Triple H said he would finish what he started, and promised to show Flair what he could do later on.
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He sarcastically lauded Flair for cheating to win, but then asked him what he would do at Survivor Series in a match where there are no rules to break. The two then brawled, before the WWE Champion was able to send Angle & Daivari scurrying from the ring.Īfter Ric Flair used a handful of tights to defeated Trevor Murdoch, Triple H appeared on the TitanTron to congratulate the Nature Boy. The crowd voiced their opinion, and Cena declared that Angle still sucked. After a trio of bizarre confrontations with the Divas, Snitsky & Tyson Tomko and the Boogeyman, Cena instead decided to ask the crowd. Cena then interrupted Angle's celebration, saying he wanted to find out what the WWE Superstars thought of Kurt Angle. Benjamin then managed to reverse the hold into a roll-up, but Daivari blatantly reversed the pinning combination, and counted the victory for Angle.Īfter the match, Angle announced that Daivari was his personal referee, and would be the official for the WWE Championship Match at Survivor Series. Benjamin clawed his way to the ropes twice, but Daivari ignored the standard rope break rule. However, Angle escaped Benjamin's attempt at a T-Bone suplex, instead locking in the Ankle Lock. After Shelton hit a DDT on the apron, it seemed he had the Olympic Gold Medalist right where he wanted him. Angle worked his former protégé's back and ribs throughout the match, but Benjamin rallied back. Kurt Angle took on Shelton Benjamin, and shocked the crowd again by announcing Daivari as the special referee. Tensions also mounted within the RAW roster heading towards Survivor Series. Batista attacked the World Tag Team Champions, and when the smoke cleared, it was the World Heavyweight Champion who was the one left standing. Instead, Batista returned, wielding a steel pipe. After Kane & Big Show delivered another double-chokeslam, this time to Lashley, it appeared as if RAW would stand tall again. This brought all nine men into the ring, and the brawl was on. HBK would then hit Sweet Chin Music on JBL, but the Legend Killer stuck his nose in again, this time giving HBK an RKO. HBK made another comeback, but Randy Orton pushed him off the top rope. This would happen continuously throughout the match, giving JBL a decided advantage. Team SmackDown took the opportunity to pounce, attacking HBK before Team RAW managed to make the save. HBK made a comeback and clotheslined himself and JBL over the top rope. JBL accepted, and later on, Theodore Long and Bischoff agreed to make it a Lumberjack Match.Įarly in the match, JBL took control of HBK, working his back. JBL demanded a match with Masters, but Bischoff came out and offered him a match with HBK instead. Later in the night, JBL returned, interrupting a match between Rob Conway and Tajiri, attacking both Superstars. The fight was broken up, and Team SmackDown took Batista to a local medical facility. After Chris Masters locked Rey Mysterio in the locker room, Kane & Big Show apparently gave Batista a double-chokeslam through a car windshield, leaving the Animal injured. RAW and SmackDown brawled in the parking lot, with RAW seemingly getting the best of the confrontation. World Heavyweight Champion Batista challenged Team RAW to meet them in the parking lot, an offer that Team RAW captain Shawn Michaels accepted to the dismay of Eric Bischoff. As Big Show & Kane talked about how Batista was the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time, Todd Grisham announced from the parking lot that SmackDown's team had arrived. He promised that SmackDown didn't have the guts to show up, and revealed that his sending Edge to SmackDown was a master plan all along. The tension between RAW and SmackDown hit an all-time high as RAW rolled into Sheffield, England this week.Īs the show came on the air, RAW GM Eric Bischoff led his Survivor Series team to the ring.