This weekend will be one of WWE’s busiest weekends of the year as they will hold six house shows. They will also being changing the touring schedule as SmackDown will be alone and ECW will be with the Raw brand. SmackDown will begin tonight with a show in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Bell time is set for 7:30 p.m. EST and Triple H, Edge, Vladimir Kozlov, Undertaker, Big Show, Jeff Hardy, The Great Khali, Shelton Benjamin, R-Truth, Michelle McCool, and Maryse are being advertised locally as appearing. Raw and ECW will begin their weekend tonight at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. John Cena vs. Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship is being advertised as the main event as well as ECW Champion Matt Hardy vs. Jack Swagger. CM Punk, Kane, William Regal, Layla, Kofi Kingston, Cryme Tyme, The Miz, John Morrison, Finlay, Hornswoggle, Mark Henry, Tony Atlas, Cody Rhodes, Manu, Santino Marella, Beth Phoenix, Melina, Kelly Kelly, Jillian, and Boogeyman are also being advertised locally as appearing.
SmackDown will then head to The Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina tomorrow tonight. Bell time is set for 7:30 p.m. EST and Jeff Hardy vs. Edge for the WWE Championship is being advertised locally as the main event. Other matches being advertised are: Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov in a Street Fight, Undertaker vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage Match. The Great Khali, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, Carlito, Primo Colon, R-Truth, and Michelle McCool are also being advertised as appearing. Raw and ECW will be in Trenton, New Jersey tomorrow night at the Sovereign Bank Arena. Bell time is set for 7:30 p.m. EST and John Cena vs. Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship is being advertised locally as the main event. Other matches being advertised are: Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, Matt Hardy vs. Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship, and CM Punk vs. William Regal for the Intercontinental Championship. Kane, Kofi Kingston, and Beth Phoenix are also being advertised as appearing.
SmackDown will be in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday for a show at the RBC Center. Bell time is set for 5:00 p.m. EST and Jeff Hardy vs. Edge for the WWE Championship is being advertised locally as the main event. Other matches being advertised are: Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov in a Street Fight, and Undertaker vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage match. Also advertised locally as appearing is The Great Khali, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, R-Truth, Primo Colon, Carlito, Victoria, Eve, Maryse, and Michelle McCool. Raw and ECW will hold a show Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bell time is set for 8:00 p.m. EST and John Cena vs. Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship is being advertised locally as the main event. Other matches being advertised are: Shawn Michaels vs. Kane, Rey Mysterio & Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes, CM Punk vs. William Regal for the Intercontinental Championship, Matt Hardy vs. Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship, and Cryme Tyme vs. The Miz & John Morrison for the World Tag Team Championships. JBL, WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix, Mark Henry, Santino Marella, Kelly Kelly, Finlay, and Hornswoggle are also being advertised locally as appearing.
Monday night SmackDown will hold a house show at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Bell time is set for 7:00 p.m. EST with Jeff Hardy vs. Edge for the WWE Championship being advertised locally as the main event. Other matches being advertised are: Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov in a Street Fight, and Undertaker vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage match. The Great Khali, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, Carlito, Primo Colon, R-Truth, and Michelle McCool are also being advertised locally as appearing. Next week’s Raw and ECW will be taped Monday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
WWE will then tape next week’s edition of SmackDown on Tuesday at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. If you are attending this taping and would be interested in sending us live text-message updates throughout the evening please email your name and mobile number to wnwryan [at] yahoo.com.
Raw and ECW will then hold a house show Tuesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. Bell time is set for 7:00 p.m. EST with John Cena, Randy Orton, Kane, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, John Morrison, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Santino Marella, Beth Phoenix, and Candice are being advertised locally as appearing.
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