Original Airdate: Thursday, May 26th, 2005
Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Carlito's Cabana is here to kick off the show. I wasn't expecting this. He then introduces himself as the guest of the show. Matt Morgan is with him and he still stutters. Out comes Teddy Long.. In two weeks the draft lottery will begin. Tonight there will be a Winner's Choice Battle Royal, where the winner gets a match against anyone that they choose.
Rey Mysterio says that as long as he's breathing, he's going to make Eddie Guerrero pay.
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
MNM vs. Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas
So we get a rematch from Judgment Day here. Holly was always better suited as a tag team wrestler, as was Haas. Haas hits a beautiful Holly-esque dropkick on Morrison as he comes off the top rope. This match is being very smartly paced. Lots of back and forth, with MNM cheating whenever possible. Haas makes a hot tag to Holly and the crowd is digging this more than you would expect. Holly goes up to the top rope and knocks down both Mercury and the referee. He hits the Alabama Slam on Mercury, but the ref is still down. Nitro grabs a chair and hits Holly with a nasty looking shot to the head. Ugh to every time that I am forced to watch these chair shots. The ref saw that and calls for the bell. Haas chases them away with a chair. That was a really good tag team match, especially for 2005 where tag team wrestling was in the gutter.
Match Rating: ***1/4 (out of 5)
The champ is here. He says JBL gave him the fight of his life, but then makes fun of him for saying "I Quit". Out comes JBL in his limo and he limps to the ring. JBL says he doesn't make excuses, which is why he is as successful as he is. He said Sunday was the first time he has ever failed at anything. JBL says Cena has it all, but he'll eventually burn out and that he'll be there to pick up the pieces. Cena rolls the JBL tribute video, which of course is him saying "I quit" over and over. That was a really long segment with absolutely no payoff.
Carlito vs. Big Show
Big Show lays the wood on Carlito's chest. Matt Morgan grabs Big Show's leg and Charles Robinson sends him to the back. Carlito gets a little bit of offense, including a missile dropkick, but it doesn't really phase Show. He hits the chokeslam for the victory. He is immediately attacked by Morgan. He picks Show up and delivers a F5 through the announcer's table. The match was a whole lot of nothing.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Kurt Angle Invitational
Kurt Angle vs. Robert
Angle says that Judgment Day was a low point for him and then makes fun of Vince McMahon for dumping money down the toilet by trying to bring back ECW. He then insults Tazz and then destroys Robert. He taps him out quickly with the Ankle Lock.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Angle says he's warmed up and wants the battle royal to begin.
Winner's Choice Battle Royal
Eddie Guerrero attacks Rey Mysterio from behind with a chair on his way down. Mysterio gets helped to the back. There are lots of random eliminations until Rey comes down and eliminates Eddie. After the commercial, we are down to the final six: Rey, Angle, Booker, Orlando Jordan and the Bashams. Booker takes a beating, but then makes a comeback and eliminates JBL's Cabinet in about 10 seconds. But then from behind comes Angle and he dumps Booker out and we are down to two. They go back and forth until Angle puts Rey in the Ankle Lock. Rey taps just so Michael Cole can remind us that you can't tap out in a battle royal. They battle on the apron and do some false finishes. Rey hits the 619, but during the springboard leap, Angle hits him with a low blow and then dumps him over the top for the victory. After the match, Angle says he wants a match with Sharmell. Ugh. The match was pretty good as far as battle royals go.
Match Rating: **1/4
Well, I'll never understand the logic of doing pay-per-view rematches on the show after the pay-per-view, but WWE seems to love that. In the case of the tag team match, it was a good TV match, so I won't complain too much. The battle royal was a solid main event, but mostly forgettable that ended on such a sour note. Other than that, this was a forgettable episode coming off a good Judgment Day show. The Angle/Booker/Sharmell story needs to go away and fast.
Overall Rating: 56%
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