Steve Austin had returned to the ring at the previous month's No Mercy show, beating Rikishi. It was said that the Samoan had been the one to run Austin down the previous year, but Triple H was crudely booked to replace Rikishi. Survivor Series 2000 closed with Austin dropping Triple H - who was in a car - from a great height. Meanwhile, Kane beat Chris Jericho in a decent match and Kurt Angle battled The Undertaker in a surprisingly-good WWF Title effort.