Bad Blood (2004)
Bad Blood | |||
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World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand(s) | Raw | ||
Date | June 13, 2004 | ||
City | Columbus, Ohio | ||
Venue | Nationwide Arena | ||
Attendance | 9,000 | ||
Buy rate | 264,000 | ||
Tagline(s) | He's Back. Watch Yours. | ||
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Bad Blood chronology | |||
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The 2004 Bad Blood was the third and final
The main event was a Hell in a Cell match, in which Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels in a ring surrounded by a steel structure. Two bouts were featured on the undercard. In respective singles matches, World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit defeated Kane to retain his title and WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton defeated Shelton Benjamin to retain his title.
The event marked the third time the Hell in a Cell format was used by WWE in a Bad Blood event; the first was at Badd Blood: In Your House in 1997 and the second was at the previous year's event. Bad Blood grossed over $494,000 ticket sales from an attendance of 9,000 and received 264,000 pay-per-view buys, and was instrumental in helping WWE increase its pay-per-view revenue by $4.7 million compared to the WWE's previous year. When the event was released on DVD, it peaked at number 3 on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart.
Production
Background
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Storylines
Seven
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The main event scripted into Bad Blood was fought in a Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels. The buildup to the match began after Backlash where the main event was a rematch of the main event of WrestleMania XX where Michaels and Triple H took on Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Benoit retain by forcing Michaels to submit.[7] On the May 3 episode of Raw, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff booked a match between Benoit and Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship.[8][9] The match saw Benoit successfully retain the title after interference by Triple H.[8][9] On the May 10 episode of Raw, a singles match between Triple H and Shelton Benjamin resulted in a no contest after Michaels attacked Triple H;[10][11] this resulted in a storyline suspension of Michaels from WWE by Bischoff.[10][11] On the May 17 episode of Raw, a number one contender's battle royal was contested, with the winner facing Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship at Bad Blood.[12][13] During the match, Michaels interfered and eliminated Triple H.[12][13] On the May 24 episode of Raw, Bischoff scheduled Michaels and Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood.[14][15]
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One of the featured matches was contested for the World Heavyweight Championship pitting Chris Benoit against
The other featured preliminary match was Randy Orton versus Shelton Benjamin in a singles match for Orton's Intercontinental Championship. On the May 17 episode of Raw, Randy Orton was giving a speech.[20] Shelton Benjamin interrupted Orton's speech and challenged Orton to an Intercontinental Championship match. The challenge, however, was denied by Orton, in which prompted Benjamin to attack Orton.[12][13] On the May 24 episode of Raw, an all-out brawl ensued between Orton and Chris Jericho.[15] The brawl brought out fellow Evolution member, Batista, to Orton's aid. Benjamin also made his way to the ring and evened the sides. As a result of the brawl, Bischoff announced a tag team match, in which Benjamin and Jericho defeated Orton and Batista.[15] On the May 31 episode of Raw, it was announced that Orton would defend the Intercontinental Championship against Benjamin at Bad Blood.[16][17]
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Jim Ross |
Jerry Lawler | |
Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewers
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Jonathan Coachman |
Todd Grisham | |
Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia |
Referee | Mike Chioda |
Chad Patton | |
Jack Doan | |
Earl Hebner |
Before the event went live on pay-per-view,
Preliminary matches
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After Heat, the pay-per-view began with a tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship, where La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) defended the titles against Chris Benoit and Edge. La Résistance gained the early advantage when Conway grabbed Edge and rammed him onto the security wall, back first. At one point, Benoit applied a crossface submission hold on Grenier. Kane's pyrotechnics went off and made his way to the ring, as he entered the ring and delivered a Big Boot to Benoit, prompting the referee to end the match in a disqualification, thus La Résistance retained the World Tag Team titles.[6][5]
The second match was
The next match was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, in which Randy Orton defended the championship against Shelton Benjamin. The match began with Benjamin performing a drop kick on Orton, which knocked him out to the outside of the ring. Benjamin proceeded to knock Orton over the security barricade into the crowd. Orton got the advantage, after Ric Flair made his way to the ring, distracting Benjamin in the process. The match came to an end when Benjamin went off the top rope and dove onto Orton, but Orton rolled through and hooked Benjamin's tights to pin Benjamin for the three count and retaining the Intercontinental Championship.[6][5]
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The match that followed was a Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Women's Championship, with Victoria defending the title against Trish Stratus, Lita, and Gail Kim. The start of the match saw Victoria and Lita double team Stratus, however, Stratus avoided the assault, as she rolled out of the ring. Lita and Victoria went on to double team Kim, however, Stratus pulled Lita out of the ring, afterward Victoria performed a moonsault and landed on Kim's torso. Lita then hit Kim with a DDT. Stratus then went on to use a roll up on Lita to gain a pinfall victory, becoming Women's champion for a fifth time.[6][21]
The fifth match was between
Main event matches
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The featured preliminary match was for the
The main event was the
Reception
The
The event was released on
Aftermath
Following Bad Blood, Raw commentator Jim Ross tried making amends between Shawn Michaels and Triple H by making them shake hands. As Michaels and Triple H extended their hands to shake, however, Kane came out and attacked Michaels, with Kane, in storyline, crushing Michaels' throat with a wedged chair.[29][30] Michaels was then taken out in an ambulance for medical attention.[29][30] Lita's pregnancy was scripted into a storyline. On the June 21 episode of Raw, it appeared that Lita's then-boyfriend, Matt Hardy was going to propose to Lita, having found out she was pregnant,[29][30] but he was interrupted by Kane, who claimed to be the father of Lita's child.[31][32] Two months later, it was revealed that Kane was, indeed, the father.[33][34] At SummerSlam, the rivalry between Kane and Hardy intensified, when they were booked in a "Till Death Do Us Part" match, with the stipulation that Lita would be obliged to marry Kane should Hardy lose.[33][34] Kane won the match,[35] leading to he and a reluctant Lita marrying one another on an episode of Raw.[36][37] On the August 30 episode of Raw, Kane revealed that Eric Bischoff's wedding gift to them was to name any match he wanted for at the September annual event, Unforgiven. Continuing with the scripted angle, Lita informed Kane that his opponent at the event was Shawn Michaels.[38][39] At Unforgiven, Michaels defeated Kane in a no disqualification match.[40]
On the June 21 episode of Raw, a number one contender's match between Eugene and Triple H was scheduled in which the winner would face Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship. The match, however, ended in a No Contest.[31][32] On the June 28 episode of Raw, a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship between Benoit and Kane took place. A stipulation was placed that Benoit had to win the match by submission, while Kane could win by pinfall, submission, disqualification or countout.[41][42] Benoit won the match, after he made Kane submit to a crossface.[41][42] At Vengeance, Benoit defeated Triple H to retain his Championship.[43]
A heated confrontation between Randy Orton and Edge was seen, with Edge
The 2004 Bad Blood would be the final Bad Blood event, as it was doubly replaced by One Night Stand and Vengeance the following year.[45][46] After 13 years, WWE announced that Bad Blood would be revived and held on July 9, 2017;[47] however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled Great Balls of Fire.[48]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times Hell in a Cell match 47:26 | | |||
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