Smackdown

Card Information:
 Held in: STABLER ARENA
Location: PENNSLYVANIA, UNITED STATES
          on December 2004 at 8:00pm

Interview:
The Game wants revenge...
Click here to see highlights.

Triple H aims to get to Goldberg, but reaches a road block in Jeff Jarrett.

The main event for the evening is also set.


Maven pinned Tajiri after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:08:11.
Rating: *** 3/4

Maven got a surprise, upset win over Tajiri.  Following the match, Tajiri
sprayed mist in Maven's eyes, and then nailed him with the kick to the head.


Interview:
Tajiri's change in attitude...
Click here to see highlights.

A three-way cruiserweight title match is set for Armageddon.


The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase and The Big Show) defeated
Al Snow and Funaki when Big Show pinned Snow after a small package in 0:29:20.
Rating: **** 1/2
[Marty Jannetty interfered against Al Snow.]

Big Show and DiBiase picked up a hard fought win, but the most shocking part
of the match saw Marty Jannetty run down and hand the Big Show a bat to hit Al
Snow with.  From the looks of things, Marty Jannetty has joined the nWo.


Steven Richards pinned Spike Dudley with the Steven Kick in 0:12:35.
Rating: ** 1/2

Richards wore down little Spike, and eventually nailed him with the Steven
Kick for the victory.


Interview:
Richards gets his answer...
Click here to see highlights.

HBK answers Steven Richards challenge for Armageddon.


Kane pinned Hurricane Helms with the Choke Slam in 0:17:05.
Rating: **** 1/4

Kane destroyed Helms with the choke slam, and was about to go for another one,
when Val Venis rang down to ringside with a steel chair in hand.  He attempted
to nail the Big Red Machine with this, but it had no effect.  Kane responded
by choke slamming Venis to hell.


Interview:
Booker T's punishment...
Click here to see highlights.

Hollywood Hogan sets Booker T up in a 5 on 1 handicap match against the nWo.


Handicap-Match:
nWo (Brock Lesnar, Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and X-Pac) defeated
Booker T when X-Pac pinned Booker T with the X-Factor in 0:21:02.
Rating: *** 3/4

Booker T gave it his all, but he couldn't stand up to the power of the nWo.  In
the end, it was X-Pac who got the deciding fall.


Four Corners Match with Special Referee Goldberg:
Chris Benoit defeated Randy Orton, Edge and Rob Van Dam:
         x Edge beat RVD via the Edgeacution in 0:06:44
         x Edge beat Orton via disqualification in 0:09:22
         x Benoit beat Edge via the Crippler Crossface in 0:13:04
Rating: ****
Click here to see highlights.

Chris Benoit earns the right to face Goldberg once again at Armageddon, while
cracks start to appear in the nWo armour, judging by Randy Orton's actions
towards Goldberg tonight.



Card rating: *** 3/4


Match observations: 

It looks as though we will see the rubber match between Goldberg and Chris
Benoit at Armageddon, after the Wolverine outlasted Edge, RVD and Randy Orton
in the four corners match.  Benoit's victory was not the only interesting thing
to come out of that match though, as we also saw the controversial elimination
of Rob Van Dam, and the clear problems in the nWo between Randy Orton and the
WWE Champion Goldberg.  What will come of these when we get to Raw on Monday?

The nWo gained a new member tonight, as Marty Jannetty attacked his now former
tag team partner Al Snow, helping to cost him a defeat against the Million $
Team.  Based on what went down tonight, a new match has been signed for the
Armageddon PPV, that being Al Snow and Funaki against Marty Jannetty and X-Pac.

Also signed for Armageddon after happenings of tonight is a match between Val
Venis and Kane.  Can the former IC champion take down the big red monster?  We
will have to wait and see.  

Three other matches added to the Armageddon card from tonight were Goldberg vs
Benoit as mentioned earlier, Shawn Michaels vs Steven Richards, Triple H vs 
Jeff Jarrett, and Rey Mysterio vs Matt Hardy vs Tajiri.  It's shaping up to be
a great show, as 2004 winds down to a close.  But it still weeks away, so be 
sure to watch on and see what happens as we continue to build to the event.

Next Show: Raw