Smackdown

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 Held in: THOMAS & MACK CENTER
Location: NEVADA, UNITED STATES
          on June 2004 at 8:00pm

Tajiri pinned Jerry Lynn after a dropkick to the face in 0:00:39.
Rating: *

Ridiculously short match, which saw Dean Malenko come to ringside for a closer
view.  Maybe signing Jerry Lynn was a mistake.


Interview:
Big Daddy's back...
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Kevin Nash spells out his intentions, and opinions on the fans.


Kevin Nash pinned Brian Kendrick with the Jackknife Power Bomb in 0:00:20.
Rating: *

Another incredibly short match, which saw Nash defeat Kendrick within a mere
matter of seconds.  The fans, somewhat surprisingly, still gave Big Daddy Cool
a positive response.


Shane Douglas pinned The Undertaker with the Pittsburgh Plunge in 0:09:41.
Rating: *** 1/4

Shane Douglas becomes the first man to stop the Undertaker's winning streak,
busting open the Dead Man and getting the victory.


Interview:
Words with the Stinger...
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Sting fires out a message to Scott Steiner.


Sting pinned Scott Steiner after a gutwrench suplex in 0:09:45.
Rating: ***

Good win for Sting, although he had to make a dash out of the ring to avoid
being attacked by Steiner, who was goaded on by Stacy Keibler to get Sting.


a.P.a. and The Rock defeated Ric Flair, The Big Show and Ted DiBiase when Rock
 pinned DiBiase after the Rock Bottom in 0:10:10.
Rating: ***

Rock was overjoyed, not only because he got the victory, but also because it
was Ted DiBiase that he pinned.  The tag champs had to hold back Ric Flair 
after the match to stop him from trying to get to Rocky.


Interview:
The time is 6-1-9...
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Rey Mysterio showed a distinct lack of focus, concentrating his thoughts on
IC Champ Chris Benoit, instead of his opponent Jeff Jarrett.  Will this cost
him?


Rey Mysterio pinned Jeff Jarrett with the West Coast Pop in 0:16:21.
Rating: *** 3/4
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Jarrett paid for attacking Charles Robinson, as he was unable to get the pin
following the Stroke.  Mysterio recovered, and was able to get the upset win.



Card rating: ***


Match observations: 

So, the challenger for the Intercontinental Title defeats the challenger for
the WWE Title.  Maybe Jarrett and Rey Rey are going after the wrong belts?  In
fairness to Jarrett, he should have won the match, but it was his only foolish
behaviour towards referee Charles Robinson that cost him.

The Undertaker was finally defeated tonight, oddly enough by Shane Douglas, who
has not really done much since signing with the company.  However, he will now
be making his PPV debut at Bad Blood, as he has been signed up for a rematch
with the Dead Man.  It was originally going to be Taker and Triple H at the Pay
Per View, but tonight's result meant a quick re-shuffle to the card, at the
expense of the Game.

Also at Bad Blood, The Rock and Ric Flair will meet once again, after Rocky
re-discovered his winning touch by pinning Ted DiBiase, who had regularly been
a thorn in his side.  Can Rock finally put down Flair, or will the Nature Boy
send the People's Champ back down to the bottom of the morale ladder?

Brian Kendrick will hope to last more than 20 seconds against the Hurricane at
Bad Blood, despite the fact that was all he could manage against Kevin Nash
here tonight.  Nash, in the meantime, will probably hope that he can deal with
Shawn Michaels in an equally small amount of time at Bad Blood.

Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin are both expected to return next week,
after taking time off to rest following the Street Fight.  Will they cross 
paths again, or set off on new ones?

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