Vengeance

Card Information:
 Held in: MOLSON CENTRE
Location: QUEBEC, CANADA
          on July 2005 at 7:30pm

[Hardcore Rules Match]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
William Regal pinned Eddie Guerrero after a fisherman suplex in 0:03:54.
Rating: ***
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Eddie seemingly got screwed again after a fast count by Nick Patrick.  Eddie
managed to keep cool eventually, but it seemed as though he was very close to
losing it.


The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated
Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman when J. Hardy pinned Rey Rey after a small package
 in 0:06:23.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Jeff Hardy won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
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Seemingly out of nowhere, Jeff Hardy was able to roll up Rey Mysterio to win
the Cruiserweight Title.  Although disappointed that he didn't get the belt,
Matt congratulated his brother on the title win.


Val Venis pinned Edge after a Victory Roll in 0:04:06.
Rating: *** 1/4
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Venis picked up the win with a victory roll.  Venis offered his hand to Edge
after the match, but Edge, still frustrated by how he lost, refused it and
walked to the back.


[Cruiserweight 6-Way Match]: 6-Man Battle Royal:
Dean Malenko won a 6-man Battle Royal:
         x Hurricane defeated London after a dragon suplex in 0:18:57
         x Tajiri defeated Noble after the Stiff kick to the head in 0:20:20
         x D. Malenko defeated Tajiri after a small package in 0:20:30
         x Hurricane defeated B. Kendrick after a rana in 0:28:42
         x D. Malenko defeated Hurricane after the Texas Cloverleaf in 0:29:00
Rating: *****
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An amazing match, totally deserving of its 5-star rating.  Malenko picks up
the big win, and will now be directly in the sights of the new Cruiserweight
Champion, Jeff Hardy.


Interview:
Vader Time...
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Vader blames his loss to Spike Dudley on Masahiro Chono.


Vader pinned Masahiro Chono after a flying bodypress in 0:08:16.
Rating: *** 1/2
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Vader showed supreme agility to beat Chono with a flying bodypress, after
Chono had previously kicked out from the Vader Bomb.  Although Vader picked
up the win here tonight, don't be surprised if this issue is from being over.


Shawn Michaels and Cactus Jack defeated Thug Life (John Cena and Tazz) when
Cactus Jack pinned Cena with the Double Arm DDT in 0:10:24.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Shawn Michaels and Cactus Jack retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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The Champions retain their gold once again, as they celebrate holding the gold
for four months.  Can anybody stop them now?


Stretcher No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Shane McMahon defeated Hollywood Hogan in 0:08:51.
Rating: ***
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A much-lauded career came to an end, as Shane McMahon defeated Hollywood Hogan
in the Stretcher Match.  As per the contract, Hollywood Hogan must now leave
WWE forever.


Interview:
Jericho goes for the gold...
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Chris Jericho guarantees victory in the upcoming Death Match.


No-Time-Limit-Death Match:
Christopher Daniels beat Chris Jericho 3 falls to 1:
         x Y2J beat Daniels via a power bomb in 0:13:47
         x Daniels beat Y2J via the Gutwrench Falcon Arrow in 0:17:06
         x Daniels beat Y2J via an Asai moonsault in 0:18:51
         x Daniels beat Y2J via an Asai moonsault in 0:20:31
Rating: ****
(Christopher Daniels retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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Another very good match between these two superstars, which ended in complete
heartbreak for Jericho, as he failed to capture the Intercontinental Title.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Triangle Match:
Triple H defeated Steve Austin and The Rock when HHH pinned S. Austin with the
Pedigree in 0:24:40.
Rating: *** 1/2
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With Charles Robinson left out cold, Nick Patrick ran in to count the fall for
Triple H.  Although the debates will rage on, this surely determines that one
Hunter Hearst Helmsley is the icon of attitude.


Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification in 0:06:51.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Randy Orton retained the WWE Championship.)
[Chris Jericho interfered against Randy Orton.]
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A very disappointing main event, which saw Chris Jericho come down and cost
Benoit the match, and the title by attacking Randy Orton with a steel chair.



Card rating: *** 1/4


Match observations: 

After a rather good PPV, the main event proved to be somewhat of a letdown.
Benoit certainly tried his hardest to put out Randy Orton, but his efforts
were left to mean nothing, after Chris Jericho ran to ringside and attacked
the WWE Champion with a steel chair for no apparent reason, and cost his some
time tag team partner the match.  Benoit didn't appear to be angry with Y2J
for his actions, but he didn't exactly seemed thrilled with the result either.

Someone else who wouldn't be thrilled with his result was Hollywood Hogan, who
was finally put out of the WWE by Shane McMahon, after losing the Stretcher
Match here tonight.  McMahon, on the other hand, was said to be in a very good
mood, and is planning to make some big matches tomorrow night in celebration
of his win.

The only title that changed hands tonight (after Orton, Chris Daniels and the
team of HBK and Cactus Jack retained theirs) was the Cruiserweight Title.  In
the special tag match that saw the gold on the line, Jeff Hardy rolled up Rey
Mysterio to become the new champion.  Hardy's first challenger will be Dean
Malenko, after the Man of 1000 Holds won the 6-way match tonight.  It's unsure
as of yet whether that match will take place tomorrow night, or be held back
for Summerslam.  Either way, it should be one to watch.

Vader got a big win over Masahiro Chono tonight, but I would expect Chono to
be looking for a rematch as soon as possible.  That being said, Vader's win 
tonight was clean, and rather special, with him using a flying bodypress to
get the three.  Chono's rematch hopes are purely for reasons of pride.

And perhaps it was pride that prevented Edge from shaking Val Venis' hand here
tonight.  Or does he have something to hide?  We'll hope to get some truth out
of him before too long.  Still, it seems we'd be more likely to see William
Regal win a match fairly, something which he failed to do tonight against his
opponent Eddie Gurerrero.  Eddie is on quite the losing streak since returning,
and may well want to battle some opponents other than Regal to turn his luck
around.

Finally, the rumour going around the locker room is that Triple H's win tonight
will see him named as the number 1 contender to the title for Summerslam.  Is
it going be Orton vs Triple H once again?  Tune in tomorrow to find out.

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