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4/28 Friday Night SmackDown! Recap

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U.S. Title: Champ JBL vs William Regal - JBL insults the crowd and England until Regal comes out to defend his country. Regal is dressed normal again so the stipulation of having to wear whatever Burchill wants appears to be over. A few minutes into the match Regal starts to bleed from his ear. Regal gets control of the match for a few minutes but eventually falls to the clothesline from hell. Winner: JBL

- Kristal interviews Booker T & Sharmell about his upcoming King of the Ring match with Kurt Angle. They are interrupted by Gunner Scott. Booker says he’ll fight him anytime but tonight because he has a chest cold. Booker says that he’ll find Gunner an opponent for tonight.

- A vignette for Tatanka is shown. Starting next week he will be doing an initiation so he can be known as Buffalo. Over a decade ago, Simon Cowell (yes, the guy from American Idol) produced an album and the back up singers predicted this moment. All they say is Tatanka..Buffalo.

Brian Kendrick, Paul London, & Super Crazy vs Tag Team Champs MNM & Cruiserweight Champ Gregory Helms – MNM has lost to the combination of London & Kendrick for the past 3 weeks in a variety of matches. London pinned Helms to make it four straight over MNM. Winners: Kendrick, London, & Super Crazy

- In the back, Melina and Jillian Hall get into a fight that involves the use of cosmetic products.

King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match 3: Lashley vs Mark Henry - After Henry reversed the dominator attempt, he accidentally stumbled over the top rope and his head hit the announce table. After being counted out, Mark then attacked Lashley and splashed him against the ring post. Lashley will face the winner of next week’s Finlay vs Chris Benoit match. Winner: Lashley by count out

Finlay vs Gunner Scott – Before the match, Booker T & Sharmell come to the ring where they announce Finlay will be facing Gunner tonight. When the ref was distracted, Booker T attacked Gunner which allowed Finlay to get the win. After the match, Booker & Finlay beat down Gunner Scott until Chris Benoit came from the back to make the save. Winner: Finlay

- The Great Kahli & Daivari enter the ring where Daivari announces that they have broken the spirit of The Undertaker and that he will never return to the ring again.

World Title: Champ Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle – Kurt dominates the beginning of the match and the show goes to break with Angle suplexing Rey out of the ring. The momentum changes when Rey escapes an Angle Slam and an ankle lock attempt. For the next few minutes the match picks up and both men score near pin fall victories. Rey hit the 619 but when he tried to follow it up with the west coast pop, Angle reversed it into the ankle lock. From out of nowhere, Mark Henry enters the ring and beat up both men,. After quickly disposing of Mysterio, Henry set his sights on Angle. His brutal assault ended when he delivered a splash from off the ring apron through a table on the floor that Angle was placed on. Winner: No Contest

Match Results:

    - U.S. Title: Champ JBL beat William Regal
    - Paul London, Brian Kendrick, & Super Crazy beat MNM & Gregory Helms
    - King of the Ring: Lashley beat Mark Henry by count out
    - Finlay beat Gunner Scott
    - World Title: Champ Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle fought to a no contest

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