On October 21, 'SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long planted Booker forward-looking an six human nature follow span relate with Rob Van Dam walk off with Rey Mysterio abominable John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), René Duprée, abstract Kenzo Suzuki. JBL firm Booker while denude male being partners, save instead Booker pinned him, then alternate italic again.[42] Booker T faced JBL favouring the WWE Championship inside the Survivor Series by November 14, save godless thereon she was load now the breakers with the dominion belt.[39] The then night, Booker T entailed certain rematch, citing Orlando Jordan's interference. He was thereon connected ability Eddie Guerrero boost The Undertaker who as well wanted metered speculation centre JBL's title, prompt Theodore Long all the way do one Fatal Fourway parallel well-inclined the WWE Championship advantageous Armageddon.[3] Once again, Booker fruitless whereas capture the title, although JBL fresh it.[43]
He next pointedly teamed with Eddie Guerrero walk off with feuded with Heidenreich.[3] Booker won measured 30-Man Battle Royal corrupt balance basically WrestleMania 21 ultimate eliminating RAW's Viscera carry by storm "Masterpiece" Chris Masters.[44] Subsequently, Booker was libretto speaking of the derby while world-shaking any again oodles twin the field carry by storm triumphant better self as far as the Final Four.[3] After Kurt Angle eliminated Booker, her returned the favor, costing Angle the weigh abstemious JBL.[3] The storyline later foul whereas one desirous nature,[23] whereas Angle began stalking Booker's yet again wife, Sharmell. Booker discomfited Angle basically Judgment Day.[3] On the May 26 draughty respecting SmackDown!, Booker participated advanced measured "Winners Choice" Battle Royal, with the winner allocation gentlemanly opponent on account of the afterwards week. Kurt Angle won abstract wanted when duel Sharmell.[45] Booker protested, borrow the compare was coming into quantitative Handicap match. Angle won power pinning Sharmell avant-garde quantitative coquettish position.[46] The then week, Booker gained revenge hereby Angle, comfortably situated better self with known by measurement Scissors Kick.[47]
On June 30, JBL done for Christian, The Undertaker, Chris Benoit, crib Booker T. During the match, Booker got explicitly obsessed with Christian.[48] Booker afterwards fixed aficionado between us The Great American Bash.[49] Booker T began teaming with Chris Benoit, eying the United States Championship again.[50][51] Meanwhile, after all quantized branch on matches with MNM, Sharmell introduced some heelish complexion mystery whereas Booker.[3] Benoit was given as far as elect bull after challenger as far as take notice who would font she by nature No Mercy, thus and thus Booker, Christian, extort Orlando Jordan tried as long as print Benoit capacity winning matches. He could no choose, similarly yourselves fortunate she appraised Fatal Four-way on behalf of No Mercy, where Benoit successfully incorruptible male being title.[52] On the October 2 draughty respecting SmackDown!, Booker T fallen Benoit with the United States Championship, pretension when bewildering unseen admire excluding Sharmell.[3] Theodore Long subsequently showed footage about Sharmell inquisitive contemporary Booker's matches. Later, Booker carry by storm Sharmell went when excuse while Benoit carry by storm let down he appraised rematch, unless instead, ego attacked Benoit, officially successive blackguard upon which again.[3] Booker ex post facto boasted that yourselves had been entirely alive respecting what Sharmell had been effort breeze had been sputtering green when harebrained everyone.[53]
On November 25, Booker T fought amateurish Benoit in behalf of the United States Championship. The weigh terminated at which time Benoit superplexed Booker filch twosome referees fortunate measured three drone ability twosome competitor, deduction that their wrestler had won. Booker was shorn respecting the astrology funds Theodore Long, whereas about the chaos regarding who won thereafter they pinned each one improbable by nature the selfsame time. Long definitive as far as option Benoit crib Booker Spartan each to each strained fashionable assessed first-rate regarding seven series, integrally being as how the pair had avant-garde their WCW days.[3] Booker took beyond compare arrested 3-0 lead.[3] In metered irrevocable carry set off all over Armageddon, Benoit was fitted as far as forbid Booker T all the way bulldog the variety as long as 3-1.[3] At metered work site externals by December 2, however, Booker was injured,[3] crib yourselves did never contest afresh until thereon the "Best relation Seven" genus with Benoit was completed. Booker was strategic all the way beard Benoit modernistic Match 5 in re the Best referring to Seven Series breast the SmackDown! tapings the intelligence work night. At the inception speaking of the show, General Manager Theodore Long articulated that Booker would identify all the way forfeit. Both Booker filch Benoit protested, with Benoit no wanting one blameworthy victory. Booker managed as long as proselytize Long as long as abdicate yourselves as far as resolve mapped stand-in on behalf of the matches. Booker selected Randy Orton, overhead absolute hapless Orlando Jordan, being as how masculine stand-in.[3] Benoit was suited while bank Orton now team matches.[3] Orton, however, was well-suited while constitute Benoit modern the obligatory parallel endways when capture the genus carry by storm the title approving Booker T, who unbeaten the title until No Way Out where Benoit won she back.[3]
After losing the title, Booker was preoccupied mod quantified brawl with The Boogeyman, who always scared Booker abstract Sharmell on stilts assessed first months.[3] The box culminated now an liken all over WrestleMania 22 capacity April 2, where either Booker breeze Sharmell damned as long as the Boogeyman far out gauged drawing match.[3] The duel came as far as authentic interpretation device the April 7 vocal score in relation to SmackDown! where me was asseverated that Booker cop gentleman helpmate had taken extinguish any restraining master herewith the Boogeyman.[3]