Smackdown Preview 02.05.10

Tonight's edition of Smackdown will feature the much-anticipated return of the Rated-R Superstar to the show. On this past Sunday, Edge made a dramatic return to the wrestling ring when he entered the Royal Rumble at #29. From there he eliminated his former tag partner, the always cocky Chris Jericho, and then moments later eliminated John Cena to become the 2010 Royal Rumble winner. With those eliminations, Edge earned himself a main event spot at Wrestlemania 26. When he appeared on Raw this past week, Edge discussed his options of challenging Sheamus or Undertaker for their titles. Edge also suggested he might wait for the Elimination Chamber PPV to see who the current champs are. On Raw, the WWE Champion Sheamus came to the ring to try to intimidate Edge, but it was to no avail. Sheamus ended up being speared down and left down on the mat, showing that Edge is ready for the fight. On tonight's Smackdown he will host the Cutting Edge in the ring with special guest, the Undertaker. How will things play out between Edge and the World Heavyweight champion?

At Sunday's Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio unfortunately failed in his attempt to defeat the Undertaker. While Rey lost cleanly, it was definitely a disappointing loss for the master of the 619. Now it appears that Rey may have another shot at the title, but only if he's added to the Elimination Chamber match for the title. On Raw, a series of matches were held in order to determine the 5 challengers for the WWE Title Elimination Chamber. John Cena, Randy Orton, Ted Dibiase, Triple H and Kofi Kingston have all qualified for the Raw match. Will Smackdown determine its Chamber competitors in a similar way? Who will qualify for the World Heavyweight chamber match?

And finally, with this Sunday's Rumble there were plenty of surprises during the event. The Glamazon Beth Phoenix was part of the Rumble match and eliminated the biggest man in the match, the Great Khali. CM Punk was on a roll in the match as he eliminated several superstars, only to be eliminated by Triple H. In the WWE Womens Title match, Mickie James finally achieved her goals of winning back the title and shutting up the insulting Michelle McCool. There will be plenty of fallout from the big Pay-Per-View! What new feuds will develop as a result of the event?

Catch Smackdown tonight on MyNetwork TV at 8PM EST!