Judgment Day 2002 (2016 Redo): Time Heals Some Wounds
Judgment Day 2002
Date: May 19, 2002
Location: Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 14,521
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
The opening video is rather disturbing with a bunch of nooses and small children talking about death. What a great way to get me in a fun spirit for the show.
Intercontinental Title: Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam
GET THE F OUT! Did they only record that one gardening bit for the campaign?
Bubba and D-Von get in a fight post match with Batista helping put Bubba through a table.
Vince comes in to see Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and the bosses share their hatred of Austin. Remember like two months ago when the company was split in half because of their feud?
Hardy Boyz vs. Brock Lesnar/Paul Heyman
The backbreaker has Matt reeling but he grabs a quick tornado DDT to scare Heyman half to death. Jeff gets the tag and everything breaks down with the brothers going after Heyman. Brock gets tired of these flies and throws Jeff into Matt, setting up the F5. Heyman comes in and grabs the pin like a chicken heel should.
Rating: D-. What were you expecting here? Lesnar really needs to move on to something else, though to be fair he squashed a great tag team more than once and they made him look like a monster. He needs to move way up the ladder in a hurry though because this sort of act is only going to work for so long.
Booker T. is now in an NWO shirt but cancels an interview to hit on a woman who just happens to be standing off camera. The woman has something in mind and gives Booker her hotel room key. I smell shenanigans.
Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair/Big Show
Kurt Angle vs. Edge
An Edgecution gets no cover for no logical reason as Edge goes up top, allowing Angle to hit a great looking pop up superplex. Edge DDTs him out of the corner for two of his own but spears the referee by mistake. That means the spear only gets two on Kurt, who spears Edge right back. The Angle Slam looks to set up the ankle lock but Edge small packages him for the pin.
Angle goes after Edge but gets an Edgecution. It takes too long to get him to the chair though and Kurt escapes.
The Cell is lowered.
We recap HHH vs. Chris Jericho. These two have feuded since Wrestlemania with HHH winning almost all of the matches. HHH then went after Vince, who set this match up as punishment.
HHH vs. Chris Jericho
Angle runs from Edge in a goofy looking chase.
Maven and Torrie go on a date at WWF New York.
Tag Team Titles: Billy and Chuck vs. Rikishi/???
Undisputed Title: Hulk Hogan vs. Undertaker
Vince is happy and Undertaker gets in some more chair shots for revenge to end the show.
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