The thing with Bragging Rights is, that the concept of RAW vs Smackdown could do with a little more work, because fans aren't really going to back a side, but this PPV was a lot of fun, and had some quality matches on the undercard (especially the Fatal-4-Way WHC Match, and the 7-on-7 Bragging Rights Tag team Match), as well as Dave Batista's turn on Rey; to back up a very impressive Ironman Main Event. 4 Stars, definitely a recommended buy.

Star Ratings:

John Morrison vs The Miz: ***
Mickie James, Melina and Kelly Kely vs Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool and Natalya: **3/4
The Undertaker vs CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio vs Batista: ***1/2
Team RAW vs Team Smackdown: ***1/4
Randy Orton vs John Cena (60 Minute Ironman Match): ****1/2

bonjour a tous je voudrais m'acheter un dvd mais j'hesite entre hell in a cell 2009 et bragging rights 2009 qu'est ce que vous me conseiller. merci.

recently watched the DVD for Bragging Rights 2009. This show featured the SmackDown and RAW rosters in a best-of-3 series for Bragging Rights as well as a 1-hour Anything Goes Iron Man Match to finally bring an end to the feud between John Cena and Randy Orton. The show also featured a long-time friendship disintegrate as Rey Mysterio and Batista had a post-match altercation following the World Heavyweight Championship Fatal Four Way match they were involved in.

What I Said Then: I really enjoyed the Iron Man match which was the focal point of this event. It was the best of the 12 PPV matches Cena and Orton have had against each other. As far as the SmackDown vs. RAW feud for Bragging Rights, it just came across as cheesy and the 14-man tag team match felt like a hokey main event you might see on a free televised show. Overall, I'll give this a thumb's up as nothing was bad on the show and the Iron Man Match delivered.

Has My Opinion Changed? No. Watching the show again, I still really enjoyed the Iron Man match. It featured great action, tons of psychology, the start of a new feud for Randy, the controversial blood policy come into play, a double-pin, and a bizarre moment that reminded me of Wile E. Coyote trying to blow up the Road Runner. As far as the Bragging Rights portion of the show, it was an interesting concept but had some horrible execution. However, if they tweak the concept a bit, this has the potential to be one of the more popular PPV events of the year.

Overall Recommendation: I know that a lot of people were very sick of the Orton-Cena feud a this point and might have passed on this event because they had already seen the match so many times. If you're one of those, I recommend checking this show out as this was by far the best match of the feud. However, with the exception of the post-match incident following the World Heavyweight Championship match, the rest of the show was missable. The main event made this show at-least Netflix worthy and the fact that it was a 1-hour Iron Man Match might keep it off further DVD releases and that might be a very good reason to buy this DVD.


Champion vs. Champion Raw vs. SmackDown Bragging Rights Match
The Miz vs John Morrison - 8/10

SmackDown Divas vs. Raw Divas Tag Team Match
Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix and Natalya vs. Melina, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim - 5/10

Fatal-4-Way Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Undertaker vs. CM Punk vs. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio - 10/10

7 on 7 SmackDown vs. Raw WWE Bragging Rights Tag Team Match
Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger and Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho, Kane, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, Finlay, Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith - 9/10

One Hour, Anything Goes WWE Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. John Cena - 9/10

DVD Extra: Josh Matthews interviews Chris Jericho after the show