[SpookshowTony]

I'm far from a Cena hater, I just don't care for him. However, he was great tonight. Can't fathom why people trash especially since I had him on mute. Great promo I didn't hear.



Edit: I know there's a Raw thread but eh, screw it.

[The Beast Incarnate]

BOB BACKLUND.

Top Five WWE Matches Of 2004

1. Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania XX) : *****
2. BROCK LESNAR vs Eddie Guerrero (No Way Out) : **** 3/4
3. Eddie Guerrero vs JBL (Judgment Day 2004) : **** 1/2
4. Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels (Backlash) : **** 1/2
5. Randy Orton vs Mick Foley (Hardcore ; Backlash) : **** 1/2

Doesn't scratch the surface of how awesome 2004 was. Evolution was balling so hard on RAW every week with awesome tag matches, SHELTON AND DA GAME, Benoit vs Kane, Benoit vs HBK, Benoit vs Orton, Benoit vs EVERYBODY, THE ROYAL RUMBLE, EDDIE' BALLIN' SO HARD, Survivor Series Elimination Tag, EDDIE-ANGLE (which gets shit on I know).

BROCK-Eddie is legitimately my highest **** 3/4 at the moment, making it a top 13-14 (SEE HOW STEAMBOAT AND SAVAGE HOLD UP IN A MINUTE) WWE match for me ever.

[Obfuscation]

See, the only thing that pimps Smackdown from 2004 on your list is Eddie. Smackdown was pretty BLAH despite the year being pretty choice collectively.

Funny how that plays out.

I also want to chuck in how I always liked Rene Dupree. Just saying.

[The Beast Incarnate]

MEH. Smackdown had some good stuff (Taker-Heidenreich, Taker-JBL, JBL-Eddie Bullrope, Kidman-London No Mercy) but nothing ZOMGSOAWSUM. Eddie carried that show for the longest while before wrestling a horrible match with Kurt Angle @ Summerslam 2004, a match with LUTHER REIGNS @ NM 04, and finally that FATAL FOUR WAY that should have been 10x better than it was. WHY WOULD THEY TREAT HIM LIKE THAT GOD DAMNIT.

Then he goes on to wrestle Rey in a bad match at Wrestlemania XXI. He turns heel and his character work rivals some of the best in the history of wrestling, having an amazing series of matches with Rey and a fantastic damn near classic with Batista before his death. <3 EDDIE.

Rene Dupree huh ? Now THERE'S a strange reference. I remember how fucking annoying Tazz would get when calling his matches, specifically when Dupree used the french tickler and Tazz would sing "laaa I'm a french man , blah blah blah" and stuff like that.

[BANKSY]

Come one, come all to see WWE Monday Night Raw with our main event...

John Cena talks.

[King Kenny]

I'm not even going to bother to watch his promo.

[Obfuscation]

Rene Dupree could have been someone if the followed up on his push vs Cena in 2004. Instead they went with Booker T. Got saddled with those horrible fucking matches. Ugggggggg

John Cena's promo was fine. b/c it felt like he found Rock's stash of COKE and decided it would be more fun to entertain a child, play grab-ass with a blonde dame, and insult a fat guy in a Paul Heyman shirt.

I had flashbacks to past nonsensical promos.

[Gamblor]

Top 5 2004:

(****1/2)
1) Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL JD 2004
2) Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar NWO 2004
3) Benoit vs. HBK vs. HHH WM20
(****1/4)
4) Benoit vs. HBK vs. HHH BL 2004
5) Orton vs. Foley BL 2004

All top 5 happened between February and May. Pretty damn nice 3 months there.

Edit: Just noticed KingofKings and I have the same exact matches in our top 5. He just has the order wrong.

[Obfuscation]

Probably going to have the same looking list. Won't create it till I give Undertaker vs Cena & Eddie vs Mysterio another go around. Those could top some bouts for me.

[zep81]

Ah, another Taker match i havn't seen, his Smackdown match with Cena, although i did recently watch the match at Vengeance..