WWE Weekend News: Taker's Return, RAW/SD Supershow Card, More
Source: PWInsider.com
The WWE are having a short weekend this weekend, as part of the crew prepares to go to South Korea and Japan next week for "Supershows" featuring a lot of unique RAW/SmackDown matches. Several SmackDown stars, were in Europe last weekend and working this Sunday and Monday, then next weekend they are in Japan. There are no house shows tonight or tomorrow. Both brands return to action on Sunday.
Thw RAW brand are of course, has the Vengeance PPV on Sunday, June 26th, in Las Vegas, Nevada with the following announced lineup:
World Championship Hell In A Cell Match
Batista vs. Triple H
WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Christian vs. Chris Jericho
Intercontinental Championship
Carlito Caribbean Cool vs. Shelton Benjamin
Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle
Edge, with Lita, vs. Kane
Victoria vs. Christy Hemme
SmackDown has a matinee show on Sunday, June 26th, in San Jose, California, with a 1pm start and the following lineup:
Handicap Match
The Undertaker vs. JBL & Orlando Jordan
Chris Benoit & The Big Show vs. Muhammad Hassan & Daivari
Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero
WWE Tag Team Championship Elimination Match
MNM vs. Doug & Danny Basham vs. Hardcore Holly & Booker T
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Battle Royal
Paul London vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman vs. Nunzio vs. Funaki vs. Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Akio vs. Shannon Moore vs. Juventud vs. Psicosis vs. Super Crazy
Charlie Haas vs. Matt Morgan
Mark Jindrak vs. Rene Dupree
Swimsuit Contest
Torrie Wilson, Miss Jackie, Michelle McCool and Joy Giovanni
The Undertaker, Charlie Haas and a lot of Cruiserweights make their return to the house shows, while Heidenreich is off.
Both brands then meet up at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California on Monday, June 27th for a RAW broadcast and SmackDown taping which will include more draft picks, and the six-man elimination match for the "SmackDown Championship" with JBL vs. Booker T vs. Chris Benoit vs. Big Show vs. Undertaker vs. Muhammad Hassan.
A mixed crew of RAW and SmackDown wrestlers then head off to South Korea for a combined show on June 30th in Seoul with the following lineup:
Batista & John Cena vs. JBL & Triple H.
No DQ Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
Kane vs. Edge, with Lita
Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle
Shawn Michaels & Chris Benoit vs. Muhammad Hassan & Daivari
Big Show vs. Carlito, with Matt Morgan
Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin
Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Orlando Jordan
Cruiserweight Championship
Paul London vs. Chavo Guerrero
The mixed crew then runs July 1st and 2nd in Saitama, Japan. WWE.com is stating that these will be the last WWE shows in Japan this year. They haven't posted a lineup for the 1st, but here is the announced card for July 2nd:
World Championship Streetfight
Batista vs. Triple H, with Ric Flair
WWE Championship Handicap Match
John Cena vs. JBL & Orlando Jordan
Rey Mysterio, Kane & Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle & Edge
Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels
Big Show & Akebono vs. Carlito & Matt Morgan
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit
Cruiserweight Championship
Paul London vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Sho Funaki
Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Muhammad Hassan, with Daivar
Stacy Keibler, Torrie Wilson, and Christy Hemme are also scheduled to appear.