Great American Bash Press Conference Recap
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Great American Bash Press Conference Recap
WWE held their Great American Bash press conference this afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana, which was broadcasted on WWE.com. In attendance at the event were Josh Mathews (host), Batista, Great Khali, Daivari, Bobby Lashley, King Booker, Sharmell and Rey Mysterio.
Mathews opened the press conference and talked about Mark Henry, mentioning that he had been injured and that WWE.com would have updates on his condition. He then brought out Batista, who said he has no opponent for the show now. He stated that he has "a lot of anger built up" and that he was going to offer an open challenge to "any sucker" who wants to accept it. Batista joked that Henry’s knee hurts because he is afraid of what Batista would have done to him on Sunday, and that Henry didn’t want another beating with a chair like he received two weeks ago. Mathews teased that we’d have to wait for Smackdown this week to see who accepts the challenge. It wasn’t clarified whether the winner of Batista’s match on Sunday will get a title shot at Summerslam (which was the plan for Batista-Henry).
After that, it was pretty much the typical pre-PPV press conference, with each wrestler coming out and cutting a brief promo about their match on Sunday. Booker did his full entrance, with Josh being forced by Sharmell to deliver the "All Hail King Booker" line. When Mysterio, who was last, came out, Booker and Rey did a little back and forth on the mic, with Booker calling Rey a "peasant". Rey said he would not bow down to Booker, but Booker would "kneel down" to the 619. A fan yelled something at Booker, and Booker said he needed Pro-Active for all the zits on his face, which got cheers from the fans.
In a new twist, they took a few questions from the fans. The first, a female, asked Bobby Lashley how he will deal with wrestling two "punk ass cheaters", and then asked for a hug. Booker interrupted, saying Lashley better "be ready", and Lashley asked Booker when the last time he won a match was. Booker was hilarious, saying we didn’t have time for hugs as Lashley went and embraced the fan.
The next fan asked Booker where he was going to celebrate after he beats Rey Mysterio. Booker said he would have the biggest party in Indianapolis, and was just hilarious on the mic, talking about how he would invite all of his "loyal subjects" but never actually revealing the location.
The final question was directed at Khali and Daivari, and was "What is a Punjabi Prison match?" Before Daivari could answer, Booker said "That’s where the Great Khali takes you and makes you cry like a little boy". Daivari said he couldn’t have said it any better, and Khali shook Booker’s hand.
They ended the press conference, with Booker and Sharmell waving and thanking their "loyal subjects".
I have to be honest, these press conferences are usually dreadfully boring, but Booker T was on fire and made the half-hour go by a lot faster. Daivari and Sharmell were visibly cracking up at Booker’s comments, and even Khali and Batista could be seen smiling at his antics.
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