Preliminary matches Before the event went live on pay-per-view,
Rob Van Dam defeated
René Duprée in a match taped for
Sunday Night Heat. The first match was a six-man
tag team match between
The Dudleys (
Bubba Ray Dudley,
D-Von Dudley, and
Spike Dudley) and the team of
Rey Mysterio,
Billy Kidman, and
Paul London. Spike pinned Kidman after a
3D from Bubba Ray and D-Von to win the match for his team. The next match was between
Kane and
Matt Hardy in a "Till Death To Us Part" match. Hardy gained control over Kane after performing a
Twist of Fate on Kane outside the ring and attacking him with the ring bell. Kane then countered a
suplex attempt by Hardy into a
chokeslam from the top rope to win the match. As a result of the pre-match stipulation,
Lita was forced to marry Kane, as part of their on-going storyline. The third match was between
John Cena and
Booker T in the first match of a "Best of 5 series" for the
WWE United States Championship. Early in the match, Cena gained the advantage over Booker T. In the end, Booker T performed a
scissors kick on Cena, who retaliated by performing an
FU to win the match and go up 1-0 in the series. The following match was a Triple Threat match for the
WWE Intercontinental Championship involving
Edge,
Batista and
Chris Jericho. During the match, Edge and Jericho performed double-team maneuvers onto Batista. Edge performed a spear on Jericho to retain the title. The fifth match was between
Kurt Angle and
Eddie Guerrero. Angle gained control over Guerrero early on in the match. Mid-match, the referee was knocked out, and as a result, Guerrero took his boot off and used it to hit both Angle and
Luther Reigns, who was at ringside with Angle and tried to get involved in the match. The match concluded when Angle was able to counter a
frog splash and forced Guerrero to submit to the Ankle Lock. became the youngest
World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history The next match was between
Triple H and
Eugene. At the start of the match, Triple H pretended to attack the ring announcer,
Lilian Garcia, as a distraction to attack Eugene. Eugene countered Triple H's attacks by executing a Rock Bottom. During the match,
Ric Flair attempted to interfere but he was ejected by the referee. As Flair was leaving from ringside,
William Regal hit Flair with a pair of
brass knuckles. Triple H performed a Pedigree on Eugene to win the match.
Main event matches The following match was for the
WWE Championship between
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and
The Undertaker. Immediately, JBL and The Undertaker started the match outside the ring. Mid-match, the referee was knocked out.
Orlando Jordan passed JBL the title belt, which JBL used to hit The Undertaker with. The Undertaker was disqualified after the referee saw him hit JBL with the title belt, meaning JBL retained the title. The Undertaker executed a chokeslam to JBL through the roof of JBL's limousine, leading to JBL being taken out of the arena on a stretcher. The
main event was between
Chris Benoit and
Randy Orton for the
World Heavyweight Championship. Orton attempted to apply a
Sharpshooter on Benoit but Benoit applied a Sharpshooter on Orton. Later in the match, Benoit performed seven German suplexes on Orton but Orton blocked a diving headbutt. In the end, Benoit attempted to apply the Crippler Crossface but Orton countered into an RKO to win the title. Following the match whilst Orton was celebrating his victory, Benoit returned to the ring and offered Orton a handshake, telling him to "be a man", which Orton accepted. == Aftermath ==