Best WWE PPV Of 2005

[Hulk With A Mustache]

WrestleMania XX wins the 2004 poll. Now, onto 2005:

New Year’s Revolution: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Revolution_(2005)
For the 1st time since the 1980’s, WWE 1st PPV of the year wasn’t the Rumble. The 1st NYR (and to date only WWE PPV held in Puerto Rico) saw Triple H win the vacant World Heavyweight Title in the Elimination Chamber even though he was the last guy to hold the title. Because he definitely needed another reign. Also, Muhammad Hassan wins his 1st PPV match, against Jerry Lawler.

Royal Rumble: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2005)
Batista wins the Rumble after accidentally falling over with John Cena, which led to Vince McMahon coming out to restart the match and blow out both his quads. Also, Edge and Shawn Michaels had a great match. Plus, some of the funniest backstage segments took place here, including Eddie Guerrero stealing Ric Flair’s number and Tyson Tomko refusing to give Christian a beat.

No Way Out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Way_Out_(2005)
JBL escapes with the WWE Title again, this time in a Barb Wire Steel Cage Match against The Big Show. Also, John Cena beats Kurt Angle to go to WrestleMania! Well, Angle also went to WrestleMania, but Cena fought for the WWE Title.

WrestleMania 21: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_21
WrestleMania Goes Hollywood! Batista ends the Reign Of Terror! Cena wins the WWE Title! Angle and HBK steal the show! Edge wins the 1st Money In The Bank Ladder Match!

Backlash: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(2005)
Batista retains the World Heavyweight Title against Triple H. Hulk Hogan returns to the ring to team with HBK against Muhammad Hassan and Daivari. Edge wins a Last Man Standing Match against Chris Benoit with a brick to the back of the head.

Judgment Day: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_Day_(2005)
John Cena beats JBL in an I Quit Match. Booker T prevents Kurt Angle from having beastiality sex with his wife Sharmell. And, Eddie Guerrero fails to beat Rey Mysterio. Time to get the kids involved.

ECW One Night Stand: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand_(2005)
ECW returns! A group of RAW and SmackDown! wrestlers try to spoil the fun, but they are thwarted! Also, JBL shoots on The Blue Meanie. And, Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka have a great match with a very unfortunate call from announcer Joey Styles.

Vengeance: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vengeance_(2005)
Batista beats Triple H again, this time in the Hell In A Cell. Also, this was during that weird time when both World Titles were on RAW, so we also got John Cena defending the WWE Title in a Triple Threat against Chris Jericho and Christian. And, HBK and Angle have another classic match.

The Great American Bash: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_American_Bash_(2005)
The Not-So-Great American Bash has Batista take on JBL for the World Heavyweight Title. The Undertaker kills Muhammad Hassan. And, Heidenreich joins the Legion Of Doom and wins the WWE Tag Team Titles from MNM.

SummerSlam: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(2005)
HBK pulls off the greatest act of sabotage by overselling for Hulk Hogan. Rey Mysterio fights Eddie Guerrero for custody of Dominik in a Ladder Match. And, Edge gets a surprisingly easy victory over Matt Hardy, his former friend whose girlfriend Lita cheated on him with Edge.

Unforgiven: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unforgiven_(2005)
Kurt Angle fails to win the WWE Title from John Cena (and fails to get the crowd to cheer for Cena). Matt Hardy and Edge have a much more satisfying match, this time in a Steel Cage. And, Ric Flair wins the Intercontinental Title from Carlito.

No Mercy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Mercy_(2005)
Batista takes on Eddie Guerrero for the World Heavyweight Title. Randy Orton and his dad beat The Undertaker in a Casket Match and then set it on fire with Taker in it. And, JBL gets his groove back with a victory over Rey Mysterio and gets a new manager with mole-faced Jillian Hall.

Taboo Tuesday: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_Tuesday_(2005)
Cena defends the WWE Title against Kurt Angle and HBK. Batista fills in for Stone Cold in beating up Jonathan Coachman. And, Ric Flair takes on Triple H in a Steel Cage. Also, Joey Styles returns to the commentary booth again.

Survivor Series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2005)
The 1st Brand Warfare Survivor Series! Randy Orton goes 3 straight years as Sole Survivor, winning for SmackDown! Also, Booker T and Chris Benoit start another Best Of Seven Series for the vacant U.S. Title. And, Triple H stabs Ric Flair with a screwdriver in a Last Man Standing Match.

Armageddon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon_(2005)
The Undertaker beats Randy Orton in a Hell In A Cell Match that almost gives him hepatitis (Bob Orton bladed in the match even though he had the disease). Also, Benoit manages to prevent a clean sweep for Booker T in their Best Of Seven Series.

Best WWE PPV Before 1988: WrestleMania III: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616099/best-wwe-ppv-before-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1988: Royal Rumble and SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616127/best-wwe-ppv-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1989: WrestleMania V and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616163/best-wwe-ppv-1989
Best WWE PPV Of 1990: WrestleMania VI and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616193/best-wwe-ppv-1990
Best WWE PPV Of 1991: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616220/best-wwe-ppv-1991
Best WWE PPV Of 1992: Royal Rumble: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616231/best-wwe-ppv-1992
Best WWE PPV Of 1993: King Of The Ring: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616250/best-wwe-ppv-1993
Best WWE PPV Of 1994: WrestleMania X: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616276/best-wwe-ppv-1994
Best WWE PPV Of 1995: Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616301/best-wwe-ppv-1995
Best WWE PPV Of 1996: King Of The Ring: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616330/best-wwe-ppv-1996
Best WWE PPV Of 1997: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616351/best-wwe-ppv-1997
Best WWE PPV Of 1998: WrestleMania XIV: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616413/best-wwe-ppv-1998
Best WWE PPV Of 1999: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: In Your House (February 1999): officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616431/best-wwe-ppv-1999
Best WWE PPV Of 2000: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616460/best-wwe-ppv-2000
Best WWE PPV Of 2001: WrestleMania X-Seven: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616488/best-wwe-ppv-2001
Best WWE PPV Of 2002: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616563/best-wwe-ppv-2002
Best WWE PPV Of 2003: WrestleMania XIX: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616594/best-wwe-ppv-2003
Best WWE PPV Of 2004: WrestleMania XX: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616627/best-wwe-ppv-2004

Rankings (I reserve the right as tiebreaker as the poll maker):
1. WrestleMania XIX (8)
2. Survivor Series 1995 (7)
3. King Of The Ring 1993 (6)
4. WrestleMania III (5)
5. SummerSlam 2002 (5)
6. WrestleMania X (5)
7. SummerSlam 1997 (5)
8. WrestleMania VI (5)
9. WrestleMania X-Seven (4)
10. Royal Rumble 1992 (4)
11. WrestleMania XIV (4)
12. WrestleMania XX (4)
13. SummerSlam 1991 (4)
14. SummerSlam 2000 (3)
15. King Of The Ring 1996 (3)
16. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: In Your House (February 1999) (3)
17. WrestleMania VIII (3)
18. Royal Rumble 2001 (2)
19. Survivor Series 2002 (2)
20. WrestleMania X8 (2)
21. WrestleMania V (2)
22. SummerSlam 1988 (2)
23. Survivor Series 1989 (2)
24. Royal Rumble 1993 (2)
25. No Mercy (US) 1999 (2)
26. Survivor Series 1990 (2)
27. Royal Rumble 1988 (2)
28. SummerSlam 1992 (1)
29. Royal Rumble 2000 (1)
30. Fully Loaded 2000 (1)
31. SummerSlam 1989 (1)
32. Royal Rumble 1991 (1)
33. Survivor Series 1996 (1)
34. In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede (July 1997) (1)
35. WrestleMania XII (1)
36. Royal Rumble 1994 (1)
37. Royal Rumble 1989 (1)
38. Armageddon 1999 (1)
39. Royal Rumble 2004 (1)
40. Backlash 2003 (1)
41. Survivor Series 1993 (1)
42. Survivor Series 1997 (1)
43. WrestleMania 13 (1)
44. WrestleMania 2 (1)
45. SummerSlam 1998 (0)
46. King Of The Ring 2001 (0)
47. Royal Rumble 1998 (0)
48. King Of The Ring 1998 (0)
49. Survivor Series 1987 (0)
50. SummerSlam 2001 (0)
51. SummerSlam 1999 (0)
52. Backlash 2000 (0)
53. No Way Out 2004 (0)
54. Backlash 2004 (0)
55. No Way Out 2001 (0)
56. Survivor Series 1998 (0)
57. Royal Rumble 2002 (0)
58. Judgment Day 2000 (0)
59. No Way Out 2000 (0)
60. Royal Rumble 2002 (0)
61. Judgment Day 2004 (0)
62. No Mercy 2002 (0)
62. No Way Out 2003 (0)
64. Survivor Series 1988 (0)
65. Survivor Series 1992 (0)
66. Survivor Series 2001 (0)
67. Backlash 2001 (0)
68. Vengeance 2001 (0)
69. Backlash 1999 (0)
70. Survivor Series 2003 (0)
71. SummerSlam 1994 (0)
72. SummerSlam 2004 (0)
73. SummerSlam 1995 (0)
74. Vengeance 2003 (0)
75. No Way Out 2002 (0)
76. Rebellion 2001 (0)
77. Unforgiven 2000 (0)
78. No Mercy 2001 (0)
79. Insurrextion 2002 (0)
80. Unforgiven 2001 (0)
81. Judgment Day 2001 (0)
82. Armageddon 2003 (0)
83. Royal Rumble 1995 (0)
84. Royal Rumble 1990 (0)
85. WrestleMania I (0)
86. No Mercy 2000 (0)
87. WrestleMania 2000 (0)
88. WrestleMania IV (0)
89. Fully Loaded 1999 (0)
90. Vengeance 2004 (0)
91. In Your House 14: Revenge Of The Taker (April 1997) (0)
92. In Your House 15: A Cold Day In Hell (May 1997) (0)
93. In Your House 10: Mind Games (September 1996) (0)
94. Unforgiven: In Your House (April 1998) (0)
95. Breakdown: In Your House (September 1998) (0)
96. No Mercy 2004 (0)
97. Armageddon 2002 (0)
98. Over The Edge: In Your House (May 1998) (0)
99. One Night Only 1997 (0)
100. Taboo Tuesday 2004 (0)
101. In Your House 11: Buried Alive (October 1996) (0)
102. In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (May 1996) (0)
103. In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage (February 1996) (0)
104. In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies (April 1996) (0)
105. In Your House 4: Seasons Beatings (December 1995) (0)
106. In Your House 3: Triple Header (September 1995) (0)
107. Vengeance 2002 (0)
108. Armageddon 2000 (0)
109. Bad Blood 2004 (0)
110. Fully Loaded: In Your House (July 1998) (0)
111. Judgment Day 2002 (0)
112. InVasion 2001 (0)
113. Backlash 2002 (0)
114. Survivor Series 2000 (0)
115. King Of The Ring 2002 (0)
116. Survivor Series 2004 (0)
117. Rebellion 2000 (0)
118. Armageddon 2004 (0)
119. Rebellion 2002 (0)
120. Insurrextion 2000 (0)
121. Unforgiven 1999 (0)
122. Insurrextion 2003 (0)
123. WrestleMania VII (0)
124. Survivor Series 1994 (0)
125. Royal Rumble 1997 (0)
126. Royal Rumble 1996 (0)
127. Insurrextion 2001 (0)
128. King Of The Ring 1997 (0)
129. King Of The Ring 1994 (0)
130. Badd Blood: In Your House (October 1997) (0)
131. In Your House 13: Final Four (February 1997) (0)
132. Unforgiven 2004 (0)
133. Bad Blood 2003 (0)
134. Ground Zero: In Your House (September 1997) (0)
135. The Great American Bash 2004 (0)
136. Judgment Day: In Your House (October 1998) (0)
137. WrestleMania XV (0)
138. Capital Carnage 1998 (0)
139. In Your House (May 1995) (0)
140. In Your House 12: It's Time (December 1996) (0)
141. In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks (July 1995) (0)
142. In Your House 9: International Incident (July 1996) (0)
143. Rebellion 1999 (0)
144. No Mercy (UK) (April 1999) (0)
145. This Tuesday In Texas 1991 (0)
146. SummerSlam 1990 (0)
147. SummerSlam 1996 (0)
148. Unforgiven 2002 (0)
149. Survivor Series 1999 (0)
150. SummerSlam 2003 (0)
151. No Way Out Of Texas: In Your House (February 1998) (0)
152. King Of The Ring 2000 (0)
153. Royal Rumble 1999 (0)
154. Unforgiven 2003 (0)
155. D-Generation X: In Your House (December 1997) (0)
156. SummerSlam 1993 (0)
157. Survivor Series 1991 (0)
158. WrestleMania XI (0)
159. Rock Bottom: In Your House (December 1998) (0)
160. King Of The Ring 1999 (0)
161. Judgment Day 2003 (0)
162. The Wrestling Classic 1985 (0)
163. WrestleMania IX (0)
164. In Your House 4: Great White North (October 1995) (0)
165. King Of The Ring 1995 (0)
166. Over The Edge 1999 (0)

[Hulk With A Mustache]

I went with Survivor Series.

[Tiffany Stratton's Daddy]

2005 was a great year for PPVs! I might be slightly biased because this was the first year we ordered them (including the first Mania I ever got to watch live on PPV)

Royal Rumble 05 with Batista/Cena finish and an epic Edge/HBK match.
No Way Out highly underrated with JBL's title defense
Judgment Day with Cena/JBL in the I Quit match was one of the best I Quit matches in WWE's ruthless aggression era
Vengenace 05 was top to bottom a great show with a classic HIAC main event
SummerSlam 05 has the historic custody ladder match, Edge/Matt, and solid world title matches

I had to go with Mania 21. Cena/Batista/Edge careers were all made at the event. Mysterio/Guerrero was a classic opener, and of course HBK/Angle stole the show!

I miss 2005