United States Championship - Booker T

January 13, 2006 - February 19, 2006

Booker T went up 3-0 in a best-of-seven series for the United States Championship before suffering an injury that forced him to find a substitute. The man taking over was Randy Orton, but after the change, Chris Benoit battled all the way back to 3-3. In the final match, Booker delivered a cheap shot to Benoit and Orton picked up the deciding victory. As a result, Booker T was declared United States Champion.

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