The 471’st edition of WWE SmackDown came to you from the I Wireless Center in Moline, IL.
Match Results
- Maria def. Natalya by DQ after Maryse attacked Maria.
- 10-Man Battle Royal Qualifier for the WWE Championship Scramble: The Brian Kendrick* (with Big Show & Ezekiel Jackson) (SD) def. Funaki (SD), Super Crazy (ECW), Curt Hawkins (SD), Zack Ryder (SD), Scotty Goldman (SD), Ryan Braddock (SD), Armando Estrada (ECW), Jimmy Wang Yang (SD), & Vladmir Kozlov (SD) to earn a spot in the WWE Championship Scramble at Unforgiven.
- WWE Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: MVP def. Festus by Count-Out to qualify for the WWE Championship Scramble at Unforgiven.
- WWE Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Non-Title: Shelton Benjamin (with Mike Knox) (SD) def. Finlay (with Hornswoggle) (ECW) by pin following the Pay Dirt to qualify for the WWE Championship Scramble at Unforgiven.
- WWE Championship Scramble Qualifying Match: Jeff Hardy (with Triple H) def. The Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh) by pin following the Swanton Bomb to be the last to qualify for the WWE Championship Scramble at Unforgiven.
Match Quality
- Jeff Hardy Vs. The Great Khali
- 10-Man Battle Royal
- Finlay Vs. Shelton Benjamin
- MVP Vs. Festus
- Maria Vs. Natalya
Note(s)
*Big Show was not in the match, but entered illegally, eliminating almost all of the competitors. He knocked The Brian Kendrick over the top rope, by Ezekial Jackson caught Kendrick, preventing Kendrick’s feet from touching the floor. Big Show thought he eliminated everyone and left the ring, but Kendrick was rolled back in the ring and the referees decided that it was all legal and Kendrick would go to Unforgiven.
The WWE Championship Scramble will work the same way as the World Heavyweight Championship Scramble. There will be a 20-Minute Time Limit on the match, the champion and one of his challengers will enter the match. Every five minutes another challenger will enter the match. Whoever scores a pin or submission will be the temporary champion until he is pinned or forced to submit. Whoever is the temporary champion at the end of the 20 minutes will be the WWE Champion. The WWE Championship Scramble will be- Triple H (c) Vs. Jeff Hardy Vs. MVP Vs. Shelton Benjamin Vs. The Brian Kendrick.