Armageddon (2004)

Armageddon (2004)
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)	SmackDown!
Sponsor	PlayStation
Date	December 12, 2004
Venue	Gwinnett Center
City	Duluth, Georgia
Pay-per-view chronology
Survivor Series (2004) Armageddon (2004) New Year's Revolution (2005)
Armageddon chronology
Armageddon (2003) Armageddon (2004) Armageddon (2005)

Armageddon (2004) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on December 12, 2004 at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. It was the fifth Armageddon event held by the WWE.

The pay-per-view was a SmackDown! brand exclusive. There were 10 matches on the card with all 4 of SmackDown!'s championship were on the line. The main event saw John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeat Booker T, Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker in a Fatal-Four Way match to retain his WWE Championship. Layfield won by Booker. If anyone interfered on JBL's behalf he would have lost the championship. Another main match on the undercard saw The Big Show defeat Kurt Angle, Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns in a Handicap match. Big Show was able to win the match after he pinned Jindrak following an F-5. Another primary match on the card saw John Cena defeat Jesús in a Street Fight to retain his WWE United States Championship. Cena won the match by executing an FU to Jesús and pinning him.

Matches

#	Matches	Stipulations	Times
1H	Akio and Billy Kidman defeated Paul London and Chavo Guerrero	Tag team match	5:44
2	Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio (c) defeated René Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki (with Hiroko)	Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship	17:12
3	Kurt Angle defeated Santa Claus	Singles match	0:25
4	Daniel Puder defeated Mike Mizanin	Dixie Dog Fight	3:00
5	The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny Basham) defeated Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas	Tag team match	6:50
6	John Cena (c) defeated Jesús (with Carlito Caribbean Cool)	Street Fight for the WWE United States Championship	7:50
7	Dawn Marie defeated Miss Jackie	Singles match with Charlie Haas serving as the special guest referee	1:43
8	Big Show defeated Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns and Kurt Angle	Handicap match	9:55
9	Funaki defeated Spike Dudley (c)	Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship	9:29
10	John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) defeated Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, and Booker T	Fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship; If anyone would have interfered on Layfield's behalf, Layfield would have lost the championship.	25:36
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match H – indicates that the match was shown before the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

Other websites

• Official Armageddon 2004 website