Best PPV of 2000?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I was going through my tape collection, and noticed that 2000 is the only year where I have ordered every PPV from WWF. After a while, I remembered almost every event was either good-great, with maybe 1 or 2 lackluster shows.

 

2000 Triple H was the man who had to carry WWF on his shoulders for the heel side, working main event programs with everyone around. The Rock still gave a shit, and the fans didn't shit on him. Angle was making a name for himself, winning the World, IC, and European Titles in one year since his debut. Undertaker turned into Bikertaker. DX died for good. Plus the Radicalz (Benoit, Saturn, Guerrero, Malenko) Made their way to the WWF.

 

So pick you're favorite, and include why.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I picked the Rumble.

 

Despite royally fucking up the Wrestlemania that followed, Royal Rumble was one of the most crazy entertaining shows I've ever watched live, if not *the* most entertaining show I've watched live. I literally did not leave my seat once, and while there was some pretty useless filler on the show (i.e. APA vs Outlaws), it was kept short and the title match, as well as the Rumble event, were A-Grade material all the way.

 

Cactus/Hunter remains today one of the most insane fucking brawls I've seen, and Big Show had me convinced that he was going to actually defy logic and win the damn Rumble, despite Rocky being the obvious pick.

 

Great stuff.

 

UYI

[Just John 0]

I voted for No Way Out. Sure, there was crap like Henry/Viscera and Tazz/Bossman, but overall it was an excellent show. Angle and Jericho had a fun opener, NAO got squashed by the then fresh Dudleys, Hardyz and E + C had their best non-gimmick match, Radicals vs. 2 cool was good, Rock vs. Show wasn't half bad, and the best HIAC ever with HHH and Cactus.

 

Judgment Day is another possibility due to the greatness of the even numbered matches, but the mediocrity of the odd numbered matches puts it behind NWO.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Judgment Day. No crap except possibly the DX match btu even that's relatively short and energetic.

[Si82 0]

I went with Backlash 2000. It has Triple H/Rock, Benoit/Jericho and the awesome Malenko/Scotty match.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

awesome Malenko/Scotty match.

I HATE this fucking match. I never understood all the love it got. Maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but who knows, I think it sucks.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

I went with Backlash too, I enjoyed almost the whole PPV.

[AnonymousBroccoli 0]

I'll go with the Rumble, since it's the only contender I can recall well enough to say. I saw Judgment Day a few months ago, which was pretty good, and the crowd was bonkers.

[Guest Ray]

Fully Loaded

 

Jericho/HHH, Benoit/Rock, Venis/Rikishi in the cage...

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

How did Fully Loaded not even get it's own slot?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Left a bad taste in my mouth despite the awesome HHH/Jericho match. Not to sound like Scott Keith, but three people they should've put over in the triple main event weren't, and Angle was just squashed like a bug.

 

The under-card I hardly remember, and Rikishi/Venis is only notable for the splash. So I put Unforgiven since it drew a better buyrate and the return of Austin. STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

Left a bad taste in my mouth despite the awesome HHH/Jericho match. Not to sound like Scott Keith, but three people they should've put over in the triple main event weren't, and Angle was just squashed like a bug.

 

The under-card I hardly remember, and Rikishi/Venis is only notable for the splash. So I put Unforgiven since it drew a better buyrate and the return of Austin. STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!

There was NO reason for Benoit to win that match. We'd had title changes the last three PPVs.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

The other two more really. Jericho/HHH feud for about 3-4 months, finally the blow-off comes and usually the good guy wins it. Not this time. HHH starts the streak versus Jericho.

 

But Undertaker squashing Kurt Angle, someone they pushed int the World Title scene no less than a month later, in 7:00, is just....BLEH!

[Guest Ray]

There was NO reason for Benoit to win that match. We'd had title changes the last three PPVs.

Actually, I'd say there was no reason for HHH to win the iron man match. That's the title change that shouldn't have happened. Rock should have got a long reign from Backlash to Fully Loaded, where Benoit should have won.

[King Cucaracha 0]

Chalk up another vote for Fully Loaded.

 

I'm surprised that didn't get a slot, when Unforgiven did...which was possibly the worst event of the year IMO.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

There was NO reason for Benoit to win that match. We'd had title changes the last three PPVs.

Actually, I'd say there was no reason for HHH to win the iron man match. That's the title change that shouldn't have happened. Rock should have got a long reign from Backlash to Fully Loaded, where Benoit should have won.

Yeah, but he did lose at Judgment Day and there was no reason to immeaditaly take the title off the hottest property in the sport and onto a guy who could've easily gotten it a couple months later.

 

The only man who really needed a win was Jericho. Even Angle rebounded.

[SamoaRowe 0]

I loved Fully Loaded, though I do admit that it's depressing that Angle, Jericho, and Benoit all lost. At least all three of them went on to win world titles later on (though some a whole lot later than sooner).

 

I voted for No Way Out just because it aired at my peak of markness. That show makes me incredibly nostalgic, because it was mere months later that the smark roots in me started to develop.

[snuffbox 0]

Royal Rumble

[spiny norman 0]

It was Royal Rumble vs. Backlash vs. Judgment Day for me, and I just think that the overall match quality on JD was great, so that's where my vote went. RR would be second though.

[HurriShane 0]

Judgment Day

[therealworldschampion 0]

Fully Loaded 2000

[Vern Gagne 0]

Judgment Day. A great year for ppvs, and programing up until after SummerSlam.

 

Quick Question-Who was the head writer in 2000? I know he left in the fall of that year.

[Superstring 0]

Backlash - The first PPV I ever watched and by coincidence pretty much the first show I ever watched as well.

 

I'd caught a bit of Smackdown that week by accident and really enjoyed the Rock & HHH fued then one night I had woken up at about 1:30 in the morning and started flicking through the TV channels and came across Backlash (this is when C4 was broadcasting PPV's in the UK) and I've pretty much been hooked since then.

[ISportsFan 0]

Quick Question-Who was the head writer in 2000? I know he left in the fall of that year.

Chris Kreski? Spelling's probably/possibly not correct, but I'm pretty sure that's the guy.

 

I'll go with Judgment Day -- the last 3 matches were just 90 minutes of solid, awesome, amazing work.

 

The Rumble was decent with the 3-way IC title match, a good Rumble, and an awesome WWE title match. Probably #

 

No Way Out was probably #5 of the year, which is unreal considering it's a dang good card. A solid IC title match with Angle/Jericho, a very good 6 man tag, a good Hardyz/E&C match, and the awesome cell match.

 

WrestleMania had the overrated, but fun, spotfest ladder match, the decent but boring 4 way for the title, and a very good 3-way Euro/IC match. A decent card.

 

Backlash was awesome, probably #2 on the year. The IC title match, Euro title match, light heavy title match, and WWE title match were all very good or better.

 

Judgment Day was listed above.

 

King of the Ring had the most potential, actually, and was horrible.

 

Fully Loaded had a decent cage IC match, and two out of three main events ruled the world. #4 on the year.

 

SummerSlam had the nice WWE title 3 way, an awesome (but rushed) Benoit/Jericho match, and the TLC that blew WM's ladder match out of the water. Probably #3 on the year, slightly ahead of Fully Loaded.

 

Unforgiven had Benoit carrying a main event with 2 slugs and the Rock, and a disappointing HHH/Angle match, so this is nowhere near the top.

 

No Mercy had Benoit/HHH and Rock/Angle tearing the house down. #6 on the year, which is even more unreal the No Way Out being #5.

 

Survivor Series was no good.

 

Armageddon was a one match show, but the cell match was a good one.

 

Jason