20 Man Battle Royal
(Winner Becomes New #1 Contender)
Every runs to the middle and tries going after Mark Henry and he fights them off and eliminates Baretta and Yoshi very quickly. Wade tosses Curtis then tries to kick Cody outside and both Slater and Sin Cara try to hold on and stay in. Khali is standing in the corner guarding Jinder while Zack Ryder tells Cara to stay put, then gets hiptossed outside by Cara. Cody comes in off the apron only to turn around into a clothesline by Zeke and he is out of the match.
Zeke sees Khali and he starts attacking him, but Khali chops him in the head then throws him out of the ring. Khali and Henry have a staredown, and Henry shoves him in the face and Khali knocks him down and taunts him to get up. Henry punches him, then picks him up and throws him over the top rope and Jinder tries to beg Henry off. Henry goes under the bottom rope so he is still legal, and Sheamus eliminates Slater by Brogue Kicking him right in front of Henry. Orton is sitting at ringside and watches as Henry picks Slater up and throws him on the ring steps as we go to a commercial.
When we return, Sheamus is fighting off three men to stay in the match while Henry watches from outside as he is still legally in the match. Sheamus tries to eliminate Kidd while Cara eliminates Gabriel, and Henry grabs him by the hair and throws him into the crowd. Both of the Usos get thrown out by Sheamus, and Henry throws one into the barricade, and the other clears the announcer's table and lands on Cole! Henry finally gets back in the match and throws Jinder and DiBiase out of the ring, then sets his sights on Cara, who uses a headscissors to eliminate Kidd.
We are down to five men and Henry, Sheamus, Barrett and Sin Cara all take a corner then they run at each other and Henry is fighting three men. Sheamus turns around and gets clotheslined by Wade, and lands on the apron but Sheamus pulls him out and they start slugging it out on the apron. Sheamus gets his boot up and kicks Wade to the floor then turns and tries to toss Sin Cara, but Cara uses the ropes to save himself a few times. Sheamus has him set up for a Brogue Kick but Henry grabs him from behind and throws him out, and it's down to Cara and Henry.
Cara hits a body press off the top but Henry just lands holding Cara and throws him up off of his chest. Cara tries to attack Henry but it has little effect as Henry catches Cara springboarding off the ropes and drops him with the World's Strongest Slam. Henry picks him up over his head and throws him out to the floor, and wins the match and #1 contendership. Henry starts mouthing off to Orton and they have a stare off at ringside as Smackdown comes to a close.
