Fatal 4 Way – Results/Review

WWE’s Fatal 4 Way is in the books, and we have new champions.  Who are they?  Well, you should read on and find out:

Intercontinental Title Match
Kofi Kingston (Champion) vs. Drew McIntyre
WINNER: Kingston via pin fall after hitting Trouble in Paradise

• McIntyre brought out Teddy Long to sit ringside so that he could award him the belt after the match, and it turned out to be his down fall.  Ref got knocked out, and McIntyre grabbed Teddy to count the pin.  Teddy refused, and then Matt Hardy jumped in the ring and hit Drew with Twist of Fate.  Kofi followed up for the win.

Diva’s Title Match – Fatal 4 Way
Eve Torres (Champion) vs. Gail Kim vs. Maryse vs. Alicia Fox
WINNER: Alicia via pin fall on Maryse after stealing the match from Eve who hit a moonsault

• Shockingly, the diva’s match wasn’t half bad.  I thought it would totally be a cluster f**k, but it flowed pretty well.  It had an almost identical ending to the US Title Fatal 4 Way match from Monday Night RAW, but not going to knock it because a lot of 3 & 4-way matches end that way.

Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne (Added day of show)
WINNER: Bourne via pin fall after hitting Air Bourne

• Good match.  This a great thing that Jericho is doing giving Bourne a rub like this.  I guess WWE management is going to push Bourne.  He is an exciting wrestler, but I still can’t help but think that eventually because of his size he’s going to fall out of favor with WWE.  Kudos to those guys for putting on a show though.

World Heavyweight Title Match – Fatal 4 Way
Jack Swagger (Champion) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk vs. Big Show
WINNER: Mysterio via pin fall after hitting Swagger with the 619

• I knew this would happen.  Mysterio wasn’t originally supposed to be in the match, and it winds up being he who wins the World Title.  Kane made his way down to the ring with a casket and singled out CM Punk, trying to put him in it.  Luke Gallows came down to save Punk, and they ran.  Kane follows them to the back.

US Title Match
The Miz (Champion) vs. R-Truth
WINNER: Miz via pin fall counter to a wheel barrow

• Miz handled this match from beginning to end.  Truth had a few moments where he battled back, but Miz just showed some great aggression.  Glad that he retains the title.

Mixed Tag Team Match (Added day of show)
The Hart Dynasty vs. The Usos & Tamina
WINNERS: Harts via pin fall after Natalya hit Tamina with a Discus Lariat

• I’m glad they added this match to the card.  It wasn’t the greatest of showings in the world, but it speaks volumes as to what the WWE thinks of the Usos considering they’ve only been on the big show for just a month.  Kudos to them for making a splash so soon.

WWE Title Match – Fatal 4 Way
John Cena (Champion) vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge vs. Sheamus
WINNER: Sheamus via pin fall after the NXT grads came out and destroyed Cena

• I’m not shocked that the NXT grads came out, and I’m really happy that someone other than Cena walked away from the match as the WWE Champion.  Bret Hart wasn’t at the PPV because of the attack by the NXT grads, so they didn’t get their answer as to whether or not they will be getting contracts.

QUICK THOUGHTS:

All in all, I don’t say this very often, but I actually enjoyed this PPV from beginning to end.  Every match had me glued to the TV.  I don’t understand why they can’t do this for every PPV!  Oh well, I’m going to count my blessings and walk away from this one with a smile.