Judgment Day (2006) - Aftermath

Aftermath

On the following edititon of SmackDown!, the King of the Ring coronation ceremony took place. Booker T, was crowned by William Regal, and he became known as King Booker. Booker also announced his wife, Sharmell as his Queen. Booker eventually built up a Court, with "Sir William Regal" and "Sir Finlay" joining. Booker also continued his feud with Bobby Lashley, until they finally had their blow-off match inside a steel cage. Booker went on to become the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, while Finlay and Regal continued the Court's feud with Lashley.

WWE also announced the return of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), as a brand. Paul Heyman was in charge, and given to draft picks to bolster his roster. His only SmackDown! pick was Kurt Angle, who wrestled his last match on SmackDown! on June 2. Angle went on to wrestle the returning Randy Orton at ECW One Night Stand, after storyline breaking his ankle in April. Orton tapped out to lose the match.

On the episode of SmackDown! after Judgment Day, Rey Mysterio again defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), forcing JBL to retire from wrestling. JBL, however, returned as the new SmackDown! Color commentator on June 16. Mysterio was then challenged to a match at One Night Stand, for the World Heavyweight Championship, by Sabu, repeatedly leading up to the match. At One Night Stand, the match ended in a No Contest, after it was ruled that neither Sabu or Mysterio could continue after Sabu used a DDT to drive Mysterio and himself through a table. As a result, Mysterio retained the title.

The Great Khali and The Undertaker continued to feud, with Khali challenging the Undertaker to a Punjabi Prison match at The Great American Bash. The Undertaker accepted the match the following week, sending a message over the speakers, and interrupting a segment where Daivari and Khali were mocking him. The Undertaker made his first appearance on SmackDown!, since Judgment Day, the following week to send a message to Khali. Before the match at the Great American Bash, however, Khali was replaced with the Big Show, due to a problem with his liver. Khali and the Undertaker feuded for the rest of the summer, finally completing their feud just before SummerSlam.