Simply put, 2004 was a great year for fans of the WWE. Suffice it to say, the fans in attendance were shocked-as was I-which is why this match must go down as a classic of the past decade. What "El Grande Luchador" didn't expect was for Latino Heat to take of his mask, thus revelaing his true identity: Kurt Angle, a Kurt Angle that was supposed to be paralysed. Just as it looked like Eddie was going to become a two-time WWE Champion, "El Grande Luchodor" climbed the cage and threw Eddie Guerrero back down, enabling JBL to escape and retain the title. The match showed great in-ring psychology and story-telling throughout, with the main theme being JBL trying to escape at every opportunity with his championship in tac,t but Eddie Guerrero intent on not only winning the most prestigious title in the business back but also making JBL suffer for all he has done to him across the months of their feud. Even though he had a chance to, again, become the WWE Champion, Latino Heat fulfilled the promise he made the previous week to JBL and to the fans-when he dressed up as El Grande Luchador-that he would deliver his finishing move from the top of the cage. However, what will truly be remembered is Eddie Guerrero's frog splash from the top of the cage.
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Add to the fact that Eddie Guerrero was one of the best workers in the history of the WWE, a 15-foot high steel cage and the shock return of Kurt Angle to full health and you had the makings of a classic.
The stage was set for a memorable encounter, but no one could have foreseen that shocking twist that occurred at the end of the match.Īlthough JBL was not the best worker in the ring, he and Eddie Guerrero had a chemistry that made their matches must-see TV.
The following Smackdown, Eddie Guerrero arrived at the end of the main event, gave JBL the Three Amigos and announced that in three weeks from that date, it would be Eddie Guerrero vs John Bradshaw Layfield for the WWE Championship inside a 15-foot high Steel Cage. After Eddie thought he had won the match, his nemesis, and General Manager, Kurt Angle announced that JBL's shoulder had touched the corner first, resulting in a new WWE Champion being crowned and the reign of Latino Heat was coming to an abrupt end. In the main event, JBL controversially beat Eddie Guerrero in a Texas Bull-rope match. The self-proclaimed "Wrestling God" went on a mission to become the WWE Champion and he pursued Eddie Guerrero relentlessly, even causing Latino Heat's mother to have an heart attack at a house show in Eddie's hometown of El Paso, Texas.Īfter their brutal encounter at Judgement Day 2004-a match Eddie won by disqualification, but left with his face drenched in his own blood-JBL was awarded a rematch at The Great American Bash 2004. Whilst this was happening, a new superstar emerged from the dust left by the draft, a superstar that was know previously as one half of the APA but was know going by the name of John Bradshaw Layefield. During his tenure as General Manager, he was choke-slammed of a 30-foot ledge by Big Show, resulting in Kurt Angle being put in a wheelchair indefinitely. As you all know, shortly after Wrestlemania 20, the second ever WWE Draft took place and after all was said and done, Kurt Angle became the new Smackdown General Manager as a result of Paul Heyman quiting, due to him being drafted to Raw.
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