WWE.com has announced that The Undertaker will face Festus in the main event of next week's Smackdown. Seems like an odd opponent, no?
The story line is that general manager Vickie Guerrero ordered the match.
The company is e also advertising Finlay and Hornswoggle, along more information on the mystery woman (Nattie Neidhart) who attacked Michelle McCool on Friday's telecast.
You can read WWE spoilers of tonight's Smackdown right now by following our link.
But here's another nugget about the show: As seen below, it marks the debut of new WWE Diva Nattie Neidhart!
The following Smackdown taping results will air tomorrow night...
- Smackdown began with Edge coming out with Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero and The Edgeheads. He talked about losing the World Title at WrestleMania. Vickie then announced Undertaker vs. Kane for later in the night.
- Matt Hardy defeated WWE U.S. Champion MVP in a Non-Title Match.
- Jesse & Festus defeated The Edgeheads.
- Shawn Michaels came out for an interview, but was interrupted by Batista. Batista told Michaels that if he would have been in his position at WrestleMania, he would have let Flair win. Batista then made the "old yeller" comparison to HBK and walked off upset. We hope they finally turn Batista heel now.
- Michelle McCool defeated Cherry in the final round of the WWE Divas Competition. Victoria then came out and attacked Michelle.
- WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz defeated Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore. The Great Khali later came out and took out everyone. The Big Show then appeared, but Khali backed away.
- World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker vs. ECW Champion Kane ended with Edge, Chavo and The Edgeheads all attacking. A title rematch will take place at WWE Backlash on April 27.
The following Smackdown tapings for this week will air tomorrow night...Â
- Batista defeated Deuce & Domino.
- The WWE Diva Competition featured arm wrestling with Cherry, Eve, Victoria and Michelle McCool. It came down to Victoria and Michelle, with Michelle coming out on top. It was stated that Victoria was then voted off by the fans.
- Big Show defeated three wrestlers in a squash match (two of the wrestlers were former TNA stars The Naturals - Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas).
- World Heavyweight Champion Edge defeated Funaki.
- VIP Lounge: MVP's guest was WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho. They had a briefcase hanging over the ring. Both MVP and Jericho started arguing. The segment ended with MVP climbing up a ladder to get the briefcase, while Jericho pushed him off.
- Kane vs. Chuck Palumbo ended in a No Contest when The Great Khali and Mark Henry hit the ring to break it up.
- John Morrison & The Miz defeated Jesse & Festus to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles.
- The Undertaker defeated ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero in a Non-Title Match. After the match, Edge and The Edgeheads hit the ring to take out Undertaker.
Here are the results from this week's Smackdown taping, set to air tomorrow night...
- The show opens with Maria Kaneliisa coming out and saying it was great to be back in Chicago. She's hosting the Diva Competition.
All the WWE Divas come out and the Diva with the least amount of votes is eliminated. This turns out to be Maryse. The rest of the Divas then compete in an obstacle course that Michelle McCool wins.
- The Big Show defeated Shannon Moore andJimmy Wang Yang in a Handicap Match.
- John Morrison defeated The Miz in what was touted as the final "Money in the Bank" Qualifying Match. He's taking the place of the suspended Jeff Hardy.
- Backstage, Finlay cuts a promo talking about how all the pain and suffering he has gone through over his son will be nothing compared to what he does to JBL at WrestleMania.
- MVP defeated Batista in a No DQ/No Countout Match to retain the WWE United States Title. Umaga interfered and took out Batista with a Samoan Spike.
- The Great Khali and Chuck Palumbo defeated Kane and Jamie Noble.
- World Heavyweight Champion Edge, ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero & The Edgeheads defeated Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels in a 4-on-2 Handicap Steel Cage Match. Vickie Guerrero added Chavo to the match before it started. The Undertaker also got involved in the match.
Here are WWE spoilers for this week's Smackdown, set to air tomorrow night:
- Edge hosted an edition of "The Cutting Edge" with Ric Flair as the special guest.
- CM Punk and Jesse & Festus defeated ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero and WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz.
- Shannon Moore defeated Deuce.
- A WWE Diva Swimsuit Competition got underway where fans will vote to see who advances to the next round every week.
- MVP defeated Batista via countout to retain the WWE United States Title.
- Kane defeated Chuck Palumbo.
- The Big Show defeated Jamie Noble via DQ. Big Show gave Noble a low blow and then called out Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- World Heavyweight Champion Edge and The Edgeheads defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Match.
Here are the WWE Friday Night Smackdown tapings for tomorrow, February 29:
- The Big Show defeated two unknown opponents. After the match, The Big Show cut a promo on Floyd Mayweather.
- Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore defeated Deuce and Domino.
- Chuck Palumbo defeated Jamie Noble.
- Batista has offered his services to represent Smackdown to face Umaga at WrestleMania in the Raw vs. Smackdown match.
- Batista and Kane defeated The Great Khali and WWE U.S. Champion MVP.
- Jesse and Festus defeated WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz in a Non-Title Match.
- Big Daddy V vs. Balls Mahoney ended in a No Contest when The Undertaker came out and gave Mahoney a chokeslam. Undertaker demanded that Edge came out. Edge & The Edgeheads then came out leading to...
- The Undertaker defeated Zach Ryder.
WWE has announced that MyNetworkTV will become the broadcast home of WWE SmackDown beginning this fall.
As a result of the agreement, SmackDown will return to many of its former UPN affiliates. Those former UPN affiliates are where the show's ratings and popularity grew.
âThe momentum at MyNetworkTV continues with this major acquisition. We have demonstrated tremendous growth, and this partnership with WWE, the premier sports-entertainment franchise in the world, is a perfect fit for our viewers, advertisers and affiliates,â MyNetworkTV president Greg Meidel said in a statement.
Smackdown was taped earlier this week. Here are the results...Â
- The show kicked off with Edge coming out with The Edgeheads. He talked about being undefeated at WrestleMania just like The Undertaker and how he plans on ending Undertaker's streak. The lights then went out and when they came back on, Undertaker gave both Edgeheads a chokeslam. Edge ran away.
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Jimmy Wang Yang in a "Money in the Bank" Qualifying Match.
- Backstage, Maryse led Teddy Long into a room, saying she needed to show him something.
- Jesse & Festus defeated Deuce & Domino.
- Big Daddy V defeated Shannon Moore.
- Batista defeated WWE U.S. Champion MVP in a non-title match.
- Kane defeated The Great Khali.
- Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt Jackson.
- Rey Mysterio came out and announced he would be missing WrestleMania due to his biceps injury. This led to ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero coming out. Mysterio defeated Chavo in a non-title match. Vickie Guerrero then came out along with The Big Show. Show attacked Mysterio and gave him a chokeslam.
Coming up this week on Smackdown...
- Batista beat MVP in a solid, long match.
- Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Jesse and Festus beat Hawkins, Ryder, Deuce and Domino in a short match. Not much to report on.
- Victoria beat Michelle McCool. Chuck Palumbo came out on his bike and distracted Michelle. Does the WWE really think Palumbo will ever be over?
- Undertaker beat Big Daddy V with a chokeslam. Matt Striker got laid out after the match.
- Kane and CM Punk beat Chavo Guerrero and Shelton Benjamin. Punk went to school on Chavo for the win.
- Finlay, with Horny, beat The Great Khali after using the shillelagh.
- They then did a long deal where Edge "romantically" asked Vickie Guerrero to marry him. Of course, Rey Mysterio came out and said how horrible this was. Edge got mad. Rey came into the ring and the fight was on. The big spot was Edge moving and Rey nailing Vickie again. She got stretchered off.
