An injured Batista was forced to surrender the World Heavyweight title at the SmackDown tapings due to his injury. Later in the night Theodore Long ordered a Battle Royal to determine the new champion. Kurt Angle entered the battle royal and eliminated Mark Henry to win the title.
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Last week, Mark Henry made a shocking return to SmackDown and decimated the World Heavyweight Champion. Attacking him from behind, Henry hoisted Batista up with ease and sent him crashing to the mat with the World’s Strongest Slam. The attack cost Batista & Rey Mysterio the WWE Tag Team Championship. Batista & Mysterio will get a rematch with MNM this week, this time inside a Steel Cage. Can Rey & The Animal regain the gold, and what role if any will Mark Henry play? To make matters even worse for the World Heavyweight Champion, Melina is suing Batista for sexual harassment. How will the Animal react to all of the controversy?
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