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WWE Vengeance 2004

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Garrison cade and the Coach vs Ryhno and Tajri
match rating: 6/10

Batista vs Chris Jherico
match rating: 7/10

Tag Team championship La Resistance(champs) vs Eugune and Ric Flair
match rating: 3/10

No DQ match Matt Hardy vs Kane
match rating: 7/10

I.C. championship Randy Orton(champ) vs Edge
match rating: 10/10

1# contender match for womans title Victoris vs Molly Holly
match rating: 4/10

World Hevey Weghit championship Chris Benoit(champ) vs HHH
match rating: 10/10

I bought this DVD when in came out on sale for $20. It wasn't worth that.

Cade & Coach v. Tajiri & Rhyno
Jonathan Coachman called out Tajiri, demanding a Vengeance tag team match. But he didn't expect the Japanese Buzzsaw to align himself with the Manbeast Rhyno. The brut force of Rhyno and the martial arts of Tajiri made for a uniquely effective tandem against Coach & Garrison Cade. And it's hard to decide who got the worst of the Tajiri-Rhyno assault, in the end. Cade found himself covered in green mist and leveled by a Gore. But it was Coachman who recieved a jaw-snapping kick that rendered him unconscious for the three-count.

Victoria v. Molly
With a wicked superkick, Victoria dropped Molly Holly and became the No. 1 contender for Trish Stratus' Women's Championship. The back-and-forth match took its toll on Victoria, who at one point attempted the Widow's Peak but had her arm give out mid-move. In the end, it had been a diffucult pay-per-view loss for Molly, who desperatly wanted Vengeance in Hartford after losing her hair to Victoria at Wrestlemania XX.

Kane v. Matt Hardy
All Matt Hardy's rage, frustration and pent-up emotion overwhelmed the monster Kane at Vengeance. Hardy once again showed symptoms of snapping in the mere presence of Kane, bashing the big man with TV monitors, chairs and ring steps in the "No Disqualification" grudge match. With Kane hopelessly tangled in the ring ropes, Hardy even used the ring bell to smash the other man who may have impregnated Lita. After a brutal beating, Kane kicked out of the Twist of Fate then finally gained the upper hand with a chokeslam. With the match stipulation in mind, Kane gladly grabbed the steel ring steps for use as a weapon. Seeing events unfold, Lita put everything at risk by stepping between he monster and his prey. A tormented Kane couldn't bring himself to smash Lita under the circumstances, choosing instead to move her out of harm's way. But Hardy capitalized, using the combination of a steel chair and the ring steps to crush Kane and bring him down for the three-count. Watching her boyfriend prevail, Lita showed a rare smile during the most diffucult of times.

Tag Team Championship
Besides contributing to Triple H's humble defeat, Eugene's uncontrollable ferocity also cost Evolution the World Tag Titles Championship. Eugene seemed to be having the time of his life emulating his tag partner, the legendary "Nature Boy". He called out in signature Ric Flair fashion. He delivered knife-edge chops to the members of La Reistance. He did the strut, dropped the knee and even fell like the 16-time World Heavyweight Champion. Then, the man himself took over, showing the Tag Team Champions from Quebec what true champion looks like. But it all vanished before Evolution's eyes when Eugene snapped. After taking a cheap shot outside the ring, Eugene went berserk. He took out everyone in his path- including the referee, who called for the bell. With the disqualification, Evolution lost a golden chance at capturing the titles.

Chris Jericho v. Batista
The mighty Batista delivered Evolution's lone bright moment at Vengeance, but even that result didn't come with without controversy. In a fateful sequence of events, Batista blocked a Lionsault, hit a punishing Spinebuster and blasted Jericho with the Batista Bomb. Everyone in Hartford, Conn., assumed the match was over - including the referee, who counted three despite Y2J's leg clearly being on the bottom rope. It seemed to be an honest mistake as comeback. Even Batista knew the questionable nature of what occured, swatting Jericho's leg off the rope before its presence could be detected by the official.

Intercontinental Championship
When Randy Orton bounced gruesomly off an exposed turnbuckle, into Edge's waiting spear and was covered for three, it served as a powerful reminder of just how hard it is to hold onto the Intercontinental Championship in this age of WWE parity. Edge said that one-by-one, Evolution would fall. At Vengeance, he picked off a rising star and with it the Intercontinental Championship. Edge's success has to be attributed to his ability and negate Orton's finishing RKO. Once, Edge fought out of the move. Then, he converted it into a backslide that earned a two-count. Orton was left working Edge's neck, something he did successfully all match long. But it was the Legend Killer's choice to remove a turnbuckle's padding - perhaps looking for a shortcut to victory - that ultimately proved to be his undoing. Edge stole away with his new title, leaving Orton to lament his loss in the ring before an unsympathetic crowd in Hartford, Conn. The charged fans gave Orton a "Goodbye" serenade as he left in a manner that foreshadowed Evolution's woes in the World Heavyweight Championship match.

World Heavyweight Championship
Evolution sufferd a significant setback at Vengeance - and it has Eugene to blame. An inadvertent whack with a chair leveled Triple H, who was dazed enough for Chris Benoit to roll him up and retain the World Heavyweight Championship. The Game thought he had the perfect strategy to return to glory, working over Benoit's chest with a range of creative and crippling maneuvers. And he seemingly had the ace in the hole: influence over Eugene and his deceptive strength. Triple H picked his spot, calling for the honorary Evolution member when on the wrong end of a Crippler Crossface and the referee KO'd. But Eugene's loyalties proved to be so divided that it left him paralyzed-- and a detriment to both competitors. First, The Rabid Wolverine dropped Eugene to preserve his title. Later, Triple H pushed Eugene off the ring apron when he got in the way. The Game's plan first crumbled, then backfired. With it went his chance to regain the World Heavyweight Championship.

This was a very solid pay per view with really no squash matches and no really bad matches.
1. Rhyno and Tajiri vs Cade and Coach. Predictable match but was a solid opener. It was also really nice to see that WWE is finally using Rhyno and Tajiri. 6/10
2. Batista vs Chris Jericho. Many people say that this match was bad but I think it wasn't all that bad. Although i do agree it could have been a lot better. If Jericho could have had a better partner than Batista this could have been one of the better matches o the night. 5.5/10
3. Tag Team Chmpionship. Flair and Eugene vs La Resistance(c). Was a pretty solid match with a comedic performance by both Flair and Eugene. The match was also better because of the fact the Flair and Eugene didn't win the belts. Solid match. 6.5/10
4. Kane vs Matt Hardy. Very good match dispite the awful premise that the match was made on. Also with Matt's knee injury the segment after the match was well done. 7.5/10
5. Intercontental Championship. Randy Orton(c) vs Edge. Match of the night and one of the better matches of the year. Besides the boring chants this match was awesome. Great technical wrestling then the fast paced ending was all great. 10/10
6. #1 Contender for the Women's Championship. Victoria vs molly Holly. Horrible match. But is worth sitting through to see the kick Victoria gives Molly at the end. 4/10
7. World Heavyweight Championship. HHH vs Benoit(c). This match was a mix of great wrestling and stupid storyline involvments. the match was a great one until the involvement of Eugene. The ending was just terrible. It seemed so sketchy and to make it worse the second straight ending of a Heavyweight Championship match with a rollup. Nonetheless the wrestling gives this match a good grade. 9/10.
Overall the best one brand only pay per view of the year. 48.5/70

Here is the Card

1. Rhyno and Tajiri vs Jonathan Coachman and Garrison Cade

2. Chris Jericho vs Batista

3. World Tag Team Championship
La Resistance vs Ric Flair and Eugene

4. No-disqualifacation match
Matt Hardy vs Kane

5. Intercontinental Championship
Randy Orton vs Edge

6. Number one Contender's match
Victoria vs Molly Holly

7. World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Benoit vs Triple H

Hello and welcome to my review on Vengeance 2004. I use a grading system and each match receives a grade. Then to determine how the show ranks the total of the matches scores are divided by the number of matches giving the grade and a comment about whether you should buy it or not. The grading system is as follows.


Grading E- = 0 - 8.33%-Waste of time and money.
E = 8.33 - 16.66%-Waste of time and money.
E+ = 16.66 - 24.99%-Waste of time and money.
D- = 24.99 - 33.32%-Very poor event maybe read about it.
D = 33.32 - 41.65%-Poor event with a little something standing out.
D+ = 41.65 - 50%-Not a very good event but it just below passing.
C- = 50 - 55.55%-Just below average worth a watch.
C = 55.55 - 61%-An average event worth a renting.
C+ = 61 - 66.65%-Above average worth a purchase if you can find it for cheap.
B- = 66.65 - 72.20%-Good event with a lot of good stuff. Purchase if you're a collector or interested.
B = 72.20 - 77.75%-Good quality event which is worth purchase and should be collected.
B+ = 77.75 - 83.30%-Very high quality event with awesome matches. Must have for anyone.
A- = 83.30 - 88.85%-Excellent event, must have for anyone. Lock this one away.
A = 88.85 - 94.40%-Extremely spectacular event with lots of great stuff. Lock this away.
A+ = 94.40 - 100%-DVD of the century, must buy and keep in a very safe place.




Match One-Garrison Cade & Jonathan"Coach"Coachman Vs Tajiri & Rhyno-This was a good solid opening tag match with Rhyno being Tajiri's mystery partner. The action was good and well balanced with both teams dominating a little bit at a time. I believe all of these men have lots of talent and should be moved up gradually towards better things. My rating 6.28/10.

Match Two-Batista Vs Chris Jericho-Strength of Batista Vs the quickness of Y2J. This match was a very solid match with it doing what it needed too. The crowd was fairly hot for this match and thats a really good sign. The ending was good as it did what it needed too. Hopefully these two have a major feud down the track with some more matches. My rating 7.87/10.

Match Three-World Tag Team Championships-La Resistance(C)Vs "Nature Boy" Ric Flair & Eugene-Eugene recieved a surprise Ric Flair robe from Evolution and he throughout most of the match did Flairs moves like the Figure 4, the Woooooooooooooo!, the strut and much more. The match itself was very good as La Resistance are coming together a lot since their debut and they seem to do a lot better. Everyone put in a great performance and the ending wasn't great but it had to be done. My rating 8.23/10.

Match Four-No DQ Match-Matt Hardy Vs Kane-This was a good no DQ match with quite a few weapons used with lots of good spots and a nice solid ending. This feud is one of the few long lasting feuds these days so its good. Keep this good feud going as its really interesting and entertaining. My rating 8.01/10.

Match Five-Intercontinental Championship-Randy Orton(C)Vs Edge-This was a really really long match with Edge having all the crowds support behind him and both of these men deserved the time they got for this match and it was only just shorter then the main event which was awesome. I hope this feud continues because its worth it and maybe they could have a cage match or something suitable between these two men. My rating 8.96/10.

Match Six-Number One Contender For The Womens Title-Victoria Vs Molly Holly-This was a good solid womens match. These two bring out the best in each other and hopefully sometime down the track they can battle over the title once again. Keep up the good work. My rating 6.10/10.

Match Seven-Main Event-World Heavyweight Championship-Chris Benoit(C)Vs HHH-This was an awesome match with lots of great action for nearly half an hour which was great! It was non stiop and it was off the hook. Eugene made his way to the ring in this match and it played a vital part in the ending of this match. Finisher attempts,counters,suplexes,flying knees, you name it this match has it. Though there was no blood this match was still excellent and one of the best i've seen in a while. It told a great story as well. Hopefully there's some interesting down the line for both men in the near future! My rating 9.72/10.




Overall this show did very well with a great score in the main event,Intercontinental title match and the tag match was good also. The score for this show is 55.17/70 which is 78.81% which is a B+. This show thouroghly deserved its score as it was really good and it had some really interesting emotional matches. I reccomend this to all.

Vengeace 2004 was a good ppv instead for the fact that the audience wasn't as into some of the matches as I thought they would. The extras are good, they even have some scenes from raw the next day after Vengeace where Eugene gets beat up. This is still a solid four star ppv and you should definately check it out.

Rhyno and Tajiri vs. Coach and Garrison Cade: A good match for the comedy. Coach and Cade continue to think they are still the shiz-nit, as my friend likes to put it. Both of them get the crap kicked out of them. The kicks Tajiri gives in this match are unbelievably loud. Cade gets the mist in his face and a gore and Coach gets kicked upside the head. A pretty surprisingly decent opener. 7.5/10

Batista vs. Chris Jericho: This was a good match, Jericho should be wreslting for a title but unfortunately is stuck with Batista because he needed an opponent. The ending sucked because Jericho was robbed. 7/10

Eugene and Ric Flair vs. La Resistance: This was a funny match. Eugene has lots of talent and he copied everything Flair did. The crowd's reaction was great in this match, especially when Eugene poked one of the French Guys in the eye. The ending was kinda cheesy, but I didn't really want to see Flair and Eugene as champions. 8/10

Kane vs. Matt Hardy: I was expecting a lot more out of this match, but unfortunately not enough weapons were used in this one. The crowd wanted tables and I was right with them. A chair, steel steps, and a tv monitor were used. It started out fast paced, but then it was just Kane beating on Matt all the time. Lita came down to the ring and kinda ruined it in my opinion, but Matt comes in and hits the steps in his face with a chair. A good match, but way too short and not enough weapons. 7.5/10

Victoria vs. Molly Holly: DUD, this was a rematch from wrestlmania and nowhere near as good as that one. The kick Victoria gives to Molly at the end was loud. Just a card filler, in this one. 6/10

Randy Orton vs. Edge: This was the best match of the night, even though the crowd was chanting boring at some points. The crowd was really behind Edge in this one. Look for a kid in the front row that has a sign that says Edge killer. Its really funny to see his expression when Randy loses. A great suspensful match, and Randy even cries after the match. 9/10

Triple H vs. Chris Benoit: Second best match of the night. I had been waiting to see them one on one since Wrestlmania. Both of them hit each other with suplexes, throwing them into the ring corners, or applying submission holds. The way Eugene helped Benoit to win when he didn't want to was funny, and Benoit continued his streak to five months at Summerslam. Hopefully he will be champion again. The match was good and the crowd was in Benoit's corner the whole time. A good title match. 8.5/10

This was a good Raw ppv, not as good as Backlash or Bad Blood, but still way better than any of the Smackdown ppvs. At least rent it, you all can thank me later.

Vengeance was a great Raw PPV for the summer and for WWE, they really bringing the ratings back up well here are the matches,

1) Tajiri/Rhyno vs Coach/Garrison Cade
suprised an averaged opener 3/5

2)Batista vs Y2J
again an averged match but a lil better 3.4/5

3) Eugene/Ric Flair vs La Ressistance Tag Titles
entertaining and great match 3.7/5

4) Victoria vs Molly No 1 contender for womens title
typical womens match, but pretty good 3.7/5

5) Matt Hardy vs Kane No DQ
I enjoyed this match and I enjoyed Matt kicking Kane's ass great performance by Matt Hardy 4.2/5

6) Edge vs Randy Oarton I.C Title
omg what a tremendous match up, mayb the greatest single I.c Title matches 5/5

7) HHH vs Benoit World Title
finally this match happened and it was such a great title match and a great main event 5/5

1. Coach and Cade vs. Rhyno and Tajiri- 7/10- winner- RHyno and Tajiri
(this match was a great opener, the ending was awesome)
2. Y2J vs. Batista- 6/10- winner- Batista
( this match was at first slow paced, picked up towards the end, very controvesial ending.)
3. La resitance vs. Ric FLair and Eugene- 6/10- winner- La resistance
( pretty funny match with Eugence mockin Flair, La resistance wins by DQ when Eugene goes nuts and beats everyone up)
4. Matt Hardy vs. Kane- 10/10- winer- Matt HArdy
( This was a crazy no DQ match Kane dominated most of the match but matt put in a bunch of nice moves, this match was fast paced and lots of action, the ending was great.)
5. Randy Orton vs. Edge- 8/10- winner- Edge
( the match started off pretty slow but towards the end it got great with a awesome ending that backfired on Orton)
6. Molly HOlly vs. Victoria- 4/10- winner- Victoria
( why was this match even signed, it was pretty slow paced but Victoria made the ending good)
7. Triple H vs. Chris Benoit- 9/10- winner- Chris Benoit
( great match, got really interseting when eugene came out but triple h's plan backfired and everything went against him)

Over all vengeance was great the matt hardy-Kane match stole the show the dvd will have extras so go and buy it its worth it

Vengeance 2004 was on ppv this morning and to me it seemed like a very average ppv, nothing real bad or nothing real special. The best match of the night was Randy Orton vs. Edge for the Intercontinental title, it was even better than Benoit vs HHH. There was one match added on Sunday night heat and it was the opener to this ppv, Coach/Garrison Cade vs. Tajiri/Rhyno. This was the second worst ppv of the year behind Judgement Day. Here are all the matches and how I rated them all.

1 star=Awful
2 stars=Not good
3 stars=Average
4 stars=Good
5 stars=Great

Coach/Cade vs. Rhyno/Tajiri-this was actually a pretty okay opener. This match had some pretty good action but not very exciting as I didn't care who won it. Rhyno did a good job and so did Tajiri and probably deserved to win. Rhyno gores the Cade to the outside to leave Tajiri in the ring to pin Coach after a buzaw kick. 3 stars

Batista vs. Chris Jericho-I am a big fan of Y2J but this wasn't one of his best matches. It was slow to start off with but the pace picked up the end when it was nearly over. The most exciting spot was the end when Y2J hit the insuguree and Batista kicked out then Jericho went for the Lion Sault but missed leaving Batista to win with a powerbomb. A good start for Evolution. This was quite a suprise that Batista won. 3 stars

La Resistance vs. Eugene/Ric Flair-This match was for the world tag team titles. The tag team division on both brands but especially Raw are suffering. They need more specialised tag teams not just 2 guys stuck together like Flair and Eugene. La Resistance are the only specialised team now that The Dudley Boyz, Test/Steiner, Jindrak/Cade and Jericho/Christian are all split up or gone. Remember when The Dudley Boyz, Edge and Christian and The Hardey Boyz were in a fued acommpanied by teams like Right to cencor, Too cool and X Pac and Roaddog. Anyway back to this match. This match like the rest of the night was pretty average with some good spots but also some slow paced and boring action. Ric Flair is a ledgend but is too old and Eugene is good for entertainment but not a wrestler. La Resistance are a good combination but need to polish their tag team skills and double teams. The match went for the right length but if there is one thing I can't stand it is punching all through the match. A good example is Benoit/Edge vs. La Resistance at Bad Blood. Atleast there wasn't much of it in this match. 3 stars

Kane vs. Matt Hardy-No Disq -Finally an over average match and a talented wrestler like Matt Hardy is at a ppv. The no disq stipulation of this match really helped it as it had alot of hardcore action. Both men did a great job of keeping the match going without a whole heap of stalling. There was only 2 things wrong with this match, It wasn't long enough and Lita's interference wrecked it.Overall the best match of the night so far. 4 stars

Randy Orton vs. Edge- Sice Edge came back he had been one of my favourite wrestlers and this is his best match since neck surgery. Orton was great aswell and is the future of the WWE. This match stole the show in the end with fast paced action keeping the audience interested and some close near falls. I really thought Orton would win and keep his title for a while yet but I was wrong. The ending was also exellent with Orton trying to hit the R.K.O getting pushed off, Orton jumping a spear, Orton go's for another R.K.O and gets whipped into the turnbuckle then Edge hits a Spear and gets a three count. Brilliant Intercontinental title match up. 5 stars

Molly Holly vs. Victoria-To be honest not much of a match with alot of boring holds and only about 5 minutes long.The womans division needs some high flyers to put more action into some matches. Like usual a bad womans match, the one at Backlash is the only decent one this year. Victoria wins after not being able to execute the willows peak but beating Molly with a high Kick and becoming the number 1 contender probably for Summerslam. 2 stars

Triple H vs. Chris Benoit-I expected alot better from Triple H and Benoit. The match was pretty good until Eugene came to ringside then it got all sloppy . Eugene didn't know who to hit, Benoit or HHH? In the end it was Triple H by mistake. It all started with the ref being knocked down and Triple H tapping to the crossface but Eugene wouldn't get the ref up. Then Benoit went to abuse Eugene and Triple H got up and hit he pedigree. Triple H told Eugene to get the referee and he did. The ref crawled over to Benoit and got a 2 count. Eugene then got a chair and didn't know who to hit. Benoit tried to get the chair off Eugene but Eugene wouldn't let go. Benoit got the chair and took no chances hitting Eugene with it. Eugene got angry and tried to hit Benoit with the chair but missed and hit Triple H. Triple H was pinned and Benoit retained the championship.Overall not the best main event but pretty exciting. 3.5 stars

Buy this on DVD if you want to but it wasn't the best ppv you could get. Overall- 6/10

I was there tonight! Good PPV! Nothing is going to blow you out of your seat, but it's a really soild ppv. Not a bad match on the card...

World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Benoit v. Triple H **** 1/2- GREAT match.. The eugene suspence at the end is great...

Intercontinental Championship
Randy Orton v. Edge ***1/2- repeat of their match on RAW seven weeks prior just with an extra five minutes added. Good back and forth action.. doesn't really pick up until the last 10-15 minutes.. outstanding finish..

No DQ
Kane v. Matt Hardy ***- exciting match. THe only thing I found dissapointing was that they didn't use more weapons.. would've liked to have seen that... other then that though, there's some great spots in this match. Crowd was really into this one.

Tag Team Championship
La Resistance v. Eugene/Ric Flair ** 1/2- good match... HIGHLY entertaining. Eugene and Flair are hillarious. Las Resistance is hillarious reacting to them.. served it's purpose, but not much in the way of a GREAT match.

Batista v. Jericho ***- LOVED this match personally. BY FAR Batista's best showing to date and Jericho really didn't carry him too much. Batista's power is incredible and Jericho was his usual brilliant self. THe powerbomb in the end will blow you out of the water..

Victoria v. Molly *1/2- Typical women's match.. crowd was dead.. not nearly as good as their Wrestlemania encounter..

Rhyno/Tajiri v. Coach/ Cade **- Again, nothing eye popping, but a great opener. All four work the crowd well. Solid showing and soild opening match.

Haven't felt the long term effects of the event yet, but from just what I wathced live tonight, I'll give this a ***1/2 outta give or about a B.. nothing great, but not a bad match.. Triple H-Benoit was the match of the night.