August 15, 2004 – Toronto, Ontario CANADA
SUMMERSLAM QUICK & DIRTY:
Rob Van Dam defeated Rene Dupree -Sunday Night Heat-;
Those Damn Dudleyz defeated London & Kidman & Mysterio;
Kane defeated Matt Hardy -Til Death Do Us Part Match-;
John Cena defeated Booker T -Best of 5 Series Match #1-;
Edge beat Jericho and Batista -Intercontinental title-;
Kurt Angle defeated Eddie Guerrero -Grudge Match-;
Triple H defeated Eugene Dinsmore -Grudge Match-;
RAW DivaSeach Hopefuls beat RAW Divas -Diva Dodgeball-;
John Layfield defeated The Undertaker by DQ -WWE title-;
Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit -World Heavyweight title-;
SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT: Hosted by Todd Grisham & Ivory.. Kurt Angle was shown arriving to the building with his bodyguard, Luther Reigns..
INTERVIEW: Lillian Garcia interviewed Chris Jericho, who defended himself for walking away on Edge last Monday on RAW)..
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Spike Dudley made it clear that since he’s a champion, he’s the leader of the Dudleyz..
SINGLES MATCH
Rob Van Dam defeated Rene Dupree:
SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Those Damn Dudleyz (Bubba & D-Von & Spike) defeated Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman & Paul London: The Dudleyz hit Billy Kidman with the 3D and Spike Dudley scored the pinfall..
TIL DEATH DO US PART MATCH
Kane defeated Matt Hardy: Lita was transformed to look more “pregnant” to fall in order with the storyline.. Kane nailed Matt Hardy with a chokeslam off the top rope and won the right to marry Lita..
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Todd Grisham & Randy Orton: Randy Orton predicted that tonight would be a very historic night. John Cena showed up and said that tonight was all about him beating Booker T’s ass. Cena asked the Toronto fans what they think of Randy Orton — and they booed loudly. Orton said he doesn’t care what any assbackwards Canadians think of him..
BEST OF FIVE SERIES – MATCH #1
John Cena defeated Booker T (1-0): John Cena picked up the pin after hitting the FU on Booker T..
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
Eric Bischoff & Theodore Long: Eric Bischoff told Theodore Long to enjoy his job, because he won’t last until Survivor Series. Long said that if any RAW Superstar wanted to leave, he would sign him, including Eugene!
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Edge defeated Chris Jericho and Batista to retain the WWE Intercontinental title: Edge pinned Chris Jericho clean after a spear!
GRUDGE MATCH
Kurt Angle w/Luther Reigns defeated Eddie Guerrero: Kurt Angle took Eddie’s boot off and made him tap out to the Anklelock submission hold..
GRUDGE MATCH
Triple H w/Ric Flair defeated Eugene Dinsmore: William Regal came down and knocked out Ric Flair with the brass knuckles. Eugene was distracted by this and got hit with a Pedigree and pinned giving HHH the victory!
DIVA DODGEBALL
The RAW DivaSearch Contestants defeated The RAW Divas: Crowd died (even though the game appeared to be unscripted). After the game, Victoria and Trish Stratus got into a shoving match and pull-apart brawl..
WWE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
John Bradshaw Layfield w/Orlando Jordan defeated The Undertaker by DQ: During the match (off camera) a fan jumped the rail and climbed on top of JBL’s limo to elude Security. The fan ran back and forth on top of the limo, which possibly could have ruined the planned stunt after the match. The crowd was SO BORED with this match that they began ammusing themselves by performing the WAVE.. The Undertaker used the WWE title belt as a weapon against JBL and got himself disqualified (booo!).. After the match, The Undertaker chokeslammed a bloodied JBL through the roof of his white stretch limousine. The Undertaker took some of JBL’s blood and smeared it over his chest.. Some EMT’s took JBL away as the crowd sang “Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye”..
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit to win the World Heavyweight title!: Chants of “You Screwed Bret!” towards Earl Hebner started up at the beginning of the match.. Randy Orton escaped the Crippler Crossface and hit the RKO to capture the World Heavyweight title!
CONCLUSION: The members of Evolution stayed in the back even after Randy Orton scored the pinfall. Orton did a babyface celebration and even shook hands with Chris Benoit after the match. Orton becomes the youngest World Heavyweight champion ever (in the WWE)..