The two squared off in the middle of the ring and Guerrero went for a single leg, and then a double leg to take Batista down but Batista kicked him off. They locked up again and Guerrero nailed a firemans carry which led to another face off. Another lock up and this time its a test of strength with Batista easily coming out on top. Batista backed Eddie to the corner and Guerrero climbed the middle rope and kicked at Batista but Batista threw him off to the middle of the ring and then Guerrero bailed to the outside.

<B>Mid-match notes:</B>

Back inside, and Batista grabbed a side headlock and Eddie tried to throw him off but Batista held on. Eddie backed Batista to the corner and drove some shoulders to the mid section. Batista came back and went for a splash but Eddie moved. Another lock up and Batista went back to the side headlock and Eddie tried to escape with a top wrist lock but Batista was too powerful. Eddie escaped with elbows but then ran into a shoulder block and then a pair of scoop slams for two. Eddie went to the outside and grabbed a chair and then threw it back down. Batista grabbed Eddie by the throat and yelled at him about the chair, and then Eddie hotshotted him on the ropes and quickly went up top and came off with the frogsplash to the back of Batista and covered but Batista kicked out!

Eddie kicked at the kidney area of Batista and then wrapped him a body scissors and pulled back on the head of Batista. Batista fought to his feet with Eddie still on his back and then backed him into the corner but Eddie came back with a dropkick to the back of Batista. Eddie locked in a single leg crab but Batista made the ropes. Eddie took the tag rope off the corner, but then thought better of it and dropkicked Batista in the head and locked in another body scissors on the champion, as well as a rear chin lock. Batista fought up again and then grabbed Eddie in a bear hug. Eddie fought out quickly and then nailed a kick to the face but Batista got pissed and charged at Eddie, but Eddie nailed a drop kick to the knee.

Eddie went for a Texas Cloverleaf but Batista rolled him up for a near fall. Eddie hammered away at the lower back and then backed Batista to the corner. Batista charged at Eddie in the corner, but Eddie leapfrogged and stumbled into the referee to knock him down, and then laid out Batista with a DDT. Eddie then smiled and went to the outside and grabbed a steel chair but then started to have second thoughts. Eddie went for it, but again stopped himself and tossed the chair out. Batista is now up and saw the chair, and questioned him about it. Eddie said he threw it out and then nailed Batista with right hands but Batista drove him into the corner and nailed some shoulder thrusts and then a huge clothesline and back body drop.