After John Cena was injured and forced to surrender the WWE Championship, Mr. McMahon awarded the title to Randy Orton at No Mercy just six days later. Triple H on the other hand, thought that awarding the title to Orton was too easy. He goaded Mr. McMahon into arranging a title match between himself and Orton. After a exhausting battle with The Legend Killer, the Game captured the title for the eleventh time.