Unforgiven

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 Held in: FED EX FORUM
Location: TENNESEE, UNITED STATES
          on September 2005 at 7:30pm

Interview:
Shane starts off the night...
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Shane McMahon announces an additional stipulation for the winner of his match
with Terry Funk.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Shane McMahon defeated Terry Funk when Terry Funk passed out in a chokehold in
           0:09:37.
Rating: **** 1/4
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Shane O Mac shocked Terry Funk by making him pass out.  However, no normal man
could resist a choke hold with a baseball bat, no matter if they're as crazy as
Terry Funk.  Shane McMahon will now get to announce the main event for No Mercy
on Raw tomorrow night.


AJ Styles and Raven defeated
The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) when Raven
 pinned Haas with the Evenflow DDT in 0:10:25.
Rating: ** 1/2
(AJ Styles and Raven won the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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Styles and Raven continued their winning streak, by becoming the new tag team
champions here tonight.


Interview:
Batista is ready...
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Batista is looking to make a statement here tonight.


Batista pinned Chris Jericho with the Spinebuster in 0:15:45.
Rating: ***
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A decent contest, with Batista making the impact he wanted to, getting the win
over Jericho.


5-Man Battle Royal:
Rey Mysterio won a 5-man Battle Royal:
         x Tajiri defeated Kidman after a dropkick to the face in 0:06:51
         x Rey Rey defeated London after the West Coast Pop in 0:15:17
         x Tajiri defeated U. Dragon after the Stiff kick to the head in
           0:16:37
         x Rey Rey defeated Tajiri after a flying cross body press in 0:17:06
Rating: *****
(Rey Mysterio won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
[Steve Austin interfered against Tajiri.]
[Steve Austin interfered against Paul London.]
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Amazing five star match, as Rey Mysterio once again became the Cruiserweight
Champion, but it was all thanks to the distractions from Steve Austin.


The Big Show defeated Brock Lesnar when Brock Lesnar passed out in a bearhug in
0:14:15.
Rating: ***
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Decent match for two big hosses, with Big Show managing to subdue Brock with a
bearhug.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Submission Match:
Ken Shamrock made Kurt Angle submit to the Ankle Lock Submission in 0:13:17.
Rating: *** 3/4
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Shamrock made Angle tap to the Ankle Lock.  Could there have been any more of a
fitting ending to the contest?


Interview:
Michaels laments a former friend...
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Shawn Michaels issues a warning to Cactus Jack.


Cactus Jack pinned Shawn Michaels with the Double Arm DDT in 0:07:40.
Rating: ***
(Cactus Jack won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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It took two Double Arm DDTs, but Cactus Jack eventually won the match and took
home the Intercontinental Title.


Randy Orton pinned The Rock with the RKO in 0:15:32.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Orton once again pinned The Rock, and truly lived up to his reputation as the
Legend Killer.


Kane pinned The Undertaker after a Tombstone in 0:07:46.
Rating: *** 1/2
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In a shocking turn of events, it was Kane who emerged victorious by using the
Tombstone on his brother.  While you'd think Taker would be upset by this, as
Kane walked up the ramp, the Dead Man began to laugh.


Interview:
Benoit takes on the challenge...
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Chris Benoit shows that he is not afraid of facing Flair and Triple H.


Triangle Match:
Chris Benoit defeated Ric Flair and Triple H when Benoit pinned Flair after
a German suplex in 0:36:43.
Rating: *****
(Chris Benoit retained the WWE Championship.)
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In the second five star match of the night, it was Chris Benoit who managed to
retain the title by pinning Ric Flair with a German Suplex.  At one point, it
seemed as though Flair had gone the victory with a big roundhouse, but it was
determined that Benoit had just got his shoulder up.  After the match, Triple H
was left cursing his luck at his failure to win the title.



Card rating: *** 3/4


Match observations: 

It was a night of shocks and surprises here tonight at Unforgiven.  New tag 
team and intercontinental champions were crowned, while Chris Benoit was able
to withstand the pressure of the Evolution triple threat in order to retain the
WWE title.  But heaven only knows what Shane McMahon will announce as the main
event for the next show, with him winning the right to the name the No Mercy
main event, after he beat Terry Funk here tonight.

It was definitely a night for the underdogs here tonight, as Kane finally got
a victory over his brother, The Undertaker, and Randy Orton was able to get a
second pinfall victory over The Rock.  Maybe it'll be the Big Red Machine or
Mr. RKO that is named Benoit's next challenger tomorrow.

We also got a new Cruiserweight Champion here tonight, with Rey Mysterio once
again taking the gold.  However, it was not without the help of one Stone Cold
Steve Austin in Mysterio's corner, who provided enough distractions to make 
sure that Tajiri could not win the gold.

Ken Shamrock continued on his roll by making Kurt Angle tap out to the Ankle
Lock here tonight, while we also saw another submission victory in the monsters
match between Big Show and Brock Lesnar, as Lesnar passed out in a bearhug.  As
Batista got a big victory over Chris Jericho also, it would seem that there are
a number of folks looking to step in line against Chris Benoit.  We'll just all
have to wait till tomorrow night to find out who it will be.

Next Show: Raw