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WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

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Taboo Tuesday turned out to be alot of better than expected considering all the last minute changes that happened with the card (Tomko teaming with Conway, Stone Cold being replaced with Batista, Edge being replaced by Snitsky). The only complaint (besides the "bait & switch" with Edge & the whole Austin situation) is that eventhough they said it was an "interactive" PPV, they really rigged & had RAW booked weeks before for certain matches would be guarenteed (Flair begging for a cage, having Big Show & Kane in tag matches, HBK fighting both Angle & Cena in singles matches, bring in Goldust & Vader for The Coach.) Overall, one of the better PPV's for the WWE this past year...but that's not saying much.

Matt Hardy & Rey Mysterio (SmackDown) vs. Chris Masters & Gene Snitsky (RAW) - Better tag team match than I expected. The crowd was way over for the SmackDown team.

Eugene & Jimmy Snuka vs. Tyson Tomko & Rob Conway - Nothing special here except for the the appearence of Snuka along with Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Kamala at the end.

Mankind vs. Carlito - Average match. Only thing worth talking about is how Mr. Socko looked just like Carlito (afro included).

Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdock vs. Big Show & Kane - This match shows how much WWE cares about tag teams anymore. They had Cade & Murdock hyped up for a month via video skits, they came in & win the World Tag Team Titles only to lose them to these two singles guys with no history together a month later only to be broken up the next month. It wasn't a squash match as Cade & Murdock was able to get some offence in but you just knew those guys were gonna get their butts kicked.

Street Fight: World Heavyweight Champion Batista (SmackDown) vs. The Coach (RAW) - First of all, even if Austin was in this match...it made no sense to have Goldust & Vader involved in the match concidering how we haven't seen them since nor did we see them in the WWE a long time before this event. Second of all, did anyone think the "debate" or "arm wrestling match" was going to get picked? Now that's out the way, this match was a complete squash but was more entertaining & payed off better than what they planned for with Austin (he was suppost to lose thanks to Mark Henry).

Lingere Battle Royal for the Womens Title: Well, concidering the womens division in WWE today...only 3 of them can wrestle while the other ones are just there for their looks & sex appeal...you just know how this one plays out. But I'll give it extra points because I won't turn down the chance to see divas in lingere.

Steel Cage Match: Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair vs. Triple H - Who didn't see this one coming since Flair was begging for a cage match for weeks. Without a doubt, match of the night as both guys bleed hard just give a great match. We can say whatever we want about Triple H (and I don't say much positive these days) but he can give a greatest matches in the business when he wants to.

WWE Champion John Cena vs. Kurt Angle vs. HBK - After the way they've booked HBK for the past couple of weeks, we knew he was going into this match. It was a good triple threat match but they couldn't match or come close to the cage match before hand.

DVD extras include Batista talking to Ric Flair backstage after the cage match and confronting Triple H as he leaves, Matt Striker does a promo on the internet, and Christian makes his last WWE appearence talking to Todd Grisham before he heads to TNA.

Again, one of the better WWE PPV's of the year. It was better than events like Armaggedon, Great American Bash, No Way Out but not on the same level as events like Royal Rumble, ECW One Night Stand, or Vengeance.

Match 1:Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy vs Chris Masters & Gene Snitsky.
9/10

Match 2:Eugene & "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka vs Tyson Tomko & Rob Conway.
7/10

Match 3:Mankind vs Carlito.
7.5/10

Match 4:World Tag Team Championship:Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
vs Kane & Big Show.
7/10

Match 5:Street Fight:Batista vs Johnathan Coachman.
6/10

Match 6:Full Your Fantasy Women's Championship battle royal:
Trish Stratus vs Mickie James vs Ashley vs Victoria vs Maria vs Candice Michelle.
8/10

Match 7:WWE Intercontinental Championship Steel Cage Match:
Ric Flair vs Triple H.
9.5/10

Match 8:Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship.
John Cena vs Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels.
9/10

1. Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy vs. Snitsky & Chris Masters
Originally, Edge came out, but then refused to wrestle so Snitsky came out to take his place. This match could have been better if Edge was wrestling, because Mysterio and Hardy had to carry most of, if not the entire match. Snitsky is dreadful in the ring, and Masters is still developing at this point. This is still a good opener that gets the crowd pumped up for the show. Rey and Matt put on good performances, and do some cool moves. Pretty good match, worth a watch. 6/10

2. Eugene & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs. Rob Conway & Tyson Tomko
Pretty boring, considering none of these men, other then Superfly, are capable of putting on anything more then a snoozefest of a match. Conway is pretty limited, and Tomko and Eugene were never meant to be wrestling in the first place, and are simply awful. The only noteworthy spot of the match is Superfly getting tagged in to wrestle for about 15 seconds, then going off the top rope for the splash. The rest is poorly wrestled, bland, and boring. 2/10

3. Three Faces of Foley Match: Mankind vs. Carlito
I'm glad that the fans picked Mankind as the face of Foley to face Carlito, because Mankind had not been seen for quite some time in the WWE, and it was refreshing. Carlito is similar in that he is something new and different for the WWE, and he brings life to the ring when he steps in. He has great character, and his in ring skills, though not fantastic here, have greatly improved since. He is entertaining here, and him and Foley put on a good show. Short, but it was never meant to be a wrestling classic, just a fun match to keep the show moving. Both Foley and Carlito put on good performances. 7/10

4. World Tag Team Championship Match: Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch vs. Kane & Big Show
This one suprised me, because I thought this would be boring and slow. At some parts it is, but it picks up in a few places, and is overall entertaining. It does its job by putting over Kane and Big Show as the new tag team on Raw, and they work well together. Cade and Murdoch hold this one down a little, but it doesn't hurt the match too much. Worth a watch. 6/10

5. Street Fight Match: Batista vs. Jonathan Coachman w/ Goldust and Vader
I think the original plan was to have Austin face Coach, but that fell apart so instead the WWE picked the Animal himself to face good ol' Coach. Anyway, this is quite short and there really isn't much to this one, except for Coach getting beaten pretty badly. Basically a time filler, you can skip this and you won't miss much. 3/10

6. Fufill Your Fantasy Battle Royal Match for the Women's Championship: Trish Stratus (c) vs. Ashley vs. Candice Michelle vs. Mickie James vs. Maria vs. Victoria
The fans decided that the Divas should wrestle the match in lingerie, and I am not complaining about that decision at all. Other then Victoria, this match is very "easy on the eyes" if you know what I mean, and isn't that bad. Trish and Maria make the match for me, this is certainly worth a watch for the lovely eye candy. 5/10

7. Steel Cage Match for the Intercontinental Championship: Ric Flair (c) vs. Triple H
As Joey Styles stated, this match was not really for the Intercontinental Championship, but was extremely personal. Triple H completed the demise of Evolution by beating his former best friend to a bloody pulp. Flair seeks revenge inside of the 15 foot high Steel Cage, and Triple H dominates a majority of this match. Flair comes back swinging, literally (you'll see what I mean), and escapes the cage after going through a brutal 24 minutes. He proves he can still wrestle one hell of a match, and this sets up their rematch at Survivor Series in a Last Man Standing Match, where Triple H is the one seeking revenge. A great match, these two click and make this one bloody, brutal brawl. 9/10

8. Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels
Cena really didn't have to do much in this match, because the fans voted HBK as the third man in this match, and when you put the Showstopper and the olympic gold medalist in the same ring, you're going to get a good, if not great, match. All three men put on good performances, and HBK and Angle continue their rivalry by taking out Cena with an announce table spot and fighting by themselves for a good 5 minutes. HBK proves that he deserved the fans votes for the second year in a row at this event, and all three men work very well here. Good match, everybody has chemistry together and this is one of Cena's best title defenses. 8.5/10

Taboo Tuesday is better then the previous years' event, and is overall, a pretty good PPV. The undercard leaves a lot to be desired, but the uppercard is good. Two great matches and a few fun matches make this one worth watching.

Match of the Night: The Steel Cage match: Ric Flair vs. Triple H. This is a bloodbath, but a damn entertaining one at that. These two work very well together, and the Nature Boy proves that hes still got it. Great match, don't miss this one.

80-76%perfect
75-71%-awsome
70-66%-good
65-61%-poor
60-56%-awful

1. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jerico- Great way to kick off the ppv. I think it was the first singles title that shelton had ever won. I like the idea that there were two faces and people accualty cared about the wrestlers. I liked to see shelton win it showed he was improving. Good way to kick things off. Winner and new itc champ Shelton Benjamin. Match Rating 8/10.

2. Divas battle royal- Decent match nothing really special. I liked the finish that trish retained i would have not minded to see victoria or molly win the title but the ending was fine. Not much to say. Winner and still womans champ trish stratus. Match Rating 5/10.

3. Kane vs. Gene Snitsky in a steel chain match- This was a good match. I dont think people give it the credit that it deserves. Let me explain. This was the big push for kane to turn face and at the time snitsky was playing a really good heel and this match helped him out. Also decent action with the chain. Also a nice chair spot used on kane. Winner Gene Snitisky. Match Rating 7.5/10.

4. Eugene vs. Eric bishoff- not a good match at all. I dont think that either of these people can wrestle. Very short match which was a good thing. The only good part was we got to see eric bishoff get his head shaved. Funny stuff. Winner Eugene. Match Rating 4/10.

5. Edge and Chris Beniot vs. La resistance for the tag team titles- I really liked this tag team match. Finnaly we have some tag team wrestling with some talent. Great to see beniot and edge win the titles but i think that la resistance did a good job in this match as well. Some people thought it was a little long but i was so into the match i did not care. Very good match. Winners and new tag team champs edge and beniot. Match Rating 8.5/10.

6. Christy Hemme vs Carmella in a langera match- This was a awful match. They took 10 minutes to get changed before the match even started. The match itself was 3 minutes and when christy got the win carmella sholders were not fully down. Awful match. Winner Christy Hemme. Match Rating 2/10.

7. Shawn Michales vs. HHH for the WHT- this was a decent match. It was still very good but from there past matches they were alot better. I think it was cool of shawn even though he was injured to go out and still wrestle. Most of the match is focused on michales knee so that brought the rating down a little. Still a good match. Edge cost michales the title. Winner and still whc HHH. Match Rating 8/10.

8. Randy Orton vs. Rick flair in a steel cage- This was a good way to close off the night. I cant remember the last time i saw flair in a cage match and it was great to see him again. About a 16 minute match could have been longer but was still great. Blood brass knucks and a awsome ending when flair hugged orton after the match. Winner Randy Orton. Match Rating 9/10.

Well that raps up another. I would give taboo tuesday a grade of 51/80 which is a 63% which means it is poor. I think the main reason it was brought down was because of the christy match and eugens match. I would recomend to get it for under 15 dollars. I would appericate it if you tell me if my review was helpflu to you or not. You can check out my other ppv which are Backlash 2004, summerslam 2003, summerslam 2005, Royal Rumble 2005, unforgiven 2005, taboo tuesday 2005, unforgiven 2003, vengence 2005, wrestlemania 21, wrestlemania XX, and Judgement day 2005. Tell me if you liked those. Thanks for your time.

9/10 Intercontential Title Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin
Awesome match a great way to strart off this wonderful event Shelton hits the T-Bone suplex cool moves from both superstars

5/10 Battle Royal School Girl outfit for Women's Title
terrible I gave it a 5 because Stacy,Gail Kim, Trish looked so hot

10/10 Biker Chain Match Kane vs. Gene Syniski
Great match a lot of blood and vicious hits with the Biker chain Snyski wins after goinmg off the top rope puting the chair on Kane's throat and jumpimg on it I wanted Kane to get revenge he did though

8/10 Eugene vs. Eric Bishoff loser get's head shaved off
Funny like i don't know what oh ya Bishoff get's his head shaved
off that was good and Coach is stupid get on the dress coach you deserve it

7.5/10 Tag Team Titles Chris Benoit,Edge vs. La Resistance
Actually a pretty good match until that dag Edge walks away, but Benoit wins he is 4 real!

3/10 Pillow Fight Christa vs. Carmella
Carmella you didn't win okay so get out of here Christy beats her 1-2-3 this match messed up this PPV

10/10 Heavyweight Title HHH vs. Shawn Micheals
Good job by Micheals hanging in there bearing with the pain and agony I know how it feels Shawn triple H did good too, but Edge is so jealous and spears Shawn Micheals

10/10 Steel Cage Match Ric Flair vs. Randy Orton
Wow know this is a heck of a match I mean come on blood everywhere this beat the living out of each other then Orton hits the bloody RKO for the win, but they shake hands

Great DVD you should put this on your list defintelty hope you enjoy this DVD

Taboo Tuesday was worth every single cent for the fact that Joey Styles called the ppv, Triple H and Ric Flair had a bloody war inside a 15 foot high unforgiving steel cage, and John Cena/Angle/HBK had a war for the first time over the WWE championship.



To Hell for you TNA fans, the truth that when WWE wants to, they put on a great show hurts. TNA is just about AJ Styles jumping out of the ring 20 times in once match.


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING!!!!!

Long live WWE!!!!!!!

Taboo Tuesday was a great PPV and I recremmend everyone to get. HHh vs Flair was great and The Main event was relly good. I also want to say I wish Christain would have never left and I hope he does not go to TNA because they suck. When all those guys wrestle it look likes a train wreak all the time. If you want real wrestling wath WWE all the way with Kurt,Shawn, Shelton, Benoit,reyand London. Get back to Christain I hope he will come back someday. Everyone get Tabbo Tuesday because WWE rules and Total Nothing Wrestling sucks.

Taboo Tuesday 2005 was one hell of a night. Mankind returned, Joey Styles returned for announcing, a first ever triple threat match took place for the WWE title, and a new tag team was crowned tag team champions...

Raw vs. Smackdown
Matt Hardy and Rey [Smackdown] vs. Chris Masters and Snitsky:

Nice way to start off the show. I really love the brand rivalry and this was one of the best matches of the night. Rey and Hardy used a lot of speed and high flying to combat the power of Masters and Snitsky. Edge wouldn't wrestle because he was injured. Rey and Hardy won after a 619, and a Twist of Fate, and a springboard splash. 8.5/10

Rob Conway and Tyson Tomko vs. Eugene and Superfly Snooka:

Okay match, nice to see Superfly wrestle again, even if it was short. Short and just put on to take up time and Eugene and Superfly win. 5.5/10

Carlito vs. Mankind:

Yes, Mankind returns!!! Short match, I expected Cactus Jack to win. Mankind went to use a chair but Carlito dropped toed him into the steel steps face first, a funny moment took place later when Mankind took out Mr. Socko and it had an afro on it! 8/10

World Tag Team Championships
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdock [Champions] vs. Kane and Big Show:

I remember when Kane and Big Show tried to become champs all the way back in 2001. Anyway this was okay, and even though there are rumors going around that Kane suffered a back injury, he looked okay tonight. Short match, mostly big man powermoves by the two 7 foot men, and Kane and Big Show win after a double chokeslam on Cade. 7.5/10

Street Fight
Batista vs. The Coach:

Verbal debate my a**, who ever voted for that should be shot. 91% of you people at least have a brain. This was short and now that Steve Austin isn't here anymore Batista was left to fill in. Nice to see Vader and Goldust back again, but this was a big letdown. Not even a trickle of blood and it ends in like, 8 mintues. Batista wins. 2/10

Women's Championship
Battle Royal [Lingerie]
Trish Stratus [Champion] vs. Mickie James vs. Ashley vs. Victoria vs. Candice:

Wow, does Trish look good or what? That black and green peice was excellent! Okay match, but the main reason this was great is that all the women are in their lingerie! Trish wins and still holds on to her championship. 9/10 [For the outfits!]

Intercontinental Championship
Steel Cage Match
Ric Flair [Champion] vs. Triple H:

When was the last time Triple H was IC Champ? 2002 I believe. This was an intense match with a lot of blood and steel chairshots being used near the end. Both men work soo well together, I hope they have a rematch at Survivor Series. Triple H even pulls out a chain from somewhere and uses it against Flair. The end comes when Flair uses a steel chair on Triple h for the win. 9/10 Bloody and the best match of the night, well worth it.

Triple Threat Match
Kurt Angle vs. John Cena [Champion] vs. Shawn Michales:

Dammit, when is Cena gonna lose that title? I understand Vince sees a money making future with him, but Angle or HBK deserve a run again! This was a fantastic match by the way, knew it would be. Lots of chain wrestling and high risk moves by all men, especially HBK.

Best moment was when all three men were by the announce table and Angle and HBK give Cena a double suplex onto the table! Angle and HBK then fight and some highlights include Angle giving a HUGE angle slam to HBK off the top rope! The match continues and Angle applies the ankle lock to Cena. HBK lands an elbow drop then Cena hits an FU onto HBK for the win. 9/10

This is well worth it when it comes out on DVD. The steel cage match, the return of Mankind and Joey Styles, the Triple Threat Match, and seeing half a dozen hot women in Lingerie are all the reasons why you should buy this DVD!

WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Kurt Angle vs."HBK" Shawn Michaels
Winner: John Cena

Steel Cage Match
Triple H vs. Ric Flair
Winner: Triple H

Carlito vs. Cactus Jack(please people vote for Cactus)
Winner:Cactus Jack

Street Fight
Stone Cold vs. The Coach
Winner: Stone Cold

Edge & Chris Masters vs. Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy
Winners: Rey & Hardy

World Tag Team Titles
Murdoch and Cade vs. Kane & Big Show
Winners: Kane & Big Show

Eugene & Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Rob Conway

Fulfill Your Fantasy Diva Battle Royal
Cheerleader Outfits
Winner: Mickie James or Ashley

I hope that everyone votes HBK into the Taboo Tuesday main event match for the WWE title.


Also I hope that Triple H faces Ric Flair in an cage match