WWE Bad Blood facts for kids
WWE Bad Blood was a special professional wrestling event made by WWE. It was first held in 1997, and then again in 2003 and 2004. The events in 2003 and 2004 were only for the Raw wrestling brand. The 1997 show was called "Badd Blood: In Your House." This event was very important because it featured the first-ever Hell in a Cell match. In this match, Shawn Michaels beat The Undertaker. It was also the first time Kane appeared in WWE.
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Bad Blood Event Dates
These are the dates and places where the Bad Blood events happened, along with their main matches:
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
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| Badd Blood: In Your House | October 5, 1997 | St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Center | Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker in the first Hell in a Cell match to decide who would challenge for the WWF Championship |
| Bad Blood (2003) | June 15, 2003 | Houston, Texas | Compaq Center | Triple H (champion) vs. Kevin Nash in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Bad Blood (2004) | June 13, 2004 | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena | Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell match |
Match Results from 1997
Quick facts for kids Badd Blood: In Your House |
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
| Date | October 5, 1997 | |||
| Attendance | 21,151 | |||
| Venue | Kiel Center | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
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The "Badd Blood: In Your House" event happened on October 5, 1997, in St. Louis, Missouri. A sad announcement was made before the show. Brian Pillman, a wrestler who was supposed to compete, had passed away.
The numbers in parentheses show how long each match lasted.
- Nation of Domination (Rocky Maivia, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown) won against The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) in a Handicap match (12:20).
- Maivia pinned Hawk after hitting a move called a Rock Bottom.
- Max Mini and Nova defeated Tarantula and Mosaic (6:43).
- Max pinned Tarantula to win.
- The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) with Uncle Cletus won the WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) (12:17).
- Phineas pinned Mosh after a Powerbomb.
- A special ceremony honored wrestling legends from St. Louis. These included Harley Race, Jack Brisco, Dory Funk, Jr., Gene Kiniski, Terry Funk, Lou Thesz, and promoter Sam Muchnick.
- Owen Hart defeated Faarooq to become the new WWF Intercontinental Champion (7:12).
- Owen pinned Faarooq after Steve Austin hit Faarooq with the championship belt. This was the final match of an eight-man tournament.
- Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Chainz, 8-Ball, and Skull) won against Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada, Jr., and Miguel Pérez, 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 with a Roll-up.
- Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match (30:00).
- Michaels pinned Undertaker after Undertaker's younger half-brother, Kane, made his first appearance and hit Undertaker with a Tombstone Piledriver.
- Because he won, Michaels became the number one challenger for the WWF Championship.
Intercontinental Championship Tournament
A tournament was held between September 8 and October 5, 1997, to decide the new WWF Intercontinental Champion. Here's how the matches went:
- In the first round:
- Brian Pillman won against Dude Love.
- Owen Hart won against Goldust.
- Faarooq won against Ken Shamrock. (Note: Ken Shamrock initially won but was injured, so Faarooq advanced.)
- Ahmed Johnson won against Rocky Maivia.
- In the second round (semi-finals):
- Owen Hart won against Brian Pillman.
- Faarooq won against Ahmed Johnson.
- In the final match at Bad Blood:
- Owen Hart defeated Faarooq to become the new champion.
More Bad Blood Events
- Bad Blood (2003)
- Bad Blood (2004)
Related Pages
- List of WWE pay-per-view events
- WWE Hell in a Cell
