eddie guerrero won the wwe championship in 2004.
eddie guerrero won the wwe championship in 2004.
when did eddie guerrero win the wwe championship?
2004
the main feud for the smackdown! brand was between eddie guerrero and kurt angle for the wwe championship. in the beginning of 2004, angle and guerrero were allies while guerrero feuded with his nephew chavo guerrero. on "smackdown!" on january 29, eddie guerrero last eliminated angle in a 15-man royal rumble style match to earn a shot at the wwe championship. at the prior pay per view, no way out, kurt angle defeated the big show and john cena in a triple threat match to earn himself a title shot at wrestlemania on the same event where guerrero defeated brock lesnar for the wwe title. on the february 19 episode of "smackdown!", angle was the special guest referee in a match between wwe champion, eddie guerrero and wwe cruiserweight champion, chavo guerrero. as eddie was about to close in on the victory, angle stopped the 3 count and would turn on guerrero.edition of february 17, 2004 of "smackdown!" on the following week's "smackdown!", guerrero was eager to get his revenge on angle while looking for him but when he finally saw angle, he shoved smackdown general manager, paul heyman and his assistant dawn marie out of his way only for heyman to have guerrero escorted out of the arena by security. guerrero was scheduled to team with john cena to take on chavo guerrero and the big show in a tag team match on that night but due to guerrero being escorted out of the arena, he was replaced by rey mysterio for the tag match, which mysterio and cena won. later that night, angle appeared and stated that he attacked guerrero for the smackdown! fans and for the wwe. he then referred to guerrero as a former drug addict that shouldn't represent smackdown! as the wwe champion and stated that one day people would be thanking him for a champion to be proud of. guerrero then re-entered the arena and assaulted angle until he got arrested by orders of paul heyman. as guerrero got taken out of the building in handcuffs, angle made some insulting comments to him before the officers drove away with guerrero in the police car. on the march 4 episode of "smackdown!", during guerrero's match with heyman (while he was handcuffed), angle interfered and knocked him down a few times until guerrero defended himself by spitting on angle. as guerrero begged angle to nail him with the wwe championship belt, angle did so and raised the title belt over his head to hype their match at wrestlemania xx.
wrestlemania xx
the main event at judgment day was between john cena and john "bradshaw" layfield (jbl) over the wwe championship in an "i quit" match. the previous month at wrestlemania 21, cena defeated jbl to win the wwe championship. on the april 7 episode of "smackdown!", authority figure theodore long, a portrayed match maker and rules enforcer, scheduled a series of number one contenders matches, after jbl, eddie guerrero, rey mysterio, the big show, booker t, and kurt angle all demanded a wwe championship match. the first match that long announced was between jbl and rey mysterio. mysterio was disqualified, after eddie guerrero interfered and attacked jbl, which resulting in jbl winning the match. the following week on "smackdown!", guerrero and kurt angle were scheduled for the second contender's match. angle advanced to the finals, as he went on to defeat guerrero. later during the program, cena unveiled a spinner version of the wwe championship. before the unveiling, however, jbl came out wearing the original wwe championship. on the april 21 episode of "smackdown!", booker t and big show were booked in another contenders match. after the match ended in a double disqualification, long booked jbl, angle, booker t, and big show in a fatal four-way match for the following week. jbl won the match, after he pinned angle and having the right to face cena at judgment day with the championship on the line. on the may 5 episode of "smackdown!", cena proposed that he would defend the championship against jbl in an "i quit" match. two weeks later, on the may 19 episode of "smackdown!", jbl faced scotty 2 hotty, which scotty 2 hotty won after jbl was disqualified. after the match, however, jbl attacked scotty and demanded that he say "i quit." jbl further the assault, choking him with a leather belt, scotty said "i quit." that same night, cena defeated the basham brothers (doug basham and danny basham) in a handicap match, a match consisting of one wrestler or team of wrestlers facing off against a team of wrestlers with numerical superiority such as two against one, or three against two. during the duration of the match, jbl, who was at ringside, yelled at cena, telling him to say "i quit."
judgment day (2005)