Friday Night Smackdown!
Moline, Illinois
November 10, 2006
Batista bites back
By Noah Starr
November 10, 2006
Fresh off his controversial victory at Cyber Sunday, King Booker -- the newly
crowned Champion of Champions -- kicked off SmackDown from the Nationwide Arena
in Columbus, Ohio.
The King’s revelry had just gotten underway when he was interrupted by SmackDown
General Manager Theodore Long. After praising the King’s victory and the honor
he brought SmackDown, Long informed the King that Batista would be granted a
World Championship Title opportunity at Survivor Series as thanks for
safeguarding the King last week. King Booker was enraged, but Long quickly put
his fears to rest: “Now you may be the Champion of Champions, but at Survivor
Series you may no longer be the World Champion. Right now you, King Booker are
going to put that world title on the line. Your opponent is Bobby Lashley!” At
the end of a brutal match-up between the two titans, Queen Sharmell interfered
to help the King pin the powerful Lashley and retain his title. In less than
three weeks, Survivor Series will pit the mighty King against his former
one-night protector, Batista.
The main event saw Batista take on Finlay, the very man who has consistently
prevented the Animal from winning back the World Heavyweight Championship. As
the heated rivalry between the two brawlers continued, the Man Who Loves to
Fight relentlessly targeted Batista’s injured knee. Despite interference from
King Booker and a shillelagh-wielding Little Bastard, Batista finished Finlay
off with a powerful spine-buster to claim the win. With Batista and King Booker
both conquering formidable opponents this week, their meeting at Survivor Series
is sure to be nothing short of explosive.
Mr. Kennedy, the self-proclaimed “future of sports-entertainment” boldly called
out Undertaker to find out if the Deadman would accept his Survivor Series
challenge. In a startling show of aggression, the brazen Kennedy dared to
blindside Undertaker with a steel microphone leaving him bloodied and beaten.
Although there are many mysteries surrounding the Phenom, the fate of the rare
few who have dared to rise up against him has been shockingly clear.
In other SmackDown action, Matt Hardy teamed with Jimmy Wang Yang to defeat
Gregory Helms and Sylvan. The Current United States Champion Chris Benoit
defeated K.C. James in a non-title match, and the Boogeyman crawled out of the
Bottomless Pit to a quick win over T.J. Dalton.
Matches
Batista def. Finlay
Matt Hardy & Jimmy Wang Yang def. Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms & Sylvan
World Heavyweight Champion King Booker def. Bobby Lashley
The Boogeyman def. T.J. Dalton
United States Champion Chris Benoit def. K.C. James