Smackdown

Card Information:
 Held in: SAGINAW CIVIC CENTER
Location: MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES
          on July 2004 at 8:00pm

Interview:
Words from the Commissioner...
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Regal adds a stipulation to the main event, before attempting to drive a wedge
between the Undertaker and Sting.


Scott Steiner defeated AJ Styles when AJ Styles passed out in a half Boston in
           0:08:45.
Rating: ** 3/4

Steiner got the win, and then sent a message to the Ultimate Warrior that he
could beat him any way he saw fit.


Edge pinned Shane Douglas with the Edgeacution in 0:16:28.
Rating: *** 1/2

Good match, and a win for Edge.  He may be ready for a shot at the IC title
soon.


Interview:
The a.P.a. answer the challenge...
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Bradshaw and Faarooq offer both Kaientai and the Million Dollar Team a tag 
title shot in the a.P.a. Invitational Brawl.


[Winners Fight for A Title Shot]: 8-Man Battle Royal:
Chavo Guerrero and Maven won a 4-team Battle Royal:
         x Tajiri threw out Rey Rey (partner: Dean Malenko) in 0:01:35
         x Noble threw out U. Dragon (partner: Tajiri) after a rana in 0:05:29
         x Chavo threw out Noble (partner: Hurricane Helms) after
a front facelock in 0:08:49
Rating: *** 1/4

Chavo and Maven must now face one another, with the winner getting a shot at
the Cruiserweight Title at Vengeance.


Maven pinned Chavo Guerrero after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:00:40.
Rating: *

Not much of a match, mainly due to the condition of both men during the Battle
Royal.  Maven will now get a Cruiserweight Title match against Brian Kendrick.


Interview:
Who is HBK's partner?
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Shawn Michaels remains tight lipped on the identification of his partner.


Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage by countout in 0:13:18.
Rating: * 1/4

A rather disappointing match, with an odd ending.  Afterwards, Chris Jericho
emerged on the ring ramp and talked trash with Hogan.


Brock Lesnar and Jeff Jarrett defeated The Undertaker and Sting when Jarrett
 pinned Undertaker with the Stroke in 0:08:18.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Jarrett pinned The Undertaker, thus meaning that the Dead Man now loses his
title shot at Vengeance!



Card rating: ** 1/4


Match observations: 

So what happens now then?  The Undertaker has seemingly lost his shot at the
WWE title for Vengeance.  Maybe some light can be shed on an alternate number
1 contender on the next Raw, especially with the PPV now being so close.

Just who will be Shawn Michaels' tag team partner when Vengeance rolls around.
All we know as of yet is that it will not be Bret Hart.  Heck, it might even
end up being The Undertaker now, seeing as he's got nothing to do for the Pay
Per View!

Also tonight, we saw Maven earn a shot at Brian Kendrick's Cruiserweight title,
plus the announcement of the a.P.a. Invitational Brawl, which should be quite
a interesting battle, with the tag team titles on the line.

We've also received word that Hulk Hogan will go one on one with Chris Jericho
at Vengeance.  After Hogan got a count out victory over Randy Savage here on
Smackdown, Jericho was out for another match with the Hulkster, following last
Monday's short-lived brawl.  It should be intriguing to see this two go at it
full pelt.

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