Pittsburgh Armageddon!!

Monday, December 17 2007

That's right, WWE got antoher PPV in Pittsburgh this past week. Anoccasion to celebrate, people! Armageddon. Typically the year endsleeper pay per view, but it was in the 'Burgh. And you learn, bigthings happen in the burgh.

Kurt Angle won his second WWEChampionship at Unforgiven 2001 (first as a face, with a celebrationwith his family in the ring, going over the betraying Stone Cold SteveAustin)

The face to face confrontation between Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan.

Beth Phoenix breaking her face last year during her first RAW run.

Jillian Garcia hurting herself twice, now

ECW invading! (the last time) Including Sabu destroying Cena on the table.

The first (and hopefully last, and forgettable) barbed wire cage match.

And, earlier this year, Edge scored his first World Title on Smackdown via Money in the Bank.

Andthis one was no different. There were a lot of rough finishes.countouts, DQs, but there were enough twists to make it worth it. Thekick by JBL to Jericho, setting up his return to the ring, and maybeone of the best feuds on the horizon. The doppleganger Edges lead tothe slaughter to help Edge regain the World Title he had to drop due toinjury...again. Fantastic.

And not all of the action was in thering. there was a celebrity in the ring in Chad the Shad. Of course,Chad has this uncanny Edge-like look. And during the course of thenight, no less than 20 people did a double take, thought he lookedlike, and asked if he was, Edge. Our section, nustled just behind theset on the right side, had a group of Edge fans a few rows up that werecheering for Chad maybe more than the rest of the show. And all got pictures with him afterwards.

And the chorus of "Kennedyyyyy!!!" from the all across the parking lot as we waited for Chachi and Will to join us was amazing.

Greatnight, not IWC, but just a different level. It's always good to hitthese once in a while. And for what may have been the last PPV inMellon Arena, it was a great close.