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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