We open for the 2nd straight week with World champ Batista. For all intents and purposes, he repeats what he said last week, and considers it an honor to be facing Undertaker at Wrestlemania. The Deadman is shown via video in what is supposed to be a cemetery, digging a grave for guess who? Looked too much like this was done on a soundstage in LA this time. You know the drill. Undertaker told Batista that his title reign will rest in peace.

Matt Hardy vs. Joey Mercury [Money In The Bank Qualifying Match] Again, they waited until the combatants were in the ring before intros were made, to make this match seem important for people to actually care. They've seen this matchup enough times to start yawning! As such, it's pretty even. Looks like Mercury got his pants from Hardy's tailor this week. Hardy crashed & burned on a moonsault as Mercury crawled toward the corner while Hardy was airborne. Mercury signaled for the Snapshot, but of course didn't deliver. Hardy hit a gutbuster for 2 and a Side Effect for 2. Mercury was perched on the top, but Hardy hit the Twist of Fate from that position to clinch it. Brought back memories of Diamond Dallas Page hitting the Diamond Death Cutter back in the day in WCW. King Booker was on commentary, which meant hitting the mute button, because he was rumblin', bumblin', and stumblin' over his words. Queen Sharmell said exactly nothing. Winner: Matt Hardy.

Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, & Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Gregory Helms, Daivari, & Chavo Guerrero. Moore's officially back on Smackdown, and has ditched the nickname, "The Reject", but not his retro-punk 'do. Seems like only yesterday (actually 2 weeks ago) that Daivari beat Helms, but here they are on the same team. I suppose these six were just thrown together in answer to TNA's 6-man match on Impact. Typical 6-man match. Interesting that Scotty wanted to do the W*O*R*M, but the ref sent him back to his corner. Yang hit the moonsault on Daivari to win the match for his side, but neither Moore nor ref Chris Kay wanted to dance with him after. Funny.Winners: Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, & Jimmy Wang Yang.

The insane chairman of WWE, Vince McMahon, makes his way out to talk about his favorite subject du jour, the Battle of the Billionaires. Before the commercial, we were reminded of what happened to Rey Mysterio last week at the hands of Umaga, and Chairman Wackjob seemed to enjoy that a wee bit too much. ECW champion Bobby Lashley comes out and confronts McMahon, who tries to bribe him over to his side. Bobby gives him an emphatic "NO!", which prompts Chairman Wackjob to slap Lashley. Bobby went bug-eyed, and McMahon fled, angry that someone actually had the cajones to say "No!" to him. If people did it more often, he wouldn't be wasting everyone's time. After a break, Chairman Wackjob is approached by Mr. Kennedy, who wants another crack at Lashley. Wish granted, but with stips favoring the challenger. If Lashley is DQd or counted out, he loses the ECW title!

Ashley Massaro vs. Jillian Hall. JBL likened Jillian's attempt at singing to slaughtering a cattle. I guess they can put her with Mike Mizanin. Jillian now comes out to the ring with a headset mic. Michael Cole referred to her as an "American Idol" wannabe, but I don't think the Pussycat Dolls would want her, either, and their reality show debuts on Tuesday. Typical of women's matches of late. Short, not too pretty, but also predictable, considering who was in it. Ashley hit a standing West Coast Pop for a near fall, but won it with an elbow off the middle rope that nearly hit Jillian's right breast. Imagine if an implant broke on impact. Winner: Ashley Massaro.

Chris Benoit vs. MVP vs. Finlay [Money In the Bank Qualifying Match] The leprechaun came out from under the ring and attacked JBL. Cole kept calling him Little Bastard, but Finlay got up in his grill and corrected him. "His name is Hornswoggle", said the fighting Irishman. And so it shall be. They had a tough act to follow after Hardy-Mercury, so of course it ends with a lazy man's finish. MVP & Finlay alternately allied against Benoit and fought each other. How Benoit had to sell the prima donna's lame "Ballin'" elbow drop is beyond me. Then again, the same could've been said of the W*O*R*M or the People's Elbow. Hornswoggle showed up late in the match and detained ref Jim Corderas long enough for Finlay to use the shillelagh on both Benoit & Porter to win the match. Finlay advances to the MITB match for the 2nd straight year. Winner: Finlay. Worth noting is that Cole referenced a Benoit interview that didn't air, at least in my area.

Bobby Lashley vs. Mr. Kennedy [ECW Championship Match] With Kennedy allowed to cheat at will, he removed two top turnbuckle covers before the match even started. Talk about overplaying one's hand. Have to feel sorry for ref Mickey Henson, who had to remind Lashley of the stips. Kennedy used everything but the kitchen sink, it seems, but it didn't work. He hit a chop block once, but the 2nd time he tried it, Lashley dodged it and hit the running powerslam to retain, foiling Chairman Wackjob's plans for the 2nd time this week.Winner: Bobby Lashley.