Angle defeated Austin to win the title by forcing him to tap out to the Ankle Lock.

It was at Survivor Series that Angle defeated Stasiak in his in-ring debut.

Angle defeated Steele to retain his medal.

At Turning Point Angle defeated Wolfe via submission.

At Sacrifice, Angle and Chyna defeated the Jarretts in a mixed tag team match.

At Lockdown Angle defeated Anderson in a steel cage match.

Continuing the feud, Angle again defeated Benoit in a two out of three falls match at Judgment Day.

At Turning Point Angle defeated Wolfe in a rematch.

At Lockdown, Angle defeated Anderson in a steel cage match and afterwards announced that he would now be taking some time off from wrestling.

After Angle defeated Nawrocki, Angle challenged the other finalists.