WWE SmackDown

Season 6, Episode 31

Episode Title: SmackDown 259

Air Date: 2004-07-29

Overview:

After being named the new General Manager of SmackDown, Theodore Long announces that John Cena, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, and others will compete for the vacant United States Championship in an Eight-Man Elimination Match. While Eddie Guerrero lives up to his motto of "Lie, Cheat, and Steal", Kurt Angle finds out that this way of life can be messy.