WWE: Armageddon 2005

I'm rather surprised at this PPV, because on paper, it looked like ARMAGEDDON 2005 was going to be a disaster from start to finish. Considering that bookings for these matches were rushed, ARMAGEDDON 2005 managed to avoid "awful" and acheieve "mediocrity".JBL cuts an excellent promo in the ring, and has an okay match with Matt Hardy. A little too one-sided for my taste, plus these guys' styles seemed to mesh well together. I'm giving it my personal score, but I gotta admit the crowd was really into this opener. (5.0 / 10)Then MNM take on Super Crazy & Psicosis (of the Mexicools) in an excellent Tag Team Match. This was going to be a titles match until MNM lost the belts two days prior. But that took nothing away from the contest; a great faceoff between two great teams. One of the year's best matches! (8.5 / 10)Booker T and Chris Benoit continue their Best-of-Seven Series, with Booker ahead 3-0, in Match #4. Believe it or not, this wasn't too predictable, as Benoit nearly loses on plenty of occasions. I've seen these two do better, but Booker T and Benoit know how to make slower wrestling look strategic and intelligent. (6.5 / 10)Then comes along a boring promo with Vito and Nunzio (FBI) dressed an evil Santa and elf, only to have The Boogeyman make short work of them.We then get a pointless little match where Bobby Lashley takes on both Paul Burchill and William Regal in a 1-on-2 Handicap Match. Lashley getting a nice push, while Regal & Burchill still keep some credibility. But these 5 minutes are filler, and are forgettable when the finish comes. (5.5 / 10)The Friendly Tap bar, home to many WWF/WWE comedy scenarios, is then the setting for the bizarre Tim White suicide. Don't ask.Kid Kash challenges Juventud for the Cruiserweight Championship, with the crowd just bored and mostly dead. That's kind of sad, as Kash and Juvi work very hard and get no crowd momentum. Good physicality, but the tough crowd took me out of it. (5.0 / 10)Kane & Big Show (RAW's World Tag Team champions) take on Batista & Rey Mysterio (SmackDown's WWE Tag Team champions). Sadly, due to Mysterio's smaller size and Batista's real-life injuries, this match was kept short. What's here is good, but way too short and inconsequential. One ponders what the point of this all was, considering the WWE didn't continue this storyline. (5.5 / 10)For the main event, Randy Orton and The Undertaker conclude their awesome feud with an average Hell-In-A-Cell Match. I've noticed many writers and critics love this match, so maybe I admit I'm in the minority on this one. But I didn't witness Hell-In-A-Cell; I saw was a No DQ Match that happened to have a cage around it --- see the difference? I think what I dislike the most is that Taker and Orton compete in a very slow match, and I don't mean "slow" in a good way. You'd think that two guys who competed at WRESTLEMANIA and engaged in violent mind games would have more energy in the final showdown. I don't consider this Cell Match to be bad, but it's not exactly good either. I want to love this --- the outstanding Taker/Orton feud was 2005's best, but this 30-minute main event just didn't do the trick. (6.5 / 10)ARMAGEDDON 2005 turned out much better than I thought it would. But overall, I can't quite recommend it because I was really disappointed with the two main events. Also, the extended "comedy" moments (the suicide & FBI Christmas) were flatout weird. To make matters worse, there is only one Extra (a 10-minute look back on previous Friendly Tap Bar segments). If you can get this at a cheap price ($10 or less), you might like it.

Perfect

JBL VS Matt Hardy- JBL starts off this PPV with a great promo. His wrestling skills may be lacking, but he can really get the crowd riled up. Hardy attacks JBL from behind and the match begins. It's not as good as JBL's promo but was decent. JBL wins via closeline from hell, which was a surprise to me.MNM VS Mexicools-A very good tag team match. I remember going see Smackdown live and saw a couple of the guys from Mexicools at Quiznos.Booker T VS Chris Beniot: I've yet to watch a full Beniot match since the murder/suicide. Booker can sweep the series with a win tonight, so that gave away the ending.Bobby Lashley VS William Regal and Paul Burchill: I never liked Lashley since the first time I saw him at back to back house shows. Lashley beating two veterans in under five minutes? Ah, always looking for the next big star. Nothing but filler.I've always said that since the draft, Smackdown has always had the best talent and put on better shows. That being said, the next skit on this dvd was horrible. Former ref Tim White was injuried in a hell in the cell match and he retired and apparently everyone including his family hates him for it. Considering the match took place over three years ago, well it's plain stupid. Tim White then goes off camera and we hear a shot. The stupid annoucer stands dont do that and when he shoots himself, he doesnt look shocked. This was beyond bad and something they should have never done. Why the hell would you put a suicide on a wrestling ppv?Kid Kash VS Juventud: A decent match that the crowd didn't care for.Kane and Big Show VS Batista and Rey Mysterio: A short, disappointing match.Undertaker VS Randy Orton: I've seen these two wrestler at a few house shows and this match was decent. It really wasn't bad but it wasn't memorable.Overall, a weak PPV. There is no reason to buy the dvd unless you collect WWE dvds.

I attended the show in Providence mostly because of the Hell in a Cell. The Hell in a Cell was good, butI was hoping for some action on top of the Cell. Some of the other matchea were decent, but none of them great.As far as the crowd reaction to the Cruiserweight Title match, it's possible the match wasn't as bad on TV. While I wasn't one of the people chanting "Boring " or "End this Match," I will say that in person, this match was somewhat boring.I will buy this pay-per-view on DVD, but only because I was there, otherwise I'd say it isn't a pay-per-view worth watching again.

Great

this DVD was only $5 for me so it was worth it to have and plus I collect wrestling everything

Was a really good PPV. Solid main event and strong undercard. Title changes, shocking moments & of course a brutal HIAC match. Excellent all round.

2005 had some great pay per views and the odd one that was poor,in fact the first one of the year was one of the worst in living memory,so how did the final one of the year go in comparison,well it wasnt bad but it wasnt off the radar either,there was a feeling that some of the matches came without hype and this was justified in my opinion.The opening match pitted matt hardy against jbl in a match where hardy looked so out of his depth that im surprised he didnt drown,jbl went through the motions against a rival who is capable of so much more,not a great opener but watchable enough.A tag team match was up next,the mexicools went up against MNM,this was a great wee match,could have gone either way,high in old school,high risk moves,this wasnt as bad as i feared,pleasing.Next up was match 4 in a best of series tournament for the for the vacant united states championship,this was a twenty minute match that promised plenty and delivered,these two men knew each others styles well and adapted and shifted gears at every available moment and created a fine match.Next up was a handicap match,lashley went up against william regal and paul burchill,he wasnt with his kayfabe sister at this point readers,this was a terrible match that barely got off the ground before we had a winner,not good.Next up was a match for the cruiserweight championship,the champ juventud went up against kid kash,the crowd didnt give two hoots for this match and neither did i to be honest,there were some good moves but was dull as a contest,not one to watch over and over.The raw tag team champions kane and big show went up against the smackdown tag champions rey mysterio and batista who was also the world champ next,this match had hype but stuttered over the finishing line in the end,wasnt great at all and rey proved to be a bit of a weak link in a match that wasnt that good.The main event was next and was contested in a hell in a cell enviroment,this match was between randy orton and the undertaker who fought for a good part of the year,this match was intense,brutal,great and eventful to say the least,a fine way to end the event and a decent enough way to end the year.

Quick delivery and great watch. Also great price so very happy

alles bestens diese dvd entspricht genau meinen vorstellungen sie ist genau das was ich mir vorgestellt habe mfg. thomas otti

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