Bad Blood 2004 Review

Bad Blood 2004 Review


The final Bad Blood PPV gives us a double main event featuring a World Championship match, and a feud-ending Hell in a Cell match. But was the show good? Let's find out.




La Resistance vs Edge & Chris Benoit
This was Eric Bischoff's attempt to mess with Benoit by putting him in two matches. This match was obviously more for angle advancement, but it was still a solid effort. I can't fault it for the Kane interference, as it gave Benoit more sympathy for later on in the night. Fun tag match while it lasted. **1/2



Chris Jericho vs Tyson Tomko
This was a continuation of the Jericho/Christian & Trish feud. I think Christian was injured at the time after a cage match with Jericho. Not a bad match at all here. Tomko did seem a little green, but luckily he had a veteran like Jericho to help him out. It could have done with an extra few minutes, but it's still entertaining as it is. **



Shelton Benjamin vs Randy Orton
IC Title on the line. Shelton had pinned Orton twice in the space of three weeks on Raw, so it looked like Shelton had a great chance of winning the Title. This one had a slower pace which I didn't expect, but that didn't stop it from being a great match. The pace definitely quickened during the final moments of the match, where it had some awesome false finishes for Shelton, as he looked like he had it won a few times. One worth checking out I'd say. ***1/2



Lita vs Trish Stratus vs Victoria vs Gail Kim
Womens Title on the line. The crowd is solidly behind Lita here. These are all very capable women who can work good matches, so this should be fun. There were a couple of sloppy moments (Lita's punches looked terrifically fake), but it was fun while it lasted, and I wish it was a little longer as I was enjoying it. **



Eugene vs The Coach
How did the Eugene character even get over? In fact how did a match like this make it to PPV? To be honest this was more entertraining that it had any right to be, probably due to the fact that it's always fun to see Coach suffer. Weirdly enjoyable match and I have no idea how to rate it, as it wasn't your typical match. I'll go with  **.



Chris Benoit vs Kane
This might just be Kane's best singles match of his entire career. Just a shame that no one will remember it. It had some added intensity thanks to Kane's earlier attack, and Benoit was still selling the pain. Benoit did a great job of making Kane look like the most powerful guy on the roster. The finish was awesome, as Benoit finally got the crossface locked in, and the crowd was just begging for the monster to submit. Fantastic match that made both guys look great. Watch this one if you can find it. ****



Triple H vs Shawn Michaels : Hell in a Cell
Finally this two year old feud was finally going to end in the most appropriate way possible: Hell in a Cell. At this point both guys were still undefeated in the cell, and this was Shawn's second time in there, as he had only been in the original match before. This is one of those love it or hate it matches. Some (like me) feel that it was a great feud ender and had some great psychology, whereas others find it to be a huge bore and hate the fact that it went on for fifty minutes. In my opinion it's an excellent match. Watch it for yourself to see what you think of it. ****



7.5/10. I enjoyed this show a lot more than I thought I would, and there was nothing really bad about it. Check out the IC Title match, the Heavyweight Title match and the Hell in a Cell, although the HIAC will divide some opinions. I'd recommend the show.