SummerSlam has long been recognized as WWE’s marquee summer event, and this year should be no different as Superstars from both RAW and SmackDown! come to the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
The first match made for SummerSlam is a gigantic blockbuster as WWE Champion John Cena will defend his championship against Chris Jericho.
Meanwhile, Shawn Michaels shocked WWE fans across the world by turning on friend, tag team partner Hulk Hogan, eventually blasting him with Sweet Chin Music.
HBK would later challenge Hogan to a match at SummerSlam, a match that Hogan has accepted.
Also, the World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line when Batista defends his championship against JBL. JBL beat Batista at The Great American Bash, winning by disqualification. Of course, Batista kept the title.
Now, JBL will try and leave SummerSlam a champion once again.
Randy Orton has his own goal for SummerSlam: defeat Undertaker. After failing to add Undertaker to his list of fallen legends, the Legend Killer demanded a rematch for Aug. 21, and Undertaker was quick to accept.
In addition, Edge will face Matt Hardy in the most personal of matches. Also, Eugene and Kurt Angle will go one-on-one — this time without a time limit. Remember, Eugene still has Angle 1996 Olympic Gold Medal
Back on the SmackDown! side, Rey Mysterio will face Eddie Guerrero, with the winner gaining sole custody of Dominick. Guerrero has revealed he is the biological father of Dominick and wants him back. Mysterio will fight to keep him.
Also, the United States Championship will be on the line when Orlando Jordan defends the championship against Chris Benoit, who has promised to make Jordan tap out.
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Chris Benoit vs. Orlando Jordan(c) – United States Championship match
Jordan gets a quick cheap shot, but Benoit gets an early german suplex, and hooks on the Crippler Crossface to win the title!
Backstage, Eddie and his wife argue over what his match with Rey Mysterio is really about.
Video package of the Hardy/Lita/Edge triangle.
Edge vs. Matt Hardy
The two go right at on the outside, before the match even starts. In the ring, Hardy gets a rear naked choke, but Edge quickly makes the ropes. Hardy gets in some hard shots, but Edge gets in a headbutt. Hardy stands on the outside apron for a while, allowing for Edge to Spear him through the ropes! Back in, Hardy looks to go for the 10 punch, but Edge drops him on the top turnbuckle. Ow. Hardy is busted open, as Edge stays on him. Edge kicks the crap out of him, prompting the ref to ring the bell, making Edge the winner.
Video package of the Guerrero/Mysterio/Dominick situation.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio – Ladder match for the custody of Dominick
The custody papers are in a briefcase, for those wondering. Fans chant “Eddie sucks” as Eddie starts off with a cheap shot. Guerrero gets a back suplex, but Rey comes back with a monkey flip, sending Eddie out. On the outside, Rey eats steps as well as ladder, and Eddie drags the ladder into the ring. He sets it up and climbs, but Rey spingboard dropkicks him in the knee. Guerrero brings in a second ladder, but Rey tries to fight it out. Rey sends Eddie out, allowing him to kick the 2nd ladder into Guerrero’s face. Ouch. Mysterio follows it with a senton off of the top rope! Eddie’s head did not look well on that one. Back in, Rey climbs, but Guerrero catches up with him on the other side. The two fight, with Eddie almost getting it, but Mysterio manages to stop him. Eddie goes for a sunset flip off the ladder, but his fingers slip, causing it to looked half-assed. Guerrero beats Rey with the ladder, dropkicking it on Rey in the corner, and sandwiches Rey for the heelo! Mysterio gets stuck in the corner with the ladder as Eddie climbs, but Rey pushes his ladder onto the one already set up in a slanted position, and backdrops Eddie onto it from the top! Both ladders fall, as do both men. Rey climbs once again, but Eddie dropkicks him down. Eddie sets up the ladder on the top rope turnbuckle, as Rey goes for a hurricanrana, but just eats ladder. Damn. Eddie climbs, but Dominick comes in and shakes the ladder. He has no luck, and Eddie is pissed. Guerrero screams at his son, but Rey attacks him like a ball of fire. Reys sets one of the ladders up against the ropes, and hits Eddie against it. 619, ladder style! Mysterio drops the dime and climbs, but Eddie catches him in the electric chair position, which Rey turns it into a powerbomb off the ladder! Rey climbs and looks to have the papers, but Eddie kicks out the ladder from under him. Rey holds on to the case, and Eddie powerbombs him to the mat! Damn! Rey gets trapped under the ladder as Eddie climbs. Eddie REALLY looks to have the briefcase, but Rey moves the ladder and pulls him down by the leg. Rey closes the standing ladder, but it proves a mistake as Eddie gets the triple verticals, the third being on the ladder! Guerrero goes back to climbing, as Vicki (Eddie’s wife) comes out and pushes the ladder over. Rey goes to climb now, and Eddie tries to stop him, but Vicki won’t let him. Mysterio grabs the case! It’s over!
Afterwards, Eddie throws a temper tantrum, so Rey hits him over the head with the suitcase.
Backstage, Y2J expresses why he should be the WWE Champion.
Eugene vs. Kurt Angle
Eugene offers a handshake, so Kurt replies. A rather hard shake though. More like a punch to the jaw. Eugene gets a spinebuster, and goes for the People’s Elbow, but Angle stops him with a clothesline for 2. Eugene looks to fight back, but he runs into the corner, allowing for Angle to get a german suplex for 2. Eugene hulks up, and hits the Rock Bottom for 2. Stunner is pushed off by Angle, who goes for the Angle Slam, but Eugene counters THAT with a Stunner for 2. Eugene hooks on his own ankle lock, but Kurt pushes him off into the 2nd turnbuckle, and hits the Angle Slam. Ankle lock and that’s all she wrote. I actually liked that a lot.
Afterwards, Kurt reenacts his gold medal awarding to a big pop.
Backstage, the divas wash Vince McMahon’s limo, which has a president sticker on it. McMahon for president?
Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
This is Taker’s 14th straight appearance at Summerslam. Orton stalls a bit to start, but eventually locks up. Taker slaps him, but Randy runs around him and grabs a side headlock. Taker gets him off and hits a shoulder takedown for 2. Randy starts to gain the advantage, but runs straight into a boot, allowing Taker to get 2. Undertaker looks to go for Old School, but Orton armdrags him off the top rope for 2. Taker runs into boot, but so does Orton, and Taker picks up 2. Undertaker gets the airborne clothesline for 2. Taker wears him down, but Orton ducks a boot in the corner, causing Taker to get caught up. Randy DDTs him from the outside of the apron through the middle rope to pick up 2. Orton works on the knee and gets a knee drop for 2. A boot to the face gets 2. Taker fights back, but Orton stops him with a powerslam for 2. Randy goes back to the knee, and gets some modified covers. Taker eventually gets out of the situation, and gets his vintage legdrop over the apron. Back in, Taker gets Old School for real, and gets his modified DDT for 2. Snake eyes, and Taker hits the ropes, but Orton stops him with a dropkick. Taker shoves off the RKO and goes for the Tombstone, but Orton reverses it to one of his own, which is reversed to Taker’s, which is reversed to Randy’s modified neckbreaker for 2. Orton goes up and gets a crossbody, but Taker rolls through and hits the Chokeslam. Taker signals for the Tombstone, but some guy walks in, prompting security to take care of him. Undertaker puts his focus back on Randy, but he jumps up and hits the RKO for 3!
Afterwards, the walk-in is revealed to be Bob Orton.
Meanwhile, some members of the Republican National Committee are shown to a smattering of boos.
Video package for Cena/Jericho.
Chris Jericho vs. John Cena(c) – WWE Championship match
The two exchange chops early on, and Jericho hits a vertical suplex. Chris gets a spinning heel kick, sending John out to the apron, and goes for the springboard dropkick, but misses. Cena looks to be in control, but Chris stops him with a dropkick. Jericho gets a vertical suplex for 2. John gets whipped to the outside, and Jericho follows it with a dropkick. Back in, Chris gets a top rope superplex for 2, twice. Cena looks to gain some momentum, but Jericho puts a stop to it. Y2J looks for the Lionsault, but it misses. Cena looks to go for the FU, but Y2J rolls through and tries to hook on the Walls. Cena kicks him to the outside however. Back in, Cena gets a leg drop through the middle rope on Jericho for 2. John looks for the FU again, but Y2J counters it into a DDT! It only gets 2. Jericho works him over, as the fans have a dueling of chants. Cena pops out of nowhere with a clothesline, causing half the arena to boo. John unleashes everything, and goes for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, but Y2J hooks on the Walls of Jericho. Cena edges for the ropes a few times, and finally makes it to break the hold. Jericho goes up, but Cena catches him with a FU attempt from the 2nd rope, only to have Y2J get out of that with a 2nd rope back suplex for 2. Y2J looks for the bulldog, but Cena changes it into the FU for 3!
Video package of JBL/Batista.
John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. Batista(c) – World Heavyweight Championship match
Big pop for Dave. JBL goes right after Dave, before the pyro’s even done. They fight to the electronic equipment, where Dave hits him with a fire extinguisher, but Bradshaw whips him into a steal case. Dave fights him near the barricade on the fans’ side, where JBL gets a chair, but Dave tackles him through the padding. That was cool. In the ring, JBL gets a clothesline to put him down. Bradshaw goes out to get a belt from somebody, and whips Batista with it. John chokes him, but Dave eventually fights out of it with a back suplex. Dave now uses the belt, but JBL gets a boot and hits the Clothesline from Hell! It only gets 2. Bradshaw decides to get the steal steps and bring them in, but Batista backdrops out of what looks to be either a powerbomb or piledriver. Dave hits the spinebuster, and follows it with a Batista Bomb! Batista doesn’t cover him however, as he gives him another Batista Bomb, this time on the steel steps! Must I say more?
Video package for HBK/Hogan.
Shawn Michaels vs. Hulk Hogan
Mixed reaction for HBK. Hogan – not so much. The two lock up, and Hogan powers him down. They lock up again, with the same result. Michaels grabs on the side headlock, and Hogan reverses. Shoulderblock sends HBK out, who looks to be thinking some strategy. Back in, Michaels goes down stairs, but Hulk reverses a whip to hang him up in th corner. Hulk brings the rights, but Shawn slows him down with a thumb to the eye. Hulk regains control though, and hits a clothesline to put him down. HBK comes back with a kick to the jaw, and looks to make Hogan eat turnbuckle, but Hulk won’t budge, so he gets slapped. Hulk sends Shawn out, where he slams him over the spanish announce table. Michaels looks to get out of the situation, but Hogan introduces his arm to the ring post. Hogan looks to follow it with a shot to the ringpost, but Shawn escapes and does it to Hulk. Back in, Shawn goes for the 10 punch a couple of time, but Hogan pushes him off, causing Michaels to get agressive with the punches. Hulk gets busted open, and it’s not looking good as Shawn follows it with the right hands. Michaels applies the sleeper, and looks to put him out, but Hulk won’t let the arm drop a third time. The ref does a double count, and both the men get up at the same time. HBK hits the forearm, but misses the elbow, and Hogan hulks up. He goes for the big boot, but Shawn flies up and hits the ref. Shawn kips up, and looks to go for the elbow, but decides on the Sharpshooter. A new ref runs in (not Earl Hebner) but Hogan makes the ropes to a mixed reation. Hogan pushes HBK off of another Sharpshooter attempt, causing the ref to get knocked down again. Hulk gets up, but Shawn goes low. HBK gets a chair and kills Hogan with a shot to set up the elbow. Michaels tunes up the band, and Sweet Chin Music connects. It only gets 2, as it time for Hogan to Hulk Up. Big Boot! Leg Drop! It’s over!
Afterwards, Shawn and Hogan shake on it.
End
Biggest Cheers
1)Hogan
2)Batista
3)Kurt Angle
Biggest Jeers
1)Guerrero
2)Edge
3)HBK
~Rave
