Smackdown

Card Information:
 Held in: LAKEFRONT CIVIC CENTER
Location: FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
          on August 2005 at 8:00pm

Interview:
Piper makes the matches...
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Roddy Piper signs an explosive 10-man main event!


AJ Styles defeated Rey Mysterio by countout in 0:10:28.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Rey Mysterio retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
[Ultimo Dragon interfered against Rey Mysterio.]
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The interference from Ultimo cost Rey the match, but not the title.  AJ Styles
didn't seem to be too worried about not getting the belt, which suggests that
this may have been a ploy between him and Ultimo to weaken Rey before the PPV.


Interview:
Kidman speaks on his two big wins...
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An interview with Billy Kidman is interrupted by Stone Cold Steve Austin.


Vader pinned Hurricane Helms with the Vader Bomb in 0:12:58.
Rating: ****

Fantastic match, with Vader taking a lot of punishment from the Hurricane, and
still emerging victorious.  He'll be looking to do the same against the Big
Show on Sunday.


Death Match:
Shelton Benjamin beat Bubba Ray Dudley 7 falls to 6:
         x S. Benjamin beat Bubba via a gutwrench suplex in 0:10:41
         x S. Benjamin beat Bubba via the Money Clip in 0:17:11
         x Bubba beat S. Benjamin via the Buh Buh Bomb in 0:22:35
         x double countout (Bubba and S. Benjamin) in 0:27:49
         x Bubba beat S. Benjamin via the Buh Buh Bomb in 0:31:27
         x Bubba beat S. Benjamin via a splash in 0:32:53
         x S. Benjamin beat Bubba via the Money Clip in 0:35:41
         x Bubba beat S. Benjamin via a powerslam in 0:39:24
         x Bubba beat S. Benjamin via pinfall in 0:44:49
         x S. Benjamin beat Bubba via a backdrop in 0:47:45
         x S. Benjamin beat Bubba via the Money Clip in 0:53:01
         x S. Benjamin beat Bubba via the Money Clip in 0:56:19
Rating: ***

In a match surprisingly booked as a death match, Shelton Benjamin picked up
an impressive win over Bubba Dudley.


Interview:
The Dudley's response...
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An interesting stipulation is added to the Dudleys/WGTT match at Summerslam.


Kurt Angle pinned Edge after the Angle Slam in 0:10:25.
Rating: *** 1/4
(John Bradshaw Layfield no-showed.)

Good match, with Angle replacing his absent tag partner JBL.  Can he repeat
this feat on Sunday to win the tag titles for the Great Americans?


Interview:
Jeff Jarrett?!?!
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Jeff Jarrett returns, but gets a very nasty surprise almost immediately.


The Undertaker defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification in 0:10:25.
Rating: ***

Sensing defeat, Jarrett decided to smash the guitar over the Undertaker's head
and make a run for it.  The fans didn't seem to care though, as they went
crazy for the return of the Deadman.


Elimination Match:
Evolution (Randy Orton, Ric Flair and Triple H), Cactus Jack and Christopher Dan
iels beat Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, The Rock, Roddy Piper and Shawn Michaels
 5 falls to 0:
         x Daniels beat Michaels via a gutwrench suplex in 0:09:22
         x HHH beat Y2J via the Pedigree in 0:22:43
         x Flair beat Rock via a small package in 0:33:34
         x Cactus Jack beat Piper via the Double Arm DDT in 0:41:04
         x HHH beat Benoit via a crucifix in 0:44:52
Survivors: Randy Orton, Ric Flair, Triple H, Cactus Jack, Christopher Daniels
Rating: *** 1/4
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A shocking shut-out for the heels, as Evolution, Cactus Jack and Christopher
Daniels got the win without losing a single fall.  Is this a sign of what's to
come at Summerslam?



Card rating: *** 1/4


Match observations: 

A very interesting night of action going into Summerslam, especially as it now
seems as though the nod in the Elimination Chamber is going to go to either
Triple H, Randy Orton or Cactus Jack.  The 10 man main event went very much
their way, and if things continue like this, one of those three will walk out
of Summerslam with the gold, Ric Flair will defeat Roddy Piper, and Christopher
Daniels will retain the Intercontinental Championship.

If the return of Jeff Jarrett wasn't shocking enough, the return of the 
Undertaker just a few seconds later was enough to get the fans off their feet.
Taker was unable to get the revenge he hoped for against Jarrett, but there
is still plenty of time for that.  You have to wonder what Shane McMahon thinks
about the Deadman's return, especially considering his comments about him
just prior to Wrestlemania this year.

Could this Sunday prove to be the end of Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin
teaming up together?  If the Dudleys can defeat them, then it definitely will
be.  However, we all saw Benjamin get a hard earned victory over Bubba Ray
here tonight, so there is hope that the World's Greatest Tag Team can stay
together with a victory.

Summerslam looks to be an explosive PPV, and there's only one way to find out
for certain, and that's by tuning in!

Next Show: Summerslam