Tabbo Tuesday 2004 Review

HHH vs. Shawn even after the "last match ever" at Badd Blood...how ~TABOO~!!!!!!!

• Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (10:55)
o Benjamin pinned Jericho after a T-Bone Suplex.
o Voting: Shelton Benjamin 37.48%, Batista 20.11%, Jonathan Coachman 7.01%, Christian 6.69%, Rhyno 5.77%, Maven 4.23%, William Regal 3.81%, The Hurricane 3.77%, Tyson Tomko 2.49%, Tajiri 2.36%, Steven Richards 2.24%, Val Venis 1.69%, Rosey 1.10%, Chuck Palumbo 0.68%, Rodney Mack 0.58%
o ***
These guys just made the match up as they went along. Pretty good considering that.

• Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly, Gail Kim, Jazz, Stacy Keibler, Nidia and Victoria in a Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal to retain the WWE Women's Championship (5:30)
o Stratus last eliminated Holly to win.
o Voting: School Girl 53.10%, French maid 30.03%, Nurse 16.87%
o No Rating

• Gene Snitsky defeated Kane (w/Lita) in a Weapon of Choice match (14:17)
o Snitsky pinned Kane after coming off of the second rope onto the steel chair that was wrapped around Kane's neck.
o Voting: Chain 40.84%, Steel Chair 29.93%, Lead Pipe 29.24 %
o *1/4
They were promoting this as a lead pipe match basically...and it got last.

• Eugene defeated Eric Bischoff in a "Choose The Loser's Fate" match (2:01)
o Eugene pinned Bischoff after a Leg drop.
o After the match Vince McMahon forced Bischoff to be shaved bald by Eugene and Jonathan Coachman to strip down to his underwear and wear a dress. Coach was forced to wear the dress for the remainder of the event.
o Voting: Hair vs. Hair match 58.73%, Loser Wears a Dress 20.77%, Loser is Winners Servant 20.50%
o DUD
Awful. Just awful.

• Chris Benoit and Edge defeated La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) to win the World Tag Team Championship (16:15)
o Benoit forced Conway to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
o Edge left from the arena during the match.
o The opponents of La Résistance were the two wrestlers not selected to face Triple H.
o **
Handicap matches = ~TABOO~!!!!!

• Christy Hemme defeated Carmella DeCesare in a Lingerie Pillow Fight (1:48)
o Hemme pinned DeCesare after hitting her with a feather pillow.
o Voting: Lingerie Pillow Fight 56.48%, Evening Gown Match 33.22%, Aerobics Challenge 10.30%
o No Rating

• Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (14:05)
o Triple H pinned Michaels after a Spear from Edge.
o Voting: Shawn Michaels 38.72%, Edge 33.42%, Chris Benoit 27.86%
o ***
Shawn was on one leg and still got a *** match out of HHH.

• Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair in a Steel cage match (10:35)
o Orton pinned Flair after an RKO.
o Voting: Steel cage match 68%, Falls Count Anywhere 20%, Submission Match 12%.
o ***1/2
Good for the time given and who was involved.

~ Show opened and ended strong. World title match was good. The rest was what it was.