Bad Blood

Card Information:
 Held in: REUNION ARENA
Location: TEXAS, UNITED STATES
          on June 2005 at 7:30pm

Ric Flair defeated Chris Benoit by countout in 0:13:49.
Rating: ** 1/4
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What started as a pretty damn good match, finished with an incredibly poor
ending.  Let's hope these two meet again in the future.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Ladder Match:
Brian Kendrick defeated Billy Kidman in 0:09:56.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Brian Kendrick won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
[Rey Mysterio interfered against Brian Kendrick.]
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Despite the unexpected attempts to stop him from Rey Mysterio, Brian Kendrick
retrieved the belt to become Cruiserweight Champion.


Shawn Michaels and Cactus Jack defeated
The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) when Michaels pinned D-Von
 after a crucifix in 0:08:57.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Shawn Michaels and Cactus Jack retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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Once again showing that they can win the big one, Shawn Michaels and Cactus
Jack retain the tag team titles.


Strap No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Triple H defeated Chris Jericho in 0:09:09.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Exacting a measure of revenge over Jericho for making him tap out, Triple H
gets the victory in this brutal strap match.


Interview:
The Fallen Angel...
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Christopher Daniels oozes confidence prior to his title match.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Christopher Daniels made Booker T submit to an abdominal stretch in 0:07:09.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Christopher Daniels won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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Despite the falls count anywhere nature of the match, the contest barely even
left the ring.  However, this mattered not to Daniels, as he finally achieved
his goal of becoming the Intercontinental Champion.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Cage Match:
Ted DiBiase defeated Hollywood Hogan by escaping the cage in 0:15:59.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Hogan once again falls at the feet of Ted DiBiase, and now seemingly won't get
his chance to face Shane McMahon at the Great American Bash.


Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Randy Orton beat Steve Austin 2 falls to 0:
         x Orton beat S. Austin via the RKO in 0:15:25
         x Orton beat S. Austin via the RKO in 0:18:39
Rating: *** 1/2
(Randy Orton won the WWE Championship.)
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Seemingly Austin was severely affected by his matches with Vader and DiBiase,
as we now have a new WWE Champion in Randy Orton.  But who will step up to
be his first challenger?



Card rating: *** 1/2


Match observations: 

A very strange night of action, as Randy Orton became the new WWE Champion by
beating Stone Cold with two straight falls, after a pair of RKO's.  The fans
ended up going home doubly disappointed, as Hollywood Hogan failed to defeat
Ted DiBiase in the steel cage match, thus meaning that he won't have a chance
to get at Shane McMahon at the Great American Bash.

Elsewhere, Triple H crossed one name of his revenge list as he took out Chris
Jericho.  The next man that he wants to deal with is Terry Funk, although we
haven't heard anything yet as to how he plans to do this.

We saw a new Cruiserweight Champion tonight, but also a shocking turn from Rey
Mysterio.  Why did he attempt to help Billy Kidman retain?  We may find out
tomorrow night.  Another title that changed hands was the IC title, which is
now around the waist of Christopher Daniels.

The only title that was retained tonight was the tag title, which has stayed
with Shawn Michaels and Cactus Jack.  But will the Dudleys be looking for a
rematch in the near future?  Another rematch we'll be hoping for is between
Ric Flair and Chris Benoit, but hopefully with no count outs.

Next Show: Raw