WWE SMACKDOWN 16 MAY 2008 FULL SHOW

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00:00:01Yes, sir, we promised you a great man here tonight.

00:00:04The last year, Andre, the Chinese.

00:00:07WrestleMania is running wild.

00:00:09My God, what the hell?

00:00:10He missed the man.

00:00:14The world is watching.

00:00:22Contrary to what many people have been saying,

00:00:25I did not want to strip the Undertaker of the world title.

00:00:32At Judgment Day, there will be a match

00:00:35for the World Heavyweight Championship.

00:00:38And in the interest of fairness, one

00:00:41of the men competing for the title, the Undertaker.

00:00:46As for who will face the Undertaker?

00:00:49Well, that brings me to tonight's championship chase

00:00:55to Judgment Day.

00:00:57The championship chase to Judgment Day is underway.

00:01:00A stellar number of matches put together

00:01:03with an all-star roster of superstars, all

00:01:06for an opportunity to battle for the world title.

00:01:09The winners will advance to an over-the-top road challenge

00:01:13in our main event.

00:01:17The winner of this matchup to face the Undertaker

00:01:20and Judgment Day for the world title.

00:01:29There goes Kane!

00:01:31We are down to two.

00:01:33Batista and the Big Show.

00:01:35Two former world champions.

00:01:37One of these men going to Judgment Day.

00:01:43Oh, my goodness!

00:01:45Batista's going to Judgment Day!

00:01:52The championship chase is not over, and the reason is my fiancée has just now been medically cleared.

00:02:04The championship chase continues.

00:02:09To the spear! Batista eliminated! The ultimate opportunist has struck again!

00:02:19He'll meet The Undertaker for that world championship at Judgment Day.

00:03:06The Undertaker for that world championship.

00:03:37Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the next World Heavyweight Champion, Edge!

00:03:48Well, ring announcer Tony Chimple perhaps forced to say that, but nonetheless, Edge could be the new World Heavyweight Champion

00:03:56if he meets The Undertaker in 48 hours at Judgment Day.

00:04:03Hello, everybody, and welcome to Friday Night SmackDown.

00:04:05Michael Cole and Mick Foley at ringside as we head toward Judgment Day.

00:04:09And, Michael, what a farce the championship chase turned out to be.

00:04:12And as a result, in two days, like you said, Edge is going to have to face a very, very

00:04:18angry Undertaker.

00:04:19And all I have to say to Edge is, hey, good luck, Edge.

00:04:23May the farce be with you.

00:04:25But remember, one thing may be in Edge's favor come Sunday with a world title on the line.

00:04:29Remember, The Undertaker's a threaded submission hold.

00:04:32That choke hold has been banned by General Manager Vicky Guerrero.

00:04:36Undertaker can't use it.

00:04:38Well, unless I'm mistaken, The Undertaker did just fine in WWE for about 20 years without that submission hold.

00:04:45I think all the pressure in the world is on that guy, the R-rated superstar.

00:04:54Edge and La Familia, his fiancée, General Manager, Vicky Guerrero.

00:04:59There's Chavo Guerrero and Van Neely, Chavo's bodyguard, and, of course, Hawkins and Ryder.

00:05:11I'm sure Edge will share some pearls of wisdom with all of us here tonight.

00:05:20Last week, we all witnessed a medical miracle.

00:05:26I have to admit, at the start of SmackDown, there's no way I thought that I would have been able

00:05:31to participate

00:05:32in a chase to the championship at Judgment Day.

00:05:39But through plenty of rest and boatloads of perseverance and some hot green tea supplied by my baby

00:05:45to soothe my sore throat.

00:05:54With all the support of my familia,

00:05:58I was able to get

00:05:59medical clearance just

00:06:01in the nick of time.

00:06:10What that means

00:06:13is that this Sunday

00:06:15at Judgment Day

00:06:18I will beat

00:06:19The Undertaker.

00:06:27See, The Undertaker has never defeated me unless he's used an illegal chokehold.

00:06:36But at Judgment Day, he's not going to be able to do that.

00:06:40And that means

00:06:42that means you're looking

00:06:44at the new

00:06:46world

00:06:48heavyweight

00:06:50champion.

00:06:54No matter what any of you think

00:06:56of the assistant general manager,

00:07:04Theodore Long!

00:07:10Maybe Teddy Long will be able to supply some much-needed sanity and logic to these proceedings, Cole.

00:07:26I'm sorry I'm late.

00:07:29Where have you been?

00:07:32All day long, I have tried to get a hold of you.

00:07:36Since when did you think that you didn't have to answer my calls?

00:07:42I mean, I don't know who the hell you think you are.

00:07:45I mean, I don't know who the hell you think you are.

00:08:00But you're not done with me.

00:08:04You're the first one to arrive and the last one to go home.

00:08:10You know what?

00:08:12I'm not, I'm not done talking to you.

00:08:15I want to further this conversation in my office.

00:08:18So after we're done, go to my office and stay there.

00:08:26Well, Vicky, the reason I was late

00:08:30and the reason that you were not able to get a hold of me all day today

00:08:35is that I was in Stanford, Connecticut at the WWE World Headquarters.

00:08:43Now, they had summoned me there this morning

00:08:47to have a meeting with the board of directors

00:08:50and they had a lot of questions about your decision

00:08:54to strip the undertaker of the world title.

00:09:01Now, they asked to meet with you

00:09:03but they told me that you blew off the appointment.

00:09:07I didn't blow them off. I'm a busy woman.

00:09:10I had a lot of business commitments.

00:09:13Well, that's your business, Vicky.

00:09:16Well, you see, since you didn't meet with them

00:09:18then they asked to see the assistant general manager

00:09:22and I answered all of their questions

00:09:25to the best of my ability

00:09:28including the one about your relationship with Edge

00:09:33that affects everyone here on SmackDown.

00:09:40Wait.

00:09:42This has nothing to do with my fiancé.

00:09:45Everything I do

00:09:46is for the interest

00:09:48and for the betterment of SmackDown.

00:09:52Well, maybe you see it that way, Vicky

00:09:55but the board sees it a little bit differently.

00:10:01Now, this is addressed to you

00:10:04but I was asked to deliver it publicly.

00:10:16Miss Guerrero

00:10:18in response to your recent actions

00:10:22as general manager of SmackDown

00:10:25more specifically involving

00:10:28your dubious decisions

00:10:30to strip the undertaker

00:10:32of the World Heavyweight Championship

00:10:35we, the board of directors

00:10:38of World Wrestling Entertainment

00:10:40have decided to take disciplinary action against you.

00:10:48Hey, don't shoot the messenger.

00:10:52Now, the board has given you a choice.

00:10:55Miss Guerrero

00:10:57you have an option

00:10:59either compete

00:11:00in your first ever wrestling match tonight

00:11:04and keep your position

00:11:08or you choose not to compete

00:11:11at which time

00:11:13you will be removed

00:11:15effective immediately

00:11:17as the general manager

00:11:20of SmackDown.

00:11:24Hey

00:11:25now, for the record

00:11:27if you choose not to compete

00:11:30or if you choose to

00:11:31walk away from the job

00:11:33then I know someone

00:11:35that is capable

00:11:36of handling it perfectly.

00:11:44Over

00:11:44my

00:11:45dead

00:11:47body.

00:11:50You

00:11:50son of a

00:11:52I cannot believe

00:11:54that you went behind my back

00:11:55Teddy

00:11:57Teddy

00:11:58you're fired

00:12:06Vicky

00:12:08you can't fire me

00:12:13and you want to know why

00:12:16because

00:12:17I

00:12:18quit

00:12:27wow

00:12:28a bombshell

00:12:30dropped by the board of directors

00:12:31here tonight

00:12:32Vicky Guerrero

00:12:33must compete in her first match ever

00:12:35or she's going to be relieved

00:12:37of her position

00:12:38as general manager

00:12:39oh, oh, oh

00:12:40wait a minute

00:12:41Vicky

00:12:42I almost forgot

00:12:43your opponent tonight

00:12:45is The Undertaker

00:12:48watch

00:13:14we're back on Friday Night SmackDown

00:13:16the bombshell dropped earlier on tonight

00:13:18general manager

00:13:19Vicky Guerrero

00:13:20will be forced to compete

00:13:21against The Undertaker

00:13:28the rolling contest

00:13:29to schedule

00:13:30watch ball

00:13:31making his way to the league

00:13:32from Chicago

00:13:33Illinois

00:13:33weighing in at 225 pounds

00:13:37C.M.

00:13:39Puck

00:13:40well C.M. Puck

00:13:40has been dealing

00:13:41with some issues

00:13:42of his own

00:13:43as of late

00:13:44with who many people

00:13:46are calling a

00:13:46Punk

00:13:47Chuck Palumbo

00:13:49recently

00:13:50at ECW

00:13:50Palumbo

00:13:51and C.M. Puck

00:13:52involved in a matchup

00:13:53and Palumbo

00:13:54was disqualified

00:13:55after repeatedly

00:13:56ignoring

00:13:57referee's instructions

00:13:58as Palumbo

00:14:00just beat

00:14:01C.M. Puck

00:14:01up in the corner

00:14:02Punk wasn't going to

00:14:03take it lying down

00:14:04make it turn

00:14:05into an

00:14:05all-out brawl

00:14:09these two

00:14:09really know

00:14:10how to go at it

00:14:11C.M. Puck

00:14:12and Chuck Palumbo

00:14:13I believe

00:14:14we're going to have

00:14:14a tremendous battle

00:14:15here

00:14:15and it led to what

00:14:16Palumbo said

00:14:17last week

00:14:18on ECW

00:14:19you get in my face

00:14:20like that again

00:14:21I'm knocking you out

00:14:23Palumbo's going to

00:14:24have the chance

00:14:24tonight

00:14:25against the very

00:14:26game

00:14:26C.M. Puck

00:14:34and weighing in

00:14:35at 280 pounds

00:14:37Chuck Palumbo

00:14:41Chuck Palumbo

00:14:42who lives his life

00:14:43like his motorcycles

00:14:44full throttle

00:14:45full speed ahead

00:14:47makes all his own

00:14:48motorcycles

00:14:49in fact

00:14:49Palumbo is making

00:14:51a custom-made bike

00:14:52for Chavo Guerrero

00:14:53right now

00:14:54and I'm sure

00:14:55Chavo will look good

00:14:56strutting down the street

00:14:58in that custom-made

00:14:58chopper

00:14:59the question

00:14:59maybe Chuck Palumbo

00:15:01better take care of

00:15:02his business at hand

00:15:03and leave the chopper

00:15:04making to somebody else

00:15:08but did you see the look

00:15:10on general manager

00:15:11Vicky Guerrero's face

00:15:12moment to go

00:15:13before he went

00:15:13he was informed

00:15:15that the board of directors

00:15:16are going to force her

00:15:17to compete in this match

00:15:18tonight

00:15:18against The Undertaker

00:15:19if she doesn't compete

00:15:20she's got to step down

00:15:21no longer in charge

00:15:22hey can you blame her

00:15:24for her facial expression

00:15:25you should have seen mine

00:15:26it was one a shock

00:15:28first the board of directors

00:15:29do nothing

00:15:30and then they do far too much

00:15:32what do you mean far too much

00:15:34you were out here

00:15:34clamoring last week

00:15:35over the fact that

00:15:36Vicky needed to be punished

00:15:37for action

00:15:38yeah and I firmly believe

00:15:39Vicky Guerrero

00:15:39should have been fired

00:15:40I don't necessarily think

00:15:41she should be

00:15:43permanently terminated

00:15:44if you know what I mean

00:15:46not to mention the fact

00:15:47that Vicky Guerrero

00:15:48is confined to a wheelchair

00:15:49as you saw earlier

00:15:53I don't know

00:15:54I've seen some very healthy

00:15:55very strong men

00:15:56do very poorly

00:15:57against The Undertaker

00:15:59how is this woman

00:15:59struggling with chronic

00:16:00back pain

00:16:01going to compete

00:16:02Chuck Palumbo

00:16:03very vicious attack

00:16:05on CM Punk

00:16:06here tonight

00:16:07Punk's got to be careful

00:16:07in this matchup

00:16:08two nights from tonight

00:16:10of Judgment Day

00:16:10he teams with Kane

00:16:11to take on Miz and Morrison

00:16:13for the WWE Tag Team Titles

00:16:15we saw this past Tuesday

00:16:16on ECW

00:16:17Kane's got a bad knee

00:16:18Punk and Illa

00:16:19afford to be injured

00:16:20here tonight

00:16:21that's right

00:16:21and what a statement

00:16:22it would make

00:16:22for Chuck Palumbo

00:16:23should he take CM Punk

00:16:25out of the Tag Team Championship

00:16:27oh nice

00:16:27headlock takeover

00:16:29not to mention the fact

00:16:30that CM Punk

00:16:31is Mr. Money in the Bank

00:16:33cover

00:16:33kick out at one

00:16:34he's Mr. Money in the Bank

00:16:36but Chuck Palumbo

00:16:37has been known as

00:16:37KO Palumbo

00:16:38for a long time

00:16:39on the biker scene

00:16:40nothing he likes to do

00:16:41nothing he likes to do

00:16:43more than throw that

00:16:43big right hand

00:16:44and add another KO

00:16:45to his record

00:16:46let's remind everybody

00:16:47what that Mr. Money in the Bank

00:16:48means inside the briefcase

00:16:50Punk carries to the ring

00:16:51a contract

00:16:51he can cash in any time

00:16:53to next year's Wrestlemania

00:16:54for a title opportunity

00:16:56of his choice

00:17:00and only Punk knows

00:17:01when the time is right

00:17:03to cash it in

00:17:03straight edge superstar

00:17:05CM Punk

00:17:06never backs down

00:17:07all about discipline

00:17:08but he was knocked down

00:17:11after that hard elbow

00:17:12by Chuck Palumbo

00:17:13well Chuck Palumbo

00:17:14is one tough customer

00:17:16we've seen him

00:17:16take power

00:17:19very nice move

00:17:21by CM Punk

00:17:22sending Palumbo

00:17:23out to the floor

00:17:24we've seen Palumbo

00:17:26with some really big moments

00:17:27of anger here

00:17:28in SmackDown

00:17:29and CM Punk

00:17:30thrown his body

00:17:33at Palumbo

00:17:34the former ECW

00:17:35champion CM Punk

00:17:37but Palumbo

00:17:38is the first to his feet

00:17:39did that move

00:17:40take more out of Punk

00:17:41than it did Chuck Palumbo

00:17:43we'll see as this match

00:17:44wears on

00:17:45take another look

00:17:46at the

00:17:49CM Punk

00:17:50I think we've got

00:17:50a cover here Michael

00:17:51here's the cover

00:17:51by Palumbo

00:17:52after shooting the half

00:17:53in a two and a half

00:17:53count Punk

00:17:54just managed

00:17:55to get the shoulder up

00:18:01never trust a biker

00:18:02without tattoos

00:18:03and I asked Chuck Palumbo

00:18:05about that

00:18:05he said

00:18:05he doesn't need tattoos

00:18:07to show his toughness

00:18:08he's tough enough

00:18:09as he is

00:18:10CM Punk

00:18:10who's all tattooed up

00:18:11but every one of those

00:18:12tattoos

00:18:13has a meaning

00:18:16the tongue of CM Punk

00:18:18grabs from that elbow

00:18:20moments ago

00:18:21from Palumbo

00:18:28again Punk could use this match

00:18:30to build more momentum

00:18:31to his tag team title match

00:18:33at Judgment Day

00:18:34or Palumbo could use this match

00:18:36as a big stepping stone

00:18:37in his career

00:18:38that's exactly what he needs

00:18:40is a big win

00:18:40over a former ECW champion

00:18:42to get him rolling

00:18:43and also the current

00:18:45Mr. Money in the Bank

00:18:46let's not forget that

00:18:48Punk still smarting

00:18:49a bit after that

00:18:50beatdown

00:18:51as ECW went off the air

00:18:53this past Tuesday night

00:18:54by Miz and Morrison

00:18:57playing Miz and Morrison

00:18:58looking pretty unstoppable

00:18:59as of late

00:19:00tall pass for Punk

00:19:01and Kane

00:19:02may have him kick out

00:19:04by Palumbo

00:19:10Punk versed in the martial arts

00:19:12uses his feet

00:19:13as well as his hands

00:19:14and he's not afraid

00:19:14to take a chance

00:19:15once in a while

00:19:16as we saw just a couple

00:19:17minutes ago

00:19:20like Bulldog takedown

00:19:22Punk now into the cover

00:19:24can he get him here

00:19:25Chuck Palumbo is so big

00:19:27and so strong

00:19:27I think Punk needs

00:19:28one more big move

00:19:30to put the big man down

00:19:31for a count of three

00:19:40spinny heel kick

00:19:41caught Palumbo

00:19:41right in the jaw

00:19:42and Punk who doesn't

00:19:44fly often

00:19:45and he's the top rope

00:19:47springboard

00:19:48caught him with the

00:19:49clothesline

00:19:49this could be a big win

00:19:51and a kick out at two

00:19:53it's that discipline

00:19:54it's that self-discipline

00:19:55of CM Punk

00:19:56that continues

00:19:57to keep him rolling

00:19:58in matches like this

00:19:59even though he

00:19:59takes on a tremendous

00:20:00amount of punishment

00:20:01but does he have the

00:20:02discipline to think

00:20:03about this match

00:20:04not look ahead

00:20:05too much

00:20:06to the tag team

00:20:07championship in two days

00:20:08and think about

00:20:09oh my goodness

00:20:10when he's gonna take

00:20:11advantage of the money

00:20:12in the bank account

00:20:12right here

00:20:13clothesline

00:20:13hooks the leg

00:20:14and a kick out

00:20:16watch the impact

00:20:18full throttle

00:20:21that'll knock some teeth

00:20:22out

00:20:24you're telling me

00:20:30I'm going to go to sleep

00:20:32the GTS

00:20:34Columbo saw it coming

00:20:36they boot there

00:20:42look at the strength of

00:20:43Columbo

00:20:46and this should be over

00:20:48look at both legs

00:20:50just kicks out

00:20:51the resilient

00:20:53and persistent CM Punk

00:20:55the SOS Slam

00:20:56as we like to call it

00:20:57in the locker room

00:20:58just not enough

00:20:59to put Punk away

00:21:01but the damage

00:21:02may have been done

00:21:03that SOS Slam

00:21:05knocking the wind

00:21:06out of CM Punk

00:21:07and it may be only

00:21:07a matter of time

00:21:08as Columbo

00:21:10setting up CM Punk

00:21:11for the full throttle

00:21:15great counter

00:21:16by the former ECW champion

00:21:19we love to explain

00:21:20what an SOS Slam

00:21:22you can do whatever you want

00:21:23as Punk

00:21:25the Sleek connects

00:21:2699 Chuck Columbo

00:21:28the GTS

00:21:29and CM Punk

00:21:30building momentum

00:21:32toward Judgment Day

00:21:34here's your winner

00:21:35CM Punk

00:21:38so Mick CM Punk

00:21:39rolling toward the tag team

00:21:40title match

00:21:41in Judgment Day

00:21:42but here's another question

00:21:43remember

00:21:43Punk's Mr. Money in the Bank

00:21:45maybe he'll cash in

00:21:47Money in the Bank

00:21:47at Judgment Day Sunday

00:21:49against the winner

00:21:50of the Edge Undertaker

00:21:51world title matchup

00:21:52he might

00:21:53he might

00:21:54but let me put it to you

00:21:55this way

00:21:55will he possibly

00:21:56cash it in

00:21:57after what will undoubtedly

00:21:58be a brutal cage match

00:22:00between Triple H

00:22:01and Randy Orton

00:22:01here it is

00:22:02this is the title

00:22:03of the matchup

00:22:04beginning of the end

00:22:07and is she done

00:22:08right in goal

00:22:08I believe so

00:22:09that's all she wrote

00:22:12GTS

00:22:12he made a great point

00:22:14earlier on

00:22:15CM Punk

00:22:15and cash money

00:22:16in the bank

00:22:17against any champion

00:22:18who's it gonna be

00:22:19maybe it's gonna happen

00:22:20Sunday

00:22:21at Judgment Day

00:22:22the future is literally

00:22:23in that man's hands

00:22:28I can't believe the board

00:22:30would have a decision

00:22:30like that

00:22:31I know

00:22:32you both here

00:22:34you remember

00:22:34last week

00:22:35that

00:22:37hola

00:22:37la familia

00:22:39I'm not at all

00:22:40sorry to this

00:22:41rest of the family gathering

00:22:42cause I need to ask

00:22:43a question

00:22:43that championship

00:22:45chase charade

00:22:46that you put us

00:22:47through last week

00:22:47was that

00:22:49completely BS

00:22:51or just

00:22:52mostly BS

00:22:55what's going on guys

00:22:56what you want

00:22:57man

00:23:00all the stuff

00:23:01you said

00:23:02of an MVP

00:23:03I think you're right

00:23:04I like good luck

00:23:06but really

00:23:07what it came for

00:23:08was that

00:23:09miraculous

00:23:09green tea drink

00:23:10you've got

00:23:11I would like some

00:23:11for Hornswoggle

00:23:12maybe

00:23:14I'll help him

00:23:14grow a little bit

00:23:15taller

00:23:26you see

00:23:27I was ready

00:23:28to face the undertaker

00:23:30until you guys

00:23:31pulled that little

00:23:31scam last week

00:23:34now

00:23:34somehow

00:23:35it looks good

00:23:36on both of you

00:23:38you're facing

00:23:38the undertaker

00:23:39and he's about

00:23:40to lose his meal ticket

00:23:41you need to remember

00:23:42I am still

00:23:43the general manager

00:23:45what are you going

00:23:46to be when

00:23:46undertaker gets done

00:23:47with you tonight

00:23:48you know what

00:23:49since the three of you

00:23:50aren't here to help us

00:23:51y'all are going to

00:23:52compete tonight

00:23:54so MVP

00:23:55you go find yourself

00:23:56a partner

00:23:56and you're going to

00:23:57be facing

00:23:58the big show

00:23:58and Finley

00:23:59and help the three of you

00:24:00beat the hell out

00:24:01of each other

00:24:02now get out

00:24:08good luck

00:24:12I want you

00:24:15good job

00:24:18think about what I was

00:24:19talking about earlier

00:24:20remember I was a part of

00:24:21that championship chase

00:24:22last week too

00:24:23remember that

00:24:24huh

00:24:24family remember that

00:24:26were you two going to

00:24:27let me in on your little

00:24:28your little plan

00:24:29or was I a pawn

00:24:31was I a pawn

00:24:32like everybody else

00:24:33Chavo

00:24:34we can't think of all that

00:24:36right now

00:24:36we need to make a plan

00:24:38all right

00:24:39we'll make a plan

00:24:41together

00:24:43like family does

00:24:44you know

00:24:44together

00:24:47yeah

00:24:48yeah

00:24:49yeah

00:24:50yeah

00:24:53welcome back to Friday

00:24:55night's back down

00:24:55with a diva

00:24:56who is

00:24:57loving life

00:25:10you know

00:25:11Michael rumor has it

00:25:13that Michelle McCool

00:25:14really enjoyed the

00:25:15little poem I wrote

00:25:16for a couple weeks ago

00:25:17on Smackdown

00:25:18so I'd like to

00:25:19try a little something

00:25:20else out tonight

00:25:21you ready for it

00:25:22yeah I'm ready

00:25:22hey Michelle

00:25:24is your daddy home

00:25:25did he go and leave

00:25:26you all alone

00:25:27I'm going to take you

00:25:28higher

00:25:28ooh ooh ooh

00:25:30I'm on fire

00:25:32again that's Bruce

00:25:33Springsteen

00:25:34get out of here

00:25:34Michelle will admire

00:25:35your attempt

00:25:36the boss wrote that

00:25:37and making her way

00:25:38to the lane

00:25:38Leila

00:25:40so Leila set for action

00:25:41here against Michelle McCool

00:25:43tonight on

00:25:43Friday night Smackdown

00:25:45but ladies and gentlemen

00:25:46what a night

00:25:47at the end of June

00:25:48Dallas Texas

00:25:49the night of champions

00:25:51all matches

00:25:52will be title matches

00:25:53and many of the great

00:25:54champions of all time

00:25:56will be there

00:25:56including my partner

00:25:57Mick Foley

00:25:58and you can be a part

00:25:59of history

00:26:00night of champions

00:26:01end of June

00:26:01in Dallas

00:26:02I knew I was a champion

00:26:04I don't know if I was

00:26:04a great champion

00:26:05but I appreciate that

00:26:06Cole

00:26:06three time

00:26:07WWE champion

00:26:09so the extremely

00:26:11jealous Leila

00:26:12to take on Michelle McCool

00:26:13both these girls

00:26:14involved in that

00:26:15sixth Diva match

00:26:17on ECW

00:26:18this past Tuesday night

00:26:19Michelle's team

00:26:19along with Kelly

00:26:21Kelly and Cherry

00:26:21picking up the win

00:26:22yeah she has been

00:26:23chowing down on

00:26:24peanut butter and

00:26:25jealousy sandwiches

00:26:26because she

00:26:27she considers herself

00:26:28a very strong

00:26:29independent woman

00:26:31Leila does

00:26:31and kind of thinks

00:26:32of Michelle McCool

00:26:33as a Barbie doll

00:26:34type figure

00:26:35here in WWE

00:26:36there's a cover

00:26:36shoulders down

00:26:37kick out

00:26:37well Michelle McCool

00:26:38had a great photo

00:26:39spread in last month's

00:26:40issue of the WWE

00:26:42magazine

00:26:42and Leila said

00:26:44she looked like

00:26:44a quote

00:26:44dog in it

00:26:45I didn't see any of those

00:26:47I'm not sure

00:26:47the words dog

00:26:48and Michelle McCool

00:26:49I like the leg hole

00:26:51over

00:26:52Michelle McCool

00:26:53wearing down

00:26:54there's the flexibility

00:26:55coming into play

00:26:56and that hole

00:26:57while probably not

00:26:57going to result

00:26:58in a submission

00:26:59puts a lot of stress

00:27:00on the lateral

00:27:01collateral ligament

00:27:02I know what I'm

00:27:03talking about

00:27:05lost a couple

00:27:06ligaments in my day

00:27:07Cole

00:27:07pitched by Michelle

00:27:08tremendous athlete

00:27:09Michelle was an

00:27:10All-American

00:27:11Florida State University

00:27:13also a former

00:27:13school teacher

00:27:14don't you have a

00:27:15Michelle teaching

00:27:15your classes

00:27:16yes I have imagined

00:27:18Michelle teaching

00:27:19my classes

00:27:20and I'm wondering

00:27:21is life fair

00:27:22she's a science

00:27:24teacher

00:27:24I had Mr. Swenzer

00:27:26and Glenn Hammeroff

00:27:27and kids in

00:27:28Colorado Florida

00:27:29got Miss McCool

00:27:30imagine a lot of

00:27:31students walking

00:27:32to and from

00:27:33Miss McCool's class

00:27:34with their textbook

00:27:35strategically placed

00:27:36working on the

00:27:37left knee and leg

00:27:38of Leila

00:27:38do you see the look

00:27:39on Leila's face

00:27:40after the contact

00:27:41there

00:27:43Michelle and Leila

00:27:44both graduates

00:27:45to the WWE

00:27:46Diva Search

00:27:47Leila of course

00:27:47won a couple

00:27:48of years ago

00:27:49she's very proud

00:27:50of that

00:27:50because she feels

00:27:51she was not

00:27:51a typical Diva

00:27:52oh look at this

00:27:53oh

00:27:55that's it

00:27:55imagine the

00:27:56it looks like

00:27:56she's got a hole

00:27:57that looks

00:27:57that's a heel hook

00:27:58Cole

00:27:59that's a heel hook

00:27:59it's a submission

00:28:00hold

00:28:00and unless Leila

00:28:01knows some type

00:28:02of counter

00:28:03that we don't

00:28:03this match

00:28:04is going to be

00:28:05over

00:28:06Michelle locking

00:28:07that heel

00:28:10there's a lot

00:28:11of pain involved

00:28:11this can take out

00:28:12an Achilles tendon

00:28:13and a very

00:28:14there goes

00:28:15Leila tapping out

00:28:16had no choice

00:28:20here's your

00:28:22Michelle McCool

00:28:23great strategy

00:28:24by Michelle

00:28:25to wear down

00:28:25the leg

00:28:26and then apply

00:28:26that heel hold

00:28:28there

00:28:28and when Michelle

00:28:29gets Leila to tap

00:28:30out

00:28:30we saw Natalia

00:28:32get Divas

00:28:32to tap out

00:28:33to the sharpshooter

00:28:34and Natalia

00:28:35not the only one

00:28:35that knows

00:28:36the submission

00:28:36hold

00:28:36the Diva range

00:28:37no

00:28:38and this is

00:28:38something

00:28:38I think

00:28:39is brewing

00:28:39maybe percolating

00:28:41and pretty soon

00:28:42Natalia

00:28:43and Michelle McCool

00:28:43are going to

00:28:44boil over

00:28:45well speaking

00:28:47of boiling over

00:28:47last month

00:28:49at Backlash

00:28:49Shawn Michaels

00:28:50apparently injured

00:28:52his knee

00:28:52in his match

00:28:53versus Batista

00:28:54Batista was going

00:28:56for the victory

00:28:56Shawn Michaels

00:28:57trying desperately

00:28:58to counter

00:28:59and watch the knee

00:28:59buckle

00:29:00the animal

00:29:01obviously concerned

00:29:02over Shawn's

00:29:04well-being

00:29:04would let his guard

00:29:06down off this injury

00:29:07and it would allow

00:29:08HBK

00:29:08to deliver sweet

00:29:10chin music

00:29:11as Batista

00:29:12showed his concern

00:29:13and Shawn would

00:29:15pick up the victory

00:29:16and of course

00:29:17speculation has been

00:29:18rampant

00:29:19since this

00:29:20over whether

00:29:21Shawn feigned

00:29:21that injury

00:29:22what does Batista

00:29:23think

00:29:23we'll get his

00:29:24thoughts

00:29:24up next

00:29:29brand new

00:29:29WWE

00:29:30kids magazine

00:29:31a great read

00:29:32and great section

00:29:32in the magazine

00:29:34slamming superfans

00:29:35some of the great

00:29:36fans of the WWE

00:29:37including Shaquille O'Neal

00:29:38Bow Wow

00:29:39Adam Sandler

00:29:40Kevin Federline

00:29:41Ashanti

00:29:42and your buddy

00:29:42Snoop Dogg

00:29:43that's right

00:29:44Snoop Dogg

00:29:44and this is a magazine

00:29:45for the kids

00:29:46my 5 and 7 year old

00:29:48Mickey and Little Huey

00:29:49love the new magazine

00:30:05the former world champion

00:30:07the animal

00:30:24ladies and gentlemen

00:30:25please welcome

00:30:28Batista

00:30:28and that has not been a good

00:30:307 days for Batista

00:30:31actually started last week

00:30:33on Friday night

00:30:34Smackdown

00:30:34Batista and the rest

00:30:36of the world

00:30:36thought that he had won

00:30:37that over the top

00:30:38challenge

00:30:39in the championship

00:30:40chase

00:30:41to advance

00:30:41to judgment day

00:30:42to face the

00:30:43Undertaker for the

00:30:44world title

00:30:45before the charade

00:30:46was pulled

00:30:47and charade

00:30:48is exactly

00:30:49the right word

00:30:51Batista

00:30:52has got

00:30:53a renewed

00:30:54sense of purpose

00:30:55and as much

00:30:56as I like

00:30:56Edge's shoes

00:30:57I wouldn't want

00:30:58to be

00:30:58in Edge's shoes

00:31:00if Batista

00:31:01were to get a hold

00:31:01of him

00:31:02well you know

00:31:02what the world

00:31:03championship needs

00:31:04to this man

00:31:04Batista

00:31:05it defines him

00:31:06it molds him

00:31:07it's the crowning

00:31:08moment

00:31:09achievement of his

00:31:09career

00:31:10he wants to be

00:31:11champion again

00:31:12it will stop at

00:31:13nothing

00:31:14to get there

00:31:28well

00:31:30I didn't think

00:31:30I was gonna have

00:31:31to do this anymore

00:31:33I didn't think

00:31:34I was gonna have

00:31:34to come out

00:31:35and talk about

00:31:35Shawn Michaels

00:31:39and then I'm

00:31:41watching Monday Night

00:31:42Raw this week

00:31:44and I see this

00:31:48for the first time

00:31:49in my career

00:31:50I feigned an injury

00:31:53I'm not hurt

00:31:55the problem

00:31:56with you

00:31:57Shawn

00:31:57is you think

00:31:58you're smarter

00:31:58than everybody else

00:32:00and I know

00:32:01that you're hurt

00:32:01and it doesn't

00:32:02matter what you say

00:32:03it doesn't matter

00:32:04what you do

00:32:10trust me

00:32:11when I tell you

00:32:12I'm not hurt

00:32:27well

00:32:30Shawn

00:32:31I'm glad your knee

00:32:31is feeling better

00:32:35what am I saying

00:32:37your knee was never

00:32:38hurt in the first

00:32:39place

00:32:40which is why

00:32:41I'm out here

00:32:42Shawn

00:32:44I told you

00:32:46if you weren't

00:32:47really hurt

00:32:47then next time

00:32:48I saw you

00:32:48you would be

00:32:55and since I know

00:32:56you're gonna be

00:32:56at judgment day

00:32:59and hey

00:32:59it just so happens

00:33:00I don't have any

00:33:01plants for Sunday

00:33:03so who knows

00:33:06maybe I'll be

00:33:07there too

00:33:14the animal

00:33:15Batista

00:33:16man is

00:33:16few words

00:33:19but impact

00:33:20for once

00:33:22and when he talks

00:33:24Shawn Michaels

00:33:25needs to listen

00:33:31what could the

00:33:32WWE board of directors

00:33:33be thinking

00:33:34will it be the dead man

00:33:35against the doomed woman

00:33:37or will Vicky Guerrero

00:33:38bow out and relinquish her job

00:33:40as Smackdown general manager

00:33:42we'll find out

00:33:43tonight

00:33:47well this is

00:33:49the beating show

00:33:53it's the beating show

00:33:55it's the beating show

00:33:57oh man

00:34:00five

00:34:01game contest

00:34:02is get your four

00:34:03watch ball

00:34:04that means ready

00:34:05length

00:34:05weight at a 440 pound

00:34:08in the largest

00:34:09athlete in the world

00:34:10The Big Show.

00:34:14Well, General Manager Vicky Guerrero in no mood for playing games.

00:34:18Tonight very upset over the fact that she's got to make a decision whether to

00:34:21compete against The Undertaker or not.

00:34:23Made this tag team matchup after superstars like The Big Show complained

00:34:28about that championship chase last week.

00:34:49We see these superstars walk out in the ring.

00:34:52I can remember all of these people were pawns in Vicky Guerrero's game last week,

00:34:58including Chavo Guerrero.

00:34:59Yeah, that championship chase.

00:35:01These superstars put themselves to, look at Hornswoggle.

00:35:06I don't know where he feels more comfortable.

00:35:09Let's take a little CSW there.

00:35:12Ladies and gentlemen, WWE Judgment Day presented by Rambo.

00:35:18Stallone is back.

00:35:19Rambo on DVD and Blu-ray disc, May 27th.

00:35:23Judgment Day is live this Sunday exclusively on pay-per-view.

00:35:34One, two, you hear the clock ticking?

00:35:38You're about to stop living.

00:35:41I want you to remember me.

00:35:43But the day don't have no memory.

00:35:45Who's MVP chosen to be his tag team Parker here tonight?

00:35:51I guess we'll find out Cole.

00:35:53Speaking of partners, Stallone's brother Frank told me last week that he inspire huge WWE fans.

00:36:05Uh-oh, the world's strongest man.

00:36:09And the world's strongest man, Mark Henry.

00:36:16Well, pretty good choice for MVP to say the least.

00:36:20And don't forget the run in that Mark Henry and Big Show have had over recent weeks.

00:36:25A couple of weeks ago, Big Show told Mark Henry to pick on somebody his own size.

00:36:29And he was pulling around Nuzio in a WWE.com exclusive last week.

00:36:34Mark Henry said, I don't see nobody my own size in the locker room.

00:36:38The next time Big Show you put your nose in my business, I'll be picking on you.

00:36:43And he's got a chance to do that tonight.

00:36:45It's going to be really, really interesting.

00:36:47Mark Henry, as we know, is the world's strongest man.

00:36:50But for my money, the strongest man I've ever been in the ring with is the Big Show.

00:36:55Seven foot 441 pounds.

00:36:58But again, this matchup made by general manager Vicky Guerrero earlier tonight

00:37:02after three of these men complained about last week's championship chase.

00:37:06Let's make no mistake about it.

00:37:07Edge and Vicky Guerrero made a lot of people mad last week.

00:37:11That championship chase, a charade.

00:37:13Superstars putting themselves through hell for the ultimate prize.

00:37:16A title opportunity only to find out, Mick, that the other line, there was no prize.

00:37:20There was no pot of gold.

00:37:22It was a set of bridge all along.

00:37:23Titles should be won or lost in the ring, not in boardrooms.

00:37:27But general managers should be fired in boardrooms, not injured in rings.

00:37:31So MVP and Finley gonna start things off in this matchup.

00:37:34And speaking of putting each other through hell last week in that championship chase,

00:37:38these two men did.

00:37:39They met in one of the first round matchups, and they battled to a draw

00:37:43for general manager Guerrero putting them in that over-the-top rope challenge.

00:37:47It was a great match.

00:37:48I was especially pleased to see MVP dissecting Finley's arm,

00:37:53really working on a body part.

00:37:55It's like Finley is dissecting MVP in the early going.

00:37:59Finley, the fighting Irishman from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

00:38:03Both men, former United States champions, first cover of the matchup and a kick out.

00:38:06Yeah, Finley actually comes from a wrestling family.

00:38:10Get this, Colt, his father and his grandfather were wrestlers.

00:38:15His aunt was a referee and his sister was a referee.

00:38:19No wonder they loved to fight.

00:38:20They had battle royals at the dining room table with two referees.

00:38:23And let's not forget about the environment that they were brought up with in Northern Ireland.

00:38:28Fighting and brawling for a living.

00:38:31Belfast, nice sunny beaches, brilliant skyline.

00:38:35Finley with a violent clothesline.

00:38:38Cover again in a kick out by MVP.

00:38:41I think anyone who aspires to be a WWE superstar needs to look at Finley,

00:38:45because he's a guy who overcame disadvantages in height and weight and maybe even possibly looks.

00:38:51And has really risen to the top here on SmackDown.

00:38:53Finley, as tough as they come, will use every part of the ring as a weapon.

00:38:59MVP is much more aggressive since losing that United States Championship back at Bat Blast from Matt Hardy.

00:39:06You see a sample of it there.

00:39:09Last week, I said MVP has become as bitter as a Pennsylvania Democratic primary runner.

00:39:16Oh!

00:39:16Seven foot, 421 pounds.

00:39:20The Big Show with a knockout right hand.

00:39:23He can beat in so many ways.

00:39:26Last week, I said I saw, I thought I saw a look in MVP's eyes, a new look.

00:39:31And that's a new look.

00:39:32It appears to be fear.

00:39:34Perhaps this is how why MVP picked Mark Henry, the world's strongest man.

00:39:42What a collision this is going to be.

00:39:45Mark Henry does not look in fear of the Big Show at all.

00:39:50Hey, Mark Henry was out here talking trash last week at WWE.com about the Big Show.

00:39:59Battle of two huge Titanic men, Big Show and Mark Henry.

00:40:05Big Show only outweighs Mark Henry by some 40 pounds.

00:40:09There's like two mastodons in there, Cole.

00:40:12I think we're getting ready to see Raul Mata head scissors.

00:40:16Come on, man.

00:40:18Top wrist lock.

00:40:23Mark Henry, you want to talk about new demeanor?

00:40:25What's up, buddy?

00:40:26Much different demeanor than Henry as of late.

00:40:29More confident in the ring.

00:40:32Likes to talk to his opponents.

00:40:38Nobody goes anywhere.

00:40:40Do it again and see what happens.

00:40:45A stalemate of strength thus far.

00:40:49Now it's Big Show with that silent headline.

00:40:52This may sound odd, Cole, but my mind is actually on Mark Henry.

00:40:56He's got a lower center of gravity, and I don't think I've ever seen the big guy

00:41:00actually knocked down.

00:41:02I've seen him taking off his feet, but not actually knocked down.

00:41:05Nick, listen, it's no moniker.

00:41:06Mark Henry isn't going.

00:41:08There he goes.

00:41:09I've seen it now.

00:41:10And Big Show fired up as he knocks the world's smuggest man down.

00:41:14And Mark Henry's had enough.

00:41:15Why is he supposed to do that now?

00:41:16The big guy's bailing out.

00:41:19MVP wanted nothing to do with Big Show.

00:41:21He has no choice.

00:41:24MVP may be questioning his decision-making capacities here.

00:41:28He's not questioning anything because he's seeing stars after that headbutt by Big Show.

00:41:35441 pounds.

00:41:38And a size 18 triple E boot on the Big Show.

00:41:44And the fighting Irishman, Finley gonna come into the matchup.

00:41:47Looking to take advantage of the injured MVP.

00:41:52Straight arm clothesline.

00:41:57So unorthodox as Finley, but effective.

00:42:01Finley knows, as you mentioned before, Mick, how to hurt you and

00:42:03how to humiliate you at the same time.

00:42:06He couldn't depend on great natural abilities.

00:42:09He really is like an artist.

00:42:10I'm a little bit envious.

00:42:11I wish I'd thought of some of this stuff back in my active days.

00:42:14It's like a ballroom fight.

00:42:15Finley does whatever he has to do to win.

00:42:17And uses whatever's on hand.

00:42:19Back it up.

00:42:20Watch it.

00:42:21It's gonna be Charles Robinson.

00:42:23Do his job backing Finley off at MVP.

00:42:25He was on his knees in the corner.

00:42:32Not quite eight size 18s, but he'll get the job done.

00:42:35I want to point out, once again, Vickie Guerrero made this match out of spite.

00:42:39But we see him once again to be the beneficiaries of the wrap.

00:42:43Oh!

00:42:44Get on, man!

00:42:45Get on!

00:42:46Oh, and that distraction allowed MVP to gain advantage.

00:42:52MVP needed that.

00:42:53What do you want me to do?

00:42:56Big smile on Mark Henry's face.

00:42:59And look how MVP distracts the referee.

00:43:01He allows Mark Henry to take control outside the ring.

00:43:06He seizes the opportunity the same way Mark Henry is seizing Finley.

00:43:11Cover, cover.

00:43:12Hook of the leg.

00:43:13Not gonna count.

00:43:14Finley's got his leg on the ropes.

00:43:16Now it'll count.

00:43:18Middle of the ring, kick out by Finley.

00:43:20A chaotic tag team matchup.

00:43:24And what do we expect?

00:43:25Matchup was only made a few moments ago by General Manager Guerrero.

00:43:29These teams just thrown together.

00:43:32As you mentioned out of spite by Vickie, who I don't think wants to deal with anything tonight,

00:43:37except whether or not to face The Undertaker later on.

00:43:41Can you imagine the dilemma that Vickie Guerrero must be in?

00:43:45I can't.

00:43:46And she's never had a match.

00:43:47She's now gotta go into the match against The Undertaker or give up her General Manager role.

00:43:52And she's in a wheelchair.

00:43:54And remember, if she gives up that General Manager role, it not only harms her,

00:43:59it harms her fiancee Edge as well.

00:44:01And look at 400 pounds.

00:44:04Big old smile on the face of Mark Henry.

00:44:08And just think about how Edge has benefited over the past few months,

00:44:12being the fiancee of our General Manager.

00:44:14Now, I've said publicly, and I've put it in writing in my book, Hardcore Diaries, which is out now in

00:44:19paperback,

00:44:19that Edge is the most talented superstar in WWE.

00:44:22That's just my opinion.

00:44:24But in my opinion, he thinks the ends justify the means.

00:44:28But when it comes to the World Heavyweight Championship,

00:44:30it's too prestigious to see it amount to this.

00:44:33A charade on the part of his fiancee, the love of his life, Vicky Guerrero.

00:44:38I was gonna say, Nick, come on.

00:44:40It took absolutely no talent on Edge's part to win that championship chase last week.

00:44:46The fact that there was a medical miracle, here's the cover, Fiddley kicks out at two.

00:44:50Yeah, medical miracle, the hot green tea to soothe his aching throat.

00:44:54I wonder what The Undertaker's boot was like inside Edge's throat.

00:44:58Look at this, they have Fiddley here.

00:45:01Got his foot underneath the bottom rope.

00:45:03Speaking of boots and throats, Vicky Guerrero may get Undertaker's boot in her throat tonight.

00:45:08I don't think she's, I don't know.

00:45:11I can't imagine Vicky Guerrero actually going into the ring in a wheelchair

00:45:15to take on the most devastating force in WWE.

00:45:18Might get carried away with this whole wheelchair bit.

00:45:21We see her do some damage out of that wheelchair in recent weeks.

00:45:24She runs around the ring pretty damn good.

00:45:26And on the other hand, Cole, I can't imagine her giving up her post as general manager.

00:45:30She's one of the most powerful people in the business.

00:45:35Mark Henry and MVP doing a tremendous job isolating Fiddley from the Big Show.

00:45:40And this is the strategy you got to employ here.

00:45:42You don't want to allow that big monster Big Show into this match.

00:45:51Definitely not.

00:45:52I've been impressed with the little teamwork we've seen between Mark Henry and MVP.

00:45:57I've been impressed once again with the aggression MVP displaying.

00:46:04The look in Fiddley's eyes tells the story.

00:46:06He realizes he's in dire straits.

00:46:11Trying to somehow haul that MVP carcass toward the corner and make a tag to Big Show.

00:46:17Oh, could be the opening.

00:46:19Fiddley needs, can he get there?

00:46:20That was not the walk of life.

00:46:22It's a dire straits song.

00:46:23I gotta throw that in.

00:46:24I get it.

00:46:25Okay, Mick Knopfler.

00:46:26And here we go, Finley makes the tag and here comes Big Show and the big man.

00:46:32Who isn't just all power and strength, he's pretty agile for a big guy.

00:46:36No, he's all power and strength.

00:46:38You've never been in there with him.

00:46:39If he connects with this big splash in the corner, this thing.

00:46:43Nobody home.

00:46:46Get behind.

00:46:50There goes Mark Henry.

00:46:53Taking Man's Game by Finley.

00:46:55Once again, using everything the ring provides him is Finley.

00:47:00His match has been at a chaotic K6 to begin.

00:47:03Goes up, goes up, goes up.

00:47:05What goes up must come down.

00:47:07Good night, MVP.

00:47:10Here on the Speed Show, here are your winners, Finley and the Speed Show.

00:47:18Hey, not bad for Finley and the Big Show just being thrown together a few minutes ago.

00:47:22Mark Henry shaking his head and I hope sometime soon we see those two,

00:47:27the Big Show and Mark Henry in a ring one on one.

00:47:31Hey, Big Show knocked out Mark Henry earlier on in this matchup.

00:47:35Mark Henry wanted nothing to do with the Big Show.

00:47:37He skedaddled out of the ring as soon as he could.

00:47:42But he's talking a big game now.

00:47:48Well, Mark Henry maybe laughing now, but he wasn't laughing during the matchups.

00:47:53First, the big man went after the Big Show.

00:47:57And after Finley got involved, Big Show would make MVP pay.

00:48:04A thunderous chokeslam.

00:48:07Big Show and Finley picking up the win.

00:48:16It has to be the whole family.

00:48:18The entire family, okay?

00:48:19Okay.

00:48:22I am dismayed at the Board of Directors' decision.

00:48:26I know I am doing an excellent job.

00:48:29I mean, I am a woman in a male-dominated business.

00:48:33This is very difficult for me.

00:48:36I am a pioneer.

00:48:37I am a role model for many women.

00:48:40I am even the caretaker of the Guerrero legacy.

00:48:43And you treat me like this?

00:48:46Well, I am here tonight to announce that I cannot overrule your decision and cancel the match.

00:48:53But I can change it.

00:48:55So tonight's main event will be The Undertaker versus me, Chavo Guerrero, Bam Neely, Curt Hawkins,

00:49:05Zack Ryder, and Edge in a six-on-one handicap match.

00:49:14That submission hold that's taken out so many men.

00:49:18I regret to inform you that you have been stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship.

00:49:28For the sins of the past.

00:49:30Talk holds are illegal in the WWE.

00:49:33He was punished for the future war.

00:49:39Undertaker, if you ever use that chokehold again, you will have hell to pay.

00:49:46But judge not, lest ye be judged.

00:49:53The day of reckoning has arrived.

00:49:58Edge follows The Undertaker for the Vacated World Heavyweight Championship.

00:50:01WWE Judgment Day.

00:50:04Live this Sunday on Pay-Per-View.

00:50:09The following contest is scheduled for one ball in the ring from Japan.

00:50:14Weighing in at 195 pounds.

00:50:17Bunaki!

00:50:29And from Moscow, weighing in at 297 pounds, Vladimir Kozlov.

00:50:39The undefeated Vladimir Kozlov, who's been so impressive since joining SmackDown.

00:50:48Showcasing all the flash and dash of a UPS delivery truck.

00:50:53But once he's inside that ring, he's like a Mack truck.

00:50:57USA! USA! USA! USA!

00:51:01Cole, can I ask you something?

00:51:04Kozlov comes down to the ring to no music.

00:51:07Why not come out to some fancy type of Latin dance music?

00:51:10After all, he is the world Mambo champion.

00:51:13Mick, he's a heavyweight Sambo champion.

00:51:16Get out of here.

00:51:17Sambo.

00:51:18First you tell me Springsteen wrote my Michelle McCool Poe, and now I've got my facts wrong?

00:51:24Yeah, you do.

00:51:25Kozlov trained in freestyle wrestling, kickboxing, judo, and Sambo.

00:51:30Oh, and a great throw as he hangs on for Vladimir Kozlov.

00:51:34And down the left arm of Funaki.

00:51:36And he has been virtually unstoppable on this undefeated strength here on SmackDown.

00:51:41Virtually unstoppable.

00:51:42I don't think he's been knocked off his feet yet.

00:51:46He's robotic, stone-like, impressive.

00:51:51Little or no wasted motion.

00:51:54Every move like that one delivered with a purpose.

00:51:57And notice how he has not let go of the arm of Funaki.

00:52:01No, he gets right down to business.

00:52:02He's got some interesting facial features, too.

00:52:04Look at that protrusion on his forehead.

00:52:06It's almost like a hood.

00:52:08A hood for that UPS truck.

00:52:11Each and every week, Kozlov with a different offensive attack on his opponent.

00:52:16First time we've seen him wear down and work on a body part.

00:52:20Not quite as vicious.

00:52:22I mean, I don't consider myself a sadist, and I like Funaki,

00:52:26but I want his velocity out of the big guy this year.

00:52:29Velocity?

00:52:29You don't think this is vicious, pulling his arm out of his socket?

00:52:33I guess in its own way, it's vicious.

00:52:35Look at this.

00:52:35He's tossing Funaki around like he's a rag doll.

00:52:37He's got a lot of ways to hurt people, and I want to see a couple more of them.

00:52:41Well, believe me, Funaki's hurting.

00:52:43I want to see some of that unbelievable flexibility in his place for a big man.

00:52:46Oh!

00:52:47Using his head like a battering ram.

00:52:51Very flexible.

00:52:52After all, he is the world limbo champion.

00:52:54It's Sambo.

00:52:55I'm sorry.

00:52:56Fuck it.

00:52:57Let's see some of those Sambo throws then.

00:52:59He's like, coach is back down.

00:53:01No!

00:53:01Oh, no!

00:53:02Don't say that even as a joke.

00:53:04Kozlov uses his head, his shoulders, his arms, legs.

00:53:07I'm not using my head, shoulders, arms, and legs on you, coach,

00:53:10if you ever refer me to the coach again.

00:53:12All as a weapon for Kozlov.

00:53:15Never changes his expression.

00:53:16Well, I shouldn't say that.

00:53:17He does change his expression.

00:53:19Oh, but he never smiles.

00:53:20Great belly-to-belly throw.

00:53:22You put so much altitude on that.

00:53:24Almost like Funaki getting a little case of air sickness while up there.

00:53:29Frigid, and Kozlov gonna end this one.

00:53:33We've seen that a number of times.

00:53:35Head bounces off the mat, and Kozlov remains undefeated on SmackDown.

00:53:41Here is your winner, Vladimir Kozlov.

00:53:45Let me give a little music here, Cole.

00:53:51A little bit of Kozlov in my life.

00:53:54A little bit of- Look at-

00:53:55Funaki had a lot of crap.

00:53:57Funaki had a lot of Kozlov in his life.

00:54:00The battering ram head.

00:54:02To the sternum, and now watch the altitude here.

00:54:06Pop those- And away we go.

00:54:10And then a devastating finishing maneuver for Vladimir Kozlov.

00:54:15One, two, three.

00:54:19The chilly, hostile-like look of the undefeated Kozlov.

00:54:27I don't care what type of match it is.

00:54:30Vicky Guerrero is actually getting in the ring tonight.

00:54:33Surrounded by La Familia.

00:54:35She'll take on that man, The Undertaker, in a six-on-one handicap match.

00:54:39Coming up tonight.

00:54:46And now, the WWE Slam of the week is presented by Just For Men.

00:54:52Keep your edge with Just For Men for beard and mustache.

00:54:57This whole thing, Deuce, Domino and Cherry, it's really not working anymore, is it?

00:55:02What do you mean?

00:55:04Like, you think you can leave Deuce and Domino and go and do your own thing.

00:55:08Nobody leaves Deuce and Domino.

00:55:10No.

00:55:11So, as far as we're concerned, there is no Cherry.

00:55:17You're nothing.

00:55:19You're just a dog.

00:55:29A feisty Cherry.

00:55:31Can't say Maurice didn't deserve it.

00:55:36No, I guess I could say that, but I'd be wrong.

00:55:39She definitely did deserve it, Michael.

00:55:42Following Divas' match, it's scheduled for one fall, making her way to the ring, Cherry.

00:55:49The Cherry, who picked up a victory in that tag team match on ECW this past Tuesday,

00:55:55comes into this matchup with confidence here tonight.

00:55:59And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown is brought to you by Warner Brothers New Motion Picture,

00:56:04Journey to the Center of the Earth, in theaters Friday, July 11th.

00:56:07And by Verizon Wireless.

00:56:11And brought to you by the auto parts experts at AutoZone.

00:56:14Get in the zone, AutoZone.

00:56:24And her opponent, Maurice.

00:56:27Well, many people say Maurice has it all.

00:56:29Once a member of the WWE Diva Search, great looks, and now has Cherry's ex-boyfriend,

00:56:36Deuce, and her brother, Domino.

00:56:40You gotta wonder what's going through a Cherry's mind as well.

00:56:43I mean, came into World Wrestling Entertainment with Deuce and Domino at her side.

00:56:51And then to have this, just have this thrown in her face.

00:56:54Have Maurice out here flaunting around and Deuce and Domino flaunting her as well.

00:57:02What do you think for Deuce and Domino, uh, Dump and Cherry for Maurice?

00:57:08Good, good move.

00:57:10No, no, it's a mean move.

00:57:12It's a mean move.

00:57:13But you said, uh, Maurice has it all.

00:57:15I wonder if Cherry has enough.

00:57:16Could she be too nice to compete on SmackDown?

00:57:20That's right.

00:57:20Maurice just bullying Cherry.

00:57:22That's right.

00:57:23And she obviously learned that from Deuce and Domino,

00:57:25who made their careers as bullies.

00:57:26And Cherry is not gonna take it.

00:57:29No, she's not gonna take it.

00:57:31She's not going to take it anymore with Dee Snider there for you.

00:57:37Something I want to bring up here.

00:57:39Look, Cherry, we're gonna get a quick cover.

00:57:41Kick out.

00:57:42I keep thinking Vickie Guerrero is too close to the situation by putting Edge in

00:57:46all these great situations.

00:57:47I know when I was general manager and commissioner of Raw, I had trouble even

00:57:52making a diva match without my heart fluttering.

00:57:54Cherry may have her kick out.

00:57:56Without my heart fluttering, let alone trying to book a match involving the love of my life.

00:58:00Yeah, who would that be?

00:58:02Molina?

00:58:03Hey, hey, hey, ouch.

00:58:05Yeah, we saw how that turned out.

00:58:06Make a kiss against McMahon's butt because of her.

00:58:10Maurice kicking nobody's, kissing nobody's butt.

00:58:13She's kicking it.

00:58:14Taking it to Cherry.

00:58:17What a scent of Falcon.

00:58:19Everything Cherry's done for Deuce and Domino.

00:58:21I mean, she's stuck by her brother's side and her boyfriend's side as they were tag team champions.

00:58:25They were covered by Maurice in a kick out.

00:58:27And then just to be dumped and thrown to the curb like that for this hot blonde Maurice.

00:58:32Yeah, but is that her motivation to get back and do some Domino?

00:58:36That's like, what, Rocky fighting Creed because Adrian started dating Pauly?

00:58:40Like, Adrian and Pauly were brother and sister.

00:58:42Deuce and Domino and Maurice started all this.

00:58:44Cherry had nothing to do with it.

00:58:45She was the one dumped and that she slapped Maurice, and Maurice deserved it.

00:58:48I just don't know.

00:58:49We've seen Michelle McCool.

00:58:50She has a heel hook.

00:58:52She has holes that hurt the collateral, lateral ligament.

00:58:56I'm just not sure Cherry's a good enough athlete.

00:58:58She granted, she's a very nice lady.

00:59:00But what that has anything to do with this match is beyond me.

00:59:04But I wonder if she is cut out for SmackDown rings.

00:59:10Yes, she's showing it here.

00:59:11She's lovely.

00:59:12She was nice to see with Deuce and Domino.

00:59:14Maurice is mean.

00:59:15You got it, you got it, let's do it.

00:59:18And Cherry has a couple of victories already in her short-lived diva career.

00:59:23And nice pulled off by Cherry, showing some chops.

00:59:26Here's the cover, might be Maurice too.

00:59:28Cat got her.

00:59:29Cherry with another win.

00:59:32My.

00:59:32All right, Cherry.

00:59:34Cherry.

00:59:37Maybe I was mistaken.

00:59:40Cherry turning in the roller skates for wrestling boots.

00:59:44And that's her second win this week.

00:59:46Hey, if you're gonna roll the dice, you go to the grabs table.

00:59:49Don't go with Foley.

00:59:50He doesn't know how to pick winners.

00:59:51But nonetheless, Cherry stuck into her ex-boyfriend, her brother, and Maurice.

00:59:56And this was pretty impressive, Cherry.

00:59:58Big elbow.

00:59:59That would be the tie-turner following up with a beautiful bow.

01:00:03Oh!

01:00:03The beautiful place of Maurice meets the canvas.

01:00:07Hey, pretty soon these divas around here are gonna have to stop taking Cherry lightly.

01:00:12Maybe I'll have to stop taking Cherry lightly.

01:00:20Now, General Manager Vicky Guerrero trying to do it again.

01:00:23Weasel her way out of a potentially dangerous situation to save herself.

01:00:27She will face The Undertaker tonight.

01:00:30But with five members of La Familia backing her up.

01:00:33But there's no doubt, Vicky's in serious jeopardy.

01:00:38Friday Night SmackDown in Grand Rapids, Michigan here tonight.

01:00:41Still to come, General Manager Vicky Guerrero must step foot in the ring in a match versus

01:00:47The Undertaker tonight, despite the fact that it's six on one, Vicky's favor.

01:00:52But nonetheless, we are just two nights away from Judgment Day on pay-per-view in the official

01:00:57Judgment Day theme song from CD Dada, Take It All.

01:01:01And for the WWE title, one of these two men is gonna take it all.

01:01:05Triple H or Randy Orton inside a steel cage for the WWE Champion.

01:01:10That's right.

01:01:10Randy Orton, the Legend Killer, tries to regain what he feels is rightfully hit.

01:01:14And things heated up between Triple H and Randy Orton at that fatal four-way match last month at Backlash.

01:01:26And now we are down to two.

01:01:29One will emerge as the WWE Champion.

01:01:35I can tell you with every bit of my being, that that will be me.

01:01:43Tonight, Triple H, I will leave you broken, battered, beaten.

01:01:49And that ring as I leave, as I can, the WWE Champion.

01:01:59This match is gonna continue.

01:02:02As you all say, Randy, the kick is pride.

01:02:07Another counter.

01:02:10Comes before the fall.

01:02:12Every.

01:02:13Oh, my gosh.

01:02:24As of right now, the age of Orton is officially dead.

01:02:33You're wrong.

01:02:35It has only just begun.

01:02:37And I am gonna use my rematch clause to give back what belongs to me.

01:02:45And the match between Triple H and Randy Orton for the WWE Championship will be contested in Judgment Day inside

01:02:55a steel cage.

01:03:02I have had six months of dominance.

01:03:05It's gonna be age of Orton.

01:03:07And it's gonna be on full display at Judgment Day when I beat Triple H and take back what is

01:03:12mine.

01:03:13The WWE Championship.

01:03:18Oh, my God!

01:03:31That Judgment Day, I will fight for the WWE Championship like my life depends on it.

01:03:40The age of Orton resumes because as far as I'm concerned, it does.

01:03:49The penalty inside a steel cage at Judgment Day.

01:03:57Also sunny at Judgment Day, we know HBK's knee is just fine, that he'll do whatever it takes to win.

01:04:02Well, the heartbreak kid admitted that the injured knee was just a hoax.

01:04:05But will the joke be on HBK when Y2J comes looking for payback?

01:04:10What role might Batista play at Judgment Day?

01:04:13Is Miz and Morrison's reign coming to an abrupt end?

01:04:16The Big Red Machine and the Straight Edge goes straight up with the WWE Tag Team Champions.

01:04:22Miz and Morrison on a roll, and Kane and Punk put a stop to it.

01:04:27JBL has not forgotten that John Cena cost him that title match at Backlash.

01:04:31Well, JBL feels that Cena's to blame for costing him that chance.

01:04:35Will JBL stock rise or fall, or will Cena bankrupt and transplanted Texans?

01:04:41The answer's just two days away.

01:04:42And who will be the new World Heavyweight Champion?

01:04:46The emotions are running extra high as two great former World-League Champions battle it out for the vacant title.

01:04:53Is the deck stacked in Edge's favor, or will the Rated-R Superstar turn up a dead man's hand?

01:05:01Yeah, you and your brother, I've always been fans of the Highlights.

01:05:04Yeah, thanks, dude.

01:05:05Yeah, man, y'all, you know, High Flyers, y'all are innovators.

01:05:07And congratulations on your DVD release, too, by the way.

01:05:10Oh, thanks, man.

01:05:10Have you checked it out?

01:05:11I have, man.

01:05:12Truly an inspirational story, man.

01:05:14Very cool, man. Thank you, dude.

01:05:14Big up, bro.

01:05:15All right, good luck on your mouse tonight.

01:05:17Good luck to you. Keep on rolling, dude.

01:05:18All right, man.

01:05:18Good luck, Matt.

01:05:19See you.

01:05:20I love her.

01:05:26You know, Matt, I couldn't help but overheard that little brown-nosing session.

01:05:30Yeah?

01:05:31And what our friend Kofi failed to mention was that the Hardys are a thing of the past.

01:05:37Unlike the gold standard, he's the new wave of the future.

01:05:42Okay, cool. I see where you're going with this.

01:05:44You want to break it down and talk about the past, huh?

01:05:45Well, if I'm not mistaken, in the past, Kofi Kingston has beaten you twice,

01:05:49and he dropped you on ECW.

01:05:51I'm right, right?

01:05:51You know, that has nothing to do with...

01:05:53Let's bring things up to the present.

01:05:54Because in the present, the gold standard currently has no gold.

01:05:59Except for that hair dude, and dude, that so does not count.

01:06:05Very funny.

01:06:07Very funny.

01:06:08Let's see if you're still laughing, but much like I'm going to do to Kingston,

01:06:12I go through you.

01:06:14Okay, cool. We will see.

01:06:16Shelton tonight.

01:06:18I'll show you why this gold standard is no joke.

01:06:27Matt Hardy meets Shelton Benjamin next.

01:06:36And here's the man who bows to be the most fighting in the United States Champion ever.

01:06:41Welcome back to Friday Night SmackDown.

01:06:54He is so proud to be the United States Champion.

01:07:11Well, he's proud, and apparently he's smitten, too.

01:07:14Did he actually say, I love her in regards to Eve Torres?

01:07:17Did you see the skirt that Eve was wearing?

01:07:19That lady's got some serious fashion sense.

01:07:21He used to talk about people being smitten, but not about people having anything about fashion sense.

01:07:28Ain't no stopping me, no!

01:07:33And from Orangeburg, South Carolina, weighing in at 248 pounds,

01:07:39the gold standard, Shelton Benjamin!

01:07:43Now, Shelton Benjamin's cocky, he's confident, he calls himself the new wave of the future at WWE.

01:07:50Shelton, of course, from ECW, and you can check out Shelton Benjamin, the latest issue of the WWE magazine,

01:07:57the gold standard, showing off many gold and, well, other colored watches.

01:08:02Shelton sporting those watches, saying that it is time for him to step up.

01:08:07Time for people to recognize who he is, time for him to get his opportunity at a title here in

01:08:13the WWE.

01:08:14Well, that's exactly right. He's sporting some beautiful watches,

01:08:16but I think the jewelry that Shelton Benjamin wants to sport is a little United States Heavyweight Championship around the

01:08:24waist.

01:08:24Well, Shelton Benjamin's got to concentrate on Matt Hardy here tonight.

01:08:26Can't be looking forward to Tuesday night on ECW, because I think that that up-and-coming superstar,

01:08:32Kofi Kingston, is in Shelton Benjamin's head. Shelton has lost two matches to Kofi Kingston.

01:08:38Kofi remains undefeated. I think Shelton thinks that maybe he can't beat that young guy.

01:08:44I think Shelton Benjamin is capable of beating just about anybody, and Shelton doesn't lack for confidence.

01:08:50I think that, in his mind, he's going to teach Kofi Kingston a lesson very soon.

01:08:55Shelton says he wants to get a title opportunity. Well, a win over Matt Hardy here tonight,

01:08:59could put him in the U.S. Championship chase.

01:09:01Kick out by Matt at one.

01:09:03With one count, and I think a lesson that Shelton might want to teach Matt is to not use the

01:09:07term

01:09:08dude that does so not count in reference to his hair.

01:09:13Matt Hardy got under Shelton's skin a little bit when he said the gold standard stands for his hair,

01:09:19because he has no gold. Hey, but all joking aside, Shelton Benjamin, a tremendous athlete,

01:09:25one of the best pure athletes in the entire WWE. But you know what? He hates that. He's been hearing

01:09:30it for years, and he doesn't feel it's gotten him where he deserves to go. Well, the only person that

01:09:35can

01:09:35get him where he deserves to go is him. Well, he feels as if there's almost a conspiracy against him.

01:09:40Let's face it, Shelton Benjamin has stolen many a show with some tremendous matches. He says,

01:09:45yeah, yeah, I'm respected, but I don't want that type of respect. I want, like,

01:09:50Undertaker type of respect, Triple H type of respect. But again, the point is,

01:09:53Mick, Shelton's got to do it himself. He's got to win big time matches like the one against Matt here

01:09:57tonight, the one against Kofi coming up on Tuesday to get that monkey off his back. I'll tell you,

01:10:01it's important here for Shelton Benjamin to start picking up wins. That was Matt Hardy,

01:10:07the United States champion. Shelton up foul, Sierra Leone. Shoots the half, hooks the leg,

01:10:14and Shelton kicks out. Michael, if I didn't know better, I'd swear you just reprimanded me here on

01:10:18national television. I didn't reprimand you at all. You made me look bad. I was offering

01:10:22point-counterpoint. I gave an analysis, and you made me look bad. No, I didn't.

01:10:27I was playing point-counterpoint. Shelton Benjamin makes first

01:10:31goes Matt Hardy. Well, the future's definitely in Shelton's hands. He can make,

01:10:37he can make his own breaks right now. Here's the cover, hooks the leg, kick out by Matt.

01:10:44Just the fact this is a non-title match is something Shelton feels, a slap in his face.

01:10:48I thought MVP was bitter. MVP's more angry. Shelton Benjamin is bitter.

01:10:55Shelton believes he's owed something, that he's been here long enough, that he deserves big

01:11:00opportunities. You know, I was, I was up in Pennsylvania during that primary for the

01:11:05SmackDown and the Boat Camp. Oh, Pennsylvania people are kind of bitter.

01:11:09Walk around like they got a wad of Sour Patch Kids in their mouth.

01:11:12And neither one of these men from Pennsylvania, but nonetheless,

01:11:15Shelton Benjamin, nice counter by Matt Hardy.

01:11:19Going for the twist of fate, and Shelton with a counter of his own.

01:11:25Don't want to disrespect Pennsylvania, they got some tremendous amusement parks there.

01:11:29And Shelton looks like he's gonna take Matt for a ride. I'm not kidding around here. This guy could

01:11:32do some phenomenal things inside that ring. And the thing about Shelton Benjamin,

01:11:36maybe you should look at Matt Hardy and what Matt's accomplished in his career, Mick.

01:11:39Matt Hardy's been here for how long? A decade. Here's a cover, hook of the leg, and a kick out.

01:11:43And it took Matt Hardy that long to win his first singles championship. Hard work for Matt Hardy.

01:11:48Look at all the tag team titles he's compiled. Shelton feels like people say, hey, he's an athletic

01:11:53kid, an exciting youngster. He doesn't like that. He thinks, he thinks it's, like I said,

01:11:58it's an insult to him. He thinks he's as good as anyone in WWE, and I've seen him prove it

01:12:02on many occasions. Shelton has been a tag team champion, intercontinental champion as well.

01:12:09Been involved in some of those great Money in the Bank ladder matches of Wrestlemania.

01:12:17That was countered by Matt Hardy. Fell right into the cover. Shelton with a great reversal,

01:12:22could steal one here. I thought he had it there. Seems to be an extra spark in Matt Hardy since

01:12:27he

01:12:27captured that prestigious United States Championship. He was a guy who, much like Shelton,

01:12:32thought he was being disregarded because people saw him strictly as a tag team guy. Cover, cover,

01:12:37kick out. And his goal is to be the fightingest U.S. champion of all time.

01:12:41What do you say?

01:12:44Said earlier, Matt is so proud to hold that prestigious United States Championship,

01:12:49a title that's been held by some of the greats in sports entertainment history,

01:12:53the likes of Harley Race and Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

01:13:02I think I just said it was the prestigious championship. You don't have to give eight

01:13:06examples and bury me here on SmackDown. I'm not trying to do that.

01:13:10Oh, wow.

01:13:11Shuffle out.

01:13:15Throw it down on me.

01:13:22He's Shelton, that smile beginning to grow. Look at that midsection.

01:13:28Oh!

01:13:29That exploding out of nowhere. Can you imagine how big those butterflies must be in Vicky

01:13:34Guerrero's stomach as she sits backstage pondering her future? I don't care if she's got five other

01:13:39people in the ring with her. She will be face to base with a very angry dead man in just

01:13:45a little

01:13:45while. That match is coming up next. And Mick, you're right, because the dead man,

01:13:49the Undertaker, the man that Vicky stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship,

01:13:52the man that illegal chokehold from. Cover off the side effects.

01:13:58Shelton Benjamin just kicked out at two and a half.

01:14:01So close.

01:14:05Shelton knows what's at stake here.

01:14:08Oh, goodness.

01:14:10Wow.

01:14:11I know I'm gonna say exactly what Shelton Benjamin can't stand, but

01:14:15he's got so much athletic ability.

01:14:18There's something missing here. I'm not just talking about a big win, a three count,

01:14:22but there's something missing, because he still has the drive it takes to be the best in WWE.

01:14:27Well, he says he does.

01:14:29Matt Hardy caught by Shelton. Shelton saw it coming. Perhaps he was playing possum,

01:14:34but it was effective.

01:14:36Matt Hardy had that appendectomy just a short while ago,

01:14:40and Shelton's been pretty resilient on that midsection.

01:14:42Injured knee as well, and from out of nowhere,

01:14:46Matt Hardy with a twist of faith.

01:14:49And just like that, Matt Hardy controls his faith here tonight.

01:14:55Here is your winner, the United States Champion, Matt Hardy.

01:15:01Now, Shelton Benjamin was a gamer tonight, but from out of nowhere,

01:15:04Matt Hardy picked up the victory.

01:15:06A setback for Shelton, but Matt Hardy keeps rolling on as United States Heavyweight Champion.

01:15:12Well, up next, ladies and gentlemen, will General Manager Vicky Guerrero pay for her sins

01:15:17of the past couple of months?

01:15:18This is a dangerous, dangerous predicament she finds herself in.

01:15:21She maybe went too far, but in my mind, the Board of Directors has gone even farther,

01:15:26putting her in serious jeopardy.

01:15:27Granted, all six people will be in the ring at the same time, but

01:15:31she'll be staring across the ring at a very angry Undertaker.

01:15:33And Assistant General Manager,

01:15:35Theodore Long, earlier tonight, dropped the bombshell on Vicky Guerrero.

01:15:40Last week, we all witnessed a medical miracle.

01:15:44My fiance has just now been medically cleared.

01:15:49Ed's with a spear, but he's not eliminated.

01:15:53This Sunday at Judgment Day, I will beat The Undertaker.

01:15:57You're looking at the new World Heavyweight Champion.

01:16:05Where have you been?

01:16:08I was in Stanford, Connecticut, to have a meeting with the Board of Directors.

01:16:13And I answered all of their questions about your relationship with Edge that affects

01:16:20everyone here on SmackDown.

01:16:23Everything I do is for the interest and for the betterment of SmackDown.

01:16:30The Board sees it a little bit differently.

01:16:35We, the Board of Directors of World Wrestling Entertainment,

01:16:39have decided to take disciplinary action against you.

01:16:48Either compete in your first ever wrestling match tonight, or you will be removed

01:16:56as the General Manager of SmackDown.

01:17:01I cannot believe that you went behind my back.

01:17:28I am dismayed at the Board of Directors, and I cannot overrule your

01:17:33decision, but I can change it.

01:17:37So tonight's main event will be The Undertaker versus me, Chavo Guerrero,

01:17:45Bam Neely, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, and Edge in a six-on-one handicap match.

01:17:56Well, ladies and gentlemen, up next, will The Undertaker get his hands on Vicky Guerrero?

01:18:03Well, not if Bob Familia has anything to do with it,

01:18:06but the Phenom has his sights set on the General Manager, next.

01:18:12You think you know me?

01:18:14Well, we are back on Friday Night SmackDown.

01:18:16We know Sunday at Judgment Day, Edge gets his world title match against The Undertaker.

01:18:21But tonight, all concerned for Edge goes to his fiancee, Vicky Guerrero.

01:18:28The following contest is a six-on-one handicap match for one fall.

01:18:34Making our way to the ring, Vicky Guerrero, Edge, Zack Ryder, Curt Hawkins,

01:18:43Chavo Guerrero, and Bam Neely.

01:18:49Michael, look closely at Vicky Guerrero.

01:18:52Well, before we do that- What's going on here with Bam Neely and Chavo?

01:18:57They don't look like their hearts in this match.

01:19:01What?

01:19:02They're walking out.

01:19:03Is this gonna be a, is this gonna now be a four-on-one handicap match?

01:19:10Unless they turn around, I think you're absolutely right, Michael.

01:19:14Well, Mick, remember- Look, look, there's that look.

01:19:17She looks justifiably scared to death, Cole.

01:19:20Yeah, but remember what happened earlier tonight.

01:19:21Let's get back to Chavo.

01:19:23He did not seem happy over this whole championship charade

01:19:27that Vicky and Edge set up last week.

01:19:29The fact that Chavo wasn't in on the whole thing.

01:19:32Maybe that had something to do with this.

01:19:34But nonetheless, Vicky Guerrero, normally wheelchair-bound,

01:19:40is gonna be in the ring tonight with The Undertaker.

01:19:45The Undertaker, the man who she stripped of the World Championship.

01:19:49The man who she banned that choke hold on.

01:19:53Well, Michael, what goes around, comes around.

01:19:57And hell knows no fury like The Undertaker.

01:20:08His arrival here is imminent, Michael.

01:20:25I almost feel sorry for Vicky Guerrero.

01:20:28Almost.

01:20:34And from Death Valley, weighing in at 305 pounds, The Undertaker!

01:20:56Sunday at Judgment Day, it's all about the World Championship for The Undertaker when he takes on Edge.

01:21:03But tonight, Undertaker may deliver his own personal Judgment Day to General Manager Vicky Guerrero.

01:21:13The Undertaker takes so much pride in everything he does.

01:21:16He takes so much pride in being the legitimate World Heavyweight Champion.

01:21:21And for him, I can only imagine that seeing that championship he held so dearly, fought so hard for,

01:21:27become a mockery is something that all those people, but especially Vicky Guerrero, might pay dearly for tonight.

01:21:35The Undertaker gets his hands on Vicky Guerrero tonight.

01:22:05What is going to happen?

01:22:07I dread to think about it.

01:22:09Like I said, Vicky's pushed very hard.

01:22:12In some ways, she deserves what she might get.

01:22:14But in my opinion, the Board of Directors have stepped way over the line by putting her well-being in

01:22:20serious jeopardy.

01:22:21Undertaker has not taken his eyes off the woman who robbed him, stripped him from the World Heavyweight Championship.

01:22:32The woman who banned that very successful chokehold from The Undertaker's repertoire.

01:22:40But once again, I posed this question at the beginning of SmackDown.

01:22:44Didn't The Undertaker have a lot of ways to hurt people for almost 20 years before the world saw that

01:22:51chokehold?

01:22:54Mick, in a very lighthearted interview in the current edition of the WWE Magazine,

01:22:59Vicky Guerrero admits she's never had any in-ring training.

01:23:02And she says she knows what some of the holds are, but she doesn't know how to apply them.

01:23:06Little did she know when she granted that interview that she would be in the ring in her first match

01:23:12with The Undertaker.

01:23:13Well, she'd been a part of a wrestler.

01:23:14Oh!

01:23:15These guys are gonna pay the price.

01:23:17This is now a four-on-one handicap match.

01:23:20Dan Neely and Chavo Guerrero.

01:23:22Look at the eyes, look at the eyes of The Undertaker.

01:23:24It's going right for Vicky Guerrero before the three-on-one assault.

01:23:29And I hope, for Vicky Guerrero's sake, that the love of Edge is indeed very strong and he stands by

01:23:34her.

01:23:35Because I don't want to see her get hurt.

01:23:37Well, he's standing in front of her now.

01:23:38And the three-on-one assault goes for The Undertaker.

01:23:40For Edge, he protects Vicky.

01:23:42But if he can wound The Undertaker tonight, it may make his path to the championship easier on Sunday.

01:23:47Edge picking his spots.

01:23:48You said he's ultimate opportunity.

01:23:50She's like a carcass cleaning jackal.

01:23:53Speaking of carcass cleaning, Jackal's Undertaker with one man between him and Vicky Guerrero for the moment.

01:24:01He takes his gaze off Vicky Guerrero only long enough to inflict damage that he turns around.

01:24:07I've never seen The Undertaker so determined.

01:24:10One can only imagine what's going through the mind of Vicky Guerrero every time The Undertaker approaches her.

01:24:15Now, Hawkins and Ryder doing the bidding for Edge and Vicky.

01:24:19Three-on-one, just too long enough for anybody, even The Undertaker.

01:24:23And again, you injure The Undertaker tonight, you make Edge's path to the title easier someday.

01:24:29But how many times have you seen this man down, you thought he was out, and he comes back?

01:24:34Time after time again, the evolution, the adaptation of The Undertaker.

01:24:38And here comes the Phenom, unloading.

01:24:43Uh-oh.

01:24:44But again, the numbers game catches up to the dead man.

01:24:48The intention and the intensity in The Undertaker's eyes is unlike anything I've ever seen.

01:24:54Vicky Guerrero had to get into this ring tonight, or else she'd have to forfeit her role as general manager.

01:24:59She did switch the rules a little bit. It was supposed to be one-on-one with The Undertaker.

01:25:03She made it a handicap matchup.

01:25:07And for her sake, I hope her family inflicts a lot of damage on The Undertaker.

01:25:11Oh, look at this! Undertaker going for that illegal chokehold!

01:25:15If he uses it in a matchup, he'll lose it, but Undertaker doesn't care about wins or losses here.

01:25:20Because the championship's not on the line. He'll care about that championship in two days.

01:25:25In 48 hours, no chokehold, but we may see it tonight.

01:25:29Edge made a great point earlier too, Mick. He's never lost a match to The Undertaker.

01:25:33When Undertaker has not applied that chokehold.

01:25:35But you know what, Michael? I have a question. That is, once a superstar faces his own humanity,

01:25:42his own mortality, oh my goodness! Undertaker, Edge is out of the ring!

01:25:47And now the raccoon! Look at this! There's no one left!

01:25:52No one to save her!

01:25:57Oh, and from behind, Ryder and Hawkins saving Vicky Guerrero for the time being!

01:26:03Look at this! Double chokeslam!

01:26:09And Vicky gonna pay for her sins!

01:26:11No, no, no, no, no!

01:26:14Undertaker, close the air!

01:26:17My lord!

01:26:22Undertaker gonna, he's gonna chokeslam the demo manager!

01:26:25And Spear!

01:26:28Spear by Vicky's fiance!

01:26:30Come on, come on, get the wheelchair!

01:26:33Get the wheelchair!

01:26:33So unlikely, I'd be thankful to see a Spear by Edge.

01:26:39But in this case, they may have saved the well-being.

01:26:43They may have saved the health of Vicky Guerrero.

01:26:45Well, the question is, which one of these two men will be world champion at Judgment Day?

01:26:52Will it be Edge of the Undertaker?

01:26:55And as I said, when a superstar comes face to face with his own humanity,

01:27:00will he ever be the same again?

01:27:02The question Sunday at Judgment Day is, who will be the next world champion?

01:27:07New England!

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