Monday, August 27, 2007

2000 Match of the Year

1. Triple H defeated Cactus Jack in a Street Fight to retain the WWF Championship (26:51)
Triple H pinned Jack after a Pedigree onto thumbtacks.
*****

2. Triple H defeated The Rock (w/Shawn Michaels as Special Guest Referee) in a 60 minute Iron Man match to win the WWF Championship(1:00:08)
Triple H won 6-5.
Rock pinned Triple H after a Rock Bottom (10:42)
Triple H pinned Rock after a Pedigree (25:27)
Triple H pinned Rock with an inside cradle (26:28)
Triple H pinned Rock after a Back to belly piledriver (32:24)
Rock pinned Triple H after a Flowing DDT (40:35)
Triple H was disqualified after a chair shot (43:44)
Triple H pinned Rock using the ropes for leverage (44:07)
Triple H forced Rock to submit to the Sleeper Hold (48:17)
Triple H was counted out after a Pedigree on the announcer's table (56:06)
Rock pinned Triple H after a Spinebuster and People's Elbow (58:02)
Rock was disqualified when The Undertaker attacked Triple H (1:00:08)
****3/4

3. Triple H defeated Chris Benoit(18:43)
Triple H pinned Benoit after a Pedigree.
****1/2

Honorable Mention:

Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (c) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a Triangle Ladder match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (22:29)
Edge and Christian ascended the ladder and took possession of the title belts.
****1/2

The Rock defeated Chris Benoit to retain the WWF Championship (22:09)
Rock pinned Benoit after a Rock Bottom in a match where the title could change hands on disqualification.
There was controversy when Rock was disqualified meaning Benoit won the title, but Commissioner Mick Foley came out and re-started the match.
****1/2

Triple H defeated Chris Jericho in a Last Man Standing match (23:11)
Triple H won when Jericho couldn't get up after being suplexed through an announce table.
****1/2

Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (w/Lita) and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in a TLC match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (14:51)
Edge and Christian won by grabbing the belts after knocking down Jeff Hardy.
****1/4

Triple H. X-Pac, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn vs. The Rock, Cactus Jack, Too Cool & Rikishi (WWE Raw, February 7, 2000)
****1/4

Triple H defeated Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Championship (23:59) Triple H pinned Cactus after a Pedigree.
Per the pre-match stipulation, Cactus had to retire.
****

Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a 2 out of 3 Falls match (13:02)
Benoit won the first fall by submission (3:15)
Jericho won the second fall by submission (8:25)
Benoit pinned Jericho using the the ropes for leverage (13:02)
****

Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a Submission match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship(13:27)
Benoit forced Jericho to submit with a Crippler Crossface.
****

Kurt Angle defeated The Rock to win the WWF Championship(21:01)
Angle pinned Rock after an Angle Slam.
****

Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker, Rikishi, and The Rock in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Championship (32:14)
Angle pinned Rock after Austin hit Rock with a Stone Cold Stunner.
****

Dean Malenko defeated Scotty 2 Hotty to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (12:59)
Malenko pinned Scotty after a DDT from the top rope.
****

Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty, Grand Master Sexay and Rikishi) defeated Team ECK (Kurt Angle, Edge and Christian)(9:46)
Rikishi pinned Edge.
****

The Hardy Boyz and Lita defeated T & A (Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus in a Mixed Tag Team match (13:12)
Lita pinned Stratus after a moonsault.
****

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