Ranking WWE Judgment Day PPVs - From Worst To Best

3. 2005

Triple H Chris Jericho Judgement Day 2002 HEll in a Cell
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The Good

This was, from top to bottom, quite the wrestling show, capped off by two fantastic matches at the top of the card. First, Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero had their first big match since Eddie officially turned heel. It was wonderful, with Eddie masterfully controlling the pace and using some great psychology to really get fans invested. They'd have other great matches over the spring and summer months, but this one might have been their best of that year.

John Cena and JBL had a barnstorming I Quit match in the main event. While their other matches together were tepid at best, this one was truly great thanks to the stipulation and both men's willingness to go all-out and put their wellbeing on the line.

On the undercard, Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas had a good Tag Team Title opener with MNM, Paul London and Chavo Guerrero had a tight Cruiserweight Title collision and Kurt Angle and Booker T had a decent match, even if the storyline (the whole 'Kurt Angle wants to have his way with Booker's wife' thing) was ludicrous and in poor taste.

The Bad

Carlito versus Big Show and Orlando Jordan versus Heidenreich were about as good as you'd imagine i.e. not very.

The Rest

In the Show/Carlito match, the cool one's stuttering bodyguard Matt Morgan came in the ring and dropped Show with an F5. This was right about the time Lesnar was suing WWE over his no-compete clause, in case you were wondering...

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