Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57947 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-10-06
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 187 minutes

Synopsis
Wrestling action from the first ever RAW-only U.S. pay-per-view event. Features Triple H vs Kevin Nash in the 'Hell in a Cell' main event, with Mick Foley as guest referee.

Customer Reviews

Bad Blood. An improvement on judgement day..............
....but still terrible! 100% UNBIAS REVIEW HERE! I wont put this PPV DOWN OR UP just because it is a Raw event.

ALL MATCHES ARE OF THE RAW BRAND

Match 1. The Dudley Boyz Vs Rodney Mack/Chris Nowinski
Wrestling styles didn't really fit and it was nothing special. Kind of boring really. The timing of the moves was awful. Harsh, but no-one cared.
(2/10)

Match 2. Test Vs Scott Steiner
A Violence against Woman storyline? Please. Mind you, the last time WWE tried to be original it was like "OH MY GOD HE WAS ONE LEG!" As far as the match went it was just boring brawling.
(2/10)

Match 3. Christian vs Booker T - Intercontinental title
You know, the match was looking good until the ending, which sucked. And Christian still champ? Why didn't the WWE give the fans what they wanted. You cant force feed them WWE!
(4/10)

Match 4. Kane/RVD Vs La Resistance - World tag team titles
Stupidly short match and RVD not the usual RVD. You'll find yourself drifiting off here.
(2/10)

Match 5. Chris Jericho Vs Goldberg
During a time where the fans weren't into goldberg, all heat from this match was killed. In fact, the fans chant for Y2J! And good on Jericho, he made a valiant effort in carrying this match, but in the end Goldberg is just to clumsy and full of himself.
(4/10)

Match 6. Ric Flair Vs Shawn Michaels
A good match finally. Definitely the best of the night. Good on both of them!
(8/10)

Match 7. Triple H Vs Kevin Nash - World Heavyweight title - Hell In A Cell.
Putting these 2 in a hell in a cell match is about the most sensible thing you can do if you want to continue this feud, due to triple H's experience in them ( this was his 4th hell in a cell match). But even then it still was average and a rubbish hell in a cell match.
(5/10)

Very Bad Blood
This event will go down as one of the worst in WWE history. There wasn't one stand out match. The redneck triathlon was very bad and repulsive and has no place on a WRESTLING ppv. Rodey Mack and Christopher Nowinski also have no place on a ppv. Best match was probably Goldberg vs. Jericho and that was nothing spectacular. The endings to Flair and Michaels and to Booker T and Christian were insulting to the fans that paid to see the event. The Cell match was full of short cuts which is no surprise because Nash is awful and HHH is past his prime already. Foley ads some enjoyment to the match and works hard but you do not want to buy this event.

WWE Raw Bad Blood 2003
Not a great pay-per-view, and not a bad one by any standards, because Bad Blood didn't absolutely blow the roof off the arena, it has been the target of much criticism. This Raw only event was only going to get over (especially with those who aren't convinced at the success of the brand extension) by being an all-time classic, and although it was a passable pay-per-view, it wasn't an all-time classic. The timing of the pay-per-view was also quite unfortunate. This event would have been a great chance to reinstate the Intercontinental title, however it was done in a battle royal the previous month at Judgment Day. It would have been a fantastic opportunity for Goldberg to make his main event debut, however, he wasn't quite over enough with the fans just yet. Here's what went down;

The opening match was the Dudley Boyz vs Rodney Mack and Christopher Nowinski, and wasn't very good. Mack and Nowinski were still very inexperienced at this point, and shouldn't have been expected to work an opening match, as it is usually the opening match which sets the mood for the rest of the night. The odd pairing of Mack and Nowinski made no sense to the fans, Mack being the protege of African-American rights activist Theodore Long, and Nowinski being the Havard snob. The very idea that these two would team up is confusing, and this is probably why it was a difficult match to work for those involved.

The next match was the long dreaded rematch between Test and Scott Steiner, the winner obtaining the services of Stacy Kiebler. Although it sounds silly, I thought that this was a good match, it was certainly miles ahead of thier encounters at Judgment Day and Insurrextion. In the build up to this match, Test was seen to be the over possessive boyfriend type, by mistreating Kiebler, getting himself much heel heat, and by doing this, we actually hear cheers for Scott Steiner as he makes his entrance to this match. Although a supposed baby face, Steiner hadn't heard cheers of this sort, since his entrance prior to his awful match at the Royal Rumble against Triple H (which also bagged worst match of the year in the Powerslam magazine reader's awards). For this he should thank Test, who did a sterling job of getting himself over as a heel.

The next match was for the Intercontinental title, Booker T against the reigning champion Christian, in Booker's very own home town of Houston. Not a bad match, Christian was a good choice for Intercontinental champion, most can liken his attitude to that of the Rock during his days as Interconinental champion in 1998. Good match this one.

La Resistance vs Kane and Van Dam was up next, and this encounter couldn't hold a candle to their match at Insurrextion.
This match only seemed to serve to build up the tension between Van Dam and Kane.

The next match holds match of the night honours in my estimation, it was the much awaited match between Chris Jericho and Goldberg, and was thoroughly enjoyable. Jericho does a great job of advancing Goldberg's unstoppable persona, and the very authentic backstage heat between these two which actually resulted in a scuffle and pull apart a few weeks prior to this match brings a fantastic sense of reality to this match. Great effort from both participants.

The next match was also a long awaited one, pitting Michaels against Flair, a battle of the legends. This match does a sterling job of setting up the feud between Michaels and Orton, and is great performance from both competitiors. The match is a considerably long one, which is a suprise when you consider that Flair is one of the competitiors. This is an awesome match.

And then comes the main event, Triple H vs Kevin Nash inside the hell in a cell. A cut above their match at Judgment Day, and with Foley as the special guest referee, this is an enjoyable main event.

Once again, in between matches are the priceless exchanges between Austin and Bischoff, which also provide comedy to the pay-per-view. Although it didn't live up to the excessive hype, this event wasn't a bad effort, and is certainly worth a look.