Smackdown

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          on September 2004 at 8:00pm

Interview:
Piper's replacement...
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Roddy Piper is too busy to fight, but sends Goldberg out as his replacement.


Chris Jericho and The Mountie defeated Ken Shamrock and Goldberg when Y2J
 defeated Shamrock when Shamrock passed out in the Walls of Jericho in 0:21:59.
Rating: **** 1/4
[Shane McMahon interfered against The Mountie.]

Goldberg was on the losing side, but was not the one defeated, therefore the
streak remains intact.  However, Jericho was able to gain some revenge over
Shamrock by making him pass out to the Walls.


Kane defeated Ultimo Dragon by countout in 0:05:49.
Rating: ** 1/2

Kane picks up the victory, as Ultimo is left out cold on the outside.  It seems
Brian Kendrick has got exactly what he wanted out of the Big Red Machine.


Interview:
Welcome back Terry Funk...
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Cactus Jack and Terry Funk speak on Scott Steiner and the Outsiders.


Tajiri pinned Rey Mysterio after a flying dropkick in 0:06:22.
Rating: ****

Fantastic match, and a big win for Tajiri.  The four way at Unforgiven should
be a classic.


Randy Orton pinned Doug Basham after a flying cross body press in 0:08:02.
Rating: *** 1/4

Good win for Orton, thus strengthening Evolution's chances for the tag titles.
Following the match, Danny Basham attempted to jump Orton, but Batista ran
down for the save.


Scott Steiner pinned Cactus Jack after a tiger driver in 0:07:04.
Rating: ****
[Stacy Keibler interfered against Cactus Jack.]

Steiner won the match, following a lot of help from Stacy Keibler.  With the
match over, Terry Funk ran down to ringside and busted Steiner open with a
steel chair.  Afterwards, Funk and Cactus hit Scotty with a spike piledriver
onto the same chair.


Interview:
Shane O Mac's announcement...
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Shane McMahon will referee tonight's main event.


Elimination Match with Special Referee Shane McMahon:
The Big Show, Triple H and Jeff Jarrett beat
Steve Austin, The Rock and The Undertaker 3 falls to 0:
         x Big Show beat Undertaker via a Frankensteiner in 0:15:33
         x Jarrett beat S. Austin via the Stroke in 0:33:27
         x HHH beat Rock via the Pedigree in 0:37:28
Survivors: The Big Show, Triple H, Jeff Jarrett
Rating: *** 3/4
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The heels have it, as the Big Show, Triple H and Jeff Jarrett hit a shut out
on Rock, Austin and Undertaker.  However, there was still no love lost between
the three victors.



Card rating: *** 3/4


Match observations: 

With Unforgiven now just days away, there is no clear cut favourite for the
Elimination Chamber, although things aren't looking too good for The Rock, The
Undertaker and Stone Cold.  However, anything can happen inside that steel, so
it would be wrong to rule anyone out.

Did Goldberg's streak end tonight?  He was on a losing team, but he wasn't the
one who was beaten.  However, he'll be more than happy to let the streak go,
just as long as he is able to take out Chris Benoit this Sunday night and win
the Intercontinental Championship.

Cactus Jack and Terry Funk did quite a number on Scott Steiner here tonight,
after Big Poppa Pump stole a victory from Mr Bang Bang.  Though Steiner will
have Hall and Nash to help him on Sunday, you mustn't count out the added
threat of RVD that Cactus and Funk will be bringing with them.

It seems more and more likely that Evolution will be leaving Unforgiven with
the tag titles, although the Bashams have been known to step things up when
the gold is on the line.  Whatever happens, the tag title match should be one
to remember.

Unforgiven is shaping up to be something special, and it's more than likely
that there will be one or two surprises in store on the night.

Next Show: Unforgiven