Ranking WWE Judgment Day PPVs - From Worst To Best

Man, WWE pay-per-views used to have such badass names. Come on, who doesn't want to watch a show called Armageddon or Judgement Day? Hell, the big guy in the sky might even make an appearance. Oh, wait. That was Backlash 2006, wasn't it? Never mind...

The fact is that WWE PPVs, even the 'B' level events, used to have a much stronger identity. Maybe it had something to do with WWE not using the same set every single time, or the fact that the brand split created two distinct types of supercard, but it's true.

One pay-per-view that I always looked forward to was Judgement Day. I'm not entirely sure why, since WWE notably dipped in quality in the spring as they experienced the post-WrestleMania slump. I think a lot of it had to do with great matches like The Rock versus Triple H in their incredible Iron Match, Eddie Guerrero and JBL's blood-soaked epic and Orlando Jordan versus Heidenreich...

Okay, maybe not that last one, but Judgement Day was host to some truly remarkable during its existence between 1998 and 2009. Great matches, maybe, but the shows themselves could be hit and miss at the best of times.

Since we're now in May (a month now host to two PPVs/specials), let's take a trip down memory lane and look at the month's former designated pay-per-view - Judgement Day.

The end is near, ladies and gentleman...

The Good

Match of the night honours went to the Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri Vs. World's Greatest Tag Team ladder match. The Japanese Buzzsaw was an eleventh hour replacement for Eddie's nephew, Chavo, who tore his bicep days before the event. Tajiri slotted in fine and the bout was very good indeed.

That was about it, as far as good matches go. The Big Show versus Brock Lesnar Stretcher Match was fun in a goofy way, but it wasn't anything you need to watch twice. Brock looked really good and was very over as a babyface champ here, which was encouraging at the time.

The Bad

Scott Steiner & Test's clash with La Resistance was good, old-fashioned xenophobic wrestling fun. See, the Genetic Freak and his partner hated La Resistance because they were french and had to beat them up because AMERICAN GOD DAMMIT. It was not good. No, it was not.

Even worse was Mr. America versus Roddy Piper. Honestly, watching this in 2003 was just really, really sad. It lasted just shy of five minutes and featured run-ins from Sean O'Haire, Zach Gowen and Vince McMahon. 2003 was a really, really weird year for WWE, guys.

The Intercontinental Title was brought back after being shelved for seven months and was won by Christian in a completely unremarkable battle royal. Really, there should have been a major tournament over this, especially since there was no King of the Ring that year.

Triple H and Kevin Nash had a positively rotten World Heavyweight Title match, which lasted a paltry seven-and-a-half minutes and had a lame DQ finish.

The Rest

WWE put most of their efforts into promoting and presenting the bikini contest between Torrie Wilson and Sable. Priorities.