[2000-10-19-WWF-Smackdown] HHH vs The Rock vs Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle

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Everyone is pissed about the four way Foley has set up. I think this is the most heelish HHH has acted since SummerSlam. Foley says he is here to make the fans happy so the match stands. Rock delivers one of his better promos of the year getting in all his highspots and laughs but also giving Angle some credibility and showing that he is taking Angle seriously. The match itself was splendid and could have main evented a PPV with a couple more minutes. The tag structure at first dissolves and has all four really going after each other. Again, HHH vs Rock is a pairing where I appreciate them not being all buddy buddy with each other. The finale really had a lot of teases and break up of pins and resulted in Steph dragging Rock out only to get a clothesline from Benoit. Angle takes advantage by scoring the pin on HHH and he is on a roll heading into the PPV. Steph is shocked at this and Benoit immediately comes in and locks on the crossface. Steph pleads with Angle to help HHH out but he declines. Rock stalks after Steph and Angle instead goes after Rock. They get into the ring and Rock locks on a sharpshooter. Benoit then beats Rock down too and the show ends with Benoit looking the strongest of the four. Great final build to No Mercy. ***1/2 (7.2)