On 21 June episode of Raw, the Nexus faction attacked McMahon which removed him from television for a prolonged period and ended McIntyre's preferential treatment.

Austin returned moments after this announcement and attacked Angle and McMahon for their actions.

Shawn Michaels was announced as a special referee for the main event at SummerSlam, and in response to the announcement, Hart attacked Michaels and McMahon.

The match was interrupted by The Nexus who then attacked McMahon.

However, Hart who had been banned from the arena, showed up and attacked McMahon.

A few moments later, in another segment, Stone Cold Steve Austin impersonates a doctor and starts attacking McMahon.

According to reports, he legitimately attacked McMahon.

Vince McMahon then interfered in the match and tried to attack Austin with his crutch but Austin avoided it and attacked McMahon.

The group of rookies continued their path of disrupting main events, as they attacked both Cena and McMahon, who had been acting as the referee.

Instead Gowen attacked McMahon.