On the July 22, 2004, episode of WWE SmackDown, then–General Manager Kurt Angle, still feigning injury in a wheelchair, abused his authority by booking a Four-Way Lingerie Match featuring Torrie Wilson, Sable, Dawn Marie, and Jackie Gayda. The match was framed as a spectacle, but Angle’s true motive was revealed when he fired all four women afterward, citing their supposed lack of professionalism. However, the power play backfired spectacularly when Mr. McMahon made a surprise appearance later in the night. Disgusted by Angle’s actions and deception, McMahon not only rehired the four women but also fired Kurt Angle as General Manager—though he reinstated him as an active competitor on the roster.