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On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:43:54 -0600, Evad Seltzer wrote:

> NEW YORK CITY - Chris Benoit won the World Championship by pinning
                                                             ^^^^^^^
> Triple-H in the main-event of WrestleMania XX Sunday, March 14 before
> a soldout crowd at Madison Square Garden. Shawn Michaels also wrestled
> in this classic three-way bout.

Isn't it, like, *bad* to have a factual error within the first ten
words of an article?

> The sound was deafening when the Undertaker appeared led by manager
> Paul Bearer and a group of dark-hooded jobbers holding torches. He
> defeated Kane to extend his undefeated WrestleMania streak.

ISTR a SummerSlam streak.  Does he have both?

> John Cena won the U.S. Title from Big Show. He used brass knuckles and
> hit his finisher two times to defeat Big Show. The fans popped huge
> for Cena before and after the match.

Not in that order, though.  (F-U, kick-out, some more moves, knucks,
second F-U, pin.)

> Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the
> guest referee. The crowd boo'd both wrestlers and was not into the
> match at all. Following the match, Austin stunned both wrestlers as
> the crowd chanted ``Hey, hey, hey, goodbye!''

Failure to mention Lesnar's NFL aspirations.  Why do y'all suppose
Goldberg was booed, other than (a) being blamed for his imminent
departure or (b) anti-Smackdown sentiment from RAW fans?  (Did we
believe there would be anti-brand sentiment, back when the split
was introduced?  Do we believe there is truly anti-brand sentiment
now?  I'm talking about sports-rivalry "goddamn, I hate them" rather
than "their (workrate/mikework/writing/announcing) is sub-par".)

> Chavo Guerrero Jr. with Chavo Sr. won the Cruiserweight Title in the
                                    ^^^

Retained.

> Torrie Wilson and Sable defeated Stacy and Miss Jackie to win the
                                   ^^^^^

Misspelled.  Not the worst thing in the world, but it presents the
image that the writer doesn't really keep up with the subject matter.

> WWE hyped the show with the line It All Begins... Again. Seeing
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Guerrero and Benoit take home the top titles for each WWE brand is a
> great way to start. Benoit and Guerrero along with Perry Saturn and
> Dean Malenko entered the WWE together as the Radicals.

Missing "Where" at the beginning.  Again, not the worst thing in
the world, but...


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