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WWE Smackdown
Thursday 30th September 2004
John Cena was in the ring, when Randy Orton ran down to the ring. John Cena missed a clothesline, then turned to get hit in the jaw with a Randy Orton super kick. Cena was left down and out in the squared circle = 82.0%
Paul Heyman came to the ring and said that Randy Orton and John Cena would be fighting each other, one on one tonight = 83.2%
La Resistance came down to ringside, carrying their WWE Tag Team titles. They announced that they were making an open challenge for any team to compete for their titles. Billy Kidman & Paul London came out and accepted the challenge, and the two teams stared each other down to end the segment = 59.8%
John Bradshaw Layfield vs Rey Mysterio
John Bradshaw Layfield countered a backdrop attempt with a stump piledriver on Mysterio...Mysterio blasted Bradshaw with a super kick...Both Mysterio and Bradshaw were on top rope, until Bradshaw got shoved off and hit the mat. Rey Mysterio followed up with a flying legdrop from the top...Bradshaw got caught in the corner, and Rey Mysterio hit the West Coast Pop for the pinfall.
Result - Rey Mysterio wins = 76.9%
John Cena was interviewed by Josh Matthews backstage. He hyped up his upcoming match with Randy Orton = 92.7%
Brock Lesnar came down to the ring, and made an open challenge for someone to fight him later that night. Shawn Michaels came out and accepted the challenge, and they stared each other down = 72.9%
Tag Team Match match for the WWE Tag Team title
La Resistance vs Billy Kidman & Paul London
Billy Kidman staggered into a nadowa slam from Sylvain Grenier...The high flying Paul London dived off the top turnbuckle to the outside with a flying tackle onto Rene Dupree...Kidman used a big suicide-plex on Rene Dupree...A hip toss by Paul London was countered by Rene Dupree into a Tornado DDT...With Rene Dupree down on the mat, Paul London came from the apron with a slingshot legdrop...Sylvain Grenier powerslammed Paul London as he came off the ropes...Rene Dupree caught Billy Kidman with the Exploder Suplex...That got the three.
Result - La Resistance win = 70.7%
The Undertaker came to the ring, which had been made up to resemble a funeral home, complete with a casket and picture of Eddie Guerrero. He gave a eulogy, saying how the career of E. Guerrero was now dead. Before he could finish, Eddie Guerrero came running down the aisle and slid into the ring. Eddie Guerrero floored The Undertaker and came off the top rope with the Frog Splash. Eddie Guerrero dumped Undertaker in the casket and closed the lid = 77.0%
Eddie Guerrero walked up the ramp and stopped at the top. He challenged The Undertaker to a singles match at the next pay-per-view event = 77.0%
AJ Styles vs Rikishi
Rikishi used a running forearm to floor a groggy Styles...A boot to the gut set Styles up for Rikishi to hit a Falcon Arrow...Rikishi ducked his head for a backdrop, but was too early, and was folded up with a Styles sit-out powerbomb as a result...AJ Styles blasted Rikishi with a brainbuster...Styles sent Rikishi down with a massive straight kick to the head...A boot to the gut set Rikishi up for Styles to hit a Falcon Arrow...That led to the three count.
Result - AJ Styles wins = 71.9%
Kurt Angle was interviewed by Josh Matthews backstage. He put himself over = 80.4%
A video was shown to hype the storyline 'World Heavyweight Title' = 61.7%
Backstage, John Cena was walking down a corridor = 83.2%
Randy Orton vs John Cena
This match was a regular one fall bout. First out was Randy Orton. Next out was the WWE Intercontinental champion, John Cena. The referee for the match was Brian Hebner.
----- Match Highlights -----
John Cena locked his arms around Randy Orton and hit a series of headbutts to the chest...A thumb to the eye from Randy Orton slowed down Cena...Cena was taken over with a suplex from Randy Orton...Randy Orton hit John Cena with a gutwrench suplex...Randy Orton was rocked by a Cena clothesline off the ropes...
Randy Orton chopped Cena...John Cena hit Randy Orton with a clothesline from the second rope...Cena hit Randy Orton with a clothesline...John Cena powerslammed Randy Orton as he came off the ropes...Randy Orton got hit with a back suplex from Cena...John Cena came off the ropes with a running dropkick on Randy Orton...John Cena ducked his head to early on a backdrop, and took a piledriver from Randy Orton as a result...After ducking a clothesline, Cena used a fallaway slam to hurt Randy Orton...John Cena powerslammed Randy Orton as he came off the ropes...
Randy Orton hit an Implant DDT on Cena...Cena hit Randy Orton with a series of vicious kicks to the body...Randy Orton powerbombed Cena into the mat...Randy Orton took a flying dropkick from Cena...Cena came off the ropes only to get nailed by Randy Orton with a Yakuza kick...That led to a count that was a split-second away from being three...John Cena wore down Randy Orton with a sleeper variation...Randy Orton caught John Cena with the RKO...That was enough for a pin.
Result - Randy Orton wins
----- Match Summary -----
Match Reaction = 87.4%
Match Quality = 78.8%
Overall Rating = 91.9%
John Cena was still in the ring, when Randy Orton grabbed a chair. He slid into the ring, and nailed Cena from behind, then placed the chair over his foot. Randy Orton leapt off the second turnbuckle onto the chair, snapping it shut on the ankle of Cena = 86.4%
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