-They run a video package recapping the Khali and Big Show feud.

-Now a package on Batista and HBK hyping their backlash match.

-Back from the break Cole is in the ring and welcomes Matt Hardy.

-Hardy comes out and gets a mic. Cole mentions his return at ‘Mania after being out for 4 ½ months with an injury. They go back in time to when MVP turned on Matt, if you want to call it that, and attacked his knee. Funny to me is the graphic on the screen said “5 months ago.” Cole mentions that at Backlash Hardy finally gets a chance at the US title, and wonders if Hardy’s knee is ready to go. Hardy says he’s 100% and feels better than he ever has. He’s the biggest threat MVP has ever had and did everything he could to avoid facing him. Now he’s back and this Sunday MVP will find out how big of a threat he really is.

-MVP makes his way out. Wow, now Coach said MVP is the man that kept Hardy out for “over” 5 months. MVP tells Cole to get out of the ring. MVP says Hardy is telling people half-truths. He tried hard to be his partner. He mistook his kindness for weakness and helped him become an 8-time tag champ. Hardy called it all a smoke screen and the tag titles were about keeping MVP from giving him a US title shot. That he’s the reason he was kept on the sideline for 5 months and not been able to get that shot. MVP says Hardy is jealous of his fame, fortune, and US title. That he’s accomplished more in a year then Hardy has in his entire 9-year career. He sees jealously in Hardy’s eyes. Hardy says you may see something in my eye, but it’s not jealously, it’s confidence. He sees something in MVP’s eye too though, and it’s uncertainty. At Backlash he’s going to prove he’s better. MVP was hoping they could move past this and still be friends, but Hardy says that’s not happening. MVP holds the belt up and says fine, this Sunday you get an opportunity to be United States Champion. He then kicks Matt in the knee and clocks Matt with the belt and knocks him out. MVP exits to boo’s. Good stuff. A nice job of making it about the title, and not just revenge.

-They show CM Punk walking the halls getting ready for his match with Edge, next!

-Time for WWE to do some self-promotion as they run the package on how they help kids read.

-Edge is ring bound and coming out solo. Coach gives Edge credit for agreeing to this match with so much on the line going into Sunday.

-Punk walks the ramp while Cole puts over the importance of the MITB case.