Showdown

Showdown

A showdown generally refers to the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor, but may also refer to:
* Showdown (poker), the final round in a Poker match
* Showdown (AFL), a derby match in the Australian Football League
* Showdown Ski Area in Montana, United States
* "Showdown" (novel), a novel by actor Errol Flynn
* "Showdown" (2006 novel), a novel by Ted Dekker
* The Showdown, the final level in Sonic Spinball

Music

* "Showdown" (Electric Light Orchestra song), a 1973 hit single
* "Showdown" (album), a 1974 compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra
* "Showdown", a Blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland
* The Showdown (band), a Christian Metal band
* "Showdown" (Cheri Dennis song)
* "Showdown", a song by Britney Spears from the album "In the Zone"
* "Showdown", a song by Boy Kill Boy's from the album "Civilian"
* "The Showdown", a b-side on Dr. Dre's Forgot about Dre single. It features Eminem as Dre's fellow gunslinger

Television

* "Showdown" ("The Adventures of Batman & Robin"), a 1995 episode of "Batman: The Animated Series"
* "The Showdown" ("The O.C." episode), a 2005 episode of the teen drama "The O.C."
* "Showdown" ("How I Met Your Mother"), a 2007 episode of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother"
* "Showdown" (game show), a 1966 game show made by Heatter-Quigley Productions for NBC, hosted by Joe Pyne
* "The Big Showdown", a US game show in the 1970s

Films

* "The Showdown", a 1940 Hopalong Cassidy film
* "The Showdown", a 1950 film starring Marie Windsor
* "Showdown" (1973 film), a 1973 film starring Dean Martin
* "Showdown in Little Tokyo", a 1991 film starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee
* "Top of the World", a 1997 film also known as "Showdown"
* "Showdown", a 2000 film directed by Izu Ojukwu


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