Smackdown Preview 04.15.10

Last week's Smackdown main event was set up to determine who would be the #1 Contender for new World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger at Extreme Rules. In a contest between former champs, Edge and Chris Jericho did battle in an intense matchup. The match ultimately spilled out of the ring, into the crowd and didn't stop even when the referee's ten count came. Due to the double countout, no true #1 Contender was determined, and on Raw, special guest host David Hasselhoff announced that Randy Orton would be facing Swagger at Extreme Rules. With the title match figured out, Jericho and Edge still seem to have unfinished business. Will these two have a rematch set up on Smackdown? What's next for this feud?

Last week also saw CM Punk and StraightEdge Society try to induct WWE NXT rookie Darren Young into their group. To do so, Punk required that Young pledge himself to Punk as his savior, and then allow him to ceremoniously shave Young's head. Young was in the chair and seemed ready to become the newest SES member, but then changed his mind. When Punk got in his face, Young shoved him down, but was then pummeled by Luke Gallows. Punk prepared to shave Young's hair anyways, but Rey Mysterio came to the rescue and broke things up. Young redeemed himself with Punk on NXT by defeating Luke Gallows in the main event match. At the conclusion of the match it seemed Punk was not pleased with Gallows and left him behind. Now tonight on Smackdown, Rey Mysterio will team up with the Hart Dynasty to face Darren Young, CM Punk and Luke Gallows. Who will be victorious in this huge tag team battle?

Also on Smackdown, Jack Swagger now knows of his competitor for Extreme Rules 2010. The new World Heavyweight Champion will have his work cut out for him as he must defend against The Viper, Randy Orton. Orton has defeated Swagger on two straight occasions with pinfall victories after RKO's. However, in Orton's recent Raw match against The Animal Batista, we saw Swagger interrupt the match right when Orton had the win in hand. Swagger delivered a Gutwrench Powerbomb to leave his future Extreme Rules opponent laying on the mat. Will Orton have a message for Swagger on Smackdown, or make an appearance on the show?

Check out tonight's Smackdown at 8PM EST on MyNetworkTV!