Smackdown

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Location: PENNSLYVANIA, UNITED STATES
          on November 2004 at 8:00pm

Interview:
nWo in the house...
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The nWo sets up a few matches, and then Hollywood Hogan issues a challenge to
the AWOL commissioner Shane McMahon.


Bret Hart made Doug Basham submit to a figure-four leglock in 0:04:12.
Rating: *** 1/4

Bret gets the big win, using a Figure 4, rather than the Sharpshooter.


Brock Lesnar pinned Hurricane Helms with the F-5 in 0:09:38.
Rating: ****

Amazing match, but Lesnar ultimately proved to be too much for the Hurricane.


Interview:
Wolfpac invitation...
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Shawn Michaels refuses an invitation to join the nWo, leading to a six man tag
team match.


Shawn Michaels, Booker T and Goldust defeated
nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and X-Pac) when Michaels pinned Hall with the
Sweet Chin Music in 0:11:59.
Rating: ***

HBK got his first win since his return by pinning Scott Hall.  Booker T also
made his WWE comeback in this match.


The New Rockers (Al Snow and Marty Jannetty) defeated
The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase and The Big Show) when Snow pinned DiBiase
 with the Snow Plow in 0:21:29.
Rating: *** 1/4
(The New Rockers retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.)

The New Rockers got another upset victory.  However, after the match, they
both received choke slams from the Big Show.


Interview:
Chris Jericho rallies the troops...
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Chris Jericho's attempts to stir up the emotions of the WWE superstars is quite
rudely interrupted by Matt Hardy, leading to an IC title match between the two.


Chris Jericho pinned Matt Hardy after an Asai moonsault in 0:01:12.
Rating: **
(Chris Jericho won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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Jericho shocked Hardy in a matter of minutes to become the new Champion.  As
Jericho celebrated in the aisle, however, he was attacked from behind by Scott
Steiner with a steel chair.  Steiner raised the IC belt above his head, before
dropping it down on a prone Jericho.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Randy Orton pinned Chris Benoit with the RKO in 0:07:56.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Triple H interfered against Randy Orton.]
[Goldberg interfered against Chris Benoit.]
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After sizeable interference from both Goldberg and Triple H, plus the always
questionable refereeing of Nick Patrick, Randy Orton picked up the big win.



Card rating: ***


Match observations: 

Again, it was another good night for the nWo, despite their inability to take
the tag team titles away from the New Rockers.  Randy Orton proved his worth
by defeating the No.1 contender Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar defeated Hurricane
Helms, while Scott Steiner launched a successful sneak attack on the brand new
Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho.

Elsewhere, Shawn Michaels refused the chance to join the nWo, choosing instead
to oppose them, alongside Booker T and Goldust in a great tag team encounter.
Based upon tonight's happenings, a 10-Man elimination match has been set up for
Survivor Series, with Michaels, Booker T and Goldust teaming with the tag team
champions, the New Rockers, to face nWo members Hall, Nash, X-Pac, Big Show and
Ted DiBiase.  As of yet, this is the only traditional Survivor Series-style
match signed for the show.

Also potentially signed for Survivor Series is Hollywood Hogan vs Shane McMahon
in a winner-takes-all match.  The only thing missing from the match contract is
Shane O Mac's signature.  Will he return to Raw this Monday night to make the
match official?

One match that has been signed for this Monday is Goldberg and Randy Orton in a
tag team match against Chris Benoit and Triple H.  Emotions will be running 
rather wild in that contest.

Next Show: Raw