00:00You dig it, sucker?
00:09Sucker.
00:09Let it be, let it be the Bookman.
00:12Checking out the throne.
00:14Booker T checking out the throne, the robe, the crown, and the scepter.
00:18Will Booker T be King Booker by the end of Judgment Day?
00:30You can feel it, man, you can feel this is big, look at your goosebumps.
00:33King of the ring finals, man.
00:36Booker looks smooth, but I'm here, though.
00:39Confident, smooth.
00:49The following is the king of the way in the tournament final match.
00:54Schedule B.
00:55One more.
00:56Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Sharmel from Houston,
01:01Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds, Booker T.
01:07What a beautiful gown, Sharmel is wearing up, nothing, she looks lovely, really.
01:14Booker advanced to the finals after Kurt Angle forfeited because of an injury by
01:18Mark Henry.
01:19Booker claims he will officially change his name to King Booker if he wins here tonight.
01:25Yeah, well, I said it on Friday night, I'll say it again, I know Booker has been looking
01:28into that.
01:29And then, King Booker's got a good ring to it, but King Lashley does also.
01:33I mean, you know, you gotta, I don't know.
01:40Sharmel, the wife of Booker T, the former Miss Black America.
01:43Look at that smile, look at that smile, look at it.
01:45He's got a new hairstyle too, I think his hair looks beautiful, huh?
01:50I think it's just special for the tournament.
01:52I'll tell you what, if Booker wins the stick tonight, we've never heard the last of King Booker.
02:18He's got a young gun right here.
02:23And from Colorado Springs, Colorado, weighing in at 273 pounds, Bobby Lashley.
02:32The young upstart making an enormous name for himself, looking to be king.
02:35And the question is, is Lashley in the head of Booker T?
02:38We saw what happened two nights ago on SmackDown, when Lashley distracted Booker T,
02:43costing Booker a tag team matchup.
02:46Is Lashley in Booker's head?
02:48I don't know, I don't know, I had a conversation earlier with Booker.
02:52And he was just, you know, I was trying to grind that answer out.
02:55But Booker was just, you know, having fun, and he was very loose.
02:59Lashley didn't want to be bothered with anyone, Lashley's very focused.
03:02This is a gigantic opportunity for this young man with this gigantic upside.
03:07Bobby Lashley seemed real focused earlier today, I don't know if I'm back.
03:10The one thing Lashley has said, he's extremely upset, that Booker basically
03:15overlooked him in this tournament.
03:17Lashley says he's gonna make Booker pay here tonight.
03:20So this is it, the finals in the King of the Ring tournament.
03:23The winner to be crowned King of the Ring.
03:26Here we go, here we go.
03:29And Lashley not gonna take any of it.
03:32And that is a way to kick off the matchup.
03:35Lashley just dropped Booker T, Booker T's not a little man.
03:40He's already trying to maintain some control, he's just getting started.
03:44Booker T, one of the most decorated champions in the history of sports
03:47entertainment, can now add King of the Ring to his list.
03:50Lashley, the amateur star, national champion, member of the army,
03:55claims Booker T overlooking him, wants to make a point here tonight.
03:59And there's the strength of Lashley.
04:01Well, Lashley's made a point, no doubt about that, recently.
04:05And he can make a gigantic point here tonight, Lashley that is, if he gets the win.
04:11Booker T, the veteran.
04:13Oh, Lashley, man, he looks ready to go.
04:24Booker T, Lashley filling each other out.
04:26Final matchup in the King of the Ring Tournament, power and elbow tie up.
04:30Lashley, well, there's Booker, back in Lashley in the corner.
04:32Come on, Booker, ready about, ready about, now, boy.
04:35You're still sticking with Booker T as your pick to win this tournament.
04:41Lashley with the right.
04:43And listen, listen, there's no doubt about it, that Booker, wow, explosive.
04:50There's no doubt about it, that Booker's got the experience on his side here, but
04:53Quickly into the cover, hooks the leg, shoulders down, kick out at two.
04:57But Lashley's got that youth on his side, that explosiveness on his side.
05:03And now, my God, he's on fire, man, Lashley is on fire.
05:06Again, a cover, hooks the leg.
05:08One, two.
05:08I'm gonna kick out my Booker.
05:10Lashley going for covers quick.
05:13Letting Booker know, I wanna win this thing right now, not wasting time.
05:18Lashley said it's his dream to become King of the Ring.
05:22Torquing the arm, the shoulder, right to work on the shoulder of Booker.
05:26As we take a look at the clothes, now watch this impact.
05:29Man, man, the shovels, wow.
05:32Got that Fujiwara arm bar in, Lashley does with that amateur background.
05:37Don't wanna trade holes with Lashley if you're Booker.
05:40Hey, these SmackDown superstars have come to play a Judgment Day, haven't they?
05:44Yeah, but now I'm playing, I get your point, but now I'm playing.
05:48Booker T with a chop.
05:50You know, it's ironic, Booker going for a suplex, Lashley trying to plop.
05:54We haven't seen Booker do that for a standing switch, wow.
05:59Go behind right there, that standing switch, watch out.
06:01Cover, hook of the leg, with authority kick out at two.
06:05You know, it's ironic that this tournament will end with these two in the ring.
06:09Remember how it started, and there's a thumb to the eye by Booker.
06:12Veteran, when general manager, Theodore Long said there'd be a tournament,
06:15Booker T came out to the ring.
06:16Remember, it was flaunting and saying he was gonna be king of the ring.
06:19They were gonna have a celebration for him.
06:21And then Lashley came from out of nowhere and spin Booker in the middle of the ring.
06:25That's how this tournament started, and this is how it's ending.
06:27That was then, this is now.
06:32Booker T now, using his veteran instincts, controlling the younger Lashley.
06:36Oh!
06:37Oh, man.
06:37Oh, wow.
06:39Didn't even affect Lashley.
06:41Exploded out of that corner.
06:44Lashley's stalking his man.
06:45Double leg.
06:47Oh, man.
06:48What's he doing?
06:49Coming in the corner.
06:50Let's go, come on, Lashley, get it out.
06:52It's powerful, man.
06:53He's powerful.
06:53He's so impressive.
06:54Watch out.
06:55But there's the feather.
06:56The feathered Booker T moving out of the way.
06:59Lashley a bit overzealous.
07:01He went shoulder first into the post.
07:04Well, I would say inexperienced, but that's not the case.
07:08I think Booker, you gotta get the credit there.
07:09He got out of your way quick.
07:11Lashley's a very fast competitor.
07:13But Booker just outsmile him.
07:15But this is where Booker T is so dangerous.
07:17He now has the upper hand of the match.
07:20Booker T will pull out all the stops.
07:22Count it, count it, count it.
07:23Four.
07:24Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, we've already seen one count out tonight.
07:27Five.
07:27Referee Chris Kaye at five.
07:29Just looking for a count out here?
07:31Six.
07:31He'd win the tournament.
07:32I know, but what a win.
07:34I guess I'll win.
07:35I don't think Booker T cares how he wins.
07:38Right hands, I should say right feet.
07:40Yeah, sure.
07:41Hands, feet, elbows.
07:43Well, Booker will use them all, hands and feet, in order to pick up a win.
07:46Sharmel likes what she sees.
07:48Go, fuck it up now.
07:49It's her man, it's her husband.
07:52I don't know if she likes what she sees.
07:55Hey.
07:57All right, you got five seconds to break that thing.
08:00I don't mean the arm, I mean the hold.
08:03What do you mean?
08:03What do you mean?
08:03I'm gonna get the five, Booker, you're about it.
08:04Ashley feeling the effects of that steel post.
08:08Go, and Booker T knows he's got, Booker's methodical.
08:12He knows he's got an issue.
08:13He knows the great flexibility of the former five-time WCW champ.
08:17Once Booker gets control, he's gonna keep it.
08:21Booker into the cover, hooks the leg, kick out at two by Lashley.
08:25The winner of this matchup will join a select few who can call themselves king of the ring.
08:31You see, Booker, he's the veteran, looks the veteran, right back to a brawn to the dance,
08:35right back to that arm, that limb.
08:37That's the body part he's been working on and dissecting and sticks to that gameplay.
08:41Some of the men who've won this tournament over the years, Triple H,
08:46Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Edge.
08:52This tournament can make it, this king of the ring tournament can make it.
08:56Those names are just names, are household names in this great industry.
09:00Booker T continues the pressure on the left arm.
09:03Lashley back to his feet.
09:04Guess if he can take out the arm, he can take the Dominator out of Lashley's arm.
09:10Booker T, here we go, Lashley exploding,
09:16knocking Booker T through the air like a spinning top.
09:19Damn near clothesline, Booker almost out of his boots.
09:24Desperation by Pauly Lashley as referee Chris Kaye begins to count, and a count of five.
09:30First man to his feet, could have the upper hand.
09:33Both men are on the vertical base at the same time.
09:35Lashley with a forearm, Booker, forearm by Lashley, he blocked Booker.
09:40Lashley, he's trying to fire up.
09:42Devastating blows.
09:44And Booker T down.
09:45Running back forearm, another one.
09:49That's so quick and powerful, man.
09:52Inverted atomic drop, follows it up with a clothesline.
09:59He's calling for the double, look at this.
10:01Wait a minute.
10:02Sharmel on the eighth, and I was wondering when this was gonna happen.
10:05Referee Chris Kaye got kind of gonna, there's Booker with a kick to the jaw.
10:09In the head, draw the head area there.
10:11Sharmel distracting the referee.
10:13Well, Archer T going for the bookend.
10:16What a belly-to-belly throw.
10:19Textbook belly-to-belly suplex.
10:21How good is Lashley, and how good will he be?
10:25He's setting up for the spin, Sharmel has got his leg.
10:28Come on.
10:29Get the hell out of there.
10:30Watch out, Booker T, capitalized.
10:34That's all it took, that one second.
10:37Get on him, baby, get on him.
10:39You gotta be kidding me.
10:40Behind him, watch out, and that's it.
10:43Booker T is gonna be the king of the ring.
10:46There's two.
10:47He got him.
10:48Lashley's got back.
10:51Man.
10:53Booker T.
10:54Lashley wants it, he's determined.
10:59Booker with a sharp echoing through the arena.
11:03Look at the corner.
11:04Lashley caught him.
11:06Uh-oh, uh-oh.
11:07Look at this.
11:08Running power slam, saved to the British Bulldog.
11:11Here's the cover.
11:12Let him get a kick out at two by Booker T.
11:17Another great match.
11:20This has been some hell of a night at Judgment Day.
11:24I'm telling you.
11:25We still got Colleen, Undertaker, Mysterio, and JBL for the one title to come.
11:32In a body chance, Booker T with a heel kick to the jaw.
11:40The veteran Booker T taking advantage.
11:43Scissor, scissor, catch to the back of the head.
11:45Right in the back of the feet, he got him, this is it.
11:48And that's it.
11:49Booker T gonna be king of the ring.
12:04That's it.
12:05He's gonna be king of the way.
12:07Man, I don't know how the guys get out of this stuff.
12:09No clue.
12:11Booker T, Mr.
12:12Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
12:13Bobby, he's spared him, he spared him.
12:17Here we go.
12:19Leslie's feeling it.
12:21There she is.
12:22Wait a minute.
12:23What the hell?
12:24She's Finley.
12:24What the hell?
12:25The shiwally to the skull.
12:28You gotta be kidding me.
12:30Come on.
12:31Damn, Sharnell distracting the referee.
12:34You gotta be kidding me.
12:36Finley?
12:37What the hell?
12:37No way, not this way.
12:40My God.
12:41Booker T into the cover.
12:46Damn it.
12:49Wow.
12:51Here's your winner, and the king of the ring, Booker T.
12:59This is not good.
13:00We are not gonna hear the end of this.
13:03What do you mean it's King Booker time?
13:04Maybe that's King Booker.
13:06I'll tell you one thing, Booker's court jester, Finley came out of nowhere,
13:11and clucked lastly with a damn show literally.
13:13That's why Booker won the damn thing.
13:15You said it.
13:16That wasn't right.
13:17Look at the smile of King Booker, the 2006 king of the ring.
13:23Man, that's huge.
13:24This is Lashley.
13:26Watch the spear.
13:28Lashley going for the victory here.
13:31Sharnell distracted the ref.
13:32Watch Finley.
13:34My God, that's so lame.
13:36I don't care who the hell you are.
13:37There ain't no way you'll wake it up or not.
13:40Man.
13:41No King Booker.
13:42Well, remember, it was Finley who lost to Lashley in the semifinals in this tournament.
13:47And you all, lastly, fell by the shillelagh again, but there he is, King Booker.
13:54King Booker.
13:55All his subjects bow down to the King of the Hand.
14:00King Booker.
14:00This is gonna be an absolute nightmare.
14:02This is gonna be a nightmare.
14:03I don't wanna point out that I didn't make this.
14:06Congratulations.
14:07Check this out.
14:08Why don't you join his court?
14:09No, no, check this out.
14:10Watch, watch.
14:12Man, what a great history.
14:15What do you mean?
14:15Hey, this is history right now.
14:17You're witnessing history.
14:21The King.
14:23Look at Booker, look at Booker, look at Booker.
14:25He's all proud.
14:26He's all proud.
14:27He's the king.
14:28Of course he should be proud.
14:29Yeah, he's the king.
14:30He's the king.
14:31Put on the crowd, wave to your subjects, Booker.
14:34She's got the crowd.
14:35Look, Shawnelle's got the crowd.
14:36Watch this, watch.
14:37King's gonna be crowned.
14:38King's gonna be crowned.
14:39King is gonna be crowned.
14:40There it is.
14:43Hell, King Booker.
14:45It's official call, the king of the throne.
14:47My God.
14:48What the hell, Ashley?
14:49Lashley just threw Booker through the throne.
14:53My God.
14:56The king.
14:58A short reign to the king.
15:00Baby.
15:01Can't do that to the king.
15:03Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
15:11Baby, no, baby, baby, baby, baby.
15:20Come on, baby, stay with me, stay with me.
15:22God.
15:23Baby.
15:24We got the ass.
15:25Okay, okay, wait, baby.
15:30Come on, baby.
15:31Baby, help me.
15:33Help me.
15:34It's okay now.
15:34Baby.
15:37Come on.
15:39Get my robe.
15:40Get my robe, baby.
15:46Get on, baby.
15:48Show me back.
15:50Show me back.
15:52Let me show you.
