Smackdown

Card Information:
 Held in: HEARNES CENTER COLISEUM
Location: SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
          on February 2004 at 8:00pm

Elimination Match:
Brian Kendrick and Tajiri beat Ultimo Dragon and Shannon Moore 2 falls to 0:
         x Tajiri beat U. Dragon via the Stiff kick to the head in 0:22:09
         x B. Kendrick beat Moore via a tiger driver in 0:25:14
Survivors: Brian Kendrick, Tajiri
Rating: *** 1/4

Kendrick and Tajiri emerge victorious, but Shannon Moore made an excellent
showing of himself.


Interview:
A classic rivalry renewed...
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Ted DiBiase challenges Hulk Hogan to a match at Wrestlemania.


Hulk Hogan pinned The Big Show with the Big Leg Drop in 0:23:06.
Rating: **

Hogan gets the victory over the Big Show, while DiBiase looked on from outside
the ring.


Val Venis defeated Kurt Angle by disqualification in 0:11:34.
Rating: * 3/4

A confusing ending saw original referee Tim White disqualify Kurt Angle, thus
giving Val Venis the win.

Interview:
Angle is confused, and a little worried...
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Mankind's head games towards Kurt Angle continue.


Rob Van Dam pinned X-Pac with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:07:29.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Rob Van Dam won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)

Van Dam becomes the new Intercontinental Champion.  How will Ken Shamrock
feel about this?


Interview:
A warning from Jeff Jarrett...
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Jeff Jarrett warns Stone Cold Steve Austin to stay out of his business.


Jeff Jarrett made Hurricane Helms submit to a sleeperhold in 0:02:03.
Rating: * 3/4

A short, and fairly disappointing match, but Jarrett managed to make up for
his loss on Raw.


The Kliq (Triple H and Scott Hall) and Kane defeated
Shawn Michaels, The Ultimate Warrior and The Rock when HHH pinned Michaels
 with the Pedigree in 0:12:19.
Rating: ** 1/4
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An intriguing match-up, which saw Helmsley batter and eventually pin HBK.



Card rating: ** 1/4


Match observations: 

Things are progressing nicely, as we move towards No Way Out.  With RVD now the
new Intercontinental Champion, however, a few things will be changed.  The IC
title match for No Way Out, which was originally scheduled to be X-Pac versus
Ken Shamrock, will now be a triangle match, featuring RVD versus X-Pac versus
Ken Shamrock.  In the meantime, Shamrock and X-Pac will square off on Raw this
Monday night.

Scott Hall currently doesn't have a challenger for No Way Out, but that may
well change in the very near future.  However, the former WWE Champion will be
in action at the event.  As a prelude to Hogan's one on one match with DiBiase
at Wrestlemania, the Million Dollar Man will team with the Big Show to face
Hogan and a partner of his choosing at No Way Out.

Mankind continues to play mind games with Kurt Angle.  Expect a match between
these two to be signed very soon.  The same goes for Stone Cold and Jeff 
Jarrett, who are building up quite a rivalry.

Next Show: Raw