During WWE’s Ruthless Aggression Era, an event was held at the start of the year, known as New Year’s Revolution. It was a show that revolved unpredictably and built towards the following event, the Royal Rumble. WWE presented four New Year’s Revolution shows.
Three of those shows were a RAW exclusive, while the latest event was part of SmackDown. In every New Year’s Revolution, WWE never failed to create history. Out of the four shows, here are the rankings from least to greatest New Year’s Revolution event.
#4: WWE New Year’s Revolution (2005)
Usually, the first event in most aspects is the best one. Instead, the first New Year’s Revolution made the bottom of the rankings. The most memorable thing to come out of this event was the Elimination Chamber Match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship.
The show preceding the main event was underwhelming, featuring several undercard matches. William Regal and Eugene opened the show against Christian and Tyson Tomko for the World Tag Team Titles, but it was a weak kickoff. Regal and Christian carried the match, but it wasn’t good enough for the fans in Puerto Rico to be interested in.
The Intercontinental Championship was a waste of time by not letting underrated talent such as Shelton Benjamin showcase his skills. Another match that failed to deliver was Jerry Lawler and Muhammad Hassan, which was filled with endless body slams.
Trish Stratus and Lita had a decent match that ended with Stratus winning back the WWE Women’s Title. Kane going against Gene Snitsky took longer than it should have, but it was clear WWE invested in the two big men.
The match involved Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and Edge. With a stacked list of talent in one match, Shawn Michaels was appointed the special guest referee.
For the Elimination Chamber matchup, it delivered great storytelling between Triple H and Batista. Triple H not aiding Batista from his elimination by Orton was the start of the end of Evolution. The outcome ended with Triple H coming out as the victor and reclaiming the World Heavyweight Championship.
