Smackdown!

Little Rock, Arkansas
January 27, 2004

READY FOR A SHOWDOWN
JAN. 27, 2005
Suddenly, Big Show’s problems don’t seem so bad.

One week after WWE Champion JBL and Kurt Angle shocked the world, forming an unlikely alliance and violently attacking Show with a steel chair and ring steps, the biggest Superstar in WWE got some creative revenge.

Show convinced SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long to arrange a Last Man Standing match between JBL and Angle for the main event on SmackDown!

The result was an exhausting battle that left both JBL and Angle down and out as Show watched from a backstage monitor wearing a devilish grin.

The match was a draw, with both Angle and JBL taking vicious shots with a chair and being unable to get up before the required 10-count.

Now, all three Superstars appear to be on equal footing for their highly-anticipated Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble this Sunday on pay-per-view from Fresno, California.

Meanwhile, SmackDown! had another qualifier Thursday as Paul London won a wild Fatal Fourway, defeating Shannon Moore, Cruiserweight Champion Funaki and Spike Dudley to earn a spot in the Royal Rumble Match.

John Cena defended his United States Championship for the second time in three weeks against Kenzo Suzuki. He then grabbed the mic and told the fans he was ready to roll with the Chain Gang into the Royal Rumble and emerge victorious.


Heidenreich read another poem, as his Casket Match with Undertaker this Sunday rapidly approaches. His words were somewhat slurred however, as the unstable giant began foaming from the mouth before dropping to his knees.

The coalition between JBL’s and Angle’s factions managed to last all of about 10 minutes as Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak & Chief of Staff Orlando Jordan teamed up to face Eddie Guerrero, Booker T & Rey Mysterio in a six-man tag match.

After the coalition was defeated, a brawl between Reigns, Jordan and Jindrak soon followed before Angle and JBL stormed the ring, quickly dissolving the fleeting alliance.



MATCH RESULTS

Eddie Guerrero, Booker T & Rey Mysterio def. Orlando Jordan, Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak

Paul London def. Funaki, Spike Dudley and Shannon Moore (Fatal Fourway)

U.S. Champion John Cena def. Kenzo Suzuki

Kurt Angle vs. JBL, Double Countout, Last Man Standing Match