![]() ![]() Cena slides out, then tosses Dupree back in. Cena and Booker exchange blows, toss in and Cena gets a back elbow for two. RVD slides out, then tosses Booker back in. Cena goes for a suplex, RVD turns it into a rollup, then Cena gets one of his own. RVD’s the only one in the ring now.Ĭena goes over to Dupree, RVD charges in and hits a somersault tope over the top to the floor. Whip in, RVD bounces out, then slingshots Dupree over the top rope to the floor. Tosses Dupree in, hits a sidekick, rolling thunder and that gets two. Split legged moonsault is messed up the first time, but the second time hits good for two. Dupree gets a chinlock, RVD fights back with a kick. Booker is just sitting on the outside of the ring, watching all the action. He charges in at him, then Dupree tosses him out. Into the ropes, Cena catches him in an atomic drop. Dupree punches Cena down, drops an elbow and that gets two. Dupree rakes the eyes, hits a knee to the gut and a dropkick to the back of the head. In the ring, Dupree suplexes Cena at one. Booker drives RVD back first into the side of the ring, then whips him head first into the steel steps. RVD tosses Booker over the top to the floor, then puts him face first into the guard rail. All four guys start in the ring and after a fall you have to go to the back. ( Pre-match notes: Cena and RVD were faces while Dupree and Booker were heels.) United States Title Elimination Match: John Cena vs. The crowd loved him since he was a star on the rise.) (Cena’s raps were awesome during this period. ![]() Put the flag down! HELLAS! HELLAS! I’m Greek-Canadian, so I can do that. Ha, the French! The Greeks beat the French in Euro 2004. ![]() Rene Dupree comes out with Fifi and the French flag. Also of note is that the ropes are red, white and blue as opposed to all red, all blue or all black. He mentions the Navy is in the house to a big pop while also ripping on Dupree. Cena finishes it off by saying Rene Dupree is more of a bitch than Fifi. He mentions GI Bro when talking about Booker T, calling him a sucker like a knee high ho. Says the only thing RVD is rolling is blunts. He does a rap, hints that Angle and Luther enjoy foreplay. John Cena comes out first sporting the Virginia Tech Michael Vick jersey. The Spanish announcers are at ringside as well. The announce team of Michael Cole and Tazz were at ringside ready to call the action. Torrie Wilson, in her USA gear, is in the ring and she welcomes us to the show in the American colors. There was also lots of US patriotism throughout. It started out with Eddie/JBL, then the US title and then The Undertaker’s situation. We start off with the usual video package highlighting the main matches on the show. This is another show from 2004 that I reviewed live 13 years ago, so I’ll add to it with additional comments in orange font as well. However, by mid-2004 it was a much different story. It was definitely a transition period for WWE’s blue brand. Some of them worked while others failed miserably. They were trying to mix in some new characters along with the established veterans. It was a tough period for Smackdown because Brock Lesnar just left the company a few months earlier, Kurt Angle was out of action for a couple more months due various injuries, they didn’t really have enough top heels (as evidenced by the main event of this show) and the midcard was thin as well. Sounds good to me.Įddie Guerrero was WWE Champion at the time. It’s not just a wrestling show – it’s a bash. ![]() I thought it was a great idea because of the tradition surrounding the event. This was the first time WWE used it for one of their PPVs. The “Great American Bash” name originated from the NWA/WCW promotion going way back to 1985 and it ended in 2000 when WCW died. ![]()
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