WWE Bad Blood
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WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment-produced professional wrestling pay-per-view event that took place, usually, in June and was the successor of the King of the Ring pay-per-view. In 2003 and 2004, it was an exclusive event for the RAW brand. Bad Blood was first shown in 1997, titled as In Your House: Badd Blood and took place on October 5. The pay-per-view is known for introducing the Hell in a Cell match, and the main event of every Bad Blood had been a Hell in a Cell match. The pay-per-view was retired in 2005 due to One Night Stand as it was replaced when Vengeance moved to June and The Great American Bash moved to July.
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| In Your House: Badd Blood | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | October 5, 1997 | |
| Venue | Kiel Center | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Attendance | 21,151 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| One Night Only | In Your House: Badd Blood | Survivor Series 1997 |
In Your House: Badd Blood took place on October 5, 1997 at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. On the afternoon preceding this event, Brian Pillman, who was scheduled to face Dude Love on the show, was found dead in his hotel room. The announcement was made to fans during the half-hour "pregame show" prior to the PPV broadcast itself.
- Nation of Domination (Rocky Maivia, Kama Mustafa and D'Lo Brown) defeated The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) in a Handicap match (12:20)
- Maivia pinned Hawk after a Rock Bottom.
- Max Mini and Nova defeated Tarantula and Mosaic (6:43)
- Max pinned Tarantula.
- The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) (w/Uncle Cletus) defeated The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (12:17)
- Phineas pinned Mosh after a Powerbomb.
- Legends Ceremony hosted by Jim Ross; honoring some legends of St. Louis wrestling, including Harley Race, Dory Funk, Jr., Gene Kiniski, Terry Funk, Lou Thesz, and promoter Sam Muchnick.
- Owen Hart defeated Faarooq to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Championship (7:12)
- Owen pinned Faarooq after Steve Austin hit Faarooq with the IC Title belt. This was the finals of an 8 man Tournament.
- Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Chainz, 8-Ball and Skull) defeated Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada, Jr. and Miguel Perez, Jr.) (9:11)
- Crush pinned Castillo after a Tilt-a-Whirl backbreaker.
- Bret Hart and The British Bulldog defeated Vader and The Patriot in a Flag Match (23:13)
- Hart pinned Patriot.
- Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker in the first Hell in a Cell match (29:59)
- Michaels pinned Undertaker after Undertaker's "brother" Kane made his debut and Tombstoned Undertaker to become #1 contender to the WWF Championship.
| Bad Blood 2003 | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | RAW | |
| Date | June 15, 2003 | |
| Venue | Compaq Center | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Attendance | 10,000 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Insurrextion 2003 | Bad Blood 2003 | Vengeance 2003 |
Bad Blood 2003 took place on June 15, 2003 at the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas. The official theme song was "Headstrong" by Trapt.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Ivory defeated Molly Holly (3:18)
- Ivory pinned Molly after a Poison Ivory.
- Rodney Mack and Christopher Nowinski (w/Theodore Long) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (7:07)
- Nowinksi pinned Bubba after hitting him with his protective face mask.
- Scott Steiner defeated Test (6:23)
- Steiner pinned Test after a Steiner Flatliner to win the managerial services of Stacy Keibler.
- Booker T defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian by disqualification (7:53)
- Christian was disqualified for hitting Booker with the IC Title belt, Christian retained the title.
- La Résistance (René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier) defeated Rob Van Dam and Kane to win the World Tag Team Championship (5:47)
- Grenier and Duprée pinned RVD after a Bonsoir.
- Goldberg defeated Chris Jericho (10:53)
- Goldberg pinned Jericho after a Spear and Jackhammer.
- Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels (14:18)
- Flair pinned Michaels after Randy Orton interfered and hit Michaels with a steel chair.
- Steve Austin defeated Eric Bischoff in a "Redneck Triathlon".
- Austin defeated Bischoff in a Burping Contest.
- Bischoff defeated Austin in a Pie-Eating Contest (featuring Mae Young as the pie) by forfeit.
- The Singing Contest was a draw when both men agreed they sucked at singing.
- Austin won the tie breaker by throwing Bischoff into a pig pen.
- Triple H defeated Kevin Nash (w/Mick Foley as Special Guest Referee) in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (21:01)
- Triple H pinned Nash after a sledgehammer shot and a Pedigree.
| Bad Blood 2004 | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | RAW | |
| Date | June 13, 2004 | |
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |
| City | Columbus, Ohio | |
| Attendance | 9,000 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Judgment Day 2004 | Bad Blood 2004 | The Great American Bash 2004 |
Bad Blood 2004 took place on June 13, 2004 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The official theme song was was "Sold Me" by Seether.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Batista defeated Maven (3:44)
- Batista pinned Maven after a Batista Bomb.
- Chris Benoit and Edge defeated World Tag Team Champions La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) by disqualification (10:17)
- La Résistance were disqualified after Kane interfered and attacked Benoit, La Résistance retained their titles.
- Chris Jericho defeated Tyson Tomko (w/Trish Stratus) (6:03)
- Jericho pinned Tomko after a Running Enzuigiri, after Tomko accidentally collided with Trish on the apron.
- Randy Orton defeated Shelton Benjamin to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (15:03)
- Orton pinned Benjamin by rolling through a Crossbody and hooking the tights.
- Trish Stratus (w/Tyson Tomko) defeated Victoria (c), Lita and Gail Kim in a Fatal Four-Way match to win the WWE Women's Championship (4:43)
- Trish pinned Lita with a Schoolgirl.
- Eugene defeated Jonathan Coachman (7:38)
- Eugene pinned Coachman after a Rock Bottom and People's Elbow.
- After the match Garrison Cade came out but received a Stone Cold Stunner from Eugene.
- Chris Benoit defeated Kane to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:20)
- Benoit pinned Kane with a roll-up.
- Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell match (47:23)
- Triple H pinned Michaels after a Pedigree.
- Kane, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H are the only superstars to have appeared at all three Bad Blood events.
- Kane debuted at Badd Blood 1997 by taking out The Undertaker with a tombstone. He wrestled at the other two events, both Championship matches. He lost both matches.
- Triple H appeared at Badd Blood 1997 accompanying Shawn Michaels to Hell in a Cell. He wrestled at the next two events in Hell-in-a-Cell, one of them against Shawn Michaels.
- Bad Blood 2003 was the last WWE event to be held at the Compaq Center
- Every Bad Blood main event to date has been a Hell in a Cell match.
- Bad Blood 2003 was the last pay-per-view where Kane wore his mask in a match.
- Bad Blood 2003 is the first RAW exclusive pay-per-view event to be broadcast from the United States.