Smackdown

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          on September 2004 at 8:00pm

Interview:
The Main Event announced...
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Shane O Mac sets up a 20-man battle royal, with the winner going into the
Elimination Chamber at Unforgiven.


The Basham Brothers defeated The New Dudley Boys when Doug pinned Spike after
a leaping swinging DDT in 0:05:29.
Rating: ***

A non-title victory for the tag team champions.


Jerry Lynn pinned AJ Styles after a power bomb in 0:02:51.
Rating: ** 1/2

Jerry Lynn gets his first win in a short match.  Would have been better if it
had gone on longer.


Interview:
Words with the Cruiserweight Champion...
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Brian Kendrick, showing off a new attitude, has some harsh words for the fans.


Rey Mysterio and Tajiri defeated Brian Kendrick and Ultimo Dragon when Tajiri
 pinned U. Dragon with the Stiff kick to the head in 0:10:15.
Rating: **** 1/4

Following the match, Brian Kendrick took a steel chair from ringside and 
nailed both Rey and Tajiri with it.  For good measure, he then wrapped the 
chair around Ultimo Dragon's head as well.


Jamie Noble made Hurricane Helms submit to the Trailer Hitch in 0:06:45.
Rating: ****
[Nidia interfered against Hurricane Helms.]

Great match, and a big win for Jamie Noble.


Interview:
The champion speaks on the EC...
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Jeff Jarrett is confident that he'll leave the Chamber with the title.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Handicap-Match:
The Undertaker, The Rock and Steve Austin defeated Triple H and Jeff Jarrett
 when Undertaker pinned Jarrett with the Last Ride in 0:19:40.
Rating: *** 3/4
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Rather good match, which saw the Taker once again pinning the WWE Champion.


20-Man Battle Royal:
The Big Show won a 20-man Battle Royal:
         x Cactus Jack threw out Rhyno after a swinging neckbreaker in 0:01:34
         x Hall threw out Kane in 0:02:10
         x Cactus Jack threw out Goldberg after a piledriver in 0:03:03
         x Y2J threw out Shamrock in 0:08:21
         x Venis threw out Y2J in 0:14:19
         x Edge threw out Venis after a top-rope Frankensteiner in 0:15:32
         x Edge threw out E. Guerrero in 0:15:48
         x Edge threw out Douglas in 0:16:11
         x Christian threw out Edge after a forearm smash in 0:18:18
         x Christian threw out RVD after a forearm smash in 0:19:05
         x DiBiase threw out Nash in 0:19:22
         x Christian threw out Angle in 0:21:27
         x Christian threw out Hall after a stomp in 0:26:13
         x Savage threw out DiBiase in 0:27:11
         x Big Show threw out Cactus Jack in 0:28:19
         x Big Show threw out Christian in 0:28:32
         x Savage threw out S. Steiner in 0:31:21
         x Savage threw out Mountie after an elbowsmash in 0:44:15
         x Big Show threw out Savage after a bearhug in 0:45:42
Rating: ****
[Stacy Keibler interfered against Cactus Jack.]
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If Jeff Jarrett's title wasn't in jeapordy before hand, it is now, as The Big
Show will now be a part of the Elimination Chamber.



Card rating: *** 3/4


Match observations: 

A rather interesting night of action on Smackdown.  Following its conclusion,
we now know that the Elimination Chamber match will be Jeff Jarrett vs Triple H
vs The Rock vs The Undertaker vs Stone Cold vs Big Show.  After being pinned
by the Taker tonight, and with the addition of the 500lb monster to the fray,
it's looking more and more likely that Jarrett's short days as champion are
numbered.

Brian Kendrick is certainly not ingratiating himself with either the fans or
any of the other Cruiserweights in the WWE.  After his tag partner, Ultimo
Dragon, was pinned tonight, he attacked him with a steel chair, as well as his
opponents Rey Mysterio and Tajiri.  As a result of this, a four way elimination
match has been signed for Unforgiven, with Kendrick defending his gold against
Rey, Tajiri and Dragon.  Not only that, but on Raw, those three will team up
to face Kendrick and his new-found "back watcher" Kane.

Also tonight, Jerry Lynn broke his losing streak with a win over AJ Styles.  As
mentioned earlier, those two could have had an even greater match, if they were
allowed to go at it for a little bit longer.  Hopefully we may get to see a lot
more of them in the near future.

Just one last note, although Chris Benoit and Roddy Piper came to ringside for
the Battle Royal, neither of them got involved in an attempt to eliminate 
Goldberg or Chris Jericho, who were both cleanly thrown over the top.

Next Show: Raw