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Prior to Raw tonight, Charlie “Freebird” Michael “P.S.” Haas defeated Mike Kruel in a dark match. Kruel pulled off Haas’ blonde wig but was then DDT’d to get Haas the win.

Following the brawl that erupted after the main event of Raw, the refs cleared the ring and then Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Micahels and Batista in a Triple Threat match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista hit the spine buster on HBK, but then Jericho hit Batista with the Codebreaker and pinned him. The match was about six minutes long.

During Raw tonight, it was announced that tomorrow night’s ECW main event will feature a 6 man tag match consisting of Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston and Finlay vs Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes and William Regal. Spoilers for the results of tomorrow night’s pre-taped show are posted on the main news board.

During tonight’s Raw broadcast, a 10 Diva traditional Survivor Series elimination match was announced to take place at the PPV this Sunday night. The most likely final Survivor Series card now looks like this:

Triple H vs Vladimir Kozlov for the WWE Championship.

Chris Jericho vs John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Team JBL (JBL, The Miz, John Morrison, Kane and MVP) vs Team HBK (HBK, Cryme Tyme, Rey Mysterio and The Great Khali) in a traditional Survivor Series Elimination match.

Team Batista (Batista, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Matt Hardy and R-Truth) vs Team Orton (Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, Cody Rhodes, Mark Henry and William Regal) in a traditional Survivor Series Elimination match.

Raw Divas (Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Candice Michelle) vs Smackdown Divas (Victoria, Maria, Natalya, Michelle McCool and Maryse) in a traditional Survivor Series Elimination match.

The Undertaker vs Big Show in a Casket match.

- Tonight’s live WWE RAW hits the air from Atlanta, Georgia in the Philips Arena as all the RAW Divas and Superstars are in the ring with three podiums set up. Michael Cole introduces Stephanie McMahon. She appears on the entrance way at a podium. Steph says her office has had many questions from fans and wrestlers since Mike Adamle left. She asks who’s first and Randy Orton grabs the mic. Orton asks why this Sunday’s World Title match goes to John Cena. Orton says he’s more talented and deserving. Stephanie says that decision was made by Shane without her input and says Cena was a top contender before being injured and is a former Champion.

Orton says that’s fine but whoever wins, he’s next. Cody Rhodes takes the mic next. He asks why Orton hasn’t been punished after kicking Ted DiBiase in the head but he was instead named Captain of a Survivor Series team. Cody asks why Orton was not suspended. Stephanie says everyone is responsible for their own actions. Steph talks about Orton kicking CM Punk in the head and how they will wrestle tonight on RAW. Steph says it will be a 30 man Lumberjack Match. Orton says are you kidding me and says that will ensure nothing but total chaos.

Santino and Beth Phoenix take the mic next and Santino says the rapper Acorn (Akon) is in the house tonight and we see him in the crowd. Santino asks his question int he form of a rap song. He gets a beat and puts on a hat. Santino raps about wanting his IC Title back and says take that, William Regal. He says he’s not even in a restaurant, but he just got served. Stephanie says Santino had two rematches overseas last week and lost them both. Santino says this isn’t over and calls out Acorn again. JBL takes the mic next.

JBL asks where Vince McMahon is and says he has a problem with someone that Vince has had in the past, Shawn Michaels. Steph says Vince is out of the picture and she and Shane are running the show. HBK gets a mic and asks what happens if he wants to get revenge on JBL right now, tonight and not wait until Sunday. Steph says he will have to be patient. HBK says you have his most heart felt apology as he is about to do this.. and leaps onto JBL. The ring clears and HBK stand in the ring with JBL’s cowboy hat on, begging him to come back in the ring. The RAW roster surrounds the ring as JBL makes his way to the back and HBK’s music plays. We go to commercial.

Kelly Kelly vs. Victoria
Kelly Kelly is out first followed by Victoria. Victoria owns the match early on and hits Kelly with her new finisher for a 2 count. Kelly gets the win with a roll-up out of nowhere.
Winner: Kelly Kelly

After the match, Victoria attacks Kelly Kelly until the Team RAW Divas come down and make the save. Beth Phoenix attacks Victoria from behind and throws her in the ring for the other RAW Divas.

- We see Batista making his way to the ring as we go back to commercial.

- As announced on RAW tonight, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Jillian Hall and Candice Michelle will take on Victoria, Michelle McCool, Natalya Neidhart, Maryse and Maria in a Traditional Survivor Series match.

Manu vs. Batista
Back from commercial and Batista is out first. Manu comes out next with Cody Rhodes. The bell rings and they lock up. Randy Orton appears on the entrance way to watch the match. Manu with a big right to Batista’s face and he beats him down to the mat.

Batista goes for a powerbomb but Manu turns it into a backdrop. Big flying kick by Manu for a 2 count. Manu throws Batista shoulder first into the corner and takes Batista to the mat with a grip hold. Batista comes back with a big clothesline in the corner. Manu turns it back around and nails a huge splash in the corner for a 2 count.

Manu nails a big headbutt on the mat for another close call. Batista counters with a forearm and then a clothesline followed by a spinebuster. Batista goes for the Batista Bomb but Manu back drops him again. Batista drops him with a spear. This time Batista nails the Batista Bomb for the pinfall and the win.
Winner: Batista

Batista sells the match and stares down with Randy Orton, who is still on the entrance way. Cody Rhodes goes to get in the ring and Batista welcomes him. Cody backs off and doesn’t go in, which pisses Orton off. Rhodes helps Manu to the back where Orton is standing. Batista hits the mic and says for three years he has listened to Orton run his mouth about him and Evolution and for three years he’s wanted to whoop his ass. This Sunday, he finally gets to do it. Batista tells Orton all he needs to worry about is what’s going to happen at Survivor Series.

- Still to come tonight… Kane and JBL vs. Cryme Tyme as well as John Morrison and The Miz vs. Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio. Back to commercial we go.

- Back from commercial and Stephanie McMahon is at the entrance way. She introduces WWE Hall of Famer Chief Jay Strongbow and that’s it. He comes out and waves to the crowd. We cut to a run down of the Survivor Series card.

- Backstage we see Cody Rhodes. Randy Orton walks up and says that’s real impressive how he backed out of a fight with Batista and talks about kicking him off his team this Sunday. Orton talks about tonight’s match with Punk and Cody tells him to keep talking because that’s what he’s best at.

- Todd Grisham is on the entrance way and introduces a video of what he calls, one of the most exciting WWE Superstars to enter the ring in a long time. We cut to a promo video package for the injured Evan Bourne.Grisham brings out Bourne, who is on crutches and has his foot in a boot. Grisham asks how the ankle is doing and he says it’s getting better everyday. Out comes Mike Knox. Knox stares down Bourne. Knox just towers over Bourne for a minute before leaving.

- Backstage we see Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels heading to the ring and the RAW music starts playing. HBK says cut the music. He tells Rey he’s walked to the ring with guys like Marty Jannety, Hulk Hogan and others but he’s getting emotional on this trip to the ring with Rey. Rey and HBK keep walking and run into Dolph Ziggler. HBK makes the introductions for everyone and talks about him and Rey teaming together for the first time ever… up next. Back to commercial.

Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz and John Morrison
Back from commercial and The Miz and John Morrison make their way out first, representing ECW. Out next is Rey Mysterio to a huge pop from the crowd followed by his partner Shawn Michaels, to an even bigger pop.

Michaels and Morrison start the match off. HBK hits a shoulder block and a big knife chop. Rey gets tagged in and they double team Morrison for a 2 count. Rey kicks Morrison in the face, runs the ropes and drops him for the 619. Miz trips Rey as he goes for the 619. HBK comes over and flies onto Miz off the apron. On the other side of the ring, Rey sends Morrison face first into the announcers table. HBK and Rey celebrate in the ring as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial and Miz has HBK on the mat. Both are down and in need of a tag. Rey comes in and nails Miz off the top rope. Hurrancanrana by Rey. Rey fights off Miz and Morrison on the apron. Miz sends Rey flying by his arm into the steel ring post. Morrison gets tagged back in and starts pounding on Rey.

Miz comes back in and applies a modified surfboard move on Rey. Rey fights out of it but Miz rolls him up with Rey kicking Miz in the head. Morrison comes back in and stops Rey from tagging. Morrison with a 2 count on Rey. Morrison with another body submission on Rey as HBK waits for the tag. Rey fights out of it with kicks to the face but still can’t tag. Morrison with a gut buster and a 2 count. Morrison tags in Miz and they double team Rey some more. Miz stomps on Rey and gets another 2 count. Morrison comes back in for more double teaming. Morrison uses the ropes to choke Rey. Morrison goes for a springboard kick and Rey dropkicks him in mid-air. HBK and Miz come in with HBK unloading on him. Inverted atomic drop, big right hand and a body slam by HBK. He climbs the top and nails the big elbow on Miz. HBK goes for Sweet Chin Music but turns it into Figure Four. Miz counters out of it. HBK clotheslines Miz and Morrison. 2 count on Miz. Rey comes in and drops Miz on the ropes, hitting the 619. Miz falls back into HBK’s Sweet Chin Music. Morrison comes from behind, nails HBK with Sweet Chin Music of his own and lays him out. Miz covers HBK for the pinfall and the win.

Winners: John Morrison and The Miz

- Cole and Lawler talks about WWE and USA Network taking part in “Go Green” week. We go to another John Cena return package, focusing on him returning in his hometown.

- Backstage we see Chris Jericho and Stephanie watching the Cena package. Jericho talks about how bad of a person Cena is and says it will cause more havoc than she can imagine on RAW. He says the only thing that will prevent a riot on RAW is if he retains his World Title. Jericho says he knows she and everyone else hopes he has the World Title next week whether they admit it or not. He tells her to think about that and walks off as we go back to commercial.

- Todd Grisham is backstage with CM Punk and we see a clip of how Orton kicked him in the head at Unforgiven and cost him the World Title. Punk says he doesn’t know why Orton kicked him in the head, probably to make a statement and prove he still mattered. Punk says he ruined his miracle year. Punk says tonight he will get payback.

- Backstage we see JBL putting his boots on. Kane walks up and asks JBL if he has any advice, captain. JBL says they have no problems and should be able to co-exist. Kane tells him to watch out or find himself in some trouble. Kane walks off.

Cryme Tyme vs. Kane and JBL
Cryme Tyme are out for the next match. We go to a commercial as they’re coming out. Back from the break and we see a clip of Cryme Tyme hanging out with rapper Akon in the crowd. Akon pulled out a stack of money. Out next is the white limousine as JBL heads to the ring. The pyro explodes next and Kane is out as we get ready for this match.

JTG and JBL go at it to start the match until Shad comes in. He works over JBL, tags back in JTG for a nice double team move. JTG works on JBL’s arm now. Shad comes back in for more double teaming with a big shoulder and a 2 count. JTG comes back in for even more double teaming. JBL finally catches JTG and tags in Kane. Kane with a slam on JTG and a big dropkick. Kane with right hands in the corner on JTG and a big running clothesline.

William Regal vs. Matt Hardy
WWE Intercontinental Champion William Regal comes to the ring first, without Layla this week. Regal takes a mic and says the fact that a rap star received a better welcome than the new IC Champion says a lot about what’s wrong with this country. He talks about Great Britian and respect. Out comes his opponent, the ECW Champion Matt Hardy.

Hardy and Regal start the match with a lot of counters and reversals. Regal dumps Hardy to the floor and kicks him in the face as he tries to get back in. They fight on the outside of the ring now. Regal trips him off the apron and throws him face first into the barrier. They keep fighting on the floor as the referee counts them both out. Lilian Garcia announces the result as Hardy and Regal keep fighting around the ring. WWE officials separate them as we get ready for another break.
Double Count Out

- Backstage we see Chris Jericho making his way to the ring as we go back to commercial break.

- Back in the arena and Lilian Garcia introduces the World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho. Jericho talks about the promo videos for John Cena we’ve seen and says he has a much more impressive story, his story, which began before Cena was ever in a WWE ring. Jericho shows when he beat The Rock and Steve Austin in one night to become the first Undisputed Champion. Jericho shows a clip of him winning the first ever Scramble match to be the World Champion this year at Unforgiven. Jericho talks about beating Punk in the cage match and Shawn Michaels in the ladder match, then Batista in the cage match to win back the World Title. Jericho puts Cena’s face on the big screen and it gets mixed reactions. Jericho says Cena has never concquered him before. Jericho says he is the best in the world today, at the top of his game and won’t let Cena come in and take what’s his. Jericho says Cena isn’t the centerpiece of RAW, he is. Jericho says at Survivor Series he will end the phenomenon that is John Cena and only then will Monday Night RAW finally be Saved. Back to commercial.

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton - 30 Man Lumberjack Match
Back from commercial and the RAW and ECW rosters surround the ring. Randy Orton is out first followed by his opponent CM Punk.

Punk and Orton start the match off slow but Punk takes Orton to the mat and they counter each other as the Lumberjacks look on. Orton kicks Punk in the gut and throws him over the rope. Before Manu and Cody can get to him he gets back in. Orton looks upset with them. Orton with a big shoulder block. Punk drops him with a big kick and throws him over the ropes to Matt Hardy and Ricky Ortiz. Back in the ring and a 2 count on Orton.

Punk with some kicks now. He throws Orton back to the floor and Batista, Haas, Finlay and others work him over. Back in the ring now and Punk spears Orton in the corner. He goes for another but hits the ring post. Mark Henry pulls Punk to the floor and the two sides argue. They roll him back in the ring and Orton gets a 2 count followed by another. Orton starts kicking and stomping on Punk’s arms and legs in the ring now. Orton hits a standing dropkick on Punk for a close 2 count.

Match still has a very slow pace. Orton keeps Punk on the mat with a side headlock. Punk tries to fight back but can’t. Orton runs into a big boot by Punk but nails a scoop slam for another 2 count. Orton with another headlock on the mat. For a main event, the crowd is dead for this one. Punk counters Orton with a swinging neck breaker. Both men are down as the ref counts. They trade rights on their feet and Punk nails some kicks. Punk drops Orton with a series of kicks. 2 count by Punk.

Punk nails a bulldog and another 2 count on Orton. Punk scoops Orton for the GTS but he slides out of it and hits a back breaker. Orton starts to stalk Punk in the ring. Orton goes for the RKO but Punk dropkicks him out to the floor. Punk leaps onto Orton and a few of the Lumberjacks. Regal distracts Punk. Punk turns around in the ring to a RKO from Orton, getting him the pinfall and the win.
Winner: Randy Orton

After the match, Orton goes to punt kick Punk. Batista comes in the ring and spears him. JBL comes in as does Shawn Michaels. Kane, Mysterio and others enter the ring as the RAW and ECW rosters brawl at ringside and in the ring as RAW goes off the air.

* A WrestleMania XXIV video package is shown.

Dark March:
* “Michael Hayes” Haas b. Mike ? in a dark match with a DDT.

ECW On Sci-Fi: (Airing Tomorrow)
* The Miz & John Morrison are out to talk about their match at Survivor Series. They are part of Team JBL (JBL, The Miz, John Morrison, MVP, Kane) that will take on Team Michaels (HBK, Cryme Tyme, Rey Mysterio, The Great Khali).

* DJ Gabriel w/Alicia Fox b. Unknown Jobber
- DJ Gabriel gets the win via pinfall after a shoulder take down off the middle rope.

* Jack Swagger b. Tommy Dreamer in an All American Challenge match.
- Jack got the win via disqualification. After the match he goes backstage and demands a rematch. Teddy Long announced Jack Swagger vs. Tommy Dreamer in an Extreme Rules match for next week.

* Matt Hardy, Finlay & Kofi Kingston vs. Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes & William Regal in a six man tag match is announced for later.

* Matt Striker is out to talk about the Team Batista (Batista, R-Truth, ECW Champion Matt Hardy and World Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston) vs. Team Orton (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Intercontinental Champion William Regal, United States Champion Shelton Benjamin and Mark Henry) match at Survivor Series.

* Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes & William Regal b. Matt Hardy, Finlay & Kofi Kingston vs. in a six man tag match
- Mark Henry comes out first with Tony Atlas. The rest follow. Mark Henry gets the win following the world’s strongest slam.

Dark Main Event:
* Matt Hardy b. Mark Henry
Following the six man tag match, Mark Henry comes back to the ring and says he didn’t get Hardy. Hardy comes back to the ring for the dark main event. Henry loses via countout.

Jim Ross has once again updated his blog over at JRsBarBQ.com. Below are some highlights:

-Ross on WWE and the tough economy: “Don’t kid yourself, the economy is going to affect virtually every phase of our lives here in the States and the smart touring companies won’t hit the same markets as often and will always make sure they have a bottom end priced ticket that the average Joe can afford. The cost of bringing a family to an event or any kind is often times staggering. I know to attend an Oklahoma Thunder NBA game one needs a short term loan to take a family of four. The WWE having a $20 tickets is very prudent especially during these challenging times.”

-Ross on UFC 91: “I DVR’ed the UFC 91 event on Saturday night while watching it live and thoroughly enjoyed the presentation again after previewing it for a second time. Some of the under card fights were really exciting even though I have to admit I did not have a great deal of familiarity regarding some of the participants. As a suggestion, the UFC needs a third voiceover talent to read the video packages to give announcers (Mike) Goldberg and (Joe) Rogan a break.”

-Ross on the possibility of seeing a Kurt Angle follow in Brock Lesnar’s footsteps: “After Brock Lesnar’s huge weekend in the UFC, I assume we can expect the plethora of rumor and speculation that Kurt Angle will someday be going to the UFC. I don’t see it happening myself nor do many others that I know that have infinitely more knowledge of the matter than I. As I have said before, if Kurt had tried his hand at this ten years ago, I could see it possibly being a successful venture. But with lingering, neck issues and an absence from competitive athletics for so long, it would seem that particular ship has sailed for the 1996 Olympic Gold medal winner in free style wrestling.”

WWE.com is advertising a “Stephanie McMahon Raw Superstar” forum which will take place on tonight’s Raw broadcast. McMahon is giving all wrestlers on the Raw roster a chance to ask her questions concerning the state of Raw since former General Manager Mike Adamle resigned.

Also, as announced last week, Randy Orton will go one-on-one against CM Punk on tonight’s Raw.

It is being reported that Mick Foley is shopping around to several networks, including SpikeTV, a new sitcom that would see Foley star as an exaggerated version of himself. In addition to Foley, actor/comedian Joey Kola has been attached to the project playing the role of Barry Blumenthal, who would be Foley’s agent on the show, and is a spin-off of Foley’s real life agent Barry Bloom.

The show is still seeking a female lead to play Foley’s wife Nicole, who will be loosely based on Foley’s real life wife Collette. The concept of the on-screen marriage will be similar to that of Foley being an average guy who marries a really good looking woman. While no names have been mentioned for the role, there appears to be a role in the works for Christy Canyon, a former adult star, who will play the part of Foley’s next door neighbor. Foley has written about his fondness for Canyon in several books, so it appears she will play a recurring, although limited, role on the show. Scripts for the yet to be titled series are currently in development, and one pitch idea hopes that SpikeTV will want to pick up the show as Foley is a TNA star and it fits with the company’s corporate synergy.

source: pwinsider.com

*Petey Williams defeated Sonjay Dutt.

*Scott Steiner defeated Curry Man.

*Rhino, ODB, and Roxxi defeated the Beautiful People (Kip James, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky).

*TNA X-Division Champion Eric Young defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir.

*TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money Inc. defeated Consequences Creed & Abyss.

*AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle.

Good show with a nice autograph session after wards with Kurt Angle, Consequences Creed, ODB, Curry Man (who was quite obviously Christopher Daniels), and the girls of the Beautiful People.

Source: wrestlezone.com

Saturday 15th November
WWE RAW PRESENTS SURVIVOR SERIES TOUR 2008

Tony Chimel welcomes the crowd in the Press & Journal Arena to the event.

MATCH 1
Rowdy Charlie Haas vs Snitsky
Great Pop when Roddy Pipers Music played then a couple of boos when people realised it was Charlie Haas, Snitsky got a little heat, Good Crowd Reaction to Charlie tho.
WINNER: Rowdy Charlie Haas via roll up

MATCH 2
WWE Womens Championship Match
Beth Phoenix (C) vs Candice Michelle
Kelly Kelly was introduced as Guest BellRinger, Mickie James was introduced as Special Guest Ref, why Kelly could not have been ring announcer instead i dont know!
Good Womens Match, no botches which i was quite suprised at for a Candice Michelle match.
WINNER: Beth Phoenix with the GlamSlam
After the match Beth demanded Mickie raise her hand a few times then teased Mickie until Mickie and Candice knocked Beth out the ring
with a Double Dropkick

MATCH 3
D’Lo Brown vs Jamie Noble
D’Lo cuts a promo as too how nobody knows
who he is and how is has done nothing since returning, got quite a bit of heat from the crowd, then issued an open challenge, Jamie Noble accepted. Back and Forth Match, crowd quite dead.
WINNER: Jamie Noble via Submission

MATCH 4
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Manu & Cody Rhodes vs CM Punk & Kofi Kingston (C)
Massive pop for CM Punk, Manu was in quite alot of the match, Kofi trying to get involved in the match alot without being tagged. Crowd really behind the face team.
WINNER: CM Punk & Kofi Kingston via Kofi’s Trouble In Paradise

MATCH 5
NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH
Rey Mysterio vs Kane
Another Big Pop for Rey Mysterio, Kane dominated first part of match. Steel steps were brought in to the ring by Kane which eventually backfired when he was drop toe hold into the steps and quite an obvious miss hit from where we were sitting.
WINNER: Rey Mysterio via 619
After the match Kane threw chairs about the ring but nothing came of it.

MATCH 6
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
William Regal with Layla vs Santino Marella
Alot of English/Scottish heat between Regal and the crowd, Layla looked hot. Santino came out and said if he wasn’t Italian he’d rather be Scottish which earned him a pop from the crowd. Another back and forth match.
WINNER: William Regal

MATCH 7
Randy Orton vs Shawn Michaels
Good Pop for Randy Orton when he first came out, bigger one for HBK think alot of people didn’t expect him to be there. Good crowd interest in the match.
WINNER: Shawn Michaels via Sweet Chin Music after countering RKO

MATCH 8
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
JBL VS Chris Jericho (C) vs Batista
JBL cut a good 5-10minute promo on hating the Scots and how England looks after us (soo not true!) Chris Jericho then came out and said how him and JBL will work together against Batista. Biggest Pop of the Night for Batista, JBL and Jericho beat down Batista for alot of the the first half of the match till Jericho broke up JBLs pin fall attempt.
WINNER: Chris Jericho by hitting Batista with the title while the ref was distracted with JBL.
After the match Batista fought of Jericho and hit JBL with the Batista Bomb

Batista thanked the fans for the end of their 2 week tour and wore the Scottish Flag.

BIGGEST POPS
1. Batista
2. CM Punk
3. Shawn Michaels
4. Rey Mysterio

BIGGEST HEAT
1. JBL
2. William Regal
3. Chris Jericho
4. Kane

Matt Hardy has posted a blog on his Myspace page, which not only details his over seas trip to Europe, but also describes the hyper-extension of his knee during his match against Finlay which aired this past Tuesday night on ECW. Hardy writes:

I fortunately retained the ECW Championship in a hard-hitting, fantastic match against the veteran Irishman. Unfortunately, something none of you at home witnessed-because it happened during a commercial break period-was me painfully hyper-extending my surgically repaired left knee. I continued that match without acknowledging it to anyone but knew I had hurt it. After the match, I was examined and diagnosed with a slightly torn PCL and stretched ligaments in the back of my knee. I could finished the tour out, but had to do some major treatment, wrapping and bracing of my knee. And by the way, I thought going into this day I had tomorrow off because it was a Smackdown only taping. I find out at the end of the night I’m needed tomorrow for both episodes of Smackdown. I guess that’s what you get for being a WORKHORSE, HA! Now I already have the stress of an extremely hard trip plus a knee injury. Welcome to the wrestling business boys and girls. I felt much better when I got back to the hotel, my Smackdown crew got in, and the ECW, Raw, and Smackdown crews hit the hotel bar. I think the entire WWE drank every ounce of alcohol and liquor in Manchester that night! LOL!

Day 6
Manchester, England - I wake up and my knee feels absolutely horrible. I can noly walk. It’s one of those moments when I ask myself how am I gonna do this.. How am I gonna perform tonight. After soaking and icing and treating and wrapping and bracing my knee thoroughly, somehow I do. I wrestled Shelton Benjamin in a Champion versus Champion match and came out victorious. I thought it was a helluva match as well. In case you’re wondering, I was in excruciating pain the whole time. I also wrestled another tag match that will be featured on this week’s Smackdown. I also wanna tell everyone that I was extremely proud of Jeff on this day as he had possible his best TV day performance EVER. That night, a little social time was had-but I actually got a good night’s sleep. I had to-my knee and my performances for the week were depending on it.

PWInsider.com is reporting that Paul London may not be returning to the ring as quickly as some might expect. The recently released WWE superstar is reportedly considering taking some time off from the wrestling business and has just relocated to the Los Angeles, California area. London has hopes of working in either the stuntman or acting industry, and at various points in the past has expressed interest in working in one or both of those fields.

PWInsider is also reporting that former WWE superstar Marc Mero recently had his Florida gym broken into and several items were stolen from the premises. WKMG Channel 6 in Orlando is reporting that among the items stolen were a plasma TV and a computer. The gym is located in Alamonte Springs, FL and other than the two items mentioned nothing else appears to have been stolen from the facility. Mero has expressed relief that none of his wrestling memorabilia had been taken.

If you missed the UFC 91 PPV last night, then you didn’t see Brock Lesnar congratulated by his wife, former WWE Diva Rena “Sable” Mero. Following the bout, Sable hit the ring and Lesnar gave her a kiss and then kissed her stomach. Sable is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

Following last night’s PPV, UFC handed out several bonuses based on the results of the card. Here’s how the bonuses break down:

Knockout of the night was given to Jeremy Stephens for his uppercut on opponent Rafael Dos Anjos.

Submission of the night went to Dustin Hazelett for his armbar submission to Tamden McCrory.

Fight of the night went to Jorge Gurgel vs Aaron Riley after both competitors fought through all three rounds.

Also, Brock Lesnar will receive a huge bonus for defeating Couture.

The following results are from the Smackdown house show in Berlin, Germany. The results are courtesy of PWInsider.com:

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Carlito & Primo Colon (c) b. The Miz & John Morrison via Backstabber

WWE Diva´s Championship Match - Special Guest Referee: Maria
Michelle McCool (c) b. Maryse via Roll Up

The Great Khali b. Ryan Braddock via Chokebomb

WWE United States Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin (c) b. R-Truth via Roll Up

Matt Hardy & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) b. Chavo Guerrero & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas)
via Twist of Fate to Chavo Guerrero

The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezekiel Jackson) b. Kung Fu Naki via The Kendrick

Jeff Hardy b. Vladimir Kozlov via DQ after a chair shot from Kozlov

WWE Championship Match
Triple H (c) b. The Big Show via Pedigree

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that former Raw General Manager Mike Adamle was very upset when he learned that he was to be written off television as the GM. When Adamle arrived to the building the morning of the Raw broadcast, he was informed by creative that it would be his last show as the General Manager and that there was no current plan in place to have him continue with the WWE as an on-air personality. His reaction later that night on television was genuine, as he became very emotional on the air and was said to have been emotional about the creative decision all night.

The following are results from TNA’s Corinth, Mississippi house show which took place on 11-15. Results courtesy of The Wrestling Observer:

*Petey Williams defeated Sonjay Dutt.

*Curry Man defeated Kip James.

*Angelina Love defeated ODB.

*Rhino defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir.

*TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc. defeated Eric Young & Consequences Creed.

*AJ Styles defeated Abyss & Scott Steiner.

Source: wrestlezone.com

WWE.com has an article up commenting on last night’s UFC 91 PPV which aired last night. The article takes quite a few shots at UFC and the MMA business itself, at one point saying the PPV bouts were ending quickly “leaving UFC producers scrambling to fill the three-hour event with content.”

WWE went on to say “The dearth of hearty competition left many viewers to watch less prestigious undercard fights and only served to bolster claims that UFC pay-per-view events can often be a “crap shoot” in regards to filling the full three hours.”

FMW’s take (or rather, Slegna’s take): Personally, as both a fan of WWE and MMA, these “less-prestigious” bouts are a great way to showcase new talent or perhaps up-and-coming talent. The undercard matches could potentially steal the show, like at UFC 91, Fight of the Night honors went to the Gurgel/Riley match which was, yes, fought on the undercard. I mean, showing a bout with talent that nobody cares about can’t be much worse than a filler Diva’s tag match on a PPV anyways, right? Keep in mind that this is just my point of view. Feel free to comment and encourage debate on the subject. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.

Jim Ross updated his blog commenting on Brock Lesnar’s UFC Heavyweight Championship victory last night. Below are some highlights, and you can read the entire blog at JrsBarBQ.com.

-Ross on Brock Lensar winning the UFC Heavyweight Title: “The pro wrestling bias has never been more prominently displayed than by what I perceive to be a vocal minority of MMA fans against Lesnar simply because he signed with the WWE after an outstanding amateur wrestling career that was topped off by winning a NCAA Heavyweight Title in 2000 after finishing 2nd in the NCAA’s in 1999 while wrestling for the University of Minnesota.”

-Ross on Lesnar’s rise from developmental to WWE main eventer: “Brock’s journey to the main roster in the WWE wasn’t without its bumps in the road but collectively we got through them and Lesnar progressed in rapid fashion to the main talent roster of the WWE. Lesnar was earning seven figures faster than any rookie I ever signed in my role in the talent department in the WWE and that includes such stars as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Kurt Angle.”

Former ROH booker, Gabe Sapolsky posted the following blog at his myspace site:

I’m Bloggin’
Current mood: accomplished

I’ve had a little over three weeks to reflect, think about things and get out of the ROH bubble. It’s funny how you don’t realize you are in the bubble until you are out of it. It is actually amazing the conclusions you come to and the things that become clear about yourself and business once you are removed from a situation. I’ve come to a lot of realizations in the last few weeks. First of all, while I won’t admit that I agree with the decision to dismiss me, now that I’ve thought about things I certainly can’t disagree with it. There are several reasons for this all relating to me and my behavoir, but that is for another time if I ever decide to even publicly talk about it.

If I have learned one thing in life it is that nothing lasts forever. I have also always found that one thing in life leads to the next and everything happens for a reason.

Cary Silkin put a lot of faith and trust in me, more than I could ever hope or ask for. He deserves much more than a huge thank you from me, but it is all I can offer at this time. Cary is the man. I still have nothing but love for ROH and everyone there. It is full of hard-working, professional, intelligent people and the pro wrestling business needs what ROH offers. Most importantly, it is full of good people and that includes the entire office and the locker room. I am looking forward to seeing how the company grows and what direction it takes now. It is a fun time for ROH with everything so fresh and exciting.

I am going to try to stay at least a little relevant by blogging here. I might talk about why something was booked a certain way, maybe explain some of my theories or philosophies or who knows what else might come up. I certainly feel a lot more free and open to write and talk about things now. Right now, I have a couple of personal writing projects I’m working on. The first one is on the incredible baseball season I was able to experience over the summer (you can see some highlights in my pics). I don’t know if I’ll share this, but it will be fun to write.

I do want to take a moment and talk about the current ROH PPV “Driven” (hey I’m trying to break my shilling habit and it’s not easy). First of all, I never hyped or shilled anything that I didn’t believe in. My credibility is very important to me and the last thing I wanted was for someone to buy something and then say I overhyped it. It is/was extremely important for me for everyone to get more than their money’s worth when they purchase something I was involved in. Maybe I did see things through rose colored glasses sometimes. Maybe my personal involvement in seeing what kind of work everyone put into a match or something made me like it that much more. I never said or wrote anything to mislead someone to buy a product that I didn’t believe in though.

That said I just want to put over Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black for the main event of the current PPV. This is one of my favorite matches in ROH history. It is now extra special for me because it meant that the final show I was involved with in Boston ended with a resounding bang. I saw Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger in that complex in 1989 and now was able to produce a great PPV from the same location. That is very special to me. Steen, Generico, Jacobs and Black deserve all the credit for putting together and executing what I believe is truly a perfect match. I have nothing to gain by plugging this. I’m not a shill for ROH anymore. I just want people to see it because these four deserve for it to be seen. Thanks guys for giving me that memory too.

On another note, I have read some criticism about the format of the PPV. Normally I would never respond to this, but hey I have nothing better to do now. However, this blog seems long enough. I’ll be back in a few days or weeks or whenever to write about this. Thanks for reading!

The Philis Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, home to this coming Monday night’s Raw broadcast, is advertising the following matches for the event:

Chris Jericho vs. Batista vs. Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship

Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

Punk vs Orton was announced last week on Raw, so that match will take place on the live broadcast, however the Triple Threat Championship match will most likely be the dark match main event.

Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture are both receiving $250,000 paydays for their much-anticipated fight tonight, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Additionally, Couture will get an additional $250,000 bonus should he win with Lesnar adding $200,000 more to his winnings should he win the fight.

UFC 91 airs tonight on pay per view with Couture/Lesnar being the main event for the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Jim Ross has updated his blog once again, this time focusing his comments on the UFC 91 PPV scheduled to take place tonight. Below are some highlights, and you can read the entire blog at JrsBarBQ.com:

-Ross on Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture: “We all have our opinions and I feel that, from watching the weigh in that Couture looked more relaxed and certainly looked to be in amazing cardio vascular condition. Couture’s camp thinks that Lesnar will fatigue by the 3rd round or so and are apparently counting on it…”Not knowing Lesnar’s true mental state of mind, one cannot accurately assess how ‘tight’ Lesnar actually is but he looked somewhat ‘off’ at the weigh in. However, that’s just one man’s opinion who has known Brock on a personal level for quite some time even though we have not communicated since he left the WWE.

“Lesnar can be distracted and handles pressure differently than many athletes. Nonetheless if Lesnar can have success early, gain some confidence and relax to the degree that he’s not psyching himself out I still see Lesnar winning but I am not as sold on that weak prediction as I was prior to the weigh in.”

-Ross on the UFC buyrate: “UFC officials are predicting north of one million pay-per-view buys but I don’t see it. The American economy is deplorable, the event isn’t sold out, and with PPV buys being discretionary purchases I would suggest that if UFC 91 gets 500,000-750,000 buys it should be considered a major success. Any one who argues that the economy won’t affect the number of buys is fooling one’s self.”

-Ross on the upcoming legends roundtable taping: “The addition to Cowboy Bill Watts to the Legends Roundtable to be taped in December will make the two shows we produce “must see” TV as Watts will hold nothing back, has no agenda other than his own personal opinions, and isn’t looking to get back in the biz. Watts’ opinions will be his and his alone and knowing Bill he will do all he can to steal the show from the other panelists. I will be a panelist on one show and the host of another as I understand it. The two topics we will be discussing are Texas Wrestling and the many, many top wrestling stars with Texas roots and African Americans and the contributions they have made in the wrestling business.

It was announced tonight on Smackdown that next week’s main event will see Triple H vs Jeff Hardy. If Hardy wins, then the match at Survivor Series will be a triple threat match featuring Triple H vs Jeff Hardy vs Vladimir Kozlov.

2 Raw superstars returned to the ring last night at the FCW tapings in Florida. Melina, who is coming off a heel injury suffered back in June of 2008, made her in-ring return in a tag match that saw her team with Tyler Reks to take on Alicia Fox and Jack Gabriel in a tag match. Melina wasn’t scheduled to return to the ring until January of 2009, however her rehab worked ahead of schedule. Also, suspended superstar Dolph Ziggler returned to the ring, losing a match to Johnny Curtis. Ziggler was suspended for 30 says due to a violation of WWE’s Wellness Policy.

In other FCW news, infrequently seen ECW star Armando Estrada worked a tag match along side Lawrence Knight and Tyson Tarver in a victory over Yamamoto, Kafu & Johnny Prime. Ricky Ortiz defeated Kizarny, who has yet to debut on Smackdown. It should be noted that this past week’s Smackdown and tonight’s broadcast do not contain vignettes promoting Kizarny’s debut, and he does not make an appearance on next week’s show either.

PWInsider.com is claiming that WWE has indeed made Christian an offer to return to their company. It is still unknown whether Christian has made up his mind yet on either company, but TNA did play out their storyline to give him an “out” on television. It’s possible Cage will not be seen on TNA television until his decision has been made.

Additionally, Cage is scheduled to work the BSE Pro shows in Canada December 12-13, along with TNA’s Traci Brooks and Christy Hemme. You can visit BSEPro.com for more information on these events. This is not related to whether he’s leaving for WWE or not, rather it’s a couple of appearances he has in case you are in the area.

Kenny Dykstra has removed the blog he posted on his myspace page that we reported on earlier today. In its place he has written the following:

“i took down my past blog cause dirt sheets were making such a big deal about it. oh well, **** happens. wonder if they will put this one up on the site too.”

Dykstra’s original blog said the following:

“First I would just like to say thank you to everyone who left a comment or message and for the support. It is greatly appreciated. Believe it or not i actually am happy to be gone from wwe. I dont have to do things around their schedule and i dont have to answer to anybody. i have never fealt so free in my entire life. i had been working with wwe since i was 16 so ive never really known anything else. i did have fun with wwe but the creative side never used me properly or really gave me an opportunity to get over. it sucks when you know your better than the majority and your only used to make people look good. will i stay wrestling? Im not sure. wwe kinda puts a bad taste in your mouth after all the politics and garbage that can go on. I may try to go to TNA but we will see. i have 90 days to think about it and possibly try. although i wont rule it out. I do feel like they could use me much better. I would also like to have some matches with guys like a.j. and kurt and joe and christian. plus sting has always been my favorite so to work with him would be great too. but i guess i will wait it out and see what direction i try to go in. as for wwe i am glad to be gone. i thank them for everything and wish them the best too. take care. Kenn Doane.”

Tickets to WWE’s 2009 Royal Rumble PPV, taking place at The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, will go on sale to the public this Saturday morning at 10am. The event takes place on January 25th, and the internet pre-sale is currently in progress. The password is WWEROYALRUMBLE.

The Orlando Sentinel recently conducted an interview with WWE star Ken Kennedy. Below are some highlights, and you can read the entire interview at this link.

You mentioned injuries and the one you have right now which is a shoulder injury that has kept you sidelined since August. You’ve been with the WWE for about four years now. Before you got there, I don’t think you ever had any major injuries. Since you’ve been there, you’ve had three. How difficult is that to not be a buzzkill and keep you down?

“Well, the schedule got increasingly…I’ve wrestled a lot more since I’ve gotten to the WWE. Our schedule is a lot tougher than the independent schedule since we wrestle anywhere from three to seven days a week. Seven days a week when we do our overseas tour and, so, it’s just one of those things. The human body is not meant to be abused like that day in and day out. Things happen and I had some unfortunate set of circumstances happen two out of the three times. One time was just kind of a fluke injury and the other two times were kind of mistakes made in the ring. Hey, it’s just part of the game.”

With the injuries, was it just a simple thing because it seems that more often it’s the simplest things in wrestling where guys seem to get hurt the most often?

“The first time I was dropkicked off an apron and dropkicked very, very hard off an apron so I ended up flying through the air like the Matrix and I hit the concrete floor with my arm outstretched on my side and that just popped my lat right off the bone. With the second injury, it was one of those fluke things where Batista just gave me a clothesline and I took a back bump like I’ve taken a million times before and I just felt my tricep pop. It can be anything on any given day. You look at some of the tapes, you look at some of the previous injuries for some of the guys. Triple H went to plant his foot and tore his quadriceps right off the bone.”

How is your rehab going and what’s the timetable for your return?

“The rehab is going pretty good. It’s slow going �” there’s not a whole lot I can do right now. I’m going to see Dr. Andrews and he’s going to give me an update and tell me how he wants me to start progressing my rehabilitation. He initially had told the office that I would be looking at a February 28 return date if everything goes well. I’m going to cross my fingers and say a couple prayers, take my vitamins and drink my milk and hopefully I’ll be back by then, maybe a little sooner.”

You mentioned Austin �” I’ve heard that you’re a big fan of his and have become pretty close with him. What kind of advice has he given you?

“The nice thing about Steve is that…I’ve had a couple opportunities to sit down and watch my match with him. He would show up at a TV and they always have a tape of the match of the previous week so we would sit down and watch the match. It was pretty neat because he picks apart minor details that mean so much that the normal viewer can’t quite put their finger on but would mean so much more if that little piece of the puzzle was there. That’s kind of the stuff that he helps me with �” picking apart my matches and finding those little, minor details that make the match that much better.”

Jim Ross has updated the blog section of his website at JrsBarbq.com. Below are excerpts:

On Jeff Hardy’s performance at the Smackdown tapings: “Jeff Hardy had two of the best back to back shows taped in one night that I can remember seeing in years. Jeff’s match vs the Undertaker
this Friday night on Smackdown is simply off the page as is the build to the final match of the evening. These two had some nasty physicality near the announce table that more closely resembled felonious assault that a wrestling match. Old school, physicality especially when the ‘weapons’ came out. Without question, on of my favorite bouts I’ve seen in a long time.”

On Smackdown’s technical difficulties: “Technically, when the WWE gets out of their own production truck many things can go wrong. The ‘World’s Angriest Announcer’ and I had serious audio issues. If we seem like we are a little too ‘hot’ or seem to be ‘yelling’ at you Friday night its because we couldn’t hear each other most of the night. It’s a long, technically, boring story that you will be the final judge of come Friday night.”

On MVP’s losing streak: “MVP’s woes seem to be getting worse. It seems as if some fans are beginning to feel for MVP’s bad luck. I can see better days ahead for MVP after he hits rock bottom which is seemingly in sight.”

Chavo Guerrero posted the following blog on his WWE Universe account addressing wrestler impersonators:

“I can’t believe some people have nothing better to do in their lives than to pretend they are someone else. Please forgive me if I sound bitter, but I don’t like it when people read something and think that I said it when I didn’t. If someone is going to make an opinion about me, I’d like that person to have all the facts first. Then if they don’t like me, well the don’t like me. But they will not be liking me, not some person pretending to be me. Make any sense? I hope so. I know not everyone is going to like me, and to be honest, I don’t care. I stopped trying to please everyone a long time ago. We all get so caught up in trying to make people like us, that we lose who we truly are. If someone doesn’t like the real you, then you shouldn’t have to change who you are to please them. Stay true to yourself and the people who like you will be your true friends. If you surround yourself with those people, everything will work itself out.”

A segment featuring JBL was cut this past Monday night on Raw because the show ran too long. According to live reports, JBL cut a promo hyping his match at Survivor Series which was later announced on WWE.com. He was wearing a neck brace during the segment and explained it was needed due to the tombstone piledriver he took from The Undertaker the week before. He then ran a contest offering a fan money if he/she could name the past five US presidents. The fan was unsuccessful.

TNA has been getting good media coverage since publicly inviting Sarah Palin to their Final Resolution pay per view. Fox Sports, The Orlando Sentinel, and the Baltimore Sun are a few of those that have picked up on the story.

TNA invited Palin to become an honorary member of the Beautiful People and although it’s not likely she actually shows up, the idea seems to be working as far as publicity for the company.

Source: pwinsider.com

Kenny Dykstra, who was recently released by the WWE, wrote the following on his Myspace.com page:

“”Believe it or not, I actually am happy to be gone from WWE. I dont have to do things around their schedule and I dont have to answer to anybody. I have never felt so free in my entire life. I had been working with WWE since I was 16 so I’ve never really known anything else.

I did have fun with WWE but the creative side never used me properly or really gave me an opportunity to get over. It sucks when you know your better than the majority and your only used to make people look good. Will I stay wrestling? I’m not sure. WWE kinda puts a bad taste in your mouth after all the politics and garbage that can go on. I may try to go to TNA but we will see. I have 90 days to think about it and possibly try.”

- The people that were most upset about Scott Hall being at the Turning Point show were Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe. The storyline they wanted to get over in their match was that Joe took everything Nash had and still kicked out and was likely going to win if not for the low blow and Nash’s feet on the ropes. Nobody has ever kicked out of two Nash powerbombs except The Undertaker. Nash and Joe worked hard on their match, even screening an old Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson match for ideas. There is a feeling that because the fans were expecting Scott Hall to run in at any second, it really took away from the match.

Nash and Joe didn’t need Hall to get over their angle and TNA nor the two were not going to build a storyline or a match finish on the unreliable Scott Hall. The joke backstage was that Hall took a full year to show up for his scheduled pay-per-view appearance and there are still a lot of hard feelings towards Hall within TNA for missing last year’s show.

The storyline for Nash and Joe now is that Nash will refuse to fight Joe again because he beat him already while coming across as a bit of a coward. No pay-per-view rematches are in the works for the two right now but they are set to face each other multiple times on the upcoming European tour. Eventually the storyline will be that Joe gets TNA management to give him another match with Nash after Nash doing everything he can to avoid it. The idea is that Joe builds up outrage that he took everything Nash gave him and could only be pinned after a low blow and a tainted pin.

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Elijah Burke’s release was most likely the result of minimal creative team support. When Burke was wrestling on Smackdown, he initially had the support of Court Bauer, who was writing for the show at the time. ECW head writer Paul Heyman then asked that Burke be brought over to his brand, and within several weeks he was given a solid push from both Heyman and Dave Lagana, who was also a strong supporter of Elijah. However, Paul Heyman eventually left WWE, following 2007 Dave Lagana was fired, and Court Bauer quit the company. Burke was then left with little to no support from the creative team, and was pulled off television shortly after memorial day.

Prowrestling.net is reporting that Rhino’s TNA contract is set to expire soon in addition to a number of talent contracts that will be expiring within the next few months. It is unknown at this time whether or not TNA is expecting to re-sign him. Rhino’s contract is expected to not expire for another six months.

WWE Raw drew a 3.1 rating on Monday, which is down from the 3.2 rating the show drew last week in the 9-11pm time slot. The first hour of last night’s show drew a 3.17 rating with 4,685,000 viewers, and the second hour dropped to a 3.11 rating with 4,596,000 viewers.

Source: prowrestling.net

The PWTorch.com Newsletter is reporting that Kevin Nash recommended that TNA officials kick the intoxicated Scott Hall out of the building at the Turning Point PPV on Sunday night. Nash even went so far as to suggest that police should escort Hall off the property. Hall was upset with Nash, but eventually left without incident.

Hall was not scheduled to be included in the storylines, nor was he allowed at ringside. Hall simple showed up with the Insane Clown Posse, who were granted permission to sit in the front row in their JCW shirts as part of a friendly promotional deal. Jeff Jarrett personally gave ICP permission to appear on camera, but was unaware that Hall would be accompanying them. There is no heat between TNA and ICP, but management didn’t want Hall to distract fans from the in-ring action so they had them removed after a couple matches.

* A WrestleMania XXIV video package is shown.

* A Barack Obama video package is shown to a huge pop.

Dark Match:
* Chavo Guerrero b. Ryan Braddock
- Chavo got the win with a frog splash.

SmackDown: (Airing Next Week 11/21)
* Matt Hardy & R-Truth b. Shelton Benjamin & Mark Henry
- R-Truth got the win by pinning Shelton Benjamin following an axe kick.

* Maria is backstage interviewing Festus. The Miz and John Morrison show up, insult them, and leave.

* The Miz & John Morrison b. Jesse & Festus
- The Miz gets the pin on Festus after Morrison rings the bell.

* Vickie Guerrero announces that WWE Champion Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy will be a non-title bout.

* Jeff Hardy b. WWE Champion Triple H with a roll-up.
- This makes Jeff part of the main event match for the title at Survivor Series. Post match see Vladimir Kozlov come out and take out both.

* Local English Jobber b. MVP
- The local English Jobber got the win after Khali came out and distracted MVP. After the match Khali attacked MVP.

* The Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Jackson b. Carlito & Primo Colon
- Jackson got the win with the pin on Primo.

* The Bella Twins b. Victoria & Natalya

- The Undertaker comes out to read Big Show his Last Rights. There is a casket in the ring. Big Show comes out to ringside with Vickie. The lights go out. When they come back on The Undertaker is grasping Vickie by the throat. He throws her into the casket. Big Show comes to her aid. Undertaker then gives Chavo a tombstone, throws him in the casket, and slams the door shut. This concludes SmackDown.

SmackDown: (Airing This Week)
* SmackDown begins with a casket in the ring. The Undertaker appears out of it. Jeff Hardy is shown on the screen and he says he will put all his emotion in the match. The Undertaker says he will rest in peace.

* Matt Hardy b. Shelton Benjamin
- Shelton continued to work Matt’s knee throughout the match. Hardy finally gained control, hit twist of fate, followed by a pinfall.

* The Brian Kendrick b. Carlito
- Kendrick got the win via pinfall after hitting sliced break number two. Ezekiel Jackson attacked Primo Colon on the outside to distract Carlito.

* A video promo for Kizarny’s SmackDown debut is shown.

* Vladimir Kozlov & Triple H hold a contract signing for their match at Survivor Series. Kozlov signed, but before Triple could sign, Jeff Hardy came out of the crowd and slammed Kozlov through a table.

* WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool b. Maria to retain the title.
- Jesse & Festus are at ringside to watch. McCool gets the win with the hell hook. Festus goes crazy when the bell rings.

* Kung Fu Naki b. MVP
- Shortly after the match b