One of the better ones from 2004
Unforgiven was pretty much an above average ppv. Most of the matches were as expected and they did a good job to put on a good performance for the show.

1. Ric Flair & Batista vs. Chris Benoit & William Regal
This was a very good choice for an opener. I'd have to say this was way better than the tag team titles match that happened later on in the ppv. Batista was showing his unstoppable force he posesses. Flairs style & regal's meshed in pretty well with each other and so along did Benoit's. There were some hard knifehead chops delivered to Flair in this one. The ending was pulled off very nicely and it worked in well. A very solid opener. 4/5

2. Women's Title
Trish Stratus w/ Tomko vs. Victoria
These two have had way better matches in the past but this was a decent women's match for the title. Tomko interfered at certain points in the match for trish. The ending felt a little off and uncalled for to me. Decent match between the divas. 3.25/5

After the match, Tomko had a little miss up with a Mystery woman who turned out to be Stevie Richards. This little brawled shouldn't have lasted more than 5 minutes but this was totally a waste of time which lasted around 10 minutes or so. This could have been saved for Raw.

3. Ladder Match for the Vacant Intercontinental Title
Chris Jericho vs. Christian
Jericho & Christian out did themselves in this ladder match. They showed us some pure athleticism and poise to everyone. It started out pretty slow and the ladders didn't come into play right away. It got better as the match went on. Both men took some nasty falls off the ladder and shots into the ladder. This is one ladder match that you won't forget after you see it. Another thing, this ladder match reminded me of the one from Wrestlemania X between HBK & Razor. A darn good ladder match. 5/5

4. No Disqualification
Kane w/ Lita vs. Shawn Michaels
This was a pretty good return match for HBK. Kane and HBK blended in pretty well. Kane took advantage of the no dq rule from time to time. Using the steel steps to open up HBK and suplexing him through the announce table. Michaels pulled some good counters to Kane. The ending was good as well and pulled off very cleanly. A good match. 4.5/5

5. World Tag Team Titles
Rhyno & Tajiri vs. La Resistance
This match really didn't get my attention at all that much. I felt it could have been better and there wasn't much leading up to the match for the fans to care about it. A decent match at best with a few good spots. 3/5

6. World Heavyweight Title
Randy Orton vs. Triple H
This was a good match for Orton to lose his title in. But of course Randy was only put as champion to erase Brock Lesnar for being the youngest champion in history. I enjoyed Randy as champion at this time, him and HHH had a great feud going on.

The match was wrestled very strategically. HHH and Randy tryed to work on the leg of each other. Orton was more of the aggressor and not backing down from the game. I felt a lot of the interference took a great deal away from the match itself and many of it was uncalled for (such as the Coach coming out as the referee). It did had a couple of good spots like when HHH pedigreed orton into a steel chair. But the whole interference from Evolution really wasn't needed to be there. Still a solid, wrestled main event. 4.75/5

Unforgiven is one to pick up from 2004. Probably the ladder match and the main event are the biggest reasons to get this.

The Good Stuff Is Available Elsewhere
I tend to ramble, so if you want the short version, here goes:
There are only two good matches on this PPV: one's on the impressive LADDER MATCH DVD, and the other's on YouTube.

Amazon's gonna stop posting my reviews if I keep mentioning that free-sharing, copyright-infringing video website. Anyway, UNFORGIVEN 2004 is probably the worst of the entire PPV series.

Now for the long version:

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1) Ric Flair & Batista v. Chris Benoit & William Regal
---Call me crazy, but to me, this contest sounds like a dream match. In 2004, these guys were capable of anything. To this opener's credit, these guys do a decent job of overcoming such random booking. After all, this was some of RAW's biggest talent. The only real problem is that it's too long, mainly when Regal's getting dominated for a lengthy period of time. I think this whole affair lasted a good 20 minutes. And when Benoit finally gets to shine, he doesn't really do much I haven't seen him do before. These nitpicks might not bother some viewers, but it got repetitive after a while.
"6.0 / 10"

2) Women's Championship
Trish Stratus (champion) v. Victoria
---There is no reason why these two put on this crapfest. Oh dear Lord, we've got botched moves, poor pacing, and a length so quick you'd think you were watching RAW. Honestly, there's just not much to say about it without delving into madness.
"4.0 / 10"

3) Tyson Tomko v. Steven Richards
---Speaking of madness...welcome to this impromptu borefest. The storyline is that Tomko was at ringside for the Women's Title Match, and some "mystery woman" who'd been causing trouble, answered Tomko's challenge to fight. If you haven't skipped to the next match, please be aware: This is easily one of the worst matches I've ever watched! I never press my SKIP button on the remote, 'cause I wanna give a fair review. But if there was ever a time to use that button, this infuriating dreck is it. A match so bad I am arrogant enough to say, "I could do better."
"1.0 / 10" (They get 1 point for getting in the ring.
If I believed in Zero Scores, I'd use it.)

4) Ladder Match - Intercontinental Championship (vacant)
Chris Jericho v. Christian
---Now we go from one of wrestling's closet skeletons to one of its finest moments. In a time when we think there are no more ways to use a Ladder, these two still came up with a variety of spots that no sane person should try. The best Ladder Matches don't become "spotfests" like TLC Matches; instead, my favorites have a good balance of smart competition AND high spots. Both men actually compete as if they're trying to win, but still give us those great "HOLY SH_T" moments. I don't care how you get around to watching this modern classic; just watch it!
"9.0 / 10"

5) No Disqualifications
Kane v. Shawn Michaels
---This was HBK's PPV return after being "injured" by Kane (he probably just took a break after his grueling Hell-In-A-Cell against Triple H). This is the 2nd of three marquee matches for the PPV, and it's one of the few HBK matches I don't really like. It felt a lot like something from Michaels' 1996 title reign; he'd get beaten up for the majority of the match, but then he'd "Hulk Up" to win. Plus, you'd think having no rules would've let these rivals go all out. However, this fight is more of a straight-up match, only becoming an anything-goes affair at the very end. Not a bad match, but just unremarkable, in my opinion. Still, a mediocre match from HBK is better than most wrestlers' peaks.
"6.5 / 10"

6) World Tag Team Championships
La Resistance (champions) v. Tajiri & Rhyno
---I'm gonna give Kane/HBK a pass, because it might've not been my personal taste. But make no mistake: these four guys put on a match that'll impress very few. If you want the epitome of "Who Cares?" then look no further. This presentation of RAW's Tag Team gold is painfully bland and unexciting. Like the opener, it's just one-sided for such a long period of time that I stopped paying attention. Plus, any finish involving a flag is crap!
"3.0 / 10"

7) World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H v. Randy Orton (champion)
---Back in 2004, we all knew this main event was coming at some point. But WWE couldn't have done a better job building it up. After having multiple above-average matches with Shawn Michaels and/or Chris Benoit, 2004 was a great year for Triple H. And Orton couldn't have had a better match to become the youngest champion in history: the SUMMERSLAM 2004 classic where he dethroned Chris Benoit. And the RAW hype (as you'll see in the video package) was excellent. Expectations were high, and once the bell rang, both men delivered a strong main event. The only real setback is that when Orton was babyface, he didn't have much offense. However, even with that gripe --- along with most of us thinking the wrong guy won --- either man could've walked away champion. This was an enjoyable match years ago, and it's still a nice trip down memory lane.
"7.5 / 10"

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OVERALL
---UNFORGIVEN 2004 is a poor event, plain and simple. But there are two diamonds buried within the pile of garbage: the IC Title Ladder Match and the World Heavyweight Title Match. So again, pick up the LADDER MATCH DVD, especially because that's an excellent compilation of matches. And if you wanna see the HHH/Orton main event, then just go to YouTube.

Just don't spend any money on UNFORGIVEN 2004. There's a reason Kane's laughing on the cover art: If You Buy The DVD, The Joke's On You.

A very good Unforgiven
This ppv was the start of Randy Ortan and Triple H's rivalry due to Randy pinning Benoit for the title at Summerslam. The build up for the main event was pretty good from what I remembered. Most of the matches lived up to the hype.

Chris Benoit & William Regal vs. Ric Flair and Batista
A good choice for the opener. It did its job getting the crowd pumped. This match was basically a revenge match for Evolution putting Eugene on the shelf with a dislocated shoulder. Both teams blended well. Ric and Benoit were intense as usual. Some very good mat wrestling and Batista delivered bringing the enforcer style to the match. Flair and Regal blended well together also. The ending worked out very well. This match lived up to the hype. 4/5

Women's title
Trish Stratus w/ Tyson Tomko vs. Victoria
These two have put together way better matches than this in the past. Survivor Series and No Mercy of 2002 is proof. The match wasn't bad at all though. Some pretty cool moves and a bit of interference from Tomko. I felt the ending was pretty cheap. And the aftermath lead to another surprise match immediately. 3/5

Tyson Tomko vs. The Mystery Woman
Tomko has been attacked a few times by a mystery woman. Including during this match. He calls her out and a match begins. The woman is revealed to be Steven Richards. This match was so horrible it's barely worth mentioning. An overly long squash match that didn't really show much from Tomko. Richards got in barely no offense at all. This was a complete waste of Richards talent and had no business on this ppv at all. 0/5

IC Title
Chris Jericho vs. Christain
This was a great way to finish this rivalry. These two have had great ladder matches in the past. This one ranks up there with the best of them. It started out pretty slow and build its way up to a very memorable match. Lots of high risk using the ladder. Some real good spots and athleticism. This match lived up to the hype and was match of the night for me. 5/5

No DQ match
Shawn Michaels vs. Kane
A ridiculous storyline for Kane yet again. Good thing the match made up for it. Kane and Michaels went together pretty well to me. Kane took advantage of the no DQ rule. Some pretty good spots with Shawn going through the announce table and getting bloody. The interference worked out very well and made the outcome believeable. 4/5

Tage Team Titles
Rhyno & Tajiri vs. La Resistance
This match was ok. But it didn't have the build up for the fans to care. And it showed. The crowd was pretty quite for the most part. Tajiri landed some pretty good kicks as always. Combine that with the screw job ending. And this match was only average. 3/5

World Heavyweight Title
Randy Orton vs. Triple H
Randy Ortons title reign was too short. Proof he was only put over to erase Brock Lesnar in the record books as the youngest champion in history. The match itself was pretty good but the weird booking concerning the ending took away from the match to me.

They still gave a good performance though. Lots of brawling and some decent mat wrestling. Triple H went to work on one of Randys legs. And spent a good deal of time on it also. The match got real physical and Randy took a nasty chair shot on the head. This match would have been better if not for the interference. These two would feud and go on to have better matches. 4.5/5

A very good ppv with only one garbage match. Randy and Triple H's fued carried through the Survivor Series and on to the Royal Rumble. It was a fued that got better and was actually my favorite of 2004.

The DVD is ok with extras. Several interviews and a Sunday Night Heat match with Rodney Mack vs. Maven. 2004 had some pretty good ppv's and this is one of my favorites.

Great event, but dont pay to much for it
I just wanted to let everyone know that my local Wal-Mart has just put out a huge display of old wwe wrestling dvds. Unforgiven 2004 was one of them. The price?? how about $3.88 brand new unopened!!! So, for old those sellers selling this for $7.00 to $8.00 used, you better come down, cause Wal-Mart has it for $3.88 NEW! oh, and there is no shipping charges at Wal-Mart..The used price for this should be around 1.00.

an updated unforgiven 2006 review hope u all like it
A Joe Brown Review
john cena vs edge tlc 6 wwe title
i love this match and i have only seen the highlights of it both wrestlers are now considered versatile in my book they had been working their hearts out against each other since the very beginning of the year their best match against each other at the time was on raw at the end of january for the wwe title but this match now tops that match from earlier this year that i rated between ***1/2 this current tlc match had least 20 spots i would go out my way saying that this match ranks up there with edge vs flair tlc match from early this year which was a ***3/4 if not a tad greater than edge's last tlc match with flair over the wwe title at first i did not enjoy edge vs john cena's fued but after i saw their fast very good match which i just talked about and as they kept on battling eachother continously for almost the entire year i got use to them fighting eachother several times i ranked their fued up there close to my personal all time best rivalries rock vs hhh, hhh vs austin, austin vs rock, angle vs benoit, jericho vs the rock, and benoit vs jericho their fued is a modern day version of the rock vs hhh 98 to 00 because edge has lita with him who were both champs during the same time, in 00 hhh had stephanie who were both had times simultaneously, while john cena is with no one, as was the rock did not have anymore in his corner, they will probably end their fued tonight on raw when they face each other in a 15 feet high steel cage match which is expected to be just a classic as their tlc match from two weeks ago my favorite spots of the tlc match at unforgiven are when john cena fu edge from on top off the top of a 16ft ladder to the table, john cena powerbombing edge from one ladder to another, edge's trademark spear to cena off the top of one ladder to another, and edge powerslaming cena to a table john cena deserves to be wwe champ because he has shown me that he is one of the best mainevent wrestlers on the roster edge is almost as good as hhh was in 1999 to 2001 i rank this match ***3/4 almost ****

other matches
randy orton vs carito cool
the spot of their match is when carito went for his aerial move off the ropes and in mid air orton give him a special rko that move should be highlighted on the family edition of raw next monday on Oct 9, 2006 that was one of the highlighted moves of the entire year orton is one of the wrestlers who came use his finishers in a variety ways his last years match against the undertaker at mania 21 whe orton countered a chokeslam into his rko move and his match against christan a year and a half ago when orton did a leapfrog over christan then ends the match with his rko, and finally his first time victory against chris benoit at summerslam 2004 when benoit was able to give him or back drop suplex or a german suplex orton counters benoit's move by turning him around and then giving him the rko when it comes to do finishers in different ways orton is near the top of the list next to all time greatest of doing their finishers or even their trademark moves differently angle, benoit, hbk, austin, rock, jericho, and even undertaker when i compare orton with these wrestlers who can do their finishers in other ways that does not mean orton is the up their with them yet he still has to show me more quality in the ring as john cena and edge has been showing me by having 3 to 4 star matches on a normal basis if orton does that and i know he probably will be doing shortly than he would be up there with the all time best of the best

trish last match against lita was emotional i saw how happy she was to being wrestling her final match in her home and i just want to thank her for the memories she is one of the greatest if not the best female wrestlers ever and lita was the right opponent for trish their fued against each other is one of my favorite female fueds of all time may the greatest female rivalry in the history of this sport