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**loopydate** · 07-12-2010, 01:46 PM

DECEMBER 3, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With just over three weeks to go until Starrcade, the Intercontinental Title Tournament rolls on with four more first-round matches. Plus, the four men who advanced last week will meet tonight in a tag team match previewing next week's quarterfinal matches. Plus, in a monumental main event, the WWE Champion The Rock will take on the United States Champion Chris Benoit in a non-title match, and a big Starrcade preview tag match! December kicks off with a bang!

Our opening contest is a first-round IC tournament match pitting a pair of heels against each other as Christian takes on Trent Acid. Christian dominates the match, hitting the Unprettier to pick up the win and advance to the quarterfinals in two weeks.

John Cena appears on the TitanTron and he cuts a promo on Christian. Last week, Christian laid him out with a steel chair after he advanced to the quarters. Cena's not going to stoop to his level tonight, because he wants him rested. Christian seems to have this vendetta against Cena, but Cena hopes for Christian's sake, that this is as far as he makes it in the tournament. Because if they both make it all the way to Starrcade to the tournament finals, Cena's going to show Christian what happens when you mess with the Doctor of Thuganomics. Word life!

The tournament continues next as Funaki takes on John Layfield. Pretty abysmal match that Layfield wins with the Clothesline From Hell, making him the sixth man to qualify for the quarterfinals!

Fortunately, the crowd gets right back into the show as The Hurricane and Akio put on a very exciting match. Akio continues to look like he's on the verge of greatness in the cruiserweight division, but Hurricane proves that he's already there, hitting a shining wizard to pick up the win and advance in the tournament.

Mickie James comes to the ring, presumably to cut a promo about her match Monday night against Jazz, but before she can get very far, she's interrupted by Chris Benoit's music. The U.S. Champion, the 2004 King of the Ring, and the man who still holds the Money In The Bank title shot makes his way to the ring and begins to harass Mickie, saying that Eric Bischoff created the Elite for wrestlers like him. Benoit has proven since his debut that he's the best wrestler in the world, and all Mickie has shown is that she looks good. And that's supposed to put her in the Elite? He continues to lambast her verbally until Benoit's Starrcade opponent Rey Mysterio sprints down to the ring to get between the two. Benoit cheap shots him, then clamps on the Crippler Crossface, leaving Rey facedown and hurt in the middle of the ring. He threatens to go after Mickie, but instead walks off, grinning demonically. Chris Benoit is an evil man, but he'd never hurt a woman! ...would he?

Next week on SmackDown!, John Cena will face Carlito and Rico will face "Nature Boy" Dave Batista in a pair of Intercontinental Title tournament quarterfinals, but tonight Cena and Rico team up to take on Carlito and Batista! They put on a pretty good tag match, but the ending is ruined when Chris Kanyon once again interjects in Rico's business by blasting him with a steel chair allowing Carlito to pin him with the Backcracker. After the match, the babyfaces chase off the heels to get a measure of revenge.

Rico grabs the house mic and cuts a promo about his ongoing issues with Kanyon. "Chris Kanyon has hired a lawyer, Avery Thompson, and he's alleging that I sexually harassed him. The fact of the matter is, Chris Kanyon doesn't hate me because I came onto him in the locker room. There's something much deeper at work right now, and Kanyon has fabricated this story to try and cover it up. Chris, it's not working. I've been asked not to divulge the real story behind what's going on, and I have to respect that. But I will tell you that if you continue to attack me and you continue to pursue this baseless accusation, there will be consequences, and I'm going to end this once and for all."

One spot remains in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament, and two ECW alumni and current cruiserweight division superstars will do battle for that spot next as Nova takes on Nunzio! It's a really exciting match that lets both men showcase their mix of technical and high-flying skills. Nova hits Kryptonite Krunch to pick up the win and the quarterfinal berth.

Brock Lesnar heads to the ring for our big Starrcade preview tag match, but first he hypes up his World Title match against Rhyno. It's basically the same promo he's been cutting for weeks about what happened last year at this time when Rhyno turned his back on Lesnar in the vain hopes that he might someday win the big one. Of course, he failed. But now the roles have reversed and Lesnar is looking forward to destroying Rhyno and taking back what should have been his all along, the World Heavyweight Championship!

Lesnar's partner tonight is the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and their opponents are Rhyno and Paul London, their respective Starrcade opponents! Great tag match that ends when London hits London Calling on Hardy to get the clean win. After the match, the heels look for revenge, and all four men brawl up the ramp and out of sight.

And now for our main event! Two of the most charismatic superstars in WWE history go toe-to-toe as The Rock takes on Chris Jericho! This has all the makings of an all-time classic, but Rock's Starrcade opponent Tajiri gets in a cheap chair shot on the champ allowing Jericho to roll him up for the cheap win. Afterwards, Jericho and Tajiri beat on The Rock until Jericho's Starrcade opponent Eddie Guerrero makes the save. Rock and Eddie stare down their enemies as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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We now know the "elite eight" in the Intercontinental Title tournament! The finals will occur at Starrcade, and one of the following men will walk out with the gold: Carlito, Christian, Dave Batista, The Hurricane, John Cena, John Layfield, Nova, or Rico!

Plus, we know the following matches have already been signed for Starrcade.

WORLD TITLE - Rhyno (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
WWE TITLE - The Rock (c) vs. Tajiri
UNITED STATES TITLE - Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit (c)
INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE - Tournament final
CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE - Paul London (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0
WOMEN'S TITLE - Trish Stratus (c) vs. Tournament winner
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho
Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker

This is looking like one of the strongest PPVs in recent history on paper, and it will certainly be exciting to see what happens over the next 23 days!

07-12-2010, 01:46 PM	#2140
loopydate FIT Challenge Slag People Posts: 13,816	*DECEMBER 3, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!* With just over three weeks to go until Starrcade, the Intercontinental Title Tournament rolls on with four more first-round matches. Plus, the four men who advanced last week will meet tonight in a tag team match previewing next week's quarterfinal matches. Plus, in a monumental main event, the WWE Champion The Rock will take on the United States Champion Chris Benoit in a non-title match, and a big Starrcade preview tag match! December kicks off with a bang! Our opening contest is a first-round IC tournament match pitting a pair of heels against each other as Christian takes on Trent Acid. Christian dominates the match, hitting the Unprettier to pick up the win and advance to the quarterfinals in two weeks. John Cena appears on the TitanTron and he cuts a promo on Christian. Last week, Christian laid him out with a steel chair after he advanced to the quarters. Cena's not going to stoop to his level tonight, because he wants him rested. Christian seems to have this vendetta against Cena, but Cena hopes for Christian's sake, that this is as far as he makes it in the tournament. Because if they both make it all the way to Starrcade to the tournament finals, Cena's going to show Christian what happens when you mess with the Doctor of Thuganomics. Word life! The tournament continues next as Funaki takes on John Layfield. Pretty abysmal match that Layfield wins with the Clothesline From Hell, making him the sixth man to qualify for the quarterfinals! Fortunately, the crowd gets right back into the show as The Hurricane and Akio put on a very exciting match. Akio continues to look like he's on the verge of greatness in the cruiserweight division, but Hurricane proves that he's already there, hitting a shining wizard to pick up the win and advance in the tournament. Mickie James comes to the ring, presumably to cut a promo about her match Monday night against Jazz, but before she can get very far, she's interrupted by Chris Benoit's music. The U.S. Champion, the 2004 King of the Ring, and the man who still holds the Money In The Bank title shot makes his way to the ring and begins to harass Mickie, saying that Eric Bischoff created the Elite for wrestlers like him. Benoit has proven since his debut that he's the best wrestler in the world, and all Mickie has shown is that she looks good. And that's supposed to put her in the Elite? He continues to lambast her verbally until Benoit's Starrcade opponent Rey Mysterio sprints down to the ring to get between the two. Benoit cheap shots him, then clamps on the Crippler Crossface, leaving Rey facedown and hurt in the middle of the ring. He threatens to go after Mickie, but instead walks off, grinning demonically. Chris Benoit is an evil man, but he'd never hurt a woman! ...would he? Next week on SmackDown!, John Cena will face Carlito and Rico will face "Nature Boy" Dave Batista in a pair of Intercontinental Title tournament quarterfinals, but tonight Cena and Rico team up to take on Carlito and Batista! They put on a pretty good tag match, but the ending is ruined when Chris Kanyon once again interjects in Rico's business by blasting him with a steel chair allowing Carlito to pin him with the Backcracker. After the match, the babyfaces chase off the heels to get a measure of revenge. Rico grabs the house mic and cuts a promo about his ongoing issues with Kanyon. "Chris Kanyon has hired a lawyer, Avery Thompson, and he's alleging that I sexually harassed him. The fact of the matter is, Chris Kanyon doesn't hate me because I came onto him in the locker room. There's something much deeper at work right now, and Kanyon has fabricated this story to try and cover it up. Chris, it's not working. I've been asked not to divulge the real story behind what's going on, and I have to respect that. But I will tell you that if you continue to attack me and you continue to pursue this baseless accusation, there will be consequences, and I'm going to end this once and for all." One spot remains in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament, and two ECW alumni and current cruiserweight division superstars will do battle for that spot next as Nova takes on Nunzio! It's a really exciting match that lets both men showcase their mix of technical and high-flying skills. Nova hits Kryptonite Krunch to pick up the win and the quarterfinal berth. Brock Lesnar heads to the ring for our big Starrcade preview tag match, but first he hypes up his World Title match against Rhyno. It's basically the same promo he's been cutting for weeks about what happened last year at this time when Rhyno turned his back on Lesnar in the vain hopes that he might someday win the big one. Of course, he failed. But now the roles have reversed and Lesnar is looking forward to destroying Rhyno and taking back what should have been his all along, the World Heavyweight Championship! Lesnar's partner tonight is the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and their opponents are Rhyno and Paul London, their respective Starrcade opponents! Great tag match that ends when London hits London Calling on Hardy to get the clean win. After the match, the heels look for revenge, and all four men brawl up the ramp and out of sight. And now for our main event! Two of the most charismatic superstars in WWE history go toe-to-toe as The Rock takes on Chris Jericho! This has all the makings of an all-time classic, but Rock's Starrcade opponent Tajiri gets in a cheap chair shot on the champ allowing Jericho to roll him up for the cheap win. Afterwards, Jericho and Tajiri beat on The Rock until Jericho's Starrcade opponent Eddie Guerrero makes the save. Rock and Eddie stare down their enemies as SmackDown! goes off the air. --- We now know the "elite eight" in the Intercontinental Title tournament! The finals will occur at Starrcade, and one of the following men will walk out with the gold: Carlito, Christian, Dave Batista, The Hurricane, John Cena, John Layfield, Nova, or Rico! Plus, we know the following matches have already been signed for Starrcade. *WORLD TITLE* - Rhyno (c) vs. Brock Lesnar *WWE TITLE* - The Rock (c) vs. Tajiri *UNITED STATES TITLE* - Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit (c) *INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE* - Tournament final *CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE* - Paul London (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 *WOMEN'S TITLE* - Trish Stratus (c) vs. Tournament winner Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker This is looking like one of the strongest PPVs in recent history on paper, and it will certainly be exciting to see what happens over the next 23 days!