Live Report by DTCutting

World Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, January 15th, 2005
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium was about 2/3 to 3/4 full. The fans were hot for everything.

Tony Chimmel started the show by introducing John Cena and modeling some of Cena's merchandise.

John Cena defeated Kurt Angle by pinfall to retain the US Title. Prior to the match, Cena said that customs wouldn't allow him to bring his chain into Canada and borrowed one from a fan.

Theodore Long hyped some of the matches.

Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Nunzio to qualify for the Royal Rumble. The match ended when Reigns pinned Scotty.

Kenzo Suzuki (with Hiroko) defeated Charlie Haas by pinfall. Suzuki had his feet on the ropes when he pinned Haas.

Paul London defeated Rene Dupree by pinfall.

The Bashams (with Orlando Jordan) defeated Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles. Prior to the match, Guerrero tried to steal the title belts. Jordan interfered in the match one time, but wasn't caught by the referee and ejected. The match ended when Danny pinned Guerrero. After the match, Guerrero & Mysterio argued, then Guerrero abandoned Mysterio.

During the intermission, Tony Chimmel shilled merchandise and the guy with the t-shirt gun fired shirts into the audience.

Miss Jackie defeated Dawn Marie in a Best Body Contest. After the contest, Dawn Marie threw a tantrum and demanded that the contest be restarted. Heidenreich then entered the ring and chased the women away.

Heidenreich defeated Hardcore Holly by pinfall. After the match, Heidenreich hugged the bell.

Funaki defeated Chavo Guerrero & Spike Dudley in a Triple Threat Elimination Match to retain the Cruiserweight Title. Both eliminations were by pinfall. Guerrero pinned Dudley, then Funaki pinned Guerrero.

The Big Show defeated JBL (with Orlando Jordan) by disqualification in a WWE Title Match. Prior to the match, JBL complained about being in Canada and listed Canada's flaws. Jordan interfered throughout the match, but wasn't caught by the referee and ejected. JBL was disqualified because The Bashams interfered. The show ended with The Big Show chokeslamming The Bashams.

Biggest Pops:

1. The Big Show
2. John Cena
3. Eddie Guerrero (during his entrance & match)
4. Rey Mysterio
5. Miss Jackie

Most Heat:

1. JBL
2. Kurt Angle
3. Eddie Guerrero (when he abandoned Mysterio)