All roads lead to One Night Stand this week and two men who will be watching each other closely are World Heavyweight Champion Edge and Batista. This Friday, the Cutting Edge makes its debut on SmackDown and the Rated-R Superstar’s guest is the man he will face in a Steel Cage Match on Sunday: The Animal. What will transpire in Edge’s controversial talk segment? Will the champion’s mouth get him into deep trouble with the former champion, a mere 48 hours before their caged collision? Some other Superstars with golden aspirations will seek out Deuce & Domino on SmackDown as the champs defend their titles in a Triple Threat Match against Paul London & Brian Kendrick and the dangerous duo of William Regal & Dave Taylor. The boys from the Other Side of the Tracks hope to keep their reign as champions, but with London & Kendrick poised to regain their gold and Regal & Taylor hungry for their own taste of championship gold, can Deuce & Domino keep their titles? As if that wasn’t big enough, SmackDown takes things to a smaller level as Hornswoggle meets Little Boogeyman in a mini-sized match Friday night. These two tiny tusslers take out weeks of frustration on one another, but will their larger counterparts be far from the action? Finally, Vickie Guerrero has been named the Assistant General Manager of SmackDown. How will Vickie’s first night on the job go?
This week, SmackDown rolls into Baltimore with Edge, the brand-new World Heavyweight Champion leading the way. To celebrate his championship triumph, the Rated-R Superstar will present his inaugural address on Friday Night SmackDown, just days before his first title defense against Batista. The controversial Superstar is known for making big splashes, most notably the Live Sex Celebration with Lita following his first WWE Championship win. What can he possibly have in store for SmackDown? How will The Animal – Edge’s Judgment Day opponent – respond to the Rated-R festivities?
Also this week, the unbelievable aftermath of Edge’s title theft from last Friday’s SmackDown will be revealed as exclusive footage of Undertaker’s post-loss departure from the arena. Tune in to see the mysterious and eerie events that you didn’t see last week. General Manager Theodore Long continues to look for an assistant. This week on SmackDown, Long will interview Vickie Guerrero at the behest of his girlfriend Kristal. Could the GM finally found the right person for the job? Finally, legendary music icon Ozzy Osbourne will rock SmackDown with a live performance of the official theme song for Judgment Day, “I Don’t Wanna Stop”. Will WWE Superstars be ready to jam with the Prince of Darkness? Catch this first for SmackDown this week and experience a rock milestone for sports-entertainment.
The SmackDown realm has become Rated-R with its new World Heavyweight Champion, Edge. At the conclusion of the Steel Cage Match between Undertaker and Batista, the Rated-R Superstar capitalized on the beaten and exhausted gladiators and cashed in his Money in the Bank title opportunity. Want to see how it all went down – from the hellacious cage confrontation to the execution of Edge’s calculative scheme? Tune in this Friday night for the dramatic and historic edition of SmackDown. Montel Vontavious Porter is another Superstar in search of gold, and the cocky MVP is the No. 1 contender to Chris Benoit’s United States Championship. Can MVP find a way to defeat the Rabid Wolverine to claim his first bling on SmackDown?
Edge cashed in his “Money in the Bank” opportunity and defeated Undertaker at tonight’s Smackdown taping to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The Undertaker and Batista had battled to a draw in a steel cage match when both escaped the cage at the same time. Following the match Undertaker was attacked by Mark Henry and Edge came down to claim his shot at the title. Following Edge’s win, druids came to the ring to carry Undertaker to the back.
Friday night was not a pleasant one for SmackDown’s resident royalty, King Booker. First, his majesty suffered a disappointing loss to Matt Hardy in one-on-one action, and later, his attempted ambush on Undertaker was thwarted in a big way when he was driven head first onto the announce table via a thunderous Tombstone Piledriver. As a result of the beating he received from the Deadman, King Booker suffered multiple injuries. WWE.com received the following update from World Wrestling Entertainment physician Dr. Rios on the King’s condition: “As a result of the Tombstone from Undertaker on Friday night, King Booker suffered a sprain, and strained contusion of the neck,” said Dr. Rios.
WWE.com has also learned that while recovering from his encounter with the Phenom, King Booker will be treated for a previous chronic knee injury, where he has a meniscus tear, and a chronic elbow strain and sprain. There is no timetable for the King’s recovery, but stay tuned to WWE.com for more information as it becomes available.
For the first time since the events of No Way Out, World Heavyweight Champion Batista and Undertaker will be in the same arena. Over the past couple of weeks, The Animal and the Phenom have begun their war of words heading toward their confrontation at WrestleMania 23. General Manager Theodore Long has announced that Batista will face Kane in action while Undertaker will take on Finlay, as the Road to WrestleMania continues. WWE.com has learned that SmackDown will also feature the debut of a new segment called Miz TV. What is Miz TV? Tune in Friday night to find out.
The Teddy Long announcement that was hyped on the WWE website earlier today turned out to be a storyline deal where MVP has officially signed with the Smackdown brand. In other SmackDown news, WWE has announced that Kid Kash, who was working as one half of the Pitbulls tag team, has been released from the company.
This Friday marks the long-awaited premiere of SmackDown on the CW network. The program that is changing Friday nights will make the transition in grand fashion as SmackDown brings a huge night of action to the CW Network.
New WWE Champion and RAW Superstar John Cena will make a special Friday night appearance to personally thank General Manager Theodore Long for the SmackDown contract offer. WWE.com has learned that Long has something special in mind for the visiting Champion.
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The news CW network reached a two year deal with the WWE to continue airing Friday Night SmackDown.
It was announced today that UPN and the WB are mergining into a new channel called the CW later this year. SmackDown draws good ratings for UPN so it is a good bet that SmackDown will end up on the CW.