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WWE Survivor Series 2005

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9 times outta 10...whenever WWE has joint RAW/SmackDown PPV's, they're great because they only put the best of the best on there & not wasting time with filler matches. With the expection of one match, this Survivor Series was no exception.

Vacated United States Championship

Best Of Seven Series

Match #1

Booker T(w/ Sharmell) vs Chris Benoit - Not a bad match here & a great opener. This doesn't top any of their previous matches in either WWE or WCW but it's still good.

Women's Championship

Raw vs Smackdown

Trish Stratus(w/ Micki James) vs Melina(w/ MNM) - Honestly, with the womens division down to only 3 women who can wrestle & the rest who only have a job because they look good in a bikini...this has been the best womens title match in over a year. Melina can actually go & Trish didn't have to carry another wrestler. MNM & James at ringside helped the match too. The only thing I can say that's bad is Tazz doing commentary & tryin' to talk over Joey Styles the whole match.

Last Man Standing

Triple H vs Ric Flair - This along with the cage match at Taboo Tuesday is a big F-U to those who say Flair has no business in the ring. I enjoyed their cage match better than this but it was still one of the best matches of the night.

"The Cutting Edge" segment with Edge & Lita was entertaining. This Rated R Superstar gimmick is a perfect fit with Edge.

WWE Championship

Special Guest Referee: Daivari

John Cena vs Kurt Angle - Boy, they were tryin' so hard to have people cheer for Cena & boo Angle that it completely ruined this match. Too much outside interference with the referees & worring about the Davari factor. It's watchable but it's too obivious they're tryin' too hard to FORCE the people to cheer for Cena.

Raw vs Smackdown

Eric Bischoff vs Theodore Long(w/ Palmer Canon) - Remember when I talked about that one exception earlier, this is it. It wasn't even really match...it's just them catfighting (and that's putting it lightly) until Boogeyman came out & did his usual stick with Bischoff. Dud.

Raw vs Smackdown

Elimination Match

Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Kane, Chris Masters & Carlito vs Batista, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, JBL(w/ Jillian Hall) & Randy Orton(w/ Cowboy Bob Orton) - FIRST OF ALL, PRESS THE MUTE BUTTON because Tazz & Cole (mostly Tazz) just wouldn't shut up. Instead of tryin' to actually call a match, they're "shooting" & talking over the RAW announce team a majority of the time...even to the point to where Joey Styles gave up & just sat quietly. They cared more about "shooting" on King & Coach & Styles more than anything going on in the ring.

As for the match itself, typical Survivor Series match where the newcomers were the first ones elimated quick to give the veterans they're time to shine. Dull at some parts but overall enjoyable.

The return of the Undertaker came at the end where he basically beat up the "B" SmackDown superstars before staring down Randy Orton (if your wondering why Matt Hardy has been jobbing lately, watch him leave the ring while everyone else is getting beat up).

DVD extras include Shane McMahon visiting Teddy Long backstage before being confronted by the Boogeyman, Kurt Angle & Davari's visit to the WWE.com's interview area after his match, and Maria asking what Vince McMahon's favorite S. Series moment was (of course he mentioned Bret Hart being screwed) followed by video clips of Survivor Series moments.

Today is the without a doubt the biggest shock in WWE history. There not 100% sure, but many believe he died of a heart attack. So if i can take this moment, i wanna say thank you to eddie for all the good years of wrestling from his days in ecw wcw and wwe. Ull be missed 4 ever. This PPV will be for you eddie.RIP

1. Match #1 of the Best of 7 Series for the United States Championship: Chris Benoit vs. Booker T w/ Sharmell
A good opener, the crowd really gets behind Benoit in this one. Booker seems a little sloppy at times, but its forgiveable and doesn't ruin the pace of the match. A little slow at parts too, but overall a good match to start the show. 7/10

2. WWE Women's Championship Match: Trish Stratus (c) vs. Melina
Not a bad women's match, but skip this, there are matches on here more worthy of your time. 4/10

3. Last Man Standing Match: Ric Flair vs. Triple H
Wow. Just when I thought I knew what brutal was, this comes along. This match is nothing but a methodical, physical dissection (as good ol' J.R. would say) of the Nature Boy. Triple H sends Flair to hell and back in this one, and this is a great match. Many weapons used, including a screwdriver, steel steps, and The Game's favorite, the sledgehammer. These two work very well together, and its a well paced and entertaining match. 9/10

4. WWE Championship Match: John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle
These two have had many, many matches together, and they are all good, but this one falls a bit short. I'm not sure if its the special referee stipulation, or maybe they've just run out of things to do with each other, but this one is a little more boring then most of them. Still a good title match, but it isn't anything special. Crowd really gets into this one, and they're split about 50/50 between Cena and Angle. A decent match, but these two have done much better together. 7/10

5. General Manager vs. General Manager Match: Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long
Skip this. I'm not sure why this is even on the card, its pretty much a time waster, and thats what it will be for you if you choose to watch it. Stay away, and get to the main event. 0/10

6. Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw (HBK, Kane, Big Show, Chris Masters and Carlito) vs. Team Smackdown (Batista, Randy Orton, JBL, Rey Mysterio, and Lashley)
As usual, Survivor Series delivers a great 5 on 5 elimination tag match. I liked the fued that they built this match around, but the commentators take it too far by practically screaming at each other during the entire match. Its not unbearable, but it gets close. The match itself is very good, each team member looks like they belong, and does their job well. Everybody puts on a good performance, and there are some very cool eliminations, including a couple good ones by the Showstopper (as if there was any doubt). The ending is good, especially with the Deadman himself, The Undertaker, making his presence felt on his return. 9/10

Overall, this is a good Survivor Series, and has a very solid card, with only one dud (Bischoff vs. Long). Some matches leave a little to be desired (Benoit vs. Booker, and Cena vs. Angle), but they are still decent/pretty good matches that shouldn't be overlooked. This show is definitely worth your time and money, there is a lot of entertainment here.

Match of the Night: The Elimination Tag match: Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown. Very entertaining match, with some great eliminations and good performances from the veterans as well as some of the younger talent on both shows (Lashley, Masters, and Carlito). This PPV ends on a good note too, with 'Taker making his return.

Match 1: Chris Benoit vs Booker-T w/Sharmel for the United States Championship

This match was match one of the best of seven series. This was a pretty good match, but not as good as some other matches these two have had. Booker-T wins it when he rolls Benoit up and uses the ropes and Sharmel for leverage.

Winner: Booker-T

Rating: 7.5/10

Match 2: Trish Stratus w/ Mickie James vs Melina w/ Nitro and Mercury for the Woman's Championship

I think this match was an above average woman's match. Melina, who is becoming a decent wrestler, and Trish, the greatest woman wrestler on the planet, impressed me with this match. The outside interference wasn't to bad either, as Nitro and Mercury were banished from ringside. Trish wins it with a modified Stratusfaction.

Winner, and still Woman's Champion, Trish Stratus.

Rating: 7/10

Match 3: HHH vs Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing Match

I thought that this match was very good, as both men took a lot of punishment. The match started before Flair got to the ring, and blasted HHH with some heavy kendo stick shots. HHH tortured Ric Flair throughout most of the match, bur Flair had a few moments of strong offense, such as back body dropping HHH through the announce table. HHH wins it after 3 pedigrees and a sledgehammer shot.

Winner, HHH

Rating: 9/10

Match 4: Kurt Angle vs John Cena fot the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship with Daivari as the special guest referee.

This was a good match, even though the feud was getting old. The beginning wasn't special, but it started to pick up. The end came when Cena flung Angle into Daivari, knocking Daivari out. Cena then won it with the F-U, which was counted by a Smackdown referee.

Winner, and still WWE Champion, John Cena

Rating: 8/10

Match 5: Teddy Long vs Eric Bischoff

Total waste of time. The only thing keeping this from getting a zero is the Boogey Man helping Teddy get the victory, because he is awesome.

Winner, the SD! GM, Teddy Long

Rating: 3/10

The Main Event: Team Smackdown (Batista, Rey Mysterio, JBL, Randy Orton, and Bobby Lashley) vs Team Raw (Carlito, Chris Masters, HBK, Kane, and The Big Show)

This was a very good main event, and the match of the night. It was full of great performers. The first elimination came when Lashley was Chokeslammed by Kane from the ring apron. Kane was next to go after a Batista Spine Buster. Batista was then eliminated by a double chokeslam from Big Show and Kane (who was already eliminated). Big Show was next to go after multiple JbL clotheslines and a Rey Misterio West Coast Pop. Carlito and Masters were then easily dispatched, and it is Rey, Orton, and JBL vs HBK. When Rey tried a West Coast Pop, HBK reversed it into a Superkick and pinned him. JBl was eliminated by Michaels with Sweet Chin Music seconds later. Orton finally eliminated HBK with the RkO (and JBL distraction).

Winners, Team Smackdown. Survivor: Randy Orton

Rating: 9/10

While the whole Smackdown lockeroom were celbrating in the ring, the Undertaker hit the ring and destroyed everyone in sight as we go off the air...

Match #1 of the Best of 7 Series for the Undisputed United States Championship:

Chris Benoit vs. Booker T - an ok opener. kinda long and was dragged along. it wasnt the best match. 6/10

Women's Championship (interpromotional):

Tish Stratus (c) vs. Melina - an average womem's match with some good moves. Melina impressed me even after Mercury and Nitro got thrown out. 5/10

Last Man Standing Match:

Triple H vs. Ric Flair - an awesome match. it almost topped their cage match and it kinda went the same way (triple h dominates most of the match and than ric falir comes back) i loved the ending. it definetely showed how tough Flair can be and how much heart he has to not give up even after 3 pedigrees. 10/10

WWE Championship

SPecial Guest Referee: Daivari

John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle - the referee thing was so stupid. it mihgt have been a good match if the referee thing didnt happen. it ruined the whole match. the ending was OK when they used the Smackdown referee because Bischoff got pissed. 8/10

Raw General Manager vs. Smackdown! General Manager Match:

Eric Bischoff vs. Theadore Long - this match ruined the night! no disrespect to T-Lo but he cant wrestle at all. bischoff had to go slow so he could get away. it was pretty cool to see the Boogeyman come out but as much as i hate him i think Bischoff deserved and shoulve gotten the win. 4/10

Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Kane, Chris Masters, and Carlito) vs. Team Smackdown (Batista, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, JBL, and Randy Orton - this match was definetely the best match of the night. the eliminations were awesome the way they happend and i liked the way how even if it was just for one night Orton, JBL, and Batista could get along. the Big Show elimination was funny. for the 3rd stright year Randy Orton is the Sole Survivor 10/10

Undertaker comes out of a burning casket while Orton was celebrating.

i give SUrvivor Series 2005 a 9/10. definetely a MUST BUY!!

RAW vs. SmackDown! Survivor Series Match

HBK, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Masters & Big Show vs. JBL, Rey Mysterio, Benoit, Christian & MR. Kennedy

SURVIVOR:HBK, When JBL turns on SmackDown!, Causing RAW to win. JBL then gets traded to RAW.

WWE Championship

John Cena vs. Kurt Angle III

Winner:ANGLE(NEW CHAMP), WHEN CENA TAPS OUT.

World Heavyweight Championship

Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero

(The only reason these two fight again, is because at No Mercy, their match ends in No Contest when RAW invades during the match.)

WINNER: GUERRERO(NEW CHAMP)

Buried Alive

Undertaker vs. Randy Orton

(This should be a great match, very intense)

WINNER: ORTON, Don't know how he'll win, but he will, and then Taker will come back to fight Orton in HELL IN A CELL at ARMAGEDDON.

Street Fight

Triple H vs. Ric Flair

(Expect, trash cans and lids, sledge hammer, chairs, lead pipes etc. to enter in this battle. This shall be a bloody match with many sick spots.)

WINNER:TRIPLE H, this mean Triple H will be 1-7 at Survivor Series.

Legends Match

Roddy Piper vs. Bob Orton

(This will open up the show. However, expect this match to be slow, very slow)

WINNER:PIPER.

Fatal 4 Way for Women's Title

Trish vs. Ashley vs. Torrie Wilson vs. Victoria

WINNER: Ashley or Victoria

SO THERES THE CARD, HOPEFULLY MICK FOLEY WILL BE ADDED IN SOMEWHERE. BYE FOR NOW!

Survivor Series was a positive event that hosted from Detroit. It had a solid card with one bad dud that really didn't belong here. The only negative about this event is the bickering between the Raw and Smackdown announce teams whenever they would call a match together. Other than that, this is a good ppv.

1. Match 1 for the U.S. Title
Chris Benoit vs. Booker T w/ Sharmell
This opener was quite good and one of the better matches of the night. They have had better before. This match was very competitive. Downside was only when Sharmell interferes towards the end but very good first match of the series. 4/5

2. Women's Title
Trish Stratus w/ Mickie James vs. Melina w/ Nitro & Mercury
We haven't seen much of Melina in the ring up to this point but she looked really decent in there compared to trish. Nitro and Mercury gets ejected early in the match. Trish mostly keeps this match good to watch. Pretty strong match from the divas. 3.5/5

3. Last Man Standing
Ric Flair vs. Triple H
For those who does not believe Flair can still take a viscious beating, than you need to see this match. Even though flair gets beat down for majority of the match, he still comes back strong and sticks it to the game. flair gets very bloody. This was a great match but I enjoyed their cage match from Taboo Tuesday more. Match of the night for me. 5/5

This is the part in the ppv where Edge and Lita debuts the "Cutting Edge" and starts to degrate the city of Detroit. Truly a segment only for the Rated R Superstar.

4. WWE Title with Diavari as the referee
Kurt Angle vs. John Cena
This was a huge let down for Vince McMahon. Vince tryed so hard to get the fans to cheer for Cena in this match by putting Angle with Diavari but the fans totally shoved it back into Vince's face. The fans was very electric in this match and mostly behind Angle. It was kind of cheesy with all the referee's coming out. Angle and Cena had a good match with what they were working with. Their match from Unforgiven I felt was better though. 3.5/5

5. Eric Bischoff vs. Teddy Long
This match of course is the dud. It was purely for entertainment value and nothing else. I did find this match very entertaining. Boogeyman comes out and makes his debut in this match. Entertaining but really aint worth rating.

6. Smackdown vs. Raw Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Raw- Shawn Michaels/Kane/Big Show/Carlito/Chris Masters vs. Team Smackdown- Batista/JBL/Rey Mysterio/Bobby Lashley/Randy Orton

This match was more annoying to watch than anything. Tazz and Michael Cole would not shut up for the sake of the fans viewing. They would try and try to talk over the King, Joey Styles, & Coach where it got to the point you didn't care about the match, you only hoped the arguing would stop.

This was traditional Survivor Series rules of course. The younger guys would expectingly get eliminated first and leave the fight to the higher and superior guys. It got better once it came down to 3 on 1. Orton and hbk did a good job. The endig would lead to the return of the Undertaker where he would go after orton and beat up the "B" team of the smackdown roster to set up his match with orton at Armageddon. If you shut out Tazz and Cole, this is a very good Survivor Series match. 5/5

Survivor Series is one i recommend. I just hope we do not ever see another smackdown vs. raw survivor series match again.

Match 1:Best of 7 Series for the WWE United States Championship:

Chris Benoit vs Booker T.

8/10

Match 2:Womens Championship:Trish Stratus vs Melina.

7.5/10

Match 3:Last Man Standing:Ric Flair vs Triple H.

9.5/10

Match 4:WWE Championship:John Cena vs Kurt Angle (special referee)Daivari.

8.5/10

Match 5:General Manager vs General Manager:Eric Bischoff vs Theodore Long.

4/10

Match 6:Raw vs Smackdown Survivor Series Elimination Match:

Shawn Michaels,Kane,Big Show,Carlito & Chris Masters

vs Batista,Randy Orton,JBL,Rey Mysterio & Lashley.

10/10

Undertaker Returns.

This year's Survivor Series was one of the best shows of the year. Here's my review.

Survivor Series Elimination Match

Smackdown v. Raw ***-- This is a fun match. If you can stand the commentary in the background, this match had some decent buil up to it and proved to be a heck of a lot more fun than I anticipated. The match was booked pretty well with the exception of the hokiness afterwards. Orton goes over, which was the right call. Fun, but too spotty to call GOOD.

WWE Championship-- Special Guest Referee

John Cena v. Kurt Angle **1/2-- Everyone wants to ride John Cena lately but it's not him who's bringing this feud down. Kurt Angle has been absolutely awful. Now granted the real onus lies in the laps of the creative team who've managed to make this feud about as bad as humanly possible. This match was fairly well paced but once we got to the last five minutes it just fell apart and got to be way, way too messy for my tastes. Cena isn't allowed to do anything but his trademark stuff and Angle is just, well atrocious at the moment. Seems like he's a little too preoccupied with convincing creative he can be a good champion but doesn't seem to want to prove it by 'carrying' Cena. Either way this fell apart quickly.

Last Man Standing Match

Triple H v. Ric Flair ****-- This is quite possibly the WWE match of the year with the exception of the first Angle-HBK encounter and the first match between these two at Taboo Tuesday. The psychology is brilliant even though the pedigree is cheapened a bit in the end. Both bring the hate with believable spots that aren't over done with the exception of the 900 pedigrees in the end. The middle finger kinda cancels that all out though giving us one HELL of a match by WWE standards. Great, great stuff from both of these guys.

Teddy Long v. Eric Bischoff DUD-- There had to be one I suppose. This was awful and with the exception of the Boogeyman appearance (which people have to admit, it's so bad it's good. Team this guy with Snitsky NOW), it had zero redeeming value.

WWE Women's Championship

Trish Stratus v. Melina

Far, far better than I expected and Melina has improved an awful lot for someone who hasn't spent too much time in the ring since her car wreck of a match with Michelle McCool back in May. Trish does a decent carry job here and an okay effort for the girls. *3/4

WWE United States Championship--Best of Seven Series

Booker T v. Chris Benoit **3/4-- A good start up to this series. These two mix remarkably well given their polar opposite styles. This really set the night off on the right foot and go the crowd juiced the right way for the rest of the show. An opener most definately worth watching.

OVERALL: B- -- There was some good, some bad, and some ugly on this pay per view, but with two good matches and one very fun match, this all came together for some reason. The crowd gives this show a lift as well. The women's match was better than I thought and Cena-Angle let us a little lost. The only out and out awful match was of course the GM-GM match. Solid pay per view and one of the better shows of the year. Worth a watch.

first let me say, i know 2005 hasnt been a phenomenal year for WWE. They are going through difficult times, and although i like to see ppv's like ss end really well, i wont be as harsh as everone else is.

match 1: benoit vs. booker T match one of best of 7 series

Ok, obviousely this match was not great, they have fought like a million times, and it is almost always boring with these too. Benoit needs to get in a rivalry with someone that will make him look good. As always sharmell helped booker to win... maybe she should be the champ instead.\

winner:booker T

rating:4/10

match 2: Trish vs. Melina for the women's title

This was a pleasing match, mostely cause these two are hottttt!.

It wasnt trish's best match but i was just pleased to see that she beat melina, cause i really didnt want her to win the title and take it to smackdown!

winner:Trish Stratus

rating:6/10

match 3: Ric Flair vs. Triple H Last man standing

I loved this match. Since flair is old, and getting weaker obviousely, i didnt really care to much for him being in such big matches. Butt when he wone at Taboo tuesday, i decided to give him a chance. I really expected Triple H to dominate, but flair did really well. He stood up after an amazing three pedigrees. Off course it was the sledge hammer to the rescue (as always) and triple H was the winner.

winner:Triple H

rating:8/10

match 4: Cena vs. Angle WWE championship match

Ok, i know everyone is against cena and many have good reason. I will agree he is not the best wrestler, and not the best rapper. He is not really the champion a lot of people expected him to be. Butt come on people. Ever since cena wone the title, the reviews you guys have been riting have been going way down. I mean some of the reviews have nothing to do with the matches, all they talk about is how much cena sucks. Get over it!!. He's got a great future ahead of him, and already he has had a good career. I was a cena fan back in the day when he wasnt that popular and i am stickin with him. This match was not the best these to have ever had, as to many refs were knocked out. Both men cheated in bad ways. Obviousely davairi was just unfair and then angle kept knocking out regs, but a smackdown! ref should have never counted for cena. THe match should of continued.

winner: cena (retains title)

rating: 6.5/10

match 5: Teddy Long vs. Eric Bischoff

Ok, i know almost everyone hates teddy long and loves eric bischoff. Well, at least most of the reviewers and critics do. Butt come on, the unjust attacks on teddy long were just stupid, he needed some revenge on bischoff, and even though bischoff kicked his ass, it was funny when the boogeyman came in and kill eric.

winner:teddy long

rating:3/10

match 6: Team Smackdown vs. Team Raw

Ok, there was tremendous hype for this match. Actually this was pretty much the only match that got true hard core focus. Everything else was put aside compared to this. I wasnt disappointed, however it could of been longer, some disappointing parts, were ween certain superstars were eliminated a matter of seconds after they came in. other than that, the match was good. Although i like raw more then smackdown!, as it is obviousely the better show, smackdown! deserved this win.

winner:team smackdown!

rating:8/10