<P> On the 19 February episode of Raw, Khali demanded better competition after easily defeating The Highlanders . Four days later on SmackDown!, Khali interfered in a Falls Count Anywhere Money in the Bank qualifying match between Kane and King Booker by costing Kane the match, leading to a feud which culminated in a match at WrestleMania 23 which Khali won In his first appearance at WrestleMania after slamming Kane with the Khali Bomb and choking him with a hook and chain at the end of the match . </P> <P> On the 30 April episode of Raw, Khali attacked Edge, Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels (all three top contenders to the WWE Championship at the time) backstage . Khali then attacked WWE Champion John Cena as well, sending a message that he wanted Cena's title . The next week on Raw, Khali defeated Michaels in a numeber one contender's match for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day . At the event on 20 May, Khali lost via submission for the first time when tapping out to Cena's STFU, though Khali's foot was under the rope and went unnoticed by the referee . The next night on Raw, Khali expressed his outrage over the outcome via his newly established translator and manager, Ranjin Singh . At One Night Stand on 3 Jue, Khali lost to Cena after he was hit with an FU off a crane bed, thus marking the first time Khali had been pinned in a singles match . </P> <P> On the 11 June episode of Raw, as part of the 2007 WWE draft, Khali was drafted from Raw to SmackDown as SmackDown's first draft pick . In July, Khali began a feud with Batista and the two were scheduled for a match at The Great American Bash . However, because Edge vacated the World Heavyweight Championship due to a legitimate injury, a twenty - man battle royal was held for the title on the 20 July edition of SmackDown! which Khali won after eliminating both Kane and Batista in one move, thus winning his first World Heavyweight Championship . Khali dominated and defeated both Batista and Kane in a triple threat match at The Great American Bash on 22 July . Khali then debuted a new finisher called the Khali Vise Grip (a two - handed clawhold) which he used to wear down Batista, Kane and Ric Flair . </P> <P> At SummerSlam on 26 August, Khali lost by disqualification when he used a steel chair, but retained the title . Khali then began a feud with Rey Mysterio after Mysterio won a Championship Competition to become the number one contender, leading Khali to apply his Visa Grip on Mysterio on the 7 September episode of SmackDown! until Batista came to the rescue, with SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long informing Khali that he would have to defend the World Heavyweight Championship also against Batista in a triple threat match at Unforgiven on 16 September, where Khali's 61 - days reign ended after receiving a spinebuster . Khali challenged Batista to a rematch in a Punjabi Prison match at No Mercy on 7 October in which Khali lost by failing to escape the Punjabi cage before Batista . </P>

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