Next in line
Next in line
With Mark Henry out of action, Batista was left withou an opponent for The Great American Bash. That is, until Friday night. Mr. Kennedy volunteered to replace Henry, immediately putting himself in The Animal’s line of fire.
Late in 2005, Mark Henry was brought back to SmackDown to take out Batista. He accomplished that mission in the short term, but The World’s Strongest Man didn’t quite finish the job. After six months on the shelf, The Animal is back and was slated to be looking for revenge against Mark Henry at The Great American Bash.
But all of that changed when Henry fractured his patella at Saturday Night’s Main Event. While it is unknown how long Henry will be out of action, it is confirmed that he will not be able to compete at The Great American Bash. So, without an opponent, the Animal Batista issued an open challenge at The Bash press conference.
On SmackDown, the open challenge was answered. Mr. Kennedy interrupted General Manager Theodore Long’s address and offered to replace Mark Henry at The Great American Bash. The Animal accepted and Long made the match official. At the Bash, it will be The Animal and Mr. Kennedy, one-on-one.
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