 The main event was the WWE Championship match , in which John Cena defended the title against Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels , who received the fans ' vote to be part of the Triple Threat match . During the beginning of the match , Cena performed a back body drop on Angle , sending him to outside . Michaels , who had been thrown out of the ring , received the upper hand over Cena until Angle returned to the match and performed a variety of suplexes on both Michaels and Cena . Mid @-@ way in the match , Angle and Michaels double teamed Cena , lifting him in the air crashing face @-@ first on the Spanish announce table . Back in the ring , Angle lifted Michaels on his shoulders and spun 90 ° to slam him down to the mat , a move Angle calls the Angle Slam , from the top of the turnbuckles . Angle then tried to apply the ankle lock hold on Michaels , but Cena came into the ring and clotheslined Angle out of the ring . Cena proceeded by executing a back body drop on Michaels and attempting to perform a fist drop with theatrics , but was pulled out of the ring by Angle , who tossed him over the security barricade . The match concluded when Angle caught Cena in the ankle lock . Michaels , who was on the outside , climbed the top rope and drove his cocked elbow onto Angle 's chest , who was lying on the mat holding onto Cena 's ankle . Michaels performed a superkick , which saw the sole of his foot strike Angle 's chin , a move in which Michaels calls Sweet Chin Music . Following this , Cena lifted Michaels over his shoulders and threw him down to execute the FU . Cena got the pinfall victory and thus retained his title . 
