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Smackdown Results - February 22, 2008

Now that he's the top contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, the Undertaker lets Edge and his sidekicks know what to expect.

Rey Mysterio West Coast Cap

Setting Up Wrestlemania With this being the show after No Way Out, it was obvious that the writers needed to utilize this opportunity to begin setting up Wrestlemania. The problem, though, was that the fans really didn't know which segments were being done to promote Wrestlemania. The only match that is known so far is the World Heavyweight Championship match between Edge and the Undertaker. To start the feud, the writers did a good job by having them engage in a brief scuffle. You can expect to probably see the Undertaker facing Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder in a handicap match within the next few weeks. It also looks like Big Daddy V is being built up for a Wrestlemania match as well, but it's not sure who he is going to face just yet. Kane and the Great Khali look to be starting a feud. That's another possible match at Wrestlemania. Of course, there's not going to be too many fans wanting to see that one again on the big stage. MVP and Batista have engaged in a mini feud over the last few episodes. Fans still aren't sure if that's going to lead to a Wrestlemania match either.

Closing Thoughts

Edge and the Undertaker provided a fun segment. Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Jimmy Wang Yang, and Shelton Benjamin provided some good in-ring action. All in all, it was an entertaining episode this week.

Big Daddy V beat Shannon Moore

It's time for the writers to build up Big Daddy V again, so they're probably going to have him tearing through some midcard wrestlers for a bit.

Edge & the Edgeheads

Usually with stables, you want to take the strength of the star and build up the midcard sidekicks. This isn't happening with Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder.

Good match, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to have an injured wrestler who is on the way out beating your ECW Heavyweight Champion, though.

Jesse & Festus are getting a minor push, so you can expect to see them beating Deuce & Domino for a while. Sucks that this will end up going nowhere.

Kane beat Great Khali

Hopefully, the writers aren't building up a Wrestlemania rematch between these two guys. They've both lost quite a bit of momentum lately.

Not sure why they're having MVP jobbing constantly to Batista. If they're doing this to set up a Wrestlemania match, then that would make more sense.

Chuck Palumbo beat Jobber

Now that he's turned heel, the writers need to build up Chuck Palumbo again. They'll have him beat random wrestlers for the next few weeks or so.

Fun match between these two. Shelton Benjamin gets the win and a spot in the Money in the Bank match. Jimmy Wang Yang should get a spot as well.