WWE SmackDown Live Blog, Part One
M.V.P. holds a V.I.P. Lounge with Jeff Hardy.
Shelton Benjamin def. Jimmy Wang Yang
Jesse and Festus def. Ryder and Hawkins

Segment One
M.V.P. is tired. His V.I.P. Lounge is even tired-er. His guest, on the other hand, is the best-est of the best: Jeff Hardy! The Ultimate Thrill Seeker seems to be taking some chances with his hair color which has shifted to a grandmother-worthy blue. M.V.P. announces the night’s Main Event: a huge Battle Royale with seemingly every SmackDown superstar.
Jeff Hardy wonders how M.V.P. can be so confident despite the fact that he’s become a …read more

WWE SmackDown Not Quite Live Blog, Part Three
Jesse and Festus def. Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins
Vladimir Kozlov def. Stevie Richards
La Familia argues
Edge and Big Show match ended prematurely
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Segment Nine:
Who is more dastardly then Ryder and Hawkins? No one. They do Vickie Guerrero’s evil bidding, they’re extremely cowardly, and in this match they get themselves counted out on purpose. Why would they do that? So they end-of-the-match bell rings and Festus returns to his catatonic state. How craven? How horrible? How mean?
Their stupid tactic backfires when Jesse re-rings the bell …read more

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

Chris Jericho and MVP squared off on SmackDown this week, the final WWE show before Wrestlemania 24, in a champion vs. champion non-title match. Jericho walked away the victor after MVP was disqualified. Jericho evaded an MVP attack and hit a codebreaker before smashing him with a ladder.
Mark Henry defeated Kane, The Great Khali, and Chuck Palumbo in an over-the-top-rope challenge leading up to their participation in the 24 man battle royal tomorrow.
In a squash Batista defeated Snitsky and will face Umaga on Sunday for brand supremacy.
CM Punk hit the go to sleep on John Morrison in a Money in …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.

Batista def. Deuce & Domino (2-on-1 handicap match)
Big Show def. Chase Stevens, Andy Douglas & Luke Hawx (3-on-1 Handicap Match)
World Heavyweight Champion Edge def. Funaki (non-title)
Kane vs. Chuck Palumbo (no contest)
WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison def. Jesse & Festus
Undertaker def. ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero (non-title)

Kane def. Elijah Burke
Kofi Kingston def. James Curtis
CM Punk, Jesse & Festus def. Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison & The Miz
ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero def. Colin Delaney (non-title)