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WWE SMACKDOWN 30 MARCH 2007 FULL SHOW HD
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00:00:01Yes, sir, we promised you a great minute here tonight.
00:00:04The last hair.
00:00:05Andre.
00:00:06The Chinese.
00:00:06Muscle Mania.
00:00:07Muscle Mania is running wild.
00:00:09My God, what the hell?
00:00:10He missed the man.
00:00:12He missed the man.
00:00:14It's not a world that's watching.
00:00:34And I won't be denied.
00:00:38None I've got left is my pride.
00:00:42And I will rise off.
00:00:45Break me out, break me down.
00:00:47Break the rules, break the ground.
00:00:49And your day, now it's gone.
00:00:51I can take what you do.
00:01:09We are 48 hours away.
00:01:12Two days from WrestleMania.
00:01:15And the final stop on the road to Detroit.
00:01:18Three hours to the North is Grand Rapids for SmackDown.
00:01:21Michael Cole alongside JBL and Parker.
00:01:24You got a hell of a night.
00:01:25The biggest interview in sports entertainment history.
00:01:28Bar none, the World Heavyweight Champion, Batista.
00:01:31The Phenom, The Undertaker, in the same ring, at the same time, tonight.
00:01:38And a harbinger of what is to come in WrestleMania Sunday.
00:01:41There you see the most important element in the Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:01:46Along, of course, with the ladder.
00:01:48It is the briefcase, which inside will contain a contract that you can cash in
00:01:53at any time over the year for a championship opportunity.
00:01:58And here's one man who will compete Sunday in Money in the Bank.
00:02:04The Phenom contested to Skagel Moore.
00:02:07One ball making it 20-0 in from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
00:02:11Weighing in at 250 pounds.
00:02:15And JBL Edge is one of only two people who ever win the Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:02:19And he cast it in to win the championship.
00:02:22And no offense to the Hardys, and I mean that sincerely, but right in front of you,
00:02:26Michael Edge, is the king of the ladder match.
00:02:29He's had more than the other seven competitors combined.
00:02:33And tonight, all eight men in the Money in the Bank ladder match will face off
00:02:36against one another in singles competition here tonight.
00:02:41And there is the cherished briefcase.
00:02:43The king of the ladder, right there, Michael Edge.
00:02:56Now, as you all know, I won the first ever Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:03:07And you see, when you win the Money in the Bank, you can cash it in against any champion
00:03:12you want, any night you want, and any venue you want.
00:03:22And that's what the Money in the Bank, that's what that briefcase really means.
00:03:38And I shocked the world, I shocked the world when I cashed that in on John Cena.
00:03:45And I won the WWE Championship.
00:03:55And let's face it, folks, this Sunday at WrestleMania,
00:04:00I've won more ladder matches than all seven of my opponents combined.
00:04:12So News Flash, the same thing is going to happen this Sunday, whether you like it or not.
00:04:23Well, here is a man who knows a little something about ladder matches.
00:04:28And from Cameron, North Carolina,
00:04:34Matt Hardy and definitely a man who may have an edge come Sunday.
00:04:38Here's a man, Matt Hardy, who knows a little something about edge.
00:04:44Edge and Matt Hardy,
00:04:45a personal rivalry that has spanned a number of years.
00:04:49A number of girlfriends.
00:04:50The reason Matt Hardy is here on SmackDown today is because of a loser league
00:04:55war match against Edge.
00:05:05And it can't get any more personal than when it comes to money in the bank at WrestleMania.
00:05:16Shut up.
00:05:21Listen, Matt, I know we're scheduled to face each other tonight.
00:05:25And I know these people, they want to see Matt Hardy and Edge get it on again.
00:05:34But I tell you what, I'm not going to risk injury against a low life like you tonight.
00:05:42I don't care what you think.
00:05:46But Matt, don't worry, I found a replacement.
00:05:50Your brother Jeff knows him pretty well, and he really, really wants to meet you.
00:05:58You got to be kidding me.
00:06:02The monster, the great Khali, the seven-foot-four, 400-plus pounder.
00:06:09And look at the smile on the face of Edge.
00:06:13They say he's from the Pajabi jungle.
00:06:15I say it's more like Jurassic Park.
00:06:17Michael, this man, Khali, is a monster.
00:06:21And this monster will meet the Monster Kane, JBL, at WrestleMania this coming Sunday.
00:06:27Khali has been wreaking havoc on Raw in recent weeks, and hopes to do the same here tonight
00:06:33on SmackDown, I'm sure.
00:06:36And look at Matt Hardy, wasting a little time trying to gain the upper hand on the great Khali.
00:06:41But this Khali, it's like trying to move a brick wall.
00:06:46And look at Matt Hardy, right and left, little effect to this monster.
00:06:49Deference right there, Michael, this brick wall hits back.
00:06:53And what a clothesline.
00:06:56That is power.
00:07:01I'm not sure Matt Hardy, unless he's watching from a hospital bed, is going to watch WrestleMania.
00:07:07He's going to be at WrestleMania in 48 hours.
00:07:11And look at great Khali.
00:07:13Oh, bringing Matt Hardy into the ring with authority.
00:07:17And you see Matt Hardy perhaps favoring that left hip or knee.
00:07:20That would not be a good thing for Matt Hardy to have that type of injury when he has to
00:07:25climb a ladder in 48 hours at WrestleMania.
00:07:28We're barely starting the match.
00:07:29Michael, there's no telling what kind of injury he's going to have in just a few more minutes.
00:07:34And a great Khali will do major damage on you in a matter of moments.
00:07:37And look at the great Khali, trying to choke the life and the breath out of Matt Hardy.
00:07:44He may not like his tactics, John, but I believe Edge knew what he was doing here.
00:07:48I love his tactics.
00:07:50I think it's brilliant on Edge.
00:07:53And Khali, Matt Hardy's in trouble.
00:07:57Khali going to give Matt Hardy the...
00:07:59Wait a minute!
00:08:04The other monster!
00:08:06But where is he?
00:08:11Great Khali.
00:08:13Edge is well looking all over this arena.
00:08:17For Kane, the big red machine who Khali meets at WrestleMania.
00:08:24Daryl, is Kane doing?
00:08:26Where is he?
00:08:30Khali.
00:08:32Khali.
00:08:37Two more days.
00:08:42Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:08:57That's right, man. Table for two, and keep the ice on the champagne. I like it real cold.
00:09:02Hey, I got to go. I'll holler back. Thanks, man.
00:09:04Hi, Teddy.
00:09:05Crystal, what's up, baby girl?
00:09:06What are you talking to?
00:09:07I was just making some reservations.
00:09:10Reservations for what?
00:09:11Well, I was going to tell you after your five-on-five diva tag match tonight.
00:09:15Tell me right now.
00:09:17Okay.
00:09:18Well, Crystal, since this is the last smackdown before WrestleMania,
00:09:22I want you to know that I know how hard you've been interviewing.
00:09:25I know how hard you've been competing in the ring.
00:09:28So I thought tonight, dinner, and a little bit of dancing.
00:09:34You feeling that?
00:09:34Teddy, you're the sweetest man in the whole world.
00:09:36Baby girl, I'm a BMW, a black man working. You got that?
00:09:40Oh, that reminds me. How do I look for my match tonight?
00:09:44Well, let's see.
00:09:46Oh, yeah. That's tight. That's real tight. That looks good, girl.
00:09:50All right?
00:09:51Hey, tell you what, I might be a little late
00:09:53because I've got to stick around for the big interview.
00:09:55So good luck on your match tonight, all right?
00:09:58Thanks, Teddy.
00:10:06Yes!
00:10:10Kennedy!
00:10:12All we need is Julie McCoy.
00:10:14We're on the freaking love boat around here.
00:10:19The following context is scheduled for a one fall approaching the ring from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
00:10:26Weighing in at 235 pounds, Mr. Kennedy.
00:10:311977 watching his show back.
00:10:33You look like Captain Steuben now.
00:10:36Mr. Kennedy.
00:10:38It took you that long to come up with that line.
00:10:41That long?
00:10:43Mr. Kennedy, who I believe is the dark horse, who I believe is the man who is going to walk
00:10:48away
00:10:48with Money the Bank Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:10:51WrestleMania, that's his rising star in SmackDown history, Mr. Kennedy.
00:10:58Ladies and gentlemen, if you look above me, you will see my briefcase.
00:11:10That's because this Sunday at WrestleMania 23, Ford Field, in front of 75,000 people,
00:11:18in front of millions and millions and millions of people around the world.
00:11:25I will become Mr. Money in the Bank.
00:11:54Well, he is confident.
00:11:55My name is Finlay, and I love to fight.
00:11:59And from Belfast, Ireland, weighing in at 233 pounds, Finlay.
00:12:06Well, here's a tough Irishman, John, that has competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match
00:12:10before last year at WrestleMania, so Finlay knows what it takes.
00:12:14He's going against Kennedy, who has no WrestleMania experience.
00:12:19And let me tell you something.
00:12:20You're in a ladder match with Finlay.
00:12:22You better be climbing it, because when you're on the ground, he's there waiting on you.
00:12:27Yeah, Finlay and Kennedy were partners on ECW this past Tuesday night.
00:12:31Tonight, they are opponents just two nights away from WrestleMania.
00:12:36The biggest match, perhaps, in the careers of both of these men as this matchup gets underway.
00:12:41So, John, these type of matches here tonight, as we mentioned,
00:12:44all members of the Money in the Bank ladder match will be competing here tonight,
00:12:47with the exception of Edge, who begged out a few moments ago.
00:12:50But they didn't beg out of a strategy.
00:12:52It was smart.
00:12:53This type of matchup here, what can it provide to the winner?
00:12:55You want to feel your opponent out, Michael.
00:12:58You want to feel what's working.
00:12:59He's only 48 hours away.
00:13:00You want to feel how strong he is.
00:13:01You want to shoot in, see if you can take him down.
00:13:03You want to see how he is if you're standing up and throwing soup bones at each other.
00:13:07This is a feeling out process, Michael.
00:13:09It's also a sending a message process.
00:13:11Well, this is a traditional matchup here tonight.
00:13:13Pinfall Submission will win this thing.
00:13:15Of course, there will be disqualifications of the like, as both men roll outside the ring.
00:13:19Neither relinquishing a hold here.
00:13:21Both trying to establish dominance over the other.
00:13:24But Sunday at WrestleMania, it is not a traditional matchup.
00:13:27As you see Finley burying Kennedy right on Bradshaw's hat here at ringside.
00:13:31And a stalemate, so to speak, for both of these men.
00:13:34$2,000 hat.
00:13:36Six!
00:13:38See the emotions beginning to build.
00:13:40The pressure mounting, so is the tension.
00:13:43WrestleMania approaching this Sunday.
00:13:45The point I was trying to make, John, is in that planning to make ladder match Sunday.
00:13:48There are no rules.
00:13:49You got to climb a ladder, tear that briefcase down for your opportunity.
00:13:53Well, at fame and fortune.
00:13:55The opportunity to cash in whenever you want a championship opportunity over the next year.
00:14:00And that's what these two guys right now, Michael, they're feeling each other out.
00:14:04Not to mention the fact that my $1,000 hat came right back to shape.
00:14:07Shows you how good it is.
00:14:09These guys, Michael, they don't want to break the hold because they don't want to give an inch.
00:14:1248 hours, you got 70,000 people.
00:14:15Everybody bringing their A-game.
00:14:16Everybody wanting a shot at being a world champion.
00:14:19And, Michael, this is where it starts.
00:14:21Finley spins out of that front face lock.
00:14:24He's got the key lock on Kennedy from behind.
00:14:26Shoots the half.
00:14:26Here's the cover kick out by Mr. Kennedy.
00:14:29And quickly goes to a clubbing blow to the back of the neck.
00:14:31Mr. Kennedy's first WrestleMania this year.
00:14:34Over 70,000 fans at Ford Field in Detroit.
00:14:38How will that affect this young man who, in his career, has knocked off seven former world champions?
00:14:43It's one more step on the ladder.
00:14:45Michael, you live for this.
00:14:46You live for this opportunity.
00:14:48This guy grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
00:14:50Green Bay is absolutely an abysmal town.
00:14:52Nobody wants to go there.
00:14:54He has an opportunity to fulfill his dream, and that's what he's willing to do to do it.
00:14:58This trash mouth style of smash mouth style.
00:15:02It's not trash mouth, that's keeping your head off.
00:15:03Here's the cover, hook of the leg, and Finley kicks out at two.
00:15:08Mr. Kennedy telling referee Jimmy Corderas to, hey, lookit, wants him to check Finley.
00:15:13And now, Kennedy gonna try to loosen that protective covering of the top turnbuckle.
00:15:17And Finley, the wise veteran, realized what was going on.
00:15:22Finley with an upper cut.
00:15:23Listen to that.
00:15:24To Mr. Kennedy.
00:15:25This is smash mouth wrestling at its very best.
00:15:28These fans don't know who to boo.
00:15:30You gotta love this.
00:15:31They're sitting here just watching intently, because these guys are beating the hell out
00:15:35of each other.
00:15:36And it was Finley who released the protective covering.
00:15:39Mr. Kennedy rolls him through.
00:15:41May have been a kick at it, too, by Finley.
00:15:46Mr. Kennedy almost caught Finley there.
00:15:50Finley up on Kennedy's shoulders.
00:15:53And Finley kicked to the midsection.
00:15:56And now Finley looks to reverse it.
00:15:58And Kennedy trying to battle out, and he does.
00:16:01Finley went into that turnbuckle.
00:16:04Remember, no protective covering.
00:16:06Oh, wow!
00:16:08Rolling remote reverse Samoan.
00:16:10Finley in trouble.
00:16:11Here's the hook of the leg, and a kick out at two.
00:16:13You see Finley favoring that right arm.
00:16:15Again, this time, hooking both legs is Kennedy.
00:16:1848 hours away from WrestleMania.
00:16:20These guys are trying to send a message to each other and to everybody in the locker room.
00:16:24And Michael, 48 hours away from WrestleMania.
00:16:26I am having the biggest interview in sports entertainment history.
00:16:31Kennedy grabbing a ladder.
00:16:33Grabbing a ladder from underneath the ring.
00:16:36And that hurts.
00:16:37That ladder will be perfectly legal.
00:16:40You can use it as a weapon Sunday in the Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:16:44Mr. Kennedy.
00:16:46Three.
00:16:47Tossed back into the ring by Finley.
00:16:50Oh, and Finley.
00:16:52You hear that impact.
00:16:55And the impact, Michael.
00:16:57Think about this.
00:16:58JBL, wrestling god, commentator to the stars.
00:17:02An interview tonight with Batista and The Undertaker.
00:17:05Oh, Finley's shoulder first into the steel post.
00:17:09Kennedy looking to take advantage.
00:17:10A little spinley over.
00:17:11Shoulders down and a kick out at two.
00:17:13I do have to hand it to you, partner.
00:17:15I don't know how you pulled it off to get Undertaker and Batista in the same ring at the same
00:17:19time tonight for that interview.
00:17:20First of all, we're not partners, we're not pals, I don't like you.
00:17:23And second of all, I pulled it off because I'm JBL.
00:17:26Uh-oh.
00:17:26Perhaps a prelude to Money in the Bank.
00:17:29Mr. Kennedy with a huge ladder.
00:17:31Time to up the ante.
00:17:33Look at the size of that ladder, Michael.
00:17:36And Kennedy toss it into the ring.
00:17:38This is about to get interesting.
00:17:40That ladder can be used as a weapon Sunday.
00:17:42It can be used to climb and grab the briefcase on Sunday.
00:17:45And tonight, Kennedy was hoping to use it as a weapon.
00:17:48And Finley ducked underneath.
00:17:51And Kennedy driven.
00:17:53Kidney first into the night-night.
00:17:56Hey, here he is.
00:17:57Hey, Hornswaggle.
00:17:59Horns.
00:18:01What the heck?
00:18:02A step ladder?
00:18:05What the hell?
00:18:06Hornswaggle with a step ladder.
00:18:09Jeffrey Jimmy Cordero is busy with Finley and the other ladder.
00:18:12What the hell?
00:18:13What's Hornswaggle doing?
00:18:15You don't have to be kidding me.
00:18:18That was Kennedy's move.
00:18:20The Kenton ball.
00:18:21It was a leperton.
00:18:23He hit it with the leperton.
00:18:25And Finley looking to take advantage.
00:18:27Referee Jimmy Cordero never saw it.
00:18:30The Captain Cross.
00:18:32Here's the cover.
00:18:33Far arm to the face.
00:18:34Finley gaining momentum thanks to Hornswaggle.
00:18:38Here is your winner, Finley.
00:18:41And you got to ask yourself, Michael, what kind of role can Hornswaggle play at WrestleMania?
00:18:46Put him in a tass in a step ladder match.
00:18:49We got a hell of a match.
00:18:51I love it.
00:18:52The leperton bomb.
00:18:53The leperton bomb.
00:19:11Finley.
00:19:11This man right here, all three foot eight of it, the Hornswaggle, is going to be there to make sure
00:19:18Finley wins the Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:19:22Look at that!
00:19:22One more look at what JBL called the leperton bomb.
00:19:27And then Finley putting the finishing touches on Kennedy.
00:19:31But remember, Sunday, John, there are no pitfalls.
00:19:33There are no submissions.
00:19:35You win the match when you climb a ladder and grab the briefcase.
00:19:38Well, ladies and gentlemen, WrestleMania, two days away.
00:19:40The pressure is building.
00:19:42Everyone feeling it, including Mr. McMahon and Bobby Lashley.
00:19:48The scheduled match tonight between Bobby Lashley and Mr. McMahon, it is now a no disqualification match.
00:19:59I'm going to beat Bobby Lashley.
00:20:00I'm going to humiliate Bobby Lashley.
00:20:02And I'm going to pin Bobby Lashley to the mat.
00:20:05One, two, three.
00:20:07I guarantee it.
00:20:10Any unauthorized involvement could have resulted in a fine or suspension.
00:20:13You know, nobody wants to get suspended before WrestleMania.
00:20:20Mr. McMahon is still calling for more troops.
00:20:23Oh, my God.
00:20:24You've got to be kidding me.
00:20:26It's the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga.
00:20:28The man that Lashley will face at WrestleMania.
00:20:31Umaga and Lashley beating the hell out of each other.
00:20:35Mr. McMahon guaranteed a victory.
00:20:37And he had to finally resort to Umaga himself.
00:20:40Oh, low goal.
00:20:42McMahon with a long ball on Bobby Lashley.
00:20:48Oh, God.
00:20:53Mr. McMahon has orchestrated the physical dissection of Bobby Lashley.
00:20:58Mr. McMahon, what am I going to completely destroy Bobby Lashley here?
00:21:03The Samoan spike.
00:21:06Thanks for the help of several men, Mr. McMahon has beat Bobby Lashley.
00:21:11You can't beat Mr. McMahon at his own game.
00:21:14Oh, no, not one more.
00:21:16My God, is it enough enough?
00:21:18Oh.
00:21:19Two Samoan spikes.
00:21:21I've never seen Lashley in this much physical trouble, much to the delight of Mr. McMahon.
00:21:27How in the hell is Bobby Lashley gonna respond from this assault at WrestleMania?
00:21:39And the fireworks continue into the week at the WrestleMania press conference in New York City this past Wednesday.
00:21:46A special look at the incident between Mr. McMahon and Donald Trump later on tonight.
00:22:02I must confess, nothing gets between me and my Friday night smackdown.
00:22:12So, John, where are you even taking your French lessons?
00:22:15They got room in the class?
00:22:16No.
00:22:17No, she's a female.
00:22:18I doubt she's interested in you.
00:22:19I actually love her.
00:22:21I want to announce it right now on SmackDown.
00:22:23I love her.
00:22:24I want you to remember.
00:22:25Ladies and gentlemen, we are two nights away from WrestleMania this Sunday.
00:22:29Remember, a very special start time.
00:22:327 Eastern, 4 Pacific, a four-hour extravaganza.
00:22:35And this man, MVP, will be battling Chris Benoit for the United States Championship.
00:22:58The highest paid athlete in the history of SmackDown MVP has done it all since he arrived on the scene
00:23:04late last year.
00:23:05I mean, he's been involved in infernal matches, cage matches, street fights,
00:23:09and has taken on all comers with an opportunity to take the United States Championship from Chris Benoit
00:23:15this coming Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:23:23Ladies and gentlemen, each week, I have taken on world champions and defeated them.
00:23:33Tonight, my opponent is a man who has won countless marathons.
00:23:40He has the speed and stamina of a gazelle with the ferocity of a lion.
00:23:51This is a man that is truly hungry for victory.
00:23:57A man who could potentially give me a run for my money.
00:24:02Ladies and gentlemen, from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian heavyweight champion,
00:24:09Biko Batamongo.
00:24:13Who?
00:24:14Wow.
00:24:15I cannot believe he got such a legend from North Africa to come here to SmackDown,
00:24:2048 hours away from WrestleMania.
00:24:23Come on.
00:24:24John, come on.
00:24:25Come on, what?
00:24:26First, it was El Grande Latte, the Honduras champion.
00:24:29Then, uh, Cedric Von Haasen from Lichtenstein, and now, what do you have?
00:24:33I can't even pronounce this man's name.
00:24:35Listen, Mr. Xenophon, this world was built as a melting pot.
00:24:39America, New York City, where I live.
00:24:41You gotta welcome in people from other cultures.
00:24:44I don't understand this animosity.
00:24:46Biko Batamongo.
00:24:48That's his name.
00:24:49I don't know why you snicker at it.
00:24:50What if he says, my name's Michael Cole, and he started laughing.
00:24:52How would you feel?
00:24:53Everybody laughs at me.
00:24:54I'm used to it.
00:24:56This is impressive.
00:24:59MVP has wanted to step up 48 hours away from WrestleMania
00:25:02and take on this great champion from North Africa.
00:25:07I'm being told by our crack staff that weapons are legal in Ethiopia,
00:25:12but obviously not here on SmackDown, that type of weapon anyway.
00:25:15And Montel Montavious Porter is beating the hell out of the man from Addis Ababa.
00:25:21Where?
00:25:22The capital of Ethiopia.
00:25:23Where?
00:25:25I have to do this to me every week.
00:25:28He's sitting on America Old Best Lucy again.
00:25:30MVP with a right and left hand.
00:25:32Again, MVP better get focused.
00:25:35Well, maybe he is focused.
00:25:36I'm not in his mind, but he's got to face Chris Benoit Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:25:40The tenacity of the Racket Wolverine.
00:25:41The man Chris Benoit who won a world championship at WrestleMania 20.
00:25:46And MVP's never been involved in WrestleMania before.
00:25:48What are you rambling about?
00:25:49You're watching a hell of a match between MVP and this great champion from Ethiopia.
00:25:54And you're talking about he better get ready?
00:25:56He better be ready for tonight.
00:25:58This guy is a champion, Michael.
00:26:01He has beaten many, many people.
00:26:03How the hell do you know?
00:26:04Because he's a champion.
00:26:07Okay.
00:26:08I wrestled in Africa.
00:26:10And suplexes.
00:26:11This is vintage Chris Benoit.
00:26:13The MVP is displaying there.
00:26:15Those German suplexes.
00:26:17That is all Benoit uses as an offensive arsenal.
00:26:20All part of it.
00:26:22And now mocking Benoit.
00:26:24A little mind games.
00:26:25I want to tell you something, Michael.
00:26:26I love MVP.
00:26:28I think he's best.
00:26:29He's gonna be world champion one day.
00:26:31But I wrestled Chris Benoit last year at WrestleMania.
00:26:34And quite honestly, he's never seen the Wolverine in the mindset he's gonna be.
00:26:39And that is 48 hours.
00:26:40And that is the Playmaker.
00:26:41And the Playmaker picks up the victory.
00:26:46Here's your winner, MVP.
00:26:49And his Ethiopian champion, John, no disrespect, but he is no Chris Benoit.
00:26:54And is MVP gonna be able to use the Playmaker against the United States?
00:26:57If he does, he walks out to United States champion.
00:27:06The countdown to WrestleMania is officially on.
00:27:13Chris Benoit, your clock is ticking, dawg.
00:27:20Since my debut, I have made five pay-per-view appearances.
00:27:27And at WrestleMania, I will beat the man who claims he is for real when the referee slaps
00:27:34the canvas three times.
00:27:38In just two days,
00:27:41there will be one new United States champion.
00:27:48It is MVP versus Chris Benoit for the championship on Sunday.
00:27:54But another WrestleMania moment is in the making.
00:27:58It is Batista versus The Undertaker for the world championship.
00:28:02And trouble has been brewing for months, reaching a near fever pitch just a couple of weeks ago,
00:28:07here on SmackDown.
00:28:10Uh-oh, going for the last ride.
00:28:12Could be a message.
00:28:13And Finlay to the show lately.
00:28:16King Boatner and Finlay trying to destroy The Undertaker.
00:28:21And here comes the fade-off.
00:28:23And this is the fury that Batista is going to go face-to-face with in WrestleMania.
00:28:30What the hell is he doing?
00:28:32The hell?
00:28:33Oh, look at it.
00:28:34Finlay tossed right into the world champion.
00:28:38The tension is mounting.
00:28:40It's either the end of the WrestleMania undefeated streak, or the end of Batista's reign as champion.
00:28:51And tensions may be high as hell, but tonight, the biggest interview in sports entertainment
00:28:57history is hosted by yours truly, JBL.
00:29:00Right here, tonight.
00:29:07And now, the WWE Slam of the Week is brought to you by Just For Men.
00:29:13Stay in the game with Just For Men Hair Color.
00:29:16What a mule kick by Jeff Hardy.
00:29:19Wait a minute.
00:29:20Edge pushing that ladder into the ring.
00:29:22Brandi Orton's got the ladder, and Orton uses the ladder as a weapon.
00:29:28Orton wants Edge.
00:29:30Look out!
00:29:30It's the twist effect!
00:29:32Jeff Hardy knows no fear.
00:29:34Oh, my God!
00:29:35The lead drop on Randy Orton seems to have pleased Edge.
00:29:45And that could be a sample of what is coming Randy Orton's way on Sunday.
00:29:49Randy Orton has never been in a ladder match in his career.
00:29:53But there's none bigger than the one he'll be involved in Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:30:00The following contest is going to fall.
00:30:02One fall.
00:30:03Making his way to the match from St. Louis, Missouri,
00:30:07weighing in at 245 pounds, Randy Orton.
00:30:12And again, John, you're looking at the youngest world champion in WWE history.
00:30:16He may have never been a world champion before either, Michael, and he became the youngest world champion in history.
00:30:22He's made a career out of breaking records.
00:30:26Randy Orton cooking up with that briefcase, all pointing to Money in the Bank Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:30:34Inside that briefcase, the contract you can cash in over here for a championship opportunity.
00:30:39Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's SmackDown is sponsored by E-Surance.
00:30:44And by Bullflex.
00:30:46And by PlayStation 3, Play Beyond.
00:30:50And eight superstars are going to have to play beyond Sunday in Money in the Bank.
00:30:58And Clint Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 225 pounds, Jeff Hardy.
00:31:06And Michael, we have seen Jeff Hardy in ladder matches at WrestleMania before.
00:31:12The things he have done is beyond description.
00:31:15There is no telling what this painted up lunatic right here, Jeff Hardy, is gonna do in 48 hours.
00:31:23Well, we saw what Jeff Hardy and his brother Matt could do with that ladder this past Tuesday night on
00:31:27ECW.
00:31:28Randy Orton was one of the Hardy's victims.
00:31:30And how about that?
00:31:31Did you catch that, Michael?
00:31:33He just walked under the ladder just to show that he doesn't give a damn.
00:31:36And if you watch him, he races motorcycles, he jumps motorcycles, he jumps off riders.
00:31:43In 48 hours, Jeff Hardy is gonna ride up Ford Field.
00:31:47I guarantee it.
00:31:50But what if it is bad luck for Jeff Hardy?
00:31:53That means one of seven other men are going to be able to try to grab that briefcase.
00:31:58Main thing, Michael, is he teamed up with his brother Matt at ECW.
00:32:01Will he work in tandem with his brother for a while at WrestleMania and win?
00:32:08And I guarantee he will.
00:32:09Will he cross his own brother?
00:32:12I'd cross my own brother.
00:32:13I'd cross my own brother.
00:32:15I'd cross you.
00:32:15I would cross every damn person on this planet just to get ahead two inches.
00:32:20It's every man for himself.
00:32:21And Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy have said in a few occasions.
00:32:24What I just said.
00:32:25Trying to make a point, John.
00:32:26Jeff Hardy-
00:32:26I just made it.
00:32:27You reiterate it like a parrot.
00:32:28Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy have said on a number of occasions that, yes, indeed,
00:32:33despite being in the ring with their brother, they would throw caution to the wind for
00:32:36the opportunity to win Money in the Bank.
00:32:39We saw the briefcase hanging symbolically above the ring here tonight on Friday Night
00:32:44SmackDown.
00:32:46Symbolic of what it will look like inside Ford Field Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:32:52Randy Orton, as I mentioned before, John has never been in a ladder match.
00:32:55Will that hinder him into what degree Sunday?
00:32:59Gene shot by Randy Orton.
00:33:01No, it won't hinder him.
00:33:02Let me tell you why, Michael.
00:33:03He's been in tables, ladders, and chairs.
00:33:05It's the same principle.
00:33:06You take out the tables and the chairs.
00:33:08He's an expert at it just like his brother Matt is.
00:33:11Jeff Hardy with that unorthodox style of offense.
00:33:14Working now on the left arm of the legend killer, Randy Orton.
00:33:19Randy Orton trying to make it to the ropes to break this hold by Jeff Hardy.
00:33:25Jeff Hardy well documented that he could indeed be a favorite in this Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:33:30You gotta understand, Michael, these guys are wrestling tonight.
00:33:33You injure something.
00:33:34Here's the cover.
00:33:35Hook to the leg and a kick out.
00:33:36You injure an arm, you can't grab the briefcase.
00:33:38You can't climb a ladder.
00:33:39You injure a leg, you can't climb it.
00:33:41It is risky as it can be.
00:33:42That's why Edge is absolutely brilliant not to wrestle tonight.
00:33:46And your point was really brought to the forefront earlier tonight when Jeff's brother Matt was in the ring,
00:33:52supposedly against Edge, but instead the great Khali came out,
00:33:54and the great Khali pounding Matt Hardy before being interrupted by Kane.
00:33:59But that's the point you were making.
00:34:01If you're injured tonight, it could hinder your climbing the ladder Sunday.
00:34:0548 hours, Michael, that's all.
00:34:06You are not going to heal by Sunday night.
00:34:09Jeff Hardy could steal one, shoulders down, and a kick out.
00:34:12And that might have happened to Matt Hardy if Kane hadn't come down.
00:34:17Randy Orton directly on his head, dropped by Jeff Hardy, hook of the leg,
00:34:22and Orton kicks out at two.
00:34:24Randy Orton, I believe, heading face first into the mat.
00:34:28Looked like a long dart.
00:34:30Let's take another look.
00:34:31This right here will save your ankles.
00:34:33It's just real bad on the head.
00:34:37Randy Orton, the legend killer, may not know quite where he is.
00:34:40Stumbling back into the corner, Jeff Hardy on the attack.
00:34:47Jeff Hardy looks so confident.
00:34:50Yeah, but the one problem with the Hardys, Michael,
00:34:53it's a simple fact.
00:34:54Listen to this.
00:34:55They're pandering to these great fans.
00:34:58They put them in front of 70,000 people.
00:35:00They're gonna pander to these great fans.
00:35:02Orton will not do that, and that is an advantage.
00:35:05Off the high elbow, here's the hook to the leg.
00:35:07There's a two count.
00:35:07I have a no.
00:35:08Kick out at three.
00:35:09But perhaps these great WWE fans, 70,000 strong Sunday,
00:35:14will be able to will Jeff Hardy to a victory.
00:35:16Or Matt Hardy to a victory by that matter.
00:35:18And what an uppercut by Randy Orton.
00:35:20They're gonna cheer.
00:35:21These WWE fans are gonna holler.
00:35:23They're gonna scream.
00:35:24But what happens in that ring, Michael?
00:35:27I'm telling you, it's gonna be capped by the guys who don't give a damn
00:35:31about anything but getting ahead and would cross their mother to win.
00:35:35Randy Orton, and this is where he's so dangerous, when he's in control.
00:35:38But the problem Sunday in Money in the Bank, John, you can't single out one man.
00:35:42You can't single out your competitor.
00:35:44You gotta worry about seven others.
00:35:45And there's a big clothesline.
00:35:47Wow.
00:35:48Randy Orton, almost taken Hardy out of his boots.
00:35:51Wow.
00:35:54That'll knock your butt cuspids out of your head.
00:35:57That a boy, Randy.
00:36:01This is how you make a statement.
00:36:04And Hardy knocked off the apron, bouncing head first off the barricade.
00:36:09Randy Orton is in total control.
00:36:12Can Jeff Hardy put it together when we return to SmackDown?
00:36:19We are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:36:21Two men in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania.
00:36:24Going to one on one here tonight, two men from Raw.
00:36:27Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy.
00:36:29And Orton has been in control of Jeff Hardy for the past few minutes, John.
00:36:33After that wicked clothesline before the commercial break.
00:36:36One thing you brought up, Michael, and I couldn't agree with more is you've got eight
00:36:39people in this.
00:36:40You cannot single one person out.
00:36:42That's why you gotta give an edge to a person like Booker T, the king,
00:36:45are fiddling.
00:36:47Because in a match like this, it is about picking your spots.
00:36:51And choosing when to do so.
00:36:54And we have, we have.
00:36:56And Randy Orton with that side headlock, Jeff Hardy back to his feet.
00:37:00You see the will, the guts, and the determination of Jeff Hardy.
00:37:03And that is some of the qualities that is going to try Jeff Hardy and these other
00:37:08superstars perhaps to the top Sunday.
00:37:11The sacrifices, Randy Orton goes to the cover.
00:37:13Hooks the leg, soldiers down in the kick out.
00:37:15The sacrifice that these men will put themselves through John to win Money in the Bank.
00:37:19I've been in a ladder match, Michael.
00:37:21I hated every damn minute of it.
00:37:23I've been on top of cages before.
00:37:24I hated every damn minute of it because you fall.
00:37:28Gravity sucks.
00:37:28Let me tell you, these guys are gonna be climbing ladders, jumping off tops of ladders.
00:37:33No telling where they're gonna be landing.
00:37:35Look at some of these past ladder matches.
00:37:37Look at some of these past table ladders and chairs matches.
00:37:39John, it is lucky that all we've had is someone like Joey Mercury have his face imploded
00:37:44and not one of these guys permanently hurt, which could happen at WrestleMania.
00:37:48John, just look at the size of the ladder at ringside.
00:37:51They are the size of the ladders that these eight men are gonna be using Sunday,
00:37:55not only to climb and try to grab the briefcase, but they're gonna be using these
00:37:59ladders as weapons.
00:38:00That is what this is all about.
00:38:02And Randy Orton talking some trash to Jeff Hardy, typical Orton style.
00:38:07For both of these men, WrestleMania Sunday will be their fourth.
00:38:10However, Randy Orton has major big match experience in WrestleMania.
00:38:15Nice standing front kick.
00:38:16Into the cover, forearm in the face, and a kick-out.
00:38:20There's no way to get experience with standing on top of a 12, 15-foot ladder,
00:38:25Michael, unless you've actually stood atop a 12, 15-foot ladder.
00:38:29You start looking down, you think you're 50 feet in the air.
00:38:32That's what it looks like there, Michael.
00:38:34And you've gotta come down some way or another.
00:38:37Seven of these guys are gonna lose, Michael.
00:38:40And seven of these guys are gonna put their bodies on the line to do so.
00:38:43They may be carrying people off like cordwood at WrestleMania.
00:38:47Randy Orton doing what he can to make sure Jeff Hardy's not 100%.
00:38:50Come Sunday, stomping away at the kidney area of Jeff Hardy.
00:38:54Mention Randy Orton's big match experience at WrestleMania, John.
00:38:57It was just last year that Randy Orton was involved in the triple threat match
00:39:01for the world championship on the grandest stage.
00:39:04And what an uppercut by the Legend Killer.
00:39:08Jeff Hardy has not been a part of WrestleMania in five years.
00:39:12Could that hurt, Mr. Hardy?
00:39:14No, because he's in his element, Michael.
00:39:17Cover again, this time hooking.
00:39:18Four legs is over.
00:39:19And did you see the grit and the determination and the look in the eyes
00:39:23of Jeff Hardy on that kick out?
00:39:25The only thing that's gonna hurt Jeff Hardy, Michael,
00:39:27it's when he starts hearing 70,000 people chant Hardy.
00:39:30There is no telling what this lunatic Jeff Hardy is gonna do.
00:39:35He's liable to jump off top of fourth field.
00:39:37Look at what he's done in his past.
00:39:39It's lucky this kid has got any bones in his body that have not been broken.
00:39:42That is what you better worry about, Jeff Hardy.
00:39:45Referee Mickey Henson in perfect position to make sure that arm doesn't slip
00:39:48over to the throat of Jeff Hardy by Randy Orton.
00:39:51As the Hardy chants continue from the SmackDown fans.
00:39:54But Jeff Hardy may be fading as Orton has that hold stitched in.
00:39:59Can you imagine Michael not competing for four years?
00:40:03And when the last time he did was one of those tables, ladders, chairs match,
00:40:06where everybody walked away from that arena going, my God,
00:40:08did you see what Jeff Hardy did?
00:40:10That makes this young man dangerous in 48 hours.
00:40:15Yeah, dangerous.
00:40:16That highly unorthodox style and the way that Jeff Hardy uses those ladders.
00:40:19Jeff Hardy could indeed be the winner of that money to make ladder match,
00:40:23but he's gotta get out of this prediction tonight.
00:40:25Michael, I'm not saying he's gonna be the winner.
00:40:26I'm saying that he will most likely provide us with the most exciting moment
00:40:30we have probably ever seen in a ladder match.
00:40:34Randy Orton, handful of hair.
00:40:39Orton trying to just make a major statement here tonight.
00:40:44Orton, nobody home as Jeff Hardy rolled out of the way.
00:40:48Orton favoring that knee, he came down hard.
00:40:55Orton trying to work out the cobwebs.
00:41:03And Jeff Hardy, kicking Orton down.
00:41:05That's a game changer.
00:41:07Indeed it is.
00:41:08Both men are down in the center of the ring.
00:41:10Referee Mickey Henson begins the count.
00:41:14Again, that briefcase hanging symbolically over the ring here tonight.
00:41:20Take another look at Jeff Hardy.
00:41:22Great counter.
00:41:24Brought him some time to get back into the match.
00:41:27Can you imagine, Michael, 48 hours from now these two guys could be going at it again.
00:41:32But you're gonna see six other people all in that ring going at it at the same speed.
00:41:38Maybe times ten.
00:41:40Kick to the jaw.
00:41:41Randy Orton knocked for a loop.
00:41:44Jeff Hardy beginning to feel it.
00:41:46Building momentum.
00:41:47And that's the style we talked about.
00:41:52When Jeff Hardy gets rolling, here's the hook of the leg.
00:41:54Can he get him here?
00:41:58And he kicks into that fifth gear, there's really no stopping him unless he crashes and burns himself.
00:42:06I once underestimated Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy.
00:42:09And they took a WWE Tag Team Championship from us, the APA.
00:42:14You can't underestimate him.
00:42:15He looks like a freaking rodeo clown, but he does stuff like that.
00:42:20And Jeff Hardy into the cover, hook of the leg.
00:42:23Does he have him here?
00:42:24No way to kick out.
00:42:28And this is earlier on, Jeff Hardy, so unique.
00:42:32Another point to be made, John, is that these two competitors focus on each other like this on Sunday,
00:42:38get busy like this on Sunday, six other men could be trying to climb the ladder to get to the
00:42:42briefcase.
00:42:43You can't focus on one individual.
00:42:46And Randy Orton rolled to the ropes as Jeff Hardy was perhaps setting up.
00:42:51And look at that, setting through the second rope.
00:42:54It looked like Hardy was setting up for the swan time, and Randy Orton managed to make it to the
00:42:58bottom rope.
00:43:00Hey!
00:43:01That's Edge!
00:43:03That is Edge!
00:43:04Who already wreaked havoc on one Hardy tonight.
00:43:10What a dysfunctional relationship these two have.
00:43:15Get out of here!
00:43:16What the hell's your problem?
00:43:19What the hell's your problem?
00:43:24What the hell's your problem?
00:43:34And Orton questioning the motives of Edge coming out here.
00:43:40Randy Orton stalking Jeff Hardy.
00:43:44Glancing over his shoulder.
00:43:46You say, I got this!
00:43:48Get back!
00:43:50And Jeff Hardy from behind!
00:43:52Rolling up!
00:43:52No!
00:43:52Shoulders are down!
00:43:53And he got it!
00:43:54Jeff Hardy picks up the win off the distraction by a seemingly heavy Edge.
00:44:03Edge continues to get into the head of Randy Orton.
00:44:08And Rated RKO continues to implode two nights away from WrestleMania.
00:44:14But can you imagine what he'll do in front of 70,000 people in this dysfunctional relationship?
00:44:20You pour gasoline on him and light it on fire.
00:44:23These two guys are going to blow up in 48 hours.
00:44:27Well, Randy Orton better get his wits about him.
00:44:29Randy Orton better get his head back to the game.
00:44:31He better forget about Edge.
00:44:32Or he's not going to be winning Money in the Bank.
00:44:39Look at Jeff Hardy take advantage.
00:44:45And look at Edge's reaction.
00:44:47Think he enjoyed it?
00:44:49Well, ladies and gentlemen, another explosion is brewing.
00:44:53Batista the Undertaker.
00:44:54And ahead, especially after last week on SmackDown.
00:44:59King Booker and Finlay attack the Undertaker's partner Batista in the locker room area months ago.
00:45:07So this has turned into a two-on-one match.
00:45:10Undertaker trying to battle out, but the odds are stacked against him here.
00:45:14Finlay with the shillelagh in hand.
00:45:16The power of numbers caught up with the Undertaker.
00:45:23Here comes the enemy.
00:45:25Is Batista coming down to help out this punter?
00:45:27Or is he just coming down for revenge?
00:45:31They're working together.
00:45:33Finlay gonna go for a ride.
00:45:37Batista just tossed King Booker into the Undertaker.
00:45:39The animosity is heating up.
00:45:45And after all this time, Michael, tonight, I, JBL, have got the biggest interview in sports entertainment history.
00:45:53Both of these guys, the animal, the phenom, in the ring with me tonight.
00:46:02The great fans are live and Michael, they played at WrestleMania before.
00:46:06Thanks to them for our official theme song of WrestleMania 23.
00:46:10And WrestleMania is this Sunday.
00:46:11Can you feel it?
00:46:12The tensions building, all that pressure's mounting.
00:46:15It is WrestleMania season.
00:46:16And I'll tell you, it was WrestleMania season this past Monday night on Raw.
00:46:20John Cena teaming with Shawn Michaels, his WrestleMania opponent,
00:46:24against The Undertaker and Batista in the main event.
00:46:26And Shawn and John Cena were working very well together.
00:46:30In fact, they look like one hell of a team.
00:46:33Shawn said playing mind games, sometimes not playing, was the best mind game of them all.
00:46:38Well, it just stopped.
00:46:40Shawn Michaels said to John Cena, you won't see it coming.
00:46:43And John Cena did not see the super kick coming.
00:46:46The questions over the past few weeks were, would he?
00:46:49Could he?
00:46:50And Shawn Michaels did, sending a message to John Cena on Raw this past Monday night.
00:46:56WrestleMania Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit special start time.
00:47:007 Eastern, 4 Pacific, a four hour extravaganza.
00:47:04And you just saw what happened.
00:47:05It is John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship.
00:47:10Can Cena cement a legend?
00:47:12Can Shawn Michaels continue his legend?
00:47:15Will Shawn Michaels pass the torch?
00:47:17Or does the Heartbreak Kid have another run left in him?
00:47:22Also at WrestleMania, which billionaire will lose his hair?
00:47:26Two biggest egos and two biggest hairdos of all time.
00:47:30One of them loses their hair.
00:47:32Sunday, it is the battle for ECW supremacy.
00:47:36See who gets the upper hand in the hardcore ECW.
00:47:42At WrestleMania Sunday in Detroit, it's divas galore.
00:47:45The Women's Championship is on the line in a Lumberjill match.
00:47:49Surrounded by the sexiest women on television.
00:47:52And they're all gonna be right here, Michael.
00:47:54Right in front of us.
00:47:56The veteran Chris Benoit is on the main stage again against the young upstart MVP.
00:48:00MVP is playing mind games with Chris Benoit.
00:48:04I wrestled Chris Benoit last year at WrestleMania.
00:48:07MVP better be ready.
00:48:08He simply put in his monster versus monster.
00:48:11Freddy Krueger versus Jason Voorhees of the Triassic era.
00:48:16What a match we're gonna have.
00:48:18Eight men, one goal.
00:48:20Money in the bank.
00:48:22Get the stretchers ready.
00:48:24Get the ambulance ready.
00:48:25Get the tape ready.
00:48:26There is no telling what's gonna happen in 48 hours.
00:48:30And it doesn't get any bigger than this.
00:48:31It is the World Championship against the 14-0 undefeated streak.
00:48:36The streak against the animal.
00:48:40The Undertaker wants to walk away five-time World Champion.
00:48:45And don't forget JBL's interview later on tonight with Batista and The Undertaker in the same ring.
00:48:52How can you forget it?
00:48:53It's the biggest interview in sports entertainment history.
00:48:57Wow.
00:48:59Following a five-on-five.
00:49:02He has tag team that's scheduled for one fall.
00:49:06Making their way for the ring.
00:49:08The WWE Women's Champion.
00:49:11Molina.
00:49:14Victoria.
00:49:15Crystal.
00:49:16Jillian.
00:49:17And Michelle McCool.
00:49:20Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever on SmackDown.
00:49:25A five-on-five WWE Diva Tag Team Match.
00:49:29And it's next.
00:49:36We are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:49:38There's Molina, the Women's Champion, flanked by four other Divas.
00:49:41This is all about a five-on-five Diva Tag Team Match.
00:49:46This is all about the next Mrs. Latefield is what this is about.
00:49:49Thank you, everyone.
00:49:51Ashley.
00:49:52Candice Michelle.
00:49:54Aria.
00:49:5550 James.
00:49:57And Corey Wilson.
00:49:58Well, this is all about the next Women's Champion.
00:50:00It is Ashley versus Molina.
00:50:03Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:50:04And these Divas will be surrounding the ring in what will be a Lumberjill Match.
00:50:09And explain the rules, Sean, if you kindly will, because I know that you're well-versed in Lumberjill matches.
00:50:15I love Lumberjills.
00:50:17Oh, God bless the sexiest women on television.
00:50:21It's just like a Lumberjack Match, Michael, but it's the sexiest women on television all around the arena.
00:50:27One girl gets thrown out.
00:50:28One hot diva.
00:50:29And the other hot divas grab her and throw her back in until we have a winner between Ashley and
00:50:35Molina.
00:50:35Former Women's Champion Mickie James and Victoria starting things off here.
00:50:39Well-documented the rivalry between these two young ladies.
00:50:41Mickie James dropped kick to the face.
00:50:43Couldn't be over quickly.
00:50:44Hook of the leg and a kick out by Victoria.
00:50:47Molina and Ashley for the Women's Championship.
00:50:50Molina, the champion, extremely jealous.
00:50:52And look at this.
00:50:54Obviously cheating.
00:50:56The outside.
00:50:58As Victoria drops the elbow.
00:50:59Cheating.
00:51:00That was cheating.
00:51:01They grabbed and held Mickie.
00:51:03And here's the tag to Michelle McCool.
00:51:05Yes, sir.
00:51:06That's the next Mrs. Layfield right there.
00:51:09And a double-team by Victoria and Michelle.
00:51:12Taking out Mickie James.
00:51:14Here's the cover.
00:51:14Hook of the leg and a kick out at two.
00:51:17Even you, with your leanings, have got to love what's in the ring in front of us.
00:51:21This is amazing.
00:51:23Almost as amazing as Ashley's Playboy.
00:51:25I'm like a fat kid in a pizza factory.
00:51:27One of the fat parts, right?
00:51:29Look at this.
00:51:29In off the tag is the Women's Champion Molina.
00:51:32What a right hand by Molina, who has been so jealous over the fact that Ashley has been getting so
00:51:37much publicity over this Playboy cover.
00:51:40By the way, Ashley looks gorgeous inside.
00:51:42Break it, man.
00:51:43Get over.
00:51:44The fade opened the pages out.
00:51:47You were afraid.
00:51:48Didn't know what I was gonna find.
00:51:49Here's the cover.
00:51:50And a kick out at two.
00:51:51He didn't know what you were gonna find.
00:51:54Molina taking it to Mickie James.
00:51:55Mickie the person that Molina took the Women's Championship from.
00:51:58After that thumb to the eye, Mickie's not quite sure where she is.
00:52:01And here's Jillian.
00:52:02At least Jillian's wrestling tonight.
00:52:04She's not saying it.
00:52:09Jillian sending Mickie halfway across the ring with a feel to the hair.
00:52:13Who cares?
00:52:14Just look at the beauty.
00:52:17The athleticism.
00:52:18The divas.
00:52:19Gotta believe General Manager Theodore Long is watching this matchup because Crystal's there on the apron.
00:52:25And here's Victoria.
00:52:26Nobody hurt as Mickie rolls out of the way.
00:52:29Moonsault attempt by Victoria.
00:52:32Former Women's Champion as well.
00:52:34Mickie James needs to make a tag.
00:52:38Can she make it to Candice Michelle?
00:52:41And she does, and here comes another Playboy Cover Girl.
00:52:44Candice Michelle with a spin kit.
00:52:48My God!
00:52:50Holy cow!
00:52:52Dropping the elbow to the heart.
00:52:54Here's the hook to the leg.
00:52:55Shoulders dead.
00:52:56No.
00:52:56Kick out by Victoria.
00:52:57This could be the greatest wrestling match I have ever seen in my life.
00:53:02Really?
00:53:02Yes.
00:53:02And you've seen many of them.
00:53:03I've seen thousands and thousands.
00:53:06Wow.
00:53:06Here's Maria.
00:53:08And Maria, unique.
00:53:13That's a word.
00:53:15Tag fake.
00:53:16Now to another Playboy Cover Girl, Tori Wilson.
00:53:21Goodness.
00:53:22Oh!
00:53:23Oh!
00:53:23Oh!
00:53:26Oh!
00:53:28And Victoria, after that offensive maneuver.
00:53:34What do you call that move?
00:53:34An offensive maneuver.
00:53:35What do you call that move?
00:53:35An offensive maneuver.
00:53:36What do you call that move?
00:53:36Here's the tag.
00:53:37Offensive who?
00:53:38You?
00:53:38Here comes Ashley.
00:53:39And Ashley, the number one contender for the Women's Championship.
00:53:42Taking out Crystal with a wicked clothesline.
00:53:45And Ashley has one diva left, and that's the champion Molina.
00:53:51I don't believe wanted anything to do with Ashley tonight.
00:53:55Uh-oh.
00:53:57Ashley in trouble.
00:53:58Reverses it.
00:53:59Jillian hooks the legs.
00:54:01And Ashley picks up the win.
00:54:08It's Ashley, Molina, the DJ, the Lionel Center.
00:54:13Can we go, can we go like seven out of 13 on this?
00:54:18We got an hour left, don't we?
00:54:19Well, don't worry.
00:54:20Because it's two nights at WrestleMania, John.
00:54:22It's gonna be Ashley versus Molina for the winner's championship.
00:54:25All the divas surrounding the Reina Lumberjill match.
00:54:27And if they're wearing this tonight, they gotta be saving their best outfit.
00:54:31For WrestleMania.
00:54:32Of course they are.
00:54:39I can't even speak after looking at the divas.
00:54:42A huge festive activity.
00:54:44What?
00:54:45What?
00:54:47I apologize for your parents.
00:54:48Ladies and gentlemen, King Booker is ready for action.
00:54:52Two men heading to WrestleMania.
00:54:53Booker and CM Punk clash next.
00:54:59And now, the WWE Smack of the Night is brought to you by the Auto Parts experts at AutoZone.
00:55:07Get in the zone.
00:55:09AutoZone.
00:55:09All eight superstars in the Money in the Bank ladder match this Sunday at WrestleMania have formed two teams.
00:55:17Well, can't get Edge.
00:55:18Edge looking for that spear.
00:55:20Despite being tagged in by his own partner, Edge leaves without unleashing a single blow.
00:55:25Sam Punk comes up.
00:55:27Oh!
00:55:27Oh!
00:55:27Man!
00:55:27Jelaine right there!
00:55:28Oh!
00:55:29This one's over!
00:55:32Oh, wait a minute.
00:55:32Oh, here we go!
00:55:34Could this be what we're gonna see at WrestleMania?
00:55:36We're getting a preview right now!
00:55:38Oh!
00:55:38Come this Sunday, it's every man for himself.
00:55:45And that was an important victory for King Booker and his team this past Tuesday night on ECW.
00:55:50And tonight on SmackDown, John, King Booker hopes to keep the momentum going to WrestleMania.
00:55:55King Booker has held over 30 major titles, Michael.
00:55:5930.
00:56:00Somebody will go through their careers without one.
00:56:03He has got to be a factor in Money in the Bank.
00:56:10WWE presents WrestleMania 23, sponsored by 360OTC, the official pain relief of WrestleMania.
00:56:39The following contest is the scheduled ball.
00:56:42One ball making his way to the right from Chicago, Illinois.
00:56:45Weighing in at 225 pounds, CM Punk.
00:56:51A tremendous reaction for CM Punk from ECW this past Monday night when he came to RAW and knocked off
00:56:58Kenny Dykstra.
00:56:59And what a huge opportunity for this young man this coming Sunday at WrestleMania and the Money in the Bank
00:57:04ladder match.
00:57:06Big opportunity.
00:57:09You talk about a huge opportunity, Michael.
00:57:11CM Punk wasn't even with the company a year ago.
00:57:14And to get the opportunity to go at Money in the Bank and get a shot at the World Championship.
00:57:19That right there, Michael.
00:57:21Money in the Bank.
00:57:22Eight guys lived their entire life to grab that briefcase.
00:57:26CM Punk cannot take his eyes off the briefcase, which hangs symbolically over this ring.
00:57:30King Booker was literally licking his lips, thinking about what could happen Sunday.
00:57:36If you climb the ladder, if you take that briefcase down, inside will be an opportunity at a World Championship
00:57:43that you can cash at any time over a year period.
00:57:47Remember, the two men have won the first two Money in the Bank ladder matches, Edge and RVD, cashed in
00:57:52and won championships.
00:57:54The two men that have won it, Michael, it is almost guaranteed to get you a World Championship.
00:57:59Look at history.
00:58:00Look what it tells us.
00:58:01You have King Booker right here with 30 major titles.
00:58:04CM Punk without one yet, but talented enough to have one.
00:58:08Here is the opportunity of CM Punk's lifetime.
00:58:11Queen Charmell likes it, looking at it ringside.
00:58:15King Booker.
00:58:15The opportunity of King Booker to submit his suit as one of the greatest of all time.
00:58:21King Booker has wanted to have an opportunity at that World Championship since losing it to Batista back at Survivor
00:58:28Series.
00:58:28When he made a bank would give him that opportunity.
00:58:31CM Punk, unorthodox style kick out by King Booker.
00:58:35CM Punk has, you know, never been a part of WrestleMania before.
00:58:38In fact, has only been a part of ECW for less than a year.
00:58:42As CM Punk goes into the covers, hooks the leg in a kick out.
00:58:46What type of pressure will that bring to this young man come Sunday in Detroit?
00:58:50I don't know how he handles it.
00:58:51He doesn't drink.
00:58:52He doesn't smoke.
00:58:54He has no bad habits.
00:58:55He's straight-edged.
00:58:56It's boring if you ask me.
00:58:58So I don't know how he handles it.
00:58:59He can hang out with you, that's for sure.
00:59:01The veteran King Booker banging CM Punk up on the top rope.
00:59:06John, let's talk about the money in the bank for a moment.
00:59:09Strategy.
00:59:10What strategy would you employ going into that type of matchup when you've got seven other guys in the ring
00:59:14with you?
00:59:14And the only rules are to tie the ladder.
00:59:17It's very simple, Michael.
00:59:18Here's the cover off the kick by King Booker, the former champion.
00:59:21You have eight guys in the ring.
00:59:23There's no sense in trying to beat up someone else in the ring.
00:59:26You pick your spots.
00:59:27You do what Edge did today.
00:59:28You bow out.
00:59:29You wait for the opportunity.
00:59:31You pick win, and you pick how.
00:59:33That's how you win these matches where you have multiple opponents.
00:59:37Direct knees to the nose and jaw of CM Punk.
00:59:42The former world champion, King Booker, who had an amazing year in 2006.
00:59:47It looks to make it even better in 2007.
00:59:51King of the Ring World Championship.
00:59:54CM Punk caught by King Booker.
00:59:57What a spine buster.
00:59:59Planting CM Punk.
01:00:03King Booker, the veteran, may very well be the favorite in that money in the bank match.
01:00:08And don't forget, you've got the lovely Queen.
01:00:10The one that makes the Queen of Sheva look like a street walker.
01:00:13That's right, the lovely Queen, Charbel.
01:00:17CM Punk with the elbows.
01:00:19Waiting to hold by King Booker.
01:00:21And Booker with a yank of the hair back in control.
01:00:26King Booker continues to stare at the ladder and up at that briefcase.
01:00:30Realizing what it's all about on Sunday.
01:00:33It's all about a championship opportunity at WrestleMania.
01:00:40King Booker, that vicious shot.
01:00:43And another one.
01:00:44The King has never looked better.
01:00:47CM Punk hasn't either.
01:00:48This is one kid, CM Punk, who is not gonna back down.
01:00:51He's been here a year.
01:00:52What do you mean he hasn't looked better?
01:00:54He looks great, okay?
01:00:55But he just got here.
01:00:56What does it matter?
01:00:57He's got a load of talent.
01:00:58I'm talking about your damn commentary.
01:01:00He's never looked better.
01:01:01He's been here watching him on Sunday.
01:01:02He's a great competitor.
01:01:03I give it to him.
01:01:04I'm talking about King Booker.
01:01:06I've known him for two decades.
01:01:07Here's the cover, hook of the leg, by the King, and a kick out.
01:01:10But what an upset it would be if CM Punk could pull off the belt.
01:01:13The victory in the Money in the Bank ladder match.
01:01:15Hey, he has got one-eighth of a chance.
01:01:17Just like every other superstar in that match, John.
01:01:19You never know, Michael.
01:01:20You're exactly right.
01:01:21Two guys get the top of the ladder.
01:01:22Two guys fall off.
01:01:23CM Punk climbs up.
01:01:24All of a sudden, he is the Money in the Bank winner.
01:01:28You start outlining favorites.
01:01:30I give the favor to Edge.
01:01:31You give the favor to Mr. Kennedy.
01:01:32You've got to include the King.
01:01:34You've got to include Matt and Jeff Hardy.
01:01:36Everybody.
01:01:37CM Punk!
01:01:38CM Punk!
01:01:39CM Punk!
01:01:40WWE fans chanting for CM Punk.
01:01:42Knees to the midsection.
01:01:44King Booker with an emphatic slam.
01:01:51Oh, a kick.
01:01:53King Booker didn't see that coming, neither did I.
01:01:56That's shocking.
01:01:57CM Punk swinging at Baker, nice counter.
01:02:02Punk has got a lot of talent, but the thing you've got to wonder about Punk, he has no vices.
01:02:06So you don't know how he's going to react, Michael, once he gets in front of him.
01:02:0970,000 people and out there with seven people, all former champions of one time or another.
01:02:17CM Punk has said before that his vice is competition, that it's adrenaline, that it's winning.
01:02:22Oh, and there is a heel kick to the jaw.
01:02:25And CM Punk is firing up against King Booker, taking the fight to the former world champion.
01:02:31I got a lot of vices.
01:02:33I know.
01:02:33Here's the cover.
01:02:34CM Punk cooking the leg and a kick out.
01:02:37I've been there to experience many of them.
01:02:38And King Booker kicked out at two.
01:02:41CM Punk continues on the offensive.
01:02:46The one thing that CM Punk may have by being a relative newcomer is the fact that you get out
01:02:51there,
01:02:52Michael.
01:02:52Oh, what an instigator in the back of the head.
01:02:54The King is down.
01:02:55CM Punk could pull a huge upset.
01:02:57Punk to the leg, shoulders down, kick out by the King.
01:03:02And the normal thing is to go after this match, to go after Edge, to go after Orton, to go
01:03:06after the Hardys.
01:03:07That is the normal.
01:03:08If you forget about a guy like CM Punk, he walks away Money in the Bank winner.
01:03:13King Booker went through the corner.
01:03:15CM Punk with a knee to the jaw.
01:03:18And King Booker in trouble.
01:03:19Look, there's the counter.
01:03:20And there's a kick to the face.
01:03:23That is beautiful.
01:03:25And still to come here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, on Friday Night SmackDown.
01:03:28In fact, coming up next, we've been told, your interview with The Undertaker and Batista in the same ring tonight.
01:03:35You may have been a former war reporter, Michael, but let me tell you something.
01:03:38I'm stepping into war zone tonight, and the biggest interview in sports entertainment history.
01:03:43And it's coming up next, King Booker off the rope, looking for the scissors kick.
01:03:47CM Punk from behind, this wildly with the right hand.
01:03:52And the veteran, King Booker, look at CM Punk, rolls through.
01:03:56He's got him, he's got him.
01:03:57CM Punk picked up the win.
01:03:59What an upset, and the Queen can't believe it.
01:04:04CM Punk and King Booker, sharp look on his face.
01:04:08But John, that's what it's all about Sunday.
01:04:10WrestleMania, Money in the Bank.
01:04:12It could happen as quickly as that.
01:04:14Here's what's crazy, Michael.
01:04:16CM Punk, who's gotta be an underdog in this match, could do the same thing and walk away Money in
01:04:21the Bank winners in 48 hours.
01:04:24CM Punk pointed to that briefcase.
01:04:26Could CM Punk's dream live Sunday at WrestleMania?
01:04:31Let's take another look at CM Punk and how he surprised the King.
01:04:39He's impressive.
01:04:40Now, ladies and gentlemen, it may be the most anticipated world championship match ever.
01:04:46Tension is building.
01:04:47Pressure is bouncing.
01:04:49An explosion seems imminent between The Undertaker and Batista, especially after what happened this past Monday night.
01:04:56I'm wrong.
01:04:59WrestleMania opponents will be tag team partners tonight.
01:05:02WWE champs, John Cena teams with Shawn Michaels to go against world champion Batista and The Undertaker.
01:05:10This is a spirited, emotional tag team matchup here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
01:05:19I couldn't tell if Batista was going for The Undertaker or John Cena.
01:05:23Spinebuster on the WWE Champion.
01:05:26Scott was going for a ride.
01:05:31The Undertaker to see Shawn Michaels right on the world champion Batista.
01:05:36What the hell?
01:05:37The Undertaker leaving Batista, the world champion alone, was Shawn Michaels and John Cena.
01:05:43It's two on one, not because of John Cena and Shawn Michaels, but because The Undertaker took a walk.
01:05:53It's next, Michael, the most talked about interview in sports entertainment history, and it will be the biggest.
01:06:00An explosive situation, John brewing here tonight, but we had explosions earlier this week.
01:06:06Coming up next, a special look at the WrestleMania 23 press conference and the confrontation between Donald Trump and Mr.
01:06:14McMahon.
01:06:17Ever since I could remember, I'd do anything to be the center of attention.
01:06:23I'd go against the grain, take chances, and risk everything to steal the spotlight.
01:06:33Now, I'm all grown up.
01:06:36Not much has changed, and I like it that way.
01:06:47Here we are indeed, two nights away from WrestleMania.
01:06:50The final WWE show before WrestleMania SmackDown.
01:06:55In moments, the main event from WrestleMania, Batista and The Undertaker in the same ring at the same time.
01:07:00But there were fireworks earlier this week in New York City at the WrestleMania press conference.
01:07:07We are live at Trump Tower as we embark on the journey to WrestleMania 23.
01:07:14This right here is what makes WrestleMania great.
01:07:18Come Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit, WrestleMania 23, we will make history.
01:07:26WrestleMania, you are guaranteed to find out Shawn Michaels is indeed the showstopping.
01:07:33John Cena, John Cena, yours truly is gonna make you famous.
01:07:38It's gonna be great pleasure in embarrassing the hell out of Donald Trump.
01:07:42He's not a good guy.
01:07:44I'm gonna snatch Donald Trump.
01:07:46He treats his fans like crap.
01:07:49Strap him all up so he can't move.
01:07:50I don't like him one damn day.
01:07:54Mr. McMahon, I'm gonna make a guarantee to you.
01:07:57You will be leaving WrestleMania 23 ball.
01:08:02What we got here is a couple of big egos and a big match.
01:08:05And Stone Cold Steve Austin is right in the thick of things.
01:08:08After this match, there will be a winner, there will be a loser, and there will be a ball billionaire.
01:08:25What do you want it?
01:08:27What do you need it?
01:08:28Come on, let me hear it.
01:08:30I need the show.
01:08:31What do you want it?
01:08:33What do you need it?
01:08:34Come on, let me hear it.
01:08:43Just an example of the combustible situation that may arise come Sunday at WrestleMania.
01:08:49It is time, Michael, for the biggest interview in sports entertainment history.
01:08:55All I can say, Parker, is good luck getting into the ring with The Undertaker and the world champion Batista.
01:09:04And after what has transpired between these two men, the champ Batista, the number one contender, The Undertaker over the
01:09:10past two months.
01:09:12This is definitely a combustible situation right now.
01:09:24I can't wait to see Donald Trump get his head shaved by Vince McMahon.
01:09:33And I also can't wait to give continually to you all of my great and my loyal fans.
01:09:48Because nobody else could do what I'm about to do.
01:09:52And that is with my greatness.
01:09:55Not overshadow the moment.
01:09:58Not overshadow this interview.
01:10:00Because I am willing to spread the spotlight around to Batista and The Undertaker.
01:10:07A spotlight that, well, I held for a record 18 months and was the longest reigning WWE Champion in SmackDown
01:10:16history.
01:10:17To only go on to become, with Bozo there, the greatest commentator on SmackDown.
01:10:28But now, in the lineage of Edward R. Murrow, of Walter Cronkite, and the greatest journalist of all time.
01:10:39I, JBL, bring to you the greatest interview in sports entertainment history.
01:10:58What?!
01:11:00Stone Cold Steve Austin!
01:11:04The special guest referee of the Battle of Billionaires at WrestleMania!
01:11:10But what brings the law from Raw to SmackDown?
01:11:25Stone Cold guarantees a bald billionaire at WrestleMania!
01:11:32A special guest referee!
01:11:35A special guest referee!
01:12:01Isn't there a bad thing...
01:12:02The bad thing if you are not?
01:12:04No!
01:12:05No!
01:12:08No!
01:12:09No!
01:12:10No!
01:12:14I hope no!
01:12:15No!
01:12:15No!
01:12:16No!
01:12:16No!
01:12:19No!
01:12:22No!
01:12:23No!
01:12:24No!
01:12:26No!
01:12:35Hey, Stone Cold Stunner to JBL.
01:12:41That is vintage Stone Cold Steve Austin doing whatever he wants.
01:12:47Whenever he wants.
01:12:49It's what he does best.
01:12:56And what's he going to do Sunday in the Battle of the Billionaires?
01:13:01Austin claims that he's going to follow that straight down the middle.
01:13:04And he guarantees he'll be a bald billionaire at WrestleMania.
01:13:15And that was happening tonight.
01:13:17You never quite know when the Texas final state.
01:13:21He's going to strike.
01:13:28Stone Cold Steve Austin doesn't care who he takes out.
01:13:34Sunday in WrestleMania, he can take out Mr. McMahon.
01:13:37He can take out, and by the hell, he can take out Donald Trump.
01:13:45This is the Texas final state with that suck-vicious strike.
01:13:53The Stone Cold Stunner.
01:13:55And will we see one of the stunners in WrestleMania?
01:13:57And look at Austin.
01:13:58Austin is having a blast out here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
01:14:03Having fun with the WWE fans as he gets ready for yet another appearance at WrestleMania.
01:14:19And the Rattlestick with the exclamation point to John Bradshaw Layfield.
01:14:26A huge smile on the Rattlestick's face.
01:14:31And ladies and gentlemen, I'm now being informed that The Undertaker pretends to interview will go on as planned.
01:14:39Coming up next.
01:14:50We are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
01:14:52General Manager of Theodore Long in the ring.
01:14:56Ladies and gentlemen, after what just happened to JBL,
01:15:00the biggest interview in the history of sports entertainment
01:15:05is still going to take place as scheduled.
01:15:10So without further ado, let me introduce to you
01:15:14the man that at WrestleMania will be defending his World Heavyweight Championship.
01:15:22He is the animal, Batista!
01:15:38And there he is, the world champion who claims he will pin The Undertaker
01:15:46and end the undefeated streak Sunday at WrestleMania.
01:16:09And as we've documented throughout SmackDown here tonight,
01:16:13this is an extremely combustible situation.
01:16:15Things have gotten from very bad to much worse.
01:16:19in the relationship between Batista and The Undertaker
01:16:22over the past couple of months.
01:16:24Ever since The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble
01:16:27and chose that man, Batista,
01:16:29to face for the championship at WrestleMania.
01:16:38And his opponent,
01:16:39he is the phenom of the WWE,
01:16:43The Undertaker!
01:17:12The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble,
01:17:14it is the guy you missed the league around the match.
01:17:14the most impressive streak in the history of not only sports entertainment but all the sports today
01:17:22the undertaker is 14 and 0 on the grand stage of wrestlemania
01:17:30and his victims read like a who's who of legends in this business
01:17:42the undertaker locking eyes with the champion batista these two men will clash in two nights
01:17:53in 48 hours in front of over 70 000 wwe fans at thornfield in detroit
01:18:09the animal batista missed last year's wrestlemania with injury he finally won his championship back
01:18:16in survivor series in november and he vows not to relinquish it on the stage at wrestlemania
01:18:35the power of the undertaker
01:18:46a line of security separating these two foes
01:18:52now gentlemen batista undertaker let me remind you that wrestlemania is not tonight it is this
01:19:03sunday so i suggest that you too control your tempers and let cooler heads prevail and as general manager
01:19:13of smackdown i'm demanding that now batista i'm going to begin with you
01:19:21eight weeks ago when the undertaker chose to challenge you for your world title at wrestlemania
01:19:28you made it clear you made it clear that you had a lot of respect for the undertaker but now
01:19:36since that time and all the things that have gone down between you two
01:19:40do you do you still have that same level of respect
01:19:51no
01:19:55excuse me
01:20:01mr undertaker how do you react to that lack of respect
01:20:11all right
01:20:12all right okay excuse me well i tell you what let's cut to the chase batista
01:20:20in your mind what is it going to take for you to beat the undertaker
01:20:29what's it going to take
01:20:32what's it going to take
01:20:3348 hours
01:20:35you hear me in 48 hours i'm gonna whip your ass
01:20:41what's it going to take
01:21:08oh look out
01:21:11security separated
01:21:12uh
01:21:20undertaker and batista being separated again by security
01:21:27finally trying to
01:21:29and here comes the undertaker and these two men cannot be contained in the same ring
01:21:37the world champion the world champion and the number one contender
01:21:42rolling here's rick soye
01:21:47two nights before wrestlemania
01:21:51all hell is broken loose batista undertaker separated again by the sea of security
01:22:04the
01:22:06and here comes the
01:22:09undertaker and batista exchanging plays
01:22:18imagine what the scene's gonna be like at wrestlemania on sunday
01:22:26he attempts into the eyes of both men
01:22:28undertaker slugging his way out of the corner
01:22:30dropping security after security
01:22:35spide buster
01:22:36a spide buster by the animal
01:22:47wow what a statement by the champion
01:22:50and if that happens sunday
01:22:53batista will retain the title
01:22:55but the undertaker is set up
01:22:59the undertaker will not stay down
01:23:03it almost had to come to this sunday
01:23:0748 hours
01:23:0948 hours after two months it has reached this boiling point and it will boil over sunday with the
01:23:17championship on the line at wrestlemania
01:23:2428 hours
01:23:26you
01:23:28you
01:23:29you
01:23:30You
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