SummerSlam (2005)

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SummerSlam
World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown!
DateAugust 21, 2005
CityWashington, D.C.[1]
VenueMCI Center[1]
Attendance18,176[1]
Buy rate650,000[1]
Tagline(s)Hogan vs Michaels For the First Time Ever
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The 2005 SummerSlam was the 18th annual

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. The event took place on August 21, 2005, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Nine matches were contested at the event, including one on the Sunday Night Heat
pre-show.

The main match on the Raw brand was

John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), which Batista won by pinfall after executing two Batista Bombs, with the second on the steel ring steps. Another primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Chris Jericho, which Cena won by pinfall after performing an FU. The main match on the undercard featured a ladder match for the custody of Rey Mysterio's son Dominik between Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero
, which Mysterio won by retrieving the briefcase suspended above the ring.

Production

Background

The event was held at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.

MCI Center in Washington, D.C.[6][7][8]

WWE had originally planned a match between Muhammad Hassan and Batista for SmackDown!'s World Heavyweight Championship, which would have made Hassan the youngest world champion in WWE history at 23, breaking Randy Orton's record. The storyline was scheduled to begin at The Great American Bash in which he faced The Undertaker in a number one contenders match for the World Heavyweight Championship, but it was scrapped in the aftermath of the London bombings that occurred three days after SmackDown! was taped.[9][10]

Storylines

Eight

script writers. The storylines revolving around these matches before, during, and after the event were also planned by the script writers. The event featured wrestlers and other talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands – a storyline expansion to which WWE assigned its employees. Wrestlers portrayed either a hero or villain
gimmick, as they followed a series of events which generally built tension, leading to a wrestling match.

The main

superkicked Hogan, which knocked Hogan to the ground and turning Michaels heel for the first time since returning to the company in 2002.[15][16] The following week, Michaels challenged Hogan to a match at SummerSlam,[17][18] which Hogan accepted.[19]

The predominant feud on the SmackDown! brand was between Batista and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), with the two feuding over the World Heavyweight Championship. During the WWE Draft Lottery, SmackDown! was left temporarily without a top championship after John Cena, the reigning WWE Champion, was drafted to Raw. On the June 30 edition of SmackDown!, a six-man elimination match between JBL, The Undertaker, Booker T, and SmackDown! draftees Chris Benoit, Christian, and Muhammad Hassan was made and General Manager Theodore Long was to present a new title to the winner called the SmackDown! Championship. JBL won the match by eliminating Christian last, but Long announced that plans had changed and there was no need for a SmackDown! Championship. Instead, Long revealed that Batista, who had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since defeating Triple H at WrestleMania 21, was joining the brand as the final draft pick and by winning the match, JBL was the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.[20] JBL faced Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at The Great American Bash, where JBL won by disqualification when Batista used a steel chair.[21] JBL was given a rematch at SummerSlam on the following episode of SmackDown! after defeating The Undertaker.[22] Batista allowed JBL to choose the stipulation, and JBL made it a No Holds Barred match.[23] On the August 11 episode of SmackDown!, during Batista's match with Christian, JBL interfered and hit Batista with a steel chair.[24] The following week, JBL faced Funaki in a No Holds Barred match, during which Batista interfered and attacked JBL.[25]

Another rivalry leading into the event was between John Cena and Chris Jericho, with the two battling over the WWE Championship. Their feud began when Cena was drafted to Raw during the draft lottery and began a feud with Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff. Cena refused to comply with Bischoff, who saw Cena as an unfit champion. After Cena successfully defended the WWE Championship in a triple threat match at Vengeance against Jericho and Christian,[26] Bischoff hand-picked Jericho to face Cena for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam.[27] On the August 1 episode of Raw, Jericho refereed a WWE Championship match between Cena and Carlito (which Cena won). After the match, Jericho attacked Cena with a television camera.[28] On the August 15 episode of Raw, Cena defeated Jericho and Carlito in a handicap match. At the end, Jericho hit Cena with a steel chair.[29]

Event

Preliminary matches

Other on-screen personnel[30]
Role: Name:
English commentator Jim Ross (Raw)
Jerry Lawler (Raw)
Jonathan Coachman (Raw)
Michael Cole (SmackDown!)
Tazz
(SmackDown!)
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewer Todd Grisham
Ring announcers Lilian Garcia
(also sung national anthem)
Tony Chimel
General Managers Eric Bischoff (Raw)
Theodore Long
(SmackDown!)
Referees Mike Chioda (Raw)
Jack Doan (Raw)
Chad Patton (Raw)
Brian Hebner (SmackDown!)
Jim Korderas
(SmackDown!)
Nick Patrick (SmackDown!)
Charles Robinson (SmackDown!)

Before the event officially began, Chris Masters defeated The Hurricane in a match taped for Sunday Night Heat.[30]

In the first match,

German suplex. Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface to force Jordan to submit to win the match and the title in 25.5 seconds.[1]

In the second match,

mounted punches in the corner. During this, Edge pushed Hardy upwards, causing his head to hit the ringpost and bleed. Edge attacked Hardy's head repeatedly, and Hardy was incapable of defending himself. The referee finally stopped the match and awarded Edge the victory. This match, seen by many as a disappointment, was highly anticipated due to the WWE's storyline exploiting real life events between Edge and Hardy.[1]

The third match was a

619 and a Droppin' Da Dime with the ladder. Both attempted to obtain the briefcase, but was stopped by the other. After Guerrero performed the Three Amigos onto a ladder, he ascended the ladder, but Vickie Guerrero came down and pushed down the ladder. She then held onto Eddie as Mysterio retrieved the briefcase to win the match.[1]

Eugene

The fourth match was between

clothesline. Angle then performed several German suplexes. Eugene fought back and performed a Rock Bottom. Eugene then performed a Stone Cold Stunner and applied the ankle lock. Angle countered and performed an Angle Slam. He then applied the ankle lock and forced Eugene to submit to win the match. After the match, Angle threw Eugene out of the ring and had the referee place the gold medal around his neck.[1]

The fifth match was between

"Cowboy" Bob Orton in disguise.[1]

Main event matches

In the sixth match,

Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Jericho countered and applied the Walls of Jericho. He then performed a belly to back suplex from the top rope. As he attempted another attack, Cena countered into an FU to win the match and retain his title.[1]

Hulk Hogan making his entrance at the event.

The seventh match was a

Clothesline from Hell for a near-fall and bringing the steel steps into the ring. He attempted an attack on the steps, but Batista countered with a back body drop. He then performed a spinebuster and two Batista Bombs, with the second onto the steel steps, to win the match and retain his title.[1]

The

superkick. Michaels attempted a pinfall but Hogan kicked out at a two count. Hogan then delivered a big boot and a leg drop to win the match. After the match, Michaels extended his hand to Hogan saying, "I needed to know and I found out," and Hogan shook his hand.[1]

Aftermath

Batista retained the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam

The following night on Raw, Eric Bischoff made a You're Fired match between John Cena and Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship. Although Bischoff interfered, Cena won the match, and Jericho was fired. Immediately after the match, Kurt Angle attacked Cena and was revealed to be Bischoff's new hand-picked representative to win the title from Cena. Angle and Cena feuded until the start of 2006, with Angle unable to win the title, and Bischoff being fired.[31]

The feud between Batista and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) ended when Batista defeated JBL in a Texas Bullrope match on the September 9 episode of SmackDown!.[32] Batista then began a storyline with Eddie Guerrero when Guerrero was given a title match at No Mercy, and the two became friends.[33] This storyline ended prematurely due to Guerrero's unexpected death on November 13.[34]

The feud between

"Cowboy" Bob Orton. After the match, Randy and Bob poured gasoline on the casket and set it ablaze.[38] The Undertaker had vanished from the casket, and their feud briefly went on hiatus until Survivor Series.[39] Shawn Michaels started a feud with Chris Masters when Masters interrupted Michaels, wanting to take the spotlight.[40] The feud between Chris Benoit and Orlando Jordan continued with Jordan losing in rematches, lasting less than a minute each.[32][41][42]

In mid-2006, WWE launched a third brand dubbed ECW, which featured wrestlers from the former Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion, as well as newer talent. Additionally, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship was reactivated to be the brand's top championship, and third concurrently active world title in WWE.[43]

Results

No.Results
Singles match
21:26
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
H – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

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