WWE SmackDown Results and Commentary
Brian Kendrick def. Stevie Richards
The Great Khali def. Jeff Hardy
Maria def. Victoria
Edge and the wedding planner Alicia Fox blissfully talk

1. In my ECW recap I said that the majority of people around me didn’t appreciate my cheers. That said, my “Give Michael Jackson back his jacket” taunt towards Brian Kendrick was greeted with lots of laughter.
2. I didn’t rest on my laurels. My next offering was “How did you get Suge Knight to be your manager?” which wasn’t received so warmly. Mrs. JandG added, “And why is he dressed like Seal?” More silence. After Ezekial …read more

WWE SmackDown Live Blog, Part Three
Michelle McCool def. Maryse
Brian Kendrick def. Shannon Moore
Edge and Vickie Guerrero ostensibly apologize
Segment Six
Michelle McCool is making her first defense of her Divas Title against French Canadian beauty Maryse. Maryse’s outfits get progressively provocative each week. I am not complaining.
When JR announces her name it sounds like “Maurice” and I think of an very old and very bald male Harrisburg restaurateur who is now probably deceased. Major turnoff. Then Mick Foley calls her a nasty, naughty girl and all bad images are forgotten. Before we get any more illicit zoomed images of Maryse …read more

Live Blogging Memorial Day Monday Night Raw

Match One
Melina def. Jillian Hall
Melina enters the ring doing her signature full split under the bottom rope and makes Hall submit with a indescribably flexible reverse camel clutch-type thing. Oh. My. Heavens. Beth Phoenix, who was interviewed in character today in the Miami Herald sits at ringside with JR and contributes little.
After the match Y2J and Vince McMahon agree on another Y2J – Shawn Michaels match tonight which puts a huge smile on our face. Then they engage in assorted non sequiturs while Cryme Tyme steals a cheap portrait of Queen Elizabeth II off …read more

The lineup for WWE’s next pay-per-view, Backlash, took serious shape on Monday night during Raw. What was originally booked as JBL vs. Randy Orton for the PPV quickly expanded to a Fatal Four Way as both Triple H and John Cena won matches on Raw against their Backlash opponents to earn spots in the match.
In other Backlash match bookings the slow buildup between Shawn Michaels and Batista continued on Raw and their match at Backlash has now been officially announced.
In other Raw matches Santino Marella and Carlito defeated tag champs Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes in a non-title match, Paul …read more

Cryme Tyme def. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. World Tag Team Champions Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes (non-title)
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho def. CM Punk (non-title)
WWE Champion Randy Orton def. Matt Hardy (non-title)
Maria def. Santino Marella in an Anything Goes Match

Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship: Randy Orton (c) vs. Triple H vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker
Money in the Bank ladder match: Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho vs. Carlito vs. MVP vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison
No Disqualification match: Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. The Big Show
Umaga vs. Batista
Career threatening match: Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjack match: Maria and Ashley vs. Beth Phoenix and Melina[43]
Belfast Brawl: Finlay vs. John “Bradshaw” Layfield
ECW Championship: Chavo Guerrero (c) vs. TBD
Pre-show: 24-man Interpromotional Battle Royal (Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim …read more

The WWE has announced a pre-Wrestlemania 24 man battle royal. The winner of the match, which will air exclusively on WWE.com immediately before the pay-per-view, will then face Chavo Guerrero for the ECW title later in the show.
Here is a complete list of wrestlers participating in the tri-branded match:
Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim Duggan, Festus, The Great Khali, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Jesse, Kane, Brian Kendrick, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Shannon Moore, Trevor Murdoch, Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Cody Rhodes, Snitsky, Matt Striker, Val Venis and Jimmy Wang Yang.