Survivor Series 2004 Review

Survivor Series 2004 Review


Since Survivor Series 2013 is coming up, I thought it would be appropriate to review my one of my personal favourites of the November PPV. I haven't watched it in years, so is it still good? Let's find out.




Spike Dudley vs Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman vs Chavo Guerrero
Cruiserweight Title on the line. Chavo had just returned from injury after a botched shooting star press from Kidman that led to Kidman's heel turn and Chavo's face turn. The face turn didn't last very long. Spike Dudley wasn't a good heel. He's much better at being an underdog. Great opening match that stayed exciting throughout, with Mysterio especially impressing as he was flying all over the place. Great stuff. ***1/2



Shelton Benjamin vs Christian 
IC Title on the line. Trust Shelton Benjamin to go out there and just about steal the show, something he would do quite a few times. It helps that he was in there with a great talent like Christian. They were given enough time to go out and have a great match, and that's exactly what they did. Shelton's amazing athletisicm was very impressive. If only he was good on the mic he could have became something great. Awesome back and forth match that might be the match of the night. ***3/4



Backstage the seeds are sown for Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels



Kurt Angle / Luther Reigns / Mark Jindrak / Carlito vs John Cena / Big Show / Rob Van Dam / Eddie Guerrero: Elimination Match
Cena had just returned after being injured by Carlito, so Cena was gunning for Carlito. Straight away Carlito is eliminated from the match, as he leaves the arena to get away from Cena. The match did go into a bit of a lull when Eddie was continually attacked by Team Angle, but it gained a nice pace when Eddie got the tag. The eliminations came quite quickly, but I didn't really mind that. Overall it was a fun match. ***1/4



Backstage, Snitsky attacks Maven to take him out of the elimination match.



Undertaker vs Heidenreich
Heidenreich angered Taker by driving a truck into the hearse that Taker was inside, which is a stupid idea seeing as nothing ever kills the Deadman. Heidenreich didn't move onto much except for another PPV match with Taker, and a member of the Legion of Doom. A lot of people were expecting this match to be awful, but it actually wasn't bad. It wasn't great or very good, but it was enjoyable. The match was mostly carried by Taker. **



Trish Stratus vs Lita
Womens Title on the line. This storyline was based on Trish making fun of Lita's 'miscarriage'. Very sensitive there Trish. More of an angle than a match here, as Lita DQ'd herself about a minute into the match. DUD. After the match, Lita beats the hell out of Trish. At least this would lead to their Raw main event match the next month.


Backstage, Cena is given a US Title match against Carlito on Smackdown.



Booker T vs JBL
WWE Championship on the line. At this point, everyone, especially myself, was becoming sick of JBL as the champ. I was desperate for Booker to win this one, but unfortunately JBL managed to get yet another lucky win to retain the Title. The match was quite entertaining, even if it was dull when JBL was on offense. JBL hits Booker with the title belt to retain. Solid bout. **3/4



Randy Orton / Chris Benoit / Chris Jericho vs Triple H / Batista / Edge / Gene Snitsky: Elimination Match
The great thing about this elimination match is that there was actually something on the line. Each member of the winning team would get to be the General Manager of Raw for one week. These matches are much better when something is on the line, and this is no exception. Benoit was eliminated a bit too quickly for my liking, but I guess that's just the way of it. Maven came back into the match to beat the hell out of Snitsky, and even got a nice crowd reaction. It's a shame they ruined it by turning him heel. Orton is the sole survivor of his team and gets the win. Awesome match that was entertaining all the way through. ****



8/10. Great show here as only the Womens Title match was a DUD and that segment only lasted about five minutes anyway. Even the Taker/Heidenreich match was entertaining and the WWE Title match was solidly good. I'd recommend the cruiserweight match, the IC Title match, and the main event. Overall a great PPV from the WWE, during a year when there wasn't many.