As reported shortly before WrestleMania, Batista is featured on a Wolverine-inspired cover for WWE Magazine. The headline of the June 2009 issue reads: "New, Improved, Unleashed. Batista Strikes Back! - This Animal Is Coming Home... For Revenge!"

In birthday news, SmackDown wrestler Ricky Ortiz turned 34 years old on Tuesday, SmackDown wrestler Jimmy Wang Yang turned 28 years old on Wednesday, and ECW wrestler Zack Ryder turned 24 years old on Thursday.

The following matches are scheduled for tonight's edition of WWE Smackdown:

- John Morrison and CM Punk vs. The World's Greatest Tag Team (Benjamin and Haas)
- Jeff Hardy vs. Ricky Ortiz
- Alicia Fox and Michelle McCool vs. Gail Kim and Melina
- Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Dolph Ziggler
- R-Truth vs. Mike Knox
- Non-Title Match: Edge © vs. Chris Jericho