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LionDen
03-10-2007, 06:22 AM
A pretty busy weekend for WWE as we get closer to Wrestlemania, with Raw in the midst of an international tour and Smackdown/ECW holding three events in one day on Saturday.

The Raw crew is in the middle of their tour right now, and have an event tonight, March 9th, in Panama City, Panama at the Figali Convention Center. The crew then has an event on Saturday, March 10th in Guatemala City, Guatemala at Domo Polideportivo which will be the first WWE event ever in that country. It should be pointed out that WWE.com has Matt Hardy listed for these events along with the usual roster of Raw stars.

The Raw crew then has Sunday off before Raw broadcasts on Monday, March 12th from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC with appearances by Steve Austin and Donald Trump for the official "Battle Of The Billionaires" contract signing, as well as a three way match with Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair vs. Carlito to determine the final Money In The Bank competitor at Wrestlemania.

Smackdown and ECW kick things off with a very busy Saturday, as most of the crew have back-to-back house shows in Lowell, Massachusetts, while some of the wrestlers will be at a third event in Liberty, New York. This is followed by house shows on Sunday and Monday before television on Tuesday.

Smackdown and ECW run at the Lowell Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts at 3pm with the following advertised lineup:
- World Champion Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy.
- The Undertaker vs. Fit Finlay.
- Tommy Dreamer & Sabu vs. Marcus Cor Von & Elijah Burke.
- Chavo Guerrero, Theodore R. Long, Ashley, William Regal, Dave Taylor, Sandman, Balls Mahoney and Matt Striker are also listed as appearing.

Immediately after, Smackdown and ECW run again at the Lowell Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts at 7:30pm with the following advertised lineup, which includes the first time I can recall Batista and Undertaker wrestling in a match against each other:
- World Champion Batista vs. The Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Fit Finlay in a Fatal Four Way match.
- Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero vs. Scotty 2 Hotty.
- Tommy Dreamer & Sabu vs. Marcus Cor Von & Elijah Burke.
- Theodore R. Long, Ashley, William Regal, Dave Taylor, Sandman, Balls Mahoney and Matt Striker are also listed as appearing.

There will also be a special fundraiser show at Liberty Central High School in Liberty, New York on Saturday, March 10th at 7:30pm, to raise money for firefighters in the area. Chris Benoit, Hardcore Holly, Joey Mercury, Kelly Kelly, MVP, Snitsky and Jamie Noble are listed as appearing on that show.

Smackdown and ECW then run at the MassMutual Center on Sunday, March 11th in Springfield, Massachusetts at 5:00pm with the following advertised lineup:
- World Champion Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy.
- The Undertaker vs. Fit Finlay.
- ECW Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Snitsky.
- Chris Benoit, Chavo Guerrero, Teddy Long, MVP, Sandman, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, Marcus Cor Von and Elijah Burke are also listed as appearing.

The combined crew then runs a show on Monday, March 12th at Farrell Hall at SUNY Delhi in Delhi, New York.

Smackdown tapes and ECW broadcasts television on Tueday, March 13th at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.

Source: PWInsider.com