DAVE Blood and Thunder (2000)

DAVE Blood and Thunder (2000) was the fourth Blood and Thunder professional wrestling event and the inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Danger And Violence Extreme (DAVE). It took place on January 16, 2000, from the Annesian People's Cultural Center in Annesia City, Federal Capital Territory. The commentators for the event were Jerome Turner and Emma Chase.

Eric Tyler defended the DAVE Extreme Championship against Henry Lee in the main event, where he was originally supposed to defend the title against Genghis Rahn but Rahn was attacked by the African Swat Team, a stable consisting of Kurt Laramee, Hardcore Killah, and Officer Hardway before the show went on. Vibert later announced that the replacement will be Henry Lee, and added the stipulation that if the African Swat Team gets involved in the main event, Lee would become the new champion. The event also featured Kings of Violence (Elijah Black & Murderous Mikey) retaining the DAVE Tag Team Championship against Dan Billiot & Dean Daniels and two Three-Man Extreme Eliminator matches; the first saw Grandmaster Phunk defeat Michael Cook and Roy Stephens and the second featured Canadian Dragon defeating champion Big Dunc Kendall and Eléctrico.

Background
During the period of 1997 and 1998, DAVE had been experiencing a meteoric rise into popularity thanks to the company's unique approach to the sport that fostered a cult-like following. Pay-per-view broadcasters were taking notice, and in 1999, DAVE would manage to secure a pay-per-view deal with United PPV.

Reception
Blood and Thunder 2000 received generally positive reviews. Simon Stanford of the Magisterian Sports Observer's professional wrestling section "enjoyed the show"; it was "refreshing to see an event filled with matches that all felt like they mattered and weren't just filling time." He also stated that "the crowd was hot and everyone went above and beyond in the ring."

Despite the show being met with mostly positive reviews, the main event match between Eric Tyler and Henry Lee garnered divided reactions due to its graphic violence and heavy use of weapons. In fact, United PPV warned DAVE about the violence in the match and DAVE promised to tone it down in the future. The match, however, would garner a more positive reception overtime.