Taboo Tuesday 2004

1. Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho by pinfall to win the Intercontinental Championship

It baffles me how Benjamin isn't a star. He was getting good pops at this time and was putting on good matches. It's a shame that he's a jobber to the stars these days.

Rating: 3.25 (out of 5)

2. Trish Stratus defeated Nidia, Gail Kim, Victoria, Jazz, Stacy, and Molly Holly in a Battle Royal

This was just an excuse to look at the divas.

Rating: .5

3. Snitsky defeated Kane by pinfall

This was much better than I think anyone expected, even if it was a tad on the long side. Still, this is actually decent.

Rating: 2

4. Eugene defeated Eric Bischoff by pinfall

WWE loved embarassing Bischoff, but this is a waste to put it on a pay-per-view. Next.

Rating: 0

5. Chris Benoit + Edge defeated La Resistance by pinfall to win the Tag Team Championships

This was a solid match, but it was more about getting Edge over as a heel. I'm not sure if you heard, but that worked out pretty well for him.

Rating: 2.75

6. Christy Hemme defeated Carmella by pinfall

This was another great example of how to waste pay-per-view time. Why?

Rating: 0

7. Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels by pinfall

I probably have this overrated, but it's hard not to watch this and think how amazing it is that Shawn Michaels actually survived this match. There is no way he should have even been out there.

Rating: 3

8. Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This is a great cage match, even if it is much too short. This is one of Flair's best matches of his WWE tenure.

Rating: 4

Well, this one was full of peaks and valleys. Two terrible matches that are among the worst in WWE pay-per-view history. Then there is the the great cage match, the heroic effort by Shawn Michaels, and a fun opener in Jericho/Benjamin. Definitely not a great show by any means, but they invented fast forward for a reason. Use it on this one.

Overall Rating: 68%