We open with Teddy Long, who announces that Batista will have his rematch vs. Undertaker for the World title. It'll be a Last Man Standing match at Backlash. Now, with apologies to Staples, that was easy.

Mr. Kennedy vs. Finlay & Hornswoggle. Kennedy's had time to think this out, and decides to man up and apologize for what he did at Wrestlemania to Hornswoggle. Finlay accepts, but warns Kennedy about attacking the leprechaun again. Aside from 'Swoggle sticking his arm out to greet Finlay, we don't see him at all. Kennedy got a face reaction, but got the heel heat back by making the apology and having the match cancelled. Long comes back out and puts the two together as a tag team for later-----vs. Batista & Undertaker. Winner: None. There was no match.
Amazingly, JBL didn't make any correlation between Kennedy's apology and that of disgraced radio personality Don Imus. Had this been on Raw, Jerry Lawler would've said something.

Backstage, Michelle McCool is being having her outfit adjusted when she hears a commotion. Michelle rushes into the women's locker room to find Jillian Hall attacking Ashley Massaro, all because she won't be appearing in Timbaland's music video. Paul London & Brian Kendrick have heard the commotion, too, and are checking on their manager. Well, they needed another face diva on Smackdown, and Michelle is it, it seems, even though she was on the heel side two weeks ago in a tag match.

Paul London & Brian Kendrick (w/o Ashley) vs. Deuce & Domino (w/Cherry)(WWE tag titles). Return match from No Way Out. Pretty evenly paced contest, back and forth from the get-go. The challengers did all they could do to ground Kendrick and isolate him, but never considered putting him away. He makes the hot tag to London, and the pace quickens. Deuce, however, makes a critical tactical error. Domino has London set up for the Crack in the Mouth, the running kick to the head, but ref Mickey Henson is trying to get Deuce, the illegal man, out of the ring. Deuce ignores the 5 count and hits the Crack anyway. Henson calls for the bell. Deuce & Domino are hot. Cherry shows no emotion, but that's another story. Winners: Paul London & Brian Kendrick via DQ.Back from break, Teddy is telling Kristal about a special surprise he has lined up for her next week while they're in Italy for the 400th episode of Smackdown. I hope it's not what I think it is, but Teddy's making hints in that direction. Deuce & Domino & Cherry burst in. Teddy scolds them for ignoring the ref's count and advises that they abide by the rules. Hmmm.

Chris Benoit vs. Montel V. Porter (non-title). Return from Wrestlemania, and the best match on the show. What we're seeing here, folks, is the maturation of Montel Porter. Yes, they've booked him backwards since coming in, and his gimmick has all the shelf life of a sheet of onionskin paper, but the man can go. They needed this kid to step up big time, and he hit a home run. Benoit hit the rolling Germans, and set up for the headbutt off the top, but Porter wasn't about to fall victim to that twice in a row, and got out of Dodge. Porter rolled up Benoit and grabbed the ropes---needlessly, of course---to get the win back, setting up a rematch for the US title, either next week or at Backlash. Winner: MVP.
Post-match, Porter is interviewed by Kristal, and ruins the moment. The match was great up until the lame, stale finish.

Kane vs. Daivari. Daivari has shaved his head since we saw him last. Now, what could've possessed him to do that? Here's another question. How do you say, "total squash" in Farsi? Because that's what this is. Winner: Kane.
Post-match, William Regal & David Taylor, who were soundly thrashed by Kane last week, come seeking a receipt in the form of an ambush. They couldn't put Big Red down, so they flee. I think the British Bruisers will be getting a visit from the Brothers of Destruction real soon.

We're told that King Booker suffered a neck injury (worked), and had surgery on that as well as knee & elbow injuries and is "out indefinitely". We can say goodbye to the King gimmick, thanks to the Undertaker.

Undertaker & Batista vs. Finlay & Mr. Kennedy. It seems they're reluctant to pull the trigger and turn Batista full heel. He & Taker swapped blind tags throughout the match. When the heels had the upper hand, Batista was the face in peril. Hornswoggle never got involved at all. Batista had the last blind tag after a chokeslam by Undertaker to Kennedy. As Taker is busy with Finlay, Batista finishes off "Mr. Money in the Bank" with the Batista Bomb. Winners: Undertaker & Batista.