No Mercy

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          on October 2005 at 7:30pm

Tajiri pinned Christopher Daniels with the Stiff kick to the head in 0:09:52.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Tajiri won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
(Rey Mysterio no-showed.)
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Rey Mysterio's no-show prompted Shane McMahon to strip him of the belt, and put
Christopher Daniels in his place for tonight's match.  In the end, it was the
original challenger, Tajiri, who won the match and won the belt.


The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) defeated AJ Styles and 
Raven when Undertaker pinned Raven after the Double Chokeslam in 0:00:34.
Rating: *
(The Brothers of Destruction won the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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It happened just like it did on Smackdown.  The Brothers of Destruction made
mincemeat of the tag champions, and took the gold for themselves.

[Taboo Tuesday IC Qualifier]: 20-Man Battle Royal:
Goldust won a 20-man Battle Royal:
         x S. Steiner threw out Regal in 0:07:40
         x L. Storm threw out E. Guerrero after a small package in 0:07:53
         x Venis threw out L. Storm after a slap in 0:09:59
         x Venis threw out Booker T after an elbowsmash in 0:11:01
         x Jarrett threw out Venis in 0:12:17
         x Stevie threw out M. Hardy in 0:12:23
         x Chavo threw out Michaels in 0:12:35
         x Orton threw out Y2J in 0:13:12
         x S. Steiner threw out Chavo in 0:14:59
         x Shamrock threw out Vader in 0:21:14
         x S. Steiner threw out Big Show after a dropkick in 0:24:41
         x Stevie threw out Edge after the Stevie-T in 0:29:40
         x Goldust threw out Stevie after a bodyslam in 0:30:24
         x S. Steiner threw out Shamrock in 0:31:45
         x Angle threw out Jarrett after a waistlock takedown in 0:34:29
         x Goldust threw out Angle in 0:41:45
         x Goldust threw out Orton in 0:42:05
         x Hall threw out S. Steiner after a vertical suplex in 0:49:30
         x Goldust threw out Hall after a headlock takedown in 0:50:28
Rating: **** 1/4
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After being out of the picture for quite a while, Goldust managed to shock
everyone by winning the Battle Royal.  He now takes his place on the list of
contenders for the IC title at Taboo Tuesday.

Interview:
Captain Charisma - Your Next Champion?
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Christian speaks with confidence about his title match tonight.


Tazz made Brock Lesnar submit to the Tazzmission in 0:10:50.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Tazz was absolutely relentless, giving Brock everything that he had in him, and
it paid off, as the Human Suplex Machine picked up the win.


Triangle Match:
Masahiro Chono defeated John Bradshaw Layfield and Cactus Jack:
         x Chono beat Cactus Jack via a power bomb in 0:09:11
         x Chono beat JBL via disqualification in 0:13:45
Rating: ** 3/4
(Masahiro Chono won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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Chono wins the Intercontinental Title, but in controversial fashion, as JBL
was not pinned, only disqualified.


Interview:
The Game is Nearly Up...
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Triple H fires back words at Christian, as he intends to use Terry Funk as a
symbol here tonight.


[Taboo Tuesday IC Qualifier]:
Charlie Haas pinned Shelton Benjamin after a sunset flip in 0:12:31.
Rating: **** 1/4
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Superb match, which saw Haas pull off somewhat of an upset victory.  He will
now go on to the IC title ballot for Taboo Tuesday.


Texas Death No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Triple H pinned Terry Funk after a powerslam in 0:20:41.
Rating: *** 1/4
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A hard fought match, which Triple H controlled for the majority.  Funk was able
to get back up after several Pedigrees, but it was the powerslam near the back
of the arena which finally brought the fight to an end.


[Taboo Tuesday Tournament - Final]:
Batista pinned Steve Austin with the Spinebuster in 0:15:29.
Rating: ** 1/4
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Austin's resurgent run came to an end, as the seemingly unstoppable Batista
picked up the win, and moved onto the Taboo Tuesday WWE Title Ballot.


John Cena pinned Ric Flair with the F-U in 0:10:56.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Christian interfered against Ric Flair.]
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Cena picks up the big victory over the Nature Boy.  As a result, Cena now will
take a spot on the IC title ballot.  The involvement from Christian was 
certainly unexpected.

Interview:
The WWE Champion...
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Chris Benoit questions Christian's focus, and guarantees a win tonight and on
Tuesday.


Chris Benoit defeated Christian when Christian passed out in the
Crippler Crossface in 0:15:57.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Chris Benoit retained the WWE Championship.)
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Benoit successfully defends the title, but Christian passed out, he did not tap
out at any point.



Card rating: ***


Match observations: 

And so it came to pass, with Taboo Tuesday just a few days away, Chris Benoit
remains the WWE Champion, and he must now face one challenge out of Triple H,
Batista, and Christian.  Both Hunter and Batista picked up big wins on behalf
of Evolution tonight, while Christian will obviously be looking for another 
chance at the Championship, especially as it was the pain of the Crossface that
caused him to pass out, not tap out, here tonight.

Three other titles changed hands tonight, two of which did so in controversial
fashion.  We have a new Cruiserweight Champion in Tajiri, but it wasn't the 
champion that he pinned, as Rey Mysterio no-showed, and was replaced in the
match by Christopher Daniels.  Mysterio was allegedly stripped of the title due
to the no-show, and Tajiri's win allowed him to take the vacant title.

The other controversial title change came in the IC title match.  While Chono
did pin the champion Cactus Jack, the final fall ended in a DQ, which is not
normally the correct manner for a title to change hands.  Some argue that the
match should have been restarted, while others say that the title should have
reverted to Cactus Jack, the original champion.  As it stands, Chono is the 
champion, but JBL has been added to the IC title ballot for Taboo Tuesday, with
tonight's qualifiers, Goldust, Charlie Haas and John Cena.  At this moment in
time, Cactus Jack has been frozen out in the cold.

The other title that changed hands was the Tag Team Championship.  No debates
or controversy here though, just total annihilation, as The Undertaker and Kane
steamrollered through AJ Styles and Raven in less than a minute.  No word yet
as to who will face the champs at Taboo Tuesday, although it's rumoured that
there will be a choice between established teams and the losers of the World
Title ballot.

With just one more Raw to go before Taboo Tuesday, and the voting opening up
tomorrow night, you'd better be careful not to blink, or else you might miss a
vital piece of action!

Next Show: Raw