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SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 - Unforgiven

Nine big matches, including five titles on the line! On Sunday Night Heat before the PPV, the Women's Title was on the line. Last week, Trish Stratus unseated Molly Holly as the new Women's Champion, while Jazz beat Lita to earn tonight's title shot. Here's The Scotsman's report!

Women's Title - Trish Stratus (c) vs Jazz

Running clothesline from Trish Stratus. Trish hits a stump piledriver on Jazz, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Jazz kicks Trish Stratus in the gut to reverse the momentum. Trish takes a kick. Running clothesline from Jazz. 1 - 2 - kick out. Sloppy tornado punch from Jazz...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Big kick from Jazz. Trish counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Trish Stratus hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Trish Stratus scores with a poor standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Jazz gets squashed in the corner with an arm to the face. Jazz receives some unexciting punishment. I'm not sure this stuff is watchable without alcohol...and i don't feel like finding out. Trish Stratus gets taken down out of nowhere. Jazz hits a right hand on Trish Stratus. Jazz turns Trish inside-out with a clothesline. Trish Stratus gets whipped into the corner by Jazz, and flips all the way over to the outside! Trish stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Trish Stratus slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Jazz turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! She is left down and out on the canvas.

Winner: Jazz (via countout)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 66%

The PPV event itself kicked off with a real family feud, as Eddie Guerrero battled his nephew Chavo. This whole thing started when Chavo cost Eddie his opening-round match in the WWE Title #1 contender tournament to the United States Champion Big Show. Since then, the two have been at each other's throats. Here's The Scotsman:

Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero strikes Chavo. Chavo ducks a wild right hand. Chavo hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Chavo whips Eddie into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched. Cool looking suplex on Eddie. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Chavo drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Chavo. Weird kick by Eddie on Chavo. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Cool looking suplex on Chavo. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Chavo Guerrero elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Super kick by Chavo Guerrero. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chavo Guerrero misses a clothesline. Eddie Guerrero drives Chavo Guerrero into the corner. Swinging DDT! 1....2....3.

Winner: Eddie Guerrero (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 85%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 87%

Booker T and Chris Jericho fought to a time-limit draw in the first round of the World Title #1 contender tournament. The next week, they faced off against Batista and Randy Orton in a tag match, Jericho rolled Batista atop his partner, costing them the match. Since then, tempers have flared, leading to this contest.

Booker T vs Chris Jericho

Standing kicky thing by Chris Jericho on Booker. Booker T fights out of a grapple. Booker slams Chris Jericho. The referee is out, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Jericho walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Jericho counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Booker takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Springboard dropkick from Chris Jericho...cool. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Booker pushes out of a Chris Jericho hold. Spear by Booker T. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Jericho backdrops Booker T out of a piledriver attempt. Booker T grabs Chris Jericho from behind and shoves him into the ropes, then scores with a roll-up...but Jericho rolls through with the move! He is using the tights for leverage! 1....2...3! The referee didn't see it! Chris Jericho slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Booker to get some payback.

Winner: Chris Jericho (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 77%

What started as a competitive confrontation backstage has turned into full-blown hatred. Kane cost Goldberg a shot at the World Title in the semifinals. After Kane was defeated by The Rock in the finals, Goldberg laid his rival out, issuing the challenge for this match.

Goldberg vs Kane

Goldberg punches away at Kane. Weak kick from Goldberg. Goldberg strikes Kane. Big forearm by Goldberg, which was thrown so badly that i spilt my beer laughing. Damn. Kane blocks a kick from Goldberg. Running knee lift from Kane. Spear by Kane. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Goldberg counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Messed up bodyslam by Goldberg. 1 - 2 - kick out. Slam from Goldberg on Kane. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Kane pushes out of a Goldberg hold. Goldberg gets smacked around like a bitch. Kane walks into a trip. Punch by Goldberg, missing Kane by about six inches. Scott Keith would say it was nine inches, but he always adds three inches to everything. Get it? Hahahahah...eh, bite me then. You try coming up with better material. Goldberg moves in for the kill. Jackknife! 1....2....3.

Winner: Goldberg (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 70%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 52%

The United States Title is on the line next, as Big Show defends against Undertaker. Big Show defeated UT when he sent him head-first into an exposed turnbuckle. The following week, Taker took out Big Show after his match with Kurt Angle. UT was denied a shot at the WWE Title because of Show's cheating. Will the US title be enough to satisfy him?

United States Title - Undertaker vs Big Show (c)

Undertaker takes a weak kick. Weak kick from Show. Weak slam from Show. Incredibly weak powerslam on Undertaker by Show. Undertaker elbows Big Show in the face to break a hammerlock. Back elbow connects, Show staggers backward. Undertaker hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Undertaker walks into a trip. Big clothesline from Show. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Slam from Show on Undertaker. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Undertaker counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Undertaker slams Big Show. Show powers out of a headlock. Big Show strikes Undertaker. Big Show moves in for the kill. Show Stopper! 1....2....3. Undertaker gives a murderous look toward Big Show...and attacks! Show gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Undertaker picks him up...and launches him over the top rope to the outside. A small measure of revenge has been taken.

Winner: Big Show (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 54%

Shawn Michaels was looking for a measure of revenge against his former friend Triple H, but lost the match because of the interference of the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton. The following week, Orton again attacked Michaels, giving him a DQ victory, but spoiling a MOTY candidate against Chris Jericho. The following week, HBK picked up a pinfall win in a six-man tag match over Orton. This time, the title's on the line!

Intercontinental Title - Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton (c)

Chop hits HBK...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Shawn Michaels pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Shawn Michaels scores with a back heel kick on Orton. Randy Orton charges, HBK moves, and the referee is knocked out. Weird-but-cool looking DDT thing from Shawn Michaels, Orton is out. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Orton counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Rude Awakening on Shawn Michaels by Orton. Randy Orton hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Lariat, apparently Orton thinks he is Stan Hansen. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Shawn Michaels takes the advantage with a punch to the face. HBK crushes Orton with a running Butt Bomb. Some people would call it a sit-down splash, i prefer the term Butt Bomb. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Orton reverses a Shawn Michaels hammerlock. Shawn Michaels hooks up a suplex, but it is blocked. Orton scores with a low blow, then turns it into a small package! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Shawn Michaels got screwed out of the victory! The fight has started up again! Shawn Michaels attacks Orton, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting.

Winner: Randy Orton (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 83%

Two of the fastest-rising stars in all of WWE are John Cena and Sean O'Haire. O'Haire got involved in Cena's affairs when he attacked him during a match against Chris Benoit. The following week, he picked up a pinfall victory in a tag match. Then, just three days ago, O'Haire - with the help of Chavo Guerrero - left the Doctor of Thuganomics a bloody mess in the middle of the ring.

John Cena vs Sean O'Haire

John Cena uses a forearm to the face. O'Haire kicks John Cena in the gut to reverse the momentum. Sean O'Haire uses a forearm to the face. Sean O'Haire misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee instead. Kill the referee! Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, John Cena got planted hard...that was cool. Cover, but there's no one to count for Sean O'Haire. John Cena ducks a Sean O'Haire clothesline. Big backdrop on O'Haire, executed well. Full nelson on O'Haire...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Powerbomb on O'Haire. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Sean O'Haire reverses a hip toss. Big piledriver on Cena. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Cena backdrops Sean O'Haire out of a piledriver attempt. Sean O'Haire is in trouble. F-U! 1....2....3.

Winner: John Cena (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 78%

The Rock had to defeat Rob Van Dam, Goldberg, and Kane to earn a shot at Triple H's World Heavyweight Title. A week ago, H literally turned the tables on the challenger, hitting a Pedigree after their contract signing. This looks like it could be the renewal of one of the most storied rivalries in WWE history!

World Heavyweight Title - The Rock vs Triple H (c)

Chop hits HHH...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. HHH counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Triple H hits Rock with some amateur blows. Triple H misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee instead. Kill the referee! Triple H scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's no one to count for Triple H. The Rock takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Big backdrop on HHH, executed well. HHH walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Spear! HHH is down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Triple H fights out of a grapple. HHH hits a stump piledriver on The Rock, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. The Rock pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Triple H can barely stand. Rock Bottom!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! The Rock goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

Winner and NEW World Champion: The Rock (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 98%
Match Quality: 71%

Our main event of the evening pits possibly two of the best athletes in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment against each other for the WWE Title. Kurt Angle had to withstand Hardcore Holly, Chris Benoit, and Big Show in a three-week tournament to face off with Brock Lesnar, whose mouthpiece Paul Heyman has been hyping up as the most dominant champion ever. Tensions exploded during a tag match last week. Who will walk out of Unforgiven the real WWE Champion?

Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar

Big clothesline on Angle. Massive backbreaker, Angle got planted. 1 - 2 - kick out. Kurt Angle takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Lesnar gets slammed. Vertical suplex by Kurt Angle. Brock Lesnar was really high...i can relate to that. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Weird neckbreaker thing out of the corner from Kurt Angle...that was so brutal it should be outlawed. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Kurt Angle snap suplexes Lesnar. Brock Lesnar takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Angle walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - kick out. Powerbomb nearly crushes the spine of Angle. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Rude Awakening on Kurt Angle by Lesnar. Chop hits Angle...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Kurt Angle ducks a clothesline attempt. Big clothesline on Lesnar. Delayed brainbuster suplex, Angle really drove that one down. Brock Lesnar gets knocked to the ground by Angle. Here it comes...Angle Lock! Brock Lesnar is almost unconscious with pain! Big Show quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Kurt Angle turns around. Big Show spins Angle around. Big Show hits the Show Stopper! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Show! Lesnar and Show are putting the boots to Kurt Angle! Undertaker comes running down the aisle with a chair! He slides in, sending Lesnar \ Show running for cover. Undertaker saved Angle from a major beating.

Winner: Kurt Angle (via disqualification)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 96%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 87%