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Post by Essential1 on Oct 3, 2013 11:34:08 GMT -5
All I remember was the rise of Batista and Cena. Randy Orton doing nothing. Chris Masters being thrown into the ring with legends and Carlito/Shelton Benjamin doing ok in the midcard. Everything else seemed like it was written on the day before. Even the Hogan/Michaels feud was odd.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 3, 2013 11:44:11 GMT -5
oddly enough that's when I started watching again, mostly because I was getting into Ring of Honor and TNA at the time. it wasn't ALL bad because the first ECW revival was every bit as good as it could've been and Edge's rise to the top was refreshing. 2006, though, THERE'S a bad year to be a WWE fan.
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Post by mizerable on Oct 3, 2013 11:49:39 GMT -5
WWE was certainly better than the previous year, IMO. And it was lightyears better than what we got in mid-2006 onward.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 11:55:20 GMT -5
Not to nitpick but wasn't Orton in that feud with Undertaker that year and missed long spells due to suspensions?
Things I remember about 2005
- Kermin White
- Edge/Hardy feud
- Flair winning the Intercontinental Championship
- Triple H filler feuds at the end of 2005
- MNM
- Eddie Guerrero
everything else is a confusing blur.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 12:05:20 GMT -5
Not to nitpick but wasn't Orton in that feud with Undertaker that year and missed long spells due to suspensions? Things I remember about 2005 - Kermin White - Edge/Hardy feud - Flair winning the Intercontinental Championship - Triple H filler feuds at the end of 2005 - MNM - Eddie Guerrero everything else is a confusing blur. It wasn't a suspension - Orton's shoulder I think it was was screwed up heading into the match with Taker, so they had Batista put him on the shelf the night after (weird to do with a heel, especially one coming off of a big loss, but whatever) then he came back to cost Taker a match and get back to that feud. Though if memory serves, they did weirdly have him cost Taker a match then disappear, then do so again like a month later to mark his proper comeback. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 12:14:48 GMT -5
2005 had really over midcarders, an active cruiserweight division, a women's division with veteran talent, Ric Flair's sunset run, the transformation of Edge into a major heel, and the temporary dissipation of Triple H (after he put over another guy).
Also it gave us MNM, probably my favorite tag team ever. Late 2005 WWE was what got me watching again.
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Post by Instant Classic on Oct 3, 2013 12:16:55 GMT -5
I liked 2005, especially Smackdown. At the beginning of 2005 Christian was more over than Edge was IMO.
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Post by Sparkybob on Oct 3, 2013 12:17:44 GMT -5
It gave us-
-The entertaining end of JBL's long title run
-Rey vs Eddie
-Krispen Wah making OJ tap out in hilarious fashion
-Christian got his 1 and only wwe title shot.
-That heartfelt Eddie tribute show
-Cena and Batista's rise.
-Cowboy Bob Orton almost giving Taker Hepatitis.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 12:25:03 GMT -5
I really enjoyed 2005, for the most part. Started taking a sharp left turn when Christian quit and Eddie died, and continued badly into 2006.
Generally speaking, it was good though. Highlights including:
- A PPV in Puerto Rico
- Vince tearing his quads
- Angle/HBK at WM21
- Really good Draft
- Hogan/HBK feud
- ECW Invasion Part Deux
- RAW vs SmackDown
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Post by Heartbreaker on Oct 3, 2013 12:52:47 GMT -5
Sadly the only thing I remember mostly from 2005 is Eddie's death.  Oh and Orton was hot back then. |
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Oct 3, 2013 16:28:50 GMT -5
2005 also brought us the a huge Spring roster cull, which happened to take place when WWE were in talks to bring back Brock Lesnar
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Oct 3, 2013 16:41:31 GMT -5
Angle/Michaels had some classics.
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Post by rybackrulez on Oct 3, 2013 16:48:20 GMT -5
I liked 2005, especially Smackdown. At the beginning of 2005 Christian was more over than Edge was IMO. This It was really the year that brought about tons of talents. 2005 was a great year. Eddie's stuff on smackdown was greatness. |
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Post by Essential1 on Oct 3, 2013 16:49:31 GMT -5
Kurt Angle feuded with Eugene. Now that's the horrible stuff I'm thinking.
Also Rob Conway was hardly on RAW even though he was becoming entertaining.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Oct 3, 2013 16:59:03 GMT -5
WWE was certainly better than the previous year, IMO. And it was lightyears better than what we got in mid-2006 onward. Yeah compared to the disaster that was 2004 and the trainwreck that was 2006, 2005 was a bright spot in that time period. I just really hate that mid-2000s period. I'm sure it was a little better than I'm remembering but the thought of sitting down and watching those shows again to confirm that gives me a headache. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 17:03:41 GMT -5
WWE was certainly better than the previous year, IMO. And it was lightyears better than what we got in mid-2006 onward. Yeah compared to the disaster that was 2004 and the trainwreck that was 2006, 2005 was a bright spot in that time period. I just really hate that mid-2000s period. I'm sure it was a little better than I'm remembering but the thought of sitting down and watching those shows again to confirm that gives me a headache. Agreed. I'd like to give a special mention to 2003.....That year killed my passion so much that it's never reached the same level since then |
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Post by mizerable on Oct 3, 2013 17:04:10 GMT -5
I actually forgot about Ric Flair's never ending IC title reign. That was probably the worst thing for me in terms of that year.
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Post by BorneAgain on Oct 3, 2013 17:05:03 GMT -5
Its amazing to realize how stacked the SD talent pool was around fall 2005. Batista, Rey, Eddie, Booker, Benoit, Christian, JBL, Kennedy, Taker, Orton. The next 8 months really took a toll.
Honestly I still really enjoy a lot of that time period. Spring 2005-Spring 2007 was really fun time in my opinion, after the godawful 2004 era for Smackdown and before the Benoit tragedy really put a dark cloud over everything.
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Post by sammy123 on Oct 3, 2013 17:08:06 GMT -5
Not at all.
The
RUMBLE
MANIA
VENGEANCE
SSLAM
SSERIES
were great shows
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Post by The Ichi on Oct 3, 2013 17:23:15 GMT -5
2005 is one of my favourite years.
2006 though...ugh. Between Vince vs. God, Cena before I started to like him and DX making constant dick/poop jokes (don't even get me started on the concept of the bosses son in law and his balding best friend playing anti-authoritan rebels)...I was watching a lot of TNA that year. It's telling when the highlight of the year was Kevin Fenderline, of all people.
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