WWE Armageddon (2002)

A really good one from 2002

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. March 12, 2008

wwe armadeddon 2002

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.. January 23, 2008

Four stars for two big moments

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.

December 5, 2007

2002 Comes To An End

Four Way Elimination Match: World Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Booker T & Kane vs. Lance Storm & William Regal vs. Dudley Boyz - Don't let the match title fool you because Storm, Regal, and the Dudleys are eliminated within the first couple of minutes...with Bubba Ray screwing up the rollup attempt. From there, it was all about Goldust proving that he wasn't the "weak link" in the team as he finally became the World Tag Team Champions with Booker T in the end.

Edge vs. A-Train - They gave Albert a new nickname & renewed push by taking Mysterio out of action for a month so Edge was out for revenge for his partner. The match itself was just boring as Albert just isn't very good in the ring and Edge at this point in his career didn't have the capability of carrying his opposition. Dud match.

Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero - This was before Eddie was doing the "lie, cheat, steal" gimmick so it was a straight up wrestling match without the usual Eddie humor we get from time to time. It's not a classic encounter as their later & earlier matches have been but it's still a good solid pure wrestling match that you would expect from these two.

Kane vs. Batista - This match was just like the Edge/Albert match in that it just wasn't good & boring for the most part. Batista was still very green at the time & Kane is just like Edge in that he can only carry his opposition so far in the match but it just didn't work here for another dull match.

Womens Champion Victoria vs. Trish Stratus vs. Jacqueline - This was a solid fast paced matchup here between the women. It was good but nothing memorable.

WWE Champion Big Show vs. Kurt Angle - Big Show continued to show what his true potential since moving over to SmackDown & it continued here as he went against Kurt Angle. A-Train appears again but the real treat was the appearence of Brock Lesnar helping Kurt Angle win the WWE Title...and starting their roads to WrestleMania XIX.

3 Stages Of Hell (street fight/cage match/ladder match): World Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H - Just like Stone Cold vs. Triple H at No Way Out 2001 in that you get 3 full main events in one match. The story here was will we see the "humble" Shawn Michaels or "Heartbreak Kid?" Just a side note but watch before the match gets started as Ric Flair kept getting into it with the referee to the point where he gets shoved on his ass...it's funny. The street fight was brutal as they didn't do alot of weapons spots but just instead beat the hell out of each other & occassionally use weapons such as a flaming barbed wire board. The cage match was around 10 mins. with the only memorable spot being HBK's dive onto Triple H though a table. The ladder match wasn't the calibur of HBK's previous ladder matches but it was still good concidering the circumstances with the finish of HBK falling off the ladder though loads of tables being a highlight to the point where WWE continued to use that footage in their "Don't try this at home" advertisement before any WWE home video.

Somewhere on here as well was the Dawn Marie/Torrie Wilson "hotel room" footage which was nothing more than them being in lingere/bra & panties and resulting in a kiss.

Overall, this was a good PPV but it's nothing memorable past the main event (and the hotel footage if your a very horny man) so this is something I would recommend for a rental or at a cheap cost. June 25, 2007

WWE Armageddon 2002

Armageddon is an awesome series. Shawn Michaels is one of my favorite wrestlers to watch. He really gets Bloody!!!! June 3, 2007

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