SummerSlam (2002)

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SummerSlam 2002 was the fifteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on August 25, 2002 in the Nassau Coliseum located in Uniondale, New York.

This was the first SummerSlam event to be held after the introduction of the brand extension.

Contents

• 1 Results
• 2 Other on-screen talent
• 3 Trivia
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Results

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Spike Dudley def. Steven Richards
• * Spike Dudley pinned Richards. (2:34)

• SmackDown! brand - Kurt Angle def. Rey Mysterio
• *Angle reversed Mysterio's Hurricanrana into an ankle lock, forcing Rey to submit. (9:20)

• RAW brand - Ric Flair def. Chris Jericho
• *Flair won by submission, forcing Jericho to tap out to the figure four leglock. (10:30)
• **Controversy was made when Jericho had Flair earlier in his own figure four leglock. Flair held onto the rope with one hand but tapped out with the other. The referee let the match continue.

• SmackDown! brand - Edge def. Eddie Guerrero
• *Edge pinned Guerrero after nailing the Spear. (11:54)

Shawn Michaels hits a plancha on Triple H through a table.

• RAW brand - World Tag Team Championship match: The Un-Americans (Lance Storm & Christian) (c) def. Booker T & Goldust
• *Christian pinned Booker T when Test interfered and hit Booker with the big boot. (9:37)
• **Before the match, the Un-Americans cut a promo criticizing the fan's lack of appreciation over world class athletes.

• Interpromotional - WWE Intercontinental Championship match: Rob Van Dam (RAW) def. Chris Benoit (c) (SmackDown!)
• *Rob Van Dam pinned Benoit after hitting a Five-Star Frog Splash. (16:30)
• **Benoit had defeated RVD on a previous episode of RAW and defected to the SmackDown! brand. A contract found by general manager Eric Bischoff enabled this interpromotional match being made.
• **RAW comentators Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler were calling the matches while RAW ring announcer Howard Finkel and SmackDown! ring announcer Tony Chimel announced their respective wrestlers.
• **Rob Van Dam's victory brought the WWE Intercontinental Championship back to RAW.

• RAW brand - The Undertaker def. Test
• *Undertaker pinned Test after hitting a Tombstone Piledriver. (8:18)
• **Lance Storm and Christian tried to interfere but ended up getting chokeslammed by The Undertaker.
• **After the match, Undertaker waved the flag of the United States.

Brock Lesnar sets The Rock up for an F-5.

• RAW brand - Unsanctioned match: Shawn Michaels def. Triple H
• *Shawn Michaels won after reversing Triple H's Pedigree attempt into a cradle. (27:19)
• **Shawn Michaels made his return to the ring, making this his first WWE match since WrestleMania XIV.
• **HBK hit Triple H with a diving elbow drop off a ladder.
• **Michaels also hit a plancha onto Triple H through a table.
• **After the match, HHH struck HBK with his sledgehammer numerous times, sending Michaels on a stretcher.

• SmackDown! brand - WWE Undisputed Championship match: Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) def. The Rock (c)
• *Lesnar defeated The Rock by pinfall after hitting the F-5. (14:38)
• **Despite being the face in the match, The Rock would be booed heavily by the crowd.

Other on-screen talent

Promotional poster for SummerSlam 2002 featuring The Rock.

SummerSlam 2002

RAW Commentators Jerry "The King" Lawler Jim Ross SmackDown! Commentators Michael Cole Tazz RAW Referees Jack Doan Earl Hebner Chad Patton Nick Patrick Charles Robinson SmackDown! referees Mike Chioda Brian Hebner Jim Korderas

General Managers Eric Bischoff - RAW Stephanie McMahon - SmackDown! Interviewers Jonathan Coachman Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Ring Announcers Tony Chimel Howard Finkel Others Nidia - The World host Jamie Noble - The World host Sgt. Slaughter - official

Trivia

• The official theme song for the event was called "Fight", composed by WWE music director Jim Johnston. The song was featured on the WWE Anthology album.
• After winning the WWE Undisputed Championship, Brock Lesnar became WWE's youngest world champion. Two years later at SummerSlam 2004, Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship at the age of 24, beating Lesnar's feat at 25. Technically, Lesnar is still the youngest WWE Champion but not the youngest world champion in WWE history.
• This would be The Rock's last match until No Way Out 2003.

References

• [obsessedwithwrestling.com - SummerSlam '02 results]
• [twnpnews.com - SummerSlam]
• [hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '02 review]

External links

• [Offical 2002 SummerSlam site]

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