WWE: Bad Blood 2003

This is a pretty damn good Pay-Per-View. I bought this around the time of Bad Blood 2004, thinking it would be good, and I made no mistake. The opening match has Chris Nowinski & Rodney Mack against the Dudley Boyz in tag team competition, in an alright match with an interesting backstory, with Teddy Long kind of pressuring D-Von Dudley to leave his white brother Bubba Ray and join Teddy's group of African-Americans. Then, why is Nowinski in there with Teddy and his gang? Weird. And what happened to Nowinski and Mack? And why did Nowinski wear that stupid Phantom of the Opera mask?Other matches include Booker T vs. Christian for the Intercontinental Title, a pretty good match. I would've liked to see the Booker Man win out in the end, though. After his World Title shot against Triple H at WrestleMania, the loss cost him a lot, and here he is against a mid-carder like Christian.Kane & Rob Van Dam against La Resistance for the Tag Titles is a mediocre match, not one of the two teams' best bouts. Kane & RVD seem to be in the process of breaking up. When Kane came down to the ring, they went back to his old music. What happened to Slow Chemical by Finger Eleven? Weird.The highlights are Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair, one of the best matches of 2003 in my opinion. If not for fellow Evolution member Randy Orton's interference, it would've been an even better match-up.Goldberg faces off against Chris Jericho in an overhyped bout that had good build-up and a great story going in, but just didn't seem to cut it in the ring. I hate how they made Goldberg win. Jericho should've won that match.Scott Steiner battles Test for Stacy Keibler's managerial services in a fued that would mid-card several PPVs during 2003. An alright match-up, and Stacy ends up being with the bigger-armed of the two men.The Redneck Triathalon was stupid and disgusting. Burping contests? Mae Young in a thong? C'mon, Vince. This is terrible.The main event World Title match, Hell in a Cell with Mick Foley as referee pits Triple H, the champion, against former friend Kevin Nash in a pretty good bout that goes back to the ECW roots. Unfortunately, Nash and HHH don't go on top of the cage, which no one seems to want to do anymore. A solid main event with a great storyline.Overall, a pretty good DVD and a pretty good Pay-Per-View. Good theme song for it too ("Headstrong" by Trapt).

Bad Blood was not horrible as some say, but it was not great either. it was ok. dvd extras are good. it is good in some spots and bad in others.Mack & Nowinski vs Bubba Ray & D-Von 3/10- dudleys looked out of sync in this match. Mack needs a lot of work to improve. the only interesting angle was between D-Von & Long. they should have worked more out of this.Test vs Steiner 7/10- was very suprised. expected boredom. was much better than their insurrextion match. having Stacy as incentive for the winner was a great angle. Test looked good& Steiner is improving a little. Is this the same Steiner that once did some of the best aerial moves or an imposter?Christian vs Booker T 6/10- better than insurrextion match. would have received higher score if not for sorry ending.glad to have Intercontinental title back.Van Dam & Kane vs La Resistance(World Tag Titles) 6.5/10- not as good as insurrextion match. should have been longer.Jericho vs Goldberg 8/10- was much suprised. this one stole the show as the best match. Jericho should be world champ. Goldberg is getting better.Flair vs Michaels 7.5/10- battle of the legends. too bad this match couldn't have happened 10 years ago. was pretty good but should have had more time. it is a shame that Flair at 53 yrs old is still better than half of the Raw roster. screw job ending should have been left out.Bischoff vs Austin(Redneck Triathlon) 5/10- burping contest was hilarious, but it went downhill after that. pie eating contest was disgusting with Mae Young. sing off & pig pen was alright. Austin has great comedy potential. very funny in spots.Triple HHH vs Nash(Hell In A Cell for World Title) 5.5/10- not a great hell in a cell. having Mick Foley as referee was a great idea. at times looked like an ECW match with all the blood and weapons used. 1st 10 min. was boring & crowd was dead. Nash looked out of place in the cell. not his type of match.

I recently bought this PPV for..well i honestly cant remember why I bought this. The matches were quick and seemed to be rushed together. Jericho-Goldberg had a good story line but didnt really deliver. I dont know why Goldberg had a problem with the WWE. He said they made him look stupid. Did he forget about his stint in WCW? Hell in the Cell was a good match but short. It started off as a match then got into a street fight. The hammer shots by Triple H on Nash's leg were brutal. The head shot faded away, so I dont know how he pulled that off. The rest of the match lagged; I laughed at the fan at ringside that had the sign Big Lazy. The PPV isn't really worth the money unless your making that picture that all 2003 dvds make.

I remember watching this PPV live and nearly died laughing watching the redneck triathlon which is the main reason for purchasing this. I borrowed Stone Cold Truth from a friend, which showed this as being listed in the extras of that DVD but it wasn't, which was disappointing! There was a certain magic about the feud between Austin & Eric Bischoff, maybe it worked so well due to Eric firing Austin from WCW. Austin is not only a hall of famer and a true legend but I believe Eric, was very good for the WWE at this time. If you haven't seen these two perform hire this for some great laughs. Other matches of note are - Goldberg V Jericho - a very good match 8/10. Shawn Michaels V Ric Flair - you can't lose here with two of the very best going at it, and the cage match between Triple H & Kevin Nash with Mick Foley special guest referee was very good but I'd watch the Triple H/Kevin Nash Promo's & Hell in a Cell Comes Early, in the extras first as they build the storyline up for this match. Other matches on this DVD I haven't watched as the Redneck Triathlon & the matches mentioned make this a DVD well worth the purchase price! Definitely worth a look for any wrestling fan!

Great

Ok

This dvd skips barley got to watch it... waste of money

Bad blood 1997 was very good,bad blood 2003 and 2004 were average and this was the worst of all if you must ask me which is the worst,if you must.The event started with a poor match,the tag team of rodney mack and chrisnowski,two men who were pretty green as single wrestlers and even greener as a tag team went up against the dudley boyz who were having a little row or two going into this match,this wasnt a good match and was designed to give the rookies a tag team push which didnt really take off,but as i said,this wasnt that great,no chemistry or desire and the crowd fell down with them.Scott steiner went up against test now in a match where the winner got stacey keibler as manager,you know when you can tell a match can be mad,well i knew this would and it was,it was rotten to the core,so bad i called for mercy,i wanted it over,thankfully someone heard my pleas and it ended quickly enough.A pretty poor intercontiental match followed,the champ christian going up against booker T,this match was only designed to add fuel to their feud and in no way to resolve it,neither man did themselves credit here in a numbing match that shamed both men who are so much better than this.The world tag team championship was defended next as the champs kane and rvd went up against la resistance in a match that was pretty good,wwe folklore will not look kindly upon la resistance but they played their part here in a good contest.Next up was a very good match with hype dating back to their wcw days,goldberg going up againt chris jericho,i found this a great contest and a hype that was mainly matched,good and solid and pleasing.Next up was ric flair against shawn michaels,this was an excellent match with a superb ending,toe to toe wrestling with a good pace and in ring chemistry,very good indeed.Ah yes,i forgot the red neck triathlon between austin and bischoff was a farce and in bad taste and a real time killer,i didnt go for it so i will say no more.The main event followed,hell in a cell,triple h against kevin nash,i think this match as much as anything showcased what many have said,that kevin nash was lucky to be a wwe champion years ago and to carry the company on his shoulders,his time with wcw in nwo was a success but thats because of their attitude,as a wrestler there isnt much to him and here in a cell triple h had to help him along,blood flowed and the contest wasnt bad but it wasnt without faults,far from it,a solid enough ending to a primarily average match,a poor enough event,two stars.

Good dvd and came on time. Had no damage to dvd case box or disc and was great to get this. Dvd from WWE in year 2003 when wrestling was at its peak. Main matches are a hell in a cell match and shawn michaels match against ric flair.

Bought as a present, greatly enjoyed by recipient!

Was what I expected for what I payed ...

Great