At least you did not have to wait too long for another Silverdome Match of the Week. It was a pretty good week for the WWE. Survivor Series was much better than a lot of people expected. Now I have to get it on DVD once it is released. The big news coming out of New York City was not the anti-climactic ending to the show involving The Rock and Cena. It was CM Punk winning the WWE Championship in what was said to be an amazing match. It is sad to see Alberto Del Rio lose the title yet again, but hopefully this title change will end the hot potato that the WWE has been playing with the WWE Title. This week also saw some excellent wrestling on Raw, Smackdown and ROH. Davey Richards vs. Kyle O’Reilly from ROH and both Sheamus & Zack Ryder vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger and Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes from Smackdown were all matches you should go out and watch from this past week. In the end, Dolph Ziggler vs. CM Punk from this past Monday Night Raw takes home the Silverdome Match of the Week.
CM Punk was looking to face-off against Alberto Del Rio this past Monday, but John Laurinaitus had other plans for the Voice of the Voiceless. The Interim General Manager of Raw and VP of Talent Relations put Punk in a Champion vs. Champion match against U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler. The match started with a lock-up between the two superstars. Not long after that lock-up, Punk and Ziggler start trading a flurry on holds trying to get the advantage on one another. Punk got the early advantage after Ziggler tried to catch a breather outside the ring. That advantage did not last long as Dolph hit a neckbreaker followed by a pin attempt, which Punk kicked out of immediately. Ziggler started working Punk over with some impactful stomps to the midsection. Punk tried to regain the advantage, but Ziggler dropped the Straight-Edge Champion with a knee straight to the gut for a 2 count. Punk tried to mount another comeback, but the Zig Zag Man thwarted Punk yet again allowing him to lock in a crossface on Punk. CM Punk eventually would fight out of the crossface and send Ziggler into the turnbuckle. Before going for his signature knee and bulldog combo in the corner, Vickie tried to distract Punk. Ziggler would try to take the advantage, but Punk would just whip him into the other turnbuckle. Punk would try to go for his high knee in the corner, but Ziggler would move out of the way sending the Voice of the Voiceless crashing to the floor outside of the ring. Before taking the advantage over his downed opponent, Dolph would go onto do a handstand in the middle of the ring. After being worn down with a headlock, CM Punk would finally make his comeback with a few right hands to Ziggler. Then the two superstars started trading fists in the middle of the ring. Punk would get the better of that exchange with a series of kicks, a leg lariat and a neckbreaker, which gave only the Chicago Made Punk a two count. Thinking he could end it, Punk would go for the GTS, but Ziggler reversed it into a Sleeper Hold. Punk would fight out of the Sleeper Hold. Dolph then tried to roll-up Punk with his feet on the ropes, but the ref caught him. As Ziggler argued with the ref, Punk tried to do the same thing to Ziggler, but he was caught as well. Ziggler would go for the Sleeper Hold yet again, but Punk would shake off the agile Ziggler, sending him into the corner. Punk would then hit his signature high knee and bulldog combo for another 2 count. With Dolph down, Punk would go to the top rope for a big elbow drop, but Ziggler would roll out of the way. Punk chased after United States Champion, allowing Dolph to strike with a thunderous dropkick straight to Punk’s face for a 2 count of his own. Punk would take down Ziggler yet again allowing him to hit his elbow drop from the top rope this time. Signaling for the time to put Ziggler to sleep, Punk tried for the GTS again, but Ziggler would reverse it into another close 2 count. With Punk dazed, Ziggler tried for the Famouser, but the Straight-Edge Champion would reverse it into a devastating powerbomb, which set up Punk to finally hit the GTS for the win. For the first time these two faced off one-on-one, this match was everything us wrestling fans hoped for and more. It really felt like a match worthy of being on PPV and was the highlight on an okay Raw.
This past week might have had some great matches, but this coming week might have even more. This week on Raw, we will see CM Punk face-off with Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship and on a special edition of Smackdown airing next Tuesday, Daniel Bryan challenging Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Steel Cage Match. It should be one exciting week for the World of Wrestling as we get ready for the final PPVs of 2011.
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