On paper, last night’s WWE pay-per-view didn’t look all that impressive. In fact, there was really only one match – John Cena vs. Randy Orton – that interested me. As long as that match delivered, though, all would be forgiven if the rest of Unforgiven wasn’t all that special.

Unfortunately, the booking in the Cena-Orton bout was unforgivable. It was a pretty short match that ended with Cena being disqualified. As I wrote last month when there was a disqualification in the Batista-Great Khali match at SummerSlam, a non-pinfall finish in a marquee pay-per-view match makes anyone who paid for the show feel like they have been ripped off.

I don’t fault WWE for wanting to keep the Cena-Orton feud going, but there were better ways to build for a third pay-per-view match between the two. Here’s an idea: Why not let Orton win the title and have Cena be in the chase position for a change? Judging by the negative crowd reactions to Cena, WWE certainly isn’t doing him any favors by having him hold onto the title. Fans aren’t booing Cena because they don’t want to see him; they are booing him because they are tired of seeing him as champion. I am not a Cena-basher by any means, but it’s definitely past due for him to lose the title, and Orton is ready.

Other observations on the pay-per-view:

I was pleasantly surprised when Batista won the world heavyweight title from The Great Khali in the triple threat match that also included Rey Mysterio. I was beginning to think that the WWE creative team was never going to give Batista another title reign. With The Undertaker back, Batista may not be holding it for long, though.

It was no shock to see The Undertaker and Triple H score convincing wins over Mark Henry and Carlito, respectively. I agree that both should have been put over strong, but Carlito seemed to be unnecessarily buried. …

I’m hoping that CM Punk’s win over Elijah Burke means that Burke won’t be getting any more title shots. Judging by the way the match was laid out (with Burke in control most of the way) and the commentary, that doesn’t seem to be the case, however. Nothing against Burke, but I’m ready to see Punk wrestle someone other than him or John Morrison. Yes, even Big Daddy V. …

I’m glad that Matt Hardy and MVP retained the WWE tag team title against Deuce and Domino, thus keeping their very entertaining odd couple angle going. …

Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch have good chemistry with Paul London and Brian Kendrick. This could be a hot feud if the tag team titles hadn’t been so devalued over the years. …

I was expecting Beth Phoenix to win the WWE women’s title from Candice Michelle, but Michelle pulling out the victory after Phoenix dominated the match is a good way to continue the feud.