WWE Bad Blood 2004 (2004)

BEST EVER

One of the best ppvs ever!
HHH vs. HBK 100/10 showstopper through table off a ladder alot of pedigres and superkicks! 3 pedigres at the end to keep micheals down!
Every thing a good match needs-weapons,blood,2 great wwe wrestlers,and a hiac!

Beniot vs. kane 8/10

Beniot+Edge vs. those france losers 7/10
Kane interfers when it looks like edge and beniot r gonna win

eugene vs. coach 6/10 or 8/10
depends how you look at it if it's good or not
if you like serious mathes and normal wrestling this ain't 4 u
if you like funny stuff this is a good match

jerico vs. tomko 7/10



May 22, 2008

Hell in a Cell Returns & Will Benoit survive the monster?

WWE Bad Blood 2004 was an event that I have not seen in quite some time. Actually, last time I saw it was on PPV and the overall quality of the event was pretty good. Some things did not set well with me but considering how bad the previous Bad Blood event was, we can not complain with this one too much either.

World Tag Team Champions La Resistance vs Chris Benoit & Edge. This match was "just there" to put over the storyline of the World title match between Benoit & Kane later on in the night. The match was good and it served it's purpose as the opening contest.

Chris Jericho vs Tyson Tomko. Remember when Jericho was the first Undisputed Champion, well 2004 was not a great year for him as most of the time he was put in filler matches. Anyways, Jericho carries Tomko to his best WWE match ever and makes him look good while the match is not bad either.

Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton vs Shelton Benjamin. Honestly, this is the way that the Intercontinental title should be used for to help elevate the careers of young stars. That was the case here as Orton & Benjamin deliver a solid back and forth contest that had the crowd on the edge of their seats throughout the match. Add in the hilarious interference of Ric Flair and you have the first great match of the night.

Women's Champion Victoria vs Lita vs Trish Stratus vs Gail Kim. This was during the time that the women's division had women that could wrestle. As for the match itself, it was decent for what it was but it seemed too short.

Eugene vs Jonathon Coachman. Eugene was really over with the crowd at this time but honestly, I could only watch this match once because even though it does feature some good moments, the actual match is really not that good.

World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit vs Kane. The question going into this match was can Benoit make Kane submit to the crossface? The psychology of the match was worked out perfectly and the match was intense with some nice display of power moves by Kane and of course great technique from Benoit. The ending came out of nowhere but truly one of Kane's best matches and one of Benoit's best title defenses.

Hell in a Cell: Triple H vs Shawn Michaels. This is truly one of the reasons if not the reason to see this event. This Cell match did not have to rely on someone flying off the top of the cell or going through the cell, not even about the amount of weapons being used. This was about two men beating each other down to the point that you are left exhausted after seeing this 45 minute war. There are some weapons used like a ladder, chairs, steel stairs and even a cool table spot. Overall, awesome main event.

The DVD extras are just as good as the event itself. It features a bonus match, couple of promos including Triple H's HIAC highlights, and never before seen footage. Overall one of the best that the WWE produced in 2004. September 11, 2007

WWE Bad Blood 2004

This was really a cool dvd to have. I like to watch the Bad Blood Series.
I collect as many WWE dvds as I can. Actually, I watch them all too. June 3, 2007

The Main Events Make This Event Worth It

This was a PPV back when WWE was still riding the wave of WrestleMania XX with Chris Benoit as champion and the Triple H/HBK fued as the top fued on RAW. RAW was really on a roll & superior to their SmackDown counterparts at this time.

1. World Tag Team Championship Match: La Resistance (c) vs. Chris Benoit & Edge - This was the rematch from two weeks earlier on RAW and was actually a decent opener as La Resistance were the best tag team at this time & weren't reduced to glorified jobbers. In the end, this match was just here to get more heat on Benoit's World Title match later in the night but this is still a good opener.

2. Chris Jericho vs. Tyson Tomko - Jericho carried Tomko to his best match in his whole WWE career as he made Tomko actually decent here.

3. Intercontinental Championship Match: Randy Orton (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin - This was back when Shelton Benjamin was just switched to RAW on a roll from beating Triple H & everyone else in Evolution while Orton was still in his prime as the Intercontinental Champion. Both men's inring work was top notch and eventhough it gets slow at time, it's still a great match that you probably wouldn't see today from these two.

4. Fatal Four Way Match for the Women's Championship: Victoria vs. Gail Kim vs. Lita vs. Trish Stratus - This was just a big cluster for the most part as there really wasn't a time where each woman was allowed to outshine the other. Trish wins the title back here but this is one of the last matches featuring the "women who can wrestle" mentality that WWE had at the time went out the window.

5. Eugene vs. Jonathan Coachman - This was back when the crowd actually cared about Eugene and Coach was put here to make this match somewhat comedic but it's just bad.

6. World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Kane - This was without a doubt one of Kane's best matches in his career while one of Benoit's best title defences. They meshed well together here & put on a better performance than anyone could or should expect. Plus it told a good inring story of how Benoit just could not get the crossface on Kane no matter how many times he tried. I wish they would go on to fued more after this match but it just wasn't ment to be.

7. Hell in a Cell Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H - These two go over 45 minutes to give everyone a classic Hell In The Cell match that doesn't depend on someone going outside the cell, falling off the cage, or beating each other down with weapons the whole time to make it memorable. This was just those two beating each other down so badly that even you as the viewer is exausted at the end of it and would surely end up in any best of Triple H or HBK DVD set.


In the end, this was one of the best offerings from WWE around this time period & I highly recommend for anyone just based off the main events alone. April 4, 2007

Bad Blood 2004

World Tag Tean Championship:
La Resistance (c) vs Dudley Boyz
Rating:7/10

Fatal Four Way for the Women's Championship:
Victoria vs Gail Kim vs Lita vs Trish Stratus
Rating:5/10

Eugene vs Johnathan Coachman
Rating:0/10

Chris Jericho vs Tyson Tomko
Rating:4/10

Intercontinental Championship:
Randy Orton (c) vs Shelton Benjamin
Rating:8/10

World Heavyweight Championship:
Chris Benoit (c) vs Kane
Rating:8/10

Hell in a Cell:
Shawn Michaels vs Triple H
Rating:10/10
March 10, 2007

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