Taboo Tuesday (2005)

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Taboo Tuesday
iPayOne Center
Attendance6,000[2]
Buy rate174,000
Tagline(s)Log on. Take over.
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The 2005 Taboo Tuesday was the second annual

iPayOne Center in San Diego, California. The theme of the event was that fans were given the chance to vote on stipulations for the matches. The voting for the event started on October 24, 2005, and ended during the event. It was also the final event titled Taboo Tuesday, as the following year, the event was moved to the traditional Sunday nights for PPVs and was renamed as Cyber Sunday
.

Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's

Rey Mysterio Jr. and Matt Hardy (SmackDown!) defeated Chris Masters and Snitsky
(Raw).

Taboo Tuesday received 174,000 pay-per-view buys, which was the same amount as the

Canadian Online Explorer
website rated the entire event 7 out of 10 stars, higher than the 2004 event rating of 5 out of 10 stars.

Production

Background

In 2004,

iPayOne Center in San Diego, California. It was the second Taboo Tuesday event, thus establishing the interactive PPV as an annual event for the promotion.[5]

Storylines

Unlike other WWE pay-per-views, where stipulations were determined by WWE's

creative staff, this was the second event where stipulations for matches were determined by votes from WWE fans conducted on WWE's official website. The event was scheduled to feature eight professional wrestling matches. Although the stipulations resulted from votes by WWE fans, different wrestlers were involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines
, which led to scheduled matches in which WWE fans could vote upon stipulations.

WWE Champion John Cena

The

superkick to Big Show and Kane and pinned the Big Show for the win.[9][10] The following week, Bischoff announced a singles match between Cena and Michaels. Late in the match, Angle attacked both Cena and Michaels. Cena, however, retaliated and lifted Angle up on his shoulders, but Michaels managed to deliver a superkick to Cena.[11][12]

One of the featured preliminary matches was between Ric Flair versus Triple H for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. On the October 3 episode of Raw, WWE Homecoming, Triple H returned after a four-month hiatus.[13] He took part in a match, teaming up with Flair, who was a fan favorite during Triple H's absence, to take on Chris Masters and Carlito.[14] The duo defeated Masters and Carlito; after the match, Triple H turned on Flair and hit him with a sledgehammer and marked the officially end of Evolution after more than two years since 2003.[14] The following week, Triple H explained his actions, saying he saw that Flair had become mediocre when he was spat at and when he won the Intercontinental title.[15] Triple H continued to say that he needed to end Flair's career so his memories of Flair would not be tarnished.[15] On the October 24 episode of Raw, a singles match was scheduled between Flair and Triple H at Taboo Tuesday, in which the fans would be given the opportunity to choose the type of match they compete in.[9][10] The choice of the matches were a regular match, submission match, or a Steel Cage match for the Intercontinental title.[9][10]

Another preliminary match was between the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The feud began on the October 3 episode of Raw, in which WWE Chairman

Rey Mysterio Jr., where they assaulted Mysterio.[16] On the October 24 episode of Raw, a match was made between Edge and Masters, and two of five SmackDown! superstars chosen by the fans, and Mysterio attacked Edge from behind.[9][10] The following week, Bischoff invited Mysterio to the Raw program to take the Master Lock Challenge, a challenge where the wrestler must break free from Masters' swinging full nelson submission hold, which he calls the Master Lock.[9][10] Mysterio, however, attacked Masters instead, which caused Bischoff to call for other Raw superstars. Long called for SmackDown! superstars, and they fought until the Raw roster retreated.[9][10]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Joey Styles
Jerry Lawler
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewer
 Todd Grisham
Ring announcer Lilian Garcia
Referees Nick Patrick
Mike Chioda
Jack Doan
Mickie Henson
Chad Patton

Before Taboo Tuesday aired live on

Val Venis in a tag team match taped for WWE Heat, one of WWE's secondary television programs.[2]

Preliminary matches

In the first televised match,

619 on Masters, before Hardy performed the Twist of Fate on Snitsky. Mysterio pinned Masters to give SmackDown! the win over Raw.[17][18]

In the next match,

clotheslined Snuka, and knocked him out of the ring and out of the match. Eugene performed a jawbreaker on Conway, which proceeded with Eugene delivering a Rock Bottom to Conway for the win. After the match, Tomko attacked Snuka and Eugene until Jim Duggan and Kamala came down and fought off Tomko.[17][18]

Mick Foley faced Carlito

In the third match,

Mandible claw and win the match.[17][18]

The voting results for John Cena and Kurt Angle's opponent for the WWE Championship were then revealed, with Shawn Michaels winning. Big Show and Kane, who were also contenders for the WWE title match, faced the World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the World Tag Team Championship. The match began with Big Show and Kane dominating Cade and Murdoch early on. Cade and Murdoch fought back after Murdoch shoved Kane off the top turnbuckle. They performed a running chop block combination on Kane and taking the upper hand. The Big Show, who was tagged in, stood at 7 feet 0 inches (2.13 m) and weighed 500 pounds (230 kg), used his body size to his advantage as he squashed, or easily and quickly performed moves on, Cade and Murdoch. The match concluded after Big Show and Kane delivered a Double Chokeslam and Big Show pinned Cade to win the title with Kane. After the match, Big Show and Kane double teamed Murdoch, as they performed a chokeslam.[17][18]

Batista faced Jonathan Coachman at Taboo Tuesday

In the next match

Spears. Coachman, who stood on the outside, entered the ring, but didn't last long, as Batista clotheslined him. Batista attempted to suplex Vader but Goldust managed to hit Batista with a kendo stick, allowing Coachman to receive the advantage over Batista. The match concluded after Batista performed a Batista Bomb on Coachman to gain the win.[17][18]

The sixth match was a Battle Royal, a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the winner, for the WWE Women's Championship between Ashley, Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Victoria, Maria and Trish Stratus, all of whom wore lingerie, which was voted by the fans' with 43%. In the match, James, as part of a storyline angle involving her being a devoted fan of Stratus, saved Stratus from being eliminated from the match, after Victoria tried eliminating her. Maria was tossed over the top rope by Stratus and James, thus being the first to be eliminated. Afterward, Michelle applied a submission move on Ashley on the top rope. Michelle turned around and was knocked off the ring apron by Ashley, making the second elimination of the match. Following the elimination of Michelle, Ashley was then eliminated by Victoria. The match concluded after Victoria hesitantly tried to eliminate Stratus, but James stopped her from doing so. James eliminated herself along with Victoria to allow Stratus to win and retain her Women's title.[17][18]

Main event matches

In the seventh match,

bit Triple H's head, bloodying him from his forehead; This often results when a wrestler is trapped, either in a corner of the ring or in a submission hold, as a desperation move. The match ended when Flair reversed a Pedigree with a back body drop and hit Triple H with a steel chair three times, allowing Flair to escape through the steel cage door to win the match and retain his Intercontinental title.[17]

Shawn Michaels was voted to be part of the Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship

In the main event, John Cena defended the

Sweet Chin Music on him. After that, Cena executed the FU on Michaels and pinned him to retain the title.[17]

Reception

The

Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling section rated the event 7 out of 10 stars.[17] The rating was higher than last year's event in 2004, which was rated 5 out of 10 stars.[22] The WWE title match was rated an 8 out of 10.[17] Additionally, the Divas match was rated a 3 out of 10.[17]

The event was released on

Sony Music Entertainment
.

Aftermath

Following Taboo Tuesday, the storyline between John Cena and Kurt Angle continued. A match was scheduled in which Cena would defend WWE Championship against Angle at November's pay-per-view event Survivor Series.[24] In the scripted feud, Angle refused to compete in the November 7 episode of Raw due to the "you suck" chants from the audience.[25] Angle finally agreed to compete that night when Eric Bischoff censored the crowd and let him have a special guest referee for his title rematch against Cena;[25] Angle chose Daivari to be the guest referee. Before their scheduled rematch, Daivari's officiating was unfair and biased towards Angle's opponents.[25][26] At Survivor Series, Cena went on to defeat Angle to retain his title.[27]

The storyline angle between Triple H and Ric Flair also continued at Survivor Series, where they were scheduled in a Last Man Standing match.[25] Triple H defeated Flair at Survivor Series after Flair was unable to respond to a ten count.[27] The feud between the Raw and SmackDown! brands continued with Eric Bischoff and Theodore Long deciding on a 5-on-5 elimination match and a singles match between the two at Survivor Series.[26][28] The teams feuded on both programs.[29] At Survivor Series, Team SmackDown! (Batista, Rey Mysterio, JBL, Bobby Lashley, and Randy Orton) defeated Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Carlito, and Chris Masters) and Long defeated Bischoff.[27]

The following year, the interactive PPV was moved to the more traditional Sunday night for pay-per-views. It was in turn renamed to Cyber Sunday.[30]

Results

No.Results
Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship
16:42
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
H – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

Battle royal entrances and eliminations

Order Wrestler Eliminated by
1 Maria Kanellis Trish Stratus and Mickie James
2 Candice Michelle Ashley Massaro
3 Ashley Massaro Victoria
4 Victoria Mickie James
5 Mickie James Victoria
Winner Trish Stratus -

Voting results

Poll Results
Opponents for Snitsky and Chris Masters[31]
  • Matt Hardy (31%)
  • Rey Mysterio (29%)
  • John "Bradshaw" Layfield (17%)
  • Christian (13%)
  • Hardcore Holly (10%)
Eugene's partner against Rob Conway and Tyson Tomko[31]
  • Jimmy Snuka (43%)
  • Jim Duggan (40%)
  • Kamala (17%)
Opponent for Carlito[31]
  • Mankind (52%)
  • Cactus Jack (35%)
  • Dude Love (13%)
Stipulations for Batista versus Jonathan Coachman[31]
  • Street Fight (91%)
  • Verbal debate (6%)
  • Arm wrestling match (3%)
Outfit for the Fulfill Your Fantasy Diva Battle Royal[31]
  • Lingerie (43%)
  • Leather and lace (32%)
  • Cheerleader (25%)
Stipulations for Triple H versus Ric Flair[31]
  • Steel cage match (83%)
  • Submission match (13%)
  • Regular match (4%)
Opponent for John Cena and Kurt Angle[31]
  • Shawn Michaels (46%)
  • Kane (38%)
  • Big Show (16%)

Notes

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  2. ^ a b c "WWE Taboo Tuesday". Pro Wrestling History. November 1, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Tarlach, Gemma (October 18, 2004). "Choose and Bruise Taboo Tuesday gives WWE fans a chance to have a say in the ring action". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 01.
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  5. World Wrestling Entertainment
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    )
  7. ^ a b c d Adam Martin; Hunter Golden (October 17, 2005). "Raw Results – 10/17/05 – Sacramento, CA (Taboo Tuesday, & more)". WrestleView. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d Keller, Wade (October 17, 2005). "Keller's Raw Report 10/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live program". PW Torch. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Golden, Hunter (October 24, 2005). "Raw Results – 10/24/2005 – Fresno, CA – (Cena v. Angle with Foley)". WrestleView. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Roe, Mike (October 24, 2005). "10/24 WWE Raw report: Raw Express". PW Torch. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  11. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . October 31, 2005. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  12. ^ Giebink, Dusty (October 31, 2005). "10/31 WWE Raw review: Dusty Giebinks' Raw Deal report". PW Torch. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  13. ^ Triple H: The King of Kings (DVD). WWE Home Video. 2008.
  14. ^ a b c d Golden, Hunter (October 3, 2005). "Raw Results – 10/3/05 – Dallas, TX – (Homecoming to USA Network)". WrestleView. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  15. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment
    . October 10, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  16. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . October 21, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  17. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  18. ^ a b c d e f g "WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005". Hoffco. November 1, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  19. iPayOne Center Official Website. Archived from the original
    on August 22, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  20. ^ "iPayOne Center — Seating Chart". Ticko.com. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  21. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  22. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  23. For Your Entertainment. Archived from the original
    on February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  24. ^ Golden, Hunter (November 7, 2005). "Raw Results – 11/7/05 – Fort Wayne, IN (Big Tag Main Event, More)". WrestleView. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  25. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment
    . November 7, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  26. ^ a b Golden, Hunter (November 21, 2005). "Raw Results – 11/21/05 – Sheffield, England (SmackDown vs. Raw". WrestleView. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  27. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  28. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . November 4, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  29. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . November 21, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  30. ^ "Cyber Sunday 2006". Pro Wrestling History. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  31. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment
    . Retrieved October 12, 2008.

References

  • (2005). Taboo Tuesday [DVD]. World Wrestling Entertainment.
  • (2008). Triple H: The King of Kings [DVD]. World Wrestling Entertainment.

External links

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