Unforgiven 2005

|Date: September 18, 2005 |Venue: Ford Center |City: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |Attendance: 8,000 |Buys: 250,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger WWE Champion vs. Gold Medalist. Tonight John Cena defends his WWE Championship against Kurt Angle. Cena went one on one with Chris Jericho one final time on Raw a few weeks ago with the winner leaving with the WWE title and the loser being fired. Jericho lost the match and was subsequently given his marching … Continue reading Unforgiven 2005

Summerslam 2005

| Date: August 21, 2005 | Venue: MCI Center | City: Washington DC | Attendance: 15, 700 | Buys: 650, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Hogan vs. Michaels: For the first time ever. You can guess what is considered to be the main event tonight off that tagline alone. On paper the whole card is stacked even without the likes of Triple H, The Big Show, Kane, Booker T, Intercontinental Champion Carlito and … Continue reading Summerslam 2005

The Great American Bash 2005

| Date: July 24, 2005 | Venue: HSBC Arena | City: Buffalo, New York | Attendance: 8, 000  | Buys: 280, 000   | tweet me: @BastionBlogger The Great American Bash returns for a second year and John “Bradshaw” Layfield will be hoping to replicate what he did in 2004 and win a world title. This time he vies for the World Heavyweight Championship held by Smackdown’s newest draft pick, Batista. Layfield thought … Continue reading The Great American Bash 2005

Vengeance 2005

|Date: June 26, 2005 |Venue: Thomas & Mack Center |City: Las Vegas, Nevada |Attendance: 9,850 |Buys: 420,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Hell In A Cell. Tonight the long standing rivalry between Triple H and World Heavyweight Champion Batista comes to a close when the two men go one on one in Hell In A Cell. There was a number one contenders “gold rush” tournament to decide a contender to Batista and this tournament was … Continue reading Vengeance 2005

Judgment Day 2005

|Date: May 22, 2005 |Venue: Target Center |City: Minneapolis, Minnesota |Attendance: 12, 000 |Buys: 260, 000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Judgment Day has finally arrived for many of the Smackdown superstars. On the poster is WWE Champion John Cena and tonight he will be defending his title against number one contender John “Bradshaw” Layfield. Layfield made the mistake of not putting a rematch clause in his contract but his fortunes would change as … Continue reading Judgment Day 2005

Backlash 2005

|Date: May 1, 2005 |Venue: Verizon Wireless Arena |City: Manchester, New Hampshire |Attendance: 14, 000 |Buys: 320,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight Triple H has promised a Backlash as he looks to retain the World Heavyweight Championship from Batista. Triple H has decided to cash in his contracted re-match at Backlash against a man that has had the better of him over the past month. Triple H has been acting like he runs Raw … Continue reading Backlash 2005

Wrestlemania 21

| Date: April 3, 2005 | Venue: Staples Center | City: Los Angeles, California | Attendance: 20, 193 | Buys: 980, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Wrestlemania goes Hollywood! This years event comes from LA and has the second highest amount of buys for any PPV up to now (behind Wrestlemania 17). There’s a double main event as both world championships are set to be defended. Royal Rumble winner Batista turned his back … Continue reading Wrestlemania 21

No Way Out 2005

| Date: February 20, 2005 | Venue: Mellon Arena | City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Attendance: 9,500 | Buys: 240, 000 | tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight there will be no way out for John “Bradshaw” Layfield as he defends his WWE Championship against The Big Show inside a barbed-wire steel cage. It’s the first time this match type has ever happened in the WWE and it’ll be very interesting to see how it plays … Continue reading No Way Out 2005