July 20: CM Punk holds up the World Heavyweight Title following a defense against Batista during the Great American Bash.

WWE @ Tulsa, OK - Convention Center - July 1, 2008
The return to Tulsa after a 2-year absence; in an untelevised segment, Michael Cole cut an in-ring promo to say goodbye to the Smackdown! brand, during which he was heavily booed, with Jim Ross then coming out and throwing Cole out of the ring
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Trevor Murdoch (Murdoch's last match)
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by ECW World Champion Mark Henry regarding his title win over Kane and the Big Show; moments later, Tommy Dreamer, with Colin Delaney, interrupted, challenged Henry to a title match and then said Delaney represents the heart and soul of ECW; Dreamer then spoke of the history of the title and the sacrifices made to obtain it; Henry then said Dreamer would only get a title shot if Delaney could beat him later in the show; included a backstage segment with Dreamer and Delaney in which Delaney said he knew he didn't have to go through with the match but he wanted to as a way to give back to Dreamer for what he's done for him; featured a backstage segment with Teddy Long, Tiffany, and Atlas Ortiz with Long welcoming Atlas to ECW, during which Armando Estrada interrupted, complaining about his contract status; Long then ordered a match between Atlas and Estrada for later in the show; included an ad for "The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment;" featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE broadcasts in 23 languages to more than 130 nations worldwide:
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy, Finlay, & Hornswoggle defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely), WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 11:28 when Finlay pinned Guerrero with the Celtic Cross after Hornswoggle hit the frog splash
Atlas Ortiz pinned Armando Estrada with a backslide at 5:06 (Ortiz' debut)
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Colin Delaney (w/ Tommy Dreamer) in a non-title match with the powerslam at 2:36; pre-match stipulations stated Dreamer would receive a title shot if Delaney won; after the bout, Dreamer checked on Delaney in the ring as Henry held the title belt in the air and left ringside
Smackdown! - featured an opening video package focusing on July 4 and involving the Smackdown! talent; included an in-ring segment of the VIP Lounge with guest World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, in which MVP congratulated Triple H on his win over John Cena at Night of Champions and welcomed him to Smackdown!; after the two traded words, Triple H showed footage from the previous Monday of CM Punk beating Edge for the WWE World Title and then defending against John Bradshaw Layfield, with the two then making fun of Edge losing the belt; moments later, Vickie Guerrero appeared, with Triple H congratulating her on her upcoming wedding and praising Edge for marrying the boss; he then suggested getting married at a drive-thru in Las Vegas, and noted you don't even need to be conscious to go through; Vickie then praised Edge's accomplishments, with Triple H then implying Vickie was fatter than the girls Edge typically goes out with; Vickie then announced Edge would challenge Triple H at the Great American Bash; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE held over 300 live events in 2007, 75 of which were held internationally; included a backstage segment with Vickie and the wedding planner in which Zach Ryder & Curt Hawkins appeared, with Vickie dressing them down for not helping Edge keep the title on Raw and then putting them in a match against Jesse & Festus; featured a backstage segment showing Edge arriving to the arena with his bags and staring down the backstage crew as he walked past them; included a video package highlighting Vladimir Kozlov; featured a backstage segment with Vickie and Edge in which she said what happened Monday was stupid and she didn't give him permission to be on Raw, with Vickie then yelling back that she was still his boss; included a Jeff Hardy video package, to the tune of Lostprophets' "Rooftops," to hype his appearance later in the show; featured an ad promoting "Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection;" included a vignette promoting Maria's Smackdown! debut the following week; featured a backstage segment with Edge, Hawkins & Ryder in which Edge complained about Vickie yelling at him; moments later, a stagehand told Edge that Vickie wanted to see him; Edge then walked into her office and told her he was the real GM of Smackdown!, with the two trading words until Vickie yelled at him to get out, with Edge then being locked out of the office; included a closing in-ring promo by Edge, claiming what happened to him Monday wasn't fair but he would survive, despite lack of any support from Vickie, Hawkins & Ryder; as Edge prepared to tell a few "dirty little secrets" about Vickie, Vickie interrupted on the entrance stage; moments later, Edge confronted Vickie on the stage and said the wedding was off, with Vickie then going hysterical as the show came to a close:
Michelle McCool defeated Victoria, Cherry, Maryse, and Kelly Kelly in a Star on a pole match at 3:24; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would face Natalya Neidhart to determine the WWE Diva's Champion; Neidhart provided guest commentary for the match (Natalya's debut as a redhead)
Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder at 3:18 when Festus pinned Ryder with the sit-down splash and fireman's carry into a face-first slam; Festus dressed as Uncle Sam for the match; after the contest, Edge appeared, distracting Jesse while he was attacked from behind by Hawkins & Ryder; moments later, Edge dropped the prone Festus with the spear before whipping and stomping him; as Hawkins & Ryder held Jesse back, Edge went to the floor, returned with a steel chair, and hit Festus over the head with it, knocking him out
Jeff Hardy pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Morrison at 12:50 with the Swanton after reversing the Moonlight Drive into a face-first suplex
Umaga pinned Sho Funaki with the thumb strike to the throat at 1:58
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated Ken Kennedy, Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely), and Shelton Benjamin at 10:22 by pinning Guerrero after dropping Benjamin with the Twist of Fate onto Guerrero
Dark match after the taping: WWE World Champion Triple H & the Big Show defeated Edge & ECW World Champion Mark Henry when Triple H pinned Henry with the Pedigree after Edge walked out of the match

WWE (Raw) @ Santiago, Chile - Arena - July 2, 2008 (12,000; sell out)
Featured an opening in-ring segment in which Rey Mysterio Jr. apologized for not being able to wrestle on the show, with Carlito eventually interrupting; moments later, Batista appeared, with Carlito then sustaining the 619 and sit-down powerbomb
Lance Cade defeated Paul London
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix; Santino Marella was the guest referee for the match
Shawn Michaels pinned Chris Jericho with the superkick, despite interference from Lance Cade
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Kane after a botched Go To Sleep
John Cena pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the FU; both men received mixed reactions from the crowd

WWE (Raw) @ Lima, Peru - National Stadium - July 3, 2008 (20,000; 12,000 paid)
Jim Duggan defeated Carlito
Santino Marella defeated Charlie Haas
Lance Cade pinned Paul London
Jeff Hardy pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the Twist of Fate and Swanton
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned John Cena following the second Pedigree of the match; Cena received a mixed reaction from the crowd
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
Shawn Michaels pinned Chris Jericho with the superkick, despite interference from Lance Cade

WWE @ Panama City, Panama - Figali Convention Center - July 4, 2008 (3,000 paid)
Included an in-ring promo by Rey Mysterio Jr. which was interrupted by Carlito, who challenged Mysterio to a match; Batista then appeared, dropped Carlito with the sit-down powerbomb, and Mysterio followed with the 619
Lance Cade defeated Paul London
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix; Santino Marella was the guest referee for the match
Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Kane
John Cena defeated John Bradshaw Layfield

- 7/4/08: Trevor Murdoch was released.

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Albany, GA - Civic Center - July 5, 2008
Ken Kennedy pinned Shelton Benjamin with the Mic Check
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus
Evan Bourne pinned Mike Knox with the Shooting Star Press
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated Umaga and MVP
Maria & Cherry defeated Victoria & Natalya
The Great Khali defeated Ron Killings at around the 4-minute mark
The Big Show & Finlay defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Show pinned Henry with the chokeslam

WWE (Raw) @ San Salvador, El Salvador - Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium - July 5, 2008 (3,000 paid)
Featured an opening in-ring segment in which Rey Mysterio Jr. apologized for not being able to wrestle on the show, with Carlito eventually interrupting; moments later, Batista appeared, with Carlito then sustaining the 619 and sit-down powerbomb
Lance Cade defeated Paul London
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix; Santino Marella was the guest referee for the match
Shawn Michaels pinned Chris Jericho with the superkick, despite interference from Lance Cade
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Kane with the Go To Sleep; after the bout, the two shook hands
John Cena pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the FU; both men received mixed reactions from the crowd

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Pensacola, FL - Civic Center - July 6, 2008
Ken Kennedy pinned Shelton Benjamin with the Mic Check
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus
Evan Bourne pinned Mike Knox with the Shooting Star Press
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated Umaga and MVP
Maria & Cherry defeated Victoria & Natalya
The Great Khali defeated Ron Killings at around the 4-minute mark
The Big Show & Finlay defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Show pinned Henry with the chokeslam

WWE @ New Orleans, LA - Arena - July 7, 2008
Jim Duggan defeated Matt Striker
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Paul London & D-Lo Brown
Raw - featured an opening pre-taped promo by Stephanie McMahon in which she spoke of Shane McMahon's message the previous week and encouraged the WWE staff to work together; included an in-ring promo by Vickie Guerrero in which she demanded World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk surrender the title to her and apologize; after Punk appeared, he argued he didn't do anything to Edge that Edge hadn't done to others and then suggested Vickie find someone else on Smackdown! to marry, like the Great Khali; after Vickie stood up from her wheelchair to slap Punk, John Bradshaw Layfield appeared, said he would have beaten Punk the previous week if it wasn't for outside interference, and then challenged Punk to a title shot later in the show; Punk said JBL had his shot and lost, with JBL blaming the loss on John Cena; Cena then appeared and suggested he and JBL fight to determine Punk's challenger at the Great American Bash; moments later, Batista appeared, with Cena then adding Batista to the #1 contenders match, despite JBL's protest; Kane then came out and said he wanted in too, with Punk setting up a four-way match later in the broadcast; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw is watched by more people on cable than baseball, basketball, and hockey; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Punk regarding the #1 contender match later in the show, during which a crew member dropped some equipment before Snitsky appeared and said Punk didn't deserve to have the title in his first match on Raw; featured a backstage segment with Cena and WWE Women's Champion Mickie James talking about the previous night, with Kelly Kelly then appearing and getting Mickie ready for their upcoming tag team match; included an ad for "Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Difinitive Collection;" featured a segment where John Cena came out of JBL's limo, as JBL tried to get inside it after it was driven into the arena; Cena, armed with a crowbar, then said state laws wouldn't permit JBL to drive his limo, with Cryme Tyme then appearing with baseball bats as Cena listed off the items on the limo that would have to be removed for it to be street legal; Shad & JTG then busted several windows, the windshield, and a side mirror before Cena spraypainted "JBL is poopy" on the hood; included an in-ring segment in which Shawn Michaels accepted Chris Jericho's challenge for a match at the Great American Bash, with Jericho and Lance Cade then appearing; Jericho then cut a promo in which he said Michaels was being a martyr to the fans, for wrestling while injured, with Michaels replying that he could retire and be remembered forever while Jericho, despite his own accomplishments, wasn't at peace and would never be what Michaels is; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE is consistantly in the Top 10 of Yahoo searches; included a shot of Batista preparing for the main event backstage, during which someone jumped in his shot and did a Batista pose before he was chased away by security:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Santino Marella at 2:55 with the 619 and splash off the top
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Jillian Hall & Layla at 3:29 when Kelly pinned Jillian with a victory roll after avoiding a handspring elbow
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Snitsky in a non-title match at 2:51 with the Go To Sleep; prior to the bout, Punk posed with the title belt on John Bradshaw Layfield's vandalized limo; Snitsky broke his nose during the match
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Charlie Haas in a non-title match with the spin kick to the face at 3:19; after the bout, Paul Burchill attacked Kingston from behind, dropped him with the Twisted Sister, and the Curb Stomp
Batista defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, John Cena, and Kane at 12:40 by pinning Kane with the spear after avoiding a clothesline off the top; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would face Punk for the World Heavyweight Title at the Great American Bash; after Batista left ringside, an upset Kane kicked the ring steps, spoke jibberish to the commentary team, kicked a stage hand in the face, scared off Lilian Garcia, and then pulled Michael Cole into the ring; moments later, Kane attempted the chokeslam on Cole until Jerry Lawler clipped Kane in the leg, with Kane then assaulting Lawler before leaving ringside

WWE @ Baton Rouge, LA - River Center - July 8, 2008 (5,000)
Brian Kendrick (w/ Rycklon Stephens) defeated Sho Funaki
ECW - featured a backstage segment with Teddy Long and his assistant Tiffany, during which Armando Estrada interrupted and said he wanted his contract back; moments later, Braden Walker appeared, with Long making a match between Walker and Estrada for later in the show (the debut of TNA's Chris Harris); included a backstage segment with Long and WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas, in which Long asked Atlas to be the guest ring announcer for the night's main event; moments later, ECW World Champion Mark Henry appeared and declined to shake Atlas' hand before walking off; featured Lena conducting a backstage interview with Atlas Ortiz regarding his debut victory the previous week, during which Ortiz asked to be referred to as Ricky; included a video package on WWE US Champion Matt Hardy to the tune of Sum 41's "With Me;" featured a backstage segment with Atlas, Tommy Dreamer, and Colin Delaney, during which Dreamer praised Atlas for helping him in his younger days; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE has published 40 books since 1999, 22 of which have been on the New York Times' Best Seller list and three reached the #1 spot; featured a backstage segment with Henry and Atlas in which Henry offered to let Atlas carry his bags if Atlas was looking for a pay day; included an ad for "Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Difinitive Collection":
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Morrison) at around the 10-minute mark with the Celtic Cross in an impromptu match after Mizanin became distracted by Hornswoggle in the ring; prior to the bout, Morrison & Mizanin cut an in-ring promo until they were interrupted by Finlay; after the two had words with Finlay, Hornswoggle appeared from underneath the ring and squirted the champions with a water gun before Finlay scared them from the ring (the bout began during the commercial break)
Braden Walker pinned Armando Estrada with a crossbody off the top (Walker's in-ring debut)
Evan Bourne pinned Nunzio with the Shooting Star Press at 3:53; prior to the bout, an insert promo from Bourne aired
Tommy Dreamer (w/ Colin Delaney) fought ECW World Champion Mark Henry to a double count-out at 2:41 when, after guest ring announcer Tony Atlas threw Delaney into the commentary table after appearing to come to his air, Henry dropped Dreamer with the powerslam on the floor; after the bout, Atlas announced Henry as the winner
Smackdown! - featured an opening in-ring promo by Edge in which he said he stood by his actions the previous week in calling off his marriage to Vickie Guerrero and said Vickie wasn't good enough for him; Edge then said he would prove all his doubters wrong by beating WWE World Champion Triple H at the Great American Bash; moments later, Vickie Guerrero, wheeled out by Zach Ryder & Curt Hawkins, said Edge would have a tune up match later in the show by facing the Big Show in a No DQ match; after Edge responded, Vickie called for his mic to be cut off; included a vignette promoting the Smackdown! debut of Maria; featured a backstage segment with Vickie, Ryder & Hawkins in which Ryder & Hawkins said Edge had abused them and they were behind Vickie; they then asked for a rematch with Jesse & Festus, which Vickie agreed to; included a backstage segment with Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bam Neely, and Edge in which Chavo supported Edge and said he would go to Vickie and straighten things out; featured a backstage segment with Chavo, Bam, and Vickie in which Chavo claimed Edge was a liar, going back on his comments with Edge moments earlier; Vickie then told Chavo to cut the crap and put him in a match later in the show against Triple H; included a video package of Jeff Hardy's photo shoot for the cover of WWE Magazine, inspired by Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible;" featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE video games have sold more than 39 million copies during the decade; included the announcement that Michelle McCool would face Natalya Neidhart at the Great American Bash to determine the first WWE Diva's Champion; featured a vignette of Triple H, set to his theme music; included a backstage segment with Edge, Hawkins & Ryder, Chavo, and Neely in which all the men began arguing until Edge told them Vickie had been screwing with all of them and then asked for their help against Show later in the show, which they laughed at; Vickie then appeared and threatened to fire anyone who interfered on behalf of Edge, then threatened to fire Edge if he didn't go through with the match:
Shelton Benjamin pinned WWE US Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match at 5:02 with a reverse bulldog after blocking the Twist of Fate by grabbing the ring ropes
Ken Kennedy pinned Domino with the Mic Check at 3:01; MVP provided guest commentary for the match and, afterwards, starred at Kennedy from the floor before Umaga appeared, kicked Kennedy, and dropped him with the thumb strike to the throat
Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in a non-title match at 3:12 when Hornswoggle pinned Mizanin with the frog splash after Finlay hit Mizanin in the head with the shillalagh behind the referee's back
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) in a non-title match with a reversal into the Pedigree at 3:54 after knocking Neely off the apron
Natalya Neidhart & Maryse defeated Michelle McCool & Cherry at 2:13 when Cherry submitted to Natalya's Sharpshooter; after the bout, Natalya attacked Michelle, threw her to the floor, and hit a snap suplex outside the ring before noting she would take the WWE Diva's Title at the Great American Bash
Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder via count-out at 2:11 when Hawkins & Ryder got themselves counted-out so that the bell would ring and Festus would become stoic; moments later, Hawkins & Ryder laid out their opponents until Jesse was knocked to the floor and rang the bell a second time, with Festus then clearing the ring
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Stevie Richards at 2:44 with a headbutt to the back of the neck after Richards hit the corner (Kozlov's debut with ring music)
The Big Show fought Edge to a no contest in a No DQ match at 11:27 when, as Show set Edge up for a Con-Chair-Two, Vickie Guerrero, who sat ringside for the duration of the contest, ordered referee Charles Robinson to stop the match and then covered Edge with her own body; prior to the bout, Vickie was wheeled ringside by Hawkins & Ryder; after the match, Vickie helped Edge up and then apologized for the way she had been acting, with Edge then apologizing back and agreeing to go ahead with their wedding; moments later, the two kissed as the broadcast ended

- 7/9/08: Ashley was released.

WWE (Raw) @ Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena - July 11, 2008
Kelly Kelly hosted the show
D-Lo Brown pinned Santino Marella
Paul London pinned Chuck Palumbo with the Shooting Star Press
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Paul Burchill with the spin kick to the face
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix
Shawn Michaels pinned Lance Cade with the superkick
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Batista in a No DQ match after avoiding a spear, with the challenger then hitting a steel chair; fans chose the stipulation over a falls count anywhere bout and a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; after the contest, Batista attacked Punk and dropped him with the sit-down powerbomb
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Kane, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. when Cena pinned Rhodes with the FU; during the bout, JTG was taken backstage after Kane assaulted him

WWE (Raw) @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - July 12, 2008
Kelly Kelly hosted the show
D-Lo Brown pinned Santino Marella
Chuck Palumbo pinned Paul London
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Paul Burchill with the spin kick to the face
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix
Shawn Michaels pinned Lance Cade with the superkick
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Batista in a No DQ match after avoiding a spear, with the challenger then hitting a steel chair; fans chose the stipulation over a falls count anywhere bout and a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; after the contest, Batista attacked Punk and dropped him with the sit-down powerbomb
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Kane, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. when Cena pinned Rhodes with the FU; during the bout, JTG was taken backstage after Kane assaulted him

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Savannah, GA - Martin Luther King Jr. Center - July 12, 2008
Finlay pinned Carlito after Hornswoggle interfered and hit the frog splash (Carlito's debut with a corn row haircut)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated Shelton Benjamin and MVP by pinning MVP with the Twist of Fate
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Tommy Dreamer with the powerslam after Dreamer went to attack Atlas on the apron
Jeff Hardy pinned Edge in a No DQ match with the Swanton; fans chose the stipulation via a text message poll

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena - July 13, 2008 (3,000)
Finlay defeated Carlito
The Great Khali defeated Evan Bourne
Ken Kennedy pinned Mike Knox
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated Shelton Benjamin and MVP by pinning MVP with the Twist of Fate
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Tommy Dreamer
Jeff Hardy pinned Edge in a No DQ match after avoiding the spear, hitting a Twist of Fate onto a steel chair, and following with the Swanton; fans chose the stipulation via a text message poll

WWE (Raw) @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - July 13, 2008
Jamie Noble defeated Charlie Haas
D-Lo Brown defeated Santino Marella
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Paul Burchill
Paul London defeated Chuck Palumbo
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix
Shawn Michaels defeated Lance Cade
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Batista in a No DQ match
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Kane, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.

WWE @ Raleigh, NC - RBC Center - July 14, 2008
D-Lo Brown defeated Matt Striker
Charlie Haas defeated Carl Oulette
Raw - featured an opening message from Shane & Stephanie McMahon in which they again urged the WWE talent to stick together and said that if things didn't change then actions would be taken; immediately after, Shawn Michaels was shown brawling with Chris Jericho in the aisle, with Lance Cade then appearing before officials broke up the fight; after the three went backstage, Kane appeared with a bag, confronted Jerry Lawler at the broadcast table, and said he was sorry for the previous week's attack on Lawler; Kane then left ringside, with cameras then picking up Michaels again brawling with Jericho backstage; included a backstage segment with Santino Marella and Matt Striker, with Kane then appearing and demanding Santino tell him where World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk was; after Kane left, Santino ate a handful of TUMS; featured the announcement that Jeff & WWE US Champion Matt Hardy would face WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin the following night on ECW; included a backstage segment with Kane and Punk in which Kane said he needed Punk in the ring, but not for the title, with Punk agreeing; featured a text poll over whether WWE World Champion Triple H, Punk, or ECW World Champion Mark Henry were in jeopardy of losing the title at the Great American Bash; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with John Cena regarding John Bradshaw Layfield's challenge to face him in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl at the Bash, with Cena accepting and then challenging JBL to face Cena & Cryme Tyme later in the show in a six-man tag team match; featured WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. interrupting a Kelly Kelly match after Kelly made her entrance, with Rhodes & Dibiase telling her to leave because they had something to say; Rhodes then said he and Dibiase weren't bad people, they were realistic people and they weren't their fathers, they were better; after Dibiase said they were the future, Jim Duggan interrupted and said he had known Rhodes & Dibiase since they were kids and he, like their fathers, appreciated those that paved the way for them; Duggan then praised them for their ability but said they had a lot of growing up to do; Rhodes then said Duggan was a 54-year-old washed up guy trying to relive his glory days when they weren't so glorious to begin with; Dibiase then pointed out Duggan was carrying around the same 2x4 he had 25 years ago and said he was pathetic; they then said Duggan needed to grow up and left the ring; moments later, JBL appeared on the big screen, praised Dibiase & Rhodes for their behavior, and offered them a spot as his tag team partners for the night's main event, with them accepting; included an ad for "Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Difinitive Collection;" featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com gets more monthly hits than NFL.com, UFC.com, Maxim.com, FHM.com, and NASCAR.com combined; included a backstage segment with Jamie Noble and Layla in which Noble said they could be Raw's power couple, with Layla turning him down and asking him to prove himself; Noble then said he would take the next guy to walk past and take him down in the ring; Snitsky then appeared and yelled at Noble to shut up, with Noble backing down until he challenged Snitsky to a match, despite Layla's objections; the three then went out to the ring for a fight between Noble and Snitsky; it was noted during the fight that Snitsky broke his nose the previous week against World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk; Snitsky eventually won the fight following the pumphandle slam and left the ring; featured the results of the text poll in which Punk won with 55% to Triple H's 20% and Henry's 25%:
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Katie Lea (w/ Paul Burchill) with a Thesz Press off the top at 3:22; after the bout, Burchill held Mickie from behind as Katie landed several blows, with WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston then coming out and clearing the ring; moments later, Kingston challenged Burchill to an immediate title match
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston (w/ WWE Women's Champion Mickie James) pinned Paul Burchill (w/ Katie Lea) in an impromptu match with the spin kick to the face at around the 8-minute mark after Mickie knocked Katie off the apron when she attempted to interfere (the bout began during the commercial break)
Beth Phoenix (surprise opponent) pinned Santino Marella with a roll up at 1:28; prior to the bout, Santino made an open challenge for anyone backstage to face him
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Kane via count-out in a non-title match at 6:23 after hitting a bulldog from the apron to the floor; after the bout, Kane threw a steel chair into the ring and then attacked Punk before trapping his head in the chair; as Kane attempted to come off the top onto Punk, Batista ran out, hit a spear on Kane, and knocked him out of the ring with the chair; Batista then helped Punk to his feet, with Punk extending his hand to Batista but Batista responding that he wasn't his friend and he would take Punk's belt; after Batista patted Punk on the cheek, Punk shoved him, with Batista then dropping Punk to the mat
Chris Jericho (w/ Lance Cade) defeated Paul London via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 2:59; after the bout, Jericho took the mic and told London he should learn from his loss and follow Jericho's road that leads to greatness or follow Shawn Michaels' road that leads to deciet and lies; moments later, Michaels appeared on the entrance stage and said neither he or Jericho would change each other's mind and the worst is yet to come at the Great American Bash
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. via disqualification at 14:44 when JBL kicked Cena as Cena had Rhodes in the STFU; after the bout, JBL goaded Cena into chasing him backstage and outside the arena; moments later, JBL jumped Cena, knocking him out with a pipe, and then sat him against a nearby car; JBL then jumped inside his car and drove it into the car Cena was leaned against; moments later, JBL got out of his car and looked at the damage, appearing remorseful, as the show ended
Dark match after the show: Batista pinned World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a non-title match at the 2-minute mark with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Asheville, NC - Civic Center - July 14, 2008
Finlay defeated Carlito
The Great Khali defeated Evan Bourne
Ken Kennedy pinned Mike Knox
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated Shelton Benjamin and MVP by pinning MVP with the Twist of Fate
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Tommy Dreamer
Jeff Hardy pinned Edge in a No DQ match after avoiding the spear, hitting a Twist of Fate onto a steel chair, and following with the Swanton; fans chose the stipulation via a text message poll

WWE @ Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena - July 15, 2008
R Truth pinned Domino with a sit-down face-first suplex
ECW - featured Tazz conducting an opening in-ring interview with ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Tony Atlas regarding the events of the previous week, with Atlas then prompting a fan from the crowd to try to bend a frying pan; after the fan failed, Atlas sent him back to his seat, with Henry then folding the pan into a taco shape; moments later, Tommy Dreamer appeared and said he had been working out and wanted a shot to try to bend the pan as well; after Dreamer failed, he hit Henry over the head with the weapon and left the ring; following the commercial break, Teddy Long had Dreamer ejected from the building as a result of his actions; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE video games have sold more than 39 million copies during the decade; featured a backstage segment in which Henry and Atlas confronted Colin Delaney, with Henry locking Delaney in a bearhug before throwing him:
Mike Knox pinned Shannon Moore at 2:28 with a Russian legsweep into a facebuster
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) with the Shooting Star Press at 3:04; prior to the bout, Bourne cut an insert promo on the match
Jeff & WWE US Champion Matt Hardy defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in a non-title match at around the 20-minute mark when Matt pinned Morrison after Jeff hit the Swanton behind the referee's back following Morrison hitting the Moonlight Drive on Matt and making the cover; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen advertised an uninterrupted version of the show airing the following day on WWE.com at 4 p.m. (the bout began during the commercial break)
Smackdown! - featured opening footage from earlier in the day of Edge and Vickie Guerrero getting married, with Chavo Guerrero Jr. serving as Edge's best man; included an introduction of Chavo, Vickie, and Edge as they joined the rest of the wedding guests - Zach Ryder & Curt Hawkins, Bam Neeley, and Alicia Fox - on the entrance stage; the stage was decorated for the evening with a wedding cake and flowers; moments later, Chavo grabbed the mic and said Edge was now a member of the Guerrero family, wished Edge & Vickie his best, and said he knew Edge would win the WWE World Title from Triple H at the Great American Bash; Chavo then showed a cover of the WWE Magazine he had made which named Edge as the new world champion; the wedding party and guests remained at the entrance stage for the rest of the show; featured Edge & Vickie's first dance as a married couple, with a man and woman just off stage singing "Together;" moments later, the Big Show interrupted and began dancing with Vickie until Edge said Show would be wrestling momentarily against unnamed opponents; included a backstage segment in which Edge spoke with Gary, the Slim Jim guy, who gave Edge a box of Slim Jims as his wedding present; featured the debut of Edge's new Slim Jim commercial; included a closing in-ring segment in which Edge, surrounded by the wedding party, introduced a video package he put together in tribute to his love for Vickie; after it played, Triple H appeared at the entrance stage with a gift box and said he made a video of his own for the situation; the video showed Edge meeting with Alicia in his hotel room; after the two were shown discussing the wedding plans, Edge began hitting on Alicia; when Triple H paused the video, Edge ordered his men to stop Triple H, with the champion then pulling a sledgehammer out of the gift box; when Triple H continued the video, Edge was shown giving Alicia a back massage and spoke about Vickie's large underwear size; Triple H then pulled out a large pair of panties as a gift to Vickie and then skipped ahead to later in the video where Edge and Alicia were shown kissing; Triple H then went backstage as Vickie attacked Edge and screamed and yelled at him as the show ended:
Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Finlay & Hornswoggle at 2:13 when Hawkins pinned Finlay after guest referee Edge dropped Finlay with the spear; prior to the bout, it was announced WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin would defend against Finlay & Hornswoggle, Ryder & Hawkins, and Jesse & Festus at the Great American Bash; after Finlay & Hornswoggle's entrance, Edge but a promo from the entrance stage in which he named himself the guets referee for the match; after the ring entrances, Edge took Finlay's shillelagh and threw it up the aisle; Hawkins & Ryder wrestled the match in their tuxedos
The Big Show fought the Great Khali, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, & Vladimir Kozlov to a no contest in a handicap match at 1:52; during the match, it was announced Benjamin would face WWE US Champion Matt Hardy at the Great American Bash; after the bout, Show was ganged up on, with Khali eventually dropping him with the tree slam
Natalya Neidhart defeated Cherry via submission with the Sharpshooter at the 38-second mark; prior to the bout, Vickie prepared to throw the bouquet to Eve, Victoria, Michelle McCool, Maryse, Cherry, and Natalya on the floor, with Michelle being ejected from ringside after briefly fighting with Natalya outside the ring; Cherry caught the bouquet, with Vickie then saying Cherry would wrestle her but would face Natalya first
Vickie Guerrero pinned Cherry at the 5-second mark
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikiel) pinned Jimmy Wang Yang with the Sliced Bread #2 after Yang became distracted by Ezikel on the floor
Umaga pinned Ken Kennedy at 13:12 with the thumb strike to the throat after avoiding the Mic Check
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus in a non-title match at 3:58 when Mizanin pinned Jesse with the Reality Check after Festus dropped Morrison with the fireman's carry into a face-first slam on the floor
Jeff Hardy fought WWE US Champion Matt Hardy to a no contest in a non-title match at 4:35 when Edge, Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Bam Neely interfered and attacked both men; during their ring entrances, the Hardys threw the wedding cake into Chavo Guerrero Jr.'s face; after the bout, Edge dropped both Hardys with the spear
In an untelevised segment, Ric Flair cut an in-ring promo on Charlotte being his home for the past 25 years and praised the WWE and the wrestlers backstage
Dark match after the taping: WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Edge with the Pedigree after Vickie Guerrero interfered and speared the challenger

WWE (Raw, Smackdown!, & ECW) @ Springfield, MA - MassMutual Center - July 19, 2008
Evan Bourne defeated Mike Knox
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Finlay & Hornswoggle, Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder, and Jesse & Festus
Divas dance contest involving Kelly Kelly, Maryse, Layla, Natalya Neidhart, and Jillian Hall
ECW World Champion Mark Henry defeated Tommy Dreamer
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Big Show defeated the Great Khali & Umaga
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Paul Burchill
WWE US Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Shelton Benjamin
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Batista in a No DQ match

Great American Bash 08 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - July 20, 2008 (announced at 14,126; sell out)
Umaga pinned Ken Kennedy with the thumb strike to the throat at 4:00
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Mick Foley on commentary for Smackdown!, Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, and Mike Adamle & Tazz on commentary for ECW; included an ad for "The Definitive Ric Flair Collection;" featured footage of Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk following the previous week's Raw in which Punk responded to Batista interfering in his match with Kane and commented on his upcoming match with Batista; included a text poll in which fans were asked who they sympathized with more, Edge or Vickie Guerrero; featured Ross conducting an interview with Edge, backstage, regarding WWE World Champion Triple H causing his relationship with Vickie to end and his upcoming title match with Triple H, during which Edge said he had no more personal life and only his professional life remained; included the results of the text poll in which 45 percent sided with Vickie and 55 percent with Edge; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Triple H in which he said he didn't regret his actions to Edge during the previous Smackdown!:
Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin, Jesse & Festus, and Finlay & Hornswoggle to win the titles at 9:14 when Hawkins pinned Jesse after causing him to fall off the top, moments after Ryder prevented Jesse & Festus from hitting a Rocket Launcher
Shelton Benjamin pinned WWE US Champion Matt Hardy to win the title at 9:35 with the Paydirt after raising his knee to block a moonsault and hitting Hardy in the face
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Tommy Dreamer (w/ Colin Delaney) at 5:30 with the powerslam after Delaney pulled Dreamer off the turnbuckle and throat-first across the top rope
Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels via referee's decision at 18:19 when the referee stopped the bout after Jericho repeatedly attacked a bloody gash near Michaels already injured eye; Lance Cade appeared at the 10-minute mark to be in Jericho's corner; after the bout, Michaels was tended to by medics and helped backstage
Michelle McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart via submission with a heel hook at 4:40; stipulations stated the winner would be the first WWE Divas Champion; after the contest, Michelle was congratulated by Cherry and Eve until Chris Jericho appeared on the entrance stage and cut a promo telling the fans to take good care of their ticket stubs because Shawn Michaels' career was over and he had sustained a detached retna
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk fought Batista to a double disqualification at 11:04 when, after Batista caught Punk coming off the apron and hit a spinebuster on the floor, Kane attacked Batista on the floor and threw him into the ringpost and then dropped Punk with the chokeslam; after the bout, Kane, with a sack in his hand, starred at the camera and asked "Is he alive or is he dead?"; Kane then kicked a cameraman in the face and left ringside; moments later, following the decision, Punk held the title belt up in Batista's face before Batista dropped the champion with the sit-down powerbomb and left the ring
John Bradshaw Layfield pinned John Cena in a parking lot brawl at 16:17 after throwing Cena off the stage onto a car, which Cena brought into the arena late in the bout via a forklift; there was no commentary until the 13-minute mark, when Cena used a forklift to drive a car with JBL inside from backstage into the arena; following the bout, both men were attended to by referees
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Edge with the Pedigree at 16:46 after Edge attempted to hit the spear on an interfering Alicia Fox but speared Vickie Guerrero instead; after the bout, Chavo Guerrero Jr. came out to tend to Vickie

WWE @ Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena - July 21, 2008 (announced as a sell out)
Charlie Haas defeated Karl Wells
Jamie Noble defeated Tyrone Jones
Raw - featured an opening segment in which Batista was shown in the production area watching footage of the ending of his match against World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk the night before at the Great American Bash and the interference of Kane; after the clip ended, Batista left the production area; included an in-ring promo by Batista in which he put himself in charge and made a rematch between himself and Punk for later in the show and said Kane should find him before he found Kane; moments later, John Bradshaw Layfield interrupted on the big screen and said he, not Batista, was worthy of the next title match; Punk then appeared, told JBL he didn't have to listen to him, and then challenged Batista to a rematch for later in the show; when JBL tried to interrupt, Batista called for his audio to be cut, which it was; Batista then accepted the match and left the ring; included comments from Jenny McCarthy regarding her upcoming appearance on Saturday Night's Main Event to promote Generation Rescue; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw has run 750 episodes, more than "ER" and "The Simpsons" combined; included an in-ring promo by Jim Duggan in which he said he was contemplating retirement after the comments the previous week from WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.; moments later, Jerry Lawler interrupted and said Duggan should continue for as long as he wants; moments later, Rhodes & Dibiase appeared, with the two making fun of Lawler and Duggan until Rhodes referenced Lawler slapping Andy Kaufman on "The David Letterman Show," with Lawler then slapping Rhodes across the face; Dibiase then said they would continue the situation later, after their scheduled match; featured a backstage segment in which Jericho and Cade attempted to leave the building but were stopped by Kane at the door, who then walked past them; included footage from the previous Saturday of McCarthy holding a fundraiser for Generation Rescue, with appearances from Jim Carrey, Maria, Howie Mandel, Tim Allen, Britney Spears, and several others; featured a backstage segment with Jamie Noble and Layla in which Noble attempted to pick Layla up until Batista appeared and asked where Kane was; when Noble told him off, Batista pinned him against the wall by his throat; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Punk regarding his upcoming title defense against Batista, during which JBL appeared and said he intended on having a title shot at Summer Slam against whomever the champion was; featured the announcement that Matt Hardy, John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, and Finlay would compete in a four-way match the following night on ECW to determine the #1 contender to the ECW World Title at Summer Slam; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE gives free tickets to all military personnel:
Lance Cade pinned Paul London at 2:48 with the sit-down spinebuster after throwing London ribs-first into the ringpost; prior to the bout, Cade cut an in-ring promo on Shawn Michaels in which he said he wanted Michaels to come out so they could have words they should have had a long time ago; after the match, Cade introduced Chris Jericho as the man who possibly ended Michaels' career; after the commercial break, Jericho showed footage of his attack on Michaels the night before and then blamed the fans for Michaels' injury, which included a detached retna; Jericho then said he was proud of what he had done and that, through his actions, he had saved himself
Beth Phoenix pinned Kelly Kelly with a reverse powerbomb at 3:02
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. at 9:55 by pinning Dibiase with the FU after hoisting both Dibiase & Rhodes in a fireman's carry and throwing Rhodes off; during the final moments of the match, JBL walked out and left through the crowd; after the contest, Cena hugged his dad at ringside
Paul Burchill & Katie Lea defeated WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston & WWE Women's Champion Mickie James at 3:25 when Paul pinned Kingston with the Twisted Sister, moments after Kingston injured his ankle on the ringpost
D-Lo Brown pinned Santino Marella with the Lo Down at 1:33; prior to the bout, Marella issued an open challenge, noting he didn't want to wrestle women; Beth Phoenix then appeared ringside after Brown made his entrance; after the contest, Beth punched Santino, with Santino then grabbing Beth around the waist; after the two traded wasit locks, they awkwardly kissed before Santino left the ring (D-Lo's surprise TV return after a 5-year absence)
Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk via disqualification at 8:59 when John Bradshaw Layfield appeared ringside and brawled with the challenger after Batista hit the spear on Punk; prior to the bout, Kane attacked Batista until Punk appeared, with Kane then being sent backstage by officials; after the contest, John Cena came out to make the save against JBL but accidentally struck Batista, with the two facing off until they were held back by referees

WWE @ Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - July 22, 2008
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by Teddy Long in which he unveiled the new design of the ECW World Title and then introduced Mark Henry to present it to; moments later, Henry and Tony Atlas appeared; Atlas then said it was a belt with prestigue and credibility that the fans in the home of the old ECW could be proud of; Atlas then brought out Colin Delaney, who shook both men's hands before cutting a promo on Tommy Dreamer to explain his actions at the Great American Bash; Long then said Delaney would face Dreamer immediately; Delaney initially seemed confident since he would have Henry & Atlas in his corner but they quickly left ringside; included a backstage segment with John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which they complained over their WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Title loss at the Great American Bash before wishing each other luck in the night's main event; included comments from Jenny McCarthy regarding her upcoming appearance on Saturday Night's Main Event to promote Generation Rescue; featured a backstage segment with Finlay & Hornswoggle discussing the night's main event; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE outsells MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, college sports, and NASCAR when it comes to sports DVD sales; featured a backstage segment with Ricky Ortiz and Tiffany in which Ortiz said he had catch phrases and t-shirt ideas he wanted to run by Long; Long then said he would have Ortiz in the ring the following week to see if Ortiz could make his record 2-0; included a vignette on Mike Knox; featured a backstage promo by Matt Hardy regarding his participation in the night's main event:
Tommy Dreamer pinned Colin Delaney with the DDT at 2:59
Evan Bourne pinned James Curtis with the Shooting Star Press at 4:35; after the bout, Bourne narrowly escaped the ring after Chavo Guerrero Jr., who did guest commentary for the match, and Bam Neely attempted to attack him
Matt Hardy defeated Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle), John Morrison, and Mike Mizanin at 16:39 by pinning Morrison with a kick to the mid-section and the Twist of Fate after catching Morrison as he attempted a springboard into the ring; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would earn an ECW World Title shot at Summer Slam; after the bout, ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Tony Atlas appeared at the entrance stage, with Henry holding the title belt in the air as the show came to a close
Smackdown! - featured an opening in-ring segment of the VIP Lounge with guest Jeff Hardy, during which MVP brought up that Hardy would be taking part in a battle royal later in the program against the Great Khali, the Big Show, Ken Kennedy, and himself, with the winner facing WWE World Champion Triple H at Summer Slam; MVP then said Jeff was a risk taker and while it brought him success, it also got him suspended for 60 days and he had to miss WrestleMania; MVP then questioned Hardy about losing his home in a fire and whether Jeff felt responsible for the death of his dog Jack; after MVP said Jeff was reckless, a detriment to his friends and family, and would never be WWE World Champion, Jeff said if there's anyone that should be thankful for second chances it would be MVP; after MVP told Jeff to settle down, Jeff scared him out of the ring; included a backstage segment with Edge and WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder in which Edge tried to apologize for the previous week but they said they didn't need one and then went to get ready for their match; featured footage from the previous weekend's fundraiser for Generation Rescue, with comments from Maria, Jenny McCarthy, Leah Remini, Charlie Sheen, Tim Allen, Howie Mandel, and Jim Carey, during which it was announced McCarthy would be part of the upcoming Saturday Night's Main Event; included a backstage segment with Edge and Alicia Fox, with Bam Neeley overhearing the conversation; featured a vignette promoting the debut of R Truth, with Truth being shown on the streets where he came from; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the new WWE set is comprised of 1.2 million LED lights, it takes eight hours to assemble, and is transported by 14 tractor trailers; featured footage of Chavo Guerrero Jr. wheeling Vickie Guerrero into the arena, with Neeley then appearing after overhearing Edge's conversation earlier in the night with Alicia; included a vignette promoting Maria coming to Smackdown! the following week; featured a backstage segment with Bam and Edge in which Edge said he did need to apologize to Vickie but he needed to do it in public; included a backstage segment with Bam, Vickie, and Chavo in which Bam said Edge either wanted to apologize to Vickie or Vickie apologize to Edge but that he wanted to do it in the ring; featured a promo by Ben Stiller regarding Generation Rescue and McCarthy being part of Saturday Night's Main Event; included a closing in-ring segment in which Edge asked Vickie to come out to the ring so he could apologize face to face, with Chavo, Vickie, and Bam then coming out to the ring; moments later, Chavo and Bam left the ring as Edge said he repeatedly told Alicia no but she was too aggressive and he couldn't leave because he wanted all the wedding plans to be perfect; Vickie then said she understood, with the two hugging but Vickie turned away when Edge went to kiss her; Vickie then said when she was really mad at Edge, she did something he might not like; after Edge asked what she did, she said she reinstated the Undertaker; following a lengthy "Undertaker" chant by the fans, Vickie said Edge would face Taker at Summer Slam in a Hell in a Cell match and then burst into laughter:
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang in a non-title match with the Paydirt at 2:13; prior to the bout, still photos were shown from Benjamin's title victory over Matt Hardy the previous Sunday at the Great American Bash; following his entrance, Benjamin cut an in-ring promo on his title win
Festus (w/ Jesse) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Curt Hawkins (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Zach Ryder) at 1:49 with the fireman's carry into the face-first slam; after the bout, Hawkins & Ryder laid out Jesse and then dropped Festus with a double DDT before leaving the ring
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Stevie Richards at 2:59 with a headbutt to the chest as Richards ran the ropes; after the bout, Kozlov approached the commentary table and said he wanted competition
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) won a 6-man battle royal by last eliminating Jeff Hardy at 10:25; other participants included: Ken Kennedy, MVP, the Big Show, and Umaga; stipulations stated the winner would face WWE World Champion Triple H at Summer Slam; order of elimination: MVP by Hardy via a clothesline (6:35); Umaga by Show via a clothesline (7:19); Kennedy by Show (8:03); after being eliminated, Umaga returned and dropped Show with the thumb strike to the throat; Show by Hardy via a hurricanrana over the ropes (9:18); Hardy by Khali; after the match, Triple H came out to the ring and faced off against Khali until Singh got in front of Khali and told him now was not the time
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse in a non-title match via submission with the heel hook at 2:03; prior to the bout, footage was shown of McCool beating Natalya Neidhart at the Great American Bash to win the newly created title
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) pinned Shannon Moore at 1:57 with The Kendrick; prior to the bout, Kendrick said he was the fastest, best trained, and smartest WWE wrestler and the fans should be priviledged to see him and then said Ezikial was the biggest, baddest man around to protect him; during Moore's entrance, it was announced that Ric Flair's new segment on WWE.com - Styling and Profiling - was a huge success in its first episode (the first time Sliced Bread #2 is referred to as The Kendrick)

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Hampton Beach, NH - Casino Ballroom - July 25, 2008 (1,800; sell out)
Carlito pinned Ricky Ortiz with the Back Stabber
Ron Killings defeated Nic Nemeth
Tiffany defeated Victoria, Cherry, and Maryse in a dance contest
The Great Khali pinned Finlay following the chop to the head
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang
Evan Bourne pinned Bam Neely with the Shooting Star Press
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas & Colin Delaney) pinned Matt Hardy with the powerslam

WWE (Raw) @ Youngstown, OH - Chevrolet Centre - July 25, 2008 (6,200)
Layla served as the host for the show
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston & Kelly Kelly defeated Paul Burchill & Katie Lea
Johnny Curtis pinned Matt Striker
Lance Cade defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix
Jim Duggan pinned Santino Marella at the 18-second mark; after the match, Beth Phoenix kissed Marella, with him fainting and her carrying him backstage
Kane pinned Jamie Noble at the 37-second mark; prior to the bout, Noble came out to ask Layal out, which she accepted after the fans cheered her on
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Chris Jericho, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. at 18:30 when Dibiase submitted to Cena's STFU
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Batista in a No DQ match after the challenger speared Punk as Punk held a steel chair, knocking Batista out; after the bout, Batista dropped Punk with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE @ Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus - July 26, 2008

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - July 26, 2008 (2,500)
Tommy Dreamer defeated Armando Estrada
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Shannon Moore
The Brian Kendrick defeated Sho Funaki
Umaga defeated Nunzio & Stevie Richards in a handicap match
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Natalya
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus and John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
Jeff Hardy pinned Edge in a No DQ match with the Swanton after a Twist of Fate onto a steel chair

WWE (Raw) @ Wheeling, WV - WesBanco Arena - July 26, 2008 (4,000)
D-Lo Brown defeated Lance Cade
Johnny Curtis defeated Matt Striker
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea
Jim Duggan defeated Santino Marella; after the match, Beth Phoenix kissed Marella, with him fainting and her carrying him backstage
Kane defeated Jamie Noble
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Paul Burchill
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Chris Jericho, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated John Bradshaw Layfield and Batista

WWE @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center - July 27, 2008 (2,500)
Tommy Dreamer defeated Armando Estrada
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Stevie Richards
The Brian Kendrick defeated Sho Funaki
Umaga defeated Nunzio & Shannon Moore in a handicap match
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Natalya
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus and John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
Jeff Hardy defeated Edge

WWE @ Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent - July 27, 2008 (1,800; sell out)
Carlito pinned Ricky Ortiz with the Back Stabber
Ron Killings defeated Nic Nemeth
Cherry defeated Tiffany, Maryse, and Victoria in a dance contest
The Great Khali pinned Finlay with the chop to the head
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy with the powerslam

WWE (Raw) @ Altoona, PA - Jaffa Shrine Center - July 27, 2008
Lance Cade defeated D-Lo Brown
Johnny Curtis defeated Matt Striker
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea
Jim Duggan defeated Santino Marella
Kane defeated Jamie Noble
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Paul Burchill
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Chris Jericho, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated John Bradshaw Layfield and Batista

WWE @ Washington DC - Verizon Center - July 28, 2008 (14,722; 12,000 paid; sell out)
Freddie Prinze Jr.'s first day as part of the creative team
Paul London defeated Charlie Haas
Raw - featured an opening in-ring promo by John Cena, who received a mixed reaction, in which he admitted he made a mistake the previous week in accidentally hitting Batista and then asked that Batista come out so they could settle their dispute face-to-face; Batista then appeared, said he saw the video footage, knew Cena didn't mean to hit him, and said they were cool; Batista then said, after he takes the World Heavyweight Title from CM Punk at Summer Slam, he wanted Cena to get the first shot against him; Cena then reminded Batista that he already had two title shots and came up short, noting he himself has been in a slump as of late; Batista replied by saying he knew Punk couldn't beat him and the same could be said for Cena; Cena then noted Batista was in front of a hometown crowd, said he versus Batista could headline WrestleMania, and then suggested they go ahead and have that match later in the show; as Batista went to accept the challenge, Shane McMahon interrupted, said he and Stephanie McMahon had chosen a new general manager of Raw and that person would be named later in the show; Shane then said the GM had already made matches for later in the night, saying World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk would face one of the most technically sound free agents today and that Cena & Batista would face John Bradshaw Layfield & Kane; included comments from Jeff Foxworthy regarding Generation Rescue and Jenny McCarthy being part of Saturday Night's Main Event that weekend; featured a backstage segment with Shane and JBL in which Shane refused to speak on Vince McMahon's condition with JBL then saying neither Batista or Cena deserve a world title shot but he did; Shane then said JBL needed to take that up with the new GM; Shane then received a phone call from the new GM and refused to let JBL speak to him; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw was the most wateched show on cable TV the previous week; featured an ad promoting "The Difinative Ric Flair Collection;" included an in-ring segment of "The Highlight Reel," noted as the final edition of the talk segment, in which Chris Jericho, alongside Lance Cade, said for years he was known as a showman and entertainer rather than a world class performer and that he hosted his own show rather than going back after the world title; Jericho, with the shattered Jeritron 5000 behind him, then introduced a farewell video package for Y2J, recapping his rivalries with William Regal, Stephanie McMahon, and Randy Orton; Jericho then said he is embarassed by who he was as a performer but that ending the career of Shawn Michaels was one of the proudest moments of his career; Cade then took the mic and said he appreciated Jericho even though the crowd didn't and that he would be forever grateful for Jericho having saved him; as some in the crowd chanted "boring," Jericho told Michaels to stay home, move on with his life, and spend time with his family, prompting loud chants of "HBK" from the crowd; Jericho then said he deserved a world title match at Summer Slam, not JBL, Cena, or Batista; featured comments from Piers Morgan regarding Generation Rescue and McCarthy being part of Saturday Night's Main Event; included a backstage segment with Shane and Todd Grisham in which Grisham tried to find out who the new GM was, with Shane only saying the new GM was already in the building; featured comments from McCarthy, Toby Keith, Ben Stiller, James Roday, Morgan, Leah Remini, Rose McGowan, Viginia Madsen, Shannon Elizabeth, Charlie Sheen, Howie Mandel, Tim Allen, Jm Carrey, and Foxworthy regarding Generation Rescue; included a backstage segment with Cena and Cryme Tyme in which Cryme Tyme offered to be Cena's backup but he said he was fine; moments later, Batista appeared and said he knew the two didn't trust each other; featured the announcement Michaels would appear live the following week; included the announcement Edge would face Jeff Hardy and that Cena, Batista, & Cryme Tyme would face JBL, Kane, & WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase during the following weekend's Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC:
Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix defeated D-Lo Brown & Kelly Kelly at 2:07 when Marella pinned Kelly with a roll up after knocking Brown off the apron; prior to the bout, backstage footage was shown of Marella and Phoenix talking, with Phoenix saying their relationship was strictly professional; after the contest, Marella hugged Phoenix, with Phoenix then yelling at him and the two then shaking hands instead; Santino then tried several times to kiss Phoenix but was too shy, with Phoenix then grabbing Marella by the hair and kissing him instead
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Jerry Lawler & Michael Cole (sub. for Jim Duggan) at 3:56 when Rhodes pinned Cole with a clothesline; prior to the match, Lilian Garcia was handed a note from a referee - sent from the new Raw GM - that Lawler would team with Cole instead of the previously announced Duggan; there was no commentary for the bout as a result of Lawler & Cole being in the ring; after the contest, Cole was tended to in the ring by the referee, Lawler, and a trainer; as a result of Cole's injury, Mike Adamle joined Lawler on commentary for the remainder of the show
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Layla) with a spin kick to the head at 1:21; prior to the bout, Noble said the new Raw GM should take notice of him and that he was going to show off for Layla against Kingston
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned William Regal in a non-title match at 5:22 with the Go To Sleep; John Bradshaw Layfield provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, JBL confronted Punk in the ring until Kane appeared, carrying a bag, and laid out JBL; moments later, Punk kicked Kane in the head and JBL then laid out Punk; Kane and JBL then stared at each other to end the segment (Regal's surprise return after a 60-day suspension)
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Jillian Hall with the DDT at 2:37; prior to the bout, Jim Ross joined Mike Adamle and Jerry Lawler on commentary for the remainder of the show; following her entrance, Mickie hugged her dad, Stewart, who was sitting ringside; after the match, Mickie hugged her dad again before she was jumped from behind by Katie Lea; moments later, Paul Burchill joined Katie Lea on the ramp, with Katie saying she did it especially for the new Raw GM, noting Paul would soon be the IC champion and she would soon be the women's champion
John Cena & Batista defeated John Bradshaw Layfield & Kane at 12:19 when Cena pinned Kane with the FU after tagging himself into the match; after the bout, Shane McMahon appeared at the entrance stage and announced that Adamle was the new Raw GM; Adamle, in the ring, then announced Cena would face Batista at Summer Slam
Saturday Night's Main Event #36 - 8/2 - one-hour episode - featured pre-taped comments throughout the show from Ben Stiller, Jeff Foxworthy, and Carmen Elektra; included an in-ring promo by Jenny McCarthy about Autism:
Kane, John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated John Cena, Batista, & Cryme Tyme when JBL pinned JTG with the Clothesline from Hell
The Great Khali pinned Jimmy Wang Yang
Edge pinned Jeff Hardy with the spear after MVP interfered and kicked Hardy in the head

- 7/28/08: Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's second child, Murphy Claire Levesque, was born.

WWE @ Hershey, PA - Giant Center - July 29, 2008
Sho Funaki pinned Nic Nemeth at 5:17
ECW - featured Todd Grisham's debut as one half of the ECW commentary team, replacing Mike Adamle, alongside Tazz; included an opening in-ring promo by Matt Hardy regarding his upcoming match at Summer Slam against ECW World Champion Mark Henry; moments later, Henry & Tony Atlas appeared, with Atlas giving Henry a steel bar, which Henry bent into a u-shape; Hardy then said, unlike the bar, he fought back and would take the title at Summer Slam; included an ad promoting the line up for Saturday Night's Main Event; featured a backstage segment with Henry, Atlas, and Colin Delaney in which Delaney questioned why they left him the week before during his match with Tommy Dreamer; Atlas then said Delaney would have to do something impressive to be able to be in their group; Atlas then suggested Delaney face Hardy later in the show, with Henry & Atlas in Delaney's corner; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's episode was the Sci-Fi Channel's most watched program; featured an ad for "Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection;" included comments from Jenny McCarthy, Ben Stiller, Jeff Foxworthy, Toby Keith, Piero Morgan, James Roday, Leah Remini, Rose McGowan, Virginia Madsen, Shannon Elizabeth, Charlie Sheen, Howie Mandel, Tim Allen, and Jim Carrey regarding McCarthy's upcoming involvement with Generation Rescue at Saturday Night's Main Event; featured a backstage segment in which Braden Walker said he would have Hardy's back when Hardy faced Delaney later in the show:
Ricky Ortiz defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) via disqualification at 4:14 when the referee caught Neely holding onto Guerrero's foot for leverage during a pin attempt; after the bout, Neely attacked Ortiz and hit a full nelson slam; Neely then held Ortiz down as Guerrero hit the frog splash; moments later, Evan Bourne made the save and knocked Guerrero and Neely down before leaving the ring
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Finlay & Hornswoggle at 11:59 when Morrison pinned Hornswoggle with a reversal into a face-first throw; prior to the bout, it was announced new episodes of "The Dirt Sheet" would start to air the coming Friday on WWE.com; after the contest, Mike Knox came out of the crowd and twice kicked Finlay in the face; following the commercial break, Lena conducted a backstage interview with Knox regarding his actions, with Knox claiming Finlay had become soft
Matt Hardy pinned Colin Delaney with the Twist of Fate at 2:58; after the bout, ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Tony Atlas, who watched the match from the entranceway, came to the ring with Henry gorilla press slamming Delaney to the floor; moments later, Henry and Hardy faced off, with Hardy saying he wasn't afraid; Henry & Atlas then left the ring, passing by Delaney's body, as the show came to a close
Smackdown! - featured a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Bam Neeley, during which Vickie spotted Alicia Fox backstage; included a backstage segment with Chavo and WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder in which Chavo questioned why Alicia was backstage and whether they knew who Edge's guest would be later in the show on The Cutting Edge; featured an ad promoting Jenny McCarthy being part of the following night's Saturday Night's Main Event; included footage of Edge arriving to the arena; featured a vignette promoting the debut of R Truth, with Truth talking about his time spent in prison; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Smackdown! was the most watched show by male viewers; featured a backstage segment with Edge and Alicia in which he questioned why she was backstage, with Edge saying he got her a ticket so she could be up close for The Cutting Edge; included a vignette on WWE World Champion Triple H; featured a promo by Toby Keith regarding Generation Rescue; included a backstage segment with Chavo, Vickie, and Bam in which Chavo said no one knew who Edge's guest was going to be; featured a closing in-ring segment of The Cutting Edge in which he had the ring filled with a ladder, a chair, and a table as a way to set his mind right for the upcoming Hell in a Cell match against the Undertaker; he then said his guest knew Taker better than anyone and would teach him how to thrive in Hell in a Cell, then rolled out to the ring and said his guest was Mick Foley; after Foley reluctantly agreed, Edge showed a video highlighting 1998 in the WWE and the Hell in a Cell match between Foley and Taker, with Edge then saying he knew what that match did to Foley physically and mentally and he could gain some revenge by helping Edge against Taker; Foley replied by saying he might like to help but Edge had hurt Foley's credibility after Foley repeatedly said Edge was the greatest superstar in WWE; Foley said the Edge of today relied on his wife and took too many shortcuts and said he wouldn't help him; he then said the only person that could help Edge was Edge himself and then brought up Edge's accomplishments and said that Edge could put on one of the most violent matches at Summer Slam; Foley then said if Edge went to Summer Slam as he was, Taker would tear him apart; Edge then said he understood and then punched and kicked Foley to the floor; Foley then slammed Edge's face into the commentary table but Edge responded by kicking a steel chair into Foley's face and spearing him into the ring steps; the crowd chanted "Undertaker" as Foley crawled back in the ring and briefly applied the Mandible Claw; moments later, Edge laid Foley across the table in the ring, climbed the ladder, and jumped off with a steel chair, putting Foley through the table; Edge then stood over Foley's body as the broadcast ended (Foley's last appearance):
MVP pinned Jimmy Wang Yang with the Drive By at 2:30 after hitting a gutbuster as Yang came off the top with a crossbody; prior to the bout, Jeff Hardy took a ringside seat, at which time it was announced Hardy would face Edge the following night as part of Saturday Night's Main Event; following MVP's entrance, MVP grabbed the mic and said he was trying to enlighten Hardy the previous week as part of the VIP Lounge and that he would never be WWE World Champion; after the contest, Hardy got in the ring and said threatened MVP to never mention his home, dog, or house fire again; MVP then tried to attack Hardy but Hardy dropped him with the Twist of Fate and said MVP made him sick
Ken Kennedy pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 14:05 with the Mic Check after kicking Benjamin in the face; after the bout, Eve conducted a ringside interview with Benjamin regarding the loss, with Benjamin saying he wasn't going to make excuses but then said he was suffering from bronchitis
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikiel Jackson) pinned Stevie Richards at 3:45 after dropping Richards throat-first across the top rope and hitting The Kendrick after Richards became distracted by Jackson on the floor; prior to the bout, Kendrick cut an in-ring promo in which he said he hadn't changed, has always been the same guy, and never cared about the fans; after the bout, Jackson put Richards in a Torture Rack
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated Jeff Hardy via KO with the head vice at 11:32 after Khali picked Hardy up by the head and pulled him into the ring after Hardy began fighting on the floor with MVP, who appeared ringside after Hardy hit the Swanton on Khali; after the match, MVP posed in the ring as Hardy was knocked out
Maria pinned Victoria at 3:19 with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle (Maria's Smackdown! debut)
The Big Show pinned Domino with the chokeslam at 1:17; after the bout, Umaga came out to the ring and faced off with Show
Dark match after the taping: The Big Show defeated Edge via count-out

WWE (Raw) @ Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center - August 1, 2008
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Paul Burchill with the spin kick to the face
Snitsky pinned Jim Duggan with a boot to the face
Lance Cade pinned Paul London with the sit-down spinebuster
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix with the DDT; after the bout, Santino Marella challenged D-Lo Brown to impress Phoenix
D-Lo Brown pinned Santino Marella with the frog splash
Batista pinned Kane with the spear
John Cena defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase in a non-title handicap match when Dibiase submitted to the STFU
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Chris Jericho with the Go To Sleep in a No DQ match; the stipulation was chosen by a fan text poll

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall - August 2, 2008
Finlay defeated Mike Knox
The Brian Kendrick pinned Ron Killings
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Ken Kennedy and MVP
Maria & Cherry defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
The Big Show pinned the Great Khali
Jeff Hardy pinned Umaga in a No DQ match

WWE (Raw) @ Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium - August 2, 2008
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Paul Burchill with the spin kick to the face
Snitsky pinned D-Lo Brown with the boot to the face after avoiding the Low Down
Lance Cade pinned Paul London with the sit-down spinebuster; Cade broke his nose during the match
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James (w/ a fan chosen before the bout) & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea when James scored the pin following the DDT; after the bout, Santino Marella came out and challenged Jim Duggan to try to impress Phoenix
Jim Duggan pinned Santino Marella with the running clothesline at around the 10-second mark
Batista pinned Kane with the spear
John Cena defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase in a non-title handicap match when Dibiase submitted to the STFU
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Chris Jericho with the Go To Sleep in a No DQ match; the stipulation was chosen by a fan text poll

- 8/3/08: Ric Flair left WWE.

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Chattanooga, TN - McKenzie Arena - August 3, 2008
Finlay defeated Mike Knox
ECW World Champion Mark Henry defeated Matt Hardy
Eve & Cherry defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Ken Kennedy
The Big Show defeated the Great Khali
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus
R Truth defeated The Brian Kendrick
Jeff Hardy defeated MVP

WWE (Raw) @ Bowling Green, KY - EA Diddle Arena - August 3, 2008
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Paul Burchill
Snitsky defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea; after the bout, Santino Marella came out and challenged Jim Duggan to try to impress Phoenix
Jim Duggan pinned Santino Marella with the running clothesline at around the 10-second mark
Batista pinned Kane with the spear
John Cena defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase in a non-title handicap match when Rhodes submitted to the STFU
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Chris Jericho with the Go To Sleep in a No DQ match; the stipulation was chosen by a fan text poll

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - August 4, 2008
Finlay defeated Mike Knox
ECW World Champion Mark Henry defeated Matt Hardy
Cherry & Eve defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Ken Kennedy; during the bout, Kennedy sustained a dislocated right shoulder
The Big Show defeated the Great Khali
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus
R Truth defeated The Brian Kendrick; after the bout, Ezikial Jackson attacked Truth
Jeff Hardy defeated MVP in a falls count anywhere match

WWE @ Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena - August 4, 2008
Cryme Tyme defeated Adam Armor & Sal Rinauro
D-Lo Brown defeated Phil Shatter
Raw - featured an opening promo by Mike Adamle on the entrance stage in which he compared himself to President Ronald Reagan and said he had made mistakes but would learn from his mistakes; Adamle then ran down his NFL career and said three championships would be on the line later in the show - WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena & Batista; before Adamle could continue, John Bradshaw Layfield interrupted, congratulated Adamle on his new role, and said he wanted World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk at Summer Slam; Chris Jericho then appeared in a suit and said he deserved the title match with Punk due to his putting Shawn Michaels on the shelf; Adamle then made a match for later in the show pitting Jericho & JBL against Punk in a handicap match, with the stipulation being if one of them beat Punk then they would earn a title shot at Summer Slam and if Punk won neither man would get the title shot; included a "WWE Classics on Demand" feature on the Sept. 8, 1997 Raw, which featured WWF IC Champion Steve Austin confronting Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and dropping him with the Stunner; featured a backstage segment in which Adamle spoke with Stephanie McMahon on the phone, with Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix then appearing and suggesting they both receive title shots at Summer Slam; after Adamle said there was only room for one more title match at the pay-per-view, he said they could face WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston & WWE Women's Champion Mickie James in a tag team match with both titles on the line; included a video package on John Cena; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista regarding his upcoming Summer Slam match with Cena and teaming with Cena later in the show; included Layla dancing in the ring, with WWE.com footage then being shown from earlier in the day of Jamie Noble hitting on Layla backstage in which Layla told him she doesn't associate with losers; moments later, William Regal interrupted Layla's performance; before Regal could get his point across, Noble appeared and brawled with Regal until referees broke up the fight; featured the announcement that John Morrison & Mike Mizanin would host The Dirt Sheet the following night on ECW with guests ECW World Champion Mark Henry and Matt Hardy; included a video package recapping the eye injury Shawn Michaels sustained at the hands of Jericho at the Great American Bash; featured an interview via satellite with Michaels from his San Antonio, TX home in which he said he would listen to what the doctors had to tell him, even if that meant he shouldn't return to the ring, and would make a decision at Summer Slam as to what his future would be; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read more than 1,000,000 people watch the previous week's Raw than watched any MLB game; featured an ad for the Summer Slam anthology box set, available the following day; included a video package on Batista; featured Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Cena regarding his facing Batista at Summer Slam and teaming with him later in the show; included a backstage segment with Adamle and Kelly Kelly in which Adamle said he would find out the next week what was inside Kane's bag, with the two then sitting down to watch the night's main event:
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Paul Burchill (w/ Katie Lea) with the spin kick to the face at 3:48; after the bout, Kingston ran Burchill backstage, with WWE Women's Champion Mickie James then appearing to face Katie
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Katie Lea at around the 6:30 mark with the DDT; after the bout, Beth Phoenix attacked Mickie from behind, assaulted her in and outside the ring, and dropped her with a reverse powerbomb; moments later, Santino Marella appeared on the entrance stage and applauded Phoenix; Phoenix then walked up the ramp, grabbed Marella by the butt, with Marella then doing the same to her moments later (the bout began during the commercial break)
John Bradshaw Layfield & Chris Jericho defeated World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a non-title handicap match at 10:00 after Jericho dropped his partner throat-first across the top rope, with JBL falling backwards ontop of Punk for the cover after Punk had been caught in the Walls of Jericho for about 20 seconds; prior to the bout, the new issue of Fortune magazine was featured with JBL's wife Meredith Whitney on the cover; after the ring entrances, Mike Adamle appeared on the big screen and noted that the match had a 10-minute time-limit and if there was no decision before the bell then Jericho, Punk, and JBL would face off in a triple threat match at Summer Slam; stipulations stated that if JBL or Jericho defeated Punk then they would earn a title shot at Summer Slam and if Punk won then neither man would earn a title shot
Kane pinned Matt Striker with the chokeslam at 1:32; prior to Kane's entrance, Striker cut an in-ring promo in which he thanked Adamle for letting him compete on the Raw roster; after the contest, Kane grabbed a mic and said he had been in a bad place but was better now and that, while staring at his bag, said "He's not alive, he's dead."
John Cena & Batista defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes to win the titles at 14:14 when Batista pinned Dibiase with the spear and sit-down powerbomb after Cena knocked Rhodes to the floor; after the bout, Cena and Batista took turns holding up their belt in the other's face and to the crowd
Saturday Night's Main Event - 8/2/08:
Edge pinned Jeff Hardy

WWE @ Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena - August 5, 2008
R Truth pinned Kenny Dykstra with an axe kick at 5:00
ECW:
Evan Bourne & Ricky Ortiz defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Bam Neely
Armando Estrada defeated Tommy Dreamer
Braden Walker defeated James Curtis
Smackdown! - featured Tazz on guest commentary, subbing for Mick Foley; included a backstage segment where WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Zach Ryder & Curt Hawkins, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Vickie Guerrero found a black rose after finding Bam Neely knocked out backstage; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more males watched the previous week's Smackdown! than NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with MVP regarding his upcoming match at Summer Slam against Jeff Hardy, during which footage was shown of MVP interfering during Hardy's match with Edge at Saturday Night's Main Event; featured a backstage segment with Hawkins, Chavo, & Vickie in which Hawkins said he couldn't find Ryder following their match; included an in-ring segment with WWE World Champion Triple H and the Great Khali, with Runjin Singh in which the champion and Singh cut promos on the upcoming Summer Slam match between Triple H and Khali; moments later, the two competed in a broken glass arm wrestling contest, with Khali hitting a headbutt as Triple H was about to win; the champion fought off Khali and attempted the Pedigree but instead sustained the chop to the head and then passed out after being caught in the head vice; featured a backstage segment where Hawkins was shown knocked out beside a black rose; included a vignette showing R Truth on a basketball court; featured a backstage segment with Chavo and Vickie in which Chavo suggested they find Edge to help them against the Undertaker's attacks; included a backstage segment with Chavo and Vickie in which Chavo said Edge had agreed to help them but Vickie would have to be civil; featured a backstage segment with Edge, Vickie, and Chavo in which Edge said he had a plan but it would have to be done his way, with Vickie reluctantly agreeing; included a closing in-ring segment in which Edge, along with Vickie and Chavo, demanded Taker show himself; moments later, when Chavo had his back turned, Edge repeatedly hit Chavo with a steel chair and then hit the Con-Chair-Two as Vickie looked on helplessly; Edge then grabbed Vickie's wheelchair, tipped it backwards knocking her to the mat, backed Vickie into the corner, and said Vickie needed to worry about him and not Taker; Edge then said he would take Taker, La Familia, and Vickie to hell with him:
Natalya Neidhart, Victoria, & Maryse defeated WWE Diva's Champion Michelle McCool, Maria, & Cherry at 2:35 when Maria submitted to Natalya's Sharpshooter; all six women were dressed for various Olympic competitions
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore in a non-title match at 4:12 when Ryder pinned Moore following a double DDT behind the referee's back
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin via disqualification at 17:58 when MVP interfered and kicked the challenger in the face after Hardy hit the Swanton
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Jesse (w/ Festus) with a headbutt off the top at 1:42
Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) pinned Super Crazy with The Kendrick at 4:38; after the bout, Jackson put Crazy in an overhead backbreaker before dropping his body to the mat
Dark matches after the taping:
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov (sub. for Edge) with the Pedigree; after the bout, Edge attacked the champion to set up an immediate match
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Edge via count-out

- 8/7/08: Braden Walker (Chris Harris) was released.

- 8/8/08: Nunzio, Big Daddy V, Shannon Moore, James Curtis, Domino, and Nick Patrick were released.

WWE (Raw) @ Wildwood, NJ - Convention Center - August 8, 2008 (7,000; sell out)
Kane defeated Matt Striker
Johnny Curtis pinned Charlie Haas
D-Lo Brown pinned Snitsky
William Regal defeated Jamie Noble
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Santino Marella
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Katie Lea
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Chris Jericho, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated John Bradshaw Layfield in a No DQ match

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial Arena - August 9, 2008 (3,000)
Evan Bourne defeated Kenny Dykstra
R Truth defeated The Brian Kendrick
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin via disqualification (same finish as Smackdown the night before)
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Victoria
Finlay defeated Mike Knox
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus in a lumberjack match
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy after Hardy became distracted by Tony Atlas at ringside
The Big Show pinned Edge in a streetfight following a chokeslam onto a garbage can after Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder prevented Edge from leaving ringside; after the bout, Hawkins & Ryder returned ringside to congratulate Show but he dropped them with a double chokeslam

WWE (Raw) @ Newark, DE - Bob Carpenter Center - August 9, 2008 (3,800)
Kane defeated Matt Striker
D-Lo Brown pinned Snitsky
Johnny Curtis pinned Charlie Haas
William Regal pinned Jamie Noble with a Shining Wizard
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston pinned Santino Marella with the spin kick to the face
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Katie Lea with the Chick Kick
John Cena & Cryme Tyme defeated Chris Jericho, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. when Dibiase submitted to Cena's STFU after Cena dropped Jericho with the FU
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned John Bradshaw Layfield in a No DQ match with the Go To Sleep

WWE (Raw) @ Salisbury, MD - Wicomico Civic Center - August 10, 2008
Kane defeated Matt Striker
D-Lo Brown defeated Charlie Haas
William Regal defeated Jamie Noble
Snitsky defeated an unknown
WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston defeated William Regal
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Katie Lea
John Cena defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. in a handicap match
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho in a No DQ match

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - August 10, 2008
Evan Bourne defeated Kenny Dykstra
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Victoria
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin via disqualification
R Truth defeated The Brian Kendrick
Finlay pinned Mike Knox after hitting him with the shillelagh
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus in a lumberjack match
ECW World Champion Mark Henry defeated Matt Hardy
The Big Show defeated Edge in a streetfight

- 8/10/08: Randy Orton re-broke his collarbone in a motorcycle accident near his home in St. Louis, MO.

WWE @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - August 11, 2008
Raw - featured an opening in-ring promo by WWE Raw Tag Team Champion John Cena in which he discussed his upcoming match with the other half of the tag team champions, Batista, at Summer Slam and having won the titles the previous week; Cena eventually asked for Batista to come out, with the two then discussing their rematch later in the show against Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. and facing off at Summer Slam; Cena then said he had been watching Batista the past six years and his progress as part of Evolution; after Cena asked who was better between the two, the wrestlers looked to the vocal crowd; after Cena argued he was better, Batista said he had been watching Cena the past six years, he respected Cena but that he wouldn't be caught dead doing some of Cena's trademark moves, and that he would prove at Summer Slam that he was the better of the two; the two then shook hands before Cena left the ring; included a WWE Mobile text poll asking who was the bigger star between Cena and Batista; featured a video package noting the WWE's recent CINE television production awards for WrestleMania 24 and the Tribute to the Troops special; included a backstage segment with Mike Adamle and Todd Grisham in which Kane interrupted, with Adamle saying Kane would be facing Chris Jericho later in the show and Kane would have to hand over his burlap bag at the conclusion of the bout; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read three times as many viewers watched the previous Friday's Smackdown! than the X-Games on ESPN; included a WWE Classics on Demand segment focusing on the Tito Santana & Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant match from Oct. 22, 1979 at Madison Square Garden; featured a backstage promo by Rhodes & Dibiase regarding the Santana & Putski match and their own tag team title shot later in the night; included the announcement ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Matt Hardy would face John Morrison & Mike Mizanin the following night on ECW; featured the announcement Randy Orton was injured in a motorcycle accident; included an in-ring segment with World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and John Bradshaw Layfield in which they discussed their upcoming title match at Summer Slam, with Punk saying he would walk in and out of the pay-per-view with the title while JBL said Punk got the spotlight with a no name group and has gotten fluke wins since; JBL then proposed a drinking contest between the two, knowing Punk doesn't drink; Punk then said he didn't want to be like JBL but then proposed a toast, throwing the shot glass of whiskey into JBL's face; featured the results of the text poll which said Cena won with 73% to Batista's 27%:
Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) pinned Kelly Kelly with the Glam Slam at 2:11; prior to the bout, George Thorogood was shown in attendance; Marella provided guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Marella grabbed the mic and told Beth to hit the move again to send a message to WWE Women's Champion Mickie James and WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston; Kingston and Mickie then ran out to clear the ring, with Marella then challenging Mickie to a match and noting they were in her hometown
Santino Marella (w/ Beth Phoenix) pinned WWE Women's Champion Mickie James (w/ WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston) in a non-title match at 2:44 with a roll up after Beth interfered as the referee was distracted by Santino arguing with Kingston, who was outside the ring; during the bout, Michael Cole noted that WWE.com cameras captured footage of Marella insulting Mickie's parents who were ringside (the bout began during the commercial break)
Cryme Tyme defeated Robbie & Rory McAllister at 1:59 when Shad pinned Robbie with a modified side Russian legsweep (the McAllisters' last appearance)
Chris Jericho (w/ Lance Cade) pinned Kane with the Code Breaker at 4:24 with the Code Breaker after Kane became distracted by Mike Adamle and several members of security at ringside; after the contest, Adamle said the person Kane had been talking about for weeks was Kane himself and that he could in fact lead a normal life but he would have to hand over the burlap bag; Kane then grabbed the mic and said there was a mask inside his bag and that the man that wore it has been scarred beyond human recognition - but it wasn't Kane himself; Kane then pulled out Rey Mysterio Jr.'s mask and left the ring
William Regal pinned Jamie Noble with the running knee to the head at 1:19
Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Cena & Batista to win the titles at 8:05 when Dibiase pinned Cena with a roll up as Cena was arguing with Batista on the ring apron; after the bout, Cena and Batista faced off but then cleared the ring of Rhodes & Dibiase and threw them into the ring steps; moments later, the two went after each other in the ring until the ring filled with security guards and officials who attempted to break up the fight as the broadcast ended

WWE @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - August 12, 2008
Elijah Burke pinned Stevie Richards
ECW - featured Lena conducting a backstage interview with John Morrison & Mike Mizanin regarding their match later in the show against ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Matt Hardy and Henry & Hardy appearing on The Dirt Sheet the previous week; included a backstage segment with Teddy Long, Tiffany, and Armando Estrada in which Long officially signed Estrada's ECW contract and then told him he would be wrestling Finlay later in the show; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more people watched Raw the previous night than Monday Night Football; included a backstage segment with Long, Tiffany, and Ricky Ortiz in which Ortiz debuted a rally towel as his new piece of merchandise; featured a backstage segment with Hardy and Henry regarding their tag team match later in the show:
Tommy Dreamer pinned Colin Delaney in an extreme rules match with a DDT onto a STOP sign at 3:13 (Delaney's last appearance)
Evan Bourne pinned Bam Neely (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) with the Shooting Star Press at 3:09
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned Armando Estrada with the Celtic Cross at 5:28; during the bout, Mike Knox appeared on the stage to watch the match and made eye contact with Finlay when the contest was over; moments later, Finlay brought a young fan into the ring to celebrate the win
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) & Matt Hardy defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 8:45 when Hardy pinned Morrison with a Side Effect from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Henry threw Mizanin to the floor; moments later, Henry celebrated with Hardy until he dropped Hardy with the powerslam
Smackdown! - 8/14/08 - featured a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and Victoria in which Vickie asked whether she had seen either Edge or the Undertaker, with Victoria then consoling an emotional Vickie; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Triple H regarding his title defense at Summer Slam against the Great Khali and wrestling later in the show; moments later, Kenny Dykstra interrupted and told Triple H not to overlook him; featured an ad for the Summer Slam Anthology; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with MVP, with MVP taking the mic and saying he tried to help Jeff Hardy but he would now bury him at Summer Slam; featured a backstage segment with Vickie and Victoria in which Vickie asked Victoria to wheel her back to her limo; included a vignette promoting the debut of R Truth; featured a backstage segment in which Victoria helped Vickie to her limo, only to find Edge inside; after Victoria ran off, Edge said he had big plans for Vickie and then helped her back to her wheelchair; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read more people watched the previous week's Raw than Monday Night Football; featured a video package recapping the history between John Cena and Batista to hype their Summer Slam match; included a backstage segment in which Edge was seen wheeling Vickie around backstage and scaring her before saying they were going to the ring; featured a closing segment in which Edge wheeled Vickie to the ring before showing her a video package recapping the past month between he and her and then said everything that had happened during that time was Vickie's fault; Edge then said it felt like he was burning in hell but he would make sure the Undertaker would burn with him:
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin via disqualification at 15:32 when MVP came out of the crowd and shoved the challenger off the top as Hardy attempted the Swanton; prior to the bout, it was announced Hardy would face MVP at Summer Slam; after the contest, MVP attempted to hit the Drive By but hit Benjamin instead, with Hardy then dropping MVP with the Twist of Fate and Swanton before also hitting the Swanton on Benjamin
Natalya Neidhart & Maryse defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria at 3:06 when Natalya pinned McCool with a double leg pickup
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikiel Jackson) pinned Scotty Goldman (Colt Cabana) with The Kendrick at 2:40 after ramming Goldman face-first into the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Kendrick cut an in-ring promo in which he said he was the future; before the match, Goldman cut an insert promo; after the contest, Kendrick held Goldman up so Jackson could drop him with a tackle (Goldman's TV debut)
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Kenny Dykstra in a non-title match with the Pedigree at 1:24; prior to the bout, the Great Khali & Runjin Singh cut an in-ring promo in which they said Triple H wouldn't have his title or health after Summer Slam; Khali stood ringside for the duration of the bout and Singh provided guest commentary; after the contest, the champion dared Khali to come in the ring and eventually grabbed Singh as bait for Khali to enter the ring; moments later, the two fought with Triple H eventually knocking Khali to the floor with a clothesline
The Big Show defeated Ryan Braddock (Jay Bradley) with the right hand punch at 1:28 (Braddock's debut)
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Festus (w/ Jesse) at 3:25 with the headbutt to the chest as Festus ran the ropes

- 8/15/08: Stevie Richards, Colin Delaney, Robbie & Rory McAllister, Cherry, and referee Wes Adams were released.

WWE (Raw, Smackdown!, & ECW) @ Rockford, IL - Metro Centre - August 15, 2008
The return to the city after a 2-year absence
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero with the Shooting Star Press at the 11-minute mark
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lee Burchill when Mickie pinned Katie with the DDT at around the 10-minute mark; Santino Marella was the guest referee for the bout
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang with the Paydirt at around the 9-minute mark
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase defeated Cryme Tyme when Dibiase pinned Shad at around the 14-minute mark following the Million $ Dream into a Russian legsweep
The Big Show pinned Carlito with the chokeslam at around the 7-minute mark
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Finlay with the powerslam at the 13-minute mark
Batista pinned Kane with the spear at the 18-minute mark in a No DQ match; the stipulation was chosen by fans via a text poll
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, John Cena, & WWE World Champion Triple H defeated William Regal, John Bradshaw Layfield, & the Great Khali at around the 20-minute mark when Triple H pinned Regal with the Pedigree after Cena hit the FU on JBL

Summer Slam 08 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse - August 17, 2008 (announced at 15,997; sell out)
The Big Show defeated Bam Neely (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker on commentary for ECW; included Maria conducting a backstage interview with Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix regarding their upcoming title match against WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston & WWE Women's Champion Mickie James, during which Maria made note of Marella's unibrow; featured a text poll asking fans whether Edge and Vickie Guerrero would divorce; included an ad for "Twist of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story;" featured an in-ring segment in which Shawn Michaels and his wife Rebecca appeared with Michaels saying he would heed his doctor's advice and walk away from the sport; moments later, Chris Jericho, in a suit, appeared and demanded Michaels admit to his family, himself, and to Jericho that Jericho was the reason Michaels was leaving; after Michaels admitted it, he told Jericho to go home and admit to his own family that he would never bee Michaels; Rebecca then tugged at Michaels to leave the ring, with Jericho then attempting to punch Michaels until he moved, with Jericho accidentally punching Rebecca in the lip; Michaels immediately tended to his wife as Jericho slowly left ringside; moments later, Rebecca - her lip swollen - was helped backstage by Michaels and officials; featured an ad for "Street Kings;" included an ad for the Summer Slam Anthology box set; featured the results of the text ad in which 78% of those polled said Edge and Vickie would divorce:
MVP pinned Jeff Hardy after avoiding the Swanton and hitting the Drive By kick to the face at 10:13 after Hardy hit a splash off the top onto WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin on the floor
Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix defeated WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston & WWE Women's Champion Mickie James to win both titles at 5:41 when Phoenix pinned James with a double chicken wing into a face-first slam, moments after James hit the DDT on Marella; after the bout, the winners celebrated with Phoenix hoisting Marella on her shoulders
Matt Hardy defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) via disqualification at the 34-second mark when Atlas pulled Hardy out of the ring as Hardy had Henry covered following the Twist of Fate; after the bout, Atlas attacked Henry at ringside until Jeff Hardy made the save, laid out Atlas, and hit a Swanton from the apron to the floor
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned John Bradshaw Layfield at 11:14 with the Go To Sleep; late in the bout, Punk bled from the back of the head after knocking heads with the challenger
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) with a kick to the midsection and the Pedigree at 9:21 after the challenger hit the corner
Batista pinned John Cena at 13:43 with the sit-down powerbomb after hitting a sit-down powerbomb as Cena came off the top and then kicking him in the face when Cena kicked out of that pin attempt (Batista: I Walk Alone)
The Undertaker pinned Edge in a Hell in a Cell match at 26:44 with the tombstone after breaking a video camera over him; during the bout, Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bam Neely, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder were shown watching backstage; after the match, they were shown cheering Taker's win; moments later, Taker left ringside until he noticed Edge coming to his senses on the big screen; Taker then returned to the ring, hoisted Edge to the top of a ladder, climbed to the top of a second ladder, and told Edge he was going to hell; Taker then hit a chokeslam from the top of the ladder through the ring, with the hole then bursting into flames as the show came to a close (Undertaker's return after a 2-month absence) (Edge's last appearance for 3 months) (Edge: A Decade of Decadence, The Undertaker's Most Dangerous Matches)

WWE @ Chicago, IL - AllState Arena - August 18, 2008 (14,957; announced as a sell out)
Takeshi Morishima (w/ Harley Race) defeated Charlie Haas
William Regal defeated Jake Hager
Raw - featured an opening in-ring segment in which Chris Jericho, in a suit, cut a promo stating he wouldn't apologize for what happened to Shawn Michaels' wife at Summer Slam because it was Michaels' own fault Rebecca was injured and he had it coming; included the announcement that the following week's episode would air live on the Sci-Fi Channel; featured Mike Adamle conducting a backstage interview with Primo Colon, Carlito's brother, until he ran down John Cena backstage to give him a heads up about his match later in the show; moments later, Cena approached Batista, said the better man won their match at Summer Slam, and extended his hand, with the two then shaking hands before Cena walked off; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read more people watched Raw the previous week than Monday Night Football; featured an ad for Smackdown! moving to MyNetworkTV Oct. 3; several players of the Chicago Cubs were shown in attendance; included a promo by Adamle on the stage in which he announced World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk would face Chris Jericho later in the show and that Shane & Stephanie McMahon said that at Unforgiven five men would compete in a 20-minute match in which the title would change hands with each pinfall and that the last man to score a pinfall before the time-limit would walk out with the title; Adamle then announced the participants as Kane, Punk, John Bradshaw Layfield, Batista, and John Cena; WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race was shown in attendance; featured a video package highlighting Jericho punching Rebecca at Summer Slam; included footage of Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Michaels, with Rebecca, immediately following Summer Slam in which Michaels initially walked off but returned to say he was going home to take care of his family and implied he would take revenge; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Punk regarding his match later in the show against Jericho in his hometown; included the announcement that Matt Hardy would challenge ECW World Champion Mark Henry the following night on ECW; featured a WWE Classics on Demand segment which featured the May 16, 2002 episode of Smackdown! in which WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus outshined Stacy Keibler in a bikini contest; included an in-ring promo by Kane in which he said he had been carrying Mysterio's mask around for quite a while and questioned whether he was alive or dead; moments later, Batista appeared, with the two brawling until Kane gained the upper hand and then left the ring:
Batista pinned Paul Burchill with the sit-down powerbomb at 1:54
Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated Jillian Hall & Katie Lea at 4:55 when Mickie pinned Katie with the DDT; prior to the bout, Jillian sang Chicago's "You're the Inspiration"
John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Jamie Noble via referee's decision at 2:51 when the referee stopped the match after JBL hit the Clothesline from Hell and two short-arm clotheslines; the referee made a one count when JBL made a cover but then immediately called for the bell because Noble couldn't defend himself
John Cena defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. in a handicap match at 12:02 when Rhodes submitted to the STFU after Cena knocked Dibiase to the floor with a clothesline; prior to the bout, Cryme Tyme appeared at ringside, with Shad distracting the champions while JTG stole the title belts and ran backstage
D-Lo Brown defeated WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) via disqualification in a non-title match at 1:35 when Phoenix slapped D-Lo after she refused to leave the ring; after the contest, Kofi Kingston, who did guest commentary for the bout, had a confrontation with Marella on the floor until Phoenix helped Marella backstage
Chris Jericho (w/ Lance Cade) pinned World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a non-title match with the Code Breaker at 13:09 after knocking Punk into Cade on the ring apron; prior to the bout, it was announced Punk had more than 100 family and friends in attendance

WWE @ Moline, IL - iWireless Center - August 19, 2008
Takeshi Morishima (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Jamie Noble
ECW - featured an ad promoting the following week's Raw airing on the Sci-Fi Channel; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read that for the second straight week, more people watched Raw than Monday Night Football; featured an in-ring promo by Finlay, with Hornswoggle, in which he responded to Mike Knox' claims that he had lost his edge; after challenging Knox to appear, Knox came out on the stage and acted like he was going to take Finlay up on his challenge for a fight but eventually went to leave ringside; Finlay then said he gave Knox his chance and then slid out to the floor, where the two brawled in the aisle until the fight was broken up by Mike Rotundo, Dean Malenko, and referees; included the announcement that Rebecca Michaels sustained a fractured jaw as a result of the injury she sustained at Summer Slam by Chris Jericho; featured the announcement that Finlay would face Mike Knox the following week:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely), John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Tommy Dreamer, Super Crazy, & Evan Bourne at 5:09 when Mizanin pinned Dreamer with a knee to the back and neckbreaker after Morrison tripped up Dreamer as he attempted to step back inside the ring
Ricky Ortiz pinned Gavin Spears (Shawn Spears) at 3:36 with the Big O splash; prior to the bout, Spears cut an insert promo on his debut in ECW (Spears' surprise debut)
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Matt Hardy at 14:18 with the powerslam after raising his knees to block a moonsault; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen said an uninterrupted airing of the program would be shown on WWE.com the following day at 4 p.m. EST; during the final moments of the match, Hardy hit the Twist of Fate but Atlas pulled the challenger out of the ring, preventing the pinfall, without the referee seeing it (Summer Slam 08)
Smackdown! - featured an opening video package recapping the Smackdown! results from Summer Slam; included a promo by Vickie Guerrero on the big screen in which she said all her actions over the past months were because of Edge and that the fans had not seen the real Vickie; she then said she was proud to have the Undertaker back on Smackdown! and that there would be a Championship Scramble at Unforgiven with participants to be decided later in the show; featured a backstage segment with the Big Show, Vickie, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Bam Neely in which Show said he was excited to be in the Championship Scramble until Vickie apologized and said it was an oversight that he wasn't a part of it; included an ad promoting Smackdown! moving to MyNetwork TV; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more people watched Smackdown! the previous week than the NFL on Fox; included a vignette promoting the debut the following week of R Truth; featured a WWE Classics on Demand segment which featured the May 16, 2002 episode of Smackdown! in which WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus outshined Stacy Keibler in a bikini contest; featured a video recap of Chris Jericho punching Rebecca Michaels at Summer Slam; included a backstage segment with Vickie, Chavo, and Bam in which Chavo alluded that he wanted in the Championship Scramble and then said Taker might hold a grudge against Vickie's previous actions against him; featured an in-ring promo by WWE World Champion Triple H regarding facing WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, Jeff Hardy, The Brian Kendrick, and MVP at Unforgiven, with Kenny Dykstra interrupting; after Dykstra complained of not even being considered for the Championship Scramble, Triple H dropped him with the Pedigree; included a backstage segment in which WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder informed Vickie, Chavo, and Bam that the Undertaker had arrived, as Vickie prepared a written apology to read to Taker; featured a closing in-ring segment with Vickie, Chavo, Bam, Hawkins & Ryder in which Vickie introduced Taker, cited she gave Edge to him at Summer Slam, and then got down on her knees to beg his forgiveness; moments later, Taker took the mic and said he didn't come for an apology - he came for her soul; the four men then went after Taker, with Taker fighting them off and then staring at Vickie, on the entrance stage, as the show came to a close:
Maria defeated Natalya via disqualification at 3:25 when Maryse appeared and helped double team Maria; moments later, WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool made the save and cleared the ring
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) won an 11-man battle royal at 3:21; order of elimination: Vladimir Kozlov by Armando Estrada, Jimmy Wang Yang, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder, & ? (0:59); Scotty Goldman by Hawkins & Ryder via a double clothesline (1:23); ? by Show (1:45); Super Crazy, Hawkins & Ryder by Show (1:51); Estrada by Show (2:05); Sho Funaki (2:29); Yang by Show via a press slam to the floor (2:42); Show, thinking he had won, then stepped out to the floor and left ringside before Jackson, who caught Kendrick before he touched the floor, rolled Kendrick back in the ring for the win; the match was scheduled as a 10-man battle royal but Show, who sat ringside for the bout, interfered mid-way through
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: MVP defeated Festus (w/ Jesse) via count-out at 8:10 after MVP kicked Jesse in the face outside the ring, with Festus tending to him as MVP rolled back in the ring; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Eve conducting a backstage interview with MVP following his win over Jeff Hardy at Summer Slam in which he said he was going after the WWE World Title; after the contest, MVP kicked Festus over the top to the floor
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) in a non-title match at 16:18 with the Paydirt after Finlay became distracted by Mike Knox trying to grab at Hornswoggle on the floor; after the contest, Knox climbed in the ring and assaulted Finlay after Finlay struggled to his feet
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Jeff Hardy pinned the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) at 5:19 with the Whisper in the Wind and Swanton after Khali released the head vice to go after WWE World Champion Triple H on the floor - after Triple H pulled an interfering Singh off the apron - with Triple H hitting Khali in the head with a steel chair behind the referee's back; Triple H provided guest commentary for the bout
Dark match after the taping: WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Great Khali in a streetfight at 3:59 after hitting him in the face with a sledgehammer

WWE @ Bridgeport, CT - Harbor Yard Arena - August 22, 2008 (7,000; 6,500 paid)
Primo Colon pinned Snitsky with a roll up at around the 5-minute mark
Lance Cade pinned D-Lo Brown with the sit-down spinebuster at around the 6-minute mark after avoiding the Sky High
Jamie Noble pinned William Regal at around the 7-minute mark with a backslide
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme when Dibiase pinned Shad at around the 12-minute mark after Rhodes came off the top onto Shad behind the referee's back as Shad had Dibiase covered; the challengers appeared ringside before the bout in possession of the title belts and kept them after the bout
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James at around the 5-minute mark with the double chickenwing into a facebuster
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Kofi Kingston at around the 7-minute mark with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage after WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix tripped Kingston from the floor
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned John Bradshaw Layfield in a No DQ match with the Go To Sleep at around the 20-minute mark; the stipulation was chosen by the fans
John Cena & Batista defeated Chris Jericho & Kane at around the 15-minute mark when Batista pinned Kane with the spinebuster after Cena dropped Kane with the FU; late in the bout, Jericho walked out of the match

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Erie, PA - Louis J. Tullio Arena - August 23, 2008 (3,400; 3,000 paid)
Evan Bourne defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
John Morrison defeated Tommy Dreamer
R Truth defeated Carlito
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry via disqualification
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated the Great Khali & MVP

WWE @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 23, 2008 (19,068; sell out)
Primo Colon pinned William Regal with a backslide at 8:42 (Colon's MSG debut)
Lance Cade pinned D-Lo Brown at 8:30 with the sit-down spinebuster
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James at 8:47 with the double chickenwing into the facebuster
Jamie Noble defeated Snitsky via submission at 6:45 with a front headlock chokehold
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme at 8:48 when Dibiase pinned Shad after Rhodes hit an elbow drop onto Shad behind the referee's back as Shad had Dibiase covered
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Kofi Kingston at 9:34 with a roll up after WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix interfered
John Cena & Batista defeated Chris Jericho & Kane at 17:28 when Cena pinned Kane with the FU (Cena's last match for 3 months)
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated John Bradshaw Layfield in a steel cage match at 16:35 when JBL accidentally punched the champion out of the door as the two were fighting on the apron; before the bout, Punk hugged ROH owner Cary Silkin, who sat ringside with Larry Sweeney

WWE @ Canton, OH - Civic Center - August 24, 2008
Evan Bourne defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
John Morrison defeated Tommy Dreamer
R Truth defeated Carlito
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jeff Hardy with the Paydirt; after the bout, Hardy fought off Benjamin and hit the Swanton
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus in a lumberjack match
Matt Hardy defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry via disqualification when Tony Atlas interfered; after the bout, Jeff Hardy made the save and hit the Swanton on Atlas
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated the Great Khali & MVP when Triple H pinned Khali with the Pedigree as Taker pinned MVP with the chokeslam

WWE @ Bethlehem, PA - Stabler Arena - August 24, 2008
Primo Colon pinned Snitsky with a roll up
Lance Cade pinned D-Lo Brown with the sit-down spinebuster
Jamie Noble pinned William Regal mark with a backslide
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme when Dibiase pinned Shad at around the 12-minute mark after Rhodes came off the top onto Shad behind the referee's back as Shad had Dibiase covered
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James with the double chickenwing into a facebuster
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Kofi Kingston with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage after WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix tripped Kingston from the floor
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned John Bradshaw Layfield in a No DQ match with the Go To Sleep; the stipulation was chosen by the fans
John Cena & Batista defeated Chris Jericho & Kane when Batista pinned Kane with the spinebuster after Cena dropped Kane with the FU; late in the bout, Jericho walked out of the match

WWE @ Wilkes Barre, PA - Wachovia Center - August 25, 2008
D-Lo Brown pinned Jake Hager with the frog splash at 5:00
Raw - aired live on the Sci-Fi Channel, as a result of US Open tennis coverage, with a replay airing on the USA Network; featured an ad promoting Smackdown! moving to MyNetworkTV Oct. 3; included a promo by Mike Adamle in which he announced John Cena sustained a herniated disc in his neck during Summer Slam and would be out of action indefinitely but would name a suitable replacement for Cena's spot in the Unforgiven Championship Scramble; featured a backstage promo by Kane in which he said what Batista did to Cena was nothing compared to what he has done to Rey Mysterio Jr.; included a backstage segment in which Adamle spoke with Primo Colon, in which he apologized for his behavior the previous week; Primo then said he was nothing like his brother Carlito and that Carlito was a jerk to everyone; moments later, Shawn Michaels appeared and asked where Chris Jericho was; when Adamle asked about the condition of Michaels wife, Michaels stared him down; featured a WWE Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 4/23/89 match between Bret Hart and Mr. Perfect at Maple Leaf Gardens; included a video package recapping Jericho hitting Michaels' wife at Summer Slam and his subsequent comments about it on Raw; featured an in-ring promo by Michaels in which he said he tried to explain Jericho's actions as being an accident until he heard him come out on Raw the previous week and blame Michaels and the fans for Rebecca Michaels' injury; Michaels then said he wasn't leaving the WWE, as planned, with Jericho then appearing, wearing a suit, on the big screen to respond; Michaels said the reason he wanted the match was because if he did what he wants to do outside of wrestling, he goes to jail; Michaels then said he would sign any document needed to make the match happen; Jericho eventually agreed to a non-sanctioned match at Unforgiven, but then warned Michaels to not let his wife or kids watch the match; Michaels said he couldn't care less about pinning Jericho or "stealing the show" and said he only had one goal - "An eye for an eye;" included the announcement that ECW would hold Championship Scramble qualifying matches the following night for their match at Unforgiven; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista in which Batista wished Cena a speedy recovery and cut a promo on his upcoming match with Kane and his participation in the Championship Scramble; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw attracted more viewers than Monday Night Football for the second week in a row; featured footage of Josh Matthews and Candice Michelle in Denver, CO for the Democratic Naitonal Convention in Denver, CO, with the two encouraging fans to register to vote as part of the Smackdown Your Vote campaign; during the segment, footage was shown of the two and WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin meeting notable people at the convention, including Katie Couric and Anderson Cooper; included Adamle announcing that Rey Mysterio Jr. would fill Cena's spot at Unforgiven:
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned John Bradshaw Layfield in a non-title match at 13:17 with the Go To Sleep after the referee stole a steel chair away from JBL before JBL was able to use it
Kelly Kelly pinned WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ WWE IC Champion Santino Marella) in a non-title match at 2:32 with a roll up after Phoenix became distracted by Santino pulling her out of the way of Kelly's handspring elbow in the corner; after the match, Marella attempted to apologize but was beaten down by Phoenix until Marella ran backstage
Primo Colon pinned Charlie Haas with a crossbody off the top at 2:31; Haas worked the match as Carlito's character; prior to the contest, Haas cut a backstage promo as Carlito (Colon's TV debut)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Jerry Lawler & Jim Duggan in a non-title match at 3:48 when Dibiase pinned Duggan with a Million $ Dream into a side Russian legsweep; after the bout, the champions cut an in-ring promo on Cryme Tyme regarding the theft of their tag team title belts; moments later, Cryme Tyme appeared in one of the box seats with the belts and challenged Rhodes & Dibiase to a title shot at Unforgiven; moments later, Dibiase accepted the match
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Kofi Kingston at 3:28 after WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix appeared, tripped Kingston behind the referee's back and caused the challenger to fall onto Marella's knee and knock himself out; after the contest, Phoenix cornered Marella and eventually kissed him, with Marella then kissing her back
Batista defeated Kane via disqualification at 15:29 when Kane began repeatedly hitting Batista's knee with a steel chair; after the bout, Batista fought off another attack with the chair, dropped him with the spear, and then assaulted Kane's own knee with the chair before collapsing
ECW - 8/26/08 - included an opening segment in which Tiffany introduced Teddy Long on the entrance stage, in which Long said ECW would also have a Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven and that matches later in the show would determine who would qualify for the contest; featured a backstage segment in which ECW World Champion Mark Henry & Tony Atlas protested Long's Championship Scramble match; included a segment in which Josh Matthews interviewed Batista and Candice Michelle outside the Democratic Naitonal Convention in Denver, CO, with the two encouraging fans to register to vote as part of the Smackdown Your Vote campaign; during the segment, footage was shown of the two and WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin meeting notable people at the convention, including Katie Couric and Anderson Cooper; prior to introducing the segment, Matt Striker gave a thumbs up when Todd Grisham mentioned the Republican Party and then an ugly face when Grisham mentioned the Democratic Party; featured an ad promoting Smackdown! moving to MyNetworkTV Oct. 3:
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Matt Hardy pinned John Morrison with the Twist of Fate at 12:25
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Mike Mizanin pinned Evan Bourne with the Reality Check after crotching Bourne on the top rope at 7:03
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) pinned Tommy Dreamer with the frog splash at 3:38 after Dreamer collided with Neely on the apron and then dropped Dreamer throat-first across the top rope
Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned Mike Knox at 12:19 by hitting him with a shillelagh behind the referee's back after the referee took away the first shillelagh Finlay attempted to use

- 8/26/08: John Cena underwent neck surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

WWE @ Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - August 26, 2008 (6,500; heavily papered)
Jake Hager pinned Jamie Noble
Sho Funaki pinned Nic Nemeth
Smackdown! - featured an opening in-ring promo by the Undertaker - with Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bam Neely, and WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder watching on backstage - in which he said he wouldn't forgive Vickie for her past sins and that she would eventually burn in hell; after the promo, everyone except Vickie left the backstage office, with Vickie quickly realizing she was locked alone inside; included a vignette promoting the debut of R Truth later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Maryse interrupted WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool's photo shoot and said the photo shoot would be her last as champion; included a video package highlighting the feud between Jeff Hardy and MVP; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Jeff regarding his upcoming match with MVP; included a backstage segment in which Vickie tried calling out of her office but found the line was dead; several members of the Pittsburgh Steelers were shown in attendance; featured footage of Candice Michelle and Josh Matthews at the Democratic National Convention, on behalf of the Smackdown Your Vote campaign; included a backstage segment of Vickie in her office alone and breathing heavy; featured a backstage promo by The Brian Kendrick, with Ezikial, regarding his opponents in the upcoming Championship Scramble fighting each other while he studied the art of war; included a closing segment showing Vickie alone in her office until the lights went out R Truth pinned Kenny Dykstra with an axe kick at 2:15; on his way to the ring, Dykstra cut a promo complaining that the WWE should be building the company around him and not a "convict" like R Truth (Ron Killings' TV return after a 7-year absence)
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria at 2:29 when Maryse pinned Maria with a DDT; after the match, McCool tended to Maria until Maryse attacked her from behind, with the two brawling out to the floor and Natalya helping double team the champion
Jeff Hardy pinned MVP with the Whisper in the Wind and Swanton at 20:11; after the bout, WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin appeared and dropped Hardy with the Paydirt before doing the same to MVP
Jesse & Festus fought WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder to a no contest in a non-title match at 1:02 when the Big Show appeared and laid out both champions and Jesse, as Festus was on the floor; after the match, Show cut an in-ring promo on being overlooked by Vickie Guerrero
Brie Bella pinned Victoria with an inside cradle at 2:37 (Bella's surprise debut)
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 19:16 by reversing the Paydirt into the Pedigree, moments after the Great Khali & Runjin Singh appeared ringside; prior to the bout, Benjamin cut a backstage promo; after the contest, Benjamin hit Triple H from behind with the US title belt, knocking him out; moments later, Benjamin left ringside with Khali and dropped Triple H with the tree slam
ECW - 9/1/08 - featured an opening still image tribute to the passing of Killer Kowalski; included an opening in-ring segment of The Dirt Sheet, hosted by John Morrison & Mike Mizanin, in which they brought out ECW World Champion Mark Henry, with Tony Atlas; moments later, Chavo Guerrero Jr. was introduced, with Morrison & Mizanin's version of Chavo's theme song playing over the PA; Guerrero & Bam Neely then appeared, with Morrison & Mizanin claiming it was a mix up in the production truck; Morrison & Mizanin then claimed Finlay couldn't be at the show because he couldn't find a babysitter for Hornswoggle; they then turned to the big screen, where Morrison & Mizanin dressed as Finlay appeared and claimed to be Finlay's brothers who claimed Finlay was a loser and bed wetter; Finlay & Hornswoggle then came out, with Hornswoggle kicking the two hosts in the shin; Matt Hardy then appeared and ran down everyone else in the ring before turning to Henry, who said he would clear the ring if Hardy said the wrong thing; moments later, all the men began brawling until Tommy Dreamer and Evan Bourne made the save for Hardy, Finlay, and Hornswoggle; following the commercial break, Teddy Long, Barry Windham, and Mike Rotundo broke up the fight backstage and set up an eight man tag team match for later in the show; featured an ad for "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect," available the following Tuesday; included footage from earlier in the day of Josh Matthews, Mickie James, and Ken Kennedy at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, MN, with footage of several notables in attendance; following the segment, Matt Striker told the fans to vote Republican; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read that WWE DVD releases in 2007 reached #1 on the Sports DVD charts 15 times, with the WrestleMania 23 DVD being the top selling of the year; :
Super Crazy pinned Gavin Spears with the moonsault at 4:15; prior to the bout, Spears cut an insert promo
Ricky Ortiz pinned Ryan Braddock with the Big O at 4:40
Matt Hardy, Tommy Dreamer, Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle), & Evan Bourne defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, & Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) at 14:34 when Hardy pinned Henry with the Twist of Fate after Henry sustained Bourne's Shooting Star Press, a splash off the top by Dreamer, and a sit-down splash by Finlay
Dark match after the taping: WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) in a streetfight at around the 7:30 mark after hitting him in the head with a sledgehammer

FCW @ ? - August 28, 2008 (125)
FCW Tag Team Champions Nic Nemeth & Gavin Spears defeated Primo Colon & Eric Perez
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Kafu
Sheamus defeated Gabe Tuft, Johnny Curtis, and Tyrone Jones; stipulations stated the winner would face FCW Champion Jake Hager the following week
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Natalya Neidhart defeated the Bella Twins

WWE (Raw & ECW) @ Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center - August 29, 2008
D-Lo Brown defeated Lance Cade
Snitsky defeated Primo Colon
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Kofi Kingston & Candice Michelle; both titles were on the line in the match
Jamie Noble defeated Jake Hager
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase defeated Cryme Tyme
Batista pinned William Regal
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy in a No DQ match after Tony Atlas interfered
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated Kane

- 8/30/08: WWE Hall of Famer Walter "Killer" Kowalski died at the age of 81.

WWE (Raw & ECW) @ Peoria, IL - Civic Center - August 30, 2008 (matinee) (3,000)
D-Lo Brown defeated Lance Cade
Snitsky defeated Primo Colon
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Kofi Kingston & Mickie James; both titles were on the line in the match
Jamie Noble defeated Jake Hager
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase defeated Cryme Tyme
Batista defeated William Regal
ECW World Champion Mark Henry defeated Matt Hardy
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pinned Kane with a springboard clothesline

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Jonesboro, AR - Convocation Center - August 30, 2008 (matinee) (3,400)
The Big Show defeated Carlito
R Truth defeated The Brian Kendrick via disqualification when Ezekiel interfered; during the bout, the power in the arena and part of the city temporarily went out; ring announcer Justin Roberts used a bullhorn to announce the next match until power restored
WWE Diva's Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Super Crazy
Finlay defeated Kenny Dykstra
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus
Jeff Hardy defeated MVP
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated the Great Khali & WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin

WWE @ St. Louis, MO - Stottrade Center - August 31, 2008
Jimmy Wang Yang pinned Go Shiozaki (w/ Tony Atlas) with the moonsault
Raw - Labor Day; featured an opening still image tribute to the passing of Killer Kowalski; included an in-ring promo by Randy Orton in which he said a brand was only as strong as its champions - then ran down WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, WWE IC Champion Santino Marella, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.; moments later, Orton singled out World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and said that when Orton won his first world title in 2004, Punk was wrestling in no-name towns for a no-name organization and wasn't anyone until he won the WrestleMania ladder match and got a lucky world title win; Orton then said he would take Punk's title once he was cleared to wrestle; Punk then came out, said he didn't smoke, didn't drink, and didn't take joy rides on his motorcycle to get himself re-injured; Punk said he had a battle royal to win later in the show and a Championship Scramble match to win at Unforgiven, but afterwards they could continue their conversation; Orton then left ringside as John Bradshaw Layfield appeared and cut a promo stating he would come out of Unforgiven with the title; Kane then appeared and claimed Rey Mysterio Jr. would not be at Unforgiven because he was in hell; Batista then came out, acted like he was about to respond to Kane's comments, and then dropped JBL, Kane, and Punk with spears before leaving the ring; featured an ad promoting Smackdown! moving to MyNetworkTV Oct. 3; included a backstage segment where Rhodes & Dibiase responded to Orton and his comments earlier in the show, with Orton slapping Rhodes across his face just as he did to Dusty Rhodes the previous year; Orton then said they were two of the most talented wrestlers in the locker room and they needed to grow a set and steal back their stolen tag team titles; featured Mike Adamle speaking backstage with Teddy Long and Tiffany regarding the Raw and ECW battle royals later in the show, featuring the Championship Scramble participants; moments later, Kane walked into the office and confronted Adamle about Mysterio being back; Adamle said he hoped the invitation to be in the Championship Scramble would be enough to get Mysterio back in action; included the announcement that all the ECW Championship Scramble participants would appear the following night on ECW in The Dirt Sheet; featured backstage footage of Chris Jericho and Lance Cade reviewing Jericho's contract for his Unforgiven match against Shawn Michaels; included a video package recapping the feud between Jericho and Michaels dating back to Summer Slam; featured backstage footage of Michaels reviewing the contract; included a WWE Classics In Demand segment focusing on the 9/22/97 Raw at Madison Square Garden and Steve Austin dropping Vince McMahon with the Stunner; several members of the St. Louis Rams were shown in attendance; featured footage from earlier in the day at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, MN, with appearances by Ken Kennedy, Mickie James, and several of the notable people in attendance; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista regarding his upcoming battle royal and the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw has been seen over 3 billion times in the United States alone, making it the most watched weekly series in cable TV history; included an ad for "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect," available the following Tuesday; featured a closing in-ring segment in which Jerry Lawler hosted the contract signing for the Michaels vs. Jericho unsanctioned match at Unforgiven; after both men signed the contract, Jericho and Michaels agreed to have the security, Lawler, and their attorneys leave ringside; Jericho then said he did what Michaels told him to do - he sat his wife and kids down and told them he would never be self-obsessed like Michaels and then told them not to watch what Jericho does to him at Unforgiven; he then said, like Michaels said to Ric Flair before WrestleMania, he would put Michaels out of his misery; Michaels said he took comfort in the fact Jericho's family wouldn't be watching the show and that he would never apologize for the man that he is and the life he has lived and he would have no regrets for what happens to Jericho; Michaels then said he hoped one day that God would forgive him for what he does to Jericho; moments later, the two stood up as though they were fought to fight, with Michaels jumping an interfering Lance Cade; Michaels then lunged for Jericho but fell awkwardly to the floor; the show then ended with Michaels atop of Cade's body while staring at Jericho on the ramp; Michaels sustained a small tear to his left triceps as a result of the fall:
Kofi Kingston pinned Charlie Haas (as John Cena) with the spin kick to the face at 1:42
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) won a 5-man battle royal by last eliminating Matt Hardy at 3:26; other participants included: Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle), Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely), and Mike Mizanin; order of elimination: Mizanin & Guerrero by Henry (1:45); Finlay by Henry (3:01); Hardy by Henry after blocking the Twist of Fate
Jamie Noble pinned William Regal with an inside cradle at 1:47; after the bout, Noble left ringside with Layla, who he had come out to watch his match; Layla appeared impressed by the win
Candice Michelle, Mickie James, & Kelly Kelly defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, & Katie Lea at 4:18 when Candice pinned Phoenix with a reversal into an inside cradle; prior to the bout, Phoenix cut an in-ring promo responding to Randy Orton's comments earlier in the show and said she was the most powerful and most beautiful diva, with Michelle then appearing (Candice's surprise in-ring return after a 10-month absence)
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned D-Lo Brown in a non-title match at 1:17 after moving out of the way of Brown's frog splash; prior to the bout, Marella responded to Orton's comments about he and Phoenix earlier in the show; moments later, Marella then put up a graphic on the big screen comparing his 2-week title reign to that of the Honkytonk Man's 64-week run and said he would soon exceed that record
Cryme Tyme fought John Morrison & Mike Mizanin to a no contest when both teams began brawling on the floor before the match began, with WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. then attacking Cryme Tyme; moments later, JTG was thrown into the ringpost while Shad sustained a DDT onto one of the tag title belts; Rhodes & Dibiase then reclaimed possession of the championship belts; after the commercial break, the two showed off the title belts to Randy Orton while passing him backstage
Kane won a 4-man battle royal by last eliminationg World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk at 4:16; other participants included Batista and John Bradshaw Layfield; order of elimination: Batista by Punk via a clothesline (1:12); JBL by Punk (1:34); Punk by Kane after Kane caught him in a choke as Punk attempted a springboard, then threw Punk over the ropes; after the bout, Punk confronted Randy Orton, who sat ringside for the match, and threw Orton's own bottle of water in his face; moments later, Rey Mysterio Jr. - who was scheduled as the fifth participant - came out and fought with Kane in and around the ring, eventually hitting a 619 around the ringpost and sending Kane over the ringside barrier with a hurricanrana
Smackdown! - 9/4/08 - included an opening still image tribute to the passing of Killer Kowalski; featured an opening in-ring promo by WWE World Champion Triple H regarding the upcoming Championship Scramble at Unforgiven; moments later, WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin interrupted and brought up the fact he laid out Triple H, MVP, and Jeff Hardy the previous week with the Paydirt; moments later, as Benjamin approached the ring to fight Triple H, MVP appeared and argued with Benjamin; moments later, Triple H said the plan for the show leading up to the pay-per-view called for MVP and Benjamin to come out, interrupt him, rush the ring, and get knocked to the floor by Triple H; moments later, Triple H fought off an attack from behind by The Brian Kendrick, with Ezikial Jackson distracting the champion while Kendrick attacked him from behind and MVP and Benjamin joined in; Jeff Hardy made the save until Jackson knocked him off the top, with Ezikial no selling a chair shot from the champion before leaving ringside with Kendrick; included an in-ring promo by the Undertaker in which he said he would send Vickie Guerrero to hell so she could join her husband, Edge; featured a backstage segment with Maria and Maryse regarding their their match later in the show; included a backstage segment where Vickie arrived to the arena and yelled at a stagehand who brought her wheelchair to her, claiming she didn't need it; featured footage from earlier in the week of Josh Matthews, Ken Kennedy, and Mickie James at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, MN; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Triple H regarding his upcoming lumberjack match with the Great Khali and defending the title at Unforgiven in the Championship Scramble; moments later, Hardy appeared and said Triple H had a big problem at Unforgiven and it was him; the champion responded by saying Hardy already had two strikes against him and would be "out of the game" with his third:
R Truth pinned Bam Neely (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) with the axe kick at 2:15
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned MVP in a non-title match with the Paydirt at 3:45; prior to his entrance, Benjamin cut a promo on the big screen
Maryse pinned Maria with a DDT at 3:00; prior to the bout, it was announced Maryse would challenge WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool at Unforgiven; after the bout, McCool confronted Maryse on the entrance stage
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) pinned Jeff Hardy at 4:58 with The Kendrick after Jackson threw Hardy back-first into the ringside barrier
Super Crazy pinned Ryan Braddock with the moonsault at 1:20; after the bout, Vladimir Kozlov appeared, said something in Russian to Crazy, and kicked him to the floor; Kozlov then cut a promo that he wanted more of a challenge, with the Big Show then coming out; Show then challenged Kozlov, with the two squaring off until Vickie Guerrero appeared, yelled at Kozlov to get out of the ring, and then told Show to leave or he would be fined and indefinately suspended; moments later, Vickie cut a promo on the Undertaker and said she wouldn't be intimidated and that at Unforgiven Taker would apologize to her
Brie Bella pinned Victoria with a roll up at 2:49
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) in a non-title lumberjack match with the Pedigree at 9:58; lumberjacks for the bout included Jeff Hardy, The Brian Kendrick, Ezikial Jackson, MVP, and WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin; after the bout, Hardy climbed in the ring and congratulated Triple H on the win before dropping him with the Twist of Fate

- WWE World Champion Triple H served as a pall bearer during Killer Kowalski's funeral.

WWE (Raw, Smackdown!, & ECW) @ Rochester, NY - September 5, 2008
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Shooting Star Press
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Kofi Kingston & Kelly Kelly when Beth tripped Kingston as he attempted to suplex Marella into the ring; both titles were at stake in the match
Primo Colon defeated William Regal
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Carlito in an elimination match; Truth pinned Carlito; Benjamin pinned Truth with the Paydirt
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme when Dibiase pinned Shad after Rhodes dropped Shad with a DDT
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy in a No DQ match with the powerslam after Hardy became distracted by Tony Atlas
WWE World Champion Triple H, the Big Show, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated the Great Khali, Kane, & MVP when Triple H pinned Khali with the Pedigree as Show hit a chokeslam on Kane

WWE (Raw, Smackdown!, & ECW) @ Jamestown, NY - Savings Bank Ice Arena - September 6, 2008 (4,000; sell out)
The Big Show pinned Carlito
ECW World Champion Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy in a hardcore match; the stipulation was decided through a fan text poll
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE World Champion Triple H, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane, MVP, & the Great Khali

Unforgiven 08 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena - September 7, 2008 (9,500; heavily papered)
Evan Bourne pinned John Morrison with the Shooting Star Press at 5:15
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Todd Grisham & Matt Striker on commentary for ECW, Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, and Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw; included the announcement that WrestleMania 25 tickets would go on sale Sept. 20; featured a text poll in which the fans were asked whether Vickie Guerrero should have allowed the Big Show in the Smackdown! Championship Scramble; included an ad for "The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment" on pay-per-view; featured backstage footage of the trainer taping up Shawn Michaels' arm after he sustained a small tear to his left triceps Monday during Raw; included an ad for No Mercy 08; featured a backstage segment with Randy Orton, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr, and Manu, son of Afa, with Orton congratulating Rhodes & Dibiase for their win but then insulted the three and told them that luck would eventually run out; included an ad for "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect" DVD; featured Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Michaels regarding his victory, with Michaels saying for Jericho the worst was yet to come; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk regarding his upcoming title defense, with Orton interrupting and claiming Punk was a fluke; moments later, Rhodes, Dibiase, & Manu jumped Punk, with Kofi Kingston attempting to make the save but also beaten down; moments later, Orton kicked Punk in the head, knocking him out; featured the results of the text poll in which 77% claimed Vickie should have put Show in the match; included a promo by Mike Adamle in which he said Punk may not be able to compete due to the injury he sustained earlier in the show but that a suitable replacement would be found if Punk couldn't wrestle; featured an in-ring promo by the Big Show in which he said Adamle could pick him and that he was sick and tired of Vickie running Smackdown!; moments later, Vickie came out, confronted Show, called him a big, dumb giant; moments later, the lights dimmed as several druids carried a casket to ringside; the Undertaker then appeared on the big screen and said Vickie could get in the casket voluntarily or he would come out to put her in it; Taker then came out as Show held Vickie; as Taker went to grab Vickie, Show punched Taker, with the two brawling around ringside until Show knocked Taker out with a series of punches; Show then held Taker up as Vickie slapped and spat in Taker's face, with the two then leaving ringside together; included a backstage segment with Adamle and William Regal in which Regal said he could fill Punk's spot if Punk couldn't compete:
Matt Hardy defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry, Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle), Mike Mizanin, and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a Championship Scramble at 20:06 to win the title; order of entry: Hardy (0:00); Mizanin (0:00); Guerrero (5:19); Henry (10:44); Finlay (15:01); decisions: Guerrero pinned Hardy with the frog splash (5:35); Hardy pinned Guerrero with the Side Effect (8:55); Henry pinned Guerrero with the powerslam (11:54); Finlay pinned Hardy with the Celtic Cross (16:17); Hardy pinned Mizanin with the Twist of Fate (16:47); all managers were banned from ringside; after the bout, Hardy celebrated backstage with Jeff Hardy and wished Jeff well in his match later in the show
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme at 11:35 when Rhodes pinned JTG after Dibiase reversed JTG's inside cradle behind the referee's back; after the bout, Cryme Tyme attacked the champions until a man with an afro came out, attacked Shad & JTG, and knocked them to the floor (Manu's surprise debut)
Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match at 26:53 when the referee stopped the match after Michaels repeatedly jabbed Jericho in the face with his belt buckle; mid-way through the bout, Lance Cade interfered on behalf of Jericho but Michaels knocked him out minutes later; after the bout, Michaels again stabbed Jericho with the weapon and then superkicked the referee when he told Michaels to stop; moments later, several referees came out to tend to Jericho and the referee as Michaels got down on his knees (Shawn Michaels: His Journey)
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy, MVP, The Brian Kendrick, and WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a Championship Scramble match at 20:14; order of entry: Hardy (0:00); Benjamin (0:00); Kendrick (5:55); MVP (10:25); Triple H (15:15); decisions: Hardy pinned Kendrick with a modified face-first powerbomb (7:17); Kendrick pinned Hardy with The Kendrick after Benjamin dropped Hardy with the Paydirt and Kendrick knocked Benjamin to the floor (9:31); Triple H pinned Kendrick with the Pedigree (16:02); Hardy pinned MVP with the Twist of Fate (17:11); Triple H pinned Kendrick with the Pedigree (18:13); Hardy pinned Kendrick with the Swanton (18:30); Triple H pinned MVP with the Pedigree, just as Hardy had Benjamin covered (20:14); prior to the bout, Benjamin cut an insert promo claiming he would win the title
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse with a sit-down face-first suplex at 5:44
Chris Jericho (sub. for World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk) defeated Batista, Kane, and Rey Mysterio Jr. in a Championship Scramble to win the title at 17:18; order of entry: Batista (0:00); JBL (0:00); Kane (4:28); Mysterio (8:18); Jericho (13:07); decisions: Kane pinned JBL with the chokeslam (7:22); Batista pinned Kane with a spinebuster (16:41); Jericho pinned Kane as Batista fought with Mysterio (17:09)

WWE @ Ft. Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - September 8, 2008
Jake Hager defeated D-Lo Brown
Raw - featured an opening in-ring promo by World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho in which he took off his shirt to show the cuts and bruises caused by his match against Shawn Michaels at Unforgiven and then bragged about his title win in the Championship Scramble over Batista, Rey Mysterio Jr., Kane, and John Bradshaw Layfield; moments later, Mike Adamle appeared and said that Jericho would defend against CM Punk, out injured with a concussion, the following week in a steel cage; Jericho then went to leave ringside but Adamle stopped him and said Jericho would face Batista later in the show; included a backstage segment with Layla and Jamie Noble, during which Jillian Hall began singing "Layla" until Noble told her to go away, with Layla and Noble then talking about Noble's upcoming match with William Regal; featured a "Did you know?" graphich which read Raw is the longest running weekly entertainment program, with more episodes than "Seinfeld," "ER," and "The Simpsons" combined; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Sept. 20; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Rey Mysterio Jr. regarding Kane's attack on him in a parking lot, with Mysterio saying he was no one's victim; included an ad promoting Smackdown! moving to MyNetworkTV Oct. 3; featured an in-ring promo by Randy Orton in which he said his attack on Punk at Unforgiven saved Punk a beating in the ring and then said Jericho should thank him for taking Punk out of the match; moments later, Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. came out and claimed Orton was taking credit for their attack; Orton then slapped Dibiase and left the ring; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE broadcasts in 23 languages to more than 130 nations; featured a WWE Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 11/24/83 Starrcade steel cage bout between Ric Flair and NWA World Champion Harley Race; included a backstage segment with Adamle and Kelly Kelly, with Jericho interrupting and trying to get out of his scheduled match with Batista:
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James at 3:27 after throwing the challenger to the mat as Mickie attempted to flip over Phoenix in the corner; after the bout, Candice Michelle, who sat ringside for the match, stared at Phoenix; stipulations stated the winner would defend against Candice at No Mercy
William Regal pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Layla) at 2:49 with a knee to the head after blocking a cannonball in the corner; after the bout, Regal cut an in-ring promo asking Noble if he actually expected to win; moments later, Regal went out to the floor and left ringside with a reluctant Layla; as Layla was about to walk backstage, she turned around to look at Noble
Charlie Haas (as John Bradshaw Layfield) defeated John Bradshaw Layfield via count-out at the 48-second mark when JBL walked out of the match; prior to the contest, Haas came out of JBL's limo and cut a promo on his way to the ring putting over Mamajuana; moments later, JBL grabbed the mic and said he deserved better than to be mocked by Haas; after the commercial break, JBL walked backstage to find Batista and Kelly Kelly laughing at him; moments later, JBL argued that, since they were both main eventers, Batista should agree that what Haas did was disrespectful; Batista agreed that Haas and JBL had nothing in common because Haas won his match
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Evan Bourne defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 6:22 when Bourne pinned Morrison with the Shooting Star Press after Mysterio hit Morrison with the 619; prior to the bout, Mike Adamle, Teddy Long, & Tiffany were shown watching on backstage; after the contest, Kane appeared on the big screen and cut a promo on facing Mysterio the following week, then held up his old mask as a clue as to why he picked Mysterio to be his victim
Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Kofi Kingston & Cryme Tyme at 4:04 when Manu pinned Shad with a back suplex into a neckbreaker (Manu's TV in-ring debut)
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) pinned Snitsky in a non-title match with a roll up at the 47-second mark; prior to the bout, Marella cut an in-ring promo again comparing his title reign to the length of the Honkytonk Man's IC title run and noted he was already 19 days better than the Mountie
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Lance Cade) fought Batista to a no contest in a non-title match at the 1:30 mark when Mike Adamle came out, stopped the contest, and said he made a bad desicion in making the match despite Jericho's injury; Adamle then said Jericho would team with John Bradshaw Layfield to face Batista in a handicap match
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Lance Cade) & John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Batista in a handicap match at around the 5:15 mark when Jericho scored the pin after Batista attacked Cade on the apron and JBL hit Batista with the Clothesline from Hell; after the bout, JBL and Cade double teamed Batista until Batista dropped JBL with the spear and then Cade with the sit-down powerbomb; moments later, Batista stared at Jericho, at the top of the ramp

- 9/9/08: Shane McMahon announced during a press conference that a Raw replay would soon air on Televisa in Mexico, Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. That timeslot was the regular timeslot of CMLL matches from Arena Mexico.

WWE @ Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - September 9, 2008
D-Lo Brown pinned Nic Nemeth
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by the new ECW World Champion Matt Hardy in which he thanked the fans for their years of support; moments later, Mark Henry & Tony Atlas appeared, with Henry challenging Hardy to a rematch; Henry then attacked Hardy, with Hardy eventually causing him to fall out to the floor and then hitting the Twist of Fate on Atlas; included an ad promoting CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho in a steel cage match the following week on Raw; featured a video package recapping the feud between Finlay and Mike Knox; included a backstage segment with Hardy, Finlay, Hornswoggle, and Ricky Ortiz in which Ortiz gave them one of his Ricky O rally towels for good luck in their upcoming match; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Sept. 20:
John Morrison (w/ Mike Mizanin) pinned Evan Bourne at 14:52 with a springboard kick to the head, knocking him off the apron to the floor, after Bourne came off the top to knock an interfering Mizanin to the floor
Jack Swagger pinned Josh Daniels at 2:13 with a Blue Thunder Bomb (Swagger's debut)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) & Mike Knox at 13:27 when Henry pinned Knox with the Twist of Fate after Finlay hit Henry with the shillelagh; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen said an uninterrupted airing of the program would be shown on WWE.com the following day at 4 p.m. EST
Smackdown! - featured an opening in-ring promo by WWE World Champion Triple H regarding being the only world champion to walk into Unforgiven and walk out still with the title; moments later, Jeff Hardy interrupted, with the two praising each other until the champion noted that Hardy always comes close to "taking the brass ring" but always fails; Hardy then said perhaps if he had the Klique, DX, and "the family," then maybe he would have what Triple H has; the champion responded by saying while many people thought Jeff was a better wrestler than Matt Hardy, Matt was the one making sure Jeff was keeping on the straight and narrow and that without Matt, Jeff can't stay focused on business; Triple H then said he hoped Jeff would win the fatal fourway later in the show but the result would be the same at No Mercy and Triple H would still walk out with the belt; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE is watched by more than 15 million people each week in the US; featured a backstage segment with WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin and Eve in which Triple H interrupted, with Benjamin and Triple H discussing the fatal four way later in the show and the fact Benjamin was the only man not pinned during the Smackdown! Championship Scramble at Unforgiven; included an in-ring promo by Vickie Guerrero in which she discussed the Big Show's attack on the Undertaker at Unforgiven, with Show coming out moments later and saying Taker had to follow the rules of Smackdown! like everyone else and that his newfound partnership with Vickie would gain her an apology from Taker and him a shot at the WWE World Title; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania tickets going on sale Sept. 20; included a backstage segment with Triple H, The Brian Kendrick, and Ezikial Jackson in which Kendrick said he was the rightful #1 contender after his performance at Unforgiven; featured a backstage segment with Triple H and MVP in which Triple H said he wasn't sure why MVP was in the fatal four way later in the show; included an ad promoting "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect;" featured a WWE Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 11/24/83 Starrcade steel cage bout between Ric Flair and NWA World Champion Harley Race:
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maria, & Brie Bella defeated Maryse, Victoria, & Natalya Neidhart at 3:59 when Brie pinned Victoria with a roll up
R Truth defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) via disqualification at 3:24 when Neely grabbed Truth and shoved him off the top; after the contest, Guerrero argued with Neely over his interference, with Neely eventually shoving Guerrero to the mat; as Neely turned around, Truth dropped Neely with the axe kick and then dropped Guerrero with a spinning body block
Festus (w/ Jesse) fought Kenny Dykstra to a no contest at around the 1-minute mark when Festus & Jesse tied Dykstra up in moving tape, wrapped him in saran wrap, and carried him backstage; prior to the bout, Jesse & Festus came out dressed as movers
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Scotty Goldman & Sho Funaki in a handicap match at 1:04 by pinning Funaki with a headbutt as Funaki came off the top; after the bout, Kozlov cut an in-ring promo stating if he could not find a better challenge then he would go find one
Carlito & Primo Colon defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder in a non-title match at 6:51 when Carlito pinned Ryder with the Back Stabber; prior to the bout, the Colons cut an insert promo on their first teaming on Smackdown!
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, MVP, and The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) at 15:33 by pinning Kendrick with the Swanton as Kendrick had Benjamin covered following The Kendrick; prior to his entrance, Benjamin cut a promo on the big screen; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWE World Title shot at No Mercy; after the bout, Vladimir Kozlov appeared, faced off with Hardy, assaulted him, and eventually hit the reverse DDT
Dark match after the taping: WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated MVP & the Big Show when Triple H pinned MVP with the Pedigree

WWE (Raw) @ Texarkana, AR - Four States Entertainment Center - September 12, 2008
D-Lo Brown defeated Snitsky
William Regal defeated Jim Duggan
Jamie Noble defeated Jack Swagger
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated Charlie Haas; Haas played the role of Marella for the bout
Kofi Kingston defeated Lance Cade
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Kane, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Rey Mysterio Jr.

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Monroe, LA - Civic Center - September 13, 2008
Featured Eve giving away prizes while quzzing fans in-between matches; Karl Malone sat ringside for the show
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a cradle at 9:48; after the bout, Guerrero attacked Bourne and yelled at Bam Neely for not helping him; moments later, Neely hit a clothesline on Guerrero, with Bourne following with the Shooting Star Press
Jeff Hardy pinned Vladimir Kozlov at 5:57 with the Swanton
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse (w/ Victoria) at 8:37 with the Wings of Love; late in the bout, Victoria attempted to interfere but Eve prevented her; a fan was the guest timekeeper for the bout
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 15:02 with Paydirt after avoiding the moonsault
Finlay pinned Mike Knox at 12:25 after hitting him with the shillelagh
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin and Carlito & Primo Colon at 15:54 when Hawkins pinned Festus with a roll up
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry with the Twist of Fate in a No DQ match at 11:34; the stipulations was decided upon through a fan text poll; prior to the contest, Teddy Long announced that Henry would automatically lose if Tony Atlas interfered on behalf of the challenger
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated the Great Khali & MVP at 22:00 when Triple H pinned Khali with the Pedigree as Taker dropped MVP with the chokeslam

WWE (Raw) @ Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - September 13, 2008
Jamie Noble pinned William Regal with a crossbody off the top
Snitsky pinned Jim Duggan with a boot to the face
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Charlie Haas; Haas played the role of Marella for the bout
D-Lo Brown pinned Jack Swagger with the Low Down
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James with the double elevated chickenwing into a facebuster
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match with the 619 and a splash off the top; the stipulation was chosen by fans via a text poll
Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Kofi Kingston & Cryme Tyme when Rhodes pinned JTG with the DDT
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Batista and John Bradshaw Layfield by pinning JBL after Batista fought off an interfering Lance Cade

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Jackson, MS - Oman Arena - September 14, 2008
Featured Eve giving away prizes while quzzing fans in-between matches; Karl Malone sat ringside for the show
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a cradle; after the bout, Guerrero attacked Bourne and yelled at Bam Neely for not helping him; moments later, Neely hit a clothesline on Guerrero, with Bourne following with the Shooting Star Press
Jeff Hardy pinned Vladimir Kozlov with the Swanton
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse (w/ Victoria) with the Wings of Love; late in the bout, Victoria attempted to interfere but Eve prevented her; a fan was the guest timekeeper for the bout
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 15:02 with Paydirt after avoiding the moonsault
Finlay pinned Mike Knox after hitting him with the shillelagh
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin and Carlito & Primo Colon when Hawkins pinned Festus with a roll up
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry with the Twist of Fate in a No DQ match; the stipulations was decided upon through a fan text poll; prior to the contest, Teddy Long announced that Henry would automatically lose if Tony Atlas interfered on behalf of the challenger
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated the Great Khali & MVP when Triple H pinned Khali with the Pedigree as Taker dropped MVP with the chokeslam

WWE (Raw) @ Jackson, TN - September 2008
D-Lo Brown pinned Jack Swagger
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Charlie Haas; Haas played the role of Marella for the bout
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James with a fisherman suplex
Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Kofi Kingston & Cryme Tyme when Rhodes pinned JTG with a DDT
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match with a springboard splash
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Batista and John Bradshaw Layfield by pinning JBL after Batista fought off an interfering Lance Cade; after the bout, Batista attacked Jericho and Cade

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Montgomery, AL - Garrett Coliseum - September 15, 2008
Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Jimmy Wang Yang; after the bout, Bam Neely held Yang down so Guerrero could hit the frogsplash but then pulled Yang out of the way; moments later, Yang hit the moonsault on Guerrero
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse after Eve countered Victoria's interference
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin via disqualification when Vladimir Kozlov interfered; after the bout, Hardy hit the Swanton on Kozlov
Finlay pinned Mike Knox after hitting him with the shillelagh
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry with the Twist of Fate in a No DQ match; the stipulations was decided upon through a fan text poll; prior to the contest, Teddy Long announced that Henry would automatically lose if Tony Atlas interfered on behalf of the challenger
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated MVP & the Great Khali when Triple H pinned Khali with the Pedigree

WWE @ Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum - September 15, 2008
Eric Escobar pinned Snitsky
Raw - featured still photos from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, with a narration by Shawn Michaels on how to donate to the American Red Cross; included a backstage segment with Mike Adamle and Kelly Kelly in which Dolph Siggler came by and introduced himself; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho appeared and complained about Adamle working him too hard (Siggler's debut); featured a backstage promo by Kane in which he initially wore his original mask before taking it off and cutting a promo on the fans; moments later, Evan Bourne appeared and said he couldn't wait to see Rey Mysterio Jr. beat Kane later in the show; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE Magazine sells more copies at newsstands than Sports Illustrated and ESPN Magazine combined; featured an ad promoting Smackdown! moving to MyNetworkTV Oct. 3; included an ad promoting "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect" DVD; featured a backstage segment with Jericho and John Bradshaw Layfield in which JBL attempted to make friends with Jericho until Jericho said he remembered when JBL prevented him from taking the title from Randy Orton the previous year; included a backstage segment with Adamle and Lance Cade in which Batista appeared, questioned whether Adamle was going to make him the #1 contender, and then pinned Cade against the wall; featured a backstage segment in which Siggler introduced himself to Jericho & Cade; included the announcement that WrestleMania 24 would air Thursday, Oct. 2 on MyNetworkTV and the following day's Smackdown! would include a series of champion vs. champion matches, highlighted by WWE World Champion Triple H vs. World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. ECW World Champion Matt Hardy; featured the announcement Finlay would face Mark Henry the following night on ECW; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE superstars had visited 200 military installations, bases, hospitals, aircraft carriers, and submarines in the past 5 years; featured a closing in-ring promo by Jericho, alongside Cade, in which he said neither Batista or JBL were worthy of facing him at No Mercy but he had suggested to Adamle that the two men wrestle at No Mercy to decide which would challenge him later in the show; Adamle then appeared and approved Jericho's suggestion but the winner of Batista vs. JBL would get a title shot but not at No Mercy; Adamle then said Jericho would defend against someone else at the pay-per-view and then went backstage; moments later, Shawn Michaels appeared and said he would face Jericho in a match that some people said he put on the map; moments later, two stagehands brought out a ladder, with Michaels scaling it and confirming it would be a ladder match:
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated CM Punk in a steel cage match at 15:03 after Jericho fell out of the door after receiving a headbutt from the challenger; after the bout, Batista was shown watching on backstage
Candice Michelle pinned Jillian Hall at 4:00 with the Candy Wrapper after blocking a handspring elbow; prior to the bout, Jillian sang several Elvis Presley songs until Candice's ring entrance; after the contest, Candice challenged WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, who sat ringisde for the match, into the ring only to knock her to the floor with a dropkick
John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Clothesline from Hell at 1:21 after avoiding a clothesline in the corner; after the contest, JBL grabbed a chair from ringside, acted like he was going to hit Dreamer with it, and instead grabbed a mic and sat in the chair; JBL then cut a promo saying he would not leave until Mike Adamle made him the #1 contender; following the commercial break, Randy Orton appeared and said that while CM Punk wasn't much of a champion, JBL wouldn't be much better; WWE IC Champion Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix then came out, with Marella cutting a promo saying Orton was always hurt just like his dad and then demanded he apologize for his comments to them; as Orton attempted to respond, JBL then apologize Orton apologize to himself and claimed it was his time; moments later, Batista appeared and claimed everyone else was in the ring was talking like they were politicians making promises they couldn't keep; Batista then quoted Barack Obama by saying you could put lipstick on a pig but it was still a pig, directing the comment to Phoenix; Batista then said he would beat JBL to get his title shot, win the title, and then beat Orton once he got his doctor's note to wrestle again; Adamle then appeared on the big screen and said he would announce the #1 contender following the Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Kane match later in the show; Batista then attacked everyone in the ring, with Orton and JBL leaving, Phoenix twice slapping Batista, and Batista dropping her with a spinebuster onto Marella; moments later, Orton was shown passing by Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. backstage
Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Kofi Kingston, Jerry Lawler, & Charlie Haas at 3:20 when Dibiase pinned Haas with the Million $ Dream into a side Russian legsweep after Haas hit the corner chest-first; Haas played the role of Jim Ross for the match and briefly joined Michael Cole on commentary; Lawler returned to commentary duties following the contest
Jamie Noble defeated Paul Burchill (w/ Katie Lea) via submission with an armbar at 1:12; after the contest, Layla appeared on the entrance stage and said she apologized for taking so long in realizing she wanted William Regal more than Noble; Regal then appeared and said Layla never wanted Noble, she wanted nobility
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane via disqualification at 9:35 after Kane repeatedly stomped Mysterio in the corner; after the bout, Kane attempted to rip Mysterio's mask off until Evan Bourne helped in making the save, with Bourne and Mysterio hitting a series of top rope moves before leaving the ring together

WWE @ Nashville, TN - Sommet Center - September 16, 2008
Johnny Curtis defeated Armando Estrada
ECW - featured a backstage segment with Mark Henry and Tony Atlas in which Henry complained ECW World Champion Matt Hardy never beat him for the title; included still photos from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, with a narration by Shawn Michaels on how to donate to the American Red Cross; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania airing on MyNetworkTV Oct. 2 and Smackdown! moving to the channel the following day:
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mike Knox in a non-title match at 12:54 with the Twist of Fate; prior to the bout, it was announced Mark Henry would face Hardy at No Mercy
Evan Bourne (w/ Ricky Ortiz) pinned Mike Mizanin (w/ John Morrison) with a roll up and bridge at 5:28 after Mizanin became distracted by Ortiz knocking Morrison down outside the ring
Jack Swagger pinned Chase Stevens with a Blue Thunder Bomb at 1:48
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) with the powerslam at 14:10 after throwing Finlay into the corner; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen said an uninterrupted airing of the program would be shown on WWE.com the following day at 4 p.m. EST
Smackdown! - featured a backstage segment with the Big Show and Vickie Guerrero, with Eve then appearing, asking Vickie about the Undertaker, and then noting she was training to compete; Show then showed footage of him attacking Taker at Unforgiven to prove how Taker was not going to be appearing later in the broadcast; included still photos from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, with a narration by Shawn Michaels on how to donate to the American Red Cross; featured footage from across the street of the arena inside Tootsie's Bar; included a backstage segment with the Big Show and Vickie in which they said they would humiliate Taker if he showed up later in the show, with Show again showing footage of his attack on Taker at Unforgiven; featured a backstage segment with Show and Vickie in which Show said he just saw Taker backstage and then began to stand guard; a first-person camera angle then portrayed Taker coming into the office, getting down in his knees, and apologizing to Vickie, with Taker's actual voice being heard; moments later, it was revealed Chavo Guerrero Jr. had dressed up like Taker to mock him; included an ad promoting the Oct. 2 airing of WrestleMania on MyNetworkTV and Smackdown's premiere Oct. 3; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE had produced 20 books that reached the New York Times Best-Seller list; included Primo Colon as a guest of Carlito's Cabana in which Primo & Carlito commented on their win the previous week over WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder; moments later, Hawkins & Ryder made their way to the ring, with Hurricane Helms appearing on screen to briefly make fun of them; Hawkins & Ryder then claimed Carlito & Primo got lucky the previous week and eventually agreed to give them a title shot the next week; Carlito then asked for someone to come pack up the show props, with Jesse & Festus appearing; Hawkins & Ryder attacked Carlito & Primo from behind until Primo rang the timekeeper's bell, with Festus then chasing the champions backstage with a fake palm tree from the set; featured a backstage segment with Maria and Brie Bella, with Victoria and Natalya Neidhart then appearing and challenging Maria & Bella to a match the following week; included an ad for "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect;" featured a backstage segment with Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bam Neely, Hawkins & Ryder in which Chavo sent everyone else out of the room so he could watch Show beat up Taker from Unforgiven; moments later, Taker appeared at the screen looking back at Chavo, with Chavo turning around and being choked out by Taker, who was not shown on screen:
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse with the Wings of Love at 5:12
Ryan Braddock defeated Festus (w/ Jesse) via disqualification at 2:22 when both Jesse & Festus tied Braddock up in bubble wrap and dragged him backstage; prior to the bout, Jesse & Festus came out dressed as movers
R Truth pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 6:38 by reversing a German suplex attempt into a forward roll; prior to his entrance, Benjamin cut a backstage promo regarding R Truth's prison record; after the bout, Gregory Helms appeared on screen, referred to himself as the Hurricane, and noted that the price of gold had just gone down
Jeff Hardy pinned The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) at 7:38 by reversing The Kendrick into a backslide; prior to the bout, Hardy cut an in-ring promo in which he said the comments from WWE World Champion Triple H the previous week had inspired him and then began to speak about the previous week's attack by Vladimir Kozlov until Kendrick interrupted; after the bout, Kozlov kicked Hardy in the face on the stage
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) pinned Scotty Goldman at 1:36 with one foot on the chest following the tree slam; prior to the bout, Goldman cut an insert promo on the match in which he spoke to a paper bag dressed up as a puppet; after the contest, it was announced Khali would face Vladimir Kozlov the following week
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned MVP in a non-title match with the Pedigree at 14:04 after kicking MVP as he came off the top; after the bout, Vladimir Kozlov appeared, attacked the champion from behind after a distraction from MVP, and eventually hit the headbutt to the mid-section to end the broadcast

WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - September 21, 2008
Tommy Dreamer defeated Eric Escobar
ECW - 9/23/08 - featured Jim Ross, subbing for Todd Grisham, & Matt Striker on commentary; included an opening in-ring promo by John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which they argued over Mizanin's loss the previous week to Evan Bourne and complained they shouldn't be having to babysit "the freshmen" like Bourne and Ricky Ortiz; after they began making comments about Teddy Long's decision making, Long appeared and said the new superstar initiative had been successful; Morrison then brought up Braden Walker, who was fired after two matches; moments later, Mizanin then made a challenge for his team to face Bourne & Ortiz later in the night; Long then said they knew Bourne wasn't in the building, with Ortiz then coming out and accepting a challenge to face either Morrison or Mizanin; after Morrison and Mizanin both said they could beat anyone, Long ordered them to wrestle each other later in the show, with the winner then facing Ortiz; included a backstage segment with Long and Ortiz discussing Ortiz' match later in the show; moments later, Tiffany appeared and put Ortiz' rally towel around her neck; featured a WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 3/23/92 bout between Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper and WWF World Champion Ric Flair & Sid Justice at Madison Square Garden; included a promo on the entrance stage by Mark Henry, with Tony Atlas, in which he argued that ECW World Champion Matt Hardy can't beat him that he would take the title back at No Mercy; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 24 and Smackdown! airing on MyNetworkTV the following week; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE had produced 20 books that reached the New York Times Best-Seller list:
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned Bam Neely at 2:31 after hitting him with the shillelagh behind the referee's back; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen advertised ECW moving to 9 p.m. the following Tuesday; after the bout, two young fans were brought in the ring to celebrate with Finlay & Hornswoggle
Maryse pinned WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in a non-title match at 3:29 with a DDT after throwing her off the top
Mike Knox pinned Chase Stevens with the spinning neckbreaker at 1:38; after the bout, Jack Swagger passed by Knox on the rampway and dropped Stevens with a gutwrench into a sit-down powerbomb; moments later, Tommy Dreamer ran out to make the save but, after being distracted by Knox, also sustained Swagger's powerbomb
John Morrison fought Mike Mizanin to a draw at 11:16 when neither man was able to meet the referee's standing 10-count after falling off the top; stipulations stated the winner would immediately face Ricky Ortiz; after the contest, Ortiz came out and laid out both wrestlers as the show came to a close
Smackdown! - 9/26/08 - the last episode to air on The CW Network; featured an opening backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in which Chavo told Vickie that the previous week the Undertaker told him he was coming for Vickie, with Vickie then telling him to go find the Big Show; moments later, Jeff Hardy appeared and asked for a match with Vladimir Kozlov, with Vickie telling him that he needed to focus on his tag team match later in the show and WWE World Title match with Triple H at No Mercy; the Big Show then came into the office as Hardy left; included a vignette on the Great Khali to promote his match later in the show against Vladimir Kozlov; featured a WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 3/23/92 bout between Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper and WWF World Champion Ric Flair & Sid Justice at Madison Square Garden; included an in-ring promo by WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in which he called R Truth a "street urchin" and said his act was all smoke and mirrors; moments later, Truth came through the crowd, eventually getting in Benjamin's face and saying "What's up?"; Benjamin then left the ring; featured the announcement that WWE IC Champion Santino Marella would face Benjamin the following week; included a vignette on Kozlov to promote his match with Khali; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw beat out the combined episode count of "ER," "Cheers," and "Seinfeld" by recently airing its 800th episode; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 24 and Smackdown! airing on MyNetworkTV the following week; members of the Ohio State Buckeyes were shown in attendance; featured a backstage segment with Show, Vickie, and Chavo in which Chavo said the Undertaker would get to Vickie, with Show then replaying his knocking Taker out at Unforgiven as an example why Taker would never get to Vickie; Vickie then told Chavo he had a match up next; included an ad promoting "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect;" featured a backstage segment with Show, Chavo, and Vickie in which Chavo said Taker was coming after him; Vickie and Show then said they were going out to the ring, with Chavo reluctantly following; included footage during a commercial break of Jesse & Festus moving more items into their moving van, which had Ryan Braddock and Kenny Dysktra tied up inside; featured a closing in-ring segment with Vickie, Chavo, and Show in which Vickie and Show bragged about Taker not appearing because of their earlier attack; moments later, the lights went out and when they came back on, Taker was seen attacking Chavo backstage before the video feed went out, with Shown then going backstage; moments later, Tazz attempted to go in the ring to interview Vickie but the lights went out again and Taker appeared in the ring behind Vickie and dropped her with the tombstone to end the broadcast:
WWE World Champion Triple H & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) at 14:01 when Triple H pinned MVP with the Pedigree; prior to the bout, it was mentioned MVP was recently featured in USA Today; after the contest, Hardy brought Triple H the title belt before the two men shook hands
Maria & Brie Bella defeated Victoria & Natalya Neidhart at 5:11 when Maria pinned Victoria with a crossbody off the top
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) fought Vladimir Kozlov to a no contest at the 3-minute mark when WWE World Champion Triple H appeared, with Kozlov leaving the ring until he and Khali eventually double teamed the champion; moments later, Jeff Hardy attempted to make the save but was also beaten down; Triple H then pulled a sledgehammer out from under the ring, scaring Kozlov to the floor, and hit Khali with the weapon until he was knocked to the floor; Kozlov then signalled that he wouldn't get in the ring as long as the champion had the sledgehammer, with Triple H giving him a crotch chop
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 4:56 with a running Liger kick after avoiding a spin kick from Yang; during Chavo's entrance, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo telling Chavo to go home since the Undertaker was after Chavo; after the bout, the lights in the arena briefly went out
Carlito & Primo Colon defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder to win the titles at 11:36 when Carlito pinned Ryder with the Back Cracker after Primo made a blind tag

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Bowling Green, OH - Anderson Arena - September 22, 2008

WWE @ Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena - September 22, 2008
Rory Fox defeated Snitsky
D-Lo Brown defeated Eric Escobar
Raw - 800th episode; featured an opening in-ring promo by World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, sitting at the top of a ladder with the title belt hanging overhead, in which he argued he had won more ladder matches than Michaels had ever participated in; moments later, Randy Orton interrupted and claimed the only reason Jericho had the title was because Orton sidelined CM Punk; he then said he went to Mike Adamle and Adamle ruled that no one could hurt Orton without facing suspension but Orton in turn couldn't hurt anyone; Jericho eventually left ringside, with Orton throwing the ladder into the aisle; Punk then appeared, went nose to nose with Orton, and then slapped him twice across the face; Adamle then appeared then indefinately suspended Punk; following Adamle's ruling, Shane McMahon came out and said he would usually not interfere with Adamle's decisions but overruled Punk's suspension; McMahon then said Orton's no-hitting edict would be upheld but would begin at that instant, thus negating Punk violating the policy; McMahon then told Punk he would be facing WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes in the opening match; McMahon then stated Jericho & John Bradshaw Layfield would face Batista & Shawn Michaels; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw has aired more episodes than "Seinfeld," "Cheers," and "ER" combined and was the longest running weekly sports entertainment program; members of the Cincinnati Bengals were shown in attendance; featured a backstage segment with Shane and Adamle in which Kane appeared and demanded a match with Rey Mysterio Jr., with Adamle stating the match would happen at No Mercy; Kane then told Shane to say hi to Linda for him; included a backstage segment with Kelly Kelly, WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix and WWE IC Champion Santino Marella, wearing a protective face mask, in which Beth and Santino confronted her for making fun of them the previous week after they were beaten up by Batista; as Santino made fun of Batista, he appeared behind them; Beth then told Batista that Santino would beat him up if he tried to interfere in her match; as Batista turned to Santino, Santino's music played, giving him a reason to leave; featured a backstage segment with Mysterio and Evan Bourne in which Mysterio wished Bourne good luck in his upcoming match with Kane; included a backstage segment with Jamie Noble and Shane, with Dolph Ziggler briefly interrupting to introduce himself; moments later, Orton appeared and said Shane made a bad call in not suspending Punk; featured an ad promoting MyNetworkTV's premiere Oct. 3 and the airing of WrestleMania 24 the day before; included footage from the respective WWE.com programs of Cryme Tyme and John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which the two teams made fun of each other; featured an ad promoting "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect;" included a backstage segment with Jericho, Adamle, and Lance Cade in which Jericho hinted at having an idea for the scheduled main event; featured the announcement the Undertaker would face the Big Show at No Mercy; included footage of Charlie Haas at Dave and Busters earlier in the day in which he wore a wig to look like Mr. Perfect and then was shown playing the various games, but losing at each one; the last shot was of Haas spitting out his gum and accidentally slapping it into a woman's salad and her eating it; featured the announcement that the Smackdown! divas would be part of ECW the following night:
CM Punk pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes with the Go To Sleep at 10:39; after the bout, Manu and WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase Jr. attacked Punk until Kofi Kingston made the save and cleared the ring
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Deuce in a non-title match at 1:17 by reversing a lift into a sunset flip; prior to the bout, Marella noted the Honkytonk Man's IC title reign of 64 weeks and compared that to his 5-week reign; Marella wore a protective face mask for the match as a result of the attack he sustained from Batista the previous week; after the match, Marella cut a promo on the entrance stage that WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix would beat Kelly Kelly later in the show; Phoenix then came out and embraced Santino
Kane pinned Evan Bourne with the chokeslam at 5:05; after the bout, Kane went to attack Bourne but Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save; moments later, Kane kicked Mysterio as he attempted a springboard, hit the chokeslam, and then called Mysterio a coward for wearing a mask
Kelly Kelly pinned WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ WWE IC Champion Santino Marella) in a non-title match at 3:01 with a roll up after Phoenix almost accidentally ran into Marella on the apron; during the bout, Candice Michelle was shown watching backstage; after the contest, Phoenix attacked Kelly, with Batista then coming out, hurting Marella's injured face, and dropping him with the spear before then staring at Phoenix in the corner
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Cryme Tyme at 9:48 when Mizanin pinned Shad after Morrison hit an enzuiguri on the apron behind the referee's back
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, Lance Cade, & John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Shawn Michaels & Batista in a handicap match at 9:03 when Cade pinned Michaels with the sit-down spinebuster; Cade's participation wasn't announced until his ring entrance

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Lisbon, Portugal - Atlantic Pavilion - September 24, 2008 (4,500)
Jeff Hardy pinned Vladimir Kozlov with the Swanton
Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
The Brian Kendrick defeated Jimmy Wang Yang
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart
Finlay pinned Jack Swagger
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry in a No DQ match with the Twist of Fate after hitting Tony Atlas with a steel chair
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated MVP & the Big Show when Triple H pinned MVP with the Pedigree after Show walked out of the match

WWE (Raw) @ Bilbao, Spain - Bizkaia Arena - September 24, 2008
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated Kofi Kingston
Jamie Noble defeated William Regal
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Shawn Michaels & CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Lance Cade

WWE (Raw) @ Madrid, Spain - Community Sports Palace - September 25, 2008
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated Kofi Kingston
Jamie Noble defeated William Regal
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Shawn Michaels & CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Lance Cade

FCW @ Tampa, FL - September 25, 2008 (125)
Television taping:
Jack Gabriel & Alicia Fox defeated Scotty Goldman & Tiffany
Evan Bourne pinned Dolph Ziggler with the Shooting Star Press

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Barcelona, Spain - Pavello Olympic Arena - September 25, 2008 (5,000)
The Brian Kendrick defeated Jimmy Wang Yang
Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification; Hardy was busted open hardway during the bout and required six stitches
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry in a No DQ match
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated MVP & the Big Show

WWE (Raw) @ Barcelona, Spain - Pavello Olympic Arena - September 26, 2008 (7,000)
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
William Regal defeated Jamie Noble
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
Kofi Kingston defeated WWE IC Champion Santino Marella in a non-title match
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James and Katie Lea
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Shawn Michaels & CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Lance Cade

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Innsbruck, Austria - September 26, 2008
Jimmy Wang Yang defeated The Brian Kendrick
Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry in a No DQ match
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated MVP & the Big Show

WWE (Raw) @ Paris, France - Bercy Arena - September 27, 2008 (13,000; sell out)
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
Jamie Noble defeated William Regal
Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated Kofi Kingston
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Shawn Michaels & CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Lance Cade

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Munich, Germany - Olympia Hall - September 27, 2008 (7,000)
Jeff Hardy pinned The Brian Kendrick with the Swanton
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart
Festus defeated Jack Swagger
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated MVP, R Truth, and Jimmy Wang Yang
Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry in a No DQ match with the Twist of Fate
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show via submission with the leglock choke
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Vladimir Kozlov with the Pedigree

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Stevens Point, WI - Quandt Fieldhouse - September 29, 2008 (2,500)
The advertised main event was WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker vs. the Great Khali & MVP; both Triple H and Khali were on Raw instead
Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
The Brian Kendrick defeated Jimmy Wang Yang
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Eve defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart; Maria was the guest referee for the bout
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Jeff Hardy with the reverse DDT
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and MVP by pinning Truth
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry in a No DQ match with the Twist of Fate
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show via submission with the leglock choke

WWE @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - September 29, 2008 (7,000)
Dolph Ziggler pinned D-Lo Brown
Raw - featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Shawn Michaels regarding his facing World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Lance Cade later in the show and having a mystery partner; during the segment, Michaels alluded to Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Bret Hart, and said he would settle for someone who actually likes him to have as a partner; included an ad promoting MyNetworkTV airing WrestleMania 24 on Thursday and Smackdown! the coming Friday; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE superstars wrestled in Munich, Barcelona, Lisbon, Innsbruck, and Paris the previous week; included a backstage segment with Jamie Noble and Jillian Hall in which Noble insulted Jillian's singing but then asked if she would be his partner; after Jillian turned him down, Dolph Ziggler appeared and introduced himself to the two; featured a backstage segment with Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. in which they approached Kane backstage to make sure they were all on the same page regarding their upcoming match, during which Rhodes mentioned Kane was a second generation superstar like them because his father was Paul Bearer; moments later, Kane told them to stay out of his way; included a promo at the entranceway by Lance Cade in which he bragged over his win the previous week over Shawn Michaels, said he had learned more from Jericho in 3 months than he had learned from Michaels in 10 years, and cut a promo on the tag team main event; featured an in-ring announcement by Mike Adamle in which he said, due to Kane's victory earlier in the show, he would agree to Kane's request to add a stipulation to his upcoming match at No Mercy against Rey Mysterio Jr. - if Kane beat Mysterio then Mysterio would have to unmask; moments later, Randy Orton appeared and said Adamle would need him on his good side once he's healthy and takes the World Heavyweight Title; John Bradshaw Layfield then came out, vented over having lost money in the stock market, and then said Adamle should make it a stipulation that when he takes the title then Orton can never have a title shot; Batista's music then hit, with Batista coming out of the crowd and dropping JBL with the spear; Batista then took the mic and said JBL's week would be worse at No Mercy; included a backstage segment with WWE IC Champion Santino Marella and WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, with Marella claiming to have spoke to a "Frankie" when Beth caught him on the phone; Phoenix then said it would be a bad idea for him to go out to ringside with her because of her recent losses, with Marella saying it was a good thing she didn't have a Fabulous Moolah Meter because Beth was trailing her by 22 years; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more people watched the previous week's Raw than watched TNT, Fox News, the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and TBS; included a WrestleMania history video package, to promote WrestleMania 24 airing on MyNetworkTV, set to Saliva's "Ladies and Gentlemen":
Batista pinned WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) in a non-title match with the sit-down powerbomb at the 48-second mark; prior to the bout, Marella had the Honky Meter appear on the big screen which compared the Honkytonk Man's 64-week IC title run to his 6-week run, with Santino saying he only needed 58 more weeks to break the record; he then had a Brain Barometer meter appear on the big screen which listed the average human's brain cell count at 6 trillion, Santino's at 10 trillion, and Batista's at 12; after the contest, John Bradshaw Layfield appeared from behind as Batista was distracted by Phoenix, with JBL dropping Batista with the Clothesline from Hell
Mike Mizanin (w/ John Morrison) pinned JTG (w/ Shad Gaspard) with the Reality Check at 3:46 after JTG became distracted by Morrison on the apron; prior to the bout, footage was shown of WWE.com's latest Dirt Sheet in which Mizanin & Morrison pretended to be Cryme Tyme's fathers
Jamie Noble & Mickie James (surprise partner) defeated Paul Burchill & Katie Lea at 3:45 when Burchill submitted to Noble's arm bar; prior to the bout, William Regal & Layla appeared, with Regal sitting at a throne near the entrance way to watch the match
Kane, Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated CM Punk, Rey Mysterio Jr., Kofi Kingston, & Evan Bourne at 12:42 when Kane caught Kingston as he attempted a jump in the corner and hit the chokeslam
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall defeated Candice Michelle & Kelly Kelly at 4:26 when Phoenix pinned Kelly with the double elevated chicken wing into the facebuster
Charlie Haas (w/ Runjin Singh) pinned Deuce with a clothesline off the top at 1:29; Haas played the role of the Great Khali for the bout; prior to the match, Haas cut an in-ring promo as Khali, with Singh then translating; following the contest, the real Khali appeared, with Khali laughing at Haas' act; moments later, when Haas extended his hand for Khali to shake, Khali gave Haas a chop to the head
WWE World Champion Triple H (mystery partner) & Shawn Michaels defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Lance Cade via disqualification at 4:55 when referee Mike Chioda stopped the bout following illegal double teaming of Michaels; prior to the bout, Jericho cut an in-ring promo on his upcoming ladder match with Michaels at No Mercy as he and Cade used a ladder as a visual aid to what Jericho would do to Michaels' body; after the match, Jericho pulled a ladder out from under the ring only for Triple H to drop Cade with a sledgehammer; after Jericho left the ring, Michaels dropped Cade with the superkick, Triple H dropped him with the Pedigree, and then Michaels scaled the ladder and hit an elbow drop off the top as Jericho watched

WWE @ Green Bay, WI - Resch Center - September 30, 2008
ECW - the first episode to air at 9 p.m.; featured an opening in-ring segment in which Tiffany, with Teddy Long, introduced ECW World Champion Matt Hardy and Mark Henry, with Tony Atlas, with both men coming out and talking to the other about their upcoming match at No Mercy; moments later, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin came out and demanded a match against Ricky Ortiz & Evan Bourne after Ortiz interfered in their singles match the previous week; Long then made a match for later in the show pitting Hardy, Bourne, & Ortiz against Henry, Morrison, & Mizanin; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 24 airing Thursday on MyNetwork TV and Smackdown! premiering on the network Friday; featured a WrestleMania history video package, to promote WrestleMania 24 airing on MyNetworkTV, set to Saliva's "Ladies and Gentlemen":
Jack Swagger pinned Lenny Lane with the gutwrench powerbomb at 1:23; after the bout, Swagger hit a neckbreaker as Lane was positioned on the ropes; moments later, Tommy Dreamer ran out to clear Swagger from the ring
Tommy Dreamer pinned Mike Knox at 3:02 with the corkscrew neckbreaker after Dreamer struck the ringpost shoulder-first; after the bout, Jack Swagger returned to the ring and dropped Dreamer with the gutwrench powerbomb
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), John Morrison, & Mike Mizanin defeated ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, & Ricky Ortiz at 18:08 when Henry pinned Bourne with the powerslam after catching Bourne in mid-air
Smackdown! - 10/3/08; the debut episode on MyNetworkTV; featured a new show opening; included a video package highlighting the feud between the Undertaker and the Big Show; featured a backstage segment with Mike Adamle, Teddy Long, Tiffany, and Show in which Show sent the rest out of "his" office; moments later, Chavo Guerrero Jr. appeared, with Show telling him to shut up and that he was in charge in Vickie Guerrero's absence; Show then said Chavo would be wrestling later in the show and if he didn't like it then he would be wrestling Show; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read five times as many people watched the previous week's Smackdown! than watched UFC 75 on Spike TV; featured backstage footage of Jesse & Festus finally done "moving" everything over to MyNetworkTV:
Batista, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio Jr., & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, MVP, Kane, & The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) at 20:11 when Hardy pinned MVP with the Swanton after Mysterio hit MVP with the 619 and then a sit-down splash from the apron to the floor onto Kane; during MVP's entrance, Hurricane Helms appeared on screen and cut an insert promo on him (The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 2:12 with a roll up from the middle turnbuckle as Benjamin was distracted by R Truth coming out of the crowd and rapping; prior to the bout, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on Santino in which he said the Honkytonk Man would be rolling over in his grave, until he was told Honky wasn't dead; following his entrance, Santino had the Honk-a-Meter put up on the screen comparing his 6.71 week IC title run to Honky's 64-week run; he then compared the land Benjamin was champion of to the land he was champion of, citing his belt was more important; before his entrance, Benjamin cut a promo on the big screen in which he said Marella was Beth's girlfriend; after the bout, Truth stared at Benjamin from the entrance stage and said "What's up" over the mic
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) (mystery opponents) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a handicap match at 1:41 when the referee stopped the bout after Guerrero was caught in Khali's head vice; prior to the bout, the Big Show came out and cut a promo saying that Vickie Guerrero, said to be recovering at home, would understand why Chavo was put in the match; after the contest, Guerrero was knocked to the floor and Show, who remained ringside for the bout, knocked him out with a right hand punch; Show then cut an in-ring promo on facing the Undertaker at No Mercy; moments later, Taker's gong sounded and the lights flickered; when they came back on, Show was in the entranceway and Taker was in the ring
CM Punk, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Manu, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes at 4:16 when Punk pinned Dibiase with the Go To Sleep; prior to the bout, Manu, Rhodes, & Dibiase cut an insert promo claiming they would prove Raw was the stronger brand; following his and Primo's entrance, Carlito cut an in-ring promo saying he decided to make the previously scheduled 2-on-2 match into a six man tag since Manu was just going to be standing outside the ring looking stupid
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in a non-title lumberjack match with the Glam Slam at 3:47 after McCool kicked an interfering Maryse off the apron; lumberjacks for the bout included Kelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, Natalya Neidhart, Lena, Mickie James, Maria, Maryse, Victoria, Eve, Brie Bella, Jillian Hall, Katie Lea, and Layla
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho and ECW World Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match at 12:23 by pinning Hardy with the Pedigree after Hardy dropped Jericho with the Side Effect; after the bout, Jericho dropped Triple H with the Code Breaker, brought a ladder out from under the ring and knocked Hardy out with it; moments later, Jeff Hardy made the save and knocked Jericho to the floor; Triple H then went after Jeff but Jeff hit him with the Twist of Fate and scaled the ladder; Vladimir Kozlov then appeared, with Hardy leaping onto him but Kozlov knocking him out with a headbutt to the chest; Kozlov then dropped Triple H with the reverse DDT as the show went off the air (No Mercy 08)

- 10/2/08: WrestleMania 24 aired as a one-hour special on MyNetworkTV. Matches featured, spliced in with several songs, included John Cena vs. Triple H vs. WWE World Champion Randy Orton, Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels, the Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather, and World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. the Undertaker.

No Mercy 08 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden - October 5, 2008 (matinee) (10,000 paid)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Todd Grisham & Jerry Lawler, sub. for Matt Striker, on commentary for ECW, Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, and Michael Cole & Lawler on commentary for Raw; included a text poll in which fans were asked who they thought would win between WWE World Champion Triple H and Jeff Hardy; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Hardy and Triple H regarding their upcoming bout; included a backstage promo by Kane regarding his upcoming match with Rey Mysterio Jr.; featured a backstage segment with MVP on the phone complaining about not being on the night's card; moments later, MVP banged on Vickie Guerrero's office door, with the Big Show answering; after MVP complained to Show, Show eventually told him to go away before Vickie then called for Show's help; featured an ad promoting Cyber Sunday; included an in-ring promo by MVP complaining about not working the pay-per-view, with Randy Orton eventually interrupting and claiming he already was what MVP claimed to be; MVP then said, because he didn't work for Raw, he had no problem beating Orton up on behalf of the Raw locker room; moments later, Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes appeared, with Rhodes claiming Orton was coasting on his reputation because that's all he had; Orton then said he would take the three a little more seriously once they accomplished half of what he had done and then left ringside; moments later, Dibiase talked MVP down to the point that MVP left the ring; CM Punk and Kofi Kingston then appeared, with Punk talking MVP into helping clear the ring of Dibiase, Rhodes, & Manu; Punk, Kingston, & MVP then rushed the ring, with Punk and Kingston stopping short and MVP going in the ring alone and being briefly beaten down until Punk and Kingston made the save and beat down Dibiase, Rhodes, & Manu; featured an ad for WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand; included the results of the text poll in which 72% of those polled said Hardy would win the night's match:
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) at 8:10 with the Twist of Fate after hitting Henry's injured knee as Henry had the champion set up for a powerslam
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ WWE IC Champion Santino Marella) pinned Candice Michelle with the Glam Slam at 4:49 after Phoenix blocked the Candy Wrapper
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane via disqualification at 10:10 when Kane hit Mysterio with a steel chair as Mysterio came off the top onto Kane on the floor; stipulations stated Kane would have to unmask if he lost; after the contest, Mysterio was tended to by referees
Batista pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the sit-down powerbomb at 5:19; stipulations stated the winner would be the #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title; after the bout, JBL grabbed the mic and said his heart wasn't into the match after his bad week due to the financial crisis; moments later, he thanked Nancy Pelosi, John McCain, and Barack Obama for voting for the government bailout and than thanked the fans for use of their taxpayer dollars so he could keep his penthouse apartment; Cryme Tyme then appeared on the big screen and said, while JBL was enjoying the bailout, they would take his limo for a night out; Mickie James, WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Lena, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Tiffany, Brie Bella, and Sgt. Slaughter then appeared to join Cryme Tyme in the limo
The Big Show defeated the Undertaker at 10:04 via KO when referee Charles Robinson stopped the match after Taker hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle and sustained two right hand punches, which knocked him out, followed by a third punch to the back of the head
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Jeff Hardy at 17:02 with a crucifix as Hardy had the champion covered following the Twist of Fate and Swanton; after the bout, the two shook hands; moments later, Arn Anderson congratulated the champion backstage before Triple H came face to face with Vladimir Kozlov, who also congratulated Triple H before walking off (Jeff Hardy: My Life My Rules)
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels in a ladder match at 22:19 following a headbutt as both men grabbed hold of the belt at the top of the ladder; early in the match, Jericho had a tooth knocked out; late in the bout, Lance Cade interfered on behalf of the champion but Michaels knocked him out with the superkick; voted Wrestling Observer Match of the Year (Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho)

- Matt Striker's father passed away.

WWE @ Seattle, WA - Key Arena - October 6, 2008 (matinee)
Dolph Ziggler defeated Charlie Haas; Haas played the role of Roddy Piper for the bout
Raw - featured an opening in-ring promo by World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, in a suit, in which, with Mike Adamle in a meeting with Shane and Stephanie McMahon, he had been asked to run the show in Adamle's absence; Jericho then spoke of his win the previous night over Shawn Michaels in a ladder match but then showed that Michaels had left him with a cracked tooth; Jericho then said he was done with Michaels but would have Michaels face Lance Cade in a No DQ match later in the show; moments later, Batista interrupted and asked Jericho how many days it would be before he got his title shot, following his win over John Bradshaw Layfield the previous night; after Jericho told Batista to leave, Batista dropped him with a spinebuster and left ringside; during the commercial break, Jericho announced Batista would face JBL in a #1 contenders match later in the show with Jericho as the referee; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Michaels regarding his match against Cade later in the show, during which he noted Jericho wasn't defending the title later in the show because he was hurting just as bad as Michaels was following the ladder match; featured the announcement that CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, & Ricky Ortiz would face John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes the following night on ECW; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read that the previous week's Raw was the most watched entertainment program on cable television; featured a backstage segment with Jericho and Randy Orton in which Jericho said Batista as the top contender didn't help either man and he would put Orton to work later in the show; included a video package highlighting the Batista vs. John Cena match at Summer Slam, with comments from Batista and referee Mike Chioda regarding the match and Cena's neck injury, as well as comments from Dr. Joseph Maroon regarding Cena's neck surgery and recovery, during which it was estimated Cena would be out three to four months; featured a backstage segment with Mark Henry, Tony Atlas, and Kane walking to the ring, during which Dolph Ziggler attempted to introduce himself but they passed him by; included the announcement that WWE World Champion Triple H would face the Big Show Friday on Smackdown!; featured a WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand segment focusing on Kane assaulting Pete Rose at WrestleMania XIV; included an ad promoting the "Hell in a Cell" DVD; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Smackdown!'s debut was the most watched show ever on MyNetworkTV; included an in-ring segment in which Jerry Lawler announced that the fans could choose Roddy Piper, Goldust, or the Honkytonk Man to face WWE IC Champion Santino Marella at Cyber Sunday; featured an in-ring promo by the Great Khali, with Runjin Singh, in which Khali responded to his recent interview by Johnny Knoxville on jackassworld.com; footage from the interview was then shown, with Khali then challenging Knoxville to appear on Raw the following week; Khali then hosted a segment of the Kiss Cam to prove he has a sense of humor, finishing with Khali kissing Lilian Garcia; included comments from Batista, Shawn Michaels, Maria, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Mike Mizanin, Candice Michelle, and Maroon in which they spoke about Cena showing up at Smackdown! hours after having neck surgery:
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Jamie Noble & Mickie James at 1:43 when Marella pinned Noble with a roll up after Noble became distracted by Phoenix grabbing his tights from the corner; prior to the bout, Marella cut an in-ring promo claiming he had been criticized for being too ethnic and had made an effort to become more American by finding a favorite NBA team; he then took off his shirt to reveal an Oklahoma City Thunder shirt underneath, referring to the new home of the former Seattle Seahawks; after the match, Noble knocked Santino into the crowd before brawling around ringside with William Regal, who sat ringside for the match with Layla
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase Jr. (w/ WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes & Manu) pinned Kofi Kingston (w/ CM Punk) at 2:45 with the Million $ Dream into a Russian legsweep after Kingston became distracted by Punk knocking Rhodes off the apron
Kane & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Rey Mysterio Jr. at 10:34 when Kane pinned Hardy with the chokeslam after Henry threw Mysterio from the floor onto the top rope, knocking Hardy off the top turnbuckle
Shawn Michaels pinned Lance Cade at 2:57 in a No DQ match after repeatedly hitting him in the head and body with a steel chair; after the bout, Michaels again assaulted Cade with the chair
Kelly Kelly pinned Jillian Hall at 3:43 with a victory roll; John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, and Cryme Tyme provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Cryme Tyme celebrated with Kelly
Batista pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the spear and sit-down powerbomb at 7:34; World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho was the guest referee for the bout but referee Mike Chioda replaced Jericho late in the bout after Mike Adamle appeared, moments after Jericho was knocked to the floor; William Regal was the guest timekeeper for the bout, and interfered on behalf of JBL, and Randy Orton was the guest commentator; after the bout, Adamle announced that Jericho would defend against Batista at Cyber Sunday with either Orton, Shawn Michaels, or Steve Austin as the guest referee
Dark match after the show: Batista & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Kane

WWE @ Spokane, WA - Arena - October 7, 2008 (matinee)
ECW - featured a backstage segment with Tiffany, as a devil, and Teddy Long, as a vampire, with Jamie Noble then appearing and saying he was dressed as the best wrestler of all time, himself; Mark Henry and Tony Atlas then appeared with Henry demanding a match with ECW World Champion Matt Hardy; Noble then told Henry never to disrespect him, with Henry then challenging Noble to a match later in the show; Noble then told Long to make the match happen; included a vignette promoting the return of the Boogeyman; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's ECW was seen by more viewers than those of ESPN, FX, Spike, the Discovery Channel, and TNT during the same timeslot:
Tommy Dreamer & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Mike Knox & Jack Swagger at 8:58 when Finlay pinned Knox after hitting him with the shillalagh as the referee was distracted by Hornswoggle in the ring
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Jamie Noble at 3:20 with the powerslam after catching Noble as he came off the top rope; after the bout, Henry hit the move twice more until ECW World Champion Matt Hardy made the save and dropped Atlas with the Twist of Fate; moments later, Henry dropped Hardy with the powerslam and followed with a splash
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. (w/ Manu) defeated CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, & Ricky Ortiz at 11:28 when Morrison pinned Punk with the Moonlight Drive after Dibiase dropped Punk neck-first across the top rope after Punk knocked Manu off the apron
Smackdown! - featured an opening in-ring promo by Vickie Guerrero, with Chavo Guerrero Jr., in which she discussed the injury she sustained two weeks earlier from the Undertaker, as a result of the tombstone, that put her in a wheelchair and neckbrace; she then said Taker was humiliated by the Big Show at No Mercy and Show would get a WWE World Title shot against Triple H later in the program as his reward; Show then came out and cut a promo on knocking Taker out with his fist and then showed video from No Mercy of the incident before commenting on facing Triple H later in the show for the championship; Vladimir Kozlov then appeared and said he didn't care who the champion was - Show or Triple H - but was challenging the winner to a title match; Show then responded by saying, while not everyone likes him, at least he's American; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Smackdown! was the #1 show the past week for viewers age 2-17, beating every other show on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox; featured a video package highlighting the Batista vs. John Cena match at Summer Slam, with comments from Batista and referee Mike Chioda regarding the match and Cena's neck injury, as well as comments from Dr. Joseph Maroon regarding Cena's neck surgery and recovery, during which it was estimated Cena would be out three to four months; included a backstage segment with R Truth and Sho Funaki in which Truth asked Funaki what his full name was, with Funaki saying his middle name was "Fu," his last name was "Naki," and his first name was "Kung;" Truth then noted that Funaki's name was Kung Funaki and then sang in the tune of "Kung Fu Fighting;" featured a backstage segment with Jeff Hardy and Triple H in which they discussed their match at No Mercy, with Hardy then challenging the winner to a title match; included footage of Show knocking out the Great Khali with a punch earlier in the year to promote his upcoming match with Triple H; featured a Triple H vignette to promote his match with Show later in the night; included a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny; featured footage of Show knocking out Chris Jericho earlier in the year to promote his match later in the program against Triple H; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Smackdown! was the highest rated show ever on MyNetworkTV; featured comments from Batista, Shawn Michaels, Maria, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Mike Mizanin, Candice Michelle, and Maroon in which they spoke about Cena showing up at Smackdown! hours after having neck surgery; included an ad for "Hell in a Cell;" featured the announcement Hardy would face Kozlov the following week, followed by a backstage promo by Kozlov regarding the match:
Brie Bella pinned Natalya Neidhart (w/ Victoria) with a crucifix at 3:03, moments after Natalya became distracted by "Brie" coming out the other end of the ring; late in the bout, Victoria attempted to go under the ring after Brie but was scared off by Hornswoggle, who came out from under the ring and ran Victoria backstage
R Truth pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 5:00 with a rolling cradle; prior to his entrance, Benjamin cut a backstage promo in which he said he was the "gold standard" while the economy was in a slump
Jeff Hardy pinned MVP with the Swanton at 10:47; prior to the bout, Gregory Helms cut an insert promo in which he told MVP to please win a match; during the contest, it was noted MVP would earn a giant incentive package through his contract if he wins one more match; after the contest, Vladimir Kozlov came out, fought off Jeff, and laid him out with a headbutt as Jeff came off the top rope
Jesse & Festus, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Kenny Dykstra, Ryan Braddock, Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder at 3:19 when Festus pinned Dykstra with the fireman's carry into the face-first slam; Maria was the guest ring announcer for the match; during their ring entrance, Gregory Helms cut an insert promo making fun of Dykstra's team; after the contest, Festus stared at Maria until Jesse took him backstage
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated three unknowns in a handicap match at the 16-second mark by stepping on one of his opponent's chest following the chop to the head; prior to the bout, Singh showed footage from jackassworld.com of Johnny Knoxville upsetting Khali during an interview and then from Raw of Khali hosting the Kiss Cam to prove that he was as entertaining as Knoxville; Singh then said Khali would prove after the match that he was the better entertainer; after the match, Khali picked an overweight woman from the crowd to be part of the kiss cam
WWE World Champion Triple H fought the Big Show to a no contest at the 10-minute mark after the Undertaker appeared in the ring, brawled with Show all the way backstage, and Triple H was then assaulted by Vladimir Kozlov; after the contest, Jeff Hardy came out and helped clear the ring, only to then drop Triple H with the Twist of Fate before locking eyes with Kozlov to end the broadcast

- 10/10/08: Dolph Ziggler was suspended for 30 days for violating the wellness policy.

WWE (Raw) @ Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center - October 11, 2008
Jamie Noble & Mickie James defeated William Regal & Layla when Noble pinned Regal with a backslide after blocking a European uppercut
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle with the Glam Slam
Lance Cade pinned D-Lo Brown with the sit-down spinebuster
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella pinned Kofi Kingston with a roll up
CM Punk pinned Manu with the Go To Sleep
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme when Dibiase pinned Shad with the Million $ Dream into a Russian legsweep after Manu came ringside
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match with the 619 and springboard splash
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Batista with the Code Breaker after Lance Cade came ringside; after the bout, Batista dropped both Jericho and Cade with the spear

WWE (Raw) @ San Bernardino, CA - Coussoulis Arena - October 12, 2008 (matinee) (3,700; near sell out)
Jamie Noble & Mickie James defeated William Regal & Layla when Noble pinned Regal
Lance Cade pinned D-Lo Brown (Cade's last match)
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle
CM Punk pinned Manu with the Go To Sleep
Kofi Kingston defeated WWE IC Champion Santino Marella via disqualification when WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix interfered
Rey Mysterio & Cryme Tyme defeated Kane, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes when Mysterio pinned Rhodes following the 619; after the bout, Kane dropped both his teammates with the chokeslam
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Batista after Lance Cade interfered; after the bout, Batista laid out both Jericho and Cade with spinebusters (Cade's last appearance)

WWE @ Anaheim, CA - Honda Center - October 13, 2008 (matinee) (8,500; 7,000 paid)
William Regal defeated D-Lo Brown
Raw - featured an opening backstage segment with World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho and Mike Adamle in which Jericho argued over Adamle's decision the previous week in making Jericho face Batista at Cyber Sunday with the fans being able to choose the guest referee; Adamle then stated Batista would choose Jericho's opponent later in the show, with Jericho choosing Batista's opponent; Jericho then stormed down the hallway, passing Candice Michelle, Mickie James, and Jamie Noble, with several of them shown texting their vote for the guest referee poll; moments later, Jericho cut an in-ring promo on Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, and Steve Austin being the choices for the guest referee spot at Cyber Sunday and pleaded to Shane and Stephanie McMahon to abolish the stipulation; Michaels then appeared and said he would love to say he would call things down the middle if he was chosen as the referee, but couldn't; Michaels then attacked Jericho, with Jericho then leaving ringside until he returned moments later to tell Michaels he would be Batista's opponent later in the show; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista regarding facing Michaels later in the show; featured Grisham conducting an interview with Knoxville and Chris Pontius regarding recent photos they posted on their website making fun of the Great Khali; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read ECW was the Sci-Fi Channel's most watched program the previous Tuesday; featured a video package promoting the return of John Cena, with comments from Triple H, Edge, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jeff Hardy, Dan Cena, Jim Ross, Shawn Michaels, Mickie James, and Maria; included a promo by Randy Orton on the entrance stage in which he complained about everyone caring about Cena's injury but not his own, then told the fans not to vote for him as the guest referee at Cyber Sunday; featured an ad for the "Hell in a Cell" DVD; included an in-ring promo by WWE IC Champion Santino Marella, with WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, regarding possibly facing Goldust, Roddy Piper, or the Honkytonk Man at Cyber Sunday, with Marella comparing his title run to that of Honky's and saying all three were perverted; moments later, Marella called attention to Knoxville at ringside and brought him into the ring; after Knoxville accidentally called Phoenix a "dude," Phoenix bodyslammed him before the two left ringside; Hornswoggle then came out and hit a frog splash on Knoxville; Pontius then tended to Knoxville until Big Dick Johnson appeared and began dancing, with Pontius then stripping down as well; the Boogeyman then appeared, clotheslined Pontius, and poured worms on him; moments later, Knoxville staggered to his feet and said the beating wasn't so bad, with Khali and Runjin Singh then appearing and Khali dropping Knoxville with the tree slam; moments later, referees tended to Knoxville in the ring; featured a backstage segment with Cryme Tyme & Kelly Kelly; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was the most watched cable program for the third consecutive week; included the announcement the Undertaker would face the Big Show at Cyber Sunday, with the stipulations being named Friday on Smackdown!:
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) & Kane defeated ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Rey Mysterio Jr. at 5:16 when Kane pinned Mysterio by kicking him in the chest as Mysterio came off the top, moments after Hardy battled Henry all the way bakstage; prior to the bout, it was announced Rey Mysterio Jr. would face Kane at Cyber Sunday in either a falls count anywhere, no holds barred, or best 2 out of 3 falls match; Johnny Knoxville was shown sitting ringside before the contest; after the match, Kane continued to attack Mysterio until Mysterio eventually cleared him from the ring
John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Charlie Haas with the Clothesline from Hell at 1:26 after avoiding a legdrop; prior to the match, Nancy O'Dell from "Acess Hollywood" was shown in the crowd; before Haas' introduction, JBL cut an in-ring promo praising the Congressional bailout and said rich people must be taken care of at all costs; Haas played the role of Hulk Hogan for the match and came out to "Real American"
Batista fought Shawn Michaels to a no contest in a lumberjack match at around the 17-minute mark when the lumberjacks attacked the participants on the floor and inside the ring; the stipulation wasn't announced until World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho appeared on the big screen after both men's introduction; lumberjacks for the match included Snitsky, Paul Burchill, Deuce, Tony Atlas, Mark Henry, Bam Neely, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr., Mike Knox, John Bradshaw Layfield, Randy Orton, and William Regal; during and after the bout, Jericho was shown watching on backstage; after the contest, Batista and Michaels eventually cleared the ring of the lumberjacks; moments later, the two shook hands (the bout began during the commercial break)
Cryme Tyme & Kelly Kelly defeated John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, & Jillian Hall at 3:20 when Shad pinned Morrison with a reverse Russian legsweep after JTG hit Morrison in the head with a Mighty Ducks goalie mask; prior to the bout, Morrison & Mizanin cut an in-ring rap, with Jillian singing in-between their verses
CM Punk (mystery opponent) pinned World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match at 6:11 after guest referee Batista dropped Jericho with the sit-down powerbomb, moments after Jericho yelled at Batista for ignoring his cover after hitting the Code Breaker on Punk; Batista being the guest referee wasn't announced until after the participants' entrance
Dark match after the show: Batista & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Kane

- 10/14/08: Lance Cade was released. His firing followed an incident in which Cade had a seizure while on a plane.

WWE @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center - October 14, 2008 (matinee) (6,500; 5,400 paid)
Ricky Ortiz defeated Gavin Spears
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by Tony Atlas & Mark Henry in which Atlas claimed Henry deserved the ECW World Title; moments later, Teddy Long came out and said Henry would be one of the three men the fans could vote in as ECW World Champion Matt Hardy's opponent at Cyber Sunday; Long then said there would be qualifying matches later in the show to determine the other two candidates; included a vignette promoting the ECW return of the Boogeyman; featured a backstage segment with Long and Tiffany, dressed as a show girl, in which Long said she would surely win the costume contest at Cyber Sunday; Tiffany then showed Long an Elvis outfit he should try on; moments later, Jack Swagger appeared and said he should be one of the three who the fans should choose to face Hardy at Cyber Sunday; Tommy Dreamer then came in and asked for a title shot after Cyber Sunday, with Long taking it under advisement; Dreamer and Swagger then had words before Swagger left the office; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8:
Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Shooting Star Press at 12:44 after knocking Guerrero off the top with a hurricanrana; stipulations stated the winner would be one of three possibilities to face ECW World Champion Matt Hardy at Cyber Sunday; prior to the bout, Mark Henry & Tony Atlas were still in the ring from the opening promo; upon his entrance, Bourne extended his hand for Henry to shake but then pulled it away when Henry went to shake it; after the bout, Henry and Atlas returned ringside, with Henry assaulting Bourne before lifting up Bourne's hand to shake it
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned John Morrison (w/ Mike Mizanin) at 15:55 after Cryme Tyme, who were hiding underneath the ring, passed Finlay his shillalagh behind the referee's back, who then hit Morrison with it; during the bout, the fans started a brief "Johnny Nitro" chant; late in the bout, both Mizanin and an interfering Mike Knox were pulled underneath the ring by Cryme Tyme; stipulations stated the winner would be one of three men to possibly face ECW World Champion Matt Hardy at Cyber Sunday; after the bout, Finlay hit both Shad & JTG with the weapon but he himself was attacked from behind on the stage by Mark Henry as the show came to a close
Smackdown! - featured comments from Batista, Shawn Michaels, Maria, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Mike Mizanin, Candice Michelle, and Maroon in which they spoke about John Cena showing up at Smackdown! hours after having neck surgeryincluded Eve conducting a backstage interview with MVP regarding his recent losing streak and facing R Truth later in the night; featured a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero, in a neckbrace, and the Big Show in which Sho Funaki came in and said he was known as "Fung Funaki;" moments later, they ordered him out; Maryse then came in dressed as a French maid and argued she shouldn't have to compete in the divas match later in the show because she had already beaten WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool; Vickie then ordered her out as well; the Great Khali & Runjin Sing then appeared, with Vickie telling Khali she was proud of him and he had a match later in the show against the Undertaker; Khali then argued he was being used as a puppet in Vickie and Show's vendetta; Show then told Khali that Vickie could make his life very difficult if he didn't go through with the match; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Smackdown!, two weeks in the row, broke MyNetworkTV's ratings record; featured vignettes promoting the debut of Kizarny; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Triple H regarding the attack he sustained from Vladimir Kozlov the previous week and potentially facing Jeff Hardy and Kozlov at Cyber Sunday; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw was the most watched entertainment program on Monday for the third consecutive week; featured the announcement Triple H would face the Undertaker the following week; included a video package promoting the return of Cena, with comments from Triple H, Edge, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jeff Hardy, Dan Cena, Jim Ross, Shawn Michaels, Mickie James, and Maria; featured several clips throughout the show recapping the history between Hardy and Kozlov; included an ad promoting the "Hell in a Cell" DVD; featured a backstage segment with Maria and WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in which they talked about their upcoming title match; moments later, Jesse & Festus appeared with Festus giving her a flower to congratulate her win:
The Big Show defeated Joey Ryan in a knock out match at the 17-second mark following a punch; prior to the bout, Show cut an in-ring promo on his WWE World Title match the previous week and said he had Triple H beat until the Undertaker interfered; Show then questioned whether he beat Taker stupid at No Mercy; he then addressed their upcoming match at Cyber Sunday in which the fans would choose via WWE.com the two to either face off in a last man standing, I Quit, or knock out match
The Big Show defeated Ryan Taylor in an I Quit match at the 23-second mark with a cobra clutch
The Big Show defeated Matt Jackson in a last man standing match at 1:33 after hitting a chokeslam through a table set up in the ring by Chavo Guerrero Jr., who appeared during the three contests; after the bout, one of the men was fitted with a neckbrace; as the unknown made his way to the ring, Hurricane Helms appeared and cut an insert promo asking whether the unknown had seen the previous two matches
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder when Primo pinned Hawkins with a dropkick off the top at 3:40
R Truth pinned MVP with the axe kick at 2:46; prior to the bout, MVP stated his incentive package would kick in on his contract if he won one more match; after the contest, WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin was shown watching on backstage
Ezikial Jackson (w/ The Brian Kendrick) (sub. for The Brian Kendrick) pinned Super Crazy with a uranagi at the 42-second mark; prior to the bout, Kendrick cut an in-ring promo stating the WWE doctors ruled he was too sick to compete and that Crazy would face Jackson in Kendrick's place; during Crazy's entrance, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo; after the contest, Kendrick dropped Crazy with The Kendrick
The Undertaker defeated the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) via disqualification at 3:23 when the Big Show interfered and hit the chokeslam on Taker; moments later, Show grabbed a steel chair from ringside and yelled at Khali to take it and hit Taker with it, with Khali instead knocking the chair out of Show's hands and leaving ringside; as Khali left ringside, Taker knocked Show out of the ring with the chair
Maria defeated Maryse, Victoria, Brie Bella, and Natalya Neidhart at 2:10 in a fuzzy dice on a pole match after knocking Maryse off the top rope; stipulations stated the winner would receive a future WWE Divas title match
Jesse & Festus defeated Kenny Dykstra & Ryan Braddock at 3:42 when Festus pinned Dykstra with a fireman's carry into a face-first slam; during the bout, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on Dykstra's complaining
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Jeff Hardy at 8:17 with a headbutt to the chest; during his entrance, Kozlov cut an insert promo on challenging WWE World Champion Triple H; after the bout, Triple H, who provided guest commentary for the bout, climbed in the ring and held up the title belt in Kozlov's face
Dark match after the taping: The Undertaker defeated the Big Show

WWE (Raw) Arecibo, Puerto Rico - Coliseo Manueo Petaca Iguina - October 16, 2008 (9,000)
Jamie Noble & Mickie James defeated William Regal & Layla when Noble pinned Regal
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated Kofi Kingston
CM Punk defeated Snitsky
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes defeated Cryme Tyme
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match
Shawn Michaels & Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & John Bradshaw Layfield when Batista pinned JBL

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Monterrey, Mexico - Arena - October 16, 2008 (14,000; sell out)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated The Brian Kendrick and R Truth by pinning Truth
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry with the Twist of Fate at 8:40
Super Crazy pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Undertaker & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Vladimir Kozlov at 16:34 when Taker pinned MVP with the tombstone
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Big Show with the Pedigree

- 10/16/08: Former WWF ring announcer Jack Reynolds died at the page of 71.

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Monterrey, Mexico - Arena - October 17, 2008 (10,500)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Jeff pinned Henry following the Swanton
Finlay pinned Ezikial Jackson after hitting him with the shillelagh
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated MVP and Super Crazy
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse with the Wings of Love
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder when Carlito pinned Ryder with the Back Stabber
R Truth pinned Jack Swagger with the axe kick
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show via submission with the leglock choke
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification after the challenger hit Triple H with a steel chair; after the bout, Triple H dropped Kozlov with the Pedigree

WWE (Raw) @ Ponce, Puerto Rico - Auditorio Pachin Vicens - October 17, 2008 (5,500)
Kofi Kingston defeated Snitsky
Manu defeated Jamie Noble
Candice Michelle & Mickie James defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Layla
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) pinned D-Lo Brown
CM Punk pinned William Regal with the Go To Sleep
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme
Batista fought John Bradshaw Layfield to a no contest when World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho and Kane interfered; moments later Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save
Shawn Michaels, Batista, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, Kane, & John Bradshaw Layfield when Batista pinned JBL with the spinebuster

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Aguascalientes, Mexico - October 17, 2008
Cancelled due to low ticket sales

WWE (Raw) @ San Juan, Puerto Rico - October 18, 2008 (17,500; sell out)
Jamie Noble defeated Snitsky
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Kofi Kingston & Candice Michelle at the 8-minute mark; both titles were on the line in the match
William Regal defeated D-Lo Brown
CM Punk & Cryme Tyme defeated Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes when Punk pinned Manu with the Go To Sleep at the 16-minute mark
Mickie James defeated Layla
Batista & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane & John Bradshaw Layfield when Batista pinned JBL as Mysterio pinned Kane after Mysterio hit the 619 on both opponents
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Shawn Michaels in a No DQ match at the 27-minute mark after hitting him with the title belt; after the match, Michaels dropped Jericho with the superkick

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes - October 18, 2008 (15,000)
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated R Truth
Finlay pinned Jack Swagger after hitting him with the shillelagh
The Brian Kendrick defeated Super Crazy
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated MVP and Jeff Hardy by pinning MVP
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry
WWE World Champion Triple H & the Undertaker defeated the Big Show & Vladimir Kozlov

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes - October 19, 2008 (12,000)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Jeff pinned Guerrero following the Swanton; Matt & Jeff wore luchadore masks to and from the ring
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder when Carlito pinned Ryder with the Back Cracker
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse with the Wings of Love
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated MVP and Super Crazy
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification after the challenger hit Triple H with the mic
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show via submission with the leglock choke

- 10/19/08: Former Hawaiian wrestling promoter, wife of WWE Hall of Famer Peter Maivia, mother-in-law of WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson, and grandmother of the Rock, Leah Maivia died at the age of 81.

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Hidalgo, TX - Dodge Arena - October 20, 2008 (6,800; sell out)
Super Crazy pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a small package as Guerrero attempted the Three Amigos
Finlay pinned Jack Swagger after hitting him with the shillelagh
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse with the Wings of Love
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned MVP with the Paydirt; the match was advertised to also included Jeff Hardy
Ezikial Jackson pinned Sho Funaki (the in-ring debut of the Kung Fu Naki gimmick)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder after Carlito hit the Back Cracker
R Truth pinned The Brian Kendrick with the axe kick
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification after Kozlov hit the champion with the mic; after the bout, Triple H dropped Kozlov with the Pedigree
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show via submission with the leglock choke after Show attempted to cover Taker following the chokeslam

WWE @ Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center - October 20, 2008
Raw - featured a clock counting down how much time until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale Nov. 8; included an in-ring segment with World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho in which, before saying anything, he went out to the floor and demanded Lilian Garcia introduce him as the champion; Jericho then said he had been disrespected by Mike Adamle as well as every wrestler backstage and then listed every recent victory he had attained; moments later, Batista came out and told Jericho that he would get respect if Jericho beats him at the pay-per-view; Adamle then came out and said Jericho and Batista would face the same opponents later in the show in a gauntlet match; after Adamle left, Jericho slapped Batista in the face and left the ring; featured a vignette promoting the return of John Cena, with comments from Carl Edwards, Snoop Dogg, John Salley, Maria Menounos, Kelly Carlson, Rob Thomas, Sara Jean Underwood, Gabrielle Reece, Ben Stiller, Robert Patrick, Renny Harlin, Marc Ecko, the Jonas Brothers, Bobby Lee, Tony Hawk, Kasey Kahne, and Jerry Ferrara, and appearances by Regis Philbin, Shaggy, and Conan O'Brian, among others; included a backstage segment with Jericho and Adamle in which Jericho complained he wasn't getting respect while previous champions like Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart were; Adamle then said he was giving Jericho a chance to earn it with the match later in the show; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WrestleMania sponsorship beats the Kentucky Derby, the NBA Playoffs, the Indy 500, X-Games and The Masters; included an in-ring promo by WWE IC Champion Santino Marella, with WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, in which he came out dressed as the Honkytonk Man, Roddy Piper, and Goldust and insulted all three of his potential opponents at Cyber Sunday; Jim Duggan then came out and said he didn't appreciate Santino making fun of his generation; Marella then compared his 10-week IC title run to the Honkytonk Man's 64-week run; after Duggan called Phoenix Santino's boyfriend, Santino took off his Honkytonk Man wig and Piper's kilt to prepare to fight Duggan; he then threw the kilt in Duggan's face before smashing the guitar over Duggan's head; Marella busted his mouth open in the process; Marella then cut a promo on his title defense at the pay-per-view; featured an ad promoting Raw's 800th episode in two weeks; included footage of the recent Raw tour in Puerto Rico; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; included the announcement Finlay, Mark Henry, and Evan Bourne would wrestle in a three-way the following night on ECW:
Candice Michelle & Kelly Kelly defeated Jillian Hall & Katie Lea at 3:33 when Kelly pinned Jillian with a Rocker Dropper; prior to the bout, it was announced all the divas would compete in a Halloween costume contest at Cyber Sunday, with the fans determining the winner through a WWE.com vote during the pay-per-view; it was also announced that Candice would be dressed as Marilyn Monroe, Kelly as a sailor, and Katie as a vampire
John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Charlie Haas with the Clothesline from Hell at 1:04; Haas played the role of Steve Austin for the match; prior to the bout, JBL cut an in-ring promo saying it was beneath him to face a "has-been impersonator;" after the contest, JBL grabbed the mic and said "And that's the bottom line because JBL said so"
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Snitsky at 1:52 with the 619 and springboard splash; prior to the bout, Snitsky cut an insert promo
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated CM Punk & Kofi Kingston at 12:22 when Mizanin pinned Punk with a roll up, immediately after Morrison made the blind tag and then sustained Punk's Go To Sleep; prior to the bout, Morrison & Mizanin cut an in-ring promo stating they should be voted to be part of Cyber Sunday and then insulted the Fabulous Freebirds, the Legion of Doom, and DX, arguing they are a better team; they then mocked the DX intro by saying "Are you fifty?"; during the bout, it was announced Lilian Garcia would be Bat Girl, Victoria would be a banana, and Tiffany would be a nun in the costume contest at Cyber Sunday
Cryme Tyme fought WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) to a no contest when Dibiase, Rhodes, & Manu triple teamed the opponents before the match and laid them out Batista and World Heayvyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated William Regal (w/ Layla), Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), and Kane in a gauntlet match; Batista pinned Regal with the sit-down powerbomb at the 31-second mark; Jericho pinned Regal with the Code Breaker at the 4-second mark; Henry defeated Jericho via disqualification at 1:55 after Jericho hit Henry in the head with the title belt; Batista pinned Henry with a spinebuster at the 15-second mark; Kane pinned Jericho with a boot to the face at around the 6-minute mark (the bout began during the commercial break); Batista pinned Kane with the spear at the 7-second mark

WWE @ Laredo, TX - Entertainment Center - October 21, 2008
Tommy Dreamer defeated Gavin Spears
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by ECW World Champion Matt Hardy regarding his title defense at Cyber Sunday in which he said the fans wouldn't vote for Mark Henry to be his challenger but he wanted to face Henry at the pay-per-view as payback for Henry's recent attack on him; moments later, Finlay and Hornsowggle appeared, with Finlay saying that if he was voted in then he would take Hardy's title; moments later, Evan Bourne appeared to argue why he should get the title shot instead, with Finlay then making jokes about Bourne's small stature; Mark Henry and Tony Atlas then appeared at the entrance way and said he would dominate Finlay and Bourne later in the show in their three-way contest and then take Hardy's title at Cyber Sunday; Hardy then said that whomever won the vote at Cyber Sunday would lose against him; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; featured Lena conducting a backstage interview with John Morrison & Mike Mizanin regarding possibly facing Cryme Tyme at Cyber Sunday, in which Mizanin said Sen. John McCain should have picked him as his running mate because he appealed to women voters more than Gov. Sarah Palin; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read more viewers watched ECW the previous week than any other show on ESPN, BET, Bravo, FX, the History Channel, VH1, or Spike TV; featured a vignette promoting the return of John Cena, with comments from Carl Edwards, Snoop Dogg, John Salley, Maria Menounos, Kelly Carlson, Rob Thomas, Sara Jean Underwood, Gabrielle Reece, Ben Stiller, Robert Patrick, Renny Harlin, Marc Ecko, the Jonas Brothers, Bobby Lee, Tony Hawk, Kasey Kahne, and Jerry Ferrara, and appearances by Regis Philbin, Shaggy, and Conan O'Brian, among others; included a backstage segment with Tiffany, Ricky Ortiz, Finlay, and Hornswoggle in which Hornswoggle knocked on Teddy Long's door for Trick or Treating, with Long then coming out dressed as Shaft:
Jack Swagger pinned Brett Badery with a gutwrench into a sit-down powerbomb at 1:11; after the bout, Todd Grisham conducting an in-ring interview with Swagger regarding his recent run-ins with Tommy Dreamer and eventually facing Dreamer in the ring, with Swagger then asking "Tommy who?" before leaving the ring
Shad Gaspard (w/ JTG) defeated Mike Mizanin (w/ John Morrison) via disqualification at 4:56 when Morrison kicked Shad in the back of the head after both Morrison and JTG interfered behind the referee's back
Evan Bourne defeated Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) and Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) at 13:53 when Bourne pinned Henry with the Shooting Star Press, moments after Finlay hit Henry with the shillelagh
Smackdown! - featured an opening still image in tribute to the passing of Leah Maivia; included an opening in-ring promo by WWE World Champion Triple H in which he insulted Vickie Guerrero, and claimed she wouldn't interrupt him because a big Twinkie truck pulled up and she would be busy for hours; he then mentioned his match later in the show against the Undertaker and said nothing would stop him from defending his title at Cyber Sunday, as scheduled; moments later, Jeff Hardy interrupted and argued he would take Triple H's title at the pay-per-view, with Vladimir Kozlov then appearing at the entrance stage and said the fans wouldn't pick him because they knew he would beat Triple H for the title; the champion then said it didn't matter who got the shot at Cyber Sunday and then dropped Hardy with the Pedigree, citing that would be the end result to whatever match the fans decide upon; moments later, Triple H and the Undertaker had a confrontation backstage; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE Magazine sells more copies at newsstands than Sports Illustrated and ESPN Magazine combined; featured vignettes promoting the debut of Kizarny; included a clock counting down the time until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale; featured a vignette promoting the return of John Cena, with comments from Carl Edwards, Snoop Dogg, John Salley, Maria Menounos, Kelly Carlson, Rob Thomas, Sara Jean Underwood, Gabrielle Reece, Ben Stiller, Robert Patrick, Renny Harlin, Marc Ecko, the Jonas Brothers, Bobby Lee, Tony Hawk, Kasey Kahne, and Jerry Ferrara, and appearances by Regis Philbin, Shaggy, and Conan O'Brian, among others; included a backstage segment with Maria and WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in which Michelle tried to talk about their loss earlier in the show, with Maria walking off to find Festus; moments later, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon were speaking with Brie Bella, with Brie eventually leaving for a photo shoot; after she left, Carlito and Primo aruged over who made her leave, with Festus then chasing his mariachi band past them and Jesse and Maria trying to catch up; featured a bakstage segment in which Primo approached who he thought was Brie but she blew him off; moments later, the Great Khali & Runjin Singh appeared, with Khali claiming Primo had no game; included an in-ring segment in which Singh read a letter from "Helga from Berlin, Germany" who claimed she had a crush on Khali and another letter from "Bruce in San Francisco, CA;" Singh then used the Kiss Cam to find two women in the crowd to kiss Khali; before Khali kissed the prettier of the two, Singh pulled her out of the way and replaced her with the heavier girl; Singh then had the crowd chant Khali's name to give him encouragement before kissing the girl; featured an ad promoting the 800th episode of Raw; included a backstage promo by Taker regarding his match with the Big Show at Cyber Sunday and facing Triple H later in the show; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WrestleMania sponsorship beats the Kentucky Derby, the NBA Playoffs, the Indy 500, X-Games and The Masters; featured footage from Smackdown! & ECW's recent tour of Mexico:
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria at 2:14 when Maryse pinned Michelle with a roll up as Michelle went for a tag when Maria was distracted by Festus, dressed as a mariachi performer and with Jesse, giving her a flower at ringside; prior to the bout, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on the divas; during the match, it was announced Michelle would be an Army soldier, Maria would be a bunny, Maryse would be a French maid, and Eve would be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle at Cyber Sunday in the divas Halloween costume contest; after the bell rang to end the match, Festus chased the rest of the mariachi band backstage, with Jesse following
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Bam Neely in a non-title match at 4:44 when Carlito pinned Bam with the Back Stabber after Chavo slapped his partner and Neely scared his partner off the apron; after the bout, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on Chavo and Neely possibly breaking up
R Truth & Sho Funaki defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin & MVP at 3:58 when Funaki pinned MVP with a kick to the face; prior to the bout, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on MVP; during the match, it was announced that Benjamin would either defend against MVP, Truth, or Festus at Cyber Sunday and the match would air exclusively on WWE.com at 7:45 p.m. Sunday (Funaki's in-ring TV debut as Kung Fu Naki)
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) pinned Super Crazy with The Kendrick at 1:07; after the bout, Jackson hit a uranage on Crazy
The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion Triple H via disqualification in a non-title match at 13:52 when the Big Show attacked Taker and laid him out in the corner after Taker dropped the champion with the powerbomb; after the bout, Triple H hit Show with a steel chair but Show brushed it off and dropped Triple H with the chokeslam; Show then laid Taker out with a series of chairshots to the body and head; after the commercial break, Triple H struggled to his feet only for Vladimir Kozlov to appear, assault the champion, and drop him with the headbutt to the sternum; moments later, Kozlov hit the reverse DDT

- 10/26/08: SD Jones (Conrad Efraim) died at the age of 63.

Cyber Sunday 08 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center - October 26, 2008 (matinee) (12,500)
Shown live on WWE.com: WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R Truth at 3:24 after hitting the Paydirt as the challenger ran the ropes; Truth was chosen as the challenger with 59% of the vote, beating MVP (15%) and Festus (26%); Jim Ross & Tazz provided commentary for the match (Cyber Sunday 08)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker on commentary for ECW; Grisham introduced the stipulation choices and announced the results before each match; included backstage footage of WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool as an army soldier, Katie Lea as a vampire, Lena as a ninja, and Candice Michelle as Marilyn Monroe asking for votes in the diva Halloween costume contest; featured a backstage segment with World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, Manu, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. in which Jericho praised the three and said they should do the same thing they did to CM Punk to Batista later in the show; Rhodes & Dibiase rejected the offer, citing they might have to defend their titles later in the show, and sarcastically wished Jericho good luck in his title defense; included a clock counting down the time until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale; featured backstage footage of WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix as a knight, Jillian Hall as Bat Girl, Maria as a bunny, and Kelly Kelly as a sailor in which they asked for votes in the costume contest; included backstage footage of Tiffany as a nun, Brie Bella as Cleopatra, Natalya Neidhart as a cop, and Eve as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in which they asked for votes in the costume contest; featured backstage footage of Jericho asking the Great Khali, with Runjin Singh, to be in his corner later in the show to make sure his match was fair, with Khali rejecting the offer; included vignettes promoting the return of John Cena at Survivor Series; featured an ad promoting the 3-hour Raw on Nov. 3; included backstage footage of Maryse as a French maid, Layla as Princess Leia, Victoria as a banana, and Mickie James as Lara Croft asking for votes in the costume contest; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; included a backstage segment with Jericho and Mike Adamle in which Jericho argued Adamle should get rid of the guest referee stipulation for the better of the company; moments later, Jericho, after receiving a phone call, told Adamle they could continue the conversation later:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a no holds barred match at 10:22 with the 619 and springboard splash after avoiding the chokeslam; the stipulation was chosen with 39% of the vote, beating out a falls count anywhere match (35%) and a Best 2 out of 3 falls match (26%)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Evan Bourne at 11:05 with the Twist of Fate, moments after Bourne reversed the move into a backslide; prior to the bout, Teddy Long, with Tiffany, introduced the match; Bourne was chosen as the challenger with 69% of the vote, beating Mark Henry (6%) and Finlay (25%); after Bourne was named as the challenger, Bourne and Finlay shook hands backstage; after the match, Hardy helped Bourne to his feet
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Cryme Tyme at 10:22 when Morrison pinned Shad with the Moonlight Drive after Mizanin kicked Shad in the back of the leg behind the referee's back; the match was chosen with 38% of the vote, beating out Jamie Noble & Mickie James vs. William Regal & Layla (27%) and CM Punk & Kofi Kingston vs. WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes (35%)
The Honkytonk Man defeated WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) via disqualification at 1:06 when the refere caught Phoenix tripping Honky from the floor; prior to the bout, Marella compared his 11-week IC title run to that of the Honkytonk Man's 64-week run and said Phoenix was the place athletes go to retire, with Shaquille O'Neal then being shown in the crowd; Honky was named as challenger with 35% of the vote, beating out Roddy Piper (34%) and Goldust (31%); prior to the bout, Honky cut an in-ring promo saying Santino could hold the title 10 years and still not be as great as Honky; after the contest, Santino argued with Beth over the loss before Goldust and Piper came out, scared Santino back into the ring, and double teamed him before Honky hit Santino with the Shake, Rattle, and Roll
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a last man standing match at 19:25 when Show passed out while in the leglock choke; the stipulation was chosen with 49% of the vote, beating out an I Quit match (42%) and a Knock Out match (9%); prior to the bout, Vickie Guerrero was wheeled out to the entrance stage by Chavo Guerrero Jr. and announced the results of the WWE.com poll, first accidentally saying the match would be an I Quit bout; Vickie and Chavo remained on the stage for the duration of the bout
Mickie James won a diva Halloween costume contest; other participants included: WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Layla, Lena, Brie Bella, Jillian Hall, Victoria, Kelly Kelly, Maryse, Candice Michelle, Katie Lea, Maria, and Tiffany; after the winner was revealed by Tazz during an in-ring segment with all the participants, a fight broke out among the divas with the babyfaces quickly clearing the ring
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned Jeff Hardy at 15:39 after crotching the challenger on the top, dragging him off the top, and hitting the Pedigree; Hardy was named as the challenger with 57% of the vote, beating out Vladimir Kozlov (5%) and Hardy & Kozlov (38%)
Batista pinned World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title at 17:08 with the spinebuster and sit-down powerbomb after Jericho shoved guest referee Steve Austin into the corner as Austin attempted the Stunner on the champion; Austin was chosen as the referee with 74% of the vote, beating Orton (4%) and Shawn Michaels (22%); early in the match, Jericho attempted to get himself counted-out but Austin ruled that if he did get counted-out or disqualified then Batista would win the title; Michaels briefly took over officiating at the 15-minute mark after Austin was knocked to the floor but John Bradshaw Layfield interfered and laid Michaels out on the floor with the Clothesline from Hell before leaving ringside; moments later, Orton jumped Austin as he was getting back in the ring and took over officiating until Austin eventually dropped Orton with the Stunner; after the bout, Batista and Austin shared a beer

WWE @ Tucson, AZ - Convention Center - October 27, 2008 (matinee) (4,500)
Mike Knox defeated Jamie Noble
Raw - featured an opening still image tribute to the passing of SD Jones; included an in-ring promo by Chris Jericho in which he said he was ripped off the previous night at Cyber Sunday by Steve Austin and that Batista needed the help of Shawn Michaels, Austin, Mike Adamle, and the fans to take the title off Jericho; Jericho then said he would challenge Batista for the title the following week; Adamle then appeared and said the Jericho vs. Batista rematch would be in a steel cage; Jericho then stormed off, with Randy Orton then coming out and blaming Adamle for his sustaining a Stunner the night before; Orton then turned to the camera and told Shane and Stephanie McMahon to fire Adamle the next week or Orton would quit the company; Orton then called Adamle a failure as an interviewer, a failure as a commentator, a failure as a general manager and said if he took a flight to Chicago to meet Adamle's family he would learn Adamle was a failure as a husband and father too; Adamle then slapped Orton, with Orton staring Adamle down before leaving the ring; featured footage of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes, Manu, and Randy Orton attacking CM Punk and Kofi Kingston at Unforgiven; included a clock counting down until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale; featured a vignette promoting the Raw debut of Mike Knox; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com gets more monthly hits than NFL.com, UFC.com, Maxim.com, FHM.com, and NASCAR.com combined; featured Michael Cole conducting an in-ring interview with World Heavyweight Champion Batista regarding his title win and defending against Jericho the following week in a cage match; included an ad promoting the Undertaking taking part in a casket match the coming Friday on a Halloween edition of Smackdown!; featured a WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 8/9/80 event at Shea Stadium; included a backstage promo by John Bradshaw Layfield in which he said he and Jericho had a deal that if JBL helped Jericho retain the title then he would get the next title shot; JBL then said Michaels would pay for interfering with those plans; featured an ad promoting the following week's 800th episode; included a video package promoting the Survivor Series return of John Cena focusing on Cena's childhood and early years in wrestling, with comments from friends and members of Cena's family; featured a promo on the entrance stage by John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which they commented on their insults directed at DX the previous week, said they would face DX the following week, and would examine the rise and fall of WWE World Champion Triple H & Michaels the next night on ECW as part of "The Dirt Sheet":
CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) to win the titles at 12:34 when Punk pinned Dibiase with the Go To Sleep after holding the ropes to avoid the Million $ Dream into the Russian legsweep
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) fought Charlie Haas to a no contest when the champion attacked Haas, who dressed the part of Phoenix for the match, and knocked him to the floor before the match began; moments later, guest commentators Goldust and Roddy Piper circled the ring, with guest commentator the Honkytonk Man then sneaking up behind Marella and breaking a guitar over his head; prior to the bout, Marella compared his 11-week title run to that of Honky's 64-week title run
Mickie James, Candice Michelle, & Kelly Kelly defeated Jillian Hall, Layla, & Katie Lea at 3:09 when Kelly pinned Katie with the K2 (the first time the Rocker Dropper was referred as the K2)
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Evan Bourne at 11:14 by rolling through on a victory roll by Bourne, moments after Bourne avoided the 619; during his entrance, footage was shown of Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Mysterio regarding his win the previous night at Cyber Sunday; moments later, Bourne appeared and said he had every intention of winning, with the two shaking hands; after the contest, Kane appeared and attacked Mysterio but was eventually double teamed by Mysterio and Bourne; moments later, Mark Henry appeared ringside, with Kane then hitting the chokeslam on Mysterio before Henry dropped Bourne with the powerslam
World Heavyweight Champion Batista & Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho & John Bradshaw Layfield at 12:55 when Batista pinned JBL with the sit-down powerbomb; Michaels didn't appear until the final minute of the match because he was attacked backstage before the match by JBL
Dark match after the show: World Heavyweight Champion Batista pinned Chris Jericho with a spinebuster in a steel cage match at 4:30

WWE @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - October 28, 2008 (matinee) (4,500)
Sho Funaki defeated Curt Hawkins
ECW - included an opening still image tribute to the passing of SD Jones; featured an opening backstage segment in which Teddy Long, dressed as Ron Burgandy, promoed the night's card before finishing with "Stay classy, San Diego. I'm a moron;" Long then questioned who put the final line in the teleprompter, with Hornswoggle then appearing; included an ad promoting the following week's 800th episode of Raw; included a video package promoting the Survivor Series return of John Cena focusing on Cena's childhood and early years in wrestling, with comments from friends and members of Cena's family; featured footage from the previous week of Jack Swagger replying "Tommy who?" when asked about Tommy Dreamer; included Lena conducting a backstage interview with Dreamer regarding Dreamer's match later in the show against Swagger in which Dreamer said today was his 19th anniversary in wrestling; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Nov. 8; included the announcement that Mike Mizanin would be part of Friday night's live Ghost Hunters episode on Sci-Fi; featured a closing in-ring segment of The Dirt Sheet with John Morrison & Mizanin in which they noted DX was formed in 1997, when they both were in high school, and then showed negative "political ads" focusing on both Shawn Michaels and WWE World Champion Triple H in which they made light of Michaels' mullet and claimed Triple H used a sledgehammer because he felt inadequate; moments later, two men dressed as Michaels and Triple H came out, with Morrison telling them that he wasn't into fart jokes; moments later, Morrison & Mizanin then laid out the two imposters before cutting a promo on facing DX Monday on Raw:
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), Chavo Guerrero, & Bam Neely defeated ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, & Finlay (w/ Hornsowggle) at 11:21 when Guerrero pinned Hardy with the Twist of Fate after knocking him off the top, moments after Henry dropped Hardy with the powerslam; during the bout, Bourne sustained torn ligaments in his ankle
Jack Swagger pinned Tommy Dreamer at 9:25 with the gutwrench into the sit-down powerbomb
Smackdown! - featured an opening backstage promo by the Big Show in which he said the Undertaker had to use an illegal choke hold to beat him at Cyber Sunday and he would bury Taker if given the chance; the camera then panned to Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Vickie Guerrero, in a neckbrace and wheelchair, in which Vickie said Taker's casket match later in the show would be his last and then said Chavo would be his opponent; Jim Ross dressed as a sailor and Tazz as an Army man for the show; included an ad promoting Monday's 800th episode of Raw; featured a clock counting down until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale; included a backstage segment with Maria, Jesse & Festus and MyNetworkTV's Masked Magician in which the Magician put Maria in a box and then spun her head around; moments later, he opened up the box to reveal her body was twisted, with Jesse then telling him to put her back right or Festus would beat him up; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Smackdown! broke the record for the most watched show in MyNetworkTV history for the third time that month; included a backstage segment with the Great Khali, Runjin Singh, and Sho Funaki in which Funaki asked Khali for help in the art of seduction, with Singh then telling Funaki that Khali said size matters; featured an in-ring segment with Khali and Singh in which they had a female fan in the crowd, dressed as a witch, come in the ring to kiss Khali; after the woman said her name was Beatrix, Khali kissed her on the lips, with the woman then asking for a French kiss; Singh then said she would have to take off her mask - noting her warts - with the woman then saying it wasn't a mask; after cheering from the fans, Khali then kissed her again, with the woman falling onto her back; included a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny; featured an in-ring promo by Vladimir Kozlov in which he challenged WWE World Champion Triple H to a title shot; during the segment, Hurricane Helms appeared in an insert and mocked Kozlov as he spoke; moments later, Triple H appeared and mentioned "Rocky 4" and how the American beat up the big Russian guy; Triple H then said Kozlov would have to go through Vickie for a title shot but the two could fight then and there; Kozlov then left ringside; included a video package promoting the Survivor Series return of John Cena focusing on Cena's childhood and early years in wrestling, with comments from friends and members of Cena's family; featured the announcement R Truth would face WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin the following week:
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon in a non-title match at 11:04 when Mizanin pinned Carlito with the Reality Check after Morrison tripped Carlito as he attempted a springboard
Jimmy Wang Yang defeated The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) via disqualification at 2:47 when Jackson pulled Kendrick out of the ring as Yang had him covered with the moonsault; Yang came out as John Wayne for the match; after the contest, Jackson caught Yang attempting a crossbody to the floor, dropped him across the apron and hit a uranage in the ring; Kendrick followed by hitting The Kendrick moments later
Rey Mysterio Jr., ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, & Jeff Hardy defeated Kane, Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), & MVP at 11:06 when Jeff pinned MVP with the Swanton after Matt hit MVP with the Twist of Fate; during MVP's entrance, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo in which he said MVP should try winning for a change
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maria, & Brie Bella defeated Maryse, Natalya Neidhart, & Victoria at 4:00 when Maria pinned Victoria with a crossbody off the top after Maria tagged Michelle without Michelle realizing it; during the bout, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on the divas; Michelle dressed as an Army soldier, Maria as a bunny, Brie as Cleopatra, Maryse as a French maid, Natalya as a cop, and Victoria as a banana for the match
The Undertaker defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a casket match at 7:02 after fighting off an interfering Big Show and hitting the tombstone on Guerrero; prior to the bout, several druids brought the casket ringside; Show appeared ringside following Taker's entrance and interfered late in the match; late in the bout, Show stood in the aisle after falling to the floor and opted not to make the save for Guerrero; after the contest, Vickie Guerrero was shown backstage telling Vladimir Kozlov he could have WWE World Champion Triple H at Survivor Series if he could beat the Undertaker the following week
Dark match after the taping: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane

- 10/29/08: Vince McMahon was inducted into the CableFax Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in Washington DC.

WWE @ Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum - November 3, 2008 (12,000)
Mike Knox pinned D-Lo Brown
Raw - 3-hour episode celebrating 800 episodes, though it was the 806th episode - featured an opening in-ring promo by Randy Orton regarding his statement that if Shane and Stephanie McMahon don't fire Mike Adamle then he would quit; Orton then took a seat in front of the commentary table where he remained for the first two matches; included a segment highlighting the debut episode of Raw; featured highlights of the Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid match from May 17, 1993; included backstage footage of Shane and Stephanie McMahon arriving to the arena, with Stephanie telling Shane he could handle the situation himself; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Saturday; included a segment focusing on Vince McMahon announcing his purchase of WCW on March 26, 2001, during which Shane interrupted from WCW Monday Nitro in Panama City, FL to announce he bought WCW out from under his father; featured an in-ring segment in which Shane came out to talk to Orton about Adamle, with Adamle then appearing and saying while every GM before him had an agenda, he aimed to remain neutral; Adamle said the job corrupts and he didn't want that to happen to him; Adamle then resigned as GM and left ringside; Orton then demanded an apology from Adamle but Shane said Adamle deserves an apology; Shane said he had spoke with Orton's doctors and they say Orton has been cleared to wrestle for weeks; Shane then said Survivor Series was weeks away but if Orton was ready to go, then he could wrestle later in the show against CM Punk; included highlights of pre-recorded comments from Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain which aired on the April 21, 2008 episode; featured a clock counting down until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale; included footage of Batista beating World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title at Cyber Sunday; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista regarding his title win and defending it later in the night against Jericho in a steel cage match; included footage of DX trying to invade WCW Monday Nitro in Norfolk, VA; featured a Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 scenario of WWE World Champion Triple H & Shawn Michaels vs. John Morrison & Mike Mizanin; included a backstage segment with Shane and John Bradshaw Layfield in which JBL campaigned to be Raw's new GM; Shane then said he had plans to have JBL face the Undertaker later in the show; featured footage of Mike Tyson appearing during the Jan. 19, 1998 Raw, which was later interrupted by Steve Austin; included footage from the Feb. 18, 2002 episode in which the Rock challenged Hulk Hogan to a match at WrestleMania; featured footage of the weigh-in for the Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather WrestleMania match, from the March 10, 2008 Raw; included a backstage segment with Stephanie and Adamle in which Adamle said the reason he was leaving was because Stephanie was too controlling, with Stephanie saying that running Raw was her birth right; moments later, Shane came in and said he had a major announcement later in the show for Survivor Series (Adamle's last appearance); featured footage from the July 1, 2002 ladder match between Jeff Hardy and the Undertaker; included a backstage segment with Jericho and Shane in which Jericho tried to figure out what the big surprise was, with Shane announcing John Cena would face the winner at Survivor Series; featured footage of Steve Austin giving a beer bath to the Rock and Vince McMahon during the April 19, 1999 Raw; included an in-ring segment in which Sho Funaki, Hornswoggle, and the Boogeyman danced, with Jesse & Festus, Goldust, Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, Lilian Garcia, Jim Duggan, Michael Cole, and Teddy Long then joining in; moments later, Ron Simmons appeared at the entrance way and said "Damn;" featured footage from the March 31, 2008 Raw in which Ric Flair's career was celebrated; included footage from the June 20, 2008 Raw of Kane interrupting Edge & Lita's wedding; several of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were shown in attendance; featured a video package hyping Cena's Survivor Series return, with comments from Edge, the Big Show, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio Jr., Vince McMahon, and Cena's friends regarding his WWE run and move from Smackdown! to Raw; included a backstage segment with Shane and Stephanie in which they said Vince would be very proud of them if he was there to see them at work; featured footage from the 2007 Tribute to the Troops:
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) & MVP at 4:19 when Matt pinned MVP following the Swanton / Twist of Fate combo behind the referee's back as the referee sent Kendrick out of the ring, not realizing MVP had tagged out moments earlier; prior to the bout, footage was shown of episode #764 in which Jeff came off the entrance way scaffolding onto Randy Orton
William Regal won an 8-man battle royal by last eliminating Ted Dibiase Jr. at 3:28; order of elimination: Snitsky by Manu, Dibiase & Cody Rhodes (1:41); Manu & Rhodes by Dibiase (1:43); Jamie Noble by William Regal via knocking him off the apron (2:03); following the elimination, Regal and Noble briefly fought on the floor; JTG by Dibiase via a backdrop (2:46); Shad Gaspard by Dibiase via a dropkick after Gaspard crotched himself on the top rope (3:23); Dibiase by Regal from behind after Dibiase thought he had won the match; stipulations stated the winner would receive a WWE IC Title match the following week; WWE IC Champion Santino Marella, with WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, provided commentary for the match
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Charlie Haas with the headbutt to the sternum at the 25-second mark; Haas played the role of Bret Hart for the match and cut an in-ring promo before the bout claiming the fans didn't screw Kozlov at Cyber Sunday but that Kozlov screwed Kozlov
WWE World Champion Triple H & Shawn Michaels defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at around the 8-minute mark when Triple H pinned Mizanin with the Pedigree after Michaels hit the superkick; prior to the bout, Michaels interrupted Triple H's in-ring introduction and then showed footage of Morrison & Mizanin mocking them the previous week on ECW; Triple H then made fun of the fact they had two guys dress up as them; after the two noted Triple H's big nose, Michaels' losing his hair, and his chaps, Triple H put a high school photo of Mizanin on the big screen and a photo of Morrison; after Triple H and Michaels said they were ready, Triple H asked Mizanin, with a video clip from No Mercy 06 then airing in which Mizanin got a lap dance from Big Dick Johnson; Triple H then said Morrison & Mizanin had a dream to enjoy the same rights and priviledges as every other couple in the US (the bout began during the commercial break) (John Morrison: Rock Star)
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Lena, Katie Lea, Layla, Victoria, Natayla Neidhart, & Maryse defeated Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Michelle, Eve, Brie Bella, Tiffany, Kelly Kelly, & Mae Young at 1:38 when Beth pinned Mae with a roll up; after the bout, WWE IC Champion Santino Marella came out to congratulate Beth; after the contest, Mae's teammates tended to her in the ring until she got up to her feet
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk defeated Randy Orton via disqualification at 2:51 when Ted Dibiase Jr. ran in the ring and began punching Punk as Orton was setting Punk up for the RKO; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Orton kicking Punk in the head backstage at Unforgiven; after the bout, Cody Rhodes & Manu also appeared ringside, just as Orton kicked Dibiase in the head, knocking him out; Orton then left ringside as Rhodes, Manu, and referees tended to Dibiase; during the commercial break, Dibiase was taken backstage on a stretcher; after the break, Rhodes and Manu confronted Orton backstage, with Orton saying he was trying to kick some sense into Dibiase and then dared either of them to do something about it if they didn't like it; when neither did anything, Orton said they were smart and then walked away
The Undertaker defeated John Bradshaw Layfield via count-out at 2:54 when JBL opted not to get back in the ring after being knocked to the floor; Jim Ross & Tazz provided commentary for the match; after the contest, Shawn Michaels came out and threw JBL back into the ring, with Taker then dropping JBL with the tombstone
Kane & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston (sub. for an injured Evan Bourne) at 2:15 when Henry pinned Kingston with the powerslam after Kane kicked Mysterio in the face; prior to the bout, footage from ECW was shown in which Bourne sustained torn ligaments in his ankle; after the bout, Kane threw Mysterio to the floor, with the Great Khali & Runjin Singh then appearing and Khali making the save; moments later, Mysterio hit the 619 on Henry with Khali following with a chop to the head
Chris Jericho defeated World Heavyweight Champion Batista to win the title in a steel cage match at 15:32 by escaping over the top, moments after hitting the champion repeatedly in the head with a piece of the cage

WWE @ Orlando, FL - Amway Arena - November 4, 2008 (5,000)
Kizarny defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon pinned Low Ki with a missile dropkick
ECW - featured a vignette promoting the ECW return of the Boogeyman; included a clock counting down until WrestleMania 25 tickets go on sale; featured Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 footage of WWE World Champion Triple H & Shawn Michaels wrestling John Morrison & Mike Mizanin; included footage of Evan Bourne sustaining an ankle injury the previous week and would be out at least four months; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's episode gained more viewers than college football on ESPN2 by 150%; included an in-ring promo by Jack Swagger in which he said while Tommy Dreamer had been in ECW since the beginning but hadn't accomplished very much, brought up the Sandman's caning of Dreamer, and then trashed a replica of the old ECW World Title, which Dreamer held about 30 minutes; Swagger then took out a photo of Beaulah McGillicutty and brought up the fact she was Dreamer's wife and the mother of his children; Swagger then spoke to Beulah by saying she married a failure but she could still find a role model in Swagger; Dreamer then ran out and knocked Swagger to the floor with a cane shot; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale Saturday:
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Bam Neely in a non-title match at 5:16 with the Twist of Fate; after the bout, Finlay, with Hornswoggle, appeared and challenged Hardy to a title match; moments later, Mark Henry, with Tony Atlas, interrupted at the entrance stage and said the title shot should be his; Finlay and Hardy then made fun of the fact Henry only got four votes at Cyber Sunday; as Henry and Finlay almost came to blows, Teddy Long appeared and said Hardy would defend the title the following week against the winner of a Finlay vs. Henry match which would take place later in the night
Ricky Ortiz pinned Jon Davis with the Big O at 1:20
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) at 14:55 after hitting him with the shillelagh as the referee was busy trying to get Hornswoggle out of the way after Henry failed a splash to both Finlay and Hornswoggle; stipulations stated the winner would receive an ECW World Title shot the following week
Smackdown! - 11/7/08 - featured an opening in-ring segment of the VIP Lounge in which MVP responded to his recent losing streak and comments made by Hurricane Helms, with Helms then appearing in an insert and mocking MVP; moments later, MVP said there was a clause in his contract stating if he won a certain number of matches within a certain timeframe then he would get an incentive package; the Great Khali, alongside Runjin Singh, then appeared with Singh saying it was now time for the Kiss Cam and that MVP was boring; Singh offered MVP a chance to stick around but he stormed out of the ring but remained ringside for the duration of the segment; moments later, Singh found a large black woman, Cassandra, and a large white woman, Susan, in the crowd and brought them into the ring to kiss Khali; after kissing them both, Singh suggested Khali kiss both of them at the same time, with Khali then kissing them seperately but going back and forth; moments later, MVP jumped Khali from behind and quickly left the ring; Vickie Guerrero and the Big Show were then shown watching on backstage, with Guerrero suggesting Show couldn't get the job done against the Undertaker and Show storming out; moments later, MVP walked in and complained about Khali's behavior, with Vickie saying the Kiss Cam was one of the highest rated segments of the show and reminded MVP he had to win a match before Survivor Series or he would have to pay back his signing bonus; after MVP said he wanted a match later in the show to get back to his winning ways, Vickie made a match between he and Khali; included a backstage segment with Jimmy Wang Yang, The Brian Kendrick, and Ezekiel Jackson in which Kendrick quoted Ezekiel 25:17; featured a vignette of Vladimir Kozlov; included a backstage segment with Eve and WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in which Eve asked McCool how she should go about training for wrestling, with McCool saying she would be defending against Maria the following week and implied she wasn't very smart; moments later, Maria walked by with her and McCool hugging; featured a backstage segment with Jeff Hardy and Guerrero in which he asked for one more title shot against WWE World Champion Triple H, with Vickie saying he didn't deserve it and that he was better off in a tag team; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE video games have sold more than 39 million copies this decade; featured clips from Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 showing Triple H & Hardy vs. John Morrison & Mike Mizanin, as a preview of their match later in the show; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with Kozlov regarding his match later in the show against Taker; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale the following day; included a promo at the entrance stage by Show regarding his feud with Taker and then challenged Taker to a casket match for Survivor Series; featured an ad for "Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero;" featured a video package hyping Cena's Survivor Series return, with comments from Edge, Show, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Triple H, World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio Jr., Vince McMahon, and Cena's friends regarding his WWE run and move from Smackdown! to Raw:
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R-Truth with Paydirt at 4:07 after the challenger landed ribs-first across the top rope; prior to the match, a clock was shown dating down the fact tickets for WrestleMania 25 would be on sale within 15 hours
Ezekiel Jackson (w/ The Brian Kendrick) pinned Jimmy Wang Yang with the uranage at 1:04; prior to the match, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo making fun of Jackson; after the contest, Kendrick dropped Yang with The Kendrick
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated WWE World Champion Triple H & Jeff Hardy via disqualification at 10:28 when Hardy assaulted both opponents with a steel chair; after the match, Hardy chased Morrison backstage with the chair, eventually throwing it at him, with Triple H then dropping Mizanin with the Pedigree; following the commercial break, Hardy confronted Vickie Guerrero backstage and asked whether his actions were extreme enough for her, then noting that if Vladimir Kozlov couldn't get the #1 contender spot later in the show then he would; Guerrero responded by saying she already had a deal with Kozlov and that Hardy was out of luck
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) pinned MVP with the tree slam at 2:19
Brie Bella pinned Victoria (w/ Natalya Neidhart) with an inside cradle at 2:28; after the match, Brie slid under the ring with Victoria and Natalya then pulling out Brie and her twin sister; moments later, the Bellas fought off Victoria and Natalya and hit double facebusters in the ring; moments later, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon were shown watching on backstage (surprise debut of Nikki Bella)
Vladimir Kozlov defeated the Undertaker via disqualification at 6:35 when Jeff Hardy ran out, assaulted Kozlov with a steel chair, and then did the same to Taker; stipulations stated Kozlov would earn a WWE World Title shot at Survivor Series if he won; immediately after the bout, Hardy went backstage; moments later, Taker dropped Kozlov with the chokeslam; Hardy then confronted Vickie backstage and said he would take out Taker the following week in an extreme rules match, with Vickie agreeing

- 11/5/08: Super Crazy was released.

WWE (Raw) @ Mannheim, Germany - SAP Arena - November 5, 2008 (5,000)
Charlie Haas pinned Snitsky with a roll up at 3:30; Haas portrayed Bret Hart for the match
Mike Knox defeated D-Lo Brown at 5:38
Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Layla at 10:00; Kelly Kelly was the guest referee for the match
Manu defeated Jamie Noble 7:32
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match at 11:32
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated William Regal at 6:23
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes at 14:00 when Punk pinned Rhodes
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Batista at 12:32 with the Code Breaker; after the bout, Batista hit Jericho with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Nice, France - Nikaia Palace - November 6, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in a non-title match
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and The Brian Kendrick
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
Ezikial Jackson defeated Sho Funaki
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Mark Henry
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a No DQ match

WWE (Raw) @ Milan, Italy - PalaSharp - November 6, 2008
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes
Mike Knox defeated D-Lo Brown
Charlie Haas defeated Snitsky; Haas played the role of Hulk Hogan for the match
Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Layla; Candice Michelle was the guest referee for the match
Manu defeated Jamie Noble
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Tommy Dreamer defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated William Regal
Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification when Randy Orton interfered; after the bout, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk made the save
Batista & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Randy Orton in an impromptu match

WWE (Raw) @ Rome, Italy - PalaLottomatica - November 7, 2008 (6,500)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
Charlie Haas defeated Snitsky; Haas played the role of Hulk Hogan for the match
Mike Knox defeated Jamie Noble
Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Layla; Kelly Kelly was the guest referee for the match
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Tommy Dreamer defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated William Regal
Batista fought World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to a no contest when both Randy Orton and WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk interfered
Batista & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Randy Orton in an impromptu match

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Brussels, Belgium - Forest National - November 7, 2008 (sell out)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and The Brian Kendrick
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
Ezikial Jackson defeated Sho Funaki
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Mark Henry
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a No DQ match via submission with the leglock choke

- 11/7/08: Paul London and Chuck Palumbo were released.

WWE (Raw) @ Minehead, England - Skyline Pavilion - November 8, 2008 (sell out)
Cody Rhodes defeated William Regal
Manu defeated D-Lo Brown
Snitsky defeated Charlie Haas; Haas played the role of Bret Hart for the match
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle
Mike Knox defeated Jamie Noble
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane in a No DQ match
Tommy Dreamer defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE IC Champion Santino Marella defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston
Batista fought World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to a no contest when both Randy Orton and WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk interfered
Batista & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Randy Orton in an impromptu match

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - D'Coque Sports & Cultural Centre - November 8, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and The Brian Kendrick
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger
Ezikial Jackson defeated Sho Funaki
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Mark Henry
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a No DQ match via submission with the leglock choke

WWE (Raw) @ Sheffield, England - Arena - November 9, 2008 (7,000; sell out)
Charlie Haas pinned Snitsky with a legdrop; Haas played the role of Hulk Hogan for the match
Mike Knox pinned D-Lo Brown with the spinning facebuster
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James with the Glam Slam
Manu pinned Jamie Noble
Tommy Dreamer pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. by reversing the Three Amigos into the DDT
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match with the 619 and springboard splash
William Regal pinned WWE IC Champion Santino Marella in a non-title match with the running knee to the head
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes when Punk pinned Rhodes following the Go to Sleep
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Batista with the Code Breaker

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Cardiff, Wales - International Arena - November 9, 2008 (6,400; sell out)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Mark Henry after Jeff hit the Swanton
The Great Khali pinned Ryan Braddock following the tree slam
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R Truth with the Paydirt
Finlay pinned Jack Swagger
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin when Primo scored the pin following a headbutt off the top
The Brian Kendrick pinned Sho Funaki following The Kendrick
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification after the challenger brought a steel chair into the ring; after the bout, Triple H hit the Pedigree on Kozlov
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show via submission with the leglock choke in a No DQ match

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ London, England - 02 Arena - November 10, 2008 (16,000; sell out)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Carlito defeated The Brian Kendrick
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon
Jeff Hardy defeated MVP
Ezikial Jackson defeated Sho Funaki
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & Mark Henry
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a falls count anywhere match

- 11/10/08: Lena, Kenny Dykstra, and Elijah Burke were released.

WWE @ Manchester, England - Evening News Arena - November 10, 2008 (14,925; announced at 15,000; sell out)
Charlie Haas defeated Snitsky; Haas played the role of Roddy Piper for the match
Raw - featured an opening in-ring promo by Batista in which he said he would envoke his rematch clause against World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho for later in the show; moments later, Stephanie McMahon appeared on the big screen from Stamford, CT and said Batista couldn't have a title shot because Jericho would be defending against John Cena at Survivor Series and there would not be a title match before then; Stephanie then announced that Kane would face Rey Mysterio Jr. in a No DQ match and Shawn Michaels would face Jericho in a last man standing match later in the show; Stephanie then thanked Batista for his understanding; moments later, Randy Orton appeared and said Batista would have to get in line for a title shot because he was getting the title shot after Cena; the two then argued over who was better when they were in Evolution before Batista challenged Orton to a match later in the show, with Orton accepting; Batista then threw the mic to Orton, with Orton catching it and then narrowly escaping the sit-down powerbomb; included a backstage promo by Kane regarding his upcoming match with Mysterio; featured the announcement over 40,000 tickets had sold during the opening weekend of WrestleMania 25 tickets going on sale, followed by footage of fans in Houston the previous Saturday buying tickets; included a backstage segment with Santino Marella and WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix in which Santino said he went off on Shane McMahon for having to defend his title and, as a result, Phoenix would have to defend her title against Mickie James later in the show; Phoenix then destroyed Santino's phone and walked off; featured a video package hyping Cena's return at Survivor Series and recapping his debut on Raw, with comments from WWE World Champion Triple H, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Shawn Michaels, Maria, Jim Ross, Carl Edwards, Cena's father, brothers, and friends; included a promo at the entrance stage by Jericho regarding his upcoming title defense against Cena and facing Michaels later in the show; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw airs in 28 languages to 145 nations worldwide; included a backstage segment with Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Manu in which Rhodes said Ted Dibiase Jr. sustained a concussion the previous week; moments later, Orton claimed Dibiase was the weak link of their group and that neither were in his league; Rhodes then slapped Orton, with Manu then stepping in Orton's way; featured a video package recapping the Jericho vs. Michaels feud dating back to Summer Slam; included the announcement WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk would face Orton the following week:
William Regal (w/ Layla) pinned WWE IC Champion Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) at the 30-second mark with the running knee to the head; prior to the match, Santino debuted the Honk-A-Perfect Mountie Meter in which he compared his 13-week reign to the 123-week combined reigns of the Honkytonk Man, Mr. Perfect, and the Mountie; after the contest, Michael Cole conducted an in-ring interview with Regal regarding his title win in which he said he would wear the belt with the pride and dignitiy of an Englishman
Mike Knox pinned D-Lo Brown at the 51-second mark with the spinning facebuster
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match at 12:12 by coming off the top moments after Kane hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle
Batista pinned Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) (sub. for Randy Orton) at 2:40 with the sit-down powerbomb; prior to the bout, Rhodes & Manu came out, with Rhodes saying Orton couldn't beat him and Orton couldn't beat Batista but he could beat Batista; after the contst, Batista dropped Manu with the spear and then starred at Orton until Orton went backstage
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) pinned Mickie James at 1:56 after ramming the challenger into the ringpost after Mickie kicked Santino from the apron; after the match, Santino hoisted Beth on his shoulders to celebrate
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels in a non-title last man standing match at 18:33 when John Bradshaw Layfield, wearing a neckbrace, hit Michaels with a steel chair on the floor moments after Michaels dropped Jericho with the superkick
ECW - 11/11/08 - featured an opening video montage in honor of Veterans Day; included Todd Grisham conducting an interview from the broadcast table with ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, backstage, regarding his title defense against Finlay later in the show; featured footage from Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 of Hardy facing Finlay; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE superstars had visited 200 military installations, bases, hospitals, aircraft carriers, and submarines in the past 5 years; featured a video package hyping Cena's return at Survivor Series and recapping his debut on Raw, with comments from WWE World Champion Triple H, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Shawn Michaels, Maria, Jim Ross, Carl Edwards, Cena's father, brothers, and friends; included an ad for "The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero;" featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 25 tickets being on sale:
Jack Swagger, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Tommy Dreamer & Cryme Tyme at 10:11 when Morrison pinned Dreamer with the Moonlight Drive after avoiding the DDT
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Oliver Biney with the powerslam at 1:26; after the contest, Todd Grisham conducted an in-ring interview with Henry regarding who he thought would win the night's main event, with Henry then staring him down before leaving the ring
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) with the Twist of Fate at 20:04; mid-way through the match, Hornswoggle was knocked off the apron and appeared to have injured his ankle but remained ringside; after the bout, the two shook hands and hugged

WWE (Raw) @ Birmingham, England - NEC - November 11, 2008
WWE IC Champion William Regal pinned Santino Marella with the running knee to the head
Snitsky pinned D-Lo Brown with a boot to the chest
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle with the Glam Slam; Mickie James was the guest referee for the bout
Kane pinned Charlie Haas; Haas played the role of Hulk Hogan for the match
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes & Manu when Punk pinned Rhodes following the Go To Sleep
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Randy Orton following the 619 and West Coast Pop; Kelly Kelly was the guest ring announcer for the match
Shawn Michaels pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the superkick
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Batista with the Code Breaker; after the bout, Batista hit Jericho with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE @ Manchester, England - Evening News Arena - November 11, 2008 (14,700; announced at 14,599; sell out)
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Ryan Braddock
Smackdown! - 11/14/08 - featured an opening segment in which a casket was left inside the ring as the Undertaker's voice could be heard cutting a promo on facing the Big Show in a casket match at Survivor Series; moments later, Taker sat up out of the casket; Jeff Hardy, his face painted, then appeared on the big screen and said Taker should be more concerned in facing him in an extreme rules match later in the show; Taker responded by saying Hardy would rest in peace; included Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 footage of Hardy facing Taker in an extreme rules match; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny; included a video package hyping John Cena's return at Survivor Series and recapping his debut on Raw, with comments from WWE World Champion Triple H, Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Shawn Michaels, Maria, Jim Ross, Carl Edwards, Cena's father, brothers, and friends; featured an in-ring contract signing between Vladimir Kozlov and Triple H for their match at Survivor Series, overseen by Vickie Guerrero, with Chavo Guerrero Jr. at her side; prior to the contract signing, Vickie noted that should Hardy defeat the Undertaker later in the show then he might be added to the match; moments later, after both men signed the contract and traded words, Hardy appeared, sent Kozlov through the table used for the signing, and then tore up the contract in Triple H's face; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Smackdown! was the most watched program in MyNetworkTV's history, breaking the record for the fourth time in five weeks:
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 14:08 with the Twist of Fate; prior to the bout, it was announced Batista, Hardy, R Truth, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston would face Randy Orton, Benjamin, Mark Henry, WWE IC Champion William Regal, & Cody Rhodes in an elimination match at Survivor Series; during Benjamin's entrance, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo stating Benjamin looked like the love child of Butch Reed and Gary Coleman
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Carlito (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon) at 5:50 with The Kendrick after Carlito became distracted by Jackson attacking Primo on the floor
Sho Funaki pinned MVP at 1:22 with a crane kick after MVP became distracted by the Great Khali and Runjin Singh at ringside; prior to the bout, it was announced Shawn Michaels, Cryme Tyme, Khali, & Rey Mysterio Jr. would face John Bradshaw Layfield, MVP, Kane, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in an elimination match at Survivor Series; after the contest, Khali knocked MVP out with a chop to the head; moments later, Singh picked a woman from the crowd, named Tallulah, to kiss Khali as Khali dropped MVP with a second chop to the head; as the crowd cheered Khali on to kiss the woman, MVP staggered to his feet and was dropped with Khali's tree slam; Khali then proposed that Tallulah kiss MVP instead, with MVP and Tallulah rolling around on the mat until MVP escaped the ring
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maria via submission with the heel hook at 1:39; during McCool's entrance, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo on the divas; to begin the match, the two shook hands; after the bout, Festus, who came ringside early in the match with Jesse, chased Michelle out of the ring, then helped Maria to her feet and gave her a stuffed animal dog
Jeff Hardy pinned the Undertaker in an extreme rules match at 15:54 after hitting Taker with a steel chair and following with a legdrop off the top over a ladder set up in the ring; late in the bout, the Big Show came out and hit the chokeslam on Taker but was knocked to the floor moments later after Taker hit Show over the back with a chair as Hardy held onto Show; after the contest, Hardy confronted Vickie Guerrero, with Chavo Guerrero Jr., backstage with Vickie saying Hardy wasn't in the Survivor Series main event yet but he would be if he beat WWE World Champion Triple H in a non-title match the following week, during which Vladimir Kozlov interrupted and said Triple H's days as champion were coming to an end (Survivor Series 08, Jeff Hardy: My Life My Rules)
Smackdown! - 11/21/08 - featured a video package hyping John Cena's hometown return at the Survivor Series, set to Ryan Star's "This Could Be The Year," with comments from Cena's family, friends, Carl Edwards, Rey Mysterio Jr., WWE World Champion Triple H, and Marc Ecko; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Triple H regarding his non-title match later in the night against Jeff Hardy; featured a backstage segment with Maria and Festus, with John Morrison & Mike Mizanin interrupting and talking about their match later in the show against Jesse & Festus and Morrison alleged new photos of Maria on WWE.com had been Photoshoped; included an ad for "Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero;" featured a video package of the European Smackdown! & ECW tour; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com receives more monthly page views than CBS.com, ABC.com, FOX.com, and NBC.com; featured a backstage segment in which The Brian Kendrick and Ezikial Jackson stared down a stagehand after he told them they were going the wrong way; included a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny; featured a video package hyping the Undertaker vs. Big Show casket match at Survivor Series; included a backstage segment in which Hardy cut a promo on facing Vladimir Kozlov and Triple H at Survivor Series; featured a closing in-ring segment with Taker in which he, beside a casket, cut a promo on facing Show; moments later, Show appeared at ringside with Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr. pushing her wheelchair; Show then claimed he would knock Taker out at Survivor Series, with the lights then flickering; when they came back on, Vickie was in the ring and stuffed in the casket by Taker; Chavo then yelled at Show to save Vickie, with Show then throwing Chavo into the ring which distracted Taker long enough for Show to pull Vickie from the ring; Taker then dropped Chavo with the tombstone and stuffed him inside the casket as Show and Vickie watched from ringside:
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & R Truth defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) at 12:31 when Truth pinned Benjamin with the scissors kick
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus at 2:46 when Mizanin pinned Festus with the Reality Check moments after Morrison rang the bell to turn Festus into his comatose state; after the bout, Morrison dropped Jesse with the Moonlight Drive; moments later, Morrison took the timekeeper's bell up the entranceway and rang it, with Festus then chasing them backstage
Jeff Hardy pinned WWE World Champion Triple H in a non-title match at 15:41 with a roll up after blocking a suplex into the ring; late in the bout, Vladimir Kozlov appeared but was knocked down following a Hardy splash to the floor; after the contest, Triple H and Hardy shook hands before Kozlov attacked and laid out both men
The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon in a non-title match at 3:47 when Jackson pinned Primo with the uranage; prior to the bout, Gregory Helms cut an insert promo on Kendrick's dancing
James Mason pinned MVP with a roll up at 1:15 after MVP became distracted by the Great Khali, with Runjin Singh, who appeared ringside late in the bout; stipulations stated MVP would have to win to earn his incentive package or be forced to pay back his signing bonus; after the match, Khali knocked MVP out with a chop to the head; moments later, Gregory Helms cut an insert promo on MVP
Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Natalya Neidhart & Victoria at 3:45 when Victoria was pinned with a crucifix after the Bellas switched places in the ring behind the referee's back after the legal Bella sustained the Widow's Peak; prior to the bout, footage was shown from two weeks before of Victoria & Natalya Neidhart pulling both twins out from under the ring, revealing there were two Bellas

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Nottingham, England - Trent FM Arena - November 12, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
The Great Khali defeated MVP
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Finlay defeated Ryan Braddock
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov
The Brian Kendrick defeated Sho Funaki
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated the Big Show
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry

WWE (Raw) @ Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena - November 12, 2008
WWE IC Champion William Regal pinned Santino Marella with the running knee to the head
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle with the Glam Slam; Mickie James was the guest referee for the bout
Charlie Haas pinned D-Lo Brown with a roll up; Haas played the role of Hulk Hogan for the match
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes & Manu when Punk pinned Rhodes following the Go To Sleep
Kane pinned Snitsky; Kelly Kelly was the guest ring announcer for the match; Kane played the face in the bout
Shawn Michaels pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the superkick
Batista & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Randy Orton when Batista pinned Orton with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Zurich, Switzerland - Indoor Stadium - November 13, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
The Great Khali defeated MVP
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Finlay defeated Ryan Braddock
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated the Big Show

WWE (Raw) @ Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey Arena - November 13, 2008
Charlie Haas pinned Snitsky with a roll up; Haas played the role of Steve Austin for the match
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle; Kelly Kelly was the guest referee and Mickie James was the guest time keeper
Kane pinned D-Lo Brown with the chokeslam
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes & Manu
WWE IC Champion William Regal defeated Santino Marella
Shawn Michaels defeated John Bradshaw Layfield
Batista & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Randy Orton

WWE (Raw) @ Glasgow, England - Braehead Arena - November 14, 2008 (sell out)
Charlie Haas pinned Snitsky with a roll up; Haas played the role of Roddy Piper for the match
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle with the Glam Slam; Kelly Kelly was the guest referee for the bout and Mickie James was the guest timekeeper
Kane pinned D-Lo Brown with the chokeslam
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes & Manu when Punk pinned Rhodes with the Go To Sleep
WWE IC Champion William Regal pinned Santino Marella with the running knee to the head
Shawn Michaels pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the superkick
Batista & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho & Randy Orton when Batista pinned Orton with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Nurnberg, Germany - Versicherung Arena - November 14, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart (w/ Maryse); Maria was the guest referee for the bout
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Finlay defeated Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Brian Kendrick defeated Sho Funaki
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification when Kozlov hit Hardy with a steel chair
WWE World Champion Triple H defeated the Big Show

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Berlin, Germany - 02 Arena - November 15, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin following Carlito's Back Stabber
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool pinned Maryse with a roll up; Maria was the guest referee for the match
The Great Khali pinned Ryan Braddock with the tree slam
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R Truth with a roll up
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Finlay defeated Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Hardy pinned Guerrero with the Twist of Fate
The Brian Kendrick pinned Sho Funaki with The Kendrick
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification after Kozlov hit Hardy with a steel chair
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Big Show with the Pedigree

WWE (Raw) @ Aberdeen, Scotland - Exhibition & Conference Centre - November 15, 2008 (sell out)
Charlie Haas pinned Snitsky with a roll up; Haas played the role of Roddy Piper for the match
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James with the Glam Slam; Kelly Kelly was the guest timekeeper and Mickie James was the guest referee for the match
Jamie Knoble defeated D-Lo Brown via submission
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Manu & Cody Rhodes after Kingston hit the spin kick
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kane in a No DQ match following the 619
WWE IC Champion William Regal defeated Santino Marella
Shawn Michaels pinned Randy Orton with the superkick
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Batista and John Bradshaw Layfield

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Dortmund, Germany - Westfalen-Halle - November 16, 2008
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Carlito pinned The Brian Kendrick with the Back Stabber
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R Truth with the Paydirt
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & Maria defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maryse when McCool pinned Natalya with the Wings of Love
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon pinned Ryan Braddock with a crossbody off the top
The Great Khali pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the tree slam
Ezikial Jackson pinned Sho Funaki with the uranage
Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification when Kozlov hit Hardy with a chair
WWE World Champion Triple H pinned the Big Show with the Pedigree

WWE @ Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena - November 17, 2008
Raw - featured an opening segment in which all the Raw talent stood in the ring as Stephanie McMahon, at the entrance stage, hosted an open forum to field questions from the talent; Randy Orton first questioned why John Cena, insted of him, was getting the WWE World Title shot at Survivor Series; Stephanie then said Cena was a top contender before his injury and a multiple former champion; Cody Rhodes then questioned why Rhodes was the captain of his team at Survivor Series after Orton gave Ted Dibiase Jr. a concussion; Stephanie then said the Orton vs. WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk match later in the show would be a 30-man lumberjack match; Santino Marella, with WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, then noted Acon was in attendance and rapped a challenge for a rematch against WWE IC Champion William Regal; Stephanie then noted Santino had two rematches overseas and lost them both so he would not get another title shot; John Bradshaw Layfield then questioned where Vince McMahon was because he needed advice about Shawn Michaels, with Stephanie then saying Vince was out of the picture; Michaels then said he wanted payback for being hit with a chair the previous week, with Stephanie then telling Shawn to have patience; Michaels responded by leaping onto JBL, with Michaels knocking JBL to the floor and putting on his cowboy hat as the rest of the roster left the ring; included a "Did you know" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was the most wanted program on cable TV for the fourth week in a row, beating out shows on MTV, TBS, TNT, VH1, and NBC; featured Stephanie introducing Chief Jay Strongbow to the crowd; included a backstage segment with Orton and Rhodes in which Orton said if Rhodes kept up his actions then he could ask Stephanie to be kicked off his Survivor Series team; Orton then said Rhodes should watch his match against Punk later in the show to see how it should be done; Rhodes then said talking was what Orton does best and then walked off; featured a highlight package on Evan Bourne which recapped his ankle injury sustained weeks earlier; moments later, Todd Grisham conducted an interview with Borne at the entrance stage in which Bourne, on crutches, said he was looking forward to returning to the ring; moments later, Mike Knox appeared, stared Bourne down, and then returned backstage; included a backstage segment with Michaels and Rey Mysterio Jr. in which Michaels said it was the first time he would walk down the hall and to the ring with Mysterio as his partner; moments later, the two bumped into Dolph Ziggler (Ziggler's return from suspension); featured a video package hyping John Cena's hometown return at the Survivor Series, set to Ryan Star's "This Could Be The Year," with comments from Cena's family, friends, Carl Edwards, Rey Mysterio Jr., WWE World Champion Triple H, and Marc Ecko; moments later, Stephanie and World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho were shown watching the video, with Jericho saying Cena is a bad influence and that she and the roster secretly hopes he keeps the title; included Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Punk regarding his match later in the show against Orton; featured a backstage segment with JBL and Kane in which Kane said he didn't take orders from anyone; included a "Did you know" graphic which read Smackdown! has been the most watched show in MyNetworkTV's history the past 5 of 7 weeks; featured a backstage segment in which WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston spoke with Bourne, only for Knox to jump Kingston from behind, assault him, and then hit Bourne's injured ankle with his own crutch; included an ad for "Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero;" featured footage and still photos from the recent Raw European tour; included an in-ring promo by Jericho in which he showed footage of himself beating the Rock and Steve Austin at Vengeance 2001, winning the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven, beating Punk in a steel cage match, beating Michaels in a ladder match at No Mercy, and regaining the title from Batista in a cage match two weeks before; Jericho then said Cena was being treated as a savior but Jericho had overcome every challenge and still walked out with the title; Jericho then said he was the centerpiece of Raw, not Cena, and that he would save Raw by ending Cena at Survivor Series; featured the announcement that ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, Finlay, & Kingston would face Regal, Mark Henry, & Rhodes the following night on ECW:
Kelly Kelly pinned Victoria with a reversal into a roll up at 1:27; prior to the bout, it was announced WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Kelly, Candice Michelle, & Jillian Hall (Raw) would face WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maryse, Natalya Neidhart, Maria, & Victoria (Smackdown!) in an elimination match at Survivor Series; after the contest, Victoria attacked Kelly from behind and dropped her with the Widow's Peak; moments later, Jillian, Candice, & Mickie ran out to make the save; as Victoria attempted to leave ringside, Phoenix threw her back in the ring where she was double teamed before Phoenix dropped her with the Glam Slam
Batista pinned Manu (w/ Cody Rhodes) at 4:09 with the spear and sit-down powerbomb; during Manu's entrance, a highlight clip was shown of the Wild Samoans; early in the match, Randy Orton appeared at the entranceway to watch the bout; after the match, Rhodes acted like he was going to get in the ring with Batista but opted out and helped Manu past Orton, who gave a disapproving look; moments later, Batista grabbed the mic and said Orton had badmouthed he and Evolution for the past three years and would finally get to whip his ass at Survivor Series
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Shawn Michaels & Rey Mysterio Jr. at 11:26 when Mizanin pinned Michaels after Morrison hit Michaels with a superkick behind the referee's back immediately after Michaels hit Mizanin with the superkick (Allied Powers)
John Bradshaw Layfield & Kane defeated Cryme Tyme at 2:55 when JBL pinned JTG with the Clothesline from Hell following tagging himself in after Kane hit a clothesline off the top; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the commercial break in which Cryme Tyme met with Acon at ringside
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy fought WWE IC Champion William Regal to a double count-out in a non-title match at 1:11 when both men began fighting on the floor; prior to the bout, Regal cut an in-ring promo noting the American crowd was disrespectful; after the contest, the two men had to be held apart by referees
Randy Orton pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk in a lumberjack match at 9:23 with the RKO after WWE IC Champion William Regal, who served as a lumberjack for the bout, distracted Punk from the floor; other lumberjacks for the match included: Kane, John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, Finlay, Jamie Noble, Santino Marella, Paul Burchill, Manu, Batista, Deuce, Dolph Ziggler, Tony Atlas, Jack Swagger, Jim Duggan, Cryme Tyme, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, Finlay, Rey Mysterio Jr., Ricky Ortiz, Cody Rhodes, D-Lo Bown, Mike Knox, Tommy Dreamer, Charlie Haas, Shawn Michaels, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Snitsky; after the bout, Batista dropped Orton with a spear as Orton attempted the kick to the head on Punk, with JBL, Michaels, Kane, Mysterio, and others then becoming involved; the show then ended as all the lumberjacks brawled in and out of the ring; WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston was scheduled to be a lumberjack but did not appear due to the backstage attack he sustained earlier in the show from Knox; that fact was not alluded to by the commentary team
ECW - 11/18/08 - featured an opening in-ring promo by John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which they discussed their three tag team partners at the Survivor Series - John Bradshaw Layfield, Kane, & MVP - before insulting their opponents the Great Khali, Rey Mysterio Jr., Cryme Tyme, & Shawn Michaels and saying they planned to use Michaels as a stepping stone; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com receives more monthly visits than NFL.com, UFC.com, Maxim.com, FHM.com, and NASCAR.com combined; featured a video package hyping John Cena's hometown return at the Survivor Series, set to Ryan Star's "This Could Be The Year," with comments from Cena's family, friends, Carl Edwards, Rey Mysterio Jr., WWE World Champion Triple H, and Marc Ecko; included a vignette promoting the ECW return of the Boogeyman; featured an ad promoting "Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero;" included a backstage segment with Ricky Ortiz and Tiffany in which Jack Swagger interrupted while looking for Teddy Long; as Ortiz and Swagger had words, Long walked with Swagger saying he wanted a rematch against Dreamer the following week; Long then said it would be an extreme rules match; featured an in-ring segment in which Matt Striker, using a chalkboard, analyzed the upcoming Survivor Series match pitting Batista, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, R Truth, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston against Randy Orton, Mark Henry, WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, Cody Rhodes, & WWE IC Champion William Regal:
DJ Gabriel (w/ Alicia Fox) pinned Sal Rinauro at 1:42 following a European uppercut from the middle turnbuckle (Gabriel's debut)
Jack Swagger defeated Tommy Dreamer in an amateur challenge via disqualification at 3:44 when Dreamer kicked Swagger instead of mounting him; the match was scored on points, in which Swagger gained 8 to Dreamer's 4; late in the contest, Swagger took out his mouthpiece and took off his head gear to give Dreamer more of an advantage; after the bout, Dreamer took the mic and sarcastically apologized for breaking the rules
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), WWE IC Champion William Regal, & Cody Rhodes defeated ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle), & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston at 12:28 when Henry pinned Kingston after catching him in mid-air as Kingston attempted a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle and hitting the powerslam
Dark match after the taping: World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Batista and Shawn Michaels at the 6-minute mark by pinning Batista with the Code Breaker after Batista hit Michaels with the spear

- 11/19/08: Armando Estrada was released.

Survivor Series 08 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden - November 23, 2008 (announced at 15,825; sell out)
The Brian Kenrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) defeated Sho Funaki
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker on commentary for ECW; included opening comments from Ross regarding Jeff Hardy being found unconscious earlier in the day at his hotel room and being hospitalized and released; Ross said various news sources including CNN, AOL, and TMZ had reported the news and that WWE officials were investigating the matter; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Triple H regarding Hardy's situation and possibly facing Vladimir Kozlov in a one-on-one match; included Grisham conducting a backstage interview with ECW World Champion Matt Hardy regarding Jeff's situation in which Matt said Jeff was struck in the back of the head with a blunt object but knew nothing more than that and didn't know whether he could compete later in the night; featured a backstage segment with WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon and Brie & Nikki Bella in which the Colons hit on the Bellas until the Gobbeldy Gooker interrupted; the Colons thought it was Charlie Haas in disguise until Haas walked in; moments later, the Gooker unmasked himself as the Boogeyman; included a backstage segment with Randy Orton, Mark Henry, WWE IC Champion William Regal, WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, & Cody Rhodes in which Orton said he didn't ask to be the team captain but they could beat Batista's team if they just followed his lead; during the segment, Orton and Rhodes traded words until Benjamin and Henry stepped between them; featured an ad for the following month's Armageddon; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with Kozlov regarding the WWE World Title match later in the night and whether Hardy would compete, with Kozlov saying it didn't matter if Hardy participated because he would win the title; it was announced moments later that Hardy would not be able to take part in the title match:
Shawn Michaels, Cryme Tyme, Rey Mysterio Jr., & the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, Kane, & MVP in an elimination match at 18:14; MVP pinned JTG at 1:40 with a kick to the face; Khali pinned MVP with one boot on his chest following the chop to the head at 1:55; Mysterio pinned Kane at 3:26 following a dive off Khali's shoulders after Khali hit Kane with the chop to the head; Mizanin pinned Shad with the Reality Check at 6:41; Mysterio pinned Mizanin at 11:46 with the 619 and splash off the top; JBL received chants of "You can't wrestle" after the fall; JBL was counted-out after brawling on the floor with Michaels (17:55); Michaels pinned Morrison with the superkick after avoiding Morrison's superkick; prior to the bout, it was announced MVP might collect some of his incentive package if his team won
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella), Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, & Jillian Hall (Raw) defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maryse, Natalya Neidhart, Maria, & Victoria (Smackdown!) in an elimination match at 9:40; within the opening minute, Michelle and Maryse briefly brawled after Maryse shoved Michelle off the ring apron to the floor; Kelly pinned Victoria with a hurricanrana at 2:55; Maryse pinned Kelly with a backbreaker at 3:23; Mickie pinned Michelle with the DDT at 5:07 after Maria accidentally struck Michelle while attempting to break Mickie's pin attempt; Maryse pinned Mickie with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage at ; Candice pinned Natalya with a spear and roll up at 6:46 after Jillian broke Natalya's Sharpshooter; Maria pinned Jillian with a victory roll at 7:44; Candice pinned Maria with a northern lights suplex at 7:56; Maryse defeated Candice via submission with a modified figure-4 at 8:36; Phoenix pinned Maryse with the Glam Slam
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a casket match at 12:45 after throwing Show into the casket, set upright, with the casket falling down and the lid shutting; prior to the bout, several druids brought the casket ringside; late in the match, Show destroyed the casket and attempted to walk out of the contest until he was blocked by flames at the entranceway; moments later, the druids brought another casket out
Randy Orton, Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), WWE IC Champion William Regal (w/ Layla), WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, & Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) defeated Batista, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, R Truth, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston in an elimination match at 16:14; Punk pinned Regal with the Go To Sleep at the 12-second mark; after the fall, Layla threw her shoe at Punk's head; Benjamin pinned Truth with the Paydirt at 6:39 after avoiding the scissors kick; Orton pinned Kingston at 10:45 with a DDT as Kingston's feet were hooked on the middle rope; Rhodes pinned Punk with the DDT at 13:11 after throwing Punk off the top as Punk was distracted by Manu on the ring apron; Henry pinned Hardy at 14:22 by catching him in mid-air and hitting the powerslam; Batista pinned Henry at 14:33 with the spear; Batista pinned Benjamin at 15:07 with the sit-down powerbomb; Orton pinned Batista with the RKO after Batista dropped Rhodes with the sit-down powerbomb, not realizing Rhodes made a blind tag to Orton
Edge (sub. for Jeff Hardy) defeated WWE World Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov to win the title in a No DQ match at 14:22 by pinning Triple H moments after Jeff Hardy ran out to attack Edge and hit both Triple H and Kozlov with a steel chair before Edge dropped Hardy with the spear; the match was to have included Hardy but it was announced just before the match that he could not compete due to injury, with Triple H and Kozlov then wrestling a one-on-one match; within the last two minutes of the match, Vickie Guerrero came out and said that it would be a triple threat match as promised, with Edge then coming out; after the contest, Edge and Vickie celebrated at the entrance stage as referees tended to Triple H and Hardy in the ring (Edge's surprise return after a 3-month absence)
John Cena pinned World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title at 21:21 with the FU after lifting Jericho off the mat from an inside cradle position; after the bout, Cena hugged his father at ringside and celebrated with friends and family (The History of the World Heavyweight Championship)

WWE @ Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center - November 24, 2008
Raw - featured an opening segment in which Shane McMahon pulled into the arena and said hello to Cryme Tyme, Dolph Ziggler, and Kelly Kelly on his way out to the entrance stage; moments later, Shane said both Batista and Chris Jericho had rematch clauses in their contract and would wrestle later in the show to determine which would challenge World Heavyweight Champion John Cena at Armageddon; moments later, Stephanie McMahon appeared and added Randy Orton to the main event contest; Stephanie then announced that John Morrison & Mike Mizanin would face Shawn Michaels & Rey Mysterio Jr. later in the show; moments later, Stephanie reminded Shane that Raw was her show, with Shane asking if she wanted to run Raw or sleep with another wrestler and find a new husband; Stephanie then slapped Shane across the face, with Shane saying Stephanie would run Raw into the ground; included a promo at the entrance stage by Ken Kennedy regarding his new movie "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" moments later, Kennedy showed footage of fans the previous night at Survivor Series in which they gave their thoughts on which WWE superstar reminded them of President-elect Barack Obama; after the segment, Kennedy said he was surprised no one named him; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista regarding his main event later in the show and of Cena being the new world champion; included an ad for the 2008 Slammy Awards 3-hour episode of Raw, which would take place in 2 weeks; featured a backstage segment in which Orton walked past Cody Rhodes & Manu backstage after losing the #1 contender match; included Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Mysterio regarding his match the following week against Mizanin in the WWE IC Championship #1 Contender tournament; moments later, Mike Knox appeared and stared down Mysterio before leaving; featured a backstage segment in which Shawn Michaels & Triple H advertised their DX merchandise as Christmas presents and used Kelly Kelly as a model; included a backstage segment in which Jericho spoke with Stephanie and said he was heading to the ring to welcome Cena back; featured a closing backstage segment in which Jericho said he would end 2008 as the champion and would regain the title from Cena as he regained it from Batista; moments later, Cena appeared surrounded by fans elsewhere in the arena, noted that Jericho thought he was better than everyone else, and then walked through the crowd and into the ring; Cena then told Jericho that he has no idea how many championships he's won or lost because his goal was to give 100% to the fans each time he's in the ring; after Jericho listed the names of the men he's defeated, Cena took his shirt off as if to challenge Jericho then and there; Jericho then left the ring as Cena insulted him for claiming the fans weren't good enough; Jericho reentered the ring and said he would take the title back at Armageddon, with Cena then assaulting Jericho before throwing him to the floor; Cena further assaulted Jericho around the ring and knocked him over the barricade after hitting him with the ring steps; moments later, Cena locked Jericho in a full nelson inside the ring before then applying the STFU and forcing Jericho to pass out; Kane was then shown watching on backstage as Cena stood over Jericho and held the title belt in the air:
Shawn Michaels & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 8:33 when Mysterio pinned Mizanin with a sunset flip off the top into a powerbomb; early in the bout, John Bradshaw Layfield was shown getting into his limo backstage and telling his driver to take him ringside; moments later, JBL was driven ringside and then got out of the limo to watch the match; after the contest, Morrison threw Mysterio to the floor and assaulted Michaels in the ring before holding him up for JBL to continue the assault; JBL then kicked Morrison to the mat and left ringside; following the commercial break, Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with JBL in which JBL said he offered Michaels a deal earlier in the day and his actions were as a sign of good faith
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter-Finals: WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Kane via disqualification at 2:38 when Kane refused to stop wrapping Kingston's body around the ringpost; Pat Patterson provided guest commentary for the match; before the ring entrances, footage was shown of Patterson from "The History of the Intercontinental Championship" DVD; after the contest, Kane struck Kingston in the head with the ring steps; moments later, Stephanie McMahon came out and offered Kane a match with World Heavyweight Champion John Cena for the following week if he agreed to stop assaulting Kingston
Chris Jericho defeated Batista and Randy Orton at 11:25 by pinning Orton after Batista hit the spear on Orton and Jericho dropkicked Batista from making the cover; stipulations stated the winner would face WWE World Champion John Cena at Armageddon
Goldust (mystery opponent) pinned Santino Marella (w/ WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix) with the Final Cut at 1:59; prior to the match, Marella cut an in-ring promo saying he should have been featured in "The History of the Intercontintal Championship" DVD and should have been entered into the IC title shot tournament
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter-Finals: WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk pinned Snitsky at 5:15 with the Go To Sleep after avoiding a pumphandle slam; WWE IC Champion William Regal, with Layla, provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Regal applauded Punk's win as Punk stared at him from inside the ring
Mickie James, Candice Michelle, & Melina (surprise partner) defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, & Katie Lea at 3:24 when Melina pinned Katie with a modified reverse DDT; prior to the bout, Phoenix cut an in-ring promo on her being the sole survivor the night before at her match at Survivor Series until Jillian interrupted and said she would win awards in two weeks at the Slammys, with Jillian then singing as the show went to commercial; before Melina's entrance, Melina's name accidentally appeared on screen during Candice's entrance (Melina's surprise return after a 5-month absence)
ECW - 11/25/08 - featured a backstage promo by John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which they said their new matching outfits made Survivor Series the greatest Survivor Series of all time; moments later, the Boogeyman appeared behind them and scared them off; included a backstage promo by ECW World Champion Matt Hardy regarding Jeff Hardy's situation at Survivor Series; moments later, Jack Swagger interrupted and said that now that he was done with Tommy Dreamer, he was going after Matt's title; featured a backstage segment in which Mark Henry & Tony Atlas cornered Hornswoggle, with Henry cutting a promo on what he would do to Finlay later in the show; included an ad promoting the Slammy Awards in two weeks; featured the same Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & Kelly Kelly backstage DX merchandise segment from Raw; included footage of Ricky Ortiz appearing on Sci-Fi's "The Chase," which would air immediately after ECW:
Jack Swagger pinned Tommy Dreamer in an extreme rules match at 13:39 following a gutwrench into a sit-down powerbomb through a table set up in the ring
DJ Gabriel (w/ Alicia Fox) pinned Jared Ganim with an uppercut from the middle turnbuckle at 2:47; after the bout, Tod Grisham conducted an in-ring interview with Alicia in which she said she took her business to Europe after the Edge and Vickie Guerrero situation over the summer and that's how she met DJ
Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) fought Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) to a no contest at 12:28 when Finlay attacked both Atlas and Henry in the aisle with the shillelagh as they attempted to take Hornswoggle backstage

WWE @ Albany, NY - Times Union Center - November 25, 2008
Smackdown! - 11/28/08 - featured an opening in-ring segment by Vickie Guerrero in which she introduced the new World Heavyweight Champion Edge; moments later, Edge appeared, hugged Vickie, and claimed he still wasn't 100% healthy but had to take actions into his own hands after reading on WWE.com about what happened to Jeff Hardy; Edge then said Hardy has a history of letting people down but Edge didn't want to let Vickie down; Vickie then said Hardy would return to compete when he was cleared to wrestle and that what happened in the hotel stairwell was still under investigation; moments later, Hardy ran out but was held off by several members of security; Triple H then came out but was also held off, with Vladimir Kozlov then coming into the ring from behind and saying he was through with games and triple threat matches and that he would beat Edge up then and there; Vickie then said there would be a Beat the Clock series to determine who would challenge Edge at Armageddon; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with ECW World Champion Matt Hardy in which Matt claimed Edge and Vickie were behind Jeff's injury and that he would do everything he could to see Jeff gets his title shot; featured the announcement that the Undertaker would face the Big Show the following week in a steel cage match; included footage of a Show vs. Taker steel cage match from Smackdown vs. Raw 2009; featured footage from Linda McMahon appearing the previous Friday at the New York Stock Exchange and ringing the bell and the announcement she had been named one of the top 50 most powerful women in cable by CableFax; included the same Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & Kelly Kelly backstage DX merchandise segment from Raw; featured Ken Kennedy conducting a backstage interview with Triple H regarding his final match in the Beat the Clock Challenge against WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin:
Beat the Clock Challenge: Jeff Hardy pinned The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) at 12:13 with an overhead wheelbarrow slam and the Swanton after knocking Jackson off the apron
Maryse, Victoria, & Natalya Neidhart defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Brie & Nikki Bella at 4:13 when Maryse pinned Michelle after one of the Bellas accidentally hit a clothesline on Michelle when Maryse moved out of the way; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Victoria & Natalya Neidhart pulling both Bellas out from under the ring three weeks earlier, revealing that there were two twins; during the match, it was announced the Bellas were recently on Yahoo!'s most searched list; moments later, Michelle argued with both the Bellas until Maria came out to calm her down; Michelle then shoved Maria to the mat and left the ring
Beat the Clock Challenge: Vladimir Kozlov fought ECW World Champion Matt Hardy to a time-limit draw at 12:14 in a non-title match; prior to the bout, Gregory Helms cut an insert promo saying he would return to Smackdown! the following week; after the match, Jeff Hardy was shown watching backstage before coming face to face with Triple H
Jesse & Festus defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin via disqualification at 4:59 when Morrison & Mizanin double teamed Jesse on the floor after both teams took turns ringing the timekeeper's bell, causing Festus to become angry and then comatose; after the bout, Morrison & Mizanin took turns ringing the bell and making fun of Festus before then knocking Jesse out with the bell; moments later, Mizanin accidentally rang the bell, with Festus then clearing the ring
Beat the Clock Challenge: Triple H pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 12:13 with the Pedigree; Triple H hit the move with 30 seconds remaining and had to revive referee Mike Chioda to make the pinfall; during the contest, Jeff Hardy was shown watching the match backstage; after the contest, referee Charles Robinson came out to determine who had won the Beat the Clock series and had replays shown of both Hardy and Triple H's pinfalls; Hardy then appeared and had words with Triple H as the show went off the air
Smackdown! - 12/5/08 - featured an opening video package recapping the Beach the Clock series and an announcement by Vickie Guerrero that both Jeff Hardy and Triple H would challenge WWE World Champion Edge at Armageddon; included ads promoting Monday's Slammy Awards; featured a trailer for "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia," starring Ken Kennedy; featured a backstage promo by the Big Show regarding his steel cage match with the Undertaker later in the show, during which he showed footage of him knocking Taker out at Unforgiven; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE was #2 in Yahoo! searches for 2008, beating out Barack Obama, American Idol, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, and Angelina Jolie; featured a backstage segment in which Triple H and Hardy had words; included a backstage segment with Hardy, Edge, and Vickie in which Edge claimed Triple H was the one responsible for attacking Hardy before the Survivor Series; moments later, as Triple H walked in the door, Hardy jumped him with the two fighting until referees broke it up and pulled them out of the office; Vickie then announced that Triple H would face Hardy the following week; included the same backstage segment with Triple & Shawn Michaels from Raw in which they plugged the Elimination Chamber playset, with Michaels losing it out of anxiety of having to put all 40 pieces together after only two hours sleep Christmas Eve; featured an in-ring segment of the Great Khali's Kiss Cam, with Runjin Singh, in which Eve later came out dressed as Santa's Helper and kissed Khali under the mistletoe:
WWE World Champion Edge (w/ Vickie Guerrero) pinned Sho Funaki in a non-title match with the spear at 1:40; after the bout, Vickie said it was only fair if Triple H and Jeff Hardy wrestled later in the show since Edge had to wrestle as well; she then said Triple H & Hardy would compete in a tag team gauntlet match where the match would continue until they lose
Maria pinned WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in a non-title match with a roll up at 3:18 after avoiding a kick to the head; after the commercial break, Maria celebrated backstage with the Bella twins, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon until Michelle came up behind her, kicked her in the mid-section, and said Maria got what she deserved
Hurricane Helms pinned MVP at 3:51 following a Shining Wizard; prior to the bout, MVP cut an in-ring promo regarding him having to pay back his incentive package and no longer having his expensive introduction (Helms' in-ring return)
Triple H & Jeff Hardy defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder at 1:17 when Triple H pinned Hawkins after Hardy attempted to hit the Swanton on his partner but hit Hawkins instead, moments after Triple H dropped Hawkins with the Pedigree
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Triple H & Jeff Hardy via count-out at around the 9-minute mark when Triple H and Hardy began brawling on the floor; after the contest, Triple H knocked Hardy into the front row until both men were held back by officials (the bout began during the commercial break)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via disqualification in a non-title match at 3:12 when Vladimir Kozlov interfered, attacked Hardy, and trapped him in the ring ropes until several referees forced him out of the ring
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match via submission with the Hell's Gate at 16:14

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center - November 29, 2008
The Great Khali defeated MVP via KO with the head vice at 4:11
Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart at 8:24 after the Bellas switched places in the ring and Natalya was pinned with a crucifix
Tommy Dreamer pinned Ricky Ortiz at 7:08 with the DDT; Ortiz worked the match as a heel
The Big Show pinned Finlay at 9:23 following a right hand punch; after the bout, Show knocked Hornswoggle out with a punch as well
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 11:27 when Primo pinned Mizanin with a crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R Truth at 10:52 with the Paydirt; after the bout, the two shook hands until Benjamin attempted to attack Truth from behind; Truth then hit the scissors kick
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification at 1:21 when Vladimir Kozlov attacked Hardy; after the bout, Edge and Kozlov double teamed Hardy until Triple H made the save
Triple H & Jeff Hardy defeated WWE World Champion Edge & Vladimir Kozlov at 10:44 when Triple H pinned Kozlov after Hardy hit the Swanton

WWE (Raw) @ Elmira, NY - November 29, 2008
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk defeated Santino Marella
Snitsky defeated Jamie Noble
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle
Cody Rhodes & Manu defeated Cryme Tyme
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry in an extreme rules match
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mike Knox
WWE World Champion John Cena pinned Randy Orton

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial Arena - November 30, 2008 (matinee) (2,000)
The Great Khali pinned MVP with the tree slam
Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart when Neidhart was pinned with a crucifix after the Bellas switched places in the ring
Tommy Dreamer pinned Ricky Ortiz with the DDT; Ortiz worked the match as a heel
The Big Show pinned Finlay with the right hand punch; after the bout, Show knocked Hornswoggle out with a punch as well
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin when Primo pinned Mizanin with a springboard crossbody off the top
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned R Truth with the Paydirt
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification when Vladimir Kozlov interfered; after the bout, Triple H made the save
Triple H & Jeff Hardy defeated WWE World Champion Edge & Vladimir Kozlov when Triple H pinned Kozlov following the Pedigree and Swanton

WWE (Raw) @ Reading, PA - Sovereign Center - November 30, 2008 (matinee) (2,500)
Jamie Noble defeated Snitsky
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle with the Glam Slam
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk pinned Santino Marella with the Go To Sleep
Randy Orton & Manu (w/ Cody Rhodes) defeated Cryme Tyme when Orton pinned Shad with the RKO after tagging himself in
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry in an extreme rules match following a drop toe hold onto the ringsteps, set up insde the ring
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mike Knox; after the bout, Kane appeared and attacked Mysterio
Kane pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston with the chokeslam; after the bout, Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save for Kingston
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Chris Jericho with the FU after avoiding the Lionsault; after the bout, Cena dropped ring announcer Tony Chimmel with the FU as well

WWE @ Washington DC - Verizon Center - December 1, 2008 (8,500)
Cryme Tyme defeated Snitsky & Shawn Rutger
Raw:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes & Manu in a non-title match
Melina defeated Jillian Hall
Batista defeated Dolph Ziggler
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter-Finals: John Morrison defeated Finlay
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter-Finals: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mike Mizanin
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena defeated Kane in a non-title match
ECW - 12/2/08 - featured a backstage segment with MVP, Teddy Long, and Tiffany in which Long made fun of the fact MVP hadn't attained his incentive package that Long himself put in his original contract; included an ad promoting the Slammy Awards the following Monday; featured an ad for the DVD release of "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia," staring Ken Kennedy; included an in-ring promo by Finlay, with Hornswoggle, in which Finlay mentioned he came from a family of men and women in the wrestling business and then called out Mark Henry for what happened to Hornswoggle the week before; Henry, with Tony Atlas, then appeared with Henry saying Finlay and the shillelagh had cost him many big matches and that eventually he would leave Hornswoggle in a broken heap; Henry then suggested Finlay & Hornswoggle face Henry & Atlas in a tag team match; Finlay initially said no but changed his mind after Henry questioned whether or not Hornswoggle came from a fighting background; featured the same backstage segment with Triple & Shawn Michaels from Raw in which they plugged the Elimination Chamber playset, with Michaels losing it out of anxiety of having to put all 40 pieces together after only two hours sleep Christmas Eve; included an ad for "The History of the Intercontinental Championship":
Jack Swagger pinned Ricky Ortiz at 8:05 with the gutwrench into the sit-down powerbomb; prior to the bout, Swagger cut an in-ring promo asking Teddy Long to appear and officially name him the #1 contender to the ECW World Title after his win the previous week over Tommy Dreamer in an extreme rules match; after Teddy Long and Tiffany appeared, Tiffany argued that Ricky Ortiz should be the top contender instead since he too was undefeated; after Ortiz appeared, Long ordered them to face off immediately (Ortiz' first TV loss)
DJ Gabriel (w/ Alicia Fox) pinned Josh Daniels with the uppercut from the middle turnbuckle at 2:25
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned MVP in a non-title match at 13:39 with the Twist of Fate

- 12/4/08: Former developmental wrestler Steve Bradley, 32, was found dead in his car.

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center - December 5, 2008 (4,500)
Finlay pinned Mark Henry after hitting him with the shillelagh
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Jack Swagger by reversing the Doctor Bomb into the Twist of Fate
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson when Carlito pinned Kendrick
Joey Braddock pinned Sho Funaki
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
The Great Khali pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match with the tree slam
Triple H pinned Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight after hitting him with a sledgehammer and dropping him with the Pedigree (Kozlov's first pinfall loss)
The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification at around the 25-minute mark when Edge hit a low blow as the challenger attempted the powerbomb; after the bout, Taker dropped Edge with the tombstone

WWE @ Baghdad, Iraq - Camp Liberty - December 5, 2008
Tribute to the Troops - aired as a 1-hour special on 12/20/08 on NBC - featured an opening video package featuring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Marilyn Monroe as several entertainers who have performed overseas for American troops; included pretaped comments from President George W. Bush, shown to the crowd, in which he thanked WWE for their constant support of troops and their families over the years; the first Tribute to the Troops event to have a video wall as part of the production; featured Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included footage of Kelly Kelly, Rey Mysterio Jr., Eve, World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, and R Truth at Camp Echo; featured footage of JBL, Mickie James, Chris Jericho, Maria, CM Punk, Eve, the Big Show, Truth, Batista, Cryme Tyme, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin, Cena, Kelly, Jeff Hardy, Mysterio, and Alicia Fox, set to Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" and Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody;" included Lilian Garcia introducing Cryme Tyme, who appeared dressed as Santa Claus; after Cryme Tyme said they loved every person in attendance, they had Santa's Little Helpers - Maria, Eve, Kelly, Mickie, and Alicia - come out, greet the troops, and throw merchandise out to the soldiers; featured the reading of letters from children to the soldiers serving overseas, to the tune of Shinedown's "Second Chance;" included holiday greetings from 225 PSD in Camp Korean Village; featured footage of Jericho, JBL, Show, and other talent visiting sites in the area that had been bombed but were being repaired, set to Staind's "Believe;" included still photos from the tour set to Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells;" featured a closing music video recapping the tour, set to Needtobreathe's "Shine On":
Jeff Hardy, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk, & R Truth defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 7:41 when Hardy pinned JBL with the Twist of Fate and Swanton; prior to the bout, JBL was escorted to the ring in a Humvee and wearing his cowboy hat on top of a helmet; the bout was taped before Hardy won the WWE World Title and Morrison & Mizanin won the WWE Raw Tag Team Titles but they were referred to as champions by the commentary team; after the bout, Director of Armed Forces Entertainment Art Myers was shown in the crowd
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, Batista, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Jericho, the Big Show, & Randy Orton at 9:50 when Cena pinned Orton with the FU as Batista pinned Jericho with the sit-down powerbomb, following a double 619 from Mysterio; late in the match, Show walked out of the match after fighting off his two partners

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ North Charleston, SC - Coliseum - December 7, 2008 (matinee) (3,500)
Finlay pinned Mark Henry after hitting him with the shillelagh
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Jack Swagger by reversing the Doctor Bomb into the Twist of Fate
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson when Carlito pinned Kendrick
Joey Braddock pinned Sho Funaki
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse
The Great Khali pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match with the tree slam
Triple H pinned Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight after hitting him with a sledgehammer and dropping him with the Pedigree (Kozlov's first pinfall loss)
The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification when Edge hit a low blow as the challenger attempted the powerbomb; after the bout, Taker dropped Edge with the tombstone

WWE @ Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - December 8, 2008 (11,000)
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Tommy Dreamer in a non-title match
Raw - Slammy Awards - 3-hour episode - included Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw and Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!; featured an opening segment in which Maria & Festus presented the "Tag Team of the Year" award to John Morrison & Mike Mizanin; other nominees included WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon, Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes, and Cryme Tyme; moments later, Morrison & Mizanin came out, with Mizanin making fun of Festus before they then thanked Mr. T, Chuck Norris, Admiral Akbar for their support; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with World Heavyweight Champion John Cena regarding the attack he sustained the previous week from Chris Jericho and facing Jericho at Armageddon; featured Candice Michelle & Cryme Tyme presenting the "Best Finishing Manuever" award to Evan Bourne for his Shooting Star Press; other nominees included: the Undertaker's Hell's Gate, Randy Orton's RKO, and Big Show's Knockout Punch; after Candice announced Bourne couldn't make it due to his injury, Mike Knox appeared and took the trophy; included a promo on the stage by Orton in which he complained about not being nominated for "Superstar of the Year" and then suggested that instead of Triple H facing Batista later in the show, Orton, Cody Rhodes, & Manu should face Triple H & Batista in a handicap match instead; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read ECW was the Sci-Fi Channel's most watched show the previous week for the 10th week in a row; included an ad for "The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane;" featured ECW World Champion Matt Hardy & Tiffany awarding the "Extreme Moment of the Year" award to Jeff Hardy for the Swanton off the stage onto Orton; other nominees included: Chris Jericho putting Shawn Michaels through the Jeritron, John Cena vs. John Bradshaw Layfield in a parking lot brawl, and the Undertaker falling through tables during his TLC match with Edge; included the announcement that Finlay & Hornswoggle would face Mark Henry & Tony Atlas the following night on ECW; featured Kane & Kelly Kelly presenting with the "Couple of the Year" award to WWE World Champion Edge & Vickie Guerrero; other nominees included: Finlay & Hornswoggle, WWE IC Champion William Regal & Layla, and Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix; moments later, Vickie accepted; Santino & Beth then appeared with Santino calling Vickie the cougar of the year and then challenged any other couple to a match later in the night; included an ad for the Saturday, Dec. 20 NBC "Tribute to the Troops;" featured Joey Styles & Alicia Fox presenting WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk with the "Oh My God Moment of the Year" for his World Heavyweight Title win over Edge; other nominees included: the Undertaker sending Edge to Hell, Floyd Mayweather breaking the Big Show's nose, and John Cena winning the Royal Rumble; moments later, Punk came out to accept and said he would add the WWE IC Title to his list of accomplishments and gave a list of people he wanted to thank, including Scotty Goldman and Rocky Balboa; Punk then brought Styles back out to the stage to repeat "Oh my god!"; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE offers all US military personnel free tickets to live events in the US; featured Ken Kennedy & Eve presenting Shawn Michaels & Ric Flair with the "Match of the Year" award for their match at WrestleMania; other nominees included: the Money in the Bank ladder match; the Royal Rumble, and the Undertaker vs. Edge in Hell in a Cell; moments later, Michaels came out to accept with John Bradshaw Layfield interrupting moments later and taking the trophy, claiming his match with John Cena at the Great American Bash was the match of the year; Michaels made no attempt to stop him; included an ad for the DVD release of "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" featured Ron Simmons & Mickie James presenting the "Damn Moment of the Year" to the Great Khali for his Kiss Cam segment; other nominees included: Punk attacking Chavo Guerrero Jr. while dressed as a mariachi performer, Jim Ross as a sailor for Halloween, and Santino failing an entrance into the ring while doing the splits; moments later, Khali and Runjin Singh appeared to accept; Khali then attempted to kiss Mickie until Jillian Hall interrupted while singing "My Heart Will Go On;" Howard Finkel, Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, and Sho Funaki then appeared as Khali picked Mickie up and kissed her, with Simmons then saying "Damn!"; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE had produced 11 DVDs that had hit #1 on the sports chart in 2008, more than the NFL, UFC, NBA, NHL, and the Olympics combined; featured Stephanie McMahon presenting Chris Jericho with the "Superstar of the Year" award; other nominees included: Jeff Hardy, Batista, Edge, Triple H, and World Heavyweight Champion John Cena; moments later, Jericho appeared and cut an in-ring promo claiming he was glad none of the fans had any say about who won the award because they were sheep; after Jericho ran down his accomplishments over the course of the year, Cena appeared and chased Jericho into the crowd, leading into the main event match; during the show, it was also mentioned that other Slammy winners included Charlie Haas as Beth Phoenix (Best Impersonation), beating out Haas' as Hulk Hogan, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Mr. Perfect, Matt Striker & Todd Grisham (Best Announce Team), beating out Jerry Lawler & Michael Cole and Jim Ross & Tazz, R Truth (Best Musical Performance), beating out Santino Marella's rap against Akon, Edge singing Bryan Adams' "Heaven" to Vickie, and Morrison & Mizanin rapping, and Vladimir Kozlov (Breatkout Star of the Year), beating out WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, Bourne, and Ted Dibiase Jr.:
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: WWE Raw Tag Team Champion CM Punk pinned John Morrison with the Go To Sleep at 8:19; during the bout, WWE IC Champion William Regal & Layla were shown watching backstage
Charlie Haas pinned MVP at 3:13 with a roll up after avoiding a boot in the corner; prior to the bout, MVP noted Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies in the crowd and said his losing streak was nothing compared to that of Philadelphia's; Haas played the role of MVP for the match
Chris Jericho pinned Jeff Hardy at around the 7-minute mark after reversing the Twist of Fate into the Code Breaker (the bout began during the commercial break)
Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix at 1:17 when Hornswoggle pinned Santino with the frog splash after a reversal into a DDT; after the bout, as Santino & Beth were still in the ring, Teddy Long & Melina appeared to present Beth with the "Diva of the Year" award; other nominees included: Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, and WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool; upon the announcement Beth had won, she accidentally dropped Santino to the mat and ran up the stage to accept the trophy; moments later, Beth and Melina had a staredown with the two fighting until Beth was knocked into Santino, with Santino sustaining a low blow
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston at 3:12 with an Oklahoma side roll after avoiding a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, it was announced Mysterio would face Punk in the finals at Armageddon; moments later, Kingston raised Mysterio's arm in victory
Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, & Manu defeated Triple H & Batista in a handicap match at 10:16 when Orton pinned Batista with the RKO after Rhodes attacked Batista from behind as he attempted the sit-down powerbomb on Orton
Dolph Ziggler defeated R Truth via count-out at 3:59 after landing a knee to the side of the head as Truth attempted to get back into the ring after the two fought on the floor
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena defeated WWE World Champion Edge via disqualification in a non-title match when Cena began brawling with Chris Jericho at around the 8-minute mark outside the ring; after the bout, once Cena and Jericho battled into the crowd, both Triple H and Jeff Hardy came out to fight with Edge, with all three staring at each other from the stage to the ring as the show came to a close

WWE @ Bridgeport, CT - Harbor Yard Arena - December 9, 2008 (5,000)
Kizarny defeated Jamie Noble
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by Tommy Dreamer, with Vladimir Kozlov appearing within seconds and dropping Dreamer with the headbutt to the chest; Kozlov then grabbed the mic and issued a challenge to ECW World Champion Matt Hardy; Kozlov then dropped Dreamer with a modified spinebuster and said that punishment was in Hardy's future; moments later, Jack Swagger appeared and hit Dreamer with the gutwrench into the powerbomb before then leaving the ring; included footage of John Morrison & Mike Mizanin winning the Tag Team of the Year Slammy on Raw; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's ECW was the most watched telecast on Sci-Fi for the 10th week in a row; included a backstage segment with Mark Henry and Tony Atlas in which Atlas was excited about putting on his old outfit until Henry talked down to him and reminded him to put his bag beside his locker; featured footage highlighting Shawn Michaels accepting the Match of the Year award the previous night for his WrestleMania match with Ric Flair, only for John Bradshaw Layfield to take the trophy; included the announcement that Kozlov would face Hardy at Armageddon, followed by backstage comments by Hardy in which he claimed Kozlov couldn't beat him; featured a backstage segment with Finlay & Hornswoggle preparing for their main event match; included footage of Chris Jericho winning the Superstar of the Year Slammy the previous night on Raw:
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jimmy Wang Yang & Sho Funaki at 12:37 when Morrison pinned Yang with a springboard kick to the head; prior to the bout, Morrison & Mizanin came out with both the Slammy for Tag Team of the Year and Best WWE.com Exclusive
The Boogeyman pinned Scott Reid with the tree slam at the 56-second mark; after the contest, the Boogeyman ate a mouthful of worms and then spat them into Greed's mouth (Boogeyman's in-ring return after more than a year's absence)
Mark Henry & Tony Atlas defeated Finlay & Hornswoggle at 14:30 when Henry pinned Finlay with a splash and the powerslam (Atlas' in-ring return after a 17-year absence)
Smackdown! - included an opening segment in which Triple H and Jeff Hardy brawled in the aisle until Vickie Guerrero, with Chavo Guerrero Jr., called for referees to break up the fight; during the segment, Vickie was accidentally knocked to the ground before she told the two to save it for the main event; Triple H and Hardy then landed several more shots on each other until they were escorted backstage; featured an ad for "The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane;" included a video package recapping the Slammys, which was interrupted by an unknown man who cut a promo; featured a backstage segment in which The Brian Kendrick began hitting on the Bella Twins until WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon interrupted; Ezikial Jackson then appeared, with he and Kendrick then walking off; included an ad for MyNetworkTV's "WrestleMania Spectacular" the following Thursday; featured a backstage promo by Triple H & Shawn Michaels in which they advertised their DX holiday merchandise, including their sweatshirt and stuffed bears; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE offers all US military personnel free tickets to live events in the US; featured ECW World Champion Matt Hardy as a guest of "The Cutting Edge" in which Edge offered up such names as John Morrison & Mike Mizanin, the Undertaker, and Triple H as men who had motive to take Jeff out at Survivor Series; moments later, Edge claimed no one cared about Matt in comparison to Jeff; Matt then punched Edge off his stool but was then laid out by Vladimir Kozlov; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with Triple H in which he claimed if he was responsible for jumping Jeff then Jeff wouldn't still be wrestling; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Kozlov regarding his upcoming match with Matt, during which he said Matt wasn't competition and he would turn to the WWE World Champion when he was done with Hardy; included an ad for "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia":
R Truth pinned MVP at 3:44 with a roll up; after the bout, MVP cut an in-ring promo upset over his failures but said he was still better than and had more money than the fans; moments later, Ken Kennedy appeared, told MVP he should be in the holiday spirit, and cut a promo on his movie, "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia"
The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Carlito) at 7:31 with a kick to the face and inside cradle after Primo became distracted by Jackson throwing Carlito into the ringpost
Hurricane Helms pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 4:48 with a crossbody off the top after knocking Benjamin off the top; after the bout, Tazz conducted an in-ring interview with Helms regarding his return, during which Helms said he wanted the US title
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder in a handicap match at 1:20 by pinning both men with one boot after hitting the tree slam on Hawkins onto Ryder
Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Maryse & Natalya Neidhart at 4:49 when Natalya was pinned after one of the Bellas dropkicked her partner onto Natalya behind the referee's back
Triple H fought Jeff Hardy to a no contest at 16:49 when WWE World Champion Edge interfered and laid out both men with spears to close the broadcast
Dark match after the taping: The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match

- 12/11/08: Snitsky was released.

WWE (Raw, Smackdown!, & ECW) @ Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum - December 13, 2008 (3,500)
Featured Santino Marella giving ringside seats to a family in the lower bowl; included Marella issuing an open challenge which was accepted by the Boogeyman; after the Boogeyman appeared, Marella ran away
John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston to win the titles when Mizanin pinned Kingston with the Reality Check after Kingston hit Morrison with the spin kick to the face
Kane pinned Charlie Haas with the chokeslam after kicking out of the Sharpshooter; Haas played the role of Bret Hart for the match
Kelly Kelly & Eve defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Maryse when Kelly pinned Phoenix with a roll up after Eve hit a modified jawbreaker
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Mike Knox with the 619 and splash off the top
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Hurricane Helms with the Paydirt
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Jack Swagger with the Twist of Fate
WWE World Champion Edge pinned Jeff Hardy with the spear after dropping him face-first onto an exposed turnbuckle
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Chris Jericho with the FU

- 12/14/08: Former WWF enhancement wrestler and ECW regular Mike Bell died at the age of 37.

Armageddon 08 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - December 14, 2008 (11,000 paid)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Jesse & Festus
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker on commentary for ECW; included a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero, WWE World Champion Edge, and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in which Edge went to get ready for his match; moments later, Chavo asked Vickie how she and Edge were able to take Jeff Hardy out the night before Survivor Series, with Vickie insisting they had nothing to do with it; featured a text poll in which fans could vote on who they thought was responsible for attacking Jeff - Edge, Triple H, Vladimir Kozlov, or other; included a backstage segment with Eve, Finlay, and Hornswoggle in which Finlay asked that Hornswoggle stay backstage during his match with Mark Henry; featured ads for the 2009 Royal Rumble; included a backstage promo by Jeff regarding his WWE World Title match later in the show; featured an in-ring segment in which John Bradshaw Layfield introduced Shawn Michaels as his newest employee; moments later, Michaels came out and said he had invested a lot of money in the stock market and had given to every cause he could; Michaels said he took JBL up on his offer because he didn't know how many years he had left and didn't want to become another wrestling tragedy; he then said if the price he had to pay was to hear the fans call him a sell out, then he would pay it; JBL and Michaels then shook hands before JBL left the ring; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with Randy Orton regarding his match with Batista later in the night, with Cody Rhodes & Manu then appearing and saying Batista wasn't on their level; Orton ended up not speaking during the segment; several members of the Buffalo Bills were in attendance for the show; featured an ad for the Dec. 20 "Tribute to the Troops" on NBC; included a backstage segment with Melina, Candice Michelle, Brie & Nikki Bella, and Tiffany, with Charlie Haas, as Santa Claus, then appearing with gifts for all of them; moments later, Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix appeared, with Santino bragging about Phoenix being the Diva of the Year and claiming he would get the next present; the Boogeyman then appeared, scaring Santino out of the locker room where Goldust appeared and kissed Santino underneath the mistletoe; several referees, IRS, Jesse & Festus then appeared and helped sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas;" Ken Kennedy then appeared and advised the fans not to do drugs, in reference to the previous segment, and to watch "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia," on DVD Jan. 6; featured a video package highlighting the previous Monday's Slammy Awards; included an ad for "Prince of Persia;" featured the results of the text poll in which Edge took 65%, Triple H took 7%, Kozlov took 5%, and other took 23%:
Vladimir Kozlov pinned ECW World Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match at 9:03 with a headbutt and spinebuster after dropping Hardy face-first onto the ringpost
WWE IC Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals: CM Punk pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 12:16 with a reversal into the Go To Sleep; prior to the bout, still photos were shown from Punk & Kofi Kingston losing the WWE Raw Tag Team Titles the previous night to John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in Hamilton, Ontario; Lilian Garcia introduced Punk as one half of the tag team champions; WWE IC Champion William Regal & Layla sat ringside for the match; Mysterio busted his mouth as a result of the finish; after the bout, Punk and Mysterio hugged
Finlay pinned Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) in a Belfast Brawl at 9:40 after hitting him with a shillelagh, thrown to him by Hornswoggle, who appeared late in the match; during the final minutes, Henry broke both Finlay's initial shillelagh and a kendo stick over his knee
Batista pinned Randy Orton with the sit-down powerbomb at 16:42 after holding onto the ropes to prevent a move by Orton; prior to the bout, Orton was escorted to the ring by Cody Rhodes & Manu but they were ejected from ringside early in the match after attacking Batista on the floor (Batista: I Walk Alone)
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Maria, & Mickie James defeated Maryse, Victoria, Natalya Neidhart, & Jillian Hall at 4:35 when Michelle pinned Jillian with a piledriver into a face-first slam, moments after tagging Maria out of the match; all three commentary teams provided play-by-play for the match; after the bout, the Great Khali, with Runjin Singh, came out for the Kiss Cam, with Michelle being picked to kiss Khali but Michelle then leaving ringside; moments later, Singh said Mickie, Maria, and Kelly were too intimidated to kiss Khali but he had a back up; Mae Young then came out, jumped on Khali, and kissed him
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena defeated Chris Jericho via submission with the STFU after reversing the Walls of Jericho at 12:44; after the bout, Cene celebrated with several members of the Buffalo Bills who sat ringside
Jeff Hardy defeated WWE World Champion Edge and Triple H to win the title in a No DQ match at 17:20 by pinning Edge following a Swanton onto both opponents after Triple H dropped the champion with the Pedigree and made the cover; late in the bout, Vladimir Kozlov interfered, with ECW World Champion Matt Hardy then brawling with Kozlov all the way backstage; after the bout, Hardy scaled to the top of the entrance stage set to celebrate (Jeff Hardy: My Life My Rules)

WWE @ Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - December 15, 2008
Tomko pinned Paul Burchill (w/ Katie Lea) with a powerslam at around the 5:30 mark; late in the bout, fans chanted "Let's go, Tomko"
Raw - featured an ad promoting the following Saturday's "Tribute to the Troops" on NBC; included a backstage promo with Triple H & Shawn Michaels in which they advertised their DX holiday merchandise, including their sweatshirt and stuffed bears; featured a backstage segment with Kane and Kelly Kelly in which Kane questioned her comments the previous week and said she felt something for him; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Randy Orton in which Orton said he challenged Batista but Batista was a coward; moments later, Batista appeared, with Orton slapping him and then leading Batista out to ringside; as Batista followed Orton out, Cody Rhodes & Manu jumped Batista from behind until World Heavyweight Champion John Cena made the save; following the commercial break, Cena and Batista spoke backstage, with Grisham then appearing and saying Stephanie McMahon had ordered a match for later in the show pitting Cena & Batista against Orton, Manu, & Rhodes; featured a backstage segment with Kane and Kelly in which Kelly admitted she liked someone else but refused to say who; included a backstage segment with Kane and Kelly in which it was implied Kelly told him the person's name during the commercial break, with Kane walking off after Kelly asked Kane not to hurt the unnamed man; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE superstars had visited more than 200 military installations, forward operating bases, aircraft carriers, submarines, and military hospitals in the past five years; several of the Pittsburgh Steelers were shown in attendance; included a segment in which John Bradshaw Layfield reviewed footage of Michaels' comments made the previous night at Armageddon, admitting he now worked for JBL after falling on hard times; featured a backstage segment with Kelly, Candice Michelle, and Mickie James in which Candice and Mickie made sure Kelly was OK, during which Kelly implied she lied to Kane about having a relationship with WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin; included a look at the filming of "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" featured the announcement that WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy would appear on Friday Night Smackdown!; included a backstage segment with Jim Duggan and Cryme Tyme in which they told him it was time and then walked off with him; featured a backstage segment with Stephanie and Jericho in which they argued over Jericho's match earlier in the show against Duggan, during which Stephanie said all former world champions would compete the following week in singles matches, with the winners advancing to another match and that winner earning a World Heavyweight Title shot; included a backstage segment with Orton, Manu, & Rhodes in which Orton said if the other two couldn't get the job done then the group was over:
Melina & Kelly Kelly defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) & Jillian Hall at 1:39 when Kelly pinned Jillian with a roll up; prior to the bout, a ringside fan asked to have her photo taken with Beth, with Beth then making Santino take the photo; after the contest, Kane appeared, backed Kelly into the corner, and offered his hand to help her up but she slid under the ring; Kane then followed her backstage; after the commercial break, footage was shown of Kelly walking past Jamie Noble backstage, with Kane then shoving Noble out of the way, catching up to Kelly, and telling her they needed to talk
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Sim Snuka to a no contest at 3:32 when Cody Rhodes and Manu, who sat ringside for the match, began fighting with Mysterio on the floor; prior to the bout, Deuce, as he was introduced by Lilian Garcia, took the mic and said he was the son of Jimmy Snuka and wanted to be introduced by his real name; after the bout, Knox attacked Mysterio from behind on the floor and dropped him with the Hard Knox outside the ring (Deuce's debut as Sim Snuka)
Chris Jericho fought Jim Duggan to a no contest when Jericho came out dressed in a suit and said he refused to wrestle, saying it was a slap in the face he would have to compete against Duggan after carrying Raw on his shoulders single-handedly for the past year; Jericho then said he refused to wrestle until he had a title match or an opponent worthy of his caliber and then walked off
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated CM Punk & Kofi Kingston at 11:25 when Morrison pinned Kingston with the Moonlight Drive after Kingston knocked Mizanin to the floor; prior to the bout, still photos were shown of Morrison & Mizanin winning the titles from Punk & Kingston two days earlier in Hamilton, Ontario; the champions came to the ring in possession of their 2008 Slammy for Tag Team of the Year; WWE IC Champion William Regal & Layla watched the match from the entrance stage; after the contest, Kane came out to the ring, dropped Mizanin with a chokeslam and the tombstone
Dolph Ziggler pinned Charlie Haas at 3:45 with the jumping reverse bulldog after Haas hit the corner; Haas worked the match dressed as Santa Claus and handed out presents to ringside fans before the bout; after the contest, Ziggler ripped up Haas' suit
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena & Batista defeated Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, & Manu via disqualification in a handicap match at 18:09 when Orton shoved referee Mike Chioda out of the way so he could kick Batista in the head; during the bout, it was noted the following week's show would feature Shawn Michaels vs. Kane, Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. John Bradshaw Layfield, Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk, and Orton vs. Batista, with the winners advancing to a match the week after to determine Cena's next challenger; after the contest, Cena and a trainer tended to Batista in the ring as Legacy celebrated at ringside (Batista's last appearance for 4 months)
Dark match after the show: World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Chris Jericho with the FU in a streetfight

WWE @ Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena - December 16, 2008 (4,500)
Lawrence Knight defeated Sho Funaki
ECW - featured an opening in-ring promo by ECW World Champion Matt Hardy regarding Jeff Hardy being the new WWE World Champion; moments later, Chavo Guerrero Jr. interrupted, claimed that Edge would regain the title from Jeff, and that Chavo would take Matt's title later in the night; Teddy Long then appeared, dressed as an elf, and said he spoke to both Vickie Guerrero and Matt about the match and said it wouldn't be later in the night - it would take place immediately; Long then made a joke about Vickie being fat before the match began; included ads for the following Saturday's "Tribute to the Troops" on NBC; featured the same backstage promo from Raw with Triple H & Shawn Michaels in which they advertised their DX holiday merchandise, including their sweatshirt and stuffed bears; included a backstage segment in which DJ Gabriel & Alicia Fox danced until Mark Henry, dressed as Santa Claus, and Tony Atlas, as Rudolph, scared them off and Henry cut a rhyme promo on seeking revenge on Finlay & Hornswoggle; featured a backstage segment with Tiffany, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, & Ricky Ortiz in which Tiffany wished the three good luck in their main event; during the segment, Ortiz gave Tiffany one of his rally towels for Christmas; after Punk joked that Kingston wanted one too, Ortiz gave Kingston another; included an ad for "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia":
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 9:52 with the Twist of Fate as the challenger attempted the Three Amigos
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned Gavin Spears with the Celtic Cross at 3:58; prior to the bout, Hornswoggle stole Todd Grisham & Matt Striker's Slammy award from the commentary table; moments later, footage was shown of Finlay defeating Mark Henry at Armageddon
Jack Swagger, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, & Ricky Ortiz at 10:21 when Swagger pinned Ortiz with the gutwrench into the powerbomb after kicking Ortiz as he attempted a springboard into the match; prior to the bout, still photos were shown of Morrison & Mizanin beating Punk & Kingston for the titles Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen read an uninterrupted version of the show would air at 4 p.m. EST the following day on WWE.com
Smackdown! - featured an opening backstage promo by WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy, following clips of him winning the title at Armageddon, in which he said "Here I come;" included an in-ring promo by Hardy, accompanied by fireworks and confetti, in which he commented on his title win after a decade in the company; moments later, Edge appeared and claimed Hardy got lucky while it was hard luck that got Edge to the title; after Hardy said Edge was a liar, Edge claimed he had nothing to do with jumping Jeff before Survivor Series because he was already better than him and had always been a better performer; Edge then said he would be facing ECW World Champion Matt Hardy later in the show and that Jeff would face Vladimir Kozlov; after Edge said Jeff would always be the screw up, Jeff dropped Edge with the Twist of Fate; featured a backstage segment with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Vickie Guerrero in which Vickie knocked a cup of coffee out of Chavo's hands after claiming the coffee he made for her wasn't hot; moments later, Edge came in and said he wanted to hurt Jeff later in the night; included a backstage segment in which Shawn Michaels & Triple H tried to sell more DX merchandise, including clothing, toys, video games, and the new "History of the Intercontinental Championship" DVD and the Summer Slam anthology set; the two chopped each other throughout the segment and eventually brawled and choked each other as the segment ended; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Matt Hardy regarding Jeff winning the world title and facing Edge later in the show; included ads for the following day's "Tribute to the Troops" special on NBC; featured a backstage segment with MVP and Ken Kennedy in which Kennedy told MVP to keep his chin up before plugging his upcoming film, "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" included an ad for "Edge: A Decade of Decadence;" featured the announcement that Batista sustained a severe concussion Monday during Raw and would be out for an unknown period of time; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with the Great Khali, with Runjin Singh, regarding kissing Mae Young at Armageddon, with Singh saying Khali found his soulmate in Mae:
Hurricane Helms & R Truth defeated WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin & MVP at 5:41 when Helms pinned Benjamin with a modified Unprettier, moments after MVP accidentally kicked his partner when Helms moved out of the way; prior to the bout, it was announced Helms would face Benjamin the following week in a title match
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion John Morrison (w/ WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Mike Mizanin) pinned Festus (w/ Jesse) with the Moonlight Drive at 2:42 after Jesse, in possession of the ring bell, tried to hit Mizanin with the weapon on the floor but hit the ringpost, ringing in the process, and turning Festus into a comatose state; prior to the bout, still photos were shown of Morrison & Mizanin winning the titles the previous Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario
Edge pinned ECW World Champion Matt Hardy in a non-title match at 15:12 with the spear after sending Hardy shoulder-first into the ringpost
Ezikial Jackson (w/ The Brian Kendrick) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Carlito (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon) at 3:31 with a uranage after clubbing Carlito in the back as he attempted a springboard back elbow
Maryse pinned Maria with the DDT at 3:38 after Maria injured her ankle while coming off the middle turnbuckle; stipulations stated the winner would receive a title shot against WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool; McCool sat ringside for the contest; after the match, Maryse and McCool had a confrontation on the floor, with McCool slapping Maryse's hand away from the title belt when she went to touch it
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via disqualification in a non-title match at 9:45 when Edge interfered after the champion hit the Whisper in the Wind; after the contest, Kozlov held Jeff as Edge landed several blows; moments later, Triple H was shown on the big screen as Edge grabbed a steel chair, anticipating Triple H coming out for the save; moments later, Triple H appeared, dropped Edge with the Pedigree, and then brawled with Kozlov at ringside until chasing him backstage with the sledgehammer; Hardy then hit Edge with the Swanton

- 12/18/08: WrestleMania 24 aired as a one-hour special on MyNetworkTV. Matches featured, spliced in with several songs, included John Cena vs. Triple H vs. WWE World Champion Randy Orton, Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels, the Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather, and World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. the Undertaker.

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center - December 20, 2008

WWE @ Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Center - December 22, 2008 (17,122; 14,000 paid; sell out)
Kizarny defeated Zach Ryder (w/ Curt Hawkins)
Raw - featured an opening backstage promo by Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix in which Santino said all the fans had been naughty and then said he had a secret for all the kids regarding Santa Claus; after Beth attempted to stop him, Santino continued until World Heavyweight Champion John Cena appeared and said Santino had never liked Santa; Santino then told Cena to find a partner to face Santino & Phoenix; the camera then panned to Goldust, with Santino then saying Cena's partner would have to have ovaries; Cena accpeted the offer and walked off, with Santino then saying he would tell his Santa Claus secret after his team wins; included backstage footage of Cena speaking with Kelly Kelly, with the two shaking hands; featured the announcement that the following night's ECW would be a Best of 2008 episode; included a backstage segment in which Sim Snuka spoke with Randy Orton and said he would be an asset to the group, with Cody Rhodes and Manu walking by and Orton implying Legacy might need a new member after looking Manu's way; featured a backstage pre-taped segment in which Shawn Michaels & Triple H advertised several of the items for sale through WWEShop.com, including "The History of the WWE Intercontinental Championship" and the Summer Slam Anthology, with the two eventually coming to blows after Triple H made fun of Michaels going bald; included a backstage segment in which CM Punk spoke with Shawn Michaels, with Triple H then showing up and questioning why Michaels didn't come to him; Michaels then said he got himself into the situation and would get himself out, even if that means working for John Bradshaw Layfield; featured a look at the explosives used in "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" included a backstage segment in which Dolph Ziggler introduced himself to Kelly Kelly; moments later, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin appeared, with Mizanin confonting Mizanin over the chokeslam Kane gave him the previous week; Morrison then said someone trashed Kelly's hotel room; featured a backstage segment in which Kelly was shown running out of the arena with her bags and telling Todd Grisham she talked to Cena and he understands; included a video package highlighting the previous week's "Tribute to the Troops," set to Needtobreathe's "Shine On":
Race to the Rumble Qualifying Match: Shawn Michaels pinned Kane (w/ Kelly Kelly) at 5:32 with the superkick after avoiding the chokeslam and sending Kane into the corner; prior to the bout, Kane grabbed the mic and said he was politely asked by Stephanie McMahon to apologize to Kelly for the events of the previous week, with Kane then sarcastically apologizing to her; Kane then said Kelly should apologize to him for lying to him and leading him on; Kane said she wasn't in love with WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin and that she should have told him the truth; during the bout, several fans chanted "You screwed Bret" at Michaels; after the bout, John Bradshaw Layfield was shown watching backstage
Kofi Kingston pinned Manu (w/ Cody Rhodes) at 3:21 by reversing an attempted Samoan Drop into a crucifix; prior to the bout, Kingston cut an insert promo in which he wished his family and the fans a happy holidays
Melina & Mickie James defeated Jillian Hall & Layla at 3:57 when Melina pinned Jillian with a modified powerbomb / sunset flip; prior to the bout, Jillian sang "Let it Snow" in a British accent, since Layla was her partner; WWE IC Champion William Regal provided guest commentary for the bout; after the contest, a visibly emotional Melina tended to Mickie but the commentary team didn't speak of it
Race to the Rumble Qualifying Match: John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via disqualification at 12:28 when Shawn Michaels appeared ringside, pulled JBL out of the ring as Mysterio attempted the 619, and slapped JBL across the face to get Mysterio disqualified; prior to the bout, it was announced Mike Knox had been given the night off by Stephanie McMahon due to his recent actions against Mysterio
Race to the Rumble Qualifying Match: Randy Orton defeated Batista via forfeit when Batista did not appear due to injury; after the bout, Orton took the mic and said he had many memorable moments in his career but nothing was as satisfying than kicking Batista in the head the previous week; Orton then mentioned he won his first world title in the same arena only to be attacked by Batista the following day and had the same dream every night for four years to kick Batista in the head to get revenge; he then said the next time Batista saw him, Orton would be the world champion
Race to the Rumble Qualifying Match: Chris Jericho pinned CM Punk at 14:45 with the Code Breaker as Punk attempted a springboard clothesline; Jericho was heavily cheered in the match and Punk booed; several in the crowd sang "O Canada" during the contest
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena & Trish Stratus (mystery partner) (sub. for Kelly Kelly) defeated Santino Marella & WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix at 4:27 when Cena pinned Santino with the FU after Stratus hit the Chick Kick on Phoenix; prior to the bout, the crowd chanted "Santino" before he cut an in-ring promo and pointed out Rosa Mendez in the crowd, who he claimed was the world's #1 Santino fan; Santino then said Canada was second place to the US in almost everything; Santino then said he wasn't going to wait to give his secret regarding Santa Claus but Cena's theme music cut him off as he was going to continue; after Cena came out, he said Santino's secret was that Santa was in the building and then pointed him out in the front row; Cena then said Santa got him a new tag team partner, with Stratus then appearing; Cena was booed in the match but Stratus heavily cheered
Smackdown! - featured an opening in-ring promo by Triple H in which he showed footage from Armageddon in which Vladimir Kozlov interfered in Triple H's match against Edge and Jeff Hardy, with Triple H then saying Kozlov would have to pay a price and he would use the sledgehammer to collect; footage was then shown from the previous week of Triple H running Kozlov backstage with the weapon, with Triple H then calling Kozlov out then and there; Chavo Guerrero Jr. appeared instead, with Chavo saying Vickie Guerrero wasn't happy with Triple H interfering in the previous week's match and if he did interfere again he wouldn't be part of the Royal Rumble or compete for the WWE World Title; Triple H then said Vickie apparently was too fat to come out herself and then said Chavo had fallen from being a Guerrero and a warrior to being a gopher boy; Chavo then approached the ring but backed off with Triple H picked up the sledgehammer; Vickie then came out and said she wasn't going to let Triple H insult Chavo or the Guerrero name and said Chavo would face Triple H then and there, leading into the opening match; included vignettes promoting the debut of Kizarny the following week; featured a video package highlighting Jeff Hardy's WWE World Title win at Armageddon; included a promo by Hardy, in face paint, regarding his title win, Vickie Guerrero, and facing the Big Show later in the show; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more viewers watched the previous week's Smackdown! than both NBA games on ESPN combined; included highlights from the recent tour of Iraq, set to Needtobreathe's "Shine On;" featured a backstage segment with Edge and Vickie in which Edge said Hardy as champion was a disgrace, with Show then walking in and telling Edge his relationship with Vickie was strictly business in Edge's absence; Show then said he would take out Jeff permanently but wanted a title shot for his efforts, with Vickie agreeing; Edge protested but Vickie agreed; included a backstage segment with WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool and Maria talked about their four-year friendship and agreed their disagrements were behind them, with Michelle advising Maria not to screw up her role as guest referee in Michelle's title defense against Maryse; featured an ad for "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" included a vignette promoting the return of Umaga; featured an ad for "Edge: A Decade of Decadence;" included a backstage segment with Edge and Show in which Edge wished Show good luck in his match against Hardy, with Show saying Edge was "full of Canadian crap" and didn't believe him and said he would do to Hardy what Edge couldn't; before walking away, Show asked Edge how his marriage was going; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE broadcasts in 28 languages in more than 145 nations:
Triple H pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Pedigree at 2:22; Vickie Guerrero stood at the entrance stage for the duration of the contest; after the bout, Triple H struck Chavo in the chest with the sledgehammer and then looked toward Vickie
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Hurricane Helms at 11:02 with a kick to the head and the Paydirt; prior to the bout, Benjamin cut an in-ring promo on the length of his title reign
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Carlito (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Primo Colon, Brie & Nikki Bella) pinned The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikiel Jackson) at 2:18 with the Back Stabber after avoiding The Kendrick
Maryse pinned WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool to win the title at 4:36 with a kick to the back of the head as the champion argued with guest referee Maria; Maryse received a mixed reaction during her entrance but the title change drew loud applause; after the contest, Maria helped Michelle to her feet, with the two hugging until Michelle attacked Maria from behind, repeatedly rammed her head into the mat, and kicked her in the ribs; moments later, Michelle threw Maria to the floor and eventually threw her into the ringpost
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) pinned MVP with the tree slam at 2:38; after the bout, Ken Kennedy appeared at the entrance stage and asked ring announcer Justin Roberts to toss MVP a mic so he could talk about the match; because MVP was still knocked out, Kennedy did his own impression to get across what MVP would say, during which he plugged "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" MVP eventually came to his senses but then fell back down before he could speak
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 1:00 with a uranagi after headubtting Yang as he came off the top; after the bout, Kozlov grabbed the mic and said what he did to Yang was an example of what Kozlov would do in the Royal Rumble and that he would win the Rumble and win the world title at WrestleMania
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated the Big Show via count-out in a non-title match at 10:59 after the two began fighting on the floor; prior to the match, Edge and Vickie Guerrero were shown watching backstage, with Vickie saying if Show won then he would face Edge the following week, with the winner receiving a title match with Hardy; after the bout, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy came out on the entrance stage to celebrate with Jeff; moments later, Edge and Vickie were shown backstage, with Vickie saying Edge & Show would face the Hardys the following week
Dark match after the taping: World Heavyweight Champion John Cena defeated Chris Jericho

ECW - 12/23/08 - Year in Review; featured highlights of CM Punk losing the ECW World Title, winning the Money in the Bank at WrestleMania, and later the World Heavyweight Title; included highlights of Kane winning the WrestleMania battle royal and then the ECW World Title; featured highlights of Mark Henry winning the ECW World Title; included highlights of John Morrison & Mike Mizanin's in-ring accomplishments and hosting The Dirt Sheet; featured highlights of Morrison & Mizanin defeating Cryme Tyme at Cyber Sunday 08; included a vignette of ECW World Champion Matt Hardy; featured a vignette of Finlay & Hornswoggle; included a video package highlighting Hardy's return at WrestleMania, winning the WWE US Title, and winning the ECW World Title at Unforgiven 08; featured a vignette on Evan Bourne; included highlights of Hardy defeating Bourne at Cyber Sunday; featured highlights from the recent tour of Iraq, set to Needtobreathe's "Shine On;" included an ad for "Edge: A Decade of Decadence;" featured a look at the new faces of ECW - Kofi Kingston, Ricky Ortiz, Jack Swagger, and DJ Gabriel; included a look at Jeff Hardy winning the WWE World Title at Armageddon and post-show footage of ECW World Champion Matt Hardy congratulating Jeff in the aisle and ring; featured a closing music video recapping the events of the year set to Saliva's "Don't Question My Heart"

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena - December 26, 2008 (6,500)
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Hurricane Helms
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart defeated Nikki & Brie Bella
Kizarny defeated MVP
Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Edge
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match

WWE (Raw) @ Hershey, PA - Giant Center - December 26, 2008
Finlay defeated Mark Henry
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Melina
WWE IC Champion William Regal defeated CM Punk
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Jack Swagger
Kane defeated Kofi Kingston
Shawn Michaels defeated Randy Orton
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena defeated Chris Jericho

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - December 27, 2008 (7,500)
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Hurricane Helms
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart defeated Nikki & Brie Bella
Kizarny defeated MVP
Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Edge
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match

WWE (Raw & ECW) @ Trenton, NJ - Sovereign Bank Arena - December 27, 2008
Finlay defeated Mark Henry
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Cryme Tyme
WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Melina
CM Punk defeated William Regal
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Jack Swagger
Kane defeated Kofi Kingston
Shawn Michaels defeated Randy Orton
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena defeated Chris Jericho

WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Raleigh, NC - RBC Center - December 28, 2008 (matinee) (6,000) The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Hurricane Helms
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart defeated Nikki & Brie Bella; Sho Funaki was the guest referee for the bout
Kizarny defeated MVP
Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Edge
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match

WWE (Raw) @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - December 28, 2008
Howard Finkel was the ring announcer for the show; featured an in-ring promo by Santino Marella which was interrupted by the Boogeyman, with the Boogeyman then chasing Marella backstage
Finlay pinned Mark Henry after hitting him with the shillelagh as the referee was distracted by Tony Atlas and Hornswoggle
Melina & Kelly Kelly defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall when Melina pinned Hall with a modified legdrop
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Jack Swagger with the Twist of Fate (Swagger's MSG debut)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Cryme Tyme when Morrison pinned Shad with the Moonlight Drive
Shawn Michaels pinned Kane with the superkick; late in the bout, John Bradshaw Layfield appeared ringside, distracting both men
WWE IC Champion William Regal pinned CM Punk with a low blow and the knee to the head after Layla distracted the challenger as he attempted the Go To Sleep
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) when Mysterio pinned Rhodes with a splash off the top after hitting a simultaneous 619 on both opponents
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Chris Jericho in a steel cage match with an FU off the top rope

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - December 29, 2008 (6,500)
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Hurricane Helms
Michelle McCool & Natalya Neidhart defeated Nikki & Brie Bella; Sho Funaki was the guest referee for the bout
Kizarny defeated MVP
Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Edge
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match

WWE @ Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena - December 29, 2008 (7,000; sell out)
Ricky Ortiz defeated Tommy Dreamer
Raw - featured an opening in-ring promo by Rey Mysterio Jr. regarding his match the previous week against John Bradshaw Layfield and how Shawn Michaels cost Mysterio the match; moments later, Mysterio asked Michaels to come out to the ring and then challenged him to a match later in the show, with the winner then advancing into the night's main event; after Michaels accepted, JBL came out and rejected the offer on behalf of Michaels; JBL then told Michaels to leave the ring; as Mysterio pleaded with Michaels to change his mind and stop listening to JBL, Mike Knox came out of the crowd and assaulted Mysterio; World Heavyweight Champion John Cena eventually came out to make the save; included a backstage segment with Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Manu, and Sim Snuka in which Orton said Legacy would be bigger than DX, the Horsemen, or Evolution but he wouldn't tolerate losers; Orton then said if any of his men lost their respective matches later in the show then they were out of the group; featured a backstage segment with Cena and Stephanie McMahon in which Cena protested having to do commentary for the main event instead of actually wrestling, and then did a Harry Carry impression of how he would call the night's main event; Cena then said Stephanie should make a match with him, Mysterio, Knox, and whomever else she wanted to make the show stronger; included the announcement ECW World Champion Matt Hardy would face Mark Henry the following night on ECW; featured a promo by Goldust in which he recited his own "Night Before Christmas" about what gifts he got various WWE superstars, including Steve Austin, Santino Marella, Cody Rhodes, Umaga, Triple H, Edge, and others; included footage from Birmingham, AL of Batista undergoing surgery for a torn hamstring; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Chris Jericho regarding his participation in the night's main event, during which Jericho made note that WWE Magazine named him the Jerk of the Year; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com beats CBS.com, ABC.com, FOX.com, and NBC.com in monthly page views; featured Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Michaels regarding his participation in the night's main event while being an employee of JBL; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE was #2 in Yahoo! searches for 2008, beating out Barack Obama, American Idol, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, and Angelina Jolie; featured a backstage segment with Kelly Kelly and Orton in which Kelly said she was protecting him from Kane and he still wouldn't return her calls, with Orton calling Kelly a distraction and admitted he was just using her; included a look at "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia":
Cody Rhodes defeated CM Punk via count-out at 4:09 when, after assaulting Rhodes on the floor, Punk became distracted by WWE IC Champion William Regal & Layla, who came out before the match, outside the ring; prior to the bout, it was announced Punk would challenge Regal the following week; after the contest, Punk got the better of Rhodes in the ring until Regal laid Punk out with a knee to the head
Melina won a women's battle royal by last eliminating Mickie James at 2:49; other participants included: Kelly Kelly, Katie Lea, Jillian Hall, and Candice Michelle; order of elimination: Candice by Katie Lea (0:24); Kelly by Jillian (0:56); Katie & Jillian by Mickie (1:15); stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWE Women's Title shot at the Royal Rumble; WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella provided guest commentary for the contest; after the match, Beth attacked Melina until Melina gained the upper hand on the floor, with Rosa Mendez then jumping the barrier and going after Melina until she was pulled away by security and ejected
Sim Snuka pinned Charlie Haas at 4:09 with a jump kick to the face after raising his knees to block a splash off the top; Haas played the role of Jimmy Snuka for the bout
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, Rey Mysterio Jr., Kofi Kingston, & Cryme Tyme defeated Kane, Mike Knox, Dolph Ziggler, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin at 11:24 when Mysterio pinned Knox with a splash off the top after Knox sustained Cena's Five Knuckle Shuffle and FU
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Manu in a non-title match at 7:50 with the Twist of Fate
John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho in an elimination match at 24:41 by last eliminating Michaels; Michaels pinned Jericho with the superkick at 9:00 as Jericho attempted the Walls of Jericho on JBL; Michaels pinned Orton with the superkick at 20:10; JBL pinned Michaels with the Clothesline from Hell after Michaels repeatedly told him to hit him with the move; stipulations stated the winner would face World Heavyweight Champion John Cena at the Royal Rumble
ECW - 12/30/08 - featured an opening in-ring segment of The Dirt Sheet in which WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin in which they said they had bought everyone in the building new cars, then said they were joking; the two then reviewed their accomplishments over the year; Mizanin then said he would give one of his hats to the Smithsonian and say "Bababooey" as many times as possible; Morrison then said he would get abs 11 and 12 to pop out and star in a kung fu movie; the two then argued after they both said they would win the 2009 Royal Rumble; Mizanin then said Evan Bourne resolves to move out of his mother's basement and Morrison said World Heavyweight Champion John Cena resolves to get some acting lessons; Mizanin then said Batista would wear a helmet to the ring so he would stop getting concussions; Morrison then said Triple H would get a family-size nasal douche; Mizanin then said Finlay would get tighty whiteys so his next kid doesn't come out a leprachaun; as the two continued to insult Finlay and Hornswoggle, the two came out to the ring; Finlay then gave Hornswoggle the mic, with Hornswoggle yelling and Finlay then hitting Morrison; Mizanin then attacked Finlay, with the champions double teaming Finlay until Hornswoggle went underneath the ring; moments later, the Boogeyman appeared from underneath the ring and, with Finlay, cleared the champions from ringside; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com gets more monthly page views than CBS.com, ABC.com, FOX.com, and NBC.com; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny Friday on Smackdown!; included a look at the weapons used in "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" featured a backstage segment with the Boogeyman and Hornswoggle in which Boogeyman sang before eating a worm
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) via disqualification in a non-title match at 10:04 when Jack Swagger interfered and hit the gutwrench powerbomb on Hardy after Henry shoved off an attempt at the Twist of Fate; after the bout, Henry dropped Hardy with the powerslam
DJ Gabriel (w/ Alicia Fox) defeated Paul Burchill (w/ Katie Lea) at 5:30 with a double leg pickup into a roll up as Burchill had him in a headlock (the Burchills' ECW debut)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin defeated Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) & the Boogeyman in a No DQ match at 5:53 when Morrison pinned Finlay with a roll up after Finlay knocked Mizanin to the floor; after the bout, Boogeyman scared Morrison back into the ring where Finlay dropped him with the Celtic Cross
Dark match after the taping: World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Chris Jericho in a streetfight; prior to the bout, Jericho slapped Cena's father, who was in attendance

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center - December 30, 2008 (13,000)
R Truth pinned Ryan Braddock with the scissors kick
Smackdown! - 1/2/09 - featured an opening in-ring announcement by Vickie Guerrero in which she announced WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy would defend against Edge at the Royal Rumble and that the Smackdown! stars who will be taking part in the Rumble match will be announced later in the show; moments later, Triple H appeared and argued she should go ahead and announce who would be in the Rumble match and that he should be in the match to guarantee a Smackdown! performer won; Triple H then said if a Smackdown! performer didn't win then Vickie would be seen as a weak GM, then pulled out her action figure to show how realistic it was; Vickie then told Triple H he was in the Rumble, with Triple H taking off the action figure's shirt and said it was hot; Triple H then said he went playing on the Internet earlier in the show and found nude photos of her on eBay; she eventually ran backstage after Triple H said the auction ended in 5 minutes and that he keeps getting outbid by someone named chavog2009; included a vignette promoting the return of Umaga; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Michelle McCool regarding her losing the WWE Divas Champion the previous week to Maryse and then attacking guest referee Maria after the bout, with Michelle claiming Maria cost her the title; included a backstage segment with Edge, Big Show, and Vickie in which they discussed Vickie's photos on eBay; after Vickie left, Show and Edge traded words; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE is watched by more than 15 million people every week in the US; included a look at the props used in "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" included an in-ring segment in which Jim Ross announced that Triple H, the Big Show, Vladimir Kozlov, and WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin would help make up the Smackdown! contingent at the Rumble; moments later, Benjamin interrupted and corrected Ross' announcement by saying he should have named him the odds-on winner; Ross then left the ring as Benjamin cut a promo on having held the belt 6 months and that he would leave WrestleMania as WWE World Champion; Benjamin then said Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Finlay, or R Truth couldn't compare to him; moments later, the voice of the Undertaker was heard saying "I think you forgot someone;" the lights then went out and when they came back on Taker was in the ring; Taker then hit the chokeslam on Benjamin; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny later in the show; included an in-ring promo by McCool in which she said Eve was right and Maria deserved an apology; McCool then asked Maria, who was not in the building, to accept her apology; she then asked Eve to come out so she could apologize to her in person; Eve then appeared and accepted McCool's apology; after the two hugged, Eve went to go backstage but was jumped from behind by McCool; McCool then assaulted Eve around ringside, ending by throwing her into the ringpost, until referees came out to stop it; featured a backstage segment with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Vickie in which Triple H appeared, with Vickie saying Triple H would compete the following week in a tables match, handicap match, and last man standing match; included the announcement that WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon would defend the following week against The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson:
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder at 4:04 when Khali pinned Ryder with one foot on his chest after hitting the tree slam on Ryder and the chop to the head on Hawkins; after the bout, Finlay & Hornswoggle attacked the opponents with Finlay dropping Hawkins with the Celtic Cross and Hornswoggle following with the frog splash
The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson defeated Jesse & Festus at 4:43 when Jackson pinned Jesse with a uranagi after making the blind tag
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Hurricane Helms at 4:02 following the headbutt to the chest and uranagi
Kizarny pinned MVP at 6:27 with a double arm DDT into a float over; prior to the bout, a degected MVP, without his trademark necklaces, asked his opponent to come on in so he could get it over with already; MVP was cheered during the bout and Kizarny booed; after the match, Ken Kennedy came out, told MVP not to let the loss get to him, and then plugged his new movie, "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia" (Kizarny's TV debut)
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy & ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Edge & the Big Show at 14:23 when Jeff pinned Edge following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo; prior to the bout, Edge cut a promo on everything the fans blame him for, then adding they could blame him once Jeff loses his title; late in the bout, Show walked out of the match
Smackdown! - 1/9/09 - featured the announcement that WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy and his fiancee Beth had been involved in a car accident overnight near Jeff's home of Cameron, NC; the Beth featured in the segment was not Hardy's fiancee; included police dashcam footage from the scene in which Hardy said the wreck was caused by someone speeding behind him; featured Taz conducting a backstage interview taped earlier in the day with Edge regarding Jeff's wreck, during which Edge said he felt bad for Jeff and that he wished he and his fiancee the best; included a look at the action scenes in "Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;" featured a vignette showing Vladimir Kozlov in training; included Ken Kennedy as a guest of the VIP Lounge in which Kennedy plugged his movie before telling MVP that both he and the fans have had enough of MVP's losing streak; moments later, a production crew came out to repossess MVP's set; Kennedy then told MVP that things could always be worse; after Kennedy left ringside, the Boogeyman appeared and hit the pumphandle slam on MVP; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE programs can be seen in 465 million homes worldwide, more than the NBA, MLB, and NFL combined; included cell phone footage from the scene of the wreck capturing the moments Hardy was speaking with the police officer; featured comments from Hardy, via satellite, in which he said he was on his way back from a party attended by ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, R Truth, and Hurricane Helms when he was ran off the road:
Triple H defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion John Morrison (w/ WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin) in a tables match after throwing Morrison off the top and through a table on the floor; after the contest, Triple H knocked Mizanin off the apron but was attacked from behind by Chavo Guerrero Jr., who threw Triple H through a table in the ring; following the commercial break, Vickie Guerrero confronted Triple H backstage to remind him of the other matches he had scheduled that night
The Undertaker pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 12:35 with the tombstone after catching Benjamin attempting to jump over Taker in the corner
Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Michelle McCool & Victoria at 3:24 when Victoria was pinned with an Oklahoma side roll after missing a moonsault; after the match, Michelle attacked Victoria and laid her out for losing the contest
Triple H defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin in a handicap match at 4:18 by pinning Mizanin with the Pedigree, moments after Guerrero refused to be tagged into the match; after the contest, Vickie Guerrero appeared on the big screen and announced Triple H would face the Big Show later in the night in the last man standing match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson at 6:07 when Carlito pinned Kendrick with the Back Stabber
The Big Show defeated Triple H in a last man standing match at 16:25 following a right hand punch after hitting a chokeslam onto one of the commentary tables; after the match, Vickie Guerrero appeared and joined Show on stage as they watched Triple H lying on the table

WWE (Raw) @ Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center - December 30, 2008 (5,042; 4,200 paid)
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions John Morrison & Mike Mizanin did not appear as scheduled
Goldust pinned Santino Marella
Mark Henry pinned Ricky Ortiz with the powerslam
Cryme Tyme defeated Cody Rhodes & Manu when Shad pinned Manu with a uranagi
Kane pinned Kofi Kingston (sub. for Rey Mysterio Jr.) with the chokeslam
Melina & Kelly Kelly defeated WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall when Melina pinned Hall with the Canadian Destroyer
Jack Swagger pinned Tommy Dreamer with the doctor bomb
WWE IC Champion William Regal pinned CM Punk with the knee to the head after Layla distracted Punk as he attempted the Go To Sleep
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Randy Orton with the FU after avoiding the RKO