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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 1, 2023 10:51:18 GMT 1
01/17/2005: RAW: Snitsky defeated Kane in a No Holds Barred match
RAW - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - January 17, 2005
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SET FOR ROYAL RUMBLE
the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton came out on the opening of RAW and grabbed the microphone. Orton said that the greatest moment was winning the World Heavyweight Championship in this very building in front of the Toronto crowd. Orton says hes sick and tired of Evolution trying to take everything that hes worked so hard to get. Orton said that he's proved that he never needed Triple H and he is still the World Heavyweight Champion after multiple attempts from Evolution. Triple H comes out with Batista and Ric Flair. Triple H says that he might've never beat Orton but hes beaten names like Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, Mankind, Shawn Michaels and many more and eventually Triple H will beat Orton. Triple H says that if Orton wants to prove hes better than the Game than he will face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble. Orton accepts the offer. After Triple H and Orton have a face off, Batista tried to attack Orton from behind but Orton saw it coming and dodged out of the way causing Batista to accidently hit Triple H. Orton rolled out of the ring and went on top of the ramp watching the Evolution members having a disagreement.
the World Heavyweight Championship match is set for the Royal Rumble with Randy Orton once again going toe to toe with Triple H. |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 1, 2023 22:05:56 GMT 1
01/20/2005: SmackDown!: Roderick Strong defeated Scotty 2 Hotty in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match 01/20/2005: SmackDown!: John Cena defeated Rene Dupree in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match 01/20/2005: SmackDown!: Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match
SmackDown! - Bell Centre - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - January 20, 2005
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROYAL RUMBLE
SmackDown! General Manager Teddy Long announced that the main event of the night would be a one on one match between the Big Show and Kurt Angle with the winner facing John Bradshaw Layfield at the Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship. The main event match began with the Big Show hitting Kurt Angle with big offensive moves and Angle using his wrestling to take down the giant. the Big Show eventually got Kurt Angle in a chokeslam all before Joy Giovanni ran down and distracted the giant. the Big Show chased Giovanni around the ring before John Bradshaw Layfield and the Cabinet came out to the ring and started attacking both competitors. Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak (associates of Kurt Angle) came down to even up the odds only for them to turn on Kurt Angle and help John Bradshaw Layfield with the beatdown. Orlando Jordan went and grabbed a steel chair and attempted to hit the Big Show before the Big Show punched the chair out of Orlando Jordans hands and started on the offensive and come back. Kurt Angle then got back to his feet and hit an Angle Slam on both Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak before John Bradshaw Layfield took the chair and hit Angle in the back. the Basham Brothers then took the Big Show and went to stomp on Big Show's ankle with the steel chair before SmackDown! General Manager came out to the ring and ordered them to stop. Teddy Long then told John Bradshaw Layfield that at the Royal Rumble he would defend the WWE Championship against both the Big Show and Kurt Angle.
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 1, 2023 22:25:57 GMT 1
01/24/2005: RAW: Viscera defeated Tajiri in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match 01/24/2005: RAW: Batista defeated Maven in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match 01/24/2005: RAW: Muhammad Hassan defeated Val Venis in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match 01/24/2005: RAW: Kane defeated Robert Conway and Sylvain Grenier in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match 01/24/2005: RAW: Randy Orton (c) defeated Ric Flair to retain the World Heavyweight Championship 01/27/2005: SmackDown!: Paul London defeated Funaki, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley in a 2005 Royal Rumble Qualifying match. 01/27/2005: SmackDown!: John Cena (c) defeated Kenzo Suzuki to retain the WWE United States Championship Royal Rumble - Save Mart Center - Fresno, California - January 30, 2005
Sunday Night Heat Maven defeated Rhyno Chavo Guerrero defeated Bio-Hazard Chris Masters defeated Hurricane Helms
Edge defeated Shawn Michaels CASKET MATCH: the Undertaker defeated Heidenreich
WWE Championship bout: John Bradshaw Layfield (c) defeated the Big Show and Kurt Angle World Heavyweight Championship bout: Triple H defeated Randy Orton (c) ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH: Batista won by last eliminating John Cena
the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble, Evolution's Batista. He can now challenge for any championship in the main event of WrestleMania 21.
Other participants included
RAW: Chris Benoit, Chris Masters, Christian, Edge, Eugene, Jonathan Coachman, Kane, Maven, Muhammad Hassan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Tyson Tomko and Viscera
SmackDown!: Booker T, Charlie Haas, Daniel Puder, Eddie Guerrero, Hardcore Holly, Kenzo Suzuki, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, Rene Dupree, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, and Roderick Strong
Theres going to be a rumble tonight! |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 4, 2023 0:53:51 GMT 1
01/31/2005: RAW: Robert Conway and Sylvain Grenier (c) defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho to retain the World Tag Team Championship 01/31/2005: RAW: Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair and Triple H 02/03/2005: SmackDown!: the Big Show defeated Danny Basham and Doug Basham 02/07/2005: RAW: Triple H (c) defeated Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
RAW - Saitama Super Arena - Saitama, Japan - February 07, 2005
CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGE IN JAPAN!!
In the first ever RAW being held in Japan, the World Tag Team of La Resistance came out to the Japanese crowd and started mocking the audience and saying how France was the best country in the world. Having enough of this, Tajiri comes down to the ring to confront La Resistance and stand up for his home country. Tajiri started yelling at La Resistance in Japanese which had a very confused look on both Conway and Grenier. Conway then said they dont understand his accent and he's going to need a translator. All of a sudden Rhyno comes down to the ring and to help translate for Tajiri. Tajiri started yelling again at La Resistance while Rhyno made up the translation and challenged La resistance to a World Tag Team Championship match in Japan. La Resistance agreed and the two teams went at it. The match ended with Tajiri hitting the Green Mist in the face of Conway before Rhyno hit a huge Gore on Grenier, Tajiri then hit Conway with a huge Buzzsaw kick and pinned Conway to win the World Tag Team Championship. After the match the team of Rhyno and Tajiri celebrated with the Japanese crowd.
 Tajiri and Rhyno walked out of Japan as the new World Tag Team Championship. |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 4, 2023 1:50:01 GMT 1
02/10/2005: SmackDown!: Charlie Haas (c) defeated Funaki to retain the WWE Light Heavyweight Championship 02/10/2005: SmackDown!: Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
SmackDown! - Jamsil Indoor Stadium - Seoul, South Korea - February 10, 2004
TWO HUGE MATCHES SET FOR NO WAY OUT
A special SmackDown! from Seoul, South Korea kicked off with the WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield flocked by the Cabinet making his way to the ring. JBL was laying into the South Korean crowd about not only is he one of the greatest WWE Champions of all time, hes one of the greatest Americans of all time. JBL starts listing great Americans like Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Dustin Diamond. JBL then says that at No Way Out he is forced to face a big dumb monster for the WWE Championship and he came to South Korea to find the biggest dumbest monster and fight him right here right now. JBL made an open challenge to the back and out comes Orlando Jordan with an inflatable Godzilla. JBL gets faced to face with the Godzilla doll and then gave a Clothesline to Hell to the doll. As JBL and the rest of the Cabinet are mocking both the Big Show and the Cabinet, SmackDown! General Manager Teddy Long came out and stopped the mockery by telling JBL that not only is he set to defend the WWE Championship against the Big Show but he is going to do it inside a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match.
Later in the night SmackDown! General Manager made an announcement regarding the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 21, Theodore Long said that at No Way Out, John Cena will face Kurt Angle and the winner will be the No. 1 contender and will take on whoever is the WWE Champion (JBL/the Big Show) in the SmackDown main event portion of WrestleMania 21
Who's going to WrestleMania? The Olympic Gold Medalist? or the Doctor of Thuganomics? |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 4, 2023 23:39:06 GMT 1
02/14/2005: RAW: Shelton Benjamin (c) defeated Snitsky to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship 02/14/2005: RAW: Rhyno and Tajiri (c) defeated Robert Conway and Sylvain Grenier to retain the World Tag Team Championship 02/14/2005: RAW: Batista wrestled Edge to a no contest. 02/17/2005: SmackDown!: Kurt Angle defeated Danny Gimondo in a Kurt Angle Invitational Match 02/17/2005: SmackDown!: the Undertaker defeated Mark Jinrdak 02/20/2005: Amy Webber is released from the World Wrestling Entertainment
 No Way Out - Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - February 20, 2005
Velocity
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Chad Collyer
Roderick Strong defeated Mike Mondo
Hardcore Holly defeated Rene Dupree
Booker T defeated HeidenreichEddie Guerrero defeated Mark Jindrakthe Undertaker defeated Luther ReignsNO. 1 CONTENDER MATCH: John Cena defeated Kurt AngleWWE Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Chavo Guerrero defeated Charlie Haas (c), Akio, Funaki, Paul London, Shannon Moore and Spike DudleyWWE Tag Team Championship bout: Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Danny Basham and Doug BashamBARBED WIRE STEEL CAGE MATCH: WWE Championship bout: John Bradshaw Layfield (c)defeated the Big Show
In a bloody and brutal main event, John Bradshaw Layfield somehow managed to escape the cage before the Big Show could and is still the WWE Champion.
With John Cena defeating Kurt Angle in the co-main event the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 21 will be John Bradshaw Layfield defending against John Cena. |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 8, 2023 22:23:21 GMT 1
02/21/2005: RAW: Trish Stratus (c) defeated Molly Holly and Victoria to retain the WWE Womens Championship 02/21/2005: RAW: Shelton Benjamin (c) defeated Snitsky to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship RAW - Bryce Jordan Center - State College, Pennsylvania - February 21, 2005
BATISTA MAKES HIS WRESTLEMANIA DECISION
After John Bradshaw Layfield retained his WWE Championship and John Cena became the number one contender for the WWE Championship, the Royal Rumble winner Batista had two options, make it a triple threat match for the WWE Championship or face off against his Evolution stablemate and current World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H. The two General Managers (Eric Bischoff and Theodore Long) come out and introduce the Royal Rumble winner Batista who is accompanied by Evolution members Ric Flair and Triple H. Bischoff and Long both tell Batista why he should sign the contract to represent their brands in the main event of WrestleMania. Before Batista can make an announcement, Triple H interrupts and says that Batista is going to face off against JBL and John Cena. Triple H then keeps talking and even downplaying Batista about how Batista is not World Heavyweight Championship material. Batista grabs the microphone and says that he's made his decision weeks ago and after the recent actions of Triple H that this decision wasnt hard to make. Batista takes the RAW contract and proceeds to throw it on the ground before hugging both Triple H and Ric Flair. Batista then gives Triple H and Ric Flair a big thumbs up before slowly giving Triple H the big thumbs down!. Batista then hit Triple H with a huge clotheline before throwing Ric Flair out of the ring. Batista then picked up Triple H before giving him a huge Batistabomb through a table. Batista then picked up the RAW contract and signed it making the main event for WrestleMania 21 official with Batista taking on Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship
With a huge Batistabomb through a table, Batista made his decision and will face his former Evolution leader Triple H in the main event of WrestleMania 21 |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 8, 2023 22:53:49 GMT 1
02/24/2005: SmackDown!: Chavo Guerrero (c) defeated Charlie Haas to retain the WWE Light Heavyweight Championship 02/24/2005: SmackDown!: Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Danny Basham and Doug Basham to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship 02/24/2005: SmackDown!: John Cena and the Big Show defeated John Bradshaw Layfield and Orlando Jordan
SmackDown! - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - February 24, 2005
JOHN CENA CRASHES JOHN BRADSHAW LAYFIELDS "CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE"
SmackDown! opens up with a big celebration with the whole ringside arena decorated with a bunch of models and well dressed men drinking champaign in celebration. Orlando Jordan is standing in the ring and introduces the WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield (whos now one of the longest reigning champion in a decade). JBL comes out surrounded by the other members of the Cabinet and starts his celebration. JBL gets on the microphone and talks down to the Philadelphia crowd about how this city lacks class and champions like JBL. Orlando Jordan then gifted JBL a huge portrait of JBL holding the WWE Championship. JBL stands with tears in his eyes and thanks Orlando and the Cabinet for everything that they have done for JBL. JBL then talks about John Cena and his match at WrestleMania and how John Cena will be a loser just like everybody in the audience. All of a sudden John Cena's music hits and the challenger comes out and starts brawling with the tuxedoed men before throwing the Bashams into a table full of food. Orlando Jordan then tries to attack Cena but Cena hits him with a huge FU on grand piano. John Cena then rolls into the ring and JBL tries to go for the Clothesline From Wall Street but Cena ducked and threw champaign in the champions face before taking the huge portrait and smashing it over JBL's face. Cena then takes the WWE Championship and stands over JBL and mocks the champion.
 the Cabinet were celebrating a huge victory for JBL but unfortunately John Cena came out and crashed the party. |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 8, 2023 23:31:01 GMT 1
02/28/2005: RAW: Triple H defeated Hurricane Helms 02/28/2005: RAW: Shelton Benjamin (c) defeated Snitsky to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship 02/28/2005: RAW: Shawn Michaels defeated Edge in a Street Fight
RAW - Dunkin' Donuts Center - Providence, Rhode Island - February 28, 2005
ERIC BISCHOFF MAKES TWO HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WRESTLEMANIA; HUGE INTERPROMOTIONAL CHALLENGE MADE
the RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff came down to the ring with a few blockbuster announcements about the upcoming WrestleMania. Bischoff said last year we the WWE started the Hall of Fame on WrestleMania weekend and the tradition will continue this year when once again more names will be inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2005. Bischoff says the first name is a man he knows very well and the reason why WrestleMania is the biggest show in all of sports and that man is none other than Hulk Hogan. Bischoff says that Hulk Hogan might've put WrestleMania on the map but he didn't do it alone and announced that both Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff will be inducted also along with Cowboy Boy Orton. Bischoff then announced that the tag team of Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff will both enter the Hall of Fame individually. Bischoff then said that its been over 20 years of WrestleMania moments with some of the biggest matches ever have been held on the biggest stages with Ladder matches, Hell in a Cells, Ironman matches, Submission matches, etc and Bischoff said that at WrestleMania there will be a multi-man Ladder match with the goal of retrieving the first ever Money in the Bank which the holder can cash in for Championship opportunity whenever they want within the next year. Bischoff said the participants will be announced soon.  2005 WWE Hall of Fame Class Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Cowboy Bob Orton, the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff  Who will be the first ever Mr. Money in the Bank? In the main event of RAW, Edge took on Shawn Michaels in a brutal street fight. The two men hit each other with steel chairs and kendo sticks and even put each other through a table. After Edge went for a spear, Michaels dodged the move and hit Edge with a Sweet Chin Music to win the match. After the victory, SmackDown! Kurt Angle attacked and hit Shawn Michaels with a huge Angleslam. Angle then got on the microphone and challenged Michaels to a match at WrestleMania 21. Will Shawn Michaels accept Kurt Angle's challenge to a match at WrestleMania 21? |
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Post by Folieadeux on Oct 9, 2023 0:05:49 GMT 1
03/03/2005: SmackDown!: Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship. (Jindrak and Reigns attacked Van Dam after the match and broke his leg). 03/03/2005: SmackDown!: Orlando Jordan defeated John Cena (c) to win the WWE United States Championship
SmackDown! - Pepsi Arena - Albany, New York - March 03, 2005
ORLANDO JORDAN CAPTURES THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST JOHN CENA
SmackDown! opens up with the WWE United States Champion and No. 1 contender for the WWE Championship, John Cena coming to the ring. Cena grabs a microphone and says hes sick and tired of JBL and can't wait until WrestleMania so he can finally shut him up and become the WWE Champion. Cena says that JBL is a spoiled brat and Cena had to work his way to the top and not pay people along the way like JBL has. Cena says JBL is fake and that Cena is as real as it is. Cena says that tonight he is going to defend his WWE United States Championship against Orlando Jordan and after he beats Jordan he will be Cena Champ-Champ when he wins the championship at WrestleMania. Later in the night JBL is shown backstage hyping up Orlando Jordan and telling him that if Jordan doesnt win tonight than he is going to be kicked out of the cabinet. The main event championship match starts and Cena takes early control of the challenger Jordan before Cena hit a huge FU and went for the pin only for the Basham Brothers to come and distract Cena. As the referee was attending to the outside interference John Bradshaw Layfield snuck through the crowd and hit Cena with the WWE Championship before laying Jordan on top of Cena for the 1-2-3 and for Jordan to become the new WWE United States Champion.
 With help from JBL, Orlando Jordan walked out of SmackDown! as the new United States Champion. |
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