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* A WrestleMania XXIV video package is shown.
* A Barack Obama video package is shown to a huge pop.
Dark Match:
* Chavo Guerrero b. Ryan Braddock
– Chavo got the win with a frog splash.
SmackDown: (Airing Next Week 11/21)
* Matt Hardy & R-Truth b. Shelton Benjamin & Mark Henry
– R-Truth got the win by pinning Shelton Benjamin following an axe kick.
* Maria is backstage interviewing Festus. The Miz and John Morrison show up, insult them, and leave.
* The Miz & John Morrison b. Jesse & Festus
– The Miz gets the pin on Festus after Morrison rings the bell.
* Vickie Guerrero announces that WWE Champion Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy will be a non-title bout.
* Jeff Hardy b. WWE Champion Triple H with a roll-up.
– This makes Jeff part of the main event match for the title at Survivor Series. Post match see Vladimir Kozlov come out and take out both.
* Local English Jobber b. MVP
– The local English Jobber got the win after Khali came out and distracted MVP. After the match Khali attacked MVP.
* The Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Jackson b. Carlito & Primo Colon
– Jackson got the win with the pin on Primo.
* The Bella Twins b. Victoria & Natalya
– The Undertaker comes out to read Big Show his Last Rights. There is a casket in the ring. Big Show comes out to ringside with Vickie. The lights go out. When they come back on The Undertaker is grasping Vickie by the throat. He throws her into the casket. Big Show comes to her aid. Undertaker then gives Chavo a tombstone, throws him in the casket, and slams the door shut. This concludes SmackDown
