Kurt Angle
On November 21, 2005, Kurt Angle announced that Daivari was to be the referee for all his future matches, including his WWE Championship match against John Cena for the title at Survivor Series. Mr. McMahon rescinded that at the kangaroo court trial of Eric Bischoff on "Raw" on December 5, 2005. Daivari remained aligned with Kurt Angle as his manager.