I don't count Backlash since HHH wasn't the one who took the loss.
No, but it was a breath of fresh air. Better than HHH maineventing again for the 100,000,000th straight time in a row.
Well, its better than Eddie never getting a win back from Rey at all.
Meh, at least they listened to the fans for once.
Well, I can't stand Carlito, so its a lesser of 2 evils.
More positives:
The Royal Rumble
Benjamin / Michaels
HBK playing heel during the Hogan feud including the "Larry King" segment
Most of the PPVs were good this year except for NYR, JD, and GAB.
Victoria's heel turn
No more Hassan
The end (for now) of JBL's maineventing days