-match DX spiel was funny, as HHH placed all the blame on Shawn for the Montreal Screwjob. The action almost instantly spilled outside and through the crowd. Smart way to hammer home the stipulation. By the concessions stand, we don’t get Concessions Kane, but DX did apply stereo Figure Fours. They eventually fought back towards the ring, where DX put Cody in a Boston crab/camel clutch combo on an open chair. It was very creative and painful looking. Though, if you don’t tap to that, you probably won’t tap to anything. Shawn and Cody battled by the stage, while HHH beat up Dibiase in the ring. Shawn got knocked over a railing and took a big bump, but the crowd didn’t seem to buy into it much. With Shawn out of the equation, HHH took a beating. However, he went SUPER HUNTER and turned it around, nearly making Cody tap to a crossface. Ted knocked him out with some kind of weapon, allowing them to go to work on a battered Shawn back in the ring. Like Survivor Series 2003 (on a smaller scale) Shawn fought against the odds in desperate fashion. Cody cut off Shawn’s Sweet Chin Music by tripping him and dragging him to the ring post. He applied the ring post Figure Four, while Ted also locked in the Million Dollar Dream to make Shawn tap at 21:40, just as HHH was crawling back to the ring. I preferred their SummerSlam match, but this was very good. Not a ton of fancy moves or big spots, but a well told story. Legacy did all they could to separate DX and isolate one. It was a good strategy and was helped by several creative submission moments. [***½]

Josh Matthews interviewed Randy Orton about the previous match. He said he knew they would win, before focusing on John Cena saying he’d never say “I Quit.” Orton wondered how Cena could say that without knowing the things Randy would do to him.

Singapore Cane Match: The Great Khali w/ Ranjin Singh vs. Kane
This is one of those monster matches that I’ll never get the appeal of. JR brought out baseball comparisions and references for this match. I’m sure he wanted to find a way to incorporate football if he could. Kane and Khali whacked each other with the canes a few times. The fans chanted “BORING” as Kane applied an arm wringer with the cane for added leverage. Kane came off the top with a Singapore cane shot for a near fall. Ranjin got involved, allowing Khali to hit the big chop and send Kane outside. While Khali checked on Ranjin, Kane got back in and finished him with a Chokeslam at 5:52. Yea, this sucked. Together, they should be going 2-3 minutes. Even at just under six, it felt like they had run out of ideas. Some of the cane shots weren’t bad, so I won’t go into DUD territory.[¼*]

Eve Torres interviewed World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk about facing the Undertaker tonight. Punk gloated over his recent success and how Jeff Hardy proved him right by getting in trouble right after leaving WWE. He said the power of straight edge could defeat Undertaker’s power. Punk claimed to not be intimidated by Taker, but freaked out once the lights went out. Turns out it was just Jimmy Wang Yang playing a joke. Punk responded by headbutting and attacking him.

ECW Championship: Christian [c] vs. William Regal 
I was so excited for their SummerSlam match, which lasted eight seconds. Regal came out with his Ruthless Roundtable buddies Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov, but it was announced that ECW GM Tiffany barred them from ringside. Christian started hot, but Regal weathered the storm and slowed the pace to something that fit his style. It was the blend of technical acumen and stiff shots that we’ve come to love from Regal. He countered the Killswitch into a great Regalplex for a close near fall. Regal went for the Knee Trembler (a move I love) but Christian avoided it and retained via Killswitch in 10:15. That’s what I was hoping for at SummerSlam. Strong back and forth action with a very good pace. I loved Christian’s ECW Title reign. [***¼]

Montreal native Pat Patterson came out and put over his city for a bit. Dolph Ziggler interrupted and told some awful jokes about Pat being old. They were truly bad. As he got physical with Pat, Intercontinental Champion John Morrison ran out for the save. That was a waste. Why not cut out Kane/Khali and just put in a Dolph/Morrison IC Title match? Even throw in Pat as a guest referee or something.

WWE Championship I Quit Match: Randy Orton [c] vs. John Cena
Oh, man. I’ve been dreading this one. All Orton had to do was duck Cena’s shoulder block and he got right in control. Orton proceeded to decimate him monitor shots, the rope hung DDT, and a goddamn curb stomp on the steps. Of course, Cena refused to quit. Also, with this being a WWE I Quit Match, we must suffer through Mike Chioda’s constant, “DO YOU WANNA QUIT, CENA?” Orton got sick of that and handcuffed Cena to the ropes. From there, this basically became torture. He poured water on Cena to keep from him passing out and battered him with kendo stick shots all over. Like every bad movie villain, Orton made a critical mistake by leaving the key around his neck. Cena got one opening, retrieved it and turned the tables on Orton. Cena’s comeback was temporarily cut short by an RKO, but Cena applied the STF with added leverage from the handcuffs. Orton quit almost instantly for the title change at 19:46. This would’ve been great if it wasn’t so overdone. I get it. Cena’s Superman. He basically got tortured for 15 minutes, made a short comeback and won like nothing. Personally, I’d have had Orton retain here. Him making Cena submit (Cena could still win the feud in the end) would’ve been a big deal and Cena’s journey to come back would’ve meant more. If the good guy is invincible, then why should I care? [**¼]

World Heavyweight Championship Submissions Match: CM Punk [c] vs. The Undertaker
Punk was red hot coming off a great angle with Jeff Hardy. This feud with Undertaker was probably the worst thing that could’ve happened next. Punk was amped before the match, but immediately bailed. He used his quickness to evade Taker, but eventually got caught and thrown outside. Punk eventually used a chair to his advantage. He used it on Taker’s leg, which I get cut him down to size, but also didn’t help with his hopes to win with the Anaconda Vice. Undertaker got going and used Hell’s Gates to make Punk tap at 8:52. BUT WAIT. Out came Teddy Long, playa, to remind everyone that Hell’s Gates was a banned move. The match was restarted and Punk came out hot. Undertaker went for the Last Ride, but Punk slipped free and clipped his knee. He went back to the Anaconda Vice and the bell rang at 10:54 for another MONTREAL SCREWJOB. I recall commentators complain that Montreal can’t get over the Screwjob, yet the WWE goes to it so often. A lackluster match with a shit finish. The show would’ve been better served to end with the Cena/Orton or DX/Legacy matches. [**]

5.0
The final score: review Not So Good
The 411
A disappointment of a show. While there were a few matches to like (Kofi/Miz, Christian/Regal and DX/Legacy), the rest of the card comes up way short. Punk/Taker was poorly booked and did nothing to help either guy, while ending the show on a whimper. Cena/Orton featured the worst kind of Cena booking. Kane/Khali had no business on a PPV and neither did the awful Ziggler/Patterson angle. The Tag Title opener was solid, but nothing more. This felt longer than the sub-three hour runtime.
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