WWE breaks new ground with the pilot episode of SmackDown! Shane McMahon plots a sinister merger to form The Corporate Ministry. WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin & The Rock are forced to team up against Triple H & Undertaker. Dissension brews in the remnants of DX as the New Age Outlaws challenge X-Pac & Kane for the Tag Team Championship.

Tag Team Champions The Rock & Mankind battle The Big Show & Undertaker in a Buried Alive Match. HHH defends the WWE Championship against Kane. The Hardcore Championship is on the line when the British Bulldog faces the Big Boss Man. Stephanie McMahon and Test have a big announcement regarding their wedding that Shane McMahon might not like.

The Rock serves as the special guest referee when The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith faces Triple H for the WWE Championship. Edge & Christian compete against The Hardy Boyz in the first match of the Terri Invitational Tournament. Road Dogg battles Chris Jericho in a Dogg Pound Match and much more.

The rivalry between D-Generation X and the McMahon Family gets personal. Two Championship Matches take place as the Big Show puts the WWE Championship on the Line against Hardcore Holly. The New Age Outlaws defend the Tag Team Championships against the Hardy Boyz. Plus exclusive footage from Al Snow and Mankind's Vegas vacation.

WWE Champion Big Show takes on D-Generation X in a handicap match. Kane goes one on one against The Rock. Test faces the challenge of Prince Albert and Big Boss Man. The McMahon-Helmsley regime starts to gain power. Jeff Hardy faces Al Snow. Faarooq takes on Bubba Ray Dudley in singles action and more.

X-Pac & Triple H battle the Big Show & The Rock. The McMahon-Helmsley regime have a special message for D-Generation X. Bradshaw faces The New Age Outlaws in a No Disqualification Handicap Match. Triple H issues a challenge to Mankind. Too Cool and Rikishi face Crash Holly, Hardcore Holly & Al Snow.

Emotions reach a fever pitch as Cactus Jack and Triple H engage in a wild brawl. Kane, Big Show, and The Rock go to war in a Triple Threat, Royal Rumble style Elimination match. Edge goes one-on-one with Gangrel. The Hardy Boyz face The Dudley Boyz in tag team action. Rikishi, Too Cool, Chris Jericho, and more.

The Rock goes one on one with Rikishi in the main event. Cactus Jack has a special message for Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. The Dudley Boyz face Edge & Christian in tag team action. Two monsters collide when Kane faces Big Show. Too Cool battles The Godfather & D-LO Brown. Tazz takes on the Mean Street Posse in a handicap match.