**Medal** blasts out to a great mixed reaction, although leaning towards a positive pop, and the WWE Champion hurries out, his face completely alight with intensity. Stopping at the top of the ramp, Angle slaps his face in preparation before looking skywards and setting his red, white and blue pyro off to a great reception.
Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the WWE CHAMPIONSHIP! Introducing first … from PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIAAAAA … weighing at 235 pounds … He is the only Olympic Gold Medallist in professional wrestling history … and the WWE CHAMPION … KURT ANGGGGLLLEE!!!
Angle wastes no time at all in scurrying up the steps and entering the ring, doing his patented spin with his arms outstretched to a great pop. Angle, keeping his eyes fixed on the entrance, removes his Gold medals and title belt and hands them to the referee Mike Chioda, before adopting his usual squatting position, hands on knees, as if willing the challenger out.
**Time To Play The Game** hits with its usual rumble and the crowd instantly rises to their feet in excitement. The pop turns to heat eventually though, as the lights dim and the entrance of the incomparable Triple H begins. ‘The Game’ strides out onto the stage with water bottle in hand, pouring it over his head before spitting it out and marching furiously down to the ring.
Lillian Garcia: And introducing next the challenger … from GREENWICH, CONNECCTICUTTT … weighing in at 265 pounds … ‘THE GAME’ TRIPPPPLLLLEEE H!
Helmsley is half-way down the ramp when the crowd explodes, as Kurt Angle has exited the ring through the ropes and charges up to greet the Number One Contender.
WWE Championship
Kurt Angle © vs. Triple H
Triple H barely has time to realise what is coming his way before the WWE Champion Kurt Angle is on him. At full speed, the Olympian hits ‘The Game’ and levels him with a brutal shot, sending him stumbling backwards. The crowd is buzzing at the rage of the Champion, as he pursues the stunned Helmsley to the top of the ramp. Nervously, referee Mike Chioda yells to the timekeeper to ring the bell, before hurrying out of the ring to try and establish some control to the contest. Angle drills Hunter with another stiff shot at the top of the ramp, sending him stumbling over to the side and the hard wood floor, where all of the excess equipment is kept. The referee makes it there finally and screams at Angle to take it to the ring, but the Gold Medallist doesn’t hear a word of it, consumed by rage as he is. Triple H slips away across the floor, trying to regain his senses, but Angle is in hot pursuit.
The WWE Champion takes Hunter by the hair and throws him into the nearby equipment, comprising of railings and tables, which ‘The Game’ bounces off painfully, the smack of his bare flesh all too audible. Triple H slips down the wall, but Angle pulls him straight back up and drills him with a hard European uppercut, almost knocking ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ over the railing. Mike Chioda is doing is best to try and reason with Angle, and J.R and Coach comment on the leniency the official is showing here. Angle turns around finally with a vicious look on his face and shoves Doan away, sending the veteran referee staggering backwards. Kurt turns back, but Triple H capitalises on the slight distraction, drilling Angle with a hard shot with his taped fist, sending the Olympian staggering backwards. Helmsley shakes the cobwebs away before hurrying after his opponent, looking to maintain the advantage. He nails Angle with another stiff shot, and the WWE Champion is knocked back onto the top of the entrance ramp, where he tries to keep his balance.
Hunter stalks his man, as the crowd get a prime view of the two superstars on the top of the ramp. Triple H slugs Angle in the face again, rocking the Champ … but Kurt hits him right back. The two exchange blows back and forth in a furious flurry much to the noisy delight of the fans, before Angle ducks Helmsley’s latest shot, and catches the Number One Contender with a stinging uppercut, taking him off his feet. The redness is taking over Angle’s face, as he seethes, and he gives his enemy no respite, bringing Triple H back up to his feet by the back of his head and taking him across to the other equipment area.
Across the wooden floor, Kurt gets a run up before tossing Hunter into a pile of crates shoulder first with a harsh thud. Triple H crumples to the ground with a gasp, unable to regain control, as Angle pounces on him immediately. The WWE Champion lines Helmsley up for another uppercut, but ‘The Game’ manages to drive his knee into the mid section of the Olympian, taking control. Triple H quickly tries to capitalise and attempts an Irish Whip … but Kurt counters and instead sends Hunter crashes into the hard crowd barrier!
Triple H hits the steel hard and buckles with a groan, whilst the manic crowd try to reach over to get a feel of one of their heroes. Angle is there almost immediately though, slamming Hunter’s face of the railing without remorse, completely ignoring Chioda’s pleas. Kurt, showing his intense, mean and downright psychotic brawling side, takes Helmsley by the hair again and leads him off across the concrete before shoving ‘The Game’ over the barrier right into the crowd. The screams are deafening now, as Kurt does the same, vaulting the railing and picking up Hunter by the hair again, before leading him off deeper and deeper into the screaming masses in search of more punishment for ‘The Cerebral Assassin’.
The cameraman tries desperately to follow the two athletes, but they become quickly lost amongst the fans. From above we can see Angle leading Triple H through the horde by the hair, occasionally nailing him with a stiff right hand, encouraged by the crowd. Referee Mike Chioda is in there too now amongst it all, trying to get some control into the match. Finally the cameraman is able to get into the crowd with the combatants, as Angle slams Helmsley off the nearby crowd steps, clearly not showing much Olympic spirit on this night.
Still brimming with intensity, Kurt rams Triple H into the nearby rail, where all of the fans stand above and below. The security guards try to separate the superstars from the crowd, but it does not seem to be working. The chaos of the brawl is all too evident, as is the deafening cries of the fans. Feeding off the atmosphere, Angle drags Triple H back up by the hair and leads him off once again into the foray at a great pace. The two of them go crashing through the fans and tumbling over the barricade, back over onto the entrance ramp, where they sprawl out!
Whilst Helmsley writhes around in agony, Angle pulls himself back up quickly and drags Hunter up with him too. Triple H is quick off the mark though, kicking the WWE Champion in the gut, before drilling the Olympian with a stinging right hand. The Champ stumbles backwards across the ramp and Triple H grabs him from behind, slamming him back into the barricade. Angle nearly crumples, but Helmsley tries desperately to press the advantage, hooking his arm and going for a Snap Suplex … but Angle reverses it and Suplexes ‘The Game’ on the steel ramp to some minor “Oooos†from the crowd.
Helmsley clutches his spine in agony, eyes wide with pain, as Angle shakes the cobwebs away too, before jumping back up to his feet.
Still looking to do some serious damage to the Number One Contender, Angle drills him with a series of hard kicks to the mid section, doubling him over. Dragging ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ back to his feet, Kurt nails another European uppercut, knocking Hunter stumbling back down the ramp towards the ring. Angle roars with intensity before heading after Triple H, finally making it to the ring area. Hunter is leaning against the crowd barricade, clearly trying to re-gather his senses … but drives his knee straight into Angle’s gut when he comes near. Helmsley shoves Kurt’s head between his legs and begins to try and set him up for an early Pedigree on the outside … but Angle fights out of it, taking ‘The Game’ down. Quickly, the Olympian grabs Triple H’s legs in a catapult position and sends him crashing backwards into the barricade … BUT CRUSHES THE REFEREE INTO THE BARRICADE!
The crowd “Oooos†as Mike Chioda goes down hard on the outside, not moving after such a hard shot. Angle only gives the unconscious referee a brief glance before pulling Helmsley back up to his feet and leading him over to the ring steps. Kurt tries to drive Hunter’s face into the steps, but Triple H manages to block it, forcing an elbow into Angle’s mid section and instead slamming the Olympian’s head into the steel with a bump. Without even bothering to recover himself, Hunter repeats the move, driving Angle face first into the steps. We get another brief shot of Chioda, who is still showing no signs of movement, crumpled up against the barricade. The match has seemingly gotten out of control though, beyond pin falls, beyond count outs: an unsanctioned street fight.
Triple H shakes the cobwebs away before taking Angle by the head once again and dragging him over to the announce tables, throwing him face first into the SmackDown one. With the WWE Champion reeling, Helmsley tries to establish some form of control, taking Angle and tossing him under the bottom rope into the ring at last!
Seemingly forgetting the condition of the official, Helmsley crawls in after his opponent, as Angle struggles over to the ropes to try and pull himself back up. But Triple H drills a hard boot to the gut. Holding onto the top rope for some extra leverage, Hunter puts the boot to the flat out Olympian again and again and again, his face screwed up with intensity, before dropping down to his knees and trying to choke the life out of the Champ. The crowd boos wildly, whilst Angle’s legs flail in desperation and Triple H snarls uncaringly. Finally releasing the hold, Hunter tries to assess the situation, with his enemy down. Helmsley clambers back up to his feet and pulls Angle up too. Triple H presses the Champ against the ropes and goes to whip him across the ring … but Angle reverses, pulling Hunter’s arm in, getting underneath the arm and … NAILING THE ANGLE SLAM!
Out of absolutely nowhere, Kurt Angle hits his finishing manoeuvre on ‘The Game’, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Angle, still reeling, crawls over to the motionless Triple H and hooks the leg for a certain cover.
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Angle looks around, clearly frustrated, mouthing “Shit†to himself, before climbing back up to his feet and looking for the match official. Spying Chioda on the outside, Angle quickly exits the ring and goes after him. Pulling the still dazed referee up to his feet, Angle leads him back to the ring, pushing him onto the apron before rolling back into the ring himself. Angle leans over the top rope to try and pull the flailing Chioda up … but Triple H is back and spins the Champ around. Angle blocks Helmsley’s right hand attempt thought and drills him with one of his one, before nailing to swift uppercuts to the jaw, sending ‘The Game’ staggering backwards into the ropes and bouncing off. He lands in Angle’s waiting arms, and the Olympian goes for a Belly-to-Belly Suplex … but Triple H shoves him off into the ropes … AND ANGLE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKS CHIODA OFF THE APRON AND INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!
The crowd “Oooos†once again and J.R laments the fate of the official in this match so far. Angle rebounds straight off the ropes into a boot to the gut from Helmsley, who throws Kurt between his legs and hooks his legs … GOING FOR THE PEDIGREE EARLY … AND HITS IT!
Once again, the crowd cannot believe that Triple H just nailed his finishing manoeuvre so soon. Clearly oblivious of the situation at hand, Hunter crawls on top of the Champ and hooks the leg.
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After at least ten seconds of covering Angle, Triple H looks around furiously in search of the official, before releasing the cover and standing to his feet. He looks around … but here comes referee Jack Doan charging down to the ring. Hunter screams at the official to hurry up, before jumping back on top of Angle for another cover, as Doan slides straight under the bottom rope into an immediate count.
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Angle flings his shoulder up off the canvas at the last possible moment, and the crowd erupts into cheers, whilst Triple H rolls away from the cover, completely aghast, a vicious scowl fixed upon his face. Throwing his hair back, Helmsley glares at Jack Doan, holding up three fingers desperately, demanding to know how that was not a three count. Jack Doan protests that he did all he could, but that is clearly not enough for the egomaniacal ‘Game’, who gets back up to his feet quickly and shoves the referee aggressively to boos from the crowd. Doan hits the ropes and comes right back with a shove of his own, somewhat startling Hunter. Doan points to his referee’s badge desperately, proclaiming his authority. Triple H just scowls at Doan … BEFORE KICKING HIM IN THE GUT AND NAILING THE SECOND OFFICIAL WITH A PEDIGREE!
The crowd pours heat on ‘The Cerebral Assassin’, who just looks down on the motionless frame of yet another official with total contempt. Hunter clambers back up and turns around … straight into a vicious uppercut from Angle, who has seemingly recovered from the Pedigree. The Champ hammers Helmsley with a series of hard blows, sending him back into the ropes. Angle goes for the Irish Whip, but Triple H reverses it and sends Angle rebounding off the ropes. Angle comes back and ducks Hunter’s swipe, before rebounding again, ducking another clothesline attempt and grinding to a halt behind Helmsley and grabbing him by the waist … NAILING A GERMAN SUPLEX OUT OF THE BLUE!
Angle keeps his hands well and truly locked and pops his hips, bringing the Number One Contender up for a Second German Suplex! The crowd is buzzing for the WWE Champion now, as he comes up once again, looking to complete the hat trick; Triple H reaches out desperately for the top rope … and gets it! Wearied, ‘The Game’ frantically blocks the next German Suplex and swings back with his elbow, trying to break Kurt’s vice-like grip.
Angle shoves ‘The Game’ into the ropes and sends him across the canvas into the opposite set before he comes flying back … straight into Angle’s arms … WHO NAILS A BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX OVER THE TOP ROPE, SENDING HUNTER CRASHING TO THE OUTSIDE!
The crowd gives a huge pop for this move; as the WWE Champion gets himself even move psyched up in the ring, slapping himself in the face, before heading out after his opponent. Triple H lies against the barricade flat on his back, a dazed expression upon his face after the Suplex to the floor. Angle shows no compassion, as he drags ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ back up and leads him over to the steel steps, slamming Hunter head first into the solid metal. The smack of Triple H’s skull isn’t enough for Angle though, as he takes him over to the announce tables now and slams him into the Raw one, sending ‘The Game’ sprawling over the surface and rolling across J.R and Coach, who both comment that they hope their table isn’t destroyed like the Spanish one earlier. The two commentators get out of the way quickly, as Angle pursues his enemy.
Kurt joins Triple H behind the announce table and drives his head into it consecutively, spurred on by the fans. The crowd behind is on fire, as Angle knocks Helmsley back down with a stiff European uppercut, before searching around for something behind the table. He pulls out an electrical chord to the delight of the fans, wrapping it around Triple H’s throat, and begins to choke the life out the 10-time Champion. Upon Hunter’s forehead we can see he blood now present there, brought on from the constant abuse. Triple H tries to crawl away, still with the wire wrapped around his throat, dragging Angle with him, crawling across the terrified timekeeper, as well as Lillian Garcia and Tony Chimel. Angle climbs out from behind the table and gets behind ‘The Game’, tugging on the chord again and again and … RING BELL OFF THE SKULL!
Kurt goes down instantly from the heinous blow, as the “Oooos†go up throughout the arena. Triple H clutches the bell in his hand as though it were his best friend; he breathes hard, trying to get some air back to his lungs. Hunter glances down to where Angle is sprawled on his hands and knees, clutching his head in agony. There is blood coming from the Champ’s forehead now, much like Hunter’s. Groggily, clearly knocked for a loop by the bell shot, Angle pulls himself up to his feet using the announce table, blinking through the blood and turns around to face Helmsley … A SECOND BELL SHOT TO THE HEAD!
Hunter throws the weapon down furiously, ignoring the boos of the crowd, whilst Angle lies on the floor on his back not moving. Triple H brings the bloody Champion back up to his feet and slams his wounded head into the announce table once again. Helmsley turns Angle onto his back and drills him in the head over and over again with the taped fist, relishing the blood. Angle stumbles away, but Hunter grabs him, hooking his arm and nailing a Vertical Suplex, crashing across the Raw announce table, which doesn’t even break! Angle bounces off the hard surface with no give, and crumples onto J.R and Coach once again. The Olympian lies in a heap behind the table, whilst Hunter shoves the commentators aside, before grabbing the Champ and pulling him back up. Taking Kurt by the head, Helmsley leads back over and shoves him back into the ring under the bottom rope.
A bloodied Angle crawls over to the corner and slumps against the bottom turnbuckle, where Triple H begins to quickly put the boot to the Champ. Helmsley checks over his shoulder to see the condition of the referees, but both are still down in and out of the ring. Viciously, Hunter presses his foot hard into the Adam’s apple of the Gold Medallist, trying to squeeze the very life out of him. Pulling on the top rope, Triple H gets all of the leverage he can, before breaking it off to taunt the fans. He pulls the WWE Champion back up to his feet in the corner before drilling him over and over again with his taped right fist. The blood of Kurt Angle is all over Triple H’s arm, due to the constant blows. Hunter goes for another shot … but Angle gets there first. Triple H tries to fight back, but the plucky Olympian bursts out of the corner, drilling Helmsley with right hands and a series of stinging European uppercuts. Angle backs Triple H into the ropes before trying to Irish Whip him across the ring. Hunter reverses it though and sends Angle into the ropes. The Champ comes flying back and … GETS PLANTED WITH A BRUTAL AA SPINEBUSTER, RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING!
Angle goes down hard and ceases to move, whilst Triple H drops down as if to go for a cover.
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Hunter once again catches sight of the recently Pedigreed Jack Doan, and realises that there is no point in this pin fall. Hunter instead clambers back up to his feet and bounces off the ropes, leaping up to drop the knee across Angle’s face … but the Champ rolls out of the way. Hunter groans as his knee hits the canvas, but Angle is up quicker than expected, grabbing ‘The Game’ and whipping him into the ropes. The WWE Champion makes a crucial error, lowering his head a split second too early, and Triple H quickly takes advantage once again, kicking Angle in the face. The Champ turns away clutching his bloody face and Hunter charges, taking Angle down with a chop block right to the back of the left knee.
Angle hits the mat straight away clutching at his left knee in agony, whilst Triple H shows his ‘Game’ title to be true and rolls right under the bottom rope, dragging Angle by the legs over to the ring post. Hunter splits Kurt’s legs on either side of the ring post, before slamming his left knee into the steel! Angle yells out in agony, but Triple H shows his ruthlessness, repeating the same move, driving the Champ’s left knee against the post. The Olympian writhes in agony, and Triple H drills him with a right hand, before rolling back into the ring himself.
Hunter allows Angle no time to tend to his knee and drags the WWE Champion by the leg over to the ropes. Helmsley props Kurt’s left leg up on the bottom rope, before jumping up and dropping his entire weight onto the knee. Angle screams in total agony, but Triple H isn’t done with the knee torture yet, as he drags the Gold Medallist back into the centre of the ring, before lifting up his left leg high in the air before slamming the knee down into the mat. Angle winces in pain, wincing through his bloody face. Triple H grabs the leg of Kurt and begins to wrap around it, going for the Figure four leg lock … but Angle kicks him away, causing Helmsley to collide with the turnbuckle. The WWE Champion tries to pull himself back up, gingerly putting weight on his left leg, as Triple H shakes the cobwebs and turning around. Angle swings at Helmsley, but ‘The Game’ ducks and quickly kicks the Champ’s knee out, taking him down once again.
Triple H pulls Angle back into the centre of the ring and drops his elbow into the Champ’s knee, applying a lot of pressure to the weak point. Helmsley jumps back up and drops his elbow into the knee again … and again … and again … and again. Angle is clearly struggling to carry on now, such is his immense agony, but he tries desperately to kick Triple H away. Unbeknownst to the Number One Contender, the initial referee Mike Chioda is regaining his senses on the outside and is leaning against the apron, beginning to crawl into the ring under the bottom rope behind Hunter’s back. Angle sees this though and counters the move … SUDDENLY ROLLING TRIPLE H UP WITH AN AMAZING COUNTER, CATCHING HELMSLEY BY SURPRISE. CHIODA MAKES THE COUNT!
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Angle nearly got the win there simply through the sheer shock of his fast manoeuvre. Triple H still looks completely stunned as he sits up, but Angle, moving awkwardly on his knee, pulls ‘The Game’ back up and drills him with a series of vicious European uppercuts, knocking him back into the ropes. Angle sends Hunter across the mat with another Irish Whip into the ropes, but ducks down, and Helmsley catches him with the FACECRUSHER to counter the back body drop attempt. Angle goes down hard once again, as the momentum quickly shifts in favour of the always-prepared ‘Cerebral Assassin’. Triple H hurriedly crawls over to where Angle lies and hooks the leg.
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‘The Game’ can’t believe it and immediately hooks the leg again! 1…2…NO! Hunter is fuming, as he hooks the leg again! 1…2…NO! There is a look of pure anger on the complexion of Helmsley, as he goes for a fourth straight pin attempt! 1…2…NO! Furiously, Triple H glowers at Mike Chioda, before mounting Kurt Angle and drilling him with fist after fist to his bloodied skull. The official tries desperately to prise him away, but Hunter just shoves him away, before getting up at his own accord and rolling out of the ring. ‘The Game’ looks around devilishly, before throwing back the ring apron and reaching underneath, pulling out … THE SLEDGEHAMMER! The crowd pops of course upon seeing ‘The Great Equalizer’, but it quickly turns to heat as Triple H rolls back into the ring with the weapon, his eyes fixed on the Champion.
Referee Mike Chioda screams at Triple H to put the weapon down, but Hunter doesn’t care apparently, ignore the threats of a disqualification and charges at Angle with weapon raised high. Angle ducks though, coming up behind the challenger and locking his hands around the waist … NAILING A GERMAN SUPLEX OUT OF THE BLUE, THE SLEDGEHAMMER FLYING ACROSS THE RING!
The crowd goes wild, as Angle, still bleeding profusely from the skull, brings ‘The Game’ back up, hands still locked, and hits a second German Suplex! Gasping for breath, Helmsley has nowhere to go, as he is brought up for a third time, and this time the ropes are just too far away. Angle plants him for a third time with a German! The crowd explodes as the hat trick is completed … but Angle brings Hunter up again, still with his grip intact, nailing a fourth straight German! Gingerly, clearly wary of his damaged left knee, Angle pulls himself back up again, still holding a groggy Triple H and delivers a fifth German Suplex in the centre of the ring! It surely looks to be over now, as Angle is down for a good while, but he still comes back up with Triple H for another, hitting a sixth scintillating German on the canvas! Referee Mike Chioda is now asking ‘The Game’ if he wants to continue, but there doesn’t even seem to be an answer from the groggy challenger. Triple H is picked back up by Kurt Angle once again … AND IS BROUGHT CRASHING BACK DOWN WITH AN INCREDIBLE SEVENTH GERMAN SUPLEX!!! This time, Angle breaks his grip!
The crowd goes wild, applauding the amazing effort of the WWE Champion, who has been on the back foot a lot, to pull off such a series of Suplexes. Both men lie quite still on the canvas, with their chests heaving for air. Angle’s eyes are open though, as opposed to those of Triple H. The Champ crawls across and manages to hook the leg of ‘The Game’.
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Somehow, Triple H finds something left in his tank and is able to get his shoulder off the canvas, much to the dismay of the crowd and Kurt Angle. The Olympic Gold Medallist shows his grit though, pulling himself back up, his face red with blood and fury, as he pulls down his straps in determination, screaming at ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ to get up. Triple H struggles up to his hands and knees, still feeling the effects of all those German Suplexes. Eventually, with his back to the Champ, Helmsley gets back up to his feet in a wobbly manner. Angle pounces straight away, looking for the Angle Slam, but Triple H slides off the shoulders and drops behind the Champ. Angle turns and Hunter boot him in the gut, before hooking the arms in preparation for the Pedigree … but Angle drops down and swipes the leg … APPLYING THE ANKLE LOCK!
Triple H screams in pain, as the submission is locked in, in the centre of the ring. Angle’s face is a crimson mask of blood and fury as he cinches in the devastating submission with all of his might. Referee Mike Chioda drops down to his knees to check on ‘The Game’, who is writhing in agony and trying to force himself up, using his powerful upper body. As Angle yells at him to tap, Hunter shows some resilience and begins to scratch and claw his way across the canvas, arms outstretched in search of the ropes. The Champ tries to pull ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ back to the centre of the ring, but Helmsley uses his superior strength to continue to crawl away. With one last-ditch effort, Triple H lunges forward and grabs the bottom rope with his fingertips.
Mike Chioda tries frantically to pull Angle off, gesturing that Triple H has reached the ropes … but the Champ clearly isn’t hearing anything but the screams of his enemy, and continues to apply the pressure! Using the ropes for some extra leverage, Helmsley begins to pull himself up on one leg. Chioda tries to force Angle off, making the count … 1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … TRIPLE H KICKS ANGLE AWAY INTO THE REFEREE!
For the third time in the match referee Mike Chioda is taken out, as Angle crashes into him and Triple H jumps away to the mat. Kurt checks on the referee, his back to ‘The Game’, slapping the mat in frustration, before climbing back up to his feet and turning around … SLEDGEHAMMER OFF THE SKULL!
The crowd erupts in the initial pop of the devastating blow; as Triple H almost takes Angle’s head clean off. The WWE Champion goes down immediately and does not moves, his face bloodies and scarred, whilst Helmsley throws the weapon down triumphantly and makes the cover.
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Hunter looks to the heavens in dismay, as no count comes. He looks over to where Chioda lies, and punches the mat in sheer frustration. Throwing Angle’s limp leg back down to the mat with disgust, Triple H heads over to Chioda and tries to pull him up him, slapping at the officials face, trying desperately to revive him. But the referee is down and out this time clearly, and ‘The Game’ seems at a loss. He heads over to the front of the ring and leans over, seeing the second official (who Hunter Pedigreed) still down on the outside. Triple H leans over the ropes and screams up the ramp for them to “BRING ME A DAMN REFEREE!†After a few moments, SmackDown official Charles Robinson comes charging down the ramp.
Grinning sadistically, Helmsley turns back to where the bloody Angle still lies and begins to lift him up into the air. Triple H tries to place the Champ’s head between his legs, but Angle just flops straight back down, unable to stand. The crowd can’t believe it, as ‘The Game’ sneers down on Angle without compassion, a look of pure confidence upon the face of Hunter. He reaches down and begins to pull Angle up again between his legs, as Charles Robinson slides into the ring … BUT ANGLE COUNTERS AND ROLLS HUNTER UP WITH A SMALL PACKAGE OUT OF NOWHERE!
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WINNER: Kurt Angle @ 22:17!!! Angle retains the WWE Championship!!!
The crowd erupts for the result, as **Medal** blasts out over the PA once again and Angle collapses the mat, beaten and bloodied. Triple H falls to the canvas too, but with a completely different reaction on his face; one of total shock at what just happened. Charles Robinson brings the WWE title belt into the ring and drapes it across Angle, holding up the Olympian’s arm limply. The EMT’s come rushing down the ramp to tend to match officials Mike Chioda and Jack Doan, as well as Kurt Angle.
Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner AND STILL THE WWE CHAMPION … KURT ANNNGGGGLLEE!!!
The EMT’s roll Angle out of the ring quickly and assist him up the ramp fairly hurriedly, as Triple H storms back up to his feet with an extremely pissed off look on his face. ‘The Game’ savagely kicks the ropes and shoves aside the remaining medical staff who try to tend to his wound.