On the November 29 edition of SmackDown , General Manager Vickie Guerrero announced a Beat the Clock Sprint tournament , where the one of the three competitors ( Triple H , Hardy , and Kozlov ) would face Edge at Armageddon for the WWE Championship . SmackDown General Manager , Vickie Guerrero announced on the November 28 , 2008 episode of SmackDown that Triple H , Hardy , and Vladimir Kozlov would compete in a `` Beat the Clock '' challenge to gain the opportunity to face Edge at Armageddon for the title .