10 Wrestlers Who Guided Other Wrestlers To Great Performances
8. Eddie Guerrero Vs. JBL (WWE Judgement Day 2004)
'Consummate professional gets good match out of lumbering big guy' is going to be a common theme throughout this list, so buckle up. 2004 was a very weird time for WWE and an even weirder time for SmackDown, as the blue brand struggled in the wake of Brock Lesnar's departure and Kurt Angle's injuries. Eddie Guerrero was given the unenviable task of carrying the show as WWE Champion, with few credible heels to feud with.
If you've ever wondered why JBL became a thing, there's your answer.
The JBL gimmick was a definite upgrade from the 'poor man's Stan Hansen' that was APA Bradshaw, but it wasn't as if Bradshaw's in-ring ability magically improved overnight. He was still the same old clubberin' big boy as before. How would he fare in the main event scene?
If anyone was going to get a good match out of JBL it was Eddie, and he more than managed that in the headlining match of 2004's Judgement Day. It helped that Eddie bled more than anyone in the history of the company, cutting deep and ramping up the intensity levels. Eddie pulled all of his tricks out of the bag to make JBL look like a serious main event threat.
Bradshaw's subsequent lengthy WWE Championship reign shows that Eddie succeeded.