{"id":225110,"date":"2026-11-12T14:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=225110"},"modified":"2026-11-12T14:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:36:30","slug":"20-years-ago-wwe-live-event-11-8-2006-batista-vs-king-booker-vs-finlay-rvd-vs-paul-heyman-undertaker-vs-kennedy-plus-kane-cm-punk-matt-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/11\/12\/20-years-ago-wwe-live-event-11-8-2006-batista-vs-king-booker-vs-finlay-rvd-vs-paul-heyman-undertaker-vs-kennedy-plus-kane-cm-punk-matt-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"20 YEARS AGO &#8211; WWE LIVE EVENT (11\/8\/2006): Batista vs. King Booker vs. Finlay, RVD vs. Paul Heyman, Undertaker vs. Kennedy, plus Kane, CM Punk, Matt Hardy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-76643299\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisements\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following is a report originally published here 20 years ago this week\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>WWE Smackdown\/ECW house show<br \/>\nNovember 8, 2006<br \/>\nNuremberg, Germany<br \/>\nReport by Moonsault.de, PWTorch.com correspondent<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Just in are the results of the Smackdown house show in Nuremberg, Germany. The show went longer than three hours and it was said to be very entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Matt Hardy beat Gregory Helms with the Twist of Fate in a non-title match.<\/p>\n<p>(2) C.M. Punk beat Mike Knox (w\/Kelly Kelly) via submission with the Anaconda Vice.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Kane beat M.V.P. with the Chokeslam.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Paul London &amp; Brian Kendrick beat K.C. James &amp; Idol Stevens with a Crucifix to retain the WWE Tag Titles. James &amp; Stevens got the pinfall, but Teddy Long restarted the match because the heels got the fall in an unfair manner.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Bobby Lashley beat Tatanka with the Spear.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Striker hosted a Best Body contest between Layla and Kristal. Sandman came to the ring and attacked Striker. 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