WWE News: Big Smackdown Planned, SNL Canceled, and WWE’s Australian Tour

– WWE is planning a stacked edition of Smackdown this week. They have announced the following: The Undertaker vs. Great Khali, Rey Mysterio vs. Finlay, MVP and Matt Hardy defend the tag team titles and CM Punk in action.

– This weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live, which the Rock was to host, has been canceled due to the Writer’s Guild Strike.

– WWE sent out the following Press Release:

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA

STAMFORD, Conn. 2007 —WWE RAW® and Dainty Consolidated Entertainment present “RAW Survivor Series Tour”™ this November in Australia. The tour kicks off at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane on Thursday, November 8. The Superstars make their way to Sydney on Friday, November 9, at the Acer Arena. The tour concludes in Melbourne at the Rob Laver Arena on November 10.

BRISBANE CARD

2nd Annual Brisbane Cup
15 Man Over The Top Battle Royal
Winner Faces Randy Orton That Night for the WWE CHAMPIONSHIP!!
Featuring:
Triple H
Jeff Hardy
Mr. Kennedy
Umaga
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
Cody Rhodes
Hardcore Holly
Val Venis
The World’s Greatest Tag Team
DH Smith
Snitsky
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
The Highlanders

Also Appearing: Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall and William Regal.
(Card subject to change)

SYDNEY CARD

***WWE Championship Match***
Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton

***Street Fight***
Triple H vs. Umaga

And all of your favorite RAW Superstars including:
Mr. Kennedy
Snitsky
William Regal
The Highlanders
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
Val Venis
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
World’s Greatest Tag Team
Cody Rhodes
Hardcore Holly
DH Smith
Beth Phoenix
Mickie James
Jillian Hall
(Card subject to change)

MELBOURNE CARD

***RAW Tag Team Match***
Triple H & Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton & Umaga

***World Tag Team Championship Match***
Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch

And all of your favorite RAW Superstars including:
Mr. Kennedy
Val Venis
Snitsky
William Regal
The World’s Greatest Tag Team
The Highlanders
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
DH Smith
Mickie James
Beth Phoenix
Jillian Hall
(Card subject to change)