Taboo Tuesday (2004)

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Taboo Tuesday
Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
DateOctober 19, 2004
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
VenueBradley Center
Attendance3,500
Buy rate174,000
Tagline(s)"You Control – The fate of Raw superstars, the World Heavyweight Championship, and the Course of History!"
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The 2004 Taboo Tuesday was the inaugural

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The event took place on October 19, 2004, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It marked the first time in which the fans were given the chance to vote on stipulations for the matches. The voting for the event started on October 18, 2004, and ended during the event. In 2006
, the event was moved to the traditional Sunday nights for PPVs and was renamed Cyber Sunday.

Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's

WWE pay-per-view event. Two bouts were featured on the undercard. In respective singles matches, World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels to retain his title and Gene Snitsky defeated Kane in a Weapon of Choice match
.

Taboo Tuesday grossed over $215,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 3,500 and received 174,000 pay-per-view buys. This event helped WWE increase its pay-per-view revenue by $6.2m compared to the previous year. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of seventh on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart.

Production

Background

In 2004,

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) scheduled a pay-per-view (PPV) event entitled Taboo Tuesday to be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] This would be the first regularly-scheduled pay-per-view by WWE on a Tuesday since 1991's This Tuesday in Texas, the first regularly-scheduled non-Sunday pay-per-view since the 1994 Survivor Series, and the first non-Sunday pay-per-view of any kind since In Your House 8: Beware of Dog 2 in 1996. Taboo Tuesday was also established as a PPV produced exclusively for wrestlers of the Raw brand. The title of the event not only referred to the day of its scheduling, but also because of its unique theme. Fans had the ability to vote on certain aspects of every match. Because of this, the event was billed as an "interactive pay-per-view."[2]

Storylines

Unlike most WWE events, where rules and participants for matches were determined by WWE's

storyline division in which WWE assigned its on-air talent to separate television brands.[3]

Randy Orton (left) and Ric Flair (right) met in a Steel cage match at Taboo Tuesday

The main event at Taboo Tuesday was a match between Randy Orton and Ric Flair where the online fan vote would determine whether the match was a steel cage match, a Falls Count Anywhere match, or a submission match. On the September 27 episode of Raw, Orton was given an opportunity to face Triple H at Taboo Tuesday for the World Heavyweight Championship if he was able to win a match against Batista, but he lost due to interference from Flair.[4][5] This led to Orton blaming his loss on Flair.[4][5] On the October 4 episode of Raw, Orton commented on everything Flair had accomplished in WWE and criticized him for calling Triple H "the greatest wrestler of all".[5] Flair responded to Orton's comments, asserting that despite Orton's claim of being a "Legend Killer", wrestlers whom he had defeated such as Shawn Michaels and Mick Foley were not truly legends and therefore did not make Orton a true "Legend Killer".[6] Flair also announced that he and Orton would meet in a match at Taboo Tuesday and the fans would have the opportunity to choose what type of match they would compete in.[6]

One of the featured matches on the under-card was contested for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Triple H would have to defend the title against the fans' choice of three possible opponents:

stable with Ric Flair and Batista, which Orton had previously been a part of.[8] On the October 4 episode of Raw, it was announced that because Orton had lost the opportunity to challenge Triple H, fans would be able to choose between three potential contenders for the World Heavyweight Championship at Taboo Tuesday. Chris Benoit and Edge were revealed as two of the candidates.[9] Shawn Michaels, however, competed in a qualifying match, which saw him defeat Christian, to become the third candidate.[6][9] On the October 18 episode of Raw, a Triple Threat match was scheduled between Benoit, Edge, and Michaels. Edge won the match after he pinned Benoit by using the ring ropes for leverage.[10] During the match, Michaels legitimately injured his left knee, tearing his meniscus.[11][12][13]

Kane, who faced off against Gene Snitsky at Taboo Tuesday

The other featured preliminary match was between

steel chair would be legal for use in the match.[6][9]

The main Divas feud entering the event was between

Raw Diva Search. On the September 20 episode of Raw, Christy was announced as the winner of the Diva Search and received a one-year contract with WWE and $250,000.[18] After the Diva Search, Carmella turned heel and began a feud with Christy, due to jealousy of Christy winning the Diva Search. On the October 18 episode of Raw, it was announced that Christy and Carmella would face each other at Taboo Tuesday with the fans choosing what type of match they would compete in. The choices were a Lingerie Pillow Fight, an Evening Gown Match, or an Aerobics Challenge. After the announcement was made, Carmella attacked Christy.[19]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English
commentators
 Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Backstage
Interviewers
 Jonathan Coachman
Todd Grisham
Ring announcer Lilian Garcia
Referees Mike Chioda
Jack Doan
Chris Kay
Earl Hebner
Chad Patton

Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Sgt. Slaughter defeated Muhammad Hassan, who was accompanied by Daivari, by disqualification in a dark match.[20]

Preliminary matches

Chris Jericho as WWE Intercontinental Champion

The first televised match was for the

enzuigiri. Later in the match, Jericho attempted a bulldog and Lionsault but Benjamin countered. The match ended when Benjamin performed a T-Bone Suplex on Jericho to win the title.[20][3]

The voting results for Triple H's opponent for the World Heavyweight Championship were then revealed, with Shawn Michaels winning.[3] The next match was a Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal match for the WWE Women's Championship between Molly Holly, Stacy Keibler, Victoria, Gail Kim, Jazz, Nidia, and Trish Stratus. The first to be eliminated was Nidia, which was followed with the elimination of Jazz. Kim attempted a hurricanrana on Victoria but Victoria countered the move as she eliminated Kim. Victoria was eliminated afterwards by Stratus and Molly. Stratus and Molly continued working together, as they got the upper hand over Keibler. Molly eliminated Keibler and Stratus eliminated Molly to retain the title.[20][3]

Gene Snitsky faced Kane in a Weapons of Choice match

The third match was between Gene Snitsky and Kane (with Lita). The match was a Weapons of Choice match, for which a steel chain gained 41% of the vote.[20] The match began with Kane using a chain on Snitsky. Snitsky grabbed the chain and choked Kane with it. The match ended when Snitsky came off the second rope and jumped onto a steel chair that was wrapped around Kane's neck and pinned him to win the match.[20][3]

The next match was between General Manager Eric Bischoff and Eugene in a "Choose the Loser's Fate". Eugene performed a leg drop on Bischoff for the win. After the match ended, the audience voted that Bischoff get his head shaved.[20] Jonathan Coachman, however, announced that the audience instead voted "Loser is Winners Servant", in which he and Bischoff would be Eugene's servants for five minutes. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon came out and reversed the stipulation and announced that Bischoff would get his head shaved. McMahon warned that if Bischoff did not go through it, he would be fired.[20] Eugene shaved Bischoff's hair and Coachman was forced to wear a dress for messing up the outcome of the match.[20][3]

The fifth match was for the World Tag Team Championships between La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) against Edge and Chris Benoit, the two individuals who were not chosen to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship.[22] There was back and forth action between the two teams, as all the superstars were able to participate in the match. Edge abandoned Benoit during the match, which forced Benoit to wrestle La Résistance by himself.[20] Benoit fought them off and he was able to get the upper hand over Grenier. The match concluded with Benoit forcing Conway to submit to the Crippler Crossface to win the title for his team.[20][3]

The next match was between Christy Hemme and Carmella DeCesare. The match was a Lingerie Pillow Fight, which gained 57% of the fans' vote. During this match, Hemme and DeCesare began hitting each other with pillows while wearing lingerie. The match ended when Hemme pinned DeCesare to win the match.[20][3]

Main event matches

Shawn Michaels, who was voted to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship

The seventh match was the

Sweet Chin Music on Triple H, Edge interfered in the match and executed a spear on Michaels. Triple H pinned Michaels to retain the title.[20][3]

In the main event, Randy Orton faced Ric Flair in a steel cage match, which gained 68% of the vote. During the match, both Orton and Flair managed to get the upper hand. A spot in the match saw Flair hit a low blow on Orton and sent him into the cage, causing Orton to bleed. Orton regained the momentum by sending Flair into the cage, resulting in Flair bleeding. The match concluded with Orton performing an RKO for the win. After the match, the two shook hands.[20][3]

Reception

The

Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling section rated the event 5 out of 10 stars.[3] The rating was lower than the Taboo Tuesday event in 2005, which was rated 7 out of 10 stars.[26] The Steel cage match was rated a ten of ten stars.[3] The Lingerie Pillow Fight match was rated zero out of 10 stars.[3]

The event was released on

Sony Music Entertainment
.

Aftermath

Following Taboo Tuesday, Evolution (Triple H, Ric Flair and Batista) were put in charge of Raw, after Eric Bischoff took the night off, following his match the night before. Triple H granted Flair the match of his choice; Flair wanted a rematch against Randy Orton,

Maven and Chris Benoit) facing off against Team Triple H (Triple H, Batista, Edge and Gene Snitsky) at Survivor Series. The winning team would be granted absolute control of running the show for a month,[30][31] and the winning members would all get a week to be in charge of the program.[32][33] At the November event, Team Orton defeated Team Triple H and the team were given the opportunity to be in charge of Raw for a week.[34]

On the October 25 episode of Raw, a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship was scheduled between Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho. The match saw Benjamin defeat Jericho and retain the title.[29] After the match, Benjamin was attacked by Christian, which led Christian to hit him with the Unprettier.[29] The following week, Bischoff scheduled an Intercontinental championship match between Benjamin and Christian at Survivor Series.[30][31] At Survivor Series, Benjamin retained the Intercontinental championship.[35]

In November 2004, Lita returned to the women's division. She began a feud with Trish Stratus after Stratus called Lita "chubby" because of her pregnancy weight gain.[29] Lita challenged Stratus to a WWE Women's Championship match at Survivor Series,[32][33] however, due to the months of humiliation and being verbally berated by Stratus, Lita was more concerned with doing as much damage as possible, leading to her disqualification.[36][37]

A second Taboo Tuesday was held the following year, thus establishing the interactive PPV as an annual event for the promotion.[38] In 2006, the event was moved to the traditional Sunday nights for PPVs and was in turn renamed as Cyber Sunday.[39] The final event was produced in 2008, as the interactive PPV was replaced by Bragging Rights in 2009.[40][41]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1D
dark match

Battle royal eliminations

Elimination Wrestler Eliminated by Time
1 Nidia Jazz 00:37
2 Jazz Victoria 00:59
3 Gail Kim Victoria 01:23
4 Victoria Trish Stratus and Molly Holly 03:36
5 Stacy Keibler Molly Holly 05:27
6 Molly Holly Trish Stratus 05:35
Winner: Trish Stratus

Voting results

Poll Results
Opponent for Chris Jericho[42]
Outfit for the Fulfill Your Fantasy Diva Battle Royal[42]
  • School girl (53.10%)
  • French maid (30.03%)
  • Nurse outfit (16.87%)
Weapon for the Weapon of Choice match[42]
  • Chain (40.84%)
  • Steel chair (29.93%)
  • Lead pipe (29.24%)
Stipulations for Eugene versus Eric Bischoff[42]
  • Loser has to have their head shaved (58.73%)
  • Loser has to wear a dress (20.77%)
  • Loser has to be the winner's servant (20.50%)
Stipulations for Christy Hemme versus Carmella[42]
  • Lingerie Pillow Fight (56.48%)
  • Evening Gown match (33.22%)
  • Aerobics Challenge (10.30%)
Opponent for Triple H[42]
  • Shawn Michaels (38.72%)
  • Edge (33.42%)
  • Chris Benoit (27.86%)
Stipulations for Randy Orton versus Ric Flair[42]
  • Steel cage match (68%)
  • Falls Count Anywhere (20%)
  • Submission match (12%)

Notes

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References

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