SummerSlam Results!
8/25/02
They started off the pre-show with a look back at the relationship between Shawn Michaels and Triple H. They showed clips of the Degeneration X days and how things were between them and then showed the recent turn of events that led to their match at Summerslam. Shawn learned that his mystery attacker was Triple H after all and challenged him to a match. Triple H said he did everything he did to Shawn to show him how vulnerable he is. The match will be a non-sanctioned match, so anything can happen.
The Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio match was hyped and the events leading up to the match were reviewed.
The huge confrontation for the WWE Undisputed Championship was heavily hyped. Shots of both The Rock and Brock Lesnar training were shown. Both men have been working hard to get ready for this huge match. Brock has the chance to become the youngest man to even win the Undisputed Title.
Rob Van Dam will challenge Chris Benoit for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The Undertaker will also return to Pay-Per-View to meet Test in a match-up. Edge will face Eddie Guerrero at Summerslam among other matches.
They showed a re-cap of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero vs. The Rock and Edge. Rock and Edge won the match and Brock Lesnar came down to the ring and confronted Rock. Rock made Edge leave the ring so he could face Brock by himself. Everyone got a short preview of the big Undisputed Championship match for Summerslam.
Match #1 Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.
Kurt Angle came down to the ring and then Mysterio’s music hit and he came from behind and attacked Angle in the ring. They battled to the outside of the ring and Angle got the upperhand and then tossed Rey back into the ring. Angle his a huge German suplex, but Mysterio got up and rolled up for the near-fall. Angle got Rey in the ropes and used them as leverage to choke him. Angle got him in the corner and Mysterio went for a head-scissors takedown, but he countered the move and slammed Rey down into the mat. Angle was dominating the match and using his stretch advantage to get the upper-hand on Mysterio. Rey went for the low blow and then got advantage of Angle and flipped him out of the ring. Mysterio was going to leap over the ropes and nail Angle, but the ref stopped him. The ref looked out to see if Angle was all right and he leaped over the ref and nailed Angle. They got back in the ring and Mysterio went for the pin, but Angle kicked out at 2. Rey used the ropes to propel himself and kick Angle in the face. He hit the West Coast pop and went for the pin, but Angle kicked out at the last moment. Rey then went up top and flipped over Angle then kicked him in the face while he was up on the top. He went for the Hurricanrana off the top and Angle landed on his feet and Angle got him in the Ankle Lock. Mysterio tapped out and lost the match.
Winner: Kurt Angle
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon tells a WWE employee to go tell Eric Bischoff to try and top that match. Steph enters her dressing room and sees Eric Bischoff sitting there. Steph demands to know what he's doing there and Eric answers by saying that it's neutral ground, it's Summerslam. Stephanie says sure, she'd like to see the look on his face as Smackdown! rules over Raw. They both sit down to watch the festivities unfold on TV.
Match #2 Ric Flair vs. Chris Jericho
Flair and Jericho got the match started off immediately. Flair hip tossed Jericho, but he got back up and slammed him into the turnbuckle. Jericho continued to dominate the match and finally Flair countered and nearly tossed him out of the ring. Jericho bounced right back and clotheslined him to the outside. Jericho slammed Flair into the guard barrier and then went to the top and leaped down on Flair. They got back into the ring and Flair fired back at Jericho with some blows. Jericho then got up to the middle rope and nailed Flair with a missile dropkick. Jericho then went to the corner and tried to take the pad off of the turnbuckle. Jericho pulled something from the corner and strangled Flair with it. Jericho then got Flair against the ropes and nailed him from behind. Jericho hit a vertical suplex and then went upstairs. Flair got to the corner and flipped Jericho off of the ropes into the middle of the ring. Flair then nailed the knife-edge chops on Jericho and then hit the backbreaker on him and went for the pin. Flair went for a suplex and Jericho countered and locked Flair in the Walls of Jericho. He never got the move completely locked in well and Flair rolled him up for the pin. Jericho got up and went for the Lionsault off of the middle rope and missed. Flair then knocked him down and went for the Half-Crab. Jericho countered the move, rolled Flair over and got him in his own maneuver, The Figure 4 Leglock. Flair looked like he may have tapped out but finally made his way to the ropes and the referee made him stop the hold. Flair hit a low blow on Jericho as he came at him with a foreign object and got him in the Figure 4. Jericho was right in the middle of the ring and finally tapped out.
Winner: Ric Flair
Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were in the backstage area. Paul was telling Brock that the reason they were selling a Best of Hulk video was because his career was over because of Brock. He told Brock to end Rock’s career and take him out early. He told him Rock almost feels like the challenger and that tonight, The Next Big Thing was going to be the Undisputed Champion.
Match #3 Eddie Guerrero vs. Edge
Edge and Eddie got the match started at a fast pace. Edge had the upperhand in the match from the beginning. He tied Eddie up in the ropes and and nailed him with knife-edge chops. They then battled to the outside and Eddie slammed Edge’s shoulder into the steel steps. They got back in the ring and Eddie was stomping away at Edge in the middle of the ring. Eddie picked up Edge and began to work on his arm and shoulder. Eddie finally let him go and then punched him in the face and knocked him right back down to the mat. Eddie continued to work on the shoulder of Edge and try to pull it out of the socket. Edge finally fought his way up to his feet. Edge got up and nailed Eddie with a clothesline and began to battle back. Edge slammed Eddie down to the mat face-first and then suplexed him out of the ring. Edge went to the top and sailed down and landed on Eddie on the outside. Eddie got in the ring and Edge went to the top rope again. Eddie caught him on the top and tried to go for a suplex from the top, but Edge slammed him to the mat face-first. Edge got up and got ready to hit the Spear. He went for the move and missed and Eddie went up top and went for the Frog Splash. Edge lifted the knees to counter the move. Edge got up and hit the Edgecution, but Eddie somehow kicked out at 2. Eddie hit a suplex in the ring and then went up top again. Edge tried to stop him and Edge threw him off. Eddie leaped off the ropes and drove the elbow into the shoulder. Eddie went for a clothesline and missed and Edge hit the Spear and covered him to win the match.
Winner: Edge
Coachman interviewed The Un-Americans in the backstage area. Christian told him that Long Island was like all the other American countries. They said that the Americans are never happy and always want more out of everything. He said they would give them more… more Un-Americans as Tag Champions.
Match #4 Tag Team Championship Match
The Un-Americans vs. Goldust & Booker T
Goldust and Christian started the match. Goldust nailed Christian with his rear end and had control of the match. Lance Storm was tagged in and Goldust hit the Atomic Drop. He tagged out and Booker T came in to face Storm. He hit a Sidewalk Slam and then the legdrop and went for the pin. Goldust was tagged back in and Storm tossed him over the turnbuckle to the outside and distracted the ref so that Christian could go take cheap shots on him. Christian then got the tag from Storm and came in to work over Goldust. Christian got him in the corner and then hit a backbreaker and went for the pin. Goldust kicked out and Christian tagged Lance Storm back in. Storm went for a dropkick and missed and Goldust rolled him up for the pin. Christian then got the tag yet again from Storm and he wrestled Goldust to the mat. He wanted to keep him grounded and wear him down. Goldust finally got over and made the tag to Booker T and the ref missed it and would not let Booker in the match. The Un-Americans double-teamed Goldust in their corner. Goldust finally fired back and took Storm out and then clotheslined Christian as he did the same to him and they were both down. Goldust nearly got over to Booker for the tag, but Christian pulled him back. Storm and Christian went for the double chair shot on Goldust, but he ducked and then double clotheslined them. Goldust slowly got up and went for the tag to Booker and finally got it. Booker came in and cleaned house. Booker hit the Missile Dropkick and went for the pin but did not get it. Booker then hit the scissors kick on both Un-Americans and then hit the Spinnerooney and side kick on Christian but there was no ref to make the count. Test then came in the ring from out of nowhere and laid out Booker T with a big boot and Christian pinned him to win the match and retain their Tag Team Titles.
Winner(s): The Un-Americans
Nidia and Jamie Noble were hosting WWE The World. They had two guys from the crowd and she chose one that she was going to “devour.” She picked one of the guys and starting kissing him on a couch while Noble was encouraging the entire deal.
Eric Bischoff and Stephanie were in the back talking about the show and were still just talking about who would come out on top, Raw or Smackdown! Brand wrestlers.
Match #5 Intercontinental Championship Match Chris Benoit vs. Rob Van Dam Rob Van Dam and Chris Benoit made their way to the ring and got the match started quickly. RVD kicked Benoit hard in the mid-section several times and he left the ring to regroup. He got back in the ring and the match continued. Benoit hit a backbreaker on RVD. He then followed up and put leverage on the shoulder of Van Dam while he had him down on the mat. RVD bounced back and catapulted Benoit, but he got back up and went right after RVD in the corner. Benoit then drove the knees into the low abdomen of RVD and then went up top and went for the high-risk leap and missed. Van Dam then went up top and went for the Five-Star Frog Splash and missed. Benoit got up and locked Van Dam in the Crippler Crossface. Van Dam slowly made his way over and got his foot on the bottom rope. Benoit whipped RVD into the corner and then followed up and nailed him with a forearm. Van Dam then tried to fire back and Benoit countered and tossed him out of the ring. Benoit slammed RVD into the barrier and then got him back in the ring. Benoit picked up Van Dam and whipped him off the ropes and nailed him with a stiff elbow to the face. They got into a test of strength and then Benoit took RVD down and got him in the Crippler Crossface again in the middle of the ring. Benoit then got him up and slammed his shoulder into the ringpost and then got him back in the Crossface hold in the middle of the ring. RVD got out of the hold and Benoit backed him up into the corner and threw forearm shots at him. RVD hit a desperation kick to the chest and then hit a spinning heel kick on Benoit. This took him down and he hit the Rolling Thunder and Benoit kicked out of the hold. Benoit went for a suplex and RVD countered it into a crossbody. He then went to the top and hit the Frog Splash and pinned Benoit to bring the IC title to Raw.
Winner: Rob Van Dam
Eric Bischoff was then shown in the back with Stephanie, rubbing the victory of Rob Van Dam in her face. She just looked at him and smiled and then let out a huge evil laugh and walked away.
Match #6 Intercontinental Championship Match
Chris Benoit vs. Rob Van Dam Vs The Undertaker vs Test
Taker and Test circled each other in the ring and then got the match going. Test nailed Taker with a shoulder block, but Taker countered and hit a huge hip-toss on him. Taker then began to work on the arm of Test. Taker went for the old school walking the ropes, but Test grabbed the ref and pushed him into the ropes to knock Taker off the ropes. They battled to the outside and Test slammed Taker into the steel steps. They got back in the ring and test stomped away at Taker and then backed him into the corner and choked him out with the big boot. He then got him in the middle of the ring and continued to work on the arm and shoulder of Taker. They both got back to their feet and threw blows at eachother. Taker nailed Test with a DDT and then walked the ropes again and nailed his arm in old school fashion. He whipped Test into the corner, but he fired back and went for his finisher, but Taker countered and nailed Test with a choke slam. Test kicked out of the pin. Lance Storm then made his way down to the ring with Christian and attacked Taker, but he countered every move they made and choke slammed them both. Test went outside and got a chair and knocked out the ref in the process. Taker kicked the chair into Test’s face and then hit the Tombstone to win the match.
Winner: The Undertaker
Match #7 Non-Sanctioned Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H
Shawn was up laying on the turnbuckle as Triple H got into the ring. He took off his shirt, threw it in the face of Triple H and went right on the attack. Triple H nailed him with a shoulder block and then went for another move off the ropes, but Shawn moved and tossed him over the ropes. Shawn then hit a huge plancha on Triple H and then continued to fight on the outside. Shawn got back into the ring and then went outside and nailed Triple H with another clothesline. Shawn got the weapons and objects out from under the ring and then Triple H picked him up and dropped him down on the outside barrier. Shawn nailed Triple H in the face and then pulled himself back into the ring with the ropes and hit another clothesline. He then went up top and hit the double ax handle smash. HBK then got back in the corner and geared up for the Sweet Chin Music and missed. Triple H then hit two backbreakers in a row on Michaels and he was in obvious pain. Triple H got Shawn back in the corner and then Irish Whipped him into the opposite corner. He slammed him into the turnbuckle again and then kicked him in the chest and took him down to the mat. Triple H continued to work on the lower back of Michaels and hit him with numerous elbows in that area. Triple H then went to the outside and got a chair. He slammed HBK in the back and he was down and out in the middle of the ring. Shawn Michaels got up and started to fire back with some blows to the abdomen of Triple H. He then rolled up Triple H, but he kicked out and pushed Michaels off the ropes. Triple H hit the spinebuster and then picked him up. Triple H hit the DDT on HBK onto the steel chair in the middle of the ring and then went for the pin, but Shawn kicked out. Triple H then pulled the belt off of Shawn and started to whip him with it. He picked him up and leveled him with a punch to the face and then went to the outside and got a sledgehammer from under the ring. Triple H then got Shawn in the abdominal stretch and he was in agony in the middle of the ring, but then Triple H made his way over and grabbed the ropes for more leverage. Shawn then got free and went up top. Triple H tried to stop him, but he tossed him down to the mat. Shawn lost his balance and fell down and Triple H nailed him in the lower back with a chair. Triple H had Shawn down and out in the middle of the ring. Triple H picked him up and went for the Pedigree on a steel chair and Shawn countered. Both men were bleeding and Shawn was up and back on some offense. Shawn Michaels hit a flying forearm and then whipped him off the ropes and hit a back body drop. Shawn hit Triple H in the face with a chair and then tossed Triple H out of the ring. Shawn took a trash can from the outside and nailed Triple H. He then pulled him over to the announce table and slammed him with the lid of the can. He then pulled a shoe off of someone at ringside and nailed Triple H in the face with it. Shawn then hit a bulldog on Triple H on the steel steps. He then reached under the ring and pulled out a tall ladder. He slammed Triple H in the head and then nailed him in the stomach with it while he was on the mat. Triple H tried to turn the momentum around and whip Shawn into the ladder, but he countered and hit a drop toehold and then catapulted Triple H into the ladder. Triple H finally kicked the ladder into Shawn. Triple H then went up top and Shawn caught him up. He hit a superplex on Triple H and then hit a crucifix into a roll up but Triple H kicked out. Triple H left the ring and pulled the steel steps inside. Shawn hit a drop toehold and Triple H’s face slammed into the stairs. Shawn then got a table from outside of the ring. He set the table up on the outside and knocked Triple H onto the top of it. He then went upstairs and landed a splash on him through the table. Shawn then set up the ladder in the corner of the ring. He climbed the ladder and hit the flying elbow drop. He then set up for the Sweet Chin Music and missed. Triple H went for the Pedigree, but Shawn countered and rolled him up. He got the 3-count and won the match. After the match, Shawn got his arm raised and Triple H attacked him from behind and nailed him with the sledgehammer in the lower back numerous times and left him in the middle of the ring. The paramedics came in and took Shawn out on a stretcher.
Winner: Shawn Michaels
Howard Finkel got on the microphone and said that he had a quick announcement. He then said this was the first Pay-Per-View he has announced in that arena since WrestleMania II. He then said that he knows that Major League Baseball might be going on strike but the Fink would always be there for the fans. Trish Stratus then came down and he told her to leave because she had gotten him many times in the last few weeks. She said she finally realized he had a great voice and she had something for him. She hugged him and then pointed behind him to Lilian Garcia and she kicked his ass and then walked out with Trish.
Match #8 Undisputed Championship Match
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman
Brock went right at Rock and got the upperhand in the beginning of the match. Brock went for a few earlier pins, but Rock kicked out. Brock took Rock out of the ring and Heyman took a cheap shot kick at him. He got Rock back in the ring and hit a German Suplex on Rock. He got up and started to fight back, but Heyman pulled the foot of Rock and Brock then continued to unleash on him. Heyman took another cheap shot at Rock and then Brock hit the sidewalk slam and went for another pin, but Rock kicked out. Brock then went for a spear and missed and hit the ringpost. Rock got up and got back on the offense. He took Brock down and started to lock in the Sharpshooter, but Heyman got on the ropes. Rock dropped him and knocked him down and then locked in the move on Brock in the middle of the ring. Brock looked in pain and looked like he might be ready to tap, but Heyman got back on the ropes and distracted the ref and Rock got pissed. He let Brock go and went after Heyman. Brock then nailed Rock from behind and grabbed a chair. He slammed the chair into the ribs of the Rock. He then got him in a Bear Hug in the middle of the ring. Brock then hit a Belly-to-Belly suplex and then went back to work on the ribs with the bear hug on the mat. Rock nearly got his arm dropped for the third time to end the match, but he got to his feet and nailed Brock in the face. Brock then went after Rock and he nailed him below the belt. Brock then drove Rock in the corner with the shoulder and then followed up with a spear in the corner. Rock nailed him with a clothesline and then nailed him with a series of rights and then took him over the top to the outside. Rock slammed Brock into the steel steps on the outside. Heyman then went for Rock from behind and he caught him. Rock then catapulted Brock into the ringpost. Rock then grabbed Paul Heyman and hit the Rock Bottom on him through the table. Rock got Brock back in the ring and hit the Rock Bottom on Brock in the middle of the ring, but he kicked out of the pin. Brock was down and then erupted and hit the Rock Bottom on the Champion. Both men were down after Rock kicked out of the pin from Brock. Lesnar got up and got nailed with a spinebuster from Rock. The Rock went for the People’s elbow and Brock got up and hit a clothesline on Rock and then went for his finisher, but Rock countered. Brock eventually hit the F5 and pinned Rock to become the youngest WWE Undisputed Champion of all time.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
***end of ppv***
What wasnt on the PPV:
Thanks to Don Becker for the following report:
After the cameras stopped, with about half the crowd chanting ''Rocky Sucks!'' (don't know how that came off during the live telecast, but it went from about 10 percent of the arena to 50 percent by the time the show ended), The Rock grabbed the mic, but couldn't get through. ''Finally, The Rock Has Come Back To Long Island," opting to end it with, ''It doesn't matter where The Rock has come back to!'' and ''Like it or not, I am still leaving here your People's Champion!'' By the time The Rock finally left the ring, pretty much everyone was either chanting ''Rocky Sucks!,'' ''Asshole!'' or ''Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey hey, goodbye!''
***end of results***
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