BACKLASH 2009/04/26
WWE CHOOSES TO BOOST EDGE OVER CENA
JOHN CENA 'S 7TH PPV DEFEAT IN ONE YEAR 
With help from Big Show, Edge defeated John Cena in a Last Man Standing Match in front of thousands of members of the WWE Universe to get what he came for championship gold.
The last-chance win makes Edge a nine-time world champion.
During the brutal battle for gold, Cena brought a section of the steel ring steps into the ring. It was Edge who first used them to assault Cena. But Cena retaliated, tossing the steps over the top ropes right onto the head of The Rated-R Superstar, knocking him to the arena floor.
From there on out, the battle got even uglier with both Superstars dishing out hellacious and vicious attacks on one another. Each time, they both somehow summoned from deep within to avoid the match-ending 10-count.
At one point, Cena tossed Edge out into the WWE Universe, where the battle raged on throughout the arena. Just when it looked like The Ultimate Opportunist was down for the count, he rose again to deliver a vicious Con-Chair-To.
Ultimately, it was a stunning appearance from Big Show that helped finish off Cena. The World's Largest Athlete viciously chokeslamed The Champ into an arena spotlight. The attack was so brutal that after the 10-count, Cena
-amidst shards of broken glass- had to be removed from the arena on a stretcher by medical personnel.
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THE FIGHT
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CENA IS THE FIRST TO HIT THE FLOOR!
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EDGE POUNDS CENA, LOOKING TO KEEP HIM DOWN!
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THE RATED-R SUPERSTAR CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE MATCH!
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CENA'S SUPLEX:
EDGE TAKES A RIDE.
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EDGE KEEPS CENA IN A CHOKE'S HOLD!
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EDGE TAKES PLEASURE IN CENA'S PAIN
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EDGE CAN'T SEE CENA!
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EDGE TAUNTS CENA!
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CENA TAKES SOME STEEL IN THE FACE
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CENA BRINGS EDGE SKY HIGH!
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BOTH SUPERSTAR ARE DOWN FOR THE COUNT
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EDGE TAKES A TUMBLE INTO THE AUDIENCE READY FOR SOME CROWD SURFING!
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EDGE IN JEOPARDY!
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| EDGE PUT CENA IN PRONE POSITION TO HIT A BRUTAL CON-CHAIR-TO CENA SKULL! |
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EDGE GIVES CENA A KNEE TO THE KISSER!
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BIG SHOW COMES IN FOR THE CHOKESLAM OF THE WORLD CHAMPION!
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BRUTAL CHOKESLAM THROUGH THE SPOTLIGHT!
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CENA WRITHES IN PAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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EDGE IS THE LAST MAN STANDING BUT HE WAS NOT HIM WHO PUT DOWN HIS CHALLLENGER!
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A NEW WORD HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION : EDGE
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A WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP WITHOUT ANY LEGITIMACY!
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CENA IS STRETCHERED OUT OF THE ARENA!
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WWE CHOOSES TO BOOST EDGE OVER CENA
First of all, it was a great match. A real -Wrestlemania level match-, even more attractive and pleasant to see that HBK~ Taker in Wrestlemania! Very Brutal and spectacular match as expected with a Cena's slow start as usual dominated by Edge skill then coming back with all his strength with this spectacular FU from the commentators'table; Then this powerful end with Big Show, obviously masterminded by WWE's creation team. WWE wanted of course The World Heavy Weight Championship back in Smackdown. A way to balance again the rosters without hurting Cena with a clean defeat, saving his face, a way to start again a big Feud between Cena and Big Show and to give Edge some legitimacy in Smackdown?
But I feel really frustrated after seeing the fight. It's not an Edge Victory but a Big Show victory underlining that Edge in an -one on one- match ( not only with Cena but especially with him) has been rarely able to win without the help of outsiders. That may be keep the feud between this two men still alive, BUT WITH AN ADVANTAGE TO EDGE LOOKING STRONGER AND CENA WEAKER UNABLE TO PROTECT HIS BELT
But I Can't see Cena not seeking a bloody revenge.
It's also the 7th Cena's defeat in a PPV in one year, and that will stay sadly, in Cena's record
As for Edge, A CHAMP WITHOUT REAL LEGITIMACY,
THAT IS THE WAY WWE MANAGES THE WRETLING ENTERTAINMENT.
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