January 27 , 2006 Smackdown results The January 27 , 2006 edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took take place on January 24 , 2006 at the BI - LO Center in Greenville , South Carolina . Summary . Kurt Angle powered through a " Champion vs . Champions " Handicap match against MNM , but Henry powered out of Angle ' s finishers following the SmackDown match . The WWE Tag Team Champions used teamwork and Melina ' s devious tactics to take the upper hand in the Handicap match , but not even a Joey Mercury uppercut with a roll of quarters could keep Angle down . After kicking out , the Olympic gold medalist delivered a belly - to - belly suplex sending Johnny Nitro over the top rope and to the floor . Then , Angle grabbed Mercury and cinched in the ankle lock . With an intense look on his face , Kurt twisted Mercury ' s leg until he had no choice but to tap . Immediately afterward , # 1 Contender Mark Henry stormed the ring with Daivari at his side . Angle attacked and hit an Angle Slam , but Henry remarkably recovered . Angle then followed with an ankle lock , but Henry pushed up and propelled Kurt out of the ring with a fierce mule kick . Angle stared at his own hands outside the ring , shocked that Henry was able to force his way out of Angle ' s most - important hold . Earlier , Henry cemented his status as # 1 Contender by again defeateding Rey Mysterio . The fleet Mysterio had a game plan to chop down his large opponent , but it proved to only be a matter of time before Henry again blasted Mysterio with " The World ' s Strongest Slam . " Also on a blockbuster edition of SmackDown , Chris Benoit faced Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred , One Fall to a Finish Match . This contest was filled with legal foreign objects as well as a multitude of wrestling holds from both Superstars . The tide turned when The Rabid Wolverine attempted a diving headbutt — only to have Orton meet him in mid - air with a trash can lid . Orton then stalked Benoit looking for the RKO , but Benoit pushed " The Legend Killer " away and connected with his own trash can shot . Orton went down , and Benoit locked in the Crippler Crossface in the center of the ring . After a valiant fight , Orton tapped , sending Benoit into the Royal Rumble Match with a wealth of momentum . The Boogeyman got inside JBL ' s head one more time before their match in the Royal Rumble . JBL had just hit the Clothesline from Hell on Scotty 2 Hotty when the arena went blood red , smoke rose from the ring ' s four corners and worms rained from the sky as The Boogeyman ' s music played . JBL looked on in horror as The Boogeyman emerged , frightening JBL into the mass of live , squirming worms . JBL thrashed as worms covered his body before finally escaping . Then , The Boogeyman ate two heaping handfuls of worms from off the ring mat . In addition , the Mexicools qualified for the Royal Rumble Match by winning a Triple - Threat Tag Team Match against The Dicks and the team of Nunzio & Vito . And Funaki technically beat the fighting Finlay after the referee reversed his decision . Finlay wouldn ' t stop his assault on Funaki after winning in impressive fashion , forcing the referee to change his ruling .