 The main feud heading into Judgment Day on the Raw brand was between John Cena and The Great Khali , with the two battling over the WWE Championship . The rivalry started on the April 30 , 2007 , episode of Raw during a non @-@ title match between John Cena and Shawn Michaels when Michaels was attacked from behind by The Great Khali . Edge and Randy Orton were also knocked out by Khali . The Great Khali then performed a Khali Bomb on Cena . The next week on Raw , Khali defeated Shawn Michaels in a number one contenders match by knockout after executing the Khali Bomb on Michaels through the announce table . Later that night , Khali stole Cena 's WWE title belt . On the May 14 episode of Raw , when Cena attempted to take his belt back , Khali attacked him . 
