January 13 , 2006 Smackdown results The January 13 , 2006 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took take place on January 10 , 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Summary . One of the most historic and chaotic weeks in WWE history culminated with RAW ' s Kurt Angle winning the World Heavyweight Championship on SmackDown . An emotional Batista began the night addressing an equally emotional crowd in Philadelphia . He handed the World Heavyweight Championship to General Manager Theodore Long and explained that he will be sidelined indefinitely because of a severe triceps injury suffered at the hands of Mark Henry . True to the way he reigned as world champion , Batista said he had to " do the right thing " and relinquish the title since he ' d be unable to defend it in the ring . Many of the fans in attendance shouted out begging him to reconsider ; some Batista supporters were openly weeping in the highly charged atmosphere . But attention quickly shifted to the night ' s main event when Mr . Long announced that a new World Heavyweight Champion would be declared that night in a 20 - man , over - the - top Battle Royal . Participants ranged from the fleet Rey Mysterio to the massive Mark Henry to the powerhouse Lashley to the longest - reigning WWE Champion in SmackDown history , JBL . Chris Benoit and Randy Orton were not eligible because they ' d instead battle in the final match of the best - of - seven series for the United States Championship . But with 19 of the 20 combatants in the ring , the Olympic gold medalist from RAW shocked everyone by emerging as the final Battle Royal entrant . Ultimately , the match came down to Angle and Henry as the final two Superstars . Despite absorbing an Angle Slam , Henry bounced back and twice crushed Kurt into the corner with an avalanche . Angle somehow responded with a German Suplex to the gargantuan Henry . Angle later managed an innovative head scissors from a hurricanrana position — twisting and leveraging Henry over the top rope . As Henry ' s weight shifted , both men crashed toward the floor . " The World ' s Strongest Man " hit the floor first , while only one of Kurt ' s feet ever touched the ground . As a result , the intense Kurt Angle was declared new World Heavyweight Champion , and he held the belt high for all to see . It was the first time in history that a Battle Royal had determined the World Heavyweight Championship . If that weren ' t enough , a new United States Champion was also crowned in unprecedented fashion . Thanks to an illegal cheap shot , best - of - seven replacement Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit in Match No . 7 . In doing so , Booker T was credited with a 4 - 3 series victory and the United States Championship . It was the first - ever time that a substitute has won the United States Championship for someone else . After the match , Orton reminded Booker T that he owed " The Legend Killer " one . In addition , the legendary " Rowdy One " hosted Piper ' s Pit . JBL and Jillian Hall crashed the show as guests . But when Piper had heard enough , he called out his originally planned visitor : The Boogeyman . A shaken JBL sacrificed Jillian and bailed from the ring . Then , The Boogeyman did the unthinkable : He ate the hideous growth off Jillian ' s face .