BRM Reviews WWE Armageddon 2004

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WWE Armageddon 2004 (12/12/2004)- Atlanta, GA

WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Rey Mysterio Jr & Rob Van Dam(c) vs. Rene Dupree & Kenzo Suzuki (w/Hiroko Suzuki)- 7/10
Great opener!

KURT ANGLE CALLS OUT SANTA- DUD! Santa comes out and Kurt squashes him. What was the point of this?

MIZ PROMO- good

BOXING MATCH: Mike Mizanin vs. Daniel Puder- DUD!
This is a wrestlin show. I want wrestling, not boxing.

BOOKER T & EDDIE GUERRERO BACKSTAGE- too long, not funny, and entirely pointless

HARDCORE HOLLY & CHARLIE HAAS vs. THE BASHAM BROTHERS- 4/10

STREET FIGHT FOR THE WWE UNITED STATES TITLE: John Cena(c) vs. Jesus (w/Carlito)- No rating. This was just an extremely long squash, but Cena was just so damn angry here that you didn't mind seeing him spend eight minutes just destroying these two.

CHARLIE HAAS & MISS JACKIE BACKSTAGE- okay

SINGLES MATCH WITH CHARLIE HAAS AS THE GUEST REFEREE: Miss Jackie vs. Dawn Marie- No rating. An okay segment but this justifies the presence of Haas' tag match earlier on the show and its finish.

HANDICAP MATCH: Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, & Mark Jindrak vs. The Big Show- 4/10
Show is big, but I don't buy him being able to beat two large guys AND Kurt Angle as easily as he did here. This made Reigns and Jindrak look like chumps.

WWE CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Spike Dudley(c) vs. Funaki- 4.75/10

JBL & THE CABINET BACKSTAGE- GREAT segment. Really set the tone here. There is no way in hell JBL is walking out this match with the WWE Title!

FATAL FOUR WAY MATCH FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP: John Bradshaw Layfield(c) vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T- 7.75/10
SON OF A BITCH! JBL escapes with the belt again! Anyway, a great match. They really made you feel that there was no hope at all for JBL, so his win just pisses you off all the more.

BONUS MATCH FROM HEAT: Chavo Guerrero Jr & Paul London vs. Billy Kidman & Akoi- 4/10

Overall, not a very good show from the WWE