Armageddon

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 Held in: NORTHLANDS COLISEUM
Location: EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA
          on December 2004 at 7:30pm

nWo (Marty Jannetty and X-Pac) defeated Al Snow and Funaki when Jannetty pinned
Funaki after a small package in 0:08:04.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Great opening contest, which saw Jannetty get a clean win over Funaki.  It
seems as though things aren't over yet between Jannetty and Snow.


Kane pinned Val Venis with the Choke Slam in 0:09:38.
Rating: *** 3/4
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Proving what a monster he can be, Kane put Venis through two tables with two
Tombstones, before hitting a Choke Slam for the win.  Can anyone stop the Big
Red Machine?


Interview:
Beaten but not defeated - HBK...
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Shawn Michaels gets ready for Steven Richards, hoping not to be pinned like he
was on Smackdown.


Steven Richards pinned Shawn Michaels with the Stevie-T in 0:11:20.
Rating: *** 3/4
[Kevin Nash interfered against Shawn Michaels.]
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Steven Richards managed to pin Shawn Michaels once again, however Michaels was
left distracted by the presence of and interference from Kevin Nash at ringside
during the match.


Bret Hart and Steve Austin defeated
The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase and The Big Show) when B. Hart made
Big Show submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:14:53.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Bret Hart and Steve Austin retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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Bret gained revenge for his singles loss by making Big Show tap out, as the nWo
failed in its quest to take the tag titles once again.


Triangle Match:
Tajiri defeated Matt Hardy and Rey Mysterio:
         x M. Hardy beat Rey Rey via the Twist of Fate in 0:14:05
         x Tajiri beat M. Hardy via the Stiff kick to the head in 0:19:12
Rating: **** 1/4
(Tajiri won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
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Just one month after losing the belt at Survivor Series, Tajiri regains the
Cruiserweight Title after a great match.


Interview:
Double J is ready for the Game...
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Jeff Jarrett doesn't sweat Triple H, going as far as to dub himself the new
Game.


Triple H pinned Jeff Jarrett with the Pedigree in 0:10:15.
Rating: ****
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Despite Jarrett's best efforts, Triple H emerged victorious following a second
pedigree.  As Jarrett walked to the back after the match, the lights began to
flicker.


Rob Van Dam pinned Randy Orton with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:11:51.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Van Dam managed to wipe some of the smirk off Randy Orton's face by pinning him
for the 3-count.


Booker T pinned Hollywood Hogan with the Harlem Side Kick in 0:11:43.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Three defeats on the trot for the nWo, after Booker T was able to pin Hogan
cleanly for the 3-count.


Interview:
The Intercontinental Champion...
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Jericho is ready to defeat Steiner for the whole of WWE.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Cage Match:
Scott Steiner defeated Chris Jericho by escaping the cage in 0:13:06.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Scott Steiner won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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Steiner restored a small amount of glory for the nWo by busting Chris Jericho
open, and then winning the steel cage match and the Intercontinental Title.


...

No-Countout-No-DQ-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Chris Benoit beat Goldberg 2 falls to 1:
         x Goldberg beat Benoit via pinfall in 0:01:51
         x Benoit beat Goldberg via the Crippler Crossface in 0:05:04
         x Benoit beat Goldberg via a sunset flip in 0:10:04
Rating: *** 1/2
(Chris Benoit won the WWE Championship.)
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To the delight of the Edmonton crowd, and the WWE roster, Chris Benoit managed
to become the WWE Champion by defeating Goldberg by 2 falls to 1.  As the show
drew to a close, it was clear that the jewel in the nWo crown had clearly lost
its shine.



Card rating: *** 1/2


Match observations: 

Tonight was possibly the worst night for the nWo since it reformed.  Despite
Scott Steiner taking the Intercontinental Championship, the Million $ Team
failed to become tag champs, Jeff Jarrett, Randy Orton and even the nWo leader
Hollywood Hogan were all pinned, and then to top it all off, Chris Benoit was
able to take the WWE title back home by beating Goldberg by 2 falls to 1.  The
only bad thing that has to be taken into consideration is that the nWo still
controls the book, and therefore they'll be out for revenge tomorrow night on
Raw.

Another title that changed hands tonight was the Cruiserweight title, which was
won back by Tajiri against Matt Hardy and Rey Mysterio.  That belt is rather
notorious for changing hands quickly, but also for producing great matches from
the cruiserweights in the company.  It'll be interesting to see who's up for 
the belt next.

Steven Richards got a victory, albeit somewhat tainted, over Shawn Michaels
here tonight.  Michaels was said to be disappointed about the loss, but more
concerned with getting revenge on Kevin Nash for his involvement in the match.

We also got a glimpse of the old-school monster Kane here tonight, as he 
destroyed Val Venis.  After the Big Valbowski kicked out of two choke slams,
the Big Red Machine went crazy, putting Venis through two tables with the 
Tombstone, before returning him to the ring for a third choke slam.  Kane may
well be a legitimate first contender for Benoit's title, unless the nWo puts
someone in his way.

Next Show: Raw