WWE The Great American Bash 2004 (2004)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Don't listen to the negative reviews

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

For my first review on the site I figured I should cover the worst PPV I've ever seen. I've seen countless PPVs over the years, and this is only the second one that I will not even consider seeing again (the other one being Backlash 2003). You know you have a bad card when three matches are made three days before the show, and one is made the night of. Granted the Smackdown roster was pretty lacking given the departure of Lesnar, and Benoit's move to RAW, but that doesn't excuse these being on a PPV. The 1st match is a slow starter, 2nd match is a squash, 3rd match is the best of the night, 4th match is F'N terrible, 5th match is a terrible women's match, 6th match is a squash, the WWE title match is slow, and has the added feature of an annoying cowbell ringing for 21 minutes, and the main event is a 2 on 1 handicap match that has zero suspense because the only way the Dudleyz could beat the Undertaker is if they shot him in the head. The only reason this isn't a 1 out of 10 is because the Mysterio/Chavo match is really good, but it's on a Rey Mysterio "Best of" DVD, so you don't need to see the PPV to see it. And, I watched it on the WWE network so I didn't have to pay full price for it.

RANDY SACKS if he wanna prove he is good then he could have gone on a match with John Cena from the beginning guess what you sack Randy and that is the reality. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo Randy sacks ha ha ha ha. Randy accept that you are a weak link and you actually know that Cena is good than you are. Gosh I've never seen a person who sacks like you; you are worse than everyone I've ever know and you know what you are afraid of challenges POOR THING. Actually you deserve to be a loser because you already are ha ha. Just pray to your cowboy so that he can pray that you can win because you terribly sack. Since you have started wrestle you have proved that you are a disorganized loser and a FREAK.

Great American Bash 2004 what a load of TRASH!!!! without a doubt the worse pay per view i have seen since i watched wwe way back in 1992, worse thing i paid 15 quid for it off box office. half the matches were velocity type matches as they had no rivalry or background to them whatsoever1. John cena(US CHAMP) Vs RVD Vs Booker T Vs Rene Dupree US CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH7/10 Good match ..cena was entertaining rvd was high flying..booker and Rene were OK ....but heres the thing ..smackdown use 3 of there biggest stars on the first match of the night...which signals the pp-vs downfall ...although its a good starter it wasn't clever to make this match with the superstars in it the first match of the night.2.Charlie Haas Vs Luther Reigns.4/10 Why are these two having a match a a pay per view ..especially Luther reigns without a doubt an absolute useless nothing wrestler.3. Rey mysterio Vs Chavo Guerrero7/10 rare bright spark on a poor night ..impressive cruiserweight action.4. Kenzo Suzuki Vs Billy Gunn ( NO BUILD UP )4/10 Once again why is this a match at a pay per view...kenzo Suzuki is almost as talentless as Luther reigns ...billy gunn is finished ..the match was crap.5. Sable Vs Torrie Wilson 9/10 looks 2/10 everything else.. i wont slate these 2 because there not wrestlers ..but it was awful.6. Hardcore Holly Vs Mordecai ( NO BUILD UP )2/10 to sum up how poor Mordecai was....this was his one and only pay per view match in his time with wwe. hardcore holly lowered even more by the way ..because he loses.!!7. Eddie Guerrero (WWE CHAMP) Vs JBL Bull rope match for wwe title7/10 some nice hard spots but nothing special...ending is tried to be made controversial but it is so obvious what has happened and what will happen. good blood spills8. Undertaker Vs Dudleys...concrete crypt match if undertaker doesn't do what heyman wants bearer goes down.5/10 average match AWFUL MAIN EVENT ...i will now start my process onto why this summed up the ppv POOR ....Dudley's in main event ???? why?? god knows ...the most ridiculous storyline..... a handicap match with no titles on the line for a main event ..wat is going on...the role Dudley's play in the rivalry so doesn't suit them..they should have got gangrel and viscera to do it...all in all it summed up the pay per view ....AWFUL DIOBOLICAL PETTY SILLY LACK OF BUILD UP ...PLAIN RUBBISH

Did they use the name Great American Bash just to embarrass the former WCW because they knew from the beginning how bad this show was going to be? Match 1: Cena vs. Booker vs. RVD vs. Dupree. Fatal Four Way Elimination.Why do they book a US Title match with four of the best wrestlers on the roster in an opening match? And can anyone tell me why RVD and Booker T is put into this division? Booker is a five-time WCW Champion and RVD is five-time Intercontinental Champion so why would anyone care? RVD and Dupree are eliminated early and Cena then beats Booker cleanly to retain the title and make sure the burial of Booker continues. A good match for most part. Cena turns up the crowd as usual. Match Rating: 3/5Backstage Angle tells Charlie Haas that he is disappointed in him and that he will have to face Luther Reigns immediately.Match 2: Luther Reigns vs. Charlie Haas The crowd quickly dies for this. 'Boring' chants in the second match isn't a good sign. Haas carries this match. Highlight: Reigns finisher Roll of the Dice.Match Rating: 2/5Match 3: Chavo vs. Rey Mysterio.After giving the belt to a woman and an old man I guess there's nothing left to do but to give it to the default cruiserweight; Rey Mysterio. Rey and Chavo are excellent wrestlers and work well together but the match could be even better; Chavo spends too much time working on Rey's ankle and Rey sells the injury so much he can hardly move. What the f*** is up with that booking? Nice reversals and a great finish. Rey keeps the title.Match Rating: 3/5Backstage Torrie, Noble, Kidman and Funaki argue about which one of them should be cruiserweight champ, or something... Terrible segment.Match 4: Billy Gunn vs. Kenzo Suzuki.Billy Gunn comes to the ring and maybe three people care. As for Kenzo Suzuki, he is one of the the worst wrestlers I have ever been seen. He is weak, has zero in-ring skills, zero charisma and a worthless gimmick – there is a reason why gimmicks like these have failed in the past; nobody cares, plain and simple. What is even worse; it seems like they are actually going to push the guy. Hell, why not sign David Arquette as well? Match goes to a No Contest when everyone in the entire arena loses interest in what is going on.Match Rating: 0/5We see Paul Bearer and Heyman backstage.Match 5: Torrie vs. Sable.Awful match! I honestly can't find the words to describe how sad this is. Torrie wrestling always equals extreme sloppiness. Torrie pins Sable despite Sable's right shoulder are nowhere near the mat. That was five minutes of my life I will never get back.Match Rating: 0/5Backstage Dawn Marie interviews Dupree but FBI interrupts. What the hell is FBI doing here? Another bad segment.Match 6: Hardcore Holly vs. Mordecai.If they want to get Suzuki and Mordecai over (IF being the key word here) they shouldn't put them against Holly and Gunn. Mordecai beats Holly with the Crusifix Bomb and I did SO not need to see this match.Match Rating: 1/5Match 7: Bradshaw vs. Eddie Guerrero. Texas Bull Rope WWE Championship.Someone in the crew is sleeping on his job. The lights are off when they should be on and one light is consistently blinking. Anyway this is an unusual stipulation and a good exciting match. JBL hits a nice DDT and Eddie takes some hard bumps. Eddie seems to be the winner when he hits the final turnbuckle, but Angle comes out and reverses the decision. Replay shows that Bradshaw is the first to touch the last corner. I read in a review that the part where Angle used the instant replay sucked because it was cheap and it made the referee look incompetent. I agree 100%. As for JBL winning the title, I guess the bookers think that three face champions are too much. And Eddie is so over right now he doesn't need the title.Match Rating: 3/5Match 8: Undertaker vs. The Dudleys. Concrete Crypt Handicap.Is THIS the main event??? Heyman interrupts the match several times and bugs the living hell out of me with his ugly voice. Nothing worth mentioning here, which means it is a usual DUDley match. Undertaker does all the moves he gets pops for and nothing more and gets a clean win as usual. WWE shows how much the tag titles mean by booking the champions to lose a handicap match. I wasn't enjoyed by this match at all and I won't comment the post-match stuff because I really don't give a sh*t, but I can assure you that Paul Bearer won't be back in WWE.Match Rating: 1/5The Good: Rey/Chavo, but most of all the fact I watched it for free.The Bad: This was the worst piece of horse-crap I've ever seen trying to pass itself off as a wrestling p.p.v. How can anyone book such half-assed sh*t? First we get some absolutely horrible backstage segments and awful promos for feuds that nobody cares for. Then we're treated to legends like Hardcore Holly, Billy Gunn and promising young talent like Kenzo Suzuki and Mordecai (who has already been sent back to OVW!). The booking of the card was stupid and so was the finish to the WWE Title match. Dreadful main event. Close to a 0/5 rating.Great American Bash Rating: 1/5