The 10th annual WWE Judgment Day (WWE - Judgement Day 2008 (DVD))

Member Name: johnpaullucky7

Product:	WWE - Judgement Day 2008 (DVD)
Date:	09/12/08 (52 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: some great matches with good build ups, picture quality is fantastic

Disadvantages: some low matches at the start, bad special features

WWE Judgment Day 2008 was in Omaha, Nebraska at the Qwest Center Omaha arena which was on May 18 2008. This is the 10th Judgment Day as the event first started in 1998. The poster/DVD Cover shows Triple H in a prison but wouldn't this poster sound better if it went with No Way Out because to be honest it suits it a whole lot more.

John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs John Cena

I am sick of watching these 2 wrestle the matches are slow and I got to admit Cena is a bit pathetic at wrestling but we have seen JBL & Cena battle tons of times and really it never changes

John Morrison and The Miz vs Kane and CM Punk - Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship

I never did watch this match my reason was because John Morrison & The Miz I am not to keen on plus Kane and CM Punk is just a weird team. Although I did find Miz and Morrison impressions of Kane and CM Punk funny which is shown before the match.

Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels

Jericho and Michaels have had great matches from WrestleMania 19, some of there classic matches from Raw. Before the match starts it plays a video package about Shawn lying about his knee at Backlash then turning on Jericho by giving him a sweet chin music. The match is really entertaining and features a lot of technical wrestling it is enjoyable out of the whole match this has the best build up to this match. You also pretty much witness why Jericho turns heel which he does. However I preferred Jericho and Michaels match at Great American Bash 2008.

Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix vs Melina - Triple Threat match for the WWE Women's Championship

I am not one for diva matches I always did enjoy Trish or Lita's matches and I certainly loved Mickie James as a heel (heel meaning bad) but the quality of womens wrestling went down hill with Mickie James turning to a babyface (babyface meaning good). Beth Phoenix plays the heel and I am not sure about Melina sort of mixed though she seems to get mixed reaction. The match is short only lasting near 5 minutes long but even for that time this is enjoyable. A highlight to this match has to be Beth Phoenix double backbreaker to both Mickie James and Melina it looked quite awesome. I am very impressed with this match it's short but very exciting best diva match I have seen in quite sometime.

The Undertaker vs Edge Singles match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship

The battle of Undertaker and Edge keeps going on well Undertaker beat Edge at Backlash using the chokehold I can't remember what it's called. On an episode of SmackDown Undertaker gets stripped of having the title for using the Illegal chokehold. The match is quite entertaining featuring quite a bit of reversals which really keep you on the edge of your seat. This is not the best match that both of these men have had possibly weaker due to the ending which I thought was disappointing because this match was going great. What I really do like about this match is commentary that Foley provides who really makes the match enjoyable. Vickie Guerrero makes an appearance at the end of the match saying something that the people will hate. I enjoyed this match more then there encounter at Backlash 2008.

Montel Vontavious Porter vs Jeff Hardy

This match wasn't originally on the Judgment Day card it seemed to be set up last minute. MVP says why hasn't he got a match on the card, etc. Matt Hardy comes out and introduces the returning Jeff Hardy. This match I found quite boring not much really did happen during the match but I think you should check out the Summerslam 2008 match it was better.

Triple H vs Randy Orton - Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship

This is the main event and the longest match of the event and to be honest this is not the best cage match but I guess it's alright. From what I remember of this match is Randy tries to get out of the cage many times but fails with Triple H dragging him back in. However for a steel cage match it is quite shocking to see no blood. The ending is quite a disappointment but the match was decent but not the best match that Triple H and Randy Orton have had.

Extras

WWE have added 2 DVD features to the DVD which you shouldn't be surprised because these are short as always.

Todd Grisham interviews Jeff Hardy

This interview lasts for 30 seconds just after Jeff Hardy's match with MVP where he talks about what he lost his house and his dog due to a fire. This is quite interesting and I would have liked it to be more expanded on but 30 seconds is just to short

SmackDown - 09/05/08 Chase For The Gold

Well this extra is one of the worst I have seen on a WWE DVD this is the same recap video that is shown during the promo video between Edge and Undertaker during the event. The problem is WWE could have shown the match but instead they were lazy and kept it pretty much as highlights. But what makes me wonder was why stick this on the DVD if it was featured on the Judgment Day 2008 event it's pointless and it's not needed.

Overall

Judgment Day 2008 is a whole lot better then last years that one was awful at least this features enjoyable matches. The best matches of the event have to be Edge vs Undertaker, Jericho vs Michaels, Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix vs Melina. This may not be the best show of 2008 but it was quite decent featuring some enjoyable events. A huge shame as always is WWE giving us terrible DVD extras. I'll give this a 7/10

Summary: Worth watching for Undertaker V Edge, Jericho V Michaels and the Divas match