Smackdown

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          on October 2004 at 8:00pm

Four Corners Match with Special Referee Tajiri:
Rey Mysterio defeated Ultimo Dragon, Hurricane Helms and Brian Kendrick:
         x Hurricane beat U. Dragon via a dragon suplex in 0:03:39
         x Rey Rey beat Hurricane via the West Coast Pop in 0:25:03
         x Rey Rey beat B. Kendrick via a flying cross body press in 0:27:45
Rating: ****

Another fantastic Cruiserweight match, which saw Rey Rey emerge with the win.
Afterwards, he and Tajiri went face to face, both men ready for the ladder
match this Sunday night.


Interview:
Goldberg gives his explanation...
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Goldberg says that he's only in the business for the money, which the nWo can
offer him by the bucketload.


Ted DiBiase defeated Al Snow by countout in 0:06:18.
Rating: ** 1/4

While it won't be good enough to win the tag titles on Sunday, DiBiase picks
up a count-out victory here tonight.


Scott Steiner pinned Bret Hart after a dragon suplex in 0:16:28.
Rating: **** 1/4
[Stacy Keibler interfered against Bret Hart.]

Big win for Steiner over the Hitman, continuing his good run of form.  Could
the nWo keep this going in the six man match at No Mercy?


Interview:
Austin reveals his partner...
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Shawn Michaels returns to WWE to team up with Steve Austin.


Chris Benoit and Matt Hardy defeated Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels when Benoit
 made Michaels submit to the Crippler Crossface in 0:17:02.
Rating: ****

Michaels' return wasn't particularly successful, as he was forced to tap out
to the Crossface.  However, after the match, he posed for the delighted crowd.


Elimination Match:
Evolution (Batista, Randy Orton and Triple H) beat
nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and X-Pac) 3 falls to 0:
         x Orton beat Nash via the RKO in 0:19:38
         x Orton beat Hall via a back elbow in 0:22:34
         x Orton beat X-Pac via the RKO in 0:24:09
Survivors: Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H
Rating: ** 3/4

Randy Orton was the star here tonight, as Evolution earned a shutout victory
over the nWo.


Interview:
The Rock is ready...
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Rock vows to put Goldberg down for good.


nWo (Goldberg and Jeff Jarrett) defeated The Rock and The Undertaker when
Goldberg defeated Rock when Rock passed out in a leg hammerlock in 0:14:52.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Goldberg got the win he was after, by making the Rock pass out.  As Smackdown
went off the air, he was stood over the lifeless body of the champ with his
arms raised high.



Card rating: *** 1/4


Match observations: 

It was a night of highs and lows for the nWo, as Goldberg was able to defeat
the Rock during the tag team main event, thus making him the favourite to take
the title this Sunday.  Scott Steiner and Ted DiBiase also picked up victories,
but Hall, Nash and X-Pac were made to look foolish by Randy Orton, who pinned
all three men during the nWo/Evolution elimination match.  With Orton being
the Legend Killer, could he prove to be the man that WWE pins its hopes on
for killing the legend of the nWo.  Only time will tell.

Also tonight, we saw the return of Shawn Michaels.  Although he was defeated
by Chris Benoit in a tag team match, he'll be hoping for much better things
on Sunday, when he faces Steven Richards at No Mercy.

One last match has been signed for the Pay Per View this Sunday night, it will
be Kurt Angle going one on one with Brian Kendrick, in what should be a rather
interesting match-up.

No Mercy will give us the first real signs of how the nWo vs WWE war will shape
up.  It should be quite an event.

Next Show: No Mercy