Armageddon 2004 Armageddon 2004 was the fifth annual Armageddon professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by PlayStation , and took place on December 12 , 2004 at the Gwinnett Center in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth , Georgia . Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event ' s card . The event featured wrestlers and other talent from WWE ' s SmackDown ! brand . It was the fifth annual Armageddon event . Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are combined with a competitive sport . The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before , during , and after the event were planned by WWE ' s script writers . The event starred wrestlers from the SmackDown brand : storyline expansions of the promotion where employees are assigned to wrestling brands under the WWE banner . Three of the four championships exclusive to the SmackDown ! brand were contested for ; one was lost while the other two were retained . The main event was a Fatal - Four Way match for the WWE Championship involving champion John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) , Booker T , Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker , which JBL won after pinning Booker . One of the predominant matches on the undercard was The Big Show versus Kurt Angle , Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns in a Handicap match . Big Show won the match after pinning Jindrak following an F - 5 . Another primary match on the card was John Cena versus Jesús in a Street Fight for the WWE United States Championship , which Cena won by pinfall after executing an FU . Background . The main feud heading into Armageddon was between John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) , Booker T , Eddie Guerrero , and The Undertaker over the WWE Championship . At the previous pay - per - view Survivor Series , JBL faced Booker T for the WWE Championship . Before the match began , JBL announced that if he lost the match he would leave professional wrestling forever . JBL won the match and retained the title after hitting Booker with the WWE Championship belt . Four nights later on " SmackDown ! " , JBL , Guerrero , Booker and Undertaker were all arguing over who should be the next No 1 contender for the WWE Championship . SmackDown ! General Manager Theodore Long then announced that JBL would be defending the WWE Championship against Guerrero , Booker T and Undertaker at Armageddon . One week later , JBL and Orlando Jordan faced Booker T and Guerrero in a tag team match . JBL and Jordan won the match following interference from the Basham Brothers . When the match was over , Undertaker came out and attacked JBL ' s cabinet followed by executing a Tombstone Piledriver to JBL . One week later , Theodore Long , booked JBL , Jordan , and The Basham Brothers to face , Guerrero , Booker and Undertaker in a 6 - man tag team match in the main event . Undertaker , Booker and Guerrero won the match . A secondary feud heading into Armageddon was between John Cena and Carlito over the WWE United States Championship . The feud started four nights after No Mercy , when Cena was interrupted by Carlito . Carlito stated that he wanted a United States title shot , which Cena agreed to . Later that night , Cena lost the United States title after being hit in the head with his signature chain . One week later on SmackDown ! , General Manager Therdore Long , announced that Cena had been involved in an after hours bar fight . Long said that Cena had been ( kayfabe ) stabbed in the kidney by Carlito ' s bodyguard , Jesús . The feud restarted on the November 18 , when Cena returned from his injury . Cena stated that he wanted revenge on Carlito and he wanted his United States Championship back . Cena won the United States Championship from Carlito , but after the match Carlito ' s bodyguard Jesús attacked Cena in the kidney , which forced Cena to be taken out on a stretcher . Event . Before the event went live ] on pay - per - view , Akio and Billy Kidman defeated Paul London and Chavo Guerrero , which was taped for Sunday Night Heat . Preliminary matches . The first match of the event was for the WWE Tag Team Championship s between the team of Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio and the team of René Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki who was accompanied by Hiroko . The match started off with both teams getting the advantage with some high - flying moves . During the match Torrie Wilson came down and attacked Hiroko . Near the end of the match , Mysterio executed a 619 to both Dupree and Suzuki . RVD then performed a Five - Star Frog Splash to Dupree and pinned Dupree to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship . The second match of the night was Kurt Angle versus Santa Claus . Angle destroyed Santa , which was then followed with the Ankle lock , making Santa submit . The match that followed was Daniel Puder versus Mike Mizanin in a Dixie Dog Fight to determine who would be the Tough Enough champion . The match went through all of the 3 minute rounds . Puder won the match and the Tough Enough Championship via Judges decision . The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny ) versus Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas was next . Near the end of the match , Holly became distracted by Dawn Marie and Miss Jackie brawling . Danny pinned Holly with an Inside Cradle to win the match for his team . The next match was a Street Fight for the WWE United States Championship between John Cena and Jesús . The match started with Cena getting the upper hand . Jesús then hit Cena in the head with a cane , but Cena then hit Jesús in the head with a cane . Cena took Jesus out with a shot to the back with a kendo stick . Cena then delivered a weapon shot with a trashcan . Cena then executed an FU to Jesús and pinned Jesús to retain the WWE United States Championship . After the match , Cena hit Carlito in the head with his signature chain . The sixth match of the event was Dawn Marie versus Miss Jackie . The match didn ' t go for very long . Marie won the match with a roll - up and a handful of tights . Main event matches . The following match was The Big Show versus Kurt Angle , Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns in a Handicap match . The match was dominated by The Big Show . Near the end of the match , Angle executed an Angle slam to Show . Angle then locked in the Ankle lock , but was countered by Show . Angle then rolls out of the ring , which was then followed by Show executing an F - 5 to Jindrak . Show then pinned Jindrak to win the match . The match that followed saw Spike Dudley defend the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Funaki . Near the end of the match , Spike countered a Tornado DDT and goes for the Dudley Dog , but was countered into a Bridge pin . Funaki then won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship . Next was the main event , which saw John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) defend the WWE Championship against Eddie Guerrero , Booker T and The Undertaker in a Fatal - Four Way match . The match started with JBL jumping out of the ring and letting the other three men go at it . Undertaker takes command of the match , nailing JBL with a side slam and knocking Booker T into the crowd . With all four men on the outside , JBL tries to execute a Powerbomb to Undertaker through the announce table , but was countered with a back body drop . The action then goes back into the ring . Undertaker executes an Old School to Booker and then tosses Guerrero over the top rope . Undertaker follows with a guillotine leg drop on Guerrero . Guerrero then grabs a ladder from under the ring and hits Undertaker in the head with it . Guerrero slides out of the Last Ride but runs into a chokeslam off the ropes . Guerrero is set up for the Last Ride , but counters with a belt shot to the face . Guerrero tries to finish Undertaker off with two frog splashes , but Undertaker sits up . Eddie nails him with a ladder shot to the head and executes a frog splash off the top of the ladder , but the count is interrupted when JBL takes the referee out of the ring . Undertaker sits up again , and nailing all three men with chokeslams . Undertaker goes to perform a Tombstone Piledriver , but Heidenreich comes in the ring and knocking Undertaker to the ground . JBL tries to cover Booker , who kicks out , then Eddie , who does the same . Undertaker sits up , only to be pulled from the ring by Heidenreich , who executes a cobra clutch on Undertaker . JBL then performs a Clothesline from Hell to Booker . JBL then pinned Booker to retain the WWE Championship . Aftermath . After the pay - per - view , the feud between JBL , Undertaker , Guerrero , and Booker slowly died down . JBL went to feud with the Big Show and Kurt Angle over the WWE Championship , which would end at No Way Out . Undertaker went to feud with Heidenreich , which led to a Casket match at the Royal Rumble , which Undertaker won . Cena and Carlito ' s feud ended after the event , as Cena went on to win a tournament at No Way Out to challenge JBL for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania . Cena went on to win the WWE Championship from JBL at WrestleMania , and held the title for two months , until being drafted to the Raw brand .