MANIA PREVIEW

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March 14, 2008 Chicago, IL

source: WWE.com - Fans at the Allstate Arena got a taste of the intensity to come in just 16 days at WrestleMania XXIV as the SmackDown Superstars collided in the ring, on the unforgiving concrete arena floor, and within a 15-foot-high steel cage. There is no doubt, The Granddaddy of Them All is near.

Tag Match.

Kane & Jamie Noble – who was still nursing injured ribs, courtesy of a Big Show beating last week on SmackDown - squared off against Chuck Palumbo & The Great Khali. Taking advantage of his most vulnerable opponent, Khali slammed Noble to the mat and got the easy pinfall while Kane laid a beating on Palumbo outside the ring.

The match offered a preview of what is to come at WrestleMania, as all four Superstars will be part of a special 24-Man Battle Royal, featuring members of Raw, ECW and SmackDown. The winner of the over-the-top rope encounter will receive an ECW Title Match that same night against ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero.