On December 18, 2009 in Smackdown edition, The Great Khali had returned to World Wrestling Entertainment and defeated former WWE unified tag team champion Y2J Chris Jericho. However, world wrestling entertainment granted one wrestling match with new wrestling superstar whose name is The Carolina Panther in this Friday night Smackdown edition.

The Carolina Panther shocked by seeing the great khali as his opponent. However, he decided to face his opponent without fear and hardly tried to handle him but failed due to his large size. Finally, the great khali successfully defeated the Carolina Panther through pin fall after giving powerbomb. The Great Khali entertained wrestling fans with his dance as New Year gift to them. Wrestling fans appreciated him for his fun.