Superstars Released

ECW Superstars Extreme Falls and Ezekiel Jackson have been released from World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.  We wish them best of luck on their future endeavors.

WWE Legacy Title Sweepstakes!

The winner of the Sweepstakes to win a World Title Match is Zack Blaze!

Raw: Cause and Effect (Recap)

Two weeks remain until Judgment Day, and one has to wonder if it's possible for things to get any more intense.

Earlier in the night, Mick Foley made his way to the ring to inform the WWE Universe that Jeff Hardy would, in fact, be competing at Judgment Day, regardless of his condition. This brought out Edge, who basically demanded that he be put into the match to replace Jeff Hardy, since The Rainbow-Haired Warrior was not medically cleared to compete.

Foley denied the request, telling The Rated-R Superstar that if he was going to replace Hardy with someone, it wouldn't be Edge. As Edge talked down Jeff Hardy, in Hardy's own hometown, the crowd couldn't have hated him more. It wasn't until Jeff's brother Matt made his way to the squared circle, chasing Edge through the crowd in an attempt to get some retribution for his brother.

The Raw General Manager informed Hardy to let Edge go as the two would have their chance to fight each other this Thursday on WWE Superstars. We wouldn't see Hardy or Edge again until the end of the night, when it was time for The Rated-R Superstar to host a furious Matt Hardy on The Cutting Edge.

The Intercontinental Champion barely made it to the middle of the ramp when he was attacked by Matt Hardy. A brawl began as the two fought up the ramp and on the stage. The most shocking part of the night came when Edge tried to Suplex Hardy off of the stage. Hardy blocked it, and instead took himself and Edge off the stage and crashing through a table below courtesy of a Side Effect. Will these two even be able to compete on Superstars?

The show kicked off with a high-speed battle between "The Ultimate Underdog" Rey Mysterio and "The Shaman of Sexy" John Morrison. Unfortunately for Morrison, he came up short in his Raw Debut, losing to Mysterio after a 619/Springboard Splash combination.

Carlito and Primo claim that they like challenges, but they might have one on their hands that is too big to handle. After a Triple Threat Tag Team Match that stole the show, Mike Knox and Snitsky were left standing victorious when Knox got the pin on Cloud White, Axle Comuteza's good friend and Tag Team Partner. The victory came after Snitsky hit White with a Big Boot while the Referee was distracted, allowing Knox to capitalize with a Sit-Out Spinebuster.

Since being Drafted to Raw back in December, The Miz has been trying to establish himself as a Singles Competitor on WWE's Flagship Show. Last week, "The Chick Magnet" picked up an impressive victory over R Truth, but The Miz claims that there are still people who doubt his superiority over The Hip-Hop Superstar. After going to Mick Foley, The Miz got himself a match against R Truth, and that match will take place this Thursday on WWE Superstars.

Perhaps the strongest superstar to be Drafted to the Raw Brand, Kylarnartia, looked to make an impactful Debut by holding an Open Challenge. His challenge was answered by Mond Black, another superstar that was just recently Drafted to Raw. Despite the odds being against him in nearly every way, Mond Black managed to pick up a victory after escaping a second Military Press Slam and hitting a Flatliner on Kylarnartia.

Striker Boyd may be the most vicious superstar on the Raw Roster, but now he's one of the most disappointed. After losing to Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) via Disqualification, Boyd will not be able to face Dustin Delta for the WWE United States Championship at Judgment Day. What will Boyd do now?

-Quick Results-

~Rey Mysterio def. John Morrison
~Mike Knox & Snitsky def. The World's Greatest Tag Team & Axle Comuteza & Cloud White to become the Number One Contenders for the World Tag Team Championships
~Mond Black def. Kylarnartia
~Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) def. Striker "Yank" Boyd via Disqualification to become the Number One Contender for the WWE United States Championship

Batista Update, Raw Match Announced

After Backlash last night, Batista was rendered unable to compete. It is unknown how long he will be out, but he will need surgery on his knee, which was already damaged before the match.

It was announced that The Miz will take on R Truth tonight on Raw. That's the only preview that has been given.

ECW III: Six Days and Counting

Backlash is really turning out to be a major Pay-Per-View Event.

In his final ECW Match, the loudmouth Dolph Ziggler took on The Phenom, The Undertaker.  While many expected this Main Event Match to be a warm-up Match for The Deadman, it proved to be just the opposite as it was actually Ziggler that picked up the win.  After about fifteen minutes of back and forth fighting, The Deadman looked to put Ziggler away with a Chokeslam.  After The Deadman hit the Chokeslam, Jack Swagger came out to the ringside area and taunted him.  Taker exited the ring and nailed Swagger with a Left Hand.  As The Phenom went to finish the match, Swagger blasted him with a Right Hand before throwing him in the ring.  This allowed Ziggler to hit a Schoolboy Pin and pick up the biggest victory of his career before heading over to Smackdown.

"The Fighting Irishman" Finlay informed Josh Matthews that he planned on winning the Battle Royal and winning the ECW Championship for the first time in his career.  Will Finlay's plans work out?

John Morrison's final match on ECW was Zack Blaze's first match on ECW.  Blaze, trained by Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, went toe-to-toe with Morrison, and ended up defeating "The Shaman of Sexy" after a mid-air Roundhouse Kick followed by a Corkscrew Flip from the top rope.  Zack Blaze definitely has a positive future ahead of him.

"The Ultimate Opportunist" Edge paid a visit to ECW to make a speech about the Tri-Branded Battle Royal.  He was interrupted by his former "associate" Zack Ryder, who informed Edge and the WWE Universe that he wants to make a name for himself in ECW.  Edge said he was going to win the Battle Royal, but Ryder informed him that that was impossible because he was going to win it.  Edge slapped Ryder and a brawl ensued between the two.  After the commercial, "The Rated-R Superstar" demanded that ECW General Manager Theodore Long make a match between Edge and Ryder, and Long did just that.  Ryder came very close to victory, but a reversed STO caused Ryder to crash into the Referee and temporarily take the Official out.  Edge took advantage of the opportunity and hit Ryder with the Intercontinental Championship Belt before pinning him to win the match.

Amber Wattkins Update, Post-Backlash Plans for The Miz

New Smackdown Diva Amber Wattkins suffered a minor shoulder injury during her Debut Match with Rachel Delta.  She's said to be fine, and she will be competing on the next edition of Friday Night Smackdown.

The current plan for The Miz is to have him engage in a feud with R Truth on Raw.  That was the plan about a week ago, and unless R Truth wins the Tri-Branded Battle Royal at Backlash [which is highly unlikely], those plans won't change.

Sunday Night Heat (4/25)

This edition of Sunday Night Heat started at 7 PM Eastern Time, just one hour before Backlash.  Superstars from all three brands were allowed to compete on this edition.

-Carlito & Primo defeated Mike Knox & Snitsky after Carlito hit Snitsky with a Backstabber.

-Paul Burchill (w/Katie Lea Burchill) defeated Kofi Kingston after a Powerbomb.

-D.H. Smith defeated Finlay after a Powerslam.

-William Regal defeated Kenny Wilds after a Running Knee to the side of the head to retain the Heat World Championship.

Backlash Updates, New Match Announced, Judgment Day Preview

Here is the list of all twenty participants in the Tri-Branded Battle Royal Match for Backlash:

John Morrison [Raw]

The Miz [Raw]

Edge [Raw]

Matt Hardy [Raw]

Goldberg [Raw]

R Truth [Raw]

Mond Black [Raw]

Ezekiel Jackson [ECW]

Striker "Yank" Boyd [ECW]

Evan Bourne [ECW]

Ren [ECW]

Finlay [ECW]

Big Show [ECW]

John Cena [Smackdown]

The Brian Kendrick [Smackdown]

Shad [Smackdown]

JTG [Smackdown]

The Hurricane [Smackdown]

Vladimir Kozlov [Smackdown]

Randy Orton [Smackdown]/Zack Ryder [ECW]

??? [???]

There is one surprise entrant for the Battle Royal Match.  Some have speculated that it will be Ted DiBiase, but it is unknown when exactly he will be making his return to the ring.

It was announced this past Friday on Smackdown that Randy Orton will take on Zack Ryder at Backlash.  The loser of the match will not be allowed to participate in the 21-Man Tri-Branded Battle Royal.

Judgment Day will take place in Chicago, Illinois.  The Official Theme Song of Judgment Day will most likely be revealed on Monday Night Raw following Backlash.

Raw III: Six Days and Counting

This past Monday's Raw may have very well been a sign of things to come.

Just six days before Backlash, "The Extreme Enigma" Jeff Hardy battled "The Ultimate Underdog" Rey Mysterio for the right to challenge "The Big Red Machine" Kane for the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash.  It was a hard-fought battle, but Jeff Hardy was able to pick up the victory after interference from Kane himself, who took out Mysterio with a Chokeslam.  Hardy hadn't realized this, but saw that Mysterio was down, so he capitalized with a Swanton Bomb and scored the three count.  Jeff Hardy was unable to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 25--will he be able to do it at Backlash?

In the finals of the WWE United States Championship Tournament, Tyson Kidd defeated "The Fighting Irishman" Finlay and D.H. Smith to win the tournament and the right to face Dustin Delta for the U.S. Title at Backlash.  The victory came after Finlay hit Smith with a Shillelagh, and Kidd Roundhouse Kicked Finlay out of the ring.  Kidd hit a Springboard Elbow on his Tag Team Partner and pinned him to win the match.

Speaking of the U.S. Title, we were supposed to witness a battle of former U.S. Champions in Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) vs. Striker "Yank" Boyd, but that didn't happen.  Instead, Boyd laid out MVP with not one - but two - Strikeouts before stating that he was going to regain the United States Championship.

In a Backlash Preview Match, Zack Ryder defeated nine other superstars to win a 10-Man Tri-Branded Battle Royal.  The last man to be eliminated was Goldberg, who was thrown over the top rope by Ezekiel Jackson.  Goldberg had eliminated Jackson minutes earlier, and he thought he eliminated Ryder, but Ryder went through the second rope and not over the top rope, so he wasn't eliminated.

In a huge Main Event Match, John Cena defeated Curt Hawkins & Cody Rhodes in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match after a Double F-U.

Raw Matches Announced for Tonight

It was announced last week that Goldberg was going to take on Lawrence Davidson this week on Raw, but the match was cancelled as Lawrence Davidson has been sent back to Developmental for a while to get some wrestling training.

Instead of competing against Lawrence Davidson, Goldberg will participate in a 10-Man Tri-Branded Battle Royal Preview Match.  The match will be held under Battle Royal Rules, and all ten participants will be superstars competing in the Tri-Branded Battle royal this Sunday at Backlash.

Rey Mysterio will battle Jeff Hardy in a match where the winner will face Kane at Backlash for the World Heavyweight Championship.

After an attack last week on Smackdown, Cody Rhodes and Curt Hawkins have challenged John Cena to a 2-on-1 Handicap Match on Raw, and Cena has accepted the match.

Smackdown II: Taking "The Game" by Storm

Triple H can't seem to play the game.

John Cena got the night rolling with a victory over The Brian Kendrick.  But before that, Cena made it clear that he did not approve of Triple H's actions at Wrestlemania and that he was going to win the Tri-Branded Battle Royal at Backlash and become the WWE Champion.  He mentioned that he hoped Triple H won at Backlash so he could kick The Game's a*s at Judgment Day.

In a match made by Smackdown General Manager, Triple H went one-on-one with The Hurricane.  The Young Superhero tried to put up a fight, but was no match for The Game.  Until The Game made a mistake.  Triple H left the ring to get a Sledgehammer, looking to send a message to CM Punk.  but Hurricane was able to prevent being hit with the weapon.  The Game looked to put The Hurricane away with a Pedigree, but The Hurricane countered it into a Bridge Pin out of nowhere, and scored the victory over the former WWE Champion.

Later on, Triple H announced in a backstage interview that he would be going one-on-one with The Hurricane next week in an Extreme Rules Match.

Chris Jericho, who is looking for a victory over The Undertaker at Backlash, continued to look strong going into the Pay-Per-View scoring a victory over "The Tuesday - now Monday - Night Delight" John Morrison.

Christian competed in his final match on Smackdown against Smackdown Newcomer, Cody Rhodes.  Captain Charisma picked up the victory after a Killswitch.  What lies ahead for Christian in the Land of Extreme?

In the Main Event Match, WWE Champion CM Punk picked up a hard-fought victory over "The Moscow Mauler" Vladimir Kozlov.  After the match, Triple H appeared on the ramp and began to walk to the ring.  Cody Rhodes and Curt Hawkins attacked the WWE Champion, coming through the crowd and laying him out before Triple H hit him with a Pedigree.  John Cena rushed the ring and sent Triple H hightailing up the ramp, but not before The Game watched Cena hit Rhodes and Hawkins with a Double F-U.