Backstage interview with Mark Henry. Henry doesn't care how many Guerrero's support Mysterio. Those fools don't understand what it's like to walk in the footsteps of Mark Henry. They don't know what it's like the pressure being the world's most strongest man. Henry asks interviewer if she's ever heard ribs break before. He says he has, and he's felt the human body become a sack of jelly. Tonight he's going to take out Mysterio and he doesn't care what the Guerrero's think. He says Chris Benoit felt it, Kurt Angle felt it, last week Chavo Guerrero felt it, and tonight Mysterio will feel it - cracked ribs. The two battle for the World title later tonight.
William Regal is out at the entrance ramp. He introduces the audience to "King Booker" (Booker T). Booker T does a big drawn out entrance. Regal is trying to get the crowd to chant "All Hail Booker!" They had a red chair set up in the middle of the ring for Booker T. After a big long build up for him, he sits in the chair. Bobby Lashley's music hits and their rematch from last week is underway.
Match goes back and forth. Fit Finlay came out to ringside, messing with Lashley. End of the match came when Finlay entered the ring while Regal distracted the ref. Finlay tried using a chair on Lashley, Lashley stole the chair and blasted Regal with the chair. The referee turned around and called a DQ. Booker T wins the match. Lashley then laid everyone out with a chair.
Next match was Funaki and Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was doing his usual stuff on the mic. Kennedy beat him with his finisher for the 1-2-3.
Ryan Clark wants me to make note of beer prices being $5 a cup. So he's getting drunk and broke at the same time. He says the show has been a good wrestling show without much vignettes and promos.
The RAW rebound airs.
Backstage we're with Booker T and Sharmell. Booker claims he's never going in the ring with Bobby Lashley again. He said he's already beaten him enough. Teddy Long comes in and informs Booker that he'll be facing Bobby Lashley again next week on SmackDown! in a steel cage match.
Mark Henry and Rey Mysterio are shown backstage making their walks to the ring for their World title main event, which is up next.
The match went pretty long, back and forth. At the end Chavo Guerrero pulled the fake chair shot routine used a lot by the late Eddie Guerrero. Rey Mysterio wins via DQ to retain the World title.
That concludes the SmackDown! tapings for this week. Check out the show this Friday.
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