Ranking What Was REALLY The Best Wrestling PPV Every Year 1990-2020

17. 2004 - WWE No Way Out

Brock Lesnar Eddie Guerrero
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What was a largely abysmal year for the global pro wrestling industry then is immensely difficult to watch back now, if you were even inclined, since its mundane dirge was mostly highlighted by Chris Benoit.

WrestleMania XX, uneven and bloated though it was, is probably the consensus pick, but let's go with No Way Out - even if Eddie's damned, cobra-shaped physique undermines in retrospect what was an all-time beautiful and richly deserved moment, no forced capital 'M' bullsh*t. It was a terrific match, too: a convincing and powerfully dramatic battle that earned its famous ending, the two-birds finish was faithful to Eddie's rascal character.

It was all very well done, cheek and all.

There wasn't much else to the show, but that's 2004 for you. Chavo Guerrero Vs. Rey Mysterio was good but too bloody long, but the John Cena Vs. Big Show Vs. Kurt Angle Triple Threat, in contrast, did its job of mapping out WrestleMania with a fun and breezy run-time.

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