SmackDown comes on air without the theme playing and the lights out

Justin Roberts: "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the general manager of SmackDown, DX Warrior!"

DX Warrior is standing in the ring when a spotlight comes on, pointed at him

DX Warrior: "Now, as I stated on the TFC forums last week, tonight is my 'tribute' to Vickie Guerrero.  For that tribute, we have a live performance by the band that wrote the song and unintentionally wrote it about Vickie.  Also, in the front row tonight is our special guest, Vickie Guerrero herself.  But before we welcome the band to the stage, I have an announcement regarding the World Championship tournament.  Since both matches last week were ruined by King of the Dead, the tournament has been cancelled."

crowd: boos

DX Warrior: "Now, last week on the TFC forums, I told King of the Dead that the only way he would get more of a chance on SmackDown than he did in recent weeks on OWC was if he won matches, or did something big.  Well, King, I am a man of my word, so at Apocalypse, SmackDown's main event will be Shawn Michaels defending the World Championship against John Cena, Hitman619, Mick Foley, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and King of the Dead.  But it won't be just any championship match; it will be my take on the Championship Scramble.  Six men, 25 minutes, and the same rules as a regular Championship Scramble.  Two men start in the ring, and another enters every five minutes.  Whoever picks up the pinfall or submission withing the 25 minutes becomes the interim champion.  Whoever gets the last pinfall or submission in the match when the time limit expires is the official champion.  As such, the champion doesn't need to be pinned to lose the title.  Now, since I still didn't take too kindly to King ruining the World Championship tournament, he will be the first man in the ring for the match.  Now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer: AEROSMITH!"

The lights in the arena come on, and Aerosmith is standing on the stage, ready to play.  They start playing...

Steven Tyler: "Thank you!  If we had the time, we'd play another song, but there's still a lot of action planned for tonight on SmackDown, so good night!"

Aerosmith goes backstage, and we cut to commercial after these words from JR and Michael Cole

Cole: "Aerosmith still has it, don't they, JR?"

JR: "You're right about that, partner.  When we come back, we will have our first match of the night, the pinfall battle royal to crown the SmackDown Women's Champion, and it features divas from all four brands."

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Apocalypse commercial: From War, there will be a six-man scramble match for Brock Lesner's Universal Championship, and on the TFC forums, fans can vote on who will enter the scramble at each entry number.

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SmackDown returns with a couple of SmackDown divas returning to the locker room

JR: "Welcome back to Friday Night SmackDown!  We're in the middle of our battle royal for the SmackDown Women's Championship!"

Sharona hits Jaz with Sweet Chin Music and goes for the pin: one... two... JAZ ROLLS UP SHARNOA!!!  one... two... three!

elimination: Sharona

Cole: "Wow, Jaz just countered Sharona's attempted pinfall with a pinfall of her own, and now Sharona is returning to OWC empty-handed"

Tana and Maria both go for a flapjack on Gail Kim (from Tana) and Lita (from Maria).  Kim and Lita bump heads when tossed up before smashing face-first into the mat.  Mickie James then hits a double clothesline on Tana and Maria and Chyna lays out Xtreme's other divas in the match.  Tana is aware enough to cover Maria while Mickie covers her fellow War divas and Chyna covers her fellow Xtreme divas: one... two... three!  None kicked out!

elimination: Maria, Gail Kim, Lita, Melina, & Michelle McCool

JR: "Four eliminations at once, with Mickie James getting two of them!  We are down to four: Jaz from OWC, Mickie James from War, Chyna from Xtreme, and SmackDown's own Tana!"

Jaz charges at Chyna, but Chyna hits a Pedigree on Jaz and goes for the pin: one... two... three!

elimination: Jaz

Cole: "Jaz is out, meaning no more OWC in this match, and McMahon 101 can't claim that OWC is the best brand for everything, because their not gaining the SmackDown Women's Championship."

Mickie and Tana realize that Chyna is stronger than them, so they double team Chyna.  After a while, Chyna pushes Tana off her and hits Mickie with a Pedigree.  Before she can go for a pin, Tana hits a springboard neckbreaker on Chyna and pins both Mickie and Chyna: one... two... three!

Justin: "Here is your winner, and the NEW SmackDown Women's Champion, Tana!"

Tana holds up the title in victory as Michael Cole leaves the announce table with a mic and enters the ring.

Cole: "Congratulations, Tana!  You just won the SmackDown Women's Championship in your second match on SmackDown!  This has got to be better than you've expected here on SmackDown, and I have to ask you if this will change your mind on wanting to be traded back to OWC?"

Tana: "Only time will tell, and you know that I won't fail to defend this title in my first defense."

Cole: "Well, thanks, Tana."

Cole returns to the announce table as SmackDown goes to commercial

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Xtreme commercial: On Xtreme this past Thursday, King of the Dead proposed to Stephanie McMahon 101, and she said yes.  No one saw it coming, and Jeff Hardy made everyone think that Skitzo returned to TFC.

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JR: "Welcome back to SmackDown, and we new SmackDown Women's Champion, Tana.  Just two weeks ago, she was drafted to SmackDown from OWC, last week she defeated Maria in both divas' SmackDown debut, and now Tana picked up her second SmackDown victory."

Cole: "Now I am hoping that Tana stays here on SmackDown.  She is a great asset to the brand.  Plus she's our champion."

JR: "You've got that right, Michael."

cuts to DX Warrior's office when Shelton Benjamin enters

Benjamin: "Alright, after I beat John Morrison at Apocalypse and regain my National Championship, I demand that you trade me somewhere where my talents will be appreciated, like OWC or War."

DX Warrior: "How about no, Benjamin.  And since you demanded a trade, I'm giving you an ultimatum: win all of your matches before you cash in Money in the Bank and cash it in successfully, or your fired.  You must cash in Money in the Bank to stay a member of the SmackDown roster, unless you win at least half of your matches before cashing in Money in the Bank."

Benjamin: "You can't do that to me."

DX Warrior: "I'm your boss, so I can do whatever I want, and that includes stripping you of Money in the Bank and National Championship rematch, then fire you right now, but that's only if you keep demeaning my authority.  Now get out of my office, because you have a match, and it starts right now."

DX Warrior: "You better get out there, Benjamin.  You don't want to forfiet, do you?"

Benjamin runs out of the office, then he comes out onto the stage.

Justin: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall.  Introducing first, from Orangeburg, SC, weighing in at 247 lbs., the Gold Standard, Shelton Benjamin!"

Benjamin enters the ring

Justin: "And his opponent, just signed to SmackDown yesterday, from Japan, Yoshi Tatsu!"

Tatsu comes out to a ton of cheers from the crowd

JR: "Here comes the newest addition to SmackDown, Yoshi Tatsu.  He left behind fame and notoriety in Japan for TFC.  And now he takes on the Gold Standard, who really got himself into hot water just now."

Benjamin grabs a mic

Benjamin: "Well, it seems like DX Warrior thinks that I'm going to lose this match.  Come on.  At least give me a challege.  Listen, Yoshi - I'm not even going to try to say your last name - I'm going to say this so you can understand." [fake Japanese accent] "Yoshi-san, me Gold Standard.  You nothing.  Gold Standard beat you."

Benjamin gives the mic back to timekeeper, then the ref calls for the bell

Benjamin taunts Yoshi by bowing low.  When Benjamin gets back up, Yoshi delivers a huge roundhouse kick to the side of Benjamin's head.  Yoshi goes for the pin: one... two... three!

Justin: "Here is your winner, Yoshi Tatsu!"

Yoshi celebrates his victory briefly in the ring, then bows low to Benjamin before leaving the ring and returning to the back.

Cole: "What an impressive victory over Shelton Benjamin for Yoshi Tatsu."

JR: "I see great things in the future of Yoshi Tatsu here on SmackDown.  Don't go away, because still to come tonight, in our main event, it will be King of the Dead vs. Chris Jericho, and a second referee will be at ringside to prevent Jericho from cheating."

Cole: "But up next, Cryme Tyme gets their chance to compete at Apocalypse for a shot at the SmackDown Tag Team Championships."

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OWC commercial: At Apocalypse, CBM defends the OWC Championship against TFC Champion Ace in a title vs. title match, but first, he has to face submission experts Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match.  Can CBM keep his undefeated streak alive, or will Hart or Angle put the first loss on the TFC Legend Killer's record?

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Cryme Tyme comes out

Justin: "The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall, and the winning team will be in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match at Apocalypse.  Introducing first, from Brooklyn, NY, Shad Gaspard & JTG, Cryme Tyme!  And in the ring, the team of Dustin Shore & The Great Khali!"

Cryme Tyme enters the ring as Khali & Shore wait for them in the ring

JR: "What an opportunity for The Great Khali and Dustin Shore.  The Great Khali was a part of the trade that sent Kevin Nash to War for both Khali & my broadcast partner that occured only yesterday, and Dustin is just a local competitor who gets his shot at the big times."

Cole: "And to tell the truth about the trade, I never really liked CBM.  He kept me in the back when I was perfectly capable of this job.  Anyway, I'm glad to be here on SmackDown."

The match begins with Shad starting off against Dustin.  Dustin goes for a clothesline, but Shad blocks it and hits a backbreaker.  Dustin rolls over to his corner, where he tags in Khali, but the ref was busy with JTG, so he never saw it!  The ref sees Khali get in the ring, & he tells Khali to get out because there was no tag.

JR: "The ref never saw the tag, so as far as the ref is concerned, there was no tag."

While the ref is arguing with Khali, Shad lifts Shore onto his shoulders and JTG comes into the ring.  JTG runs against the ropes, and Cryme Tyme hits the G9.  Shad gets Khali out of the ring, then he tags in JTG.  JTG goes to the top rope and hits a moonsault, then goes for the pin: one... two... three!

Justin: "Here are your winners, Cryme Tyme!"

Cryme Tyme get out of the ring when Khali gets back in, then Cryme Tyme grab two mics.  Khali hits Shore with a Khali Bomb.

Cryme Tyme: "OH!!!!"

Shad: "Khali just flattened another guy."

JTG: "After we beat him down, though, Shad."

Shad: "You're right about that, JTG, and it's about the money, money..."

JTG & crowd: "Yeah, yeah."

Shad: "The money, money..."

JTG & crowd: "Yeah, yeah."

repeats as SmackDown goes to commercial

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commercial: Warriors of Hyrule: Ganondorf's Return commercial from last week

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JR: "Welcome back to SmackDown.  Before the break, The Great Khali Khali Bombed his own tag team partner after they lost to Cryme Tyme."

Cole: "SmackDown has three matches set for Apocalypse.  First, there's the ironman tables match: John Morrison defending the National Championship against Shelton Benjamin.  Whoever puts their opponent through the most tables at the end of the time limit will walk out as the National Champion."

JR: "Just made, Cryme Tyme will battle an undetermined team for the vacant SmackDown Tag Team Championships."

Cole: "Finally, there's the big one.  The six-man, 25-minute World Championship Scramble match: Shawn Michaels defends against John Cena, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley, Hitman619, and the man who will start out first for the scramble, King of the Dead."

Justin: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall..."

Justin: "Introducing first, from Cleveland, OH, weighing in at 240 lbs., The Miz!"

The Miz makes his way to the ring to huge heat from the Pittsburgh crowd

JR: "Completely understandable with the crowd here in the Steel City.  The Steelers and the Browns are big rivals in the NFL."

Cole: "And yet The Miz comes out wearing a Browns jersey still.  That is suicide here in Pittsburgh."

The Miz gets in the ring and gets a mic

Miz: "Before my match with John Morrison, there is another match that I am going to have right now.  In fact, I am calling out Troy Palomalu of the Piitsburgh Steelers.  Come on, Troy.  Everyone here in this arena is waiting for you to come out to this ring and watch me beat you!"

crowd: heavy boos

no one comes out

Miz: "Well, it seems that Troy is afraid of The Miz.  Well, now, here is the winning as a result of a forfeit, The MIZ!  And now for my second match of the night, I am calling out John Cena.  Oh, by the way, for this NFL season, Browns: 1; Steelers: 0!!!  Now, come on, Cena."

no one comes out

Miz: "Your winning by forfeit, The MIZ!  Miz: 1; Cena: 0!!!  Because I'm The Miz, and I'm awesome!"

Justin: "And the opponent..."

Morrison comes out

Justin: "From Los Angeles, CA, weighing in at 220 lbs., he is the National Champion, John Morrison!"

Morrison walks to the ring with the National Championship on his shoulder

The match begins with Morrison quickly hitting the Moonlight Drive, then Morrison hits Miz with Starship Pain and goes for the pin: one... two... three!

Justin: "Here is your winner, John Morrison!"

Cole: "Morrison made quick work of The Miz tonight, JR."

JR: "And he's building momentum toward his title defense against Shelton Benjamin at Apocalypse."

Benjamin comes down to the ring and hits Morrison with Paydirt.

JR: "Oh, come on, Benjamin!  That was just uncalled for.  I hope Benjamin loses all of his matches and cashes in Money in the Bank with the same result so he gets fired."

a brawl between Benjamin and Morrison ensues heading into the break

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commercial

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SmackDown returns with Benjamin and Morrison still brawling with refs trying to break them up.  DX Warrior comes out.

DX Warrior: "Alright, you two, that's enough.  I let it go on as long as I did because, to tell the truth, it was entertaining.  There hasn't been a good brawl in TFC in a while, so that's why I never stopped it during the break.  Too bad the fans watching at home weren't able to see it.  So, now, you two, get to the back now."

Benjamin and Morrison return to the back escorted by refs while two stay back for what's next

Justin: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall.  Introdcing first, King of the Dead!"

[King of the Dead's entrance music]

King of the Dead comes out to heavy boos

Justin: "And his opponent..."

Justin: "Weighing in at 226 lbs., he is the Television Champion, Chris Jericho!"

Jericho makes his way to the ring with the TV title around his waist

JR: "With the second ref, Jericho will not be able to cheat in this match and get away with it."

The match begins with King next to the ropes.  Jericho runs at him, and King stops him.  King then says something in Jericho's ear.  He then lays down and allows Jericho to grab his legs.

Cole: "What in King of the Dead doing?"

JR: "It looks like he's letting Jericho lock in the Walls of Jericho."

Jericho locks in the Walls, then King repositions them so Jericho is right by the ropes.  Jericho puts his feet on the ropes.

Cole: "Come on, ref, get over there!"

The second ref walks around to the other side of the ring and sees Jericho with his feet on the ropes.  Jericho sees the ref and gets his feet down, but the ref has seen enough.  The ref calls for the bell, then tells Justin something.

Justin: "Ladies and gentlemen, as a result of a disqualification, the winner is King of the Dead!"

King gets up, then hits Jericho with a Twist of Death, then goes to the top rope and delivers a Death Swanton.

Cole: "I don't blame King of the Dead for that, but something tells me that King set Jericho up for the disqualification without telling DX Warrior."

JR: "But that doesn't matter now.  What matters is that King of the Dead exacted a measure of revenge.  Good night, folks!"

show ends