A near sell-out crowd, much like Charlotte the night before. Only scattered open seats from what I saw.

Dark Match: William Regal pinned David Flair with a running knee to the head

Velocity:

The Gymini (w/ Simon Dean) defeated Jason Jones & ? Moore when Moore was pinned; after the bout, the Gymini hit the Cross Trainer on Jones

Bobby Lashley pinned Brad Attitude with the Dominator

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kid Kash & Jamie Noble defeated Paul London & Brian Kendrick when Kendrick submitted to Nobles dragon sleeper

- Good match with some nice high spots to the floor. Kash was very over as a heel.

Smackdown:

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Mark Henry (w/ Daivari)

- Rey started the show off with an in-ring promo in which he said he knew he was the underdog in this rematch and in the upcoming Royal Rumble. And while he admitted to being small in nature, he said he has a big heart. He dedicated his performance and win in the Royal Rumble to Eddie Guerrero. Rey wore Eddies shirt to the ring and there were a lot of Eddie chants during the promo. As far as the match, it was very fast paced with Rey dominating, using a hit-and-run offense which kept Henry off guard. Henry eventually caught Rey and hit the powerslam for the win. Daivari did guest commentary for the match. After the bout, two referees helped Rey from the ring.

Randy Orton, Booker T, and Sharmell were shown backstage in which Booker offered to pay Randy back his favor by interfering in his upcoming match with Chris Benoit. Orton declined the offer, saying he could beat Benoit on his own, but said he might cash in the favor at the Royal Rumble, especially if Booker and Orton are the last two in the ring. Orton walked off and Booker and Sharmell did not look pleased with that idea.

Footage from last weekends Smackdown tour of Mexico was shown, specifically of Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio Jr., and El Hijo del Santo in the ring paying tribute to Eddie Guerrero.

Super Crazy & Psychosis vs. James & Chad vs. Nunzio & Vito (Royal Rumble Qualifying Match)

- Crazy pinned Nunzio after a wheelbarrow-facebuster double team.

The Rob Van Dam Royal Rumble vignette was shown.

A Royal Rumble Flashback recapped Chris Benoits victory in 2004, a perfect lead-in to &

Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton (No Holds Barred, Falls Count Anywhere)