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 A good show to close out 2002 Sep 09, 2008
Armageddon return after a year absence due to 9/11 and it was a good return for the ppv Armageddon. Armageddon was a good ppv to end 2002.
1. Four Team Elimination Match for the World Tag Team Titles
Booker t & Goldust vs. Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Regal & Storm
A solid match to start things off. The team of Booker & Goldust with the Dudleyz performed some good double teaming with each other. The crowd really got behind the Dudley Boys. The first two eliminations came so near to each other, it was one after another. The last two teams put a on solid tag match. Y2J & Christian isolated Goldust from Booker here. Once Booker got the tag, he cleaned house. A lot of near falls. Certainly a crowning moment for Booker t & Goldust. A very good opener. 4.5/5
2. A-Train vs. Edge
This was a match for Edge getting revenge for himself and Rey. A-Train used that big body of his to wear down Edge. Edge got in some good counters to A-Train's moves. A chair would get introduce which would cause a dq. Edge gave A-Train a very hard chair shot to the head after the match. A shockingly good match. 3.75/5
3. Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit
A match that was very good but also could have been better. Both Eddie & Chris used some good submissions on each other & reversed each other moves. Eddie would do a number on Benoit's leg mid way in the match. There was many german suplexes from both men too. Eddie did get dirty at times. An exciting match to watch. I enjoyed watching this one. 4.25/5
4. Kane vs. Batista with Ric Flair
I enjoyed this big man match. It seemed like Batista was overpowering Kane at times. Flair got involved of course. A match that wasn't really all that bad. 3.25/5
5. Women's Title
Victoria vs. Jacqueline vs. Trish Stratus
Decent women's match up. All the ladies looked pretty good. A women's match worth checking out. 3/5
6. WWE Title
Kurt Angle vs. Big Show with Paul Heyman
A good title match that did it's job. It seem in the beginning Kurt tryed everything he could to get the advantage but Big Show just used his strength to overpower Kurt. Angle would use his speed and his quickness to try and take down Show. Angle also did some stuff you hardly see him do on a daily basis. Kurt pulled off some impressive moves on the bigger Big Show. Brock Lesnar also got payback on Heyman & Big Show which would allow Angle to capitalize on it. Pretty awesome match. 4.5/5
7. 2 out of 3 Falls for the World Heavyweight Title
Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H with Ric Flair
The first fall was a street fight. The second fall was a steel cage and the third fall was a ladder match.
I have to say the best fall was the street fight. The street fight was very brutal. Maybe even more brutal than their match from summer slam. All kinds of weapons would get brought in such as a steel chair, trash cans, and even a barbed wire 2x4. Hunter really works on the knee of hbk for the better part and using all kinds of "toys" to punish the knee of hbk. Very good first fall. To me, best of the 3.
Before the cage got lowered, Triple h would fill the ring with more weapons. This second fall felt a little slow at times but it did had some good usage with the cage. Flair would get himself involved in this fall. HBK would splash Triple H from the top of the cage through a table to tie things up.
The ladder match was without of a doubt the slowest fall of the three. The ladder only came into play when needed. Both men took a few hard bumps on and off the ladder. Shawn would crash through four tables at the end and the game would become a seven time world champion. Overall a very brutal match. 5/5
Armageddon was indeed that, Armageddon. A pretty good ppv to pick up.
 WWE Saves Their Worst For Last Sep 04, 2008
What a glorious year for the WWE this was. We witnessed a Hogan/Rock dream match we never though see. Shawn Michaels returned to the WWE after a few years. The New World Order wreaked a little chaos, even if only for a short while. Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero made their return to TV after a year of absence. Remember the "SmackDown Six"? I know I'll never forget those great matches. Even the brand split was incredibly successful at the time.
So, what better way than to close this tremendous year for the WWE by putting together a complete pile of garbage!?
The biggest problem with ARMAGEDDON 2002 is that it never gets off the ground. Take, for instance, the opening Fatal Fourway Elimination Match for RAW's World Tag Team Titles: How did eight wrestlers this gifted leave me disappointed? The answer is "predictability". Even if you have no knowledge of WWE history, you can tell how this first contest is going to play out from bell to bell. Well, the last few minutes were pretty exciting, but the buildup was unusually slow until we got down to the final two teams.
Next up is a SMACKDOWN grudge match between Edge and A-Train. I think most people dislike this match because they don't like A-Train. To me, I really liked A-Train's physical abilities, and Edge is awesome, of course. But man, this brief little scuffle didn't amount to anything except for the finish. Who'd have thought the TV hype and PPV finale all revolved around a steel chair?
ARMAGEDDON 2002 not only fails to get off the ground, but it buries itself deep when Dawn Marie and Al Wilson take a painful amount of time to recap their torrid affair. I know WWE superstars never went to Lee Strasberg's acting lessons, but Al Wilson is one of the worst actors on the planet. Period!
The most shocking disappointment to me was how unimpressed I was by a technical showdown between Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit. I regretfully call this the worst of their many matches together. I love methodical wrestling. In fact, I'm a bit of ground grappling and technical junkie. But this whole contest was a plodding, brutally slow presentation. Not a terrible match, but me giving these guys less than a "7" really says something in my book.
In fact, I'd rather watch the match that followed Guerrero & Benoit. That's right, I probably preferred Kane facing Batista in a pointless big-man contest. The two giants battled in a back-and-forth fight that made both men look good. However, there were some a few serious botches that are starting to creep back into my memory.
And can someone explain how in the hell a Triple Threat involving Trish Stratus, Victoria, and Jacqueline --- three of the best female athletes in the company's history --- put together such an embarassing hodge-podge?! My goodness, this ARMAGEDDON just can't get its act together at all!
Well, the only parts left of this dismal PPV are the main events. Thankfully, they're pretty good.
The first main event is Kurt Angle challenging Big Show for the WWE Championship. Angle is a legend, and Big Show had a fantastic year from mid-2002 to mid-2003. Both men complemented each other very well, and the Fort Lauderdale crowd was going nuts from bell to bell. Unfortunately, these guys only got to wrestle about 12 minutes, and the run-in finish was yet another example of WWE giving away their best secrets. I can understand the WWE telegraphing their TV surprises, but if you can't see this PPV surprise coming from a mile away, I'm astonished.
World Heavyweight champion Shawn Michaels and Triple H engage in one of many battles. This time, they compete in a Two-Out-of-Three Falls Match, each contest having its own stipulation. Somehow, ARMAGEDDON 2002 brought out the worst of two rivalries: Benoit/Eddie, and now HBK/HHH. Don't get me wrong, this is an above-average showcase. But out of all the classic encounters between these two men, I've enjoyed this one the least. Considering that this is a 45-minute battle featuring a Street Fight, a Steel Cage, AND a Ladder Match...I'm stunned! And it's not as if one fall clearly stands out above the others. Nope, I didn't prefer one particular contest over the other. This would've been great if performed by another pair of wrestlers. But from Triple H and Michaels, I expected more. Sorry guys, but this good match is badly overrated.
***SCORE RECAP***
Fatal Fourway - World Tag Team Titles
"6.0 / 10"
A-Train v. Edge
"5.5 / 10"
Eddie Guerrero v. Chris Benoit
"6.0 / 10"
Batista v. Kane
"6.0 / 10"
Women's Championship
"5.0 / 10"
WWE Championship
Kurt Angle v. Big Show
"7.5 / 10"
World Heavyweight Championship
Two-Out-of-Three Falls
Triple H v. Shawn Michaels
"7.5 / 10"
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You know, the SURVIVOR SERIES that came 1 month before this PPV is my all-time favorite PPV. And the ROYAL RUMBLE that came 1 month after this is my favorite of that particular PPV series. Sadly, ARMAGEDDON 2002 is a poor monkey in the middle.
I enjoyed the main events, but the rest of this card was unbelievable poor. Where was Rey Mysterio? Where was Jeff Hardy? Where were the Cruiserweights? Where was Rob Van Dam? Where was Brock Lesnar...oh wait, never mind.
This whole card is just unimpressive to read in print! And, it's even worse in execution. The only real light at the end of this dark tunnel --- other than the excellent PPVs that preceded and followed this crap --- is the bonus match on the DVD. It's a Fatal Fourway Elimination Match between Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Edge, and Eddie Guerrero. The winner got the WWE Title shot on this PPV, but each guy put on an impressive showing that surpassed anything they did on this event. It's the best part of the DVD.
People, I will always take the WWE over any other form of televised wrestling. But this was 3 of the longest hours I've taken from them.
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A really good one from 2002 Mar 12, 2008
2002 had some very good ppv's. Armageddon was a good way to close out the year. Triple H and Shawn Michaels had some of the best matches of that year. This match was a great follow up to their ECM the month prior.
Fatal Four Way elimination for the Tag Team titles
Chris Jericho & Christian vs. The Dudleyz vs. Lance Storm & William Regal vs. Booker T & Goldust
A great opener that was action packed from start to finish. Plus the elimination rule made it alot better. Lots of good wrestling and some teamwork. The last two teams put on a great show and the suspense was pretty high. I really liked this one. 4.5/5
Edge vs. A-Train
Edge was looking for payback due to A-Train assaulting him with a steel chair. These two blended pretty well and delivered a good big man & little man match. The outcome was kind of jip but the aftermath made up for it in my view. 3.5/5
Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero
Another revenge match that delivered. But I seen way better between these two. Lots of wrestling with certain body parts being worked over. Lots of slams and counters. the ending was pretty good too. 4/5
Kane vs. Batista
Big man vs. Big man. Kane carried a green Batista to a pretty good match. Some decent power moves and fun to watch. Lots of brawling with a decent end. 3/5
Triple Threat Match for Women's title
Victoria vs. Trish Stratus vs. Jacqueline
An average women's match. They worked really well together but nothing really special here. 3/5
WWE Title
Big Show vs. Kurt Angle
A really good title match that got better by the minute. The interference worked out really well and added so much to the match. Lots of action and the suspense was there. 4.5/5
World Heavyweight Title Match 2 out of 3 falls
First Fall- Street Fight
Second Fall- Steel Cage
Third Fall- Ladder Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H
These two just had it back then. I never saw an average match when they went at it. And anybody who didn't see these two going to the last fall with these match types just aren't true wrestling fans. They beat each other down and this match lived up to the hype. Lots of back and forth, weapons, brawling, table crashes. Man, they left it all in the ring. This is one of the best matches between two of the best in the business. They would go on to have more matches. But I'm not too sure if they topped this one later. I'm going to have to take another look. 5/5
This is a really good ppv and there wasn't a bad match on here to me. The extra match was pretty entertaining as well. It was the Four Way Elimination for #1 contender. That was pretty good too.
 wwe armadeddon 2002 Jan 23, 2008
Another great in the armegeddon series. I'am a huge wrestleing fan. Been
watching wrestling for almost 24 years,even got my nephew hook on it.All
the matches lives up to the hype..
Four stars for two big moments Dec 05, 2007
Id been looking at this PPV for awhile but never got around to buy it. I was buying some other WWE dvds and just went for this dvd. It was a decent PPV but the main event stole the show with two very huge moments.
Chris Jericho & Christian VS Booker T & Golddust VS Lance Storm & William Regal VS Dudley Boyz: Back on PPVS in 2001 and 2002, this match was always present it seems. I guess WWE wants to prove they still have somewhat of a tag team division. A decent match.
Edge Vs A-Train: Stupid match and a stupid ending.
Chris Benoit VS Eddie Guerrero: Not the best match between the two. Still a very good "wrestling" match.
Kane VS Batista: A short, useless match. Batista was still learning the ropes.
Victoria VS Trish Stratus VS Jacqueline: Bathroom break.
Big Show VS Kurt Angle: Brock Lensar helps Angle win the world title in an uneventful Smackdown title match.
3 Stages Of Hell (street fight/cage match/ladder match): World Champion Shawn Michaels VS Triple H: Very good idea but not the best match these two would have. The street fight started off slow but did have one high spot. Michaels nails Triple H in the face with a flamming barbwire bat! it was very awesome to see. I think Cactus Jack did the same to Triple H in there hell in the cell match but could be mistaken. The street fight was slow and took up alot of time. The cage match was fast paced and a good match. The ladder match was short but had anther crazy moment. Michaels falls thru 3 or 4 tables outside the ring when Triple H pushed him off the ladder. As I write this, I honestly dont remember how those tables got like that. Still the last few matches were fast paced and fun.
This PPV was not that great. The Main Event was worth watching but if they put it on anther dvd, it would be better. The extra match is pretty good as well and even better then the match on the PPV. Also, the set was pretty cool with fire surrounding it. I dont know WWE never tried a set like that again, it was cool. The theme song to the PPV is also good..anyone know who sings it? It sounds like a rip off of the Doors.
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