-Punk goes outside after him trying to get Edge back in the ring. As he gets Edge in the ring, Ryder runs down and distracts Punk. Punk runs him off and as he’s getting back in the ring Edge hits him with a spear.

***Edge wins with help from Ryder in 16:21. (***). This was a real good match. It’s nice to see Punk booked in a match with Edge where he doesn’t get beat clean in 5:00.

-Time for the Raw Rebound and a look back at Regal winning the KOTR tournament.

-Vladimir Kozlov makes his silent entrance.

-His opponent is in the ring.

MARTY “CHAM PAIN” GARDNER VS. VLADIMIR KOZLOV

-Garner gets suplexed out of a trade of standing waistlocks to start. Now a head-butt to the chest and a side headlock takedown. Garner works himself to his feet, but is pushed up against the ropes. Garner throws some right hands, but gets hit with a running head-butt that sends him flying. Kozlov then hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and a running kick to the back. Now the reverse DDT and it’s over.

***Kozlov’s build continues with a win in 1:42.

-They run a video package hyping Taker’s gogoplata submission hold.

-Coach and Cole run down the card for Backlash. Yes, in only a matter of hours I’ll be posting my usual Preview & Predictions column here on Gerweck.net! Hope you decide to check it out. I’ve kept down the size of it a little bit this time around for anyone whose been put off by the length of it in the past.

-They send it backstage where Batista has words for Vickie. He thanks her for the title shot and making it no DQ. He says though he knows what she’s doing though, trying to soften up the Undertaker, but he’s going to win the title tonight and beat Edge on Sunday.

-We’re now treated to a video package of Obama vs. Clinton & Clinton from Monday.

-Batista heads out for the world title match. Fake Uzi spraying and all. Cole hypes Taker vs. Tista as the greatest feud in Smackdown history. Coach calls this ‘Tista’s biggest match of his career.

-Gong! This match isn’t going to be as long as I thought it’d be. Cole calls Taker a thorn in Batista’s side. For anyone interested I timed Taker’s entrance at 2:48. It seems longer. Batista looks scared to death.

UNDERTAKER VS. BATISTA- WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

-They lock up and Taker quickly gets a side headlock. Batista throws him off, but Taker is the one who hits the shoulder block. They lock up again and Batista gets the side headlock and shoulder block this time. Batista goes for the leg with no success. They lock up again and Taker catches the arm and rings it. He makes his way to the corner with Batista pushing back and now opens up with some punches. He whips Taker to the other corner and runs at him with a clothesline. Taker comes back ringing the arm again and Batista goes to his knees. He pops up and throws a right hand, but Taker never lets go of the arm and takes him to the mat.