The match marked the third time that Angle defended the title against Lesnar with the first being WrestleMania XIX where Lesnar won the title and the second being SummerSlam which Angle retained.[1][2] On the September 25 episode of SmackDown!, Angle tried to call Lesnar out to the ring, demanding a rematch, but instead Cena came to the ring and attacked Angle.[3][14] On the October 2 episode of SmackDown!, Lesnar and Cena faced the team of Angle and The Undertaker, which Cena and Lesnar won after Cena struck Angle with a chain.[15][16] On the October 9 episode of SmackDown!, a rap battle took place between Cena and Angle, in which both men performed raps insulting each other.