WWE SMACKDOWN 30 MAY 2008 FULL SHOW

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00:00:23Good evening.

00:00:26My name is Edge.

00:00:28Throughout the evening, I'll be presenting a number of moments that chronicle the career

00:00:33of The Undertaker.

00:00:35The irony of this is that tonight, you will see The Undertaker for the last time on SmackDown

00:00:43as he appears for the first time on my show, The Cutting Edge.

00:01:20I'll break you down, break the rules, break the ground

00:01:23And your dance now is gone

00:01:25I'm gonna dance, I'm gonna dance

00:02:09I'm gonna dance, I'm gonna dance

00:02:28We are 48 hours away, two days from One Night Stand Extreme Rules

00:02:34And tonight, Friday Night Smackdown comes to you from the home of the United States Air Force Academy

00:02:40Colorado Springs

00:02:41I'm Michael Cora, along with Mick Foley at ringside

00:02:44And Mick Batista in two nights

00:02:46Faces Shawn Michaels in a stretcher match

00:02:50The animal is so focused

00:02:51The animosity he feels towards a heartbreak kid has been simmering just beneath the surface for several weeks

00:02:57At One Night Stand, I believe that animosity is going to boil over

00:03:02The animosity he feels towards a heartbreak kid has been simmering just beneath the surface for several weeks

00:03:38Well, I don't have a lot to say

00:03:41As usual

00:03:43And honestly, time for talking is long gone

00:03:47So I'm gonna make this short and sweet

00:03:51If nothing else

00:03:53I am a man of last I am a man of my word

00:03:59That being said

00:04:02Sunday

00:04:04one night stand

00:04:07I am going to hurt

00:04:09Shawn Michaels

00:04:17I know some of you are going to have a problem with that

00:04:20and I hope in your heart

00:04:22you can find a

00:04:24find some time to forgive me

00:04:26but the thing with

00:04:27Shawn and I has gone way beyond personal

00:04:32and after I'm done with Shawn

00:04:36the winner of the TLC match

00:04:38whether it be Edge, Undertaker

00:04:40I really don't care

00:04:42is going to have to deal

00:04:44excuse me, excuse me, Batista

00:04:49I have some words to talk about with you

00:04:53hold on

00:05:01excuse me, I have something to say

00:05:10Batista

00:05:12it's great

00:05:16it's great that you're looking at the future

00:05:19but how do you know that you're even going to be here

00:05:34it's great that you're looking at the future

00:05:37but how do you know that you're even going to be here

00:05:41I mean, as Mr. McMahon stated on Raw

00:05:44the draft does take place in four weeks

00:05:50and by the way

00:05:52since when do you have the right to challenge the World Heavyweight Championship

00:06:01you know what

00:06:02excuse me, I'm not done yet

00:06:05you say

00:06:09you say that you're a man of your word

00:06:12but what happens

00:06:14when your words don't mean a damn thing this Sunday

00:06:17if you fall prey

00:06:19to Shawn Michaels and his bag of tricks

00:06:25I mean, if you lose

00:06:29if you lose

00:06:31not only

00:06:33do you look bad

00:06:34but all of SmackDown looks bad

00:06:39and as General Manager

00:06:41I will look bad

00:06:43and I will not

00:06:45allow this to happen

00:06:48I am demanding

00:06:50you know what

00:06:52Vicky

00:06:55as much as you hate to hear this

00:06:57this has nothing

00:06:58to do

00:06:59with you

00:07:03this is not about you

00:07:05this is not about Raw

00:07:06this is not about SmackDown

00:07:07this is not about ECW

00:07:09this is about me

00:07:10and Shawn

00:07:15so why don't you

00:07:16run along backstage

00:07:17and worry about your man

00:07:19and not use the term

00:07:21loosely

00:07:22Edge

00:07:23getting drafted

00:07:24to Raw

00:07:25or ECW

00:07:28or better yet

00:07:30why don't you worry

00:07:32about the beating

00:07:33he's gonna receive

00:07:34from The Undertaker

00:07:36on Sunday

00:07:36at One Night Stand

00:07:43you know what Batista

00:07:46I think it's time

00:07:47I remind you

00:07:48just who you're talking to

00:07:51you see this woman right here

00:07:52is the general manager

00:07:54of SmackDown

00:07:58and she deserves

00:07:59to be treated

00:08:01with some respect

00:08:06so why don't you just shut

00:08:09your mouth

00:08:11excuse me

00:08:12why don't you come on down here

00:08:14and make me shut my mouth

00:08:20wait a minute

00:08:21wait

00:08:22wait guys

00:08:24hold on

00:08:26hold on

00:08:27since when

00:08:28did you start

00:08:30ordering anyone around here

00:08:33you wanna fight

00:08:34you gonna wait

00:08:36till I tell you

00:08:37when and where

00:08:38to do it Batista

00:08:41I mean

00:08:44let's be fair

00:08:45about this

00:08:46Hawkins and Ryder

00:08:49are a part of my larger family

00:08:52so

00:08:53let's have ourselves

00:08:55a tag team match

00:08:57tonight

00:08:58it will be Hawkins and Ryder

00:09:01versus you Batista

00:09:04and anyone

00:09:05that wants to volunteer

00:09:07I'm here to be your partner

00:09:08so without further ado

00:09:30from Death Valley

00:09:33I give you

00:09:34The Undertaker

00:09:42He's towers over everyone

00:09:44look at that

00:09:47Undertaker

00:09:47on 325 odds

00:09:49look at that

00:09:52he just got there

00:09:54with a tombstone

00:09:55awesome is the only word

00:09:57I can take to describe

00:09:58this Undertaker

00:10:02ironically Undertaker's final match

00:10:04may come 18 years later

00:10:05Sunday at one night stand

00:10:07and there is the United States

00:10:09champion

00:10:09Matt Hardy

00:10:10in action

00:10:11on Smackdown

00:10:12next

00:10:18welcome back to Friday Night Smackdown

00:10:20absolutely electric feeling

00:10:22here tonight

00:10:23two nights

00:10:24from one night stand

00:10:25extreme rules

00:10:32there's so much emotion in the air

00:10:33that won't be a big deal

00:10:33but the most important thing

00:10:34is that the WWE United States

00:10:36champion

00:10:37Matt Hardy

00:10:39you can feel it in the air

00:10:41you can feel the emotion

00:10:43of the tension boiling over

00:10:44especially with Batista

00:10:46kicking off the program tonight

00:10:47as we head toward extreme rules

00:10:52there's so much emotion in the air

00:10:54so many personal issues

00:10:55to be settled

00:10:56at one night stand

00:11:00and tonight

00:11:01Friday Night Smackdown

00:11:02is brought to you by

00:11:03Don't Mess With The Zonin

00:11:04and theater sets pride at it

00:11:06that's Zohan Michael

00:11:08and brought to you by

00:11:09Verizon Wireless

00:11:10I do that

00:11:11and by Burger King

00:11:12who will remind you to have it

00:11:14your way

00:11:15Zonin

00:11:17Zonin

00:11:19we're gonna code it

00:11:20you know

00:11:20forget it

00:11:24amazing champion

00:11:27from Jacksonville, Florida

00:11:29weighing 230 pounds

00:11:31here tonight show

00:11:34LECW superstar Elijah Burk

00:11:36big match up here tonight

00:11:37non-title against Matt Hardy

00:11:38but a victory tonight

00:11:39would accomplish a couple of things

00:11:41spitting on Nick

00:11:42first off

00:11:42it would put Elijah

00:11:43in the United States Championship punt

00:11:46but secondly

00:11:47it might take Elijah

00:11:48to that next level

00:11:49we know he's got a hell of a lot of talent

00:11:50he just can't quite

00:11:52get over the hump

00:11:53it seems to me

00:11:53yeah there's no doubt about it

00:11:55this kid Elijah Burk

00:11:56certainly can go

00:11:57if you notice

00:11:58Matt already said

00:11:59he wanted to be the fightingest

00:12:00champion

00:12:01in the United States

00:12:02heavyweight history

00:12:03he hasn't had many title matches

00:12:05that's because Matt

00:12:06wants these guys

00:12:06have to earn

00:12:08a title shot

00:12:09so if Elijah Burk

00:12:10were to come out victorious

00:12:11he would be first in line

00:12:12the United States Heavyweight Champion

00:12:18and I believe Mick

00:12:19that may have been the point

00:12:20that Matt Hardy was making there

00:12:21he does want to be a fighting champion

00:12:23but he wants his challengers

00:12:25to earn the right

00:12:25to battle for that title

00:12:27I think he's more or less saying

00:12:28hey Elijah

00:12:29you want this thing

00:12:30this championship

00:12:31come and get it

00:12:33so it's Matt Hardy

00:12:35and Elijah Burk

00:12:35kicking us off

00:12:36our first match here

00:12:37on Friday Night Smackdown

00:12:38we now know

00:12:39still to come

00:12:40Hawkins and Ryder

00:12:41are going to take on

00:12:42the animal Batista

00:12:43and anyone who wants

00:12:44to volunteer

00:12:45to join Batista

00:12:46in that matchup tonight

00:12:48there should be a long list

00:12:50of people willing to volunteer

00:12:51you have to wonder

00:12:52what's going through

00:12:53Vicky Guerrero

00:12:54that woman

00:12:54she's like the nails

00:12:56on the chalkboard of life

00:12:57well it's almost a dare

00:12:58by Vicky Guerrero

00:12:59to have somebody

00:13:00team up with Batista

00:13:01here tonight

00:13:03I don't know

00:13:04if you want to use

00:13:04the word

00:13:04be daring people

00:13:06with Batista

00:13:07in the frame of mind

00:13:08that he's in

00:13:08I've never seen

00:13:09the animal

00:13:10this electric fight

00:13:11Matt Hardy

00:13:11electric clothesline

00:13:13off the ropes

00:13:13here's the cover

00:13:14first to the matchup

00:13:15and a kickout

00:13:16by Elijah Burk

00:13:17well Elijah's got

00:13:18all the physical tools

00:13:20and we've seen

00:13:20flashes of brilliance

00:13:22he has just not

00:13:23put together

00:13:23that one gigantic

00:13:25win he needs

00:13:26here in WWE

00:13:30Elijah's career

00:13:31at least in singles

00:13:32competition

00:13:32could parallel

00:13:33that on Matt Hardy's

00:13:34Nick

00:13:34we said a lot

00:13:35of the same things

00:13:36about Matt Hardy

00:13:36for a number of years

00:13:37could he ever

00:13:38climb the mountain

00:13:39and get that big

00:13:39singles win

00:13:40and he did do that

00:13:41at back last

00:13:42winning the U.S. title

00:13:43we saw this last week

00:13:45Matt kind of teeing off

00:13:46on Elijah Burk

00:13:47during a break

00:13:48I called it a cheap

00:13:49shot last week

00:13:49not really cheap shot

00:13:50just taking advantage

00:13:51of what

00:13:53what he's given

00:13:54oh

00:13:55that's what we can

00:13:56call the four up

00:13:57which is four knuckles

00:13:58upside the head

00:13:59Michael

00:14:00former amateur

00:14:01boxer Elijah Burk

00:14:02great athletic talent

00:14:04as you saw there

00:14:04into the cover

00:14:05holds the leg

00:14:06got Matt Hardy

00:14:07who kicks out

00:14:08at two and a half

00:14:08almost a three count

00:14:10would have been

00:14:10a big win

00:14:11for Elijah Burk

00:14:12ground and pound

00:14:13Elijah using a point

00:14:14of the elbow

00:14:15the body's

00:14:15hardest weapon

00:14:17and we spoke

00:14:18with Elijah Burk

00:14:19earlier on today

00:14:20and talked a lot

00:14:22about himself

00:14:23but also mentioned

00:14:24the importance

00:14:24of this matchup

00:14:25a win over

00:14:25the United States

00:14:26champion

00:14:27and it's not

00:14:31out of the question

00:14:32Elijah does like

00:14:34to talk

00:14:34and I'll go out

00:14:34on a limb

00:14:35and say

00:14:36that guy's got

00:14:37some very

00:14:38wild

00:14:38strange ideas

00:14:40and he does

00:14:41as Matt Hardy

00:14:42begins to tee off

00:14:43on Elijah Burk

00:14:44speaking with Matt Hardy

00:14:45earlier on as well

00:14:46he has an entire list

00:14:47of superstars

00:14:48and what a forearm

00:14:49entire list of superstars

00:14:51that he'd like to face

00:14:52that he would like

00:14:53to give an opportunity

00:14:54to earn a chance

00:14:55to the United States

00:14:55championship

00:14:58and give me a little

00:15:00bit of that list

00:15:01here Cole

00:15:01well we saw

00:15:02a couple guys

00:15:03last week

00:15:03Sheldon Benjamin

00:15:04in action against

00:15:05Matt Hardy

00:15:06Elijah Burk

00:15:06here as well

00:15:08Matt Hardy

00:15:08wants to take

00:15:09out all covers

00:15:10he's hung on

00:15:11the top rope

00:15:11by Elijah Burk

00:15:12who's being

00:15:14extremely aggressive

00:15:15here tonight

00:15:15well he's gotta be

00:15:16he's gotta set

00:15:17the pace

00:15:17he's gotta make

00:15:18some big moves

00:15:19and I don't think

00:15:20it's out of the

00:15:20question

00:15:20Elijah comes

00:15:21across with the W

00:15:24Elijah

00:15:24looks at the leg

00:15:25on Matt Hardy

00:15:26again who kicks out

00:15:27are you kidding me

00:15:28you know what

00:15:29I'd like to see

00:15:30a matchup

00:15:30with Elijah Burk

00:15:31and Matt Hardy's

00:15:32brother Jeff

00:15:33and a WWE weirdo

00:15:35those are

00:15:36two strange cats

00:15:38and you could be

00:15:39the special guest

00:15:40ref

00:15:40hey I'm out of

00:15:42their

00:15:42they're out of

00:15:42my league

00:15:43rather

00:15:43I've had some

00:15:44odd ideas

00:15:45a different

00:15:45world view

00:15:46but Elijah Burk

00:15:47he's

00:15:48he's a strange one

00:15:53often times

00:15:54you see Burk

00:15:55smiling through

00:15:56the course

00:15:56of a matchup

00:15:57no smiles

00:15:58tonight

00:15:59straight forward

00:16:00intensity

00:16:01definitely

00:16:04Matt Hardy

00:16:05has not really

00:16:05been able to get

00:16:06out of the blocks

00:16:07since the start

00:16:07of the matchup

00:16:08I think he's got

00:16:08Eve Torres

00:16:09on his mind

00:16:10that woman

00:16:11has a chokehold

00:16:12on Matt Hardy's

00:16:12heart

00:16:12so to speak

00:16:15Matt battling

00:16:16out with elbows

00:16:16to the gut

00:16:17and

00:16:17oh

00:16:17nice back

00:16:19suplex

00:16:19Elijah holding

00:16:20onto that side

00:16:21headlock

00:16:22a lot of

00:16:22resiliency

00:16:22there

00:16:23we're trying

00:16:23to wear

00:16:24the United States

00:16:24champion

00:16:25Matt Hardy

00:16:25down

00:16:26I was looking

00:16:26for the proper

00:16:27nutrition

00:16:28there's another

00:16:28oh

00:16:28and that time

00:16:29he broke the hole

00:16:30so wait a minute

00:16:31somehow the word

00:16:32nutrition

00:16:32and Mick Foley

00:16:33don't go along

00:16:34let's face it

00:16:34we're in the trenches

00:16:35for two hours here

00:16:36I needed a healthy

00:16:37snack

00:16:37that would carry me

00:16:38through the duration

00:16:39of Smackdown

00:16:40and Eve Torres

00:16:41was there

00:16:41you know what

00:16:42she recommended

00:16:42what

00:16:43a BB&J

00:16:45peanut butter and jelly

00:16:46peanut butter and jelly

00:16:51trying to build momentum

00:16:53so now you're going

00:16:54to be eating out here

00:16:55during the course

00:16:55of the show

00:16:57eating out here

00:16:58during the course

00:16:59of the show

00:17:02big elbow

00:17:03to the small

00:17:04in the back

00:17:04Matt Hardy

00:17:05on fire

00:17:06here on Smackdown

00:17:07targeting that spine

00:17:08Matt Hardy

00:17:08looking to build

00:17:09momentum

00:17:09went for the side

00:17:10effect

00:17:11and Elijah Burke

00:17:11had it scouted

00:17:12perfectly

00:17:16I think Elijah

00:17:16was going

00:17:17for the backslide

00:17:18and Matt

00:17:18countered

00:17:19the backslide

00:17:19side effect

00:17:20side effect

00:17:21by Matt Hardy

00:17:22isn't effective enough

00:17:23kick out

00:17:24at two

00:17:26Elijah Burke

00:17:27kicking out

00:17:27of the side effect

00:17:28not something

00:17:29we see very often

00:17:32but nonetheless

00:17:33Matt Hardy

00:17:33in control

00:17:34the matchup

00:17:34at this juncture

00:17:36and Matt

00:17:37looking to wear

00:17:37Burke down

00:17:38and there

00:17:38went for that

00:17:39patented bulldog

00:17:41twist of fate

00:17:44Matt Hardy

00:17:45the sudden

00:17:47twist of fate

00:17:48shoots the half

00:17:49into the cover

00:17:50toots the leg

00:17:51got it

00:17:57the winner of this match

00:17:58with WWE United States

00:18:00Champion

00:18:01Matt Hardy

00:18:03that just made the story

00:18:04of Elijah Burke's career

00:18:05thus far

00:18:06had a great matchup

00:18:08competitive throughout

00:18:09but just short

00:18:10of the finish line

00:18:11again

00:18:14the task

00:18:15in front of

00:18:15Elijah Burke

00:18:16is to find some way

00:18:17to summon the desire

00:18:19to get that one

00:18:20big victory

00:18:21he truly needs

00:18:22how do you do that

00:18:24how do you get over

00:18:25the hump

00:18:27if I had that answer

00:18:29Michael

00:18:30he'd be over the hump

00:18:31by now

00:18:31wouldn't he

00:18:33frustration

00:18:33definitely settling in

00:18:35but not for that man

00:18:36for Elijah Burke

00:18:37Matt Hardy

00:18:39a big big victory

00:18:40here tonight

00:18:42and the reason

00:18:42Elijah Burke is frustrated

00:18:44he thought he had

00:18:44this matchup

00:18:45won

00:18:45watch this

00:18:46big right hand

00:18:47but Matt Hardy

00:18:49as he usually does

00:18:50comes from behind

00:18:51in this matchup

00:18:51as Elijah blocked

00:18:53the bulldog

00:18:53Matt quickly

00:18:54turned it into

00:18:55a twist of fate

00:18:56Matt Hardy

00:18:57victorious here tonight

00:18:58on Friday Night Smackdown

00:19:00big win again

00:19:01for Matt Hardy

00:19:06while Matt Hardy

00:19:07has really been

00:19:08on a roll

00:19:08ever since he won

00:19:09the United States

00:19:10championship

00:19:10for my guest

00:19:11at this time

00:19:12MVP

00:19:14MVP

00:19:14the month of May

00:19:20nobody cares

00:19:21about Matt Hardy

00:19:23what we should be

00:19:24discussing

00:19:24is MVP

00:19:26and the fact

00:19:27that MVP

00:19:27is still

00:19:28the most talented

00:19:29individual

00:19:29on this roster

00:19:31it's just

00:19:32that my skills

00:19:33aren't being

00:19:33properly utilized

00:19:34due to moronic

00:19:35decision making

00:19:36you see

00:19:37if

00:19:37excuse me

00:19:38Eve

00:19:39could you pardon us

00:19:40for a second

00:19:40sure Jamie

00:19:41MVP

00:19:42could I

00:19:42could I have a word

00:19:43with you for a minute

00:19:44please

00:19:44why are you

00:19:46interrupting my interview

00:19:47second

00:19:47well I just

00:19:48happened to be

00:19:48walking by

00:19:49and I heard you

00:19:50making all these

00:19:51excuses

00:19:52and you're blaming

00:19:53hold on

00:19:54I ain't blaming

00:19:55nothing on nobody

00:19:56yeah you were

00:19:58I mean

00:19:58you're blaming

00:19:59all your problems

00:19:59on everybody

00:20:00but yourself

00:20:01and I just

00:20:02want to give you

00:20:03a little advice

00:20:03MVP

00:20:03I mean

00:20:04whether you realize

00:20:04it or not

00:20:05me and you're

00:20:05a lot alike

00:20:06no no no

00:20:06stop right there

00:20:08see you and I

00:20:09we ain't nothing

00:20:09alike

00:20:10I'm half man

00:20:12half amazing

00:20:13and you

00:20:14are barely

00:20:15half a man

00:20:17half a man

00:20:19half a man

00:20:21MVP

00:20:22I'm over here

00:20:23trying to help you

00:20:24give you some advice

00:20:25and you want to

00:20:26make short jokes

00:20:27huh

00:20:27I'm trying to

00:20:28stop you from

00:20:29flushing your career

00:20:29down the drain

00:20:30Jamie

00:20:31the only thing

00:20:31that's gonna get

00:20:32flushed down the drain

00:20:33is your little

00:20:33plank size behind

00:20:34if you don't step

00:20:35how about I

00:20:36step up in your face

00:20:37what you wanna see me

00:20:38yeah I want

00:20:39you wanna see me

00:20:40yeah I try to come

00:20:41here and talk to you

00:20:42you wanna fight

00:20:42you picked the wrong

00:20:44person

00:20:45now see you ain't

00:20:46worth it man

00:20:46you ain't worth me

00:20:47possibly sustaining

00:20:48an injury

00:20:49back here

00:20:51well how about

00:20:52we do it

00:20:52out there in the ring

00:20:54you serious

00:20:54you really wanna see me

00:20:55yeah I'm serious

00:20:56cause I'm gonna

00:20:56Vicky Guerrero

00:20:57right now

00:20:57make your dreams come true

00:20:58don't you worry about

00:20:58Vicky Guerrero alright

00:20:59me and Vicky Guerrero

00:21:00are close personal friends

00:21:02I'll go talk to Vicky

00:21:03you just go and

00:21:04get your bling off

00:21:05and maybe get your gear on

00:21:07I'll see you out in the ring

00:21:11oh hell no

00:21:13I did not just get

00:21:14oh hell no

00:21:18and now

00:21:19the WWE Slam of the Week

00:21:21is presented by

00:21:22Just For Men

00:21:23keep your edge

00:21:24with Just For Men

00:21:25for beard and mustache

00:21:30Palumbo

00:21:31Palumbo's got his hands

00:21:32in the little guy

00:21:33come on

00:21:33Chuck

00:21:34no

00:21:35that's just not

00:21:36unnecessary Chuck

00:21:39the idol is missed

00:21:43shillelagh off the skull

00:21:44one

00:21:46two

00:21:47three

00:21:48Finley

00:21:48picks up the win

00:21:50a little assist

00:21:50from his son Hornswoggle

00:21:52referee Mickey Henson

00:21:54trying to figure out

00:21:54what the heck happened

00:21:56nonetheless

00:21:57Finley stolen here

00:22:05father and son

00:22:06how effective

00:22:07how much fun

00:22:08it's so great

00:22:08to have Finley and Hornswoggle

00:22:10here on Smackdown

00:22:11well we saw

00:22:12the dreaded

00:22:13Irish green mist

00:22:15they're on their feet

00:22:16here tonight

00:22:19this contest is set

00:22:20for one fall

00:22:21being accompanied

00:22:21to the ring

00:22:22by Hornswoggle

00:22:23from Belfast,

00:22:24Northern Ireland

00:22:25wing 233 pounds

00:22:28Finley

00:22:31big win last week

00:22:32for Finley

00:22:33and well there's Hornswoggle

00:22:34a little comfortable

00:22:34underneath the ring

00:22:35he's got his little

00:22:36cots under there

00:22:37what do you think's

00:22:38under there

00:22:38he's like a little

00:22:39troll

00:22:40trip trap

00:22:41remember the

00:22:41Billy goes

00:22:42rough

00:22:42yeah

00:22:42what do you think's

00:22:44under the ring

00:22:44what do you think

00:22:44he's got set up

00:22:45under there

00:22:45he's got a little

00:22:46hot plate

00:22:47I'm sure under there

00:22:48a little Irish sausage

00:22:50doing something

00:22:51that's not done

00:22:51and he's running

00:22:52right in the ring

00:22:53from San Diego

00:22:53California

00:22:54weight 280 pounds

00:22:56Chuck Palumbo

00:22:58well here's a man

00:23:00Chuck Palumbo

00:23:01who's not happy

00:23:02tried to talk to

00:23:03Palumbo earlier today

00:23:04about last week's

00:23:05incident

00:23:05he poured a hole

00:23:07right through me

00:23:08basically said

00:23:09he's gonna let his

00:23:10actions do the talking

00:23:11for him tonight

00:23:12he did not find

00:23:14the green mist

00:23:15humorous

00:23:16no no

00:23:16he was curious

00:23:17about it

00:23:17as a matter of fact

00:23:18told me it burned

00:23:19for the better part

00:23:20of the last week

00:23:21burned him

00:23:22physically and emotionally

00:23:24he was a battered fight

00:23:31Chuck Palumbo

00:23:33his eyes are stuck

00:23:35to make shabbers

00:23:36all business tonight

00:23:39really taking his eyes

00:23:40off the fighting

00:23:41Irishman Finley

00:23:42well Michael

00:23:42we had a good time

00:23:43calling this match

00:23:45between Finley

00:23:45and Chuck Palumbo

00:23:46last week

00:23:47a lot of fun

00:23:48but he also saw

00:23:49a tremendous

00:23:50physical matchup

00:23:51Chuck feels like

00:23:52he wrestled well

00:23:53enough to win

00:23:53that he should have

00:23:54bought

00:23:55and he was taking

00:23:55advantage of

00:23:56the father-son combo

00:23:57much like last week

00:23:59this matchup

00:23:59here tonight

00:24:00will be extremely

00:24:01physical

00:24:01two of the toughest

00:24:03two of the roughest

00:24:04men in all

00:24:05WWE

00:24:06the fighting Irishman

00:24:07Finley

00:24:09and full throttle

00:24:10Chuck Palumbo

00:24:11what about that

00:24:12hat of Palumbo

00:24:13I think Slash

00:24:14from Guns N' Roses

00:24:15called

00:24:15he needs that bad boy

00:24:16back

00:24:17kind of like

00:24:18the mad hatter

00:24:18of WWE

00:24:20saw that shillelagh

00:24:21moments ago

00:24:22the weapon of choice

00:24:23last week

00:24:24for the Irishman

00:24:25Finley

00:24:27lock up

00:24:28and here we go

00:24:28so I guess

00:24:29Chuck's strategy

00:24:29in this matchup

00:24:30is trying to keep

00:24:31Hornswoggle

00:24:31out of the next

00:24:32right

00:24:32as a matter of fact

00:24:33I think he'd like

00:24:34to see Hornswoggle

00:24:35in the match

00:24:35I think he dislikes

00:24:37Hornswoggle

00:24:38even more than

00:24:39he dislikes

00:24:40there it is

00:24:41KO Palumbo

00:24:41that's a right hand

00:24:42a game changer

00:24:43straight right hand

00:24:45and Finley

00:24:47I'm not quite sure

00:24:48he knows where he's at

00:24:49but when is the last

00:24:50time you saw Finley

00:24:51doubled over in pain

00:24:53at least allowing

00:24:54his opponent to seize

00:24:55in pain like that

00:24:55I saw that last week

00:24:56as I mentioned

00:24:57they had a tremendous

00:24:58matchup Michael

00:24:59of real physical

00:25:00matchups

00:25:01took me by surprise

00:25:02I mean I was so

00:25:03caught up in the fun

00:25:04the Irish shenanigans

00:25:06and Palumbo's

00:25:07a dangerous

00:25:08dangerous man

00:25:09I don't think

00:25:09he would hesitate

00:25:10to hurt Hornswoggle

00:25:11should he get his

00:25:12hands on the little guy

00:25:13looks like he wants

00:25:14to punish Finley

00:25:17great throw by Palumbo

00:25:21he can prove that

00:25:22here in this matchup

00:25:23tonight

00:25:25he's another guy

00:25:26with all the tools

00:25:27and I'm not talking

00:25:28about the

00:25:28oh man

00:25:29and there's the

00:25:30veteran instinct

00:25:31the lively instinct

00:25:32to Finley

00:25:32saw Palumbo

00:25:34get a bit overzealous

00:25:35sidestep them

00:25:36and suddenly

00:25:36Finley's in control

00:25:38we've seen

00:25:39we've seen this

00:25:40before

00:25:40this is known as

00:25:41a Fuji war arm bar

00:25:43watch this

00:25:43oh right into the post

00:25:45and now Finley

00:25:46trying to take

00:25:46full advantage

00:25:47but he's got to

00:25:47get his weight down

00:25:48on the top of that

00:25:49back of that shoulder

00:25:50make his hold

00:25:51effect

00:25:51you notice

00:25:51as soon as Finley

00:25:52saw that shoulder

00:25:53hit the steel post

00:25:54wasted no time

00:25:55but right to work

00:25:55on the army

00:25:56you're going

00:25:56yeah

00:25:57we refer to Edge

00:25:58often as the ultimate

00:25:59opportunist

00:25:59but this guy's

00:26:00not far behind

00:26:03Finley and Palumbo

00:26:04both members

00:26:04of the Smackdown roster

00:26:05you know

00:26:06making a couple of weeks

00:26:07Finley and or Palumbo

00:26:09could be a part of Raw

00:26:09could be a part of ECW

00:26:11Mr. McMahon

00:26:11with that huge announcement

00:26:12Monday night

00:26:13that we're going to have

00:26:14a draft in San Antonio

00:26:15in about a month

00:26:16one of only two huge

00:26:17announcements for Mr. McMahon

00:26:18is he really intending

00:26:19to give away a million dollars

00:26:21in Raw

00:26:21can we sign up

00:26:22are we LJ

00:26:23I'm going to start

00:26:24attending in disguise

00:26:25oh and Finley

00:26:26shoulder first

00:26:29the injured shoulder

00:26:30into the steel steps

00:26:32Finley is such a student

00:26:34at this game

00:26:34he goes every inch

00:26:36inside and outside

00:26:37the ring

00:26:38and he uses every bit

00:26:39of the ring

00:26:39as a weapon

00:26:41standing drop kick

00:26:42Finley doesn't often

00:26:42leave his feet

00:26:43but effective there

00:26:44hooks the leg

00:26:45kick out at one

00:26:46by Palumbo

00:26:49we said that

00:26:50Finley's the type of guy

00:26:51who's going to need

00:26:51four or five

00:26:52big offensive maneuvers

00:26:53to put away

00:26:54Chuck Palumbo

00:26:55Palumbo

00:26:56Palumbo could win

00:26:57this match

00:26:58with one or two

00:27:01Finley sidestep again

00:27:02there's that left

00:27:04shoulder hard

00:27:04into the turnbuckle

00:27:05Finley taking

00:27:06oh my goodness

00:27:08did you see

00:27:09and hear that

00:27:11Finley's eyes

00:27:11rolling in the back

00:27:12of his head

00:27:13Palumbo

00:27:14he just barely

00:27:16got it up

00:27:17if Chuck had had

00:27:17the presence of mind

00:27:18to hook the leg

00:27:19watch it

00:27:20this is just devastating

00:27:22oh man

00:27:23the problem there

00:27:24was though

00:27:25when Chuck went

00:27:26for the cover

00:27:26he had to hook

00:27:27Finley with his

00:27:28bad arm

00:27:28didn't allow him

00:27:29to put any pressure

00:27:30on it

00:27:30Finley kicked out

00:27:31can we take note

00:27:33I have just been

00:27:34schooled by Michael

00:27:35Cole in the commentary

00:27:36one time cover again

00:27:37and a kick out

00:27:38by Finley

00:27:39that was an excellent

00:27:40observation and one

00:27:41that passed me by

00:27:42again he did it there

00:27:43again

00:27:43the left arm

00:27:44of Chuck

00:27:44man I think Chuck's

00:27:45got to stop jaw jacking

00:27:47with the referee

00:27:47concentrate on scoring

00:27:48another big offensive move

00:27:52this is not air

00:27:53that Palumbo

00:27:54breathed

00:27:55very often

00:27:56as we see

00:27:56nobody home

00:27:57and Finley

00:27:58the better looking

00:27:59to take advantage

00:28:00again

00:28:00this has been

00:28:01high octane

00:28:02all the way

00:28:04100%

00:28:05out of both

00:28:05of these superstars

00:28:06full throttle

00:28:07like Palumbo likes it

00:28:08well right now

00:28:10it's Finley

00:28:10looking to take control

00:28:15we said it was

00:28:16going to be physical

00:28:17and it hasn't

00:28:17disappointed

00:28:18I assume he did

00:28:19by the way

00:28:19full throttle

00:28:20may have been

00:28:25Columbo

00:28:26becoming very aggressive

00:28:28who's speaking

00:28:28is that

00:28:30no

00:28:31not a good move

00:28:32by Hornswoggle

00:28:34Finley from behind

00:28:35off the distraction

00:28:36by Hornswoggle

00:28:37and another right hand

00:28:38thankfully Hornswoggle

00:28:39seeks cover

00:28:40underneath that ring

00:28:42Hornswoggle better

00:28:43get far away

00:28:44from Chuck Palumbo

00:28:45what's Chuck doing

00:28:45over there

00:28:46Chuck's taking the

00:28:47chain off of his

00:28:49fight

00:28:50Palumbo

00:28:50Chuck Chuck

00:28:51certainly

00:28:51his match

00:28:52will be lost

00:28:52oh man

00:28:54Jeffrey

00:28:55got to call

00:28:56for the disqualification

00:28:57but Palumbo doesn't care

00:28:58Chuck Palumbo

00:29:00who was embarrassed

00:29:01and humiliated

00:29:02last week

00:29:04hellbent on revenge

00:29:05and making

00:29:06Finley pay here

00:29:07tonight

00:29:08clearly at a certain

00:29:10point in time

00:29:11Chuck Palumbo

00:29:11stopped caring

00:29:12about wins

00:29:13and losses

00:29:13and just started

00:29:15caring about

00:29:15making a statement

00:29:16it's happened

00:29:17before in

00:29:18Palumbo's career

00:29:18he gets to the

00:29:20point where

00:29:20he just reaches

00:29:21that boiling point

00:29:22completely snaps

00:29:23and it happened

00:29:24tonight

00:29:27and I don't care

00:29:28how tough

00:29:28someone is

00:29:31or how much

00:29:32they love to fight

00:29:34that punch

00:29:35sends anybody

00:29:35down

00:29:39and Chuck Palumbo

00:29:40is a man

00:29:41who has just

00:29:42made a heavy

00:29:43statement

00:29:46we don't know

00:29:47who Batista

00:29:47is going to pick

00:29:48we have no idea

00:29:48I'm going to pick

00:29:49anybody

00:29:49who wants to be

00:29:50his partner

00:29:50I mean

00:29:51guys

00:29:51tonight is going

00:29:52to be a handicap

00:29:53match

00:29:53no one's going

00:29:54to miss

00:29:55Vicky

00:29:56Vicky I need to

00:29:57talk for a second

00:29:57does anybody

00:29:58knock anymore

00:29:59Jamie this is

00:30:00not a good time

00:30:02Vicky I can see

00:30:03you guys are busy

00:30:03this ain't going

00:30:04to take a second

00:30:05Vicky I need

00:30:06a match tonight

00:30:06I want a match

00:30:07tonight with MVP

00:30:09you should have

00:30:10heard what he said

00:30:11he said I was

00:30:11a half a man

00:30:12me Jamie Noble

00:30:14Jamie you have

00:30:16the match

00:30:16now go please

00:30:22so I got the match

00:30:23no no no tricks

00:30:24I don't get out

00:30:25there's a big show

00:30:26Jamie

00:30:27get out

00:30:31thank you Vicky

00:30:32thank you

00:30:33that's not that's

00:30:34what we were talking

00:30:35about

00:30:41this is

00:30:44Undertaker fighting

00:30:45back

00:30:45he's fighting

00:30:46back

00:30:46they're right

00:30:47above us folks

00:30:47and I don't

00:30:48lock it a damn

00:30:48bit

00:30:49look at all

00:30:51good god almighty

00:30:52good god almighty

00:30:54they killed him

00:30:56he's got a straight

00:30:57witness

00:30:58he is broken

00:30:59in there

00:30:59if he throws

00:31:00him off

00:31:01on the other

00:31:01side

00:31:05good god

00:31:06good god

00:31:07that's it

00:31:07he's dead

00:31:24Michael I remember that match so well and that man the Undertaker has been such a huge part of my

00:31:29life for me and for all our great fans it's got to be tough to imagine that the Undertaker's final

00:31:34appearance on SmackDown might take place in a matter of minutes when the Dead

00:31:38Man appears on the cutting edge tonight

00:32:08this mod is set for one fall

00:32:10a portion of the ring first in Los Angeles California

00:32:12weighing 219 pounds

00:32:14he

00:32:15is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions

00:32:18John Morrison

00:32:20listen Mick

00:32:20I don't necessarily like the way Miz and Morrison conduct themselves but for some reason

00:32:25I've got this sick obsession with watching Miz and Morrison's dirt chic

00:32:30as it debuts every Saturday at WWE.com

00:32:33I mean it's weird

00:32:36they had a seance this week

00:32:37with Paul Bearer Kane's father

00:32:40and uh was it me or was Mike Adam Lee kind of entertaining in that seance

00:32:43nonetheless John Morrison

00:32:45one on one action here tonight against the man he knows very well

00:32:49I think Adam Lee's entertainment body was completely accidental by the way

00:32:53pressure back on

00:32:571922 pounds

00:32:58CM Punk

00:33:00so CM Punk one on one with

00:33:02John Morrison

00:33:03he is CM Punk carrying the money to big briefcase

00:33:06what that means is anytime between now and WrestleMania he can cash in money in the bank

00:33:11for a title opportunity and any title he wants here in WWE

00:33:16yeah you indeed you're right and he won that right at WrestleMania in a ladder match and uh

00:33:21you've got to wonder what's going through Punk's mind when he intends to cash that bad boy in

00:33:26you want to talk ladders

00:33:27you want to talk Edge and The Undertaker table ladders and chairs Sunday

00:33:32one night stand extreme rules for the world title the first time ever

00:33:36that the world heavyweight championship is going to be determined in a table ladders and chairs match

00:33:41Michael I'm not gonna lie to you I love all the WD pay-per-views

00:33:45most people of course pick the granddaddy of them all WrestleMania I think this is my favorite night of the

00:33:50year because every match

00:33:51is an extreme match and you know I like that watch Sunday

00:33:55I can't stand Michael I can't stand I can't stand The Miz I can't stand that guy

00:34:13You know they got the dirt sheet I'm gonna start hearing something I like to call the hurt sheet which

00:34:22is a list of ways I'd like to inflict the great bodily harm on the body of the Miz

00:34:27Well, Miz is being sent back to the locker room, and

00:34:29we're gonna have a straight up one on one matchup between Morrison and CM Punk.

00:34:33And it should be a Punk and Punk over the kick victory here.

00:34:35They have him in a kick out.

00:34:37The distraction almost cost John Morrison.

00:34:39Now remember, Mick, Sunday at One Night Stand Extreme Rules,

00:34:43Punk and Morrison gonna be a part of that Singapore Kane match,

00:34:47where the winner of the match will face Kane for the ECW title.

00:34:50Need to those razor sharp abdominals.

00:34:53Speaking of distraction, I think this is almost everything we see is going to be

00:34:56a distraction in the movies.

00:34:58I'm so focused on The Undertaker, Batista,

00:35:00all these great issues coming to a head at One Night Stand.

00:35:04Well, maybe you could go back to what we were talking about.

00:35:06I was trying to explain that these two men are part of the Singapore Kane match

00:35:10at One Night Stand, where the winner's gonna get a title opportunity.

00:35:12I already said I'm focused on Undertaker and Batista.

00:35:16I will tell you, all right, yes, of course.

00:35:18The winner of the Singapore Kane match.

00:35:20Thanks for making me look bad on that TV.

00:35:22Here's a cover and a kick out.

00:35:24Focused, I've got my priorities.

00:35:26CM Punk won his first ECW title from John Morrison.

00:35:29Here's a cover and a kick out.

00:35:32How's this?

00:35:33How's this for a possibility?

00:35:35This is a grueling night, an extreme night.

00:35:38One night of the year, WWE gets completely- Cover again by Morrison.

00:35:42What if CM Punk were to cash in that money in the bank opportunity

00:35:46after a last man standing match?

00:35:49Between Triple H and Randy Orton, or what if you were to cash it in after the

00:35:53table ladders and chairs match between Edge and The Undertaker?

00:35:56A guy's gotta make his own opportunities here in WWE, might be a perfect one.

00:36:00The Punk.

00:36:01Went for the go-to-sleep, the GTS, but John Morrison battled out of it.

00:36:07Punk, Punk Morrison right on the jaw.

00:36:08We've seen some great matches in the past between these two.

00:36:11They match up really well.

00:36:12Styles that really complement each other.

00:36:16Go!

00:36:20Go!

00:36:22Go!

00:36:23Go!

00:36:24Go!

00:36:25Go!

00:36:28Go!

00:36:29It's about discipline, it's how he lives his life.

00:36:31And it takes discipline to get those abs.

00:36:33Oh!

00:36:34Oh!

00:36:34Come on.

00:36:34I just want him.

00:36:35Come on.

00:36:35I just want him, come on!

00:36:37Oh!

00:36:38Oh, my goodness.

00:36:39That's good.

00:36:40He's got Fambord's butt.

00:36:41Shoulders down.

00:36:41Hook the leg and a kick down.

00:36:42Morrison told me his abs are so sharp, he can actually grate cheese on them,

00:36:46that he uses his abs to grate cheese for his vegetarian egg white olives.

00:36:51Are you kidding?

00:36:52No.

00:36:52Well, I'm not kidding that he said it.

00:36:54I don't know if it's true or not.

00:36:55Kick to the back of the head, Morrison shoots the half, cover,

00:36:58puts the leg, and a kick out at two and a half by CM Punk.

00:37:02You should try that.

00:37:04I'm not sure I get great cheese, but

00:37:05I could probably smear it all over my doughy midsection.

00:37:09Probably not going to want to eat almonds for a while, are you, Michael?

00:37:12Not at all.

00:37:14John Morrison was in control, CM Punk going for the counter.

00:37:20Look at this, going for the GTS.

00:37:22Go to sleep, connecting from out of nowhere.

00:37:26Bingo.

00:37:27And Punk building momentum on Sunday.

00:37:35CM Punk, John Morrison, Tommy Dreamer,

00:37:40Chavo Guerrero, and the Big Show in a Singapore K-Max Sunday in Extreme rules

00:37:46the winner to become the number one contender for the ECW title.

00:37:49And as always, our ECW superstars are going to feel like underdogs.

00:37:53They're going to want to steal the show on the one night of the year that WWE gets extreme.

00:37:58Tell us about those Singapore K-S, man.

00:38:00What's it going to be like in there?

00:38:01I can't imagine, Cole.

00:38:03Can you imagine what Big Show do if he gets his hands on a K-Max?

00:38:05Watch it.

00:38:06Very unusual way of going into the GTS.

00:38:09And Morrison goes to sleep.

00:38:11But if CM Punk can connect with the GTS Sunday,

00:38:15he's going to head to a title opportunity against Kane at Knight of Champions.

00:38:20And hopefully, Morrison's not dreaming about the GTS on my midsection.

00:38:27Well, ladies and gentlemen, up next, two days for the stretcher match at one night stand.

00:38:31Batista heads into action.

00:38:33But who will volunteer to be with Batista in the tag team match?

00:38:37We're going to find out next on Friday Night SmackDown.

00:39:00We are back on Friday Night SmackDown with The Animal.

00:39:22This is the tag team match schedule for Paul.

00:39:25Ancient troopers from Washington, D.C.

00:39:27Weighing 290 pounds, Batista!

00:39:33Well, Batista, of course, is focused on Sunday in this retro match

00:39:37versus Shawn Michaels in one night stand, Extreme Rules.

00:39:40And the question for tonight to make is, who's going to volunteer?

00:39:43Who's going to volunteer to stand with Batista tonight in this tag team matchup?

00:39:47I don't know who's volunteering, and I don't think it's going to matter.

00:39:53I actually think that man is capable of handling Edge's cronies all by himself.

00:40:01You talk about focus, I think that's the key word, because I've never seen The Animal so focused on one

00:40:07single goal.

00:40:08And that goal, to really lay a hurting with Shawn Michaels.

00:40:12And it almost seemed like a threat that general manager Guerrero said that someone could volunteer to help Batista here

00:40:18tonight.

00:40:20You know, looking back, trying to figure out Batista's, like, threat versus, uh, coming through ratio.

00:40:28It seems to me that Batista has never made a threat that he doesn't follow through on.

00:40:33The man a few words, and when he speaks, we listen.

00:40:37And his tag team partner.

00:40:41I don't need a partner.

00:40:44See? Hey? Hey?

00:40:46He does not need a partner.

00:40:58Well, there are the opponents, Ryder and Hawkins, and, uh, general managers in tow.

00:41:05They cannot for the life of me to figure out why those two men are smiling.

00:41:09Well, because Dave, a two-on-one handicap matchup.

00:41:12I don't care.

00:41:12I predict this will be the quickest erasure of two smiles that we've seen here on SmackDown.

00:41:20There it is.

00:41:21False confidence.

00:41:22On display here, Friday night, two men who are fooling only themselves.

00:41:28Uh, Dave?

00:41:29Excuse me, Batista, where's your partner at?

00:41:35Do you have a partner?

00:41:40No partner?

00:41:41Well, then it looks like it's gonna be a handicap match.

00:41:45I don't think you were paying attention.

00:41:47I said, I don't need a partner.

00:41:52I didn't say that I don't have one.

00:41:56What?

00:41:58What?

00:41:59There's a speech.

00:42:01Oh, man!

00:42:05There's a speech.

00:42:07Oh, boy!

00:42:10Talk about partners!

00:42:16Howdy, Patina!

00:42:20Bye-bye, general manager!

00:42:23Well, no longer!

00:42:28I believe that Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Ryder have a little date with destiny.

00:42:33Well, no longer is Pike's Peak the largest thing in Colorado Springs!

00:42:38Because the Big Show!

00:42:40Oh!

00:42:42You don't know how you don't get cold.

00:42:43They were smiling a minute ago.

00:42:44Now those smiles have left.

00:42:46Were they really under the assumption that they were going to be successful against the

00:42:49Animal?

00:42:50This guy's gonna rip these two apart!

00:42:51Well, the ego of Edge has rubbed off, obviously, on Hawkins and Ryder.

00:42:55So we do have ourselves a tag team matchup.

00:42:57Hawkins and Ryder against Batista and the Big Show here on Friday Night SmackDown.

00:43:03You know, last week on SmackDown, we saw Batista in a very grueling physical matchup with MVP.

00:43:09Perhaps the most aggressive I've ever seen MVP in the ring.

00:43:11Really did a number on the Animal's shoulder.

00:43:14I wonder what kind of factor that might play tonight and then Sunday at One Night Stand.

00:43:19Well, it's Kerr Hawkins who first opened his mouth at the beginning of SmackDown tonight,

00:43:24telling Batista he was being rude, interrupting General Manager Guerrero.

00:43:28Well, this is what Hawkins talking got himself into.

00:43:31I cannot remember a Batista match that was simply and purely about revenge.

00:43:38Yeah, most of Batista's matches been against the World Championship over the years.

00:43:43He said earlier this thing with Shawn Michaels has gone beyond personal now.

00:43:48About as personal as he can get.

00:43:50As I said before, Batista, on the rare occasions he's lost, been very gracious in defeat,

00:43:55but he does not like to be made a fool of, which he feels Michaels made him fool.

00:44:00I mean, there's so much speculation, so much talk going around about Batista.

00:44:04Or was he embarrassed and upset that he got caught by Shawn Michaels in the feigned injury?

00:44:09Or was he really upset that a man he thought was his friend Shawn Michaels lied to him?

00:44:14So many layers to this story as the Big Show comes in off the tag.

00:44:19Well, Batista takes so much pride in these big match-ups, and he really wanted to steal the show.

00:44:24Let's face it, Shawn Michaels is a phenomenal, phenomenal sports entertainer,

00:44:29and he thought they're gonna steal the show.

00:44:31It turns out the only thing stolen was Batista's pride.

00:44:34Hawkins made the tag to Zack Ryder, who has no business in the ring with Big Show,

00:44:38but he's gonna have no choice, and Big Show, Big Show just palmed a full-grown man.

00:44:44Lifted a full-grown man like a palm basketball into the ring from the floor.

00:44:50Do you believe what you just saw?

00:44:52He lifted a grown man on the floor.

00:44:54There it is, okay.

00:44:55No, I don't believe it until now.

00:44:56I believe it now.

00:44:58Seven feet tall, 441 pounds.

00:45:02Like one of the monkeys, Nesmith Dolan's Torque.

00:45:06They're the monkeys.

00:45:07I'm a believer, come on.

00:45:08From the 1960s.

00:45:11I remember you out here with a broadcast partner who used more dated references.

00:45:15I'm not talking about the coach, either.

00:45:18Ryder doing nothing but upsetting Batista.

00:45:21And now Ryder tags in Curt Hawkins.

00:45:23You know, you still haven't properly thanked him for doing an outfield coach experiment.

00:45:27And Hawkins, Batista distracted for the moment.

00:45:30One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight.

00:45:39Now Zack Ryder.

00:45:41He's a tag to Hawkins.

00:45:42He's a little food to thought this Sunday.

00:45:46Batista is capable of hurting Michaels immediately.

00:45:50Big offense.

00:45:51We've talked about it time and time again.

00:45:52What will it take for Shawn Michaels to come out the winning end of this brutal stretcher match?

00:45:57He's gonna have to use his mind again, much like he did at Backlash when he feigned that injury.

00:46:01And keep in mind what we saw on Raw this past Monday night, Nick.

00:46:04Shawn Michaels may be dinged up, may have injured his back in that matchup against Chris Jericho,

00:46:08which could be in Batista's favor.

00:46:10And if I was Shawn Michaels, I'd have, oh, oh!

00:46:13Now if Batista delivers a spine luster like that Sunday,

00:46:16he may be able to put Shawn on the stretcher and wheel him out of the arena.

00:46:19And we've seen a lot of smiles from Batista.

00:46:22Those smiles, I can almost guarantee, will not be in existence this Sunday.

00:46:26Up we go and down we go.

00:46:29Jump slam Batista ball.

00:46:32The cover.

00:46:33Hawkins and Ryder, thanks for coming.

00:46:41Big Show and Batista.

00:46:44Big Show has got to be considered the favorite of the Singapore team that Sunday

00:46:48at One Night Stand at Street Rules.

00:46:51And I'll tell you this, if Batista is as focused Sunday as he was tonight,

00:46:55Shawn Michaels may indeed, in Batista's words, get hurt.

00:46:59Well, HBK likes to call himself the showstopper at One Night Stand.

00:47:02I think we might want to call Batista the no-stopper

00:47:06because there may well be no stopping him.

00:47:11Kurt Hawkins and Zack Ryder probably shouldn't open up their mouths earlier tonight.

00:47:18Remember this past Monday, uh, Michaels almost, uh, depending on the compassion.

00:47:24Good teamwork.

00:47:25Through teamwork for Big Show and Batista.

00:47:28The chokeslam followed by the Batista ball.

00:47:31And either one of those moves could help either one of those fans, Big Show and Batista,

00:47:36with irrespective matches Sunday at One Night Stand, Extreme Rules.

00:47:41Now, ladies and gentlemen, will Sunday mark the final memorable moment of The Undertaker's career

00:47:46with tonight mark Undertaker's last SmackDown appearance ever.

00:47:51An historic cutting edge.

00:47:53His guest, The Undertaker, tonight.

00:48:04We are down to two men.

00:48:06Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker!

00:48:08One of these men are going to WrestleMania!

00:48:10Two of the greatest legends in the history of this business!

00:48:14I don't know about you, I got chills out here!

00:48:17Both of these men are so determined!

00:48:18Both of these men want to headline WrestleMania!

00:48:21Not a person in the crowd on the sitting down!

00:48:24We're watching history!

00:48:27Shawn, going for speech!

00:48:29Here we go!

00:48:31Oh!

00:48:32And Shawn Michaels!

00:48:34The Undertaker is going to WrestleMania!

00:48:38We have seen a classic!

00:48:47And now, the WWE Rewind is brought to you by the auto parts experts at AutoZone.

00:48:52Get in the zone.

00:48:54AutoZone.

00:48:55Well, Mick, Cherry recently dumped by Deuce and Domino, recruiting some help this week.

00:49:03Ooh!

00:49:04Wow!

00:49:06Maurice's neck snapping off that bulldog, and Deuce and Domino had to pull Cherry off!

00:49:13And Festus!

00:49:14Oh!

00:49:16Oh!

00:49:16Inadvertently, Deuce kicked by Festus!

00:49:19Knocking Cherry down!

00:49:20And Maurice!

00:49:22What a kick!

00:49:23She smiled as she delivered that kick!

00:49:26Oh, my!

00:49:27Oh, my goodness!

00:49:28One!

00:49:29Two!

00:49:30One!

00:49:31Two!

00:49:31One!

00:49:32One!

00:49:33One!

00:49:33Frauenb carry out.

00:49:33Oh, my gosh!

00:49:33Amazing Grace is just an angry woman!

00:49:42Cherry, you're healing, so I think everything's going to be okay.

00:49:45Okay, thanks.

00:49:46Mm-hmm.

00:49:48What are you doing here?

00:49:50Cherry, you not the only one who needs attention.

00:49:53Um, I need you to look at my ankle.

00:49:56Okay.

00:49:57It really, really hurts.

00:49:59When did you hurt it?

00:50:00Um, I think I heard it last week in the ring, kicking Sherry's face.

00:50:23You know, Michael, that was just such a devastating kick, and nothing would do my heart more good than to

00:50:28see Maurice get a little payback somewhere along the line.

00:50:31Well, there's gonna be a lot of payback coming a lot of people's way Sunday, two nights away, the one

00:50:36-night stand, Extreme Rules, San Diego, California.

00:50:38And what about the personal animosity that is building between these two men for the WWE Championship?

00:50:45Well, undoubtedly, this one will get wild. The match continues until one man just cannot stand. It's the game versus

00:50:52Orton, last man standing.

00:50:54Also Sunday, we will determine who the next number one contender will be for the ECW Championship.

00:50:58Hey, it's the ECW Swingers Convention, the Big Show, Punk, Dreamer, Chavo, and Morrison in a Singapore Cane match.

00:51:05Truly personal. It's all about first blood. Well, there's been a lot of bad blood between these two.

00:51:11Now we'll find out who draws first blood. John Cena and JBL square off in a first blood match.

00:51:17Batista said earlier tonight, this has gone way beyond personal.

00:51:22Oh, it's so personal. Pinfalls don't count. Submissions don't count. The match does not end until one man leaves on

00:51:28a stretcher. Batista and Michaels in a stretcher match.

00:51:31First time ever, world title will be determined in a table ladder as a chairs match. One man's career. The

00:51:37Undertaker's is in state.

00:51:38And Edge is the undisputed master at this type of match. We'll find out. If The Undertaker loses, he must

00:51:44leave the WWE.

00:51:45It all comes your way Sunday night, One Night Stand, Extreme Rules.

00:51:51Well, there is SmackDown's highest paid superstar. The former United States Champion MVP meets Jamie Noble one-on-one next.

00:52:07One, two, we hear the clock ticking. Tick, tick, tick. You're about to stop living. Tick, tick, tick. I want

00:52:14you to remember me. Tick, tick, tick. But the day don't have no memory.

00:52:18I go.

00:52:18That is in the one-way. A stretcher in the ring from Ali Proka.

00:52:22Wave two to 140. Got it. Mantel Vontavius Porter.

00:52:26N.P.P.

00:52:28N.P. was the longest reigning United States Champion in WWE history.

00:52:33But he now has to get himself back in the, back in the winning streak.

00:52:38I know N.P. would love to once again hold championship gold here in WWE, but I'd have to become

00:52:43a bigger fan of N.P. as an ex-champion.

00:52:48And he's from Hannover, West Virginia, winning two, a venture of two pounds, Jamie Noble.

00:52:54Now Jamie Noble likes to talk a lot, but you gotta give him credit.

00:52:58He's not afraid to stand up for himself.

00:53:00No, I give him a world of credit.

00:53:01If he was 50 pounds heavier, I think he'd be holding some championship gold of his own here on SmackDown.

00:53:07Noble trying to give N.P. a little bit of advice earlier on tonight.

00:53:10N.P. said take a walk, Jamie.

00:53:12You're barely half a man.

00:53:14I'm half man, half amazing.

00:53:15Speaking of advice, Mike, how many times have you seen in some corner of an arena a top WWE superstar

00:53:21pull Jamie Noble aside and ask for a little advice of their own?

00:53:25Always.

00:53:26Jamie Noble, tremendous competitor in the ring, former Cruiserweight Champion, but MVP looking to be very aggressive here tonight.

00:53:32Maybe send a message through Jamie Noble.

00:53:35Top toehold by the very typical Jamie Noble.

00:53:38He knows his holds as well as anybody.

00:53:40Pitbull in his own right.

00:53:42What kind of message did MVP send to the world with that tremendous matchup against Batista last week?

00:53:48That he, uh, MVP's ready to go, hasn't missed a step since losing that championship.

00:53:52Although, even though we talk about how MVP is such a, a boastful man, I believe, Nick, that perhaps his

00:53:58confidence has been shaken a bit when he lost that title.

00:54:02Perhaps, but like I said, I like what I've seen.

00:54:05And remember, but he did a number on Batista.

00:54:07Batista actually had to win that match by giving a Batista bomb with one arm.

00:54:11That's how battle, badly damaged, the animal was after that altercation with MVP.

00:54:17Noble in trouble, MVP.

00:54:18He put the knee right in the gut of Jamie Noble.

00:54:22The stardom MVP using all parts of his body as a weapon.

00:54:25One thing, you know, you can't like about MVP, Mick, is the fact that he goes around blaming everybody else

00:54:31for his issues and his problems.

00:54:33He calls himself the most talented individual on the roster.

00:54:35Maybe that is true.

00:54:36But then he called, here's a cover, hook to the leg again, and a kick out.

00:54:40But then he blames moronic, he called it moronic decision making for where he's at today?

00:54:44Yeah, and Jamie Noble is exactly right.

00:54:46He's gotta stop blaming other people and start looking in the mirror when it comes to-

00:54:51His fate here in WWE.

00:54:53He still wanna see me, huh?

00:54:54But if he can remain as hungry and as aggressive as he's been these past several weeks,

00:54:58I think it's only a matter of time until he's championship material again.

00:55:03MVP really, it seems like he needs to be a champion.

00:55:06He needs to carry the gold and really shapes and molds who he is as a person.

00:55:10Well, that's his problem.

00:55:12He has let championship gold define who he is instead of the other way around.

00:55:17Mick, you're a three-time WWE champion.

00:55:19You've lost titles.

00:55:20What does it do to your psyche when you do finally lose that championship?

00:55:24Well, I never let the championships define me.

00:55:27Maybe in some way that was a weakness of mine.

00:55:29I was frankly happy and surprised anytime I won a championship in WWE.

00:55:35This man needs it.

00:55:36He needs championship gold around his waist to feel fulfilled.

00:55:41He's looking to fulfill his prophecy of beating the hell out of Noble here tonight,

00:55:45punishing Jamie Noble.

00:55:47And Jamie Noble is double top.

00:55:49It just shows you what kind of athlete MVP is when he gets down to business.

00:55:53MVP didn't take too kindly to Noble telling him he was, quote,

00:55:56flushing his career down the drain.

00:55:58Yeah, yeah.

00:55:58See that ear on Jamie Noble?

00:56:01Oh!

00:56:01It's beyond calling.

00:56:03Bit like yours.

00:56:04The second worst ear I've ever seen.

00:56:08MVP measuring Noble.

00:56:10Went for the big kick and Noble realized it.

00:56:12MVP, most dangerous part of his arsenal is the kick.

00:56:15So Noble took that MVP in the name.

00:56:17Because he's a student of the game.

00:56:19And the truth is, if MVP gets sloppy here, he could end up with a devastating loss.

00:56:23Hey, look at what Columbo went through with Jamie Noble a few months ago.

00:56:26Noble beat Chuck Columbo four straight times.

00:56:29Because Noble caught Columbo, who made one mistake in each match.

00:56:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:56:33No doubt about it, Jamie Noble's capable of beating.

00:56:36Oh!

00:56:36Goodness!

00:56:37Wow!

00:56:38He's invent, what do we call that?

00:56:40He's inventing offense.

00:56:41Throwing your body at your opponent?

00:56:44He's a, he does it as well as anybody.

00:56:47I mean, truth is, here comes.

00:56:48Watch this.

00:56:49What do we, oh!

00:56:50Upside down crack smash.

00:56:52I don't know what to call that thing.

00:56:53I don't want to not style it.

00:56:54Jamie Noble could be on the verge of what would be a major upset.

00:56:57This could be an upset right here.

00:56:58She's the half.

00:56:58Here's the cover.

00:56:59Hooks the leg.

00:56:59No!

00:57:00And a kick out, a kick out.

00:57:02The truth is, Michael, I'm not sure MVP could recover from a loss like that.

00:57:06Jimmy Corderas, the referee, his arm was almost down to a count of three.

00:57:10And MVP out of desperation kicked out.

00:57:13But Jamie Noble had the former US Champion control.

00:57:19But just like that, MVP brought himself some breathing room.

00:57:22No!

00:57:24Off the skull.

00:57:26This one could be over.

00:57:27You got connected and this one is over.

00:57:28One mistake made, MVP kept in the line.

00:57:37Vicious.

00:57:39Progressive.

00:57:40Impressive.

00:57:41And MVP.

00:57:42Indeed it was.

00:57:43And that's not just a win.

00:57:45That's a statement.

00:57:47I think MVP, but that victory tonight may have put the entire SmackDown Locker when I noticed.

00:57:52Oh!

00:57:53The midsection over that top rope softening up.

00:57:55Jamie Noble.

00:57:56Watch the cap.

00:57:57Coop.

00:57:58Dean Gracie.

00:57:59Oh!

00:57:59Right off the temple.

00:58:02MVP with a major, major statement.

00:58:05Here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.

00:58:08I've called it the killer instinct before.

00:58:11That man's got it.

00:58:12MVP ready for big time competition.

00:58:24Over 80,000 fans on their feet.

00:58:27As the FINA enters to do battle.

00:58:32Undertaker measuring the champion.

00:58:34Floating through the air.

00:58:36Taking a world champion.

00:58:38The Undertaker wants his fifth title reign.

00:58:41And he's willing to do anything to get it.

00:58:45And Matista kicked out.

00:58:48Matista going for the Matista ball.

00:58:51The streak is over.

00:58:53And Undertaker on the shoulder.

00:58:55Look at this.

00:58:57Two stone piles.

00:59:05We have a new world champion.

00:59:1115 and 0 at WrestleMania.

00:59:14I said the dead man was coming to WrestleMania.

00:59:17And he's walking out like he walked in.

00:59:20Undefeated.

00:59:27Well, over the years, the cutting edge has welcomed some of sports entertainment's

00:59:31greatest stars, but perhaps none bigger than tonight's guest, The Undertaker.

00:59:34It could be the phenom's final appearance ever on SmackDown.

00:59:39History in the making tonight.

00:59:44We're back on Friday Night SmackDown.

00:59:46And talk show host Jimmy Kimmel's cousin Sal is a lifelong WWE fan.

00:59:50But little did he know, he would be in the ring someday.

00:59:53Well, cousin Sal's dreams coming true next week here on Friday Night SmackDown.

00:59:57We're gonna call his debut match against Santino.

01:00:00This could set SmackDown back a decade.

01:00:03Jimmy Kimmel, Roddy Roddy Piper gonna be along for the ride as well in Los Angeles next week.

01:00:12This month that's the set for Woodfall.

01:00:13Currently in the ring from Whispering Pines, North Carolina.

01:00:16Weighing 204 pounds, Shannon Moore.

01:00:21Well, Shannon Moore's trying to do something that no one else has been able to do.

01:00:25Now, this could be the longest couple of minutes in Shannon Moore's life.

01:00:30Moore looking to end the undefeated streak of this man.

01:00:34And his opponent from Moscow, weighing 302 pounds, Vladimir Koslov.

01:00:42You know, Cole, this is usually the part of the show where I like to have a little fun at

01:00:45Vladimir's expense.

01:00:46But, man, kind of feeling this ominous threat if indeed we are watching The Undertaker tonight for the last time

01:00:54on SmackDown.

01:01:00The granite-like feature, stone-like face of Vladimir Koslov has been nothing short of impressive.

01:01:07Geez, could you imagine this guy had a couple of Tonka trucks, maybe a shovel or two out there in

01:01:12the middle of the ring?

01:01:14He's the World Sandbox Champion.

01:01:16Nick.

01:01:17I got it back.

01:01:18The World Sambo Champion.

01:01:20Come on.

01:01:21Lighten up, lighten up.

01:01:22Shannon Moore looking for some offense on Vladimir Koslov, but to no avail.

01:01:27He makes misery fun.

01:01:30Koslov swatting Moore away like a fly.

01:01:33Did you see that?

01:01:34He uses that head like a battering ram.

01:01:36I guess when you got a neck that thick, you can do that at will.

01:01:39That wasn't his head.

01:01:40It was his hands.

01:01:41But I'm sure we'll see him use his head as a weapon later on.

01:01:43Looked like his head to me.

01:01:45Oh, we've seen this before.

01:01:47Let's watch.

01:01:48Okay.

01:01:49Let's see.

01:01:50Hey!

01:01:50We're both right.

01:01:51Head and hands.

01:01:53Shannon Moore trying to battle out of the corner against this monster of a man in Vladimir Koslov.

01:02:02Shannon trying to do what he can.

01:02:05He's the New Age Cowboys.

01:02:07Oh!

01:02:08In a difficult situation.

01:02:10Here's that head as a weapon again.

01:02:12You hear a rumor that-

01:02:13What a throw!

01:02:15You hear a rumor that Koslov doesn't like me?

01:02:17Yeah.

01:02:18I've heard a lot of rumors about that.

01:02:19I wonder why.

01:02:22Okay.

01:02:23Koslov just manhandling Shannon Moore.

01:02:28How do you combat this man, Vladimir Koslov?

01:02:32That is thus far, we don't.

01:02:35Koslov making short work tonight of Shannon Moore.

01:02:39Remaining undefeated.

01:02:41Another impressive performance.

01:02:43And one of this match, Vladimir Koslov.

01:02:45Oh!

01:02:46Koslov just keeps on winning here on Friday Night Smackdown.

01:02:50Oh, there's good reason.

01:02:51Rarely have we seen such a great combination of technical prowess and sheer aggression.

01:02:56Oh!

01:02:57Hands and head.

01:02:58There's another angle.

01:02:59I want to take another angle.

01:03:00This is mostly head.

01:03:02Oh!

01:03:03I was right.

01:03:05It seemed like he swatted Shannon Moore away.

01:03:07And there's a tremendous throw by Koslov, who just puts Moore away with straight out impact.

01:03:13Technique, tenacity, and assertifiable mean streak.

01:03:17Koslov remains undefeated on Friday Night Smackdown.

01:03:22You know, you keep talking about Vladimir Koslov's wardrobe, or lack thereof.

01:03:27I noticed that you helped your wardrobe in recent weeks.

01:03:31Yeah, a little bit.

01:03:33I'm trying to shape up.

01:03:34I'm trying to be professional.

01:03:35Never mind the little candy cane stain on the shirt.

01:03:38Can you imagine what you could do to your wardrobe if you win Mr. McMahon's millions?

01:03:43If you were eligible.

01:03:44Do you know how many flannels a million dollars could buy?

01:03:46And by the way, you might look good if you used a little bit of makeup.

01:03:49Anyway, let's take you back to Raw this past Monday night and Mr. McMahon's epic announcement.

01:03:55This week.

01:03:56This is not a hoax, not a trick of some kind.

01:03:59Each and every week here on Raw, I'm gonna give away the sum of one million dollars.

01:04:08How can you cash in?

01:04:11This week, live on Raw.

01:04:13That's a deal.

01:04:14You can't.

01:04:16Our great, uh, our great friends, Rev Theory.

01:04:19For Hell Yeah, the official One Night Stand theme song.

01:04:21Big thank you to those guys.

01:04:23One Night Stand, of course, two nights away.

01:04:25Extreme Rules, San Diego, California.

01:04:27You love the Night of the Extreme.

01:04:29I failed to believe for a second you are great friends with any of those guys.

01:04:32I said our great friends.

01:04:34Oh, yeah.

01:04:36Oh, talking about great friends.

01:04:38That would actually describe my friendship with McCool.

01:04:43The following is a Divas contest scheduled for one fall.

01:04:46Introducing first, from Polack of Florida, Michelle Bittu.

01:04:51Well, you've got a little crush on Michelle, I know.

01:04:52No, no.

01:04:53That's a blatant exaggeration.

01:04:55The last time you had a crush on one of your Divas, they got you fired and you had to

01:04:58kiss the boss's rear end.

01:04:59Yeah, it's thanks a lot for bringing up Molina's name.

01:05:01Uh, that was a real big hit in the Foley household.

01:05:05Thank goodness we've got a comfortable couch.

01:05:09And a reporter from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Maurice!

01:05:13You know, what is her problem?

01:05:15She ran in and basically, Cherry just getting looked at by the trainer.

01:05:18Made fun of, uh, Cherry but kicked her in the face last week.

01:05:23Who am I to doubt her bad ankle?

01:05:25That was, uh, quite a kick she laid on, uh, for Cherry.

01:05:27Cherry Darling.

01:05:29They got Maurice quick to come out here to take on Michelle McCool by herself.

01:05:33Did you know that I got a letter in the mail from Michelle McCool?

01:05:36Michelle McCool wrote you a letter.

01:05:37Michelle McCool wrote me a letter saying she likes the poetry.

01:05:40She's flattered and so I'm gonna try a little something, uh, different here.

01:05:53Michelle McCool.

01:05:55in the mail from Michelle McCool in more rooms and

01:06:12she's live in the air.

01:06:13hanging out at ringside it's a beautiful takedown i've been so impressed not just with the uh the

01:06:18striking uh figure of michelle mccool but her uh her knowledge and uh technical fireman's carry

01:06:24there's a cover by michelle and a kick out by maurice it's the same one i used to use in

01:06:29my

01:06:29wrestling jim mcdonough's world level patriots michelle of course real good friends with sherry

01:06:34nick you know michelle would like to put a hurtin on maurice after what she did to sherry last week

01:06:39well cover again great athleticism by michelle mccool because that was that was really unnecessary

01:06:44uh i like i said i like to see a good hard-fought divas match but that that that really

01:06:50risked the

01:06:50career cherry oh kick to the face maurice may be out so i wouldn't mind michelle risking the career

01:06:58of maurice here no way it wasn't a divas match it was a mixed tag team matchup last week

01:07:02there were jesse and festers the fusion domino little ball go ahead the facts get in the way

01:07:06i have a good story more makeup yeah you're looking a bit tasty out here tonight this is hd hey

01:07:12boy watch this kick all right

01:07:14let's just double i'm glad it's hd you know our people are absolutely gorgeous

01:07:21tied down maurice she reminds me of every beautiful girl who was ever mean to me in junior high school

01:07:28and high school why because she's probably relying on her beauty throughout her life it's got her places

01:07:36look at michelle feisty going after domino oh no right for the hamstring

01:07:43and suddenly off the distraction by deuce and domino and this is what i was afraid was going to

01:07:47happen maurice kids we've seen can be very very vicious she's vindictive and as we've seen michelle

01:07:53but cool hasn't hey i don't think maurice wanted to see this he can speak of the devil

01:08:04jerry's surprising everyone jerry's out there but meanwhile michelle's in a heck of a predicament

01:08:09she's got a half a boston crab here wait we've seen this before brazilian heel hook

01:08:14jiu-jitsu heel hook and maurice has to tap out maybe the distraction monster

01:08:21a few weeks ago michelle did it to leila as a result of a submission michelle

01:08:27tonight from out of nowhere michelle was in serious trouble she got maurice to tap out

01:08:33look how quickly michelle was able to turn the table from being in jeopardy to putting maurice away

01:08:39in a split second with a brazilian heel hook you said that maurice was an addiction

01:08:43cherry a bit addicted hell knows no fury like a woman's sword did i think that right yeah i bet

01:08:51you wrote that one too

01:09:04this is not happening please tell me this is not happening it's brilliant edge that's sick piranha

01:09:12edge is catching the money to make here's the cover book of the lake and undertaker

01:09:17kicked out come on taker but how much does undertaker have left

01:09:22edge is a shark that smells blood in the water michael he's become world champion like this before

01:09:28it's fear the cover not this way not this way damn it the new world heavyweight champion

01:09:41edge i am absolutely sick the ultimate opportunist has done it again the new world champion edge

01:09:58well ladies and gentlemen undertaker has been a part of smackdown since its inception but tonight may be his

01:10:05last hurrah on this show up next in historic cutting edge his guest the phenom the undertaker

01:10:18will it be this man who wins the bacon world heavyweight championship sunday and one night stand

01:10:36well there is no doubt michael the edge and undisputed masters of tlc

01:10:42The odds may indeed be in his favor.

01:10:54Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Rated R Superstar, Edge's record

01:11:01in cable ladders and chairs matches is impeccable.

01:11:04He's been in almost every one, an unbelievable record.

01:11:07And on Sunday for the first time in the history of the World Championship,

01:11:12it will be determined in a TLC match.

01:11:15There are no pinfalls, there are no submissions.

01:11:18Tables, ladders, and chairs can be used as a weapon.

01:11:21And in order to win the title, you climb a ladder, you reach up,

01:11:25and you grab the gold to be named champion.

01:11:30That's what it will look like on Sunday, Mick, with the title hanging above the ring.

01:11:34That's what it's all about.

01:11:36We talk about Edge and what a jerk is, and he's almost turned it into an art form.

01:11:40But no doubt about it, it's such heart and desire that's taken him as far as he's

01:11:46gone, and that will be on display.

01:11:48Well, and a little bit of help from his fiancee, the general manager.

01:11:51Well, yeah, but I don't count on her having any part in this match.

01:11:55I wanna see a classic matchup.

01:11:57I wanna see two of the best our business has to offer at their very best this Sunday night.

01:12:02The title has been vacant since the Friday night SmackDown after Backlash, when Vickie Guerrero,

01:12:08the general manager, stripped the Undertaker of the World Championship.

01:12:14Because he used what Vickie Guerrero deemed an illegal chokehold to defeat Edge.

01:12:19That hold has been banned.

01:12:21Since I came to SmackDown a little over a year ago, I've, uh...

01:12:26I've had a Spectre.

01:12:28I've had a Spectre that's hung over my head like a black cloud, and that Spectre's name...

01:12:34Its name is The Undertaker.

01:12:42For over a year, for over a year, we have battled for that.

01:13:04But this Sunday, this Sunday at one night stand, one way or another, it all comes to an end.

01:13:10It has to.

01:13:14The agreed upon stipulations of this match are really simple.

01:13:20The winner of this match must climb this ladder and retrieve that, that, that beautiful title,

01:13:26title, and become the new world heavyweight champion.

01:13:40And if The Undertaker loses, he's banished from the WWE.

01:13:51And this isn't one of those stipulations where The Undertaker goes away for about four weeks, comes back, drafted to

01:13:58another show.

01:14:00You see, if The Undertaker loses, he's banished from the entire WWE.

01:14:14Now, a lot of you are probably asking the question, how can Edge be so confident?

01:14:21But it's simple.

01:14:23It really just boils down to one word.

01:14:29Experience.

01:14:33All night, I've been playing video tributes to the phenomenal career of The Undertaker, and it really has.

01:14:40It's been phenomenal.

01:14:41It's been great.

01:14:43But I'd like to present a video argument of my own.

01:14:50Videos that highlight the experiences of The Undertaker and myself in tables, ladders, and chairs matches.

01:14:58TLC for short.

01:15:01So without further ado, let's, let's roll The Undertaker, shall we?

01:15:12There's gotta be something wrong.

01:15:13Are we having technical difficulties?

01:15:15I know we had The Undertaker's TLC highlights all set.

01:15:22Wait a minute.

01:15:24Silly me.

01:15:25The Undertaker has never been in a TLC match.

01:15:33But I know someone who has.

01:15:37I know someone who hasn't just competed in TLC matches, but someone who has come to set the standard for

01:15:44what a TLC match is.

01:15:48Someone who has cemented his legacy in TLC matches.

01:15:52Someone who has defined TLC matches.

01:16:01Feast your eyes on this.

01:16:10This Sunday, every match will be extreme.

01:16:19But only one match will be rated R.

01:16:24Edge competes in the match that he made famous.

01:16:29But this time, it's against his greatest rival.

01:16:34And this time, it's for the greatest prize in sports entertainment.

01:16:41One man's legacy will be bathed in gold.

01:16:46While another man's legacy comes to a painful end.

01:16:51The master of tables, ladders, and chairs will prove that he can triumph over all things.

01:16:57And show that all IP is no match for TLC.

01:17:03Bear witness to Edge's greatest victory.

01:17:06And what will be The Undertaker's farewell performance.

01:17:13This Sunday at One Night Stand.

01:17:17This Sunday at One Night Stand.

01:17:40And that's not one of those trailers where they just put the best parts of the movie in there.

01:17:43Nope.

01:17:46See, the best part comes this Sunday.

01:17:52But allow me to introduce to you the man who has to face that reality.

01:17:59Allow me to introduce to you a man whose career on Sunday is over.

01:18:09Allow me to introduce to you the Undertaker.

01:18:17I'm leaving.ел

01:18:52Michael, will this be the last time we bear witness to this phenomenal entrance here on SmackDown?

01:18:59But look at The Undertaker.

01:19:00He's been around too long not to detect the stench of deceit that surrounds Edge.

01:19:05He knows something's up.

01:19:08The Undertaker knows he's walking into a volatile situation here.

01:19:13Undertaker understands that, but he believes he's ready for it.

01:19:17Well, you made a good point earlier, Mick.

01:19:19Since SmackDown debuted some nine years ago, there's been one superstar who's been here since the beginning.

01:19:25And that's this man, The Undertaker.

01:19:27And it's hard to believe that tonight could be the final night that The Undertaker walks down into a SmackDown

01:19:32ring.

01:19:33It could be, but I learned long ago, like so many other opponents have, you never discount the chances of

01:19:40the Deadman.

01:19:45He's ready for action, Cole.

01:19:47And boards on that championship belt hangs in the balance.

01:19:50That means career does.

01:19:52The Undertaker's career.

01:20:09The Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker,

01:20:22the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker,

01:20:23the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker,

01:20:23the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the Undertaker, the

01:20:24I'm glad you could come on the show.

01:20:26I know this has got to be an emotional night for you.

01:20:29I know it's got to be tough,

01:20:31seeing as it's your last appearance here on SmackDown.

01:20:40And I know you can't be comfortable

01:20:41with all these tables, ladders, and chairs.

01:20:44So I decided to bring something down

01:20:46that might make you feel more at home,

01:20:51make you feel a little more comfortable.

01:20:54Guys?

01:20:55Guys, bring it on down.

01:20:57Bring it on down, guys.

01:21:05It's a casket call.

01:21:06What a slap in the face of The Undertaker.

01:21:10In a pallbearer, so to speak, La Familia.

01:21:15And that's that stench we talk about.

01:21:16It's really...

01:21:17That's it. Bring it on down.

01:21:20Edge's extended family.

01:21:22Does Undertaker look shocked to you?

01:21:24Not at all.

01:21:24He's not only the biggest dog in the yard.

01:21:27And Undertaker looking for that preemptive strike.

01:21:30He might be the smartest.

01:21:31He knows something's on tap.

01:21:33He's got...

01:21:34Undertaker not going to waste any time to be ambushed here.

01:21:36The phenom is ready for action,

01:21:38and The Undertaker's unloading.

01:21:39And one by one, La Familia's tasting the deck.

01:21:42Well, The Undertaker, with his career hanging to the balance on Sunday,

01:21:47Canelo Ford not to survive tonight.

01:21:49And look at the cowardly edge.

01:21:53And the numbers game catching up to the phenom.

01:21:56But it looks like he's got a folding chair, a steel chair there.

01:21:59The ultimate opportunist does not travel alone.

01:22:04Undertaker doing what he can.

01:22:06Desperately trying to fight out of the situation.

01:22:10And perhaps The Undertaker has.

01:22:15How can you not believe in The Undertaker with all that he's accomplished?

01:22:22You've got to believe in it.

01:22:24You've got to believe in The Undertaker.

01:22:25And Edge is letting La Familia do his dirty work for him,

01:22:28still biding his time with that steel chair.

01:22:31Of course he is.

01:22:32That's Edge's MO.

01:22:33Let everybody else do his dirty bidding.

01:22:35This is disgusting.

01:22:37The cutting edge was all a setup from the beginning here tonight.

01:22:40That was a world of trouble now.

01:22:43There it is.

01:22:45Steel chair across the back.

01:22:51And off the skull.

01:22:53He was teeing off.

01:22:55The home run swing just careens off the skull of The Undertaker.

01:22:58And Edge showed us earlier.

01:22:59He's a master with a steel chair.

01:23:02And a master with the ladders.

01:23:03And a master with the tables.

01:23:06And a thunderous shot to the back.

01:23:10After all the weeks, the months of suffering, The Undertaker has undergone.

01:23:16Maybe it was just a matter of time before the numbers game finally caught up with the dead man.

01:23:27No.

01:23:28No, a minute.

01:23:29Boom.

01:23:31Perhaps the death now to The Undertaker's career.

01:23:37And I feel we may indeed be seeing the end of an era here, Michael Cole.

01:23:43And how symbolic is this?

01:23:45The Undertaker who has made a career out of 15 people's careers.

01:23:50They have been symbolically buried here tonight.

01:23:54Ryder and Hawkins are like two jackals riding a top-head car.

01:23:56Get used to that, Undertaker.

01:23:58Get used to it.

01:24:01Because after this Sunday, your career is dead.

01:24:10And as I climb this ladder, it symbolizes the legend of Edge.

01:24:23It symbolizes me becoming the new world heavyweight champion once again.

01:24:35And it's-

01:24:47Look on top of the ladder.

01:24:49The Undertaker.

01:24:49My lord.

01:24:51Edge face to face with perhaps his future.

01:24:55The Undertaker.

01:25:01proving that his career is not dead yet.

01:25:15And Edge slithering away as he lets his pal Ryder suffer the consequences we can only hope, Cole.

01:25:25And Undertaker staring at Rated Edge, this is a direct message to the Rated R superstar, Crash and Burn Sunday.

01:25:50Will this be the scene Sunday?

01:25:52Will Undertaker become a seven-time champion?

01:25:56Or will we witness the death of the Phenom's legendary career?

01:26:01Could Sunday indeed be a final one-night stand for The Undertaker?

01:26:06It will be intensity personified.

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