WWE: Great American Bash 2004/ Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

133. WWE: Great American Bash 2004
134. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead


WWE: Great American Bash 2004 was the first event to go by this name since the death of WCW in early 2001. It was the fifteenth event of this name overall.

The highlights of this particular event include the opening match with John Cena defending his United States championship in a four-way elimination match against Rob Van Dam, Booker T and Rene Dupree. After about 15 minutes of action, Cena retained by pinning Booker T to eliminate him. Another highlight was the Texas Bullrope match between John Bradshaw Layfeld and Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship. This was a solid match, going about 20 minutes. Both men gave it their all before Guerrero seemingly defeated a bloodied JBL to retain the title. Mere moments after, General Manager Kurt Angle came out and reversed the decision, thus giving JBL the win and the championship.

Overall, this event was nothing spectacular with just two solid matches out of 8. Skip the event and try to find the matches mentioned elsewhere.


Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is the 1991 comedy starring Christina Applegate who was right at the peak of her popularity for her role as Kelly Bundy on Married with Children.

Applegate is Sue Ellen, one of 5 kids. Their mom is going to Australia for two months and is going to leave them with a babysitter. She seems like a sweet old lady but once the mom is gone, she's barking out orders like a drill sergeant. Sue Ellen and the kids have had enough so she goes to confront her. Come to find out, the babysitter has passed away in her sleep. Sue Ellen decides to do what any 17 year old would do and not tell anyone, taking charge of the family herself.

This one's pretty far-fetched. Even by 90's standards. That doesn't necessarily make for a bad movie. This one's not particularly good but it still has some enjoyable moments. I certainly don't care for it as much as I did at 14 however. It's got a decent cast with Applegate turning in a decent performance. Support comes from Keith Coogan, Danielle Harris, Joanna Cassidy, and Josh Charles. David Duchovny also has a pretty small role here.

One thing really bugged me about this movie while watching it the other day. I'm not particularly a huge anti-smoking zealot but the smoking in this movie just irked me for some reason. Applegate's character smokes quite a bit and for no apparent reason. I actually found it odd since she's supposed to be playing a 17 year old. There's even a scene with her smoking in front of her mother. I was a bit taken aback by it all, honestly. If this movie were to be released today, there's no way it would be allowed.
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Overall, this is an entertaining movie. It's not great but it's worth a rental at least.