 The fifth match was the main event from the SmackDown brand , a standard match for the WWE Championship , in which Kurt Angle defended the title against Brock Lesnar . At the beginning of the match , Lesnar tried to walk away from the ring , but Angle brought him back . There , Angle performed many offensive maneuvers , including DDT and Angle Slam . He then applied an ankle lock on Lesnar . During this tussle , Lesnar countered the hold but knocked down the referee . Angle applied a guillotine choke on Lesnar , which brought Lesnar down onto his knees and allowed Angle to perform another ankle lock . Mr. McMahon , who had accompanied Lesnar to the ring , came into the ring and hit Angle 's back with a folding chair to break the submission hold . Because the referee was incapacitated , Lesnar was not disqualified for the interference . Afterwards , Lesnar twice attempted to lift Angle onto his F @-@ 5 . During the second attempt , however , Angle countered the throw into another ankle lock , which forced Lesnar to submit . As a result , Angle retained the WWE Championship . 
