Triple H
The following night, on the September 25 episode of "Raw is War", The Rock and Triple H exchanged rivals with Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle as Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came out to check on a knocked out Shane McMahon during a WWF Championship match between Rock and Benoit. Benoit attacked Triple H while Angle started attacking on Triple H until Rock tried to rescue Triple H but failed as Benoit and Angle attacked both men. On the October 2 episode of "Raw is War", Angle defeated Triple H to become the number one contender for the WWF title and eventually defeated Rock at No Mercy for his first WWF Championship. Since Triple H was defeated due to interference by Benoit, the two wrestled in a match at No Mercy, which Triple H won.