 The match was contested for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Triple H defended the title against Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels.The buildup to the match began on July 22, when during the SummerSlam press conference, the co-general manager Eric Bischoff, announced that Triple H would defend the championship against Goldberg in a singles match at the event.On the August 4 episode of "Raw", Bischoff changed the stipulations of the match to No disqualification regulations.