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          on April 2004 at 9:00pm

The Big Show pinned Hulk Hogan with the Showstopper in 0:08:45.
Rating: **
[Ric Flair interfered against Hulk Hogan.]

Following the match, Hogan was attacked by Show, his partner Ted DiBiase, and
Triple H and Ric Flair.

The attack was only broken up by tag champs Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash 
coming down to the ring with steel chairs.


Interview:
Evolution on the ramp...
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Evolution set another challenge for Smackdown.


Val Venis and Edge defeated The Kliq (Scott Hall and X-Pac) when Edge pinned
X-Pac after a spear in 0:05:35.
Rating: ** 1/2

Interesting if uneventful tag match.  Edge will face X-Pac at Backlash in a
one on one match, while Venis, as we already know, will face Hall.


Jamie Noble pinned AJ Styles after a power bomb in 0:13:43.
Rating: *** 3/4

Big win for Noble, in a rather good match.


Interview:
Jeff Jarrett speaks...
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Jeff Jarrett explains the result on Smackdown, and issues a open challenge for
Backlash.  The challenge is accepted by Rob Van Dam.


Mick Foley pinned Eddie Guerrero after a small package in 0:10:33.
Rating: ****

Fantastic match, with Foley getting the big win.  Chris Benoit was watching on
from the backstage area.


Steve Austin defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification in 0:05:30.
Rating: * 1/2
[Paul Heyman,  and Chris Jericho interfered against Steve Austin.]

Chris Jericho's chair shot left Austin open to be double-teamed by Benoit and
Y2J.  Mick Foley eventually came out to save Stone Cold.


Interview:
Ready for the main event...
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Lesnar is talking tough, while the Warrior is still talking gibberish.


Match with Special Referee Bret Hart:
Kane and William Regal defeated Brock Lesnar and The Ultimate Warrior when Regal
 defeated U. Warrior when U. Warrior passed out in a bow-and-arrow submission
 in 0:23:30.
Rating: * 3/4

After the match, the Warrior was angry at Bret Hart's decision to stop the 
match.  The Hitman, however, stood by his ground, before flipping the Warrior
off.



Card rating: ** 1/2


Match observations: 

Backlash is hotting up with the action from tonight.  Thanks to Bret Hart's
snappy, and many would say correct, refereeing decision, the Ultimate Warrior's
name is in the losers column for tonight.  Will that be the case at Backlash,
or can the WWE Champion put this defeat behind him to retain against the former
champ?

Also, it seems as though The Rock may seriously be contemplating joining with
Triple H and Ric Flair in Evolution, judging by the way he no-showed the whole
event, and was not around to help Hulk Hogan, who was subject to a four on one
attack, before the tag champs could save him.

Jeff Jarrett claimed that he faked his pass out on Smackdown.  Only he knows
the real truth about that.  However, he may well get his just desserts at the
hands of Rob Van Dam come Backlash.

Chris Jericho's rivalry with Steve Austin began to hot up tonight, as Y2J made
a big statement by taking out Stone Cold with a vile chair shot.  After Mick
Foley was able to save Austin from the attack of the Canadian Chrisses, it was
announced that Jericho and Benoit would face Austin and Foley in a cage match
on Smackdown.

Also, Smackdown will see the big 4 on 4 elimination match.  But will The Rock
be there, or will Hogan, HBK and Nash need a new partner?  We'll find out this
Thursday night.

Next Show: Smackdown