 Austin was being double-teamed by Rikishi and Angle until Triple H came to his rescue and forced Angle and Rikishi to retreat.Triple H then assaulted Austin with the sledgehammer and was revealed as the mastermind behind Austin's attack as he wanted to protect his WWF Championship.On the November 9 edition of "SmackDown", the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Austin and Triple H would compete in a match at Survivor Series.