Great American Bash 2004 Review

Great American Bash (my head in)

• John Cena defeated René Duprée, Booker T and Rob Van Dam in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match to retain the WWE United States Championship (15:52)
o Cena pinned RVD with a roll-up after RVD hit both Duprée and Booker Five Star Frog Splashes (8:19)
o Booker pinned Duprée after Cena hit the F-U (11:17)
o Cena pinned Booker after a F-U (15:52)
o ***
It's all downhill from here.

• Luther Reigns (w/Kurt Angle) defeated Charlie Haas (w/Miss Jackie) (7:11)
o Reigns pinned Haas after a Reign of Terror.
o ½*
Just thrown on here.

• Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (19:40)
o Mysterio pinned Chavo after countering the Gory Bomb into a roll-up.
o ***
OK stuff.

• Kenzo Suzuki defeated Billy Gunn (8:06)
o Suzuki pinned Gunn after an Inverted headlock backbreaker.
o -*
Offensive to the viewer.

• Sable defeated Torrie Wilson (6:06)
o Sable pinned Wilson with a Schoolgirl after faking a head injury.
o Torrie's shoulder were not down on the mat but the referee counted anyways.
o -****
ONE OF THE WORST MATCHES I'VE EVER SEEN.

• Mordecai defeated Hardcore Holly (6:31)
o Mordecai pinned Holly after a Crucifixion.
o -1/2*
only -1/2*! YAY!

• John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated Eddie Guerrero in a Texas Bullrope match to win the WWE Championship (21:06)
o JBL won after touching all four turnbuckles. The ending of the match was identical to the Russian Chain match with Sting and Nikita Koloff at the Great American Bash in 1991.
o ***1/2
Supringly good. But still...Bradshaw?

• The Undertaker defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (w/Paul Heyman) in a Concrete Crypt handicap match (14:42)
o Undertaker pinned D-Von after a Tombstone Piledriver.
o After the match, The Undertaker pulled a lever which filled the glass crypt Paul Bearer was in with cement.
o -*
Worst main event ever. A handicap match?

~ On the positive side, the first match and the title match were fun. On the negative side, I have 4 negative star ratings and Bradshaw is Champion. This includes the worst match I have ever seen. WORST PPV EVER.