All Rise...

Judge David Johnson was over the legal limit when he wrote this review.

Editor's Note

Our reviews of WWE: Over The Limit 2010 (published June 26th, 2010) and WWE: Over the Limit 2011 (published August 6th, 2011) are also available.

The Charge

Wrestling and stuff.

The Case

WWE's Over the Limit pay-per-view event features the culmination of a bunch of storylines and character arcs that I—a woeful ignoramus of the contemporary ebbs and flow of professional wrestling—am completely lost on. So please excuse my lack of in-depth analysis.

The headlining match is between John Cena—who (judging from the decidedly mixed reaction he gets from the audience) seems to have become far more of a polarizing figure since the last WWE disc I reviewed—and some schmuck named John Laurinaitis, a borderline geriatric who is obviously written as a preening douchebag. These two obviously have extensive history together, which hits the boiling point during this decidedly off-kilter match. I say off-kilter because it's so ridiculously one-sided. Ultimately, the whole thing devolves into a series of slapstick gags perpetrated by Cena, until the outcome is influenced by a trademark WWE run-in gimmick. WWE: Over the Limit 2012 is less an exercise in technical wrestling and more a goofball way to advance a storyline.

Luckily, for fans of the craft, the matches that preceded this boobfest are far more grapple-happy:

WWE Championship Match—CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan

Fatal 4-Way Match for the World Heavyweight Championship—Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton

WWE Tag Team Championship Match—Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler

Divas Championship Match—Layla vs. Beth Phoenix

The DVD is straightforward, essentially serving up the matches 1-2-3, presented in standard definition 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby 2.0 Stereo, and an extended Sheamus interview as your lone extra.

The Verdict

Not much to say, except Not Guilty.

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