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SummerSlam (2003)
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown!
DateAugust 24, 2003
CityPhoenix, Arizona
VenueAmerica West Arena
Attendance16,113
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SummerSlam (2003) was the sixteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on August 24, 2003 at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] The event starred talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.

The main event at SummerSlam was from the Raw brand; an Elimination Chamber match, a variation of an enclosed based match, for the World Heavyweight Championship that featured the champion, Triple H (Paul Levesque), defending his championship against Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine), Goldberg (Bill Goldberg), Kevin Nash, Randy Orton (Randal Orton), and Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom). Triple H won the match via pinfall after he hit Goldberg with a sledgehammer, thus retaining the championship. The predominant match was from the SmackDown! brand; a standard wrestling match for the WWE Championship, which featured the champion, Kurt Angle, defending the championship against Brock Lesnar. Angle defeated Lesnar via submission, after forcing him to submit to an Ankle Lock, thus retaining the championship. The featured preliminary match from the Raw brand was Kane (Glen Jacobs) versus Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski) in a match where neither competitor could be disqualified for malicous actions, which Kane won after executing a variation of a belly-to-belly piledriver on Van Dam onto the ring stage steps. The featured preliminary match from the SmackDown! brand was a Fatal Four-Way match, a match between four wrestlers contested under standard rules, for the WWE United States Championship. The match featured the champion, Eddie Guerrero (Eduardo Guerrero), defending the championship against Chris Benoit (Christopher Benoit), Rhyno (Terry Gerin), and Tajiri (Yoshihiro Tajiri), which Guerrero won after performing a Frog splash.

Following the event, Goldberg continued to feud with Triple H. At Unforgiven, Goldberg defeated Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Angle halted his feud with Lesnar to begin a storyline with The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) over the WWE Championship, though Lesnar, as part of the scripted events, interfered in their championship match. Afterwards, Lesnar reengaged his feud with Angle over the WWE Championship, thereafter, Lesnar defeated Angle in an Iron Man match, a match where the wrestler with the most decisions at a set period of time wins the match, to win the WWE Championship on an episode of SmackDown!. Kane would then engage in a storyline with Shane McMahon; at Unforgiven, Kane defeated McMahon in a Last Man Standing match, a hardcore-style match where the only way to win is by knockout. Subsequently, Guerrero entered a feud with John Cena, though Guerrero successfully retained the championship in two championship matches. Eventually, The Big Show (Paul Wight) engaged in a feud with Guerrero; At No Mercy, The Big Show defeated Guerrero to win the WWE United States Championship.

Background

Triple H as the World Heavyweight Champion

The Raw brand featured the main event at SummerSlam; an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, that featured the champion, Triple H, defending his championship against Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. The buildup to the match began on July 22, 2003 during the SummerSlam press conference, where the Raw General Manger, Eric Bischoff, announced that Triple H would defend his championship against Goldberg in a singles match at the event.[3][4] On August 4, 2003, during an episode of Raw, one of WWE's television programs, Bischoff announced that the World Heavyweight Championship match would be contested under no disqualification rules. Later during the show, Raw Co-General Manager, Steve Austin, altered the announcement made by Bishoff, announcing that the World Heavyweight Championship match would be contested in an Elimination Chamber match, which would feature Triple H defending his championship against Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels.[5][6] On August 18, 2003, during the episode of Raw before SummerSlam, the feud among the six competitors intensified, as Jericho held a segment in the ring, which he called the Highlight Reel, where he discussed the Elimination Chamber match at SummerSlam. He then introduced Michaels into the ring and blamed him for his loss in an Elimination Chamber match that took place at Survivor Series the preceding year, which Michaels won. Before Michaels was able to respond to Jericho's comments, Jericho introduced Evolution, a stable that consisted of Triple H, Orton, and Ric Flair. Triple H then cut a promo on how Michaels would not be able to win the Elimination Chamber match for the second consecutive year. Instead of responding vocally, Michaels physically attacked Triple H, which resulted in an attack via all three members of Evolution. The attack prompted Nash to come down to the ring and assist Michaels, followed by the assistance of Goldberg, who attacked all three members of Evolution. Later in the show during the main event of Orton versus Goldberg, Nash interfered in the match and attacked Goldberg. Michaels then came down to the ring, and as he was about to hit Triple H with the World Heavyweight Championship belt, Jericho ran into the ring and hit Michaels with a steel chair.[7][8]

Kurt Angle, the WWE Champion heading into SummerSlam

The SmackDown! brand featured the main preliminary match at SummerSlam; a singles match for the WWE Championship, where the champion, Kurt Angle, defended his championship against Brock Lesnar. The hype to the match began on July 31, 2003, on an episode of SmackDown!, the other main television program for WWE, during an in-ring segment where Lesnar challenged Angle to a rematch from their bout at Vengeance. The WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon, however, announced that Lesnar would have to earn his rematch by competing in a Steel Cage match against McMahon himself, with Angle officiating the match as a special guest referee the following week on SmackDown!.[9][10] The Steel Cage match resulted in a "No Contest", after McMahon and Lesnar attacked Angle.[11][12] On August 14, 2003, during an episode of SmackDown!, McMahon announced that Angle would defend his championship against Lesnar at SummerSlam.[13][14]

The main match on the undercard from the Raw brand was a No Holds Barred match between Rob Van Dam and Kane. The events leading up to this match began on July 7, 2003, backstage during an episode of Raw, where Kane attacked Van Dam.[15][16] The following week on an episode of Raw, Van Dam was granted a singles match against Kane by Raw General Manger, Bischoff, for the following week on Raw.[17][18] Their bout resulted in a "No Contest", when Van Dam and Kane brawled from the ring up to the Raw entrance stage, where WWE officials broke the fight up.[3][4] On August 4, 2003, Shane McMahon, the son of Vince McMahon, announced that Kane and Van Dam would wrestle in a singles match at SummerSlam.[5][6]

The predominant match on the undercard for the SmackDown! brand, was a Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE United States Championship, where Eddie Guerrero defended his championship against Chris Benoit, Rhyno, and Tajiri. The buildup to the match began with two different feuds, one between Guerrero and Tajiri, and the other between Benoit and Rhyno. On August 7, 2003, during an episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero and Benoit were booked to wrestle in a singles match, however, during the match, Rhyno and Tajiri interfered, ending the bout in a "No Contest". Sgt. Slaughter, a WWE official, reversed the decision and booked a Tag team match, where the team consisting of Guerrero and Benoit wrestled the team consisting of Rhyno and Tajiri, which Benoit and Guerrero won via submission.[11][12] The following week on an episode of SmackDown!, it was announced via a SummerSlam advertisement, that Guerrero would defend his WWE United States Championship against Benoit, Rhyno, and Tajiri.[13][14]

Event

The Dudley Boyz, who faced La Résistance for the World Tag Team Championship

Before the event began and aired live on pay-per-view, an episode of Sunday Night Heat, one of the secondary television programs for WWE, was taped live. The first scheduled match was Matt Hardy versus Zach Gowen. Gowen, however, was unable to participate in the match due to injuries he sustained on the August 21, 2003 episode of SmackDown!. As a result, Hardy was declared the winner via forfeit. The final scheduled match for Sunday Night Heat, was a singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, where the champion, Rey Mysterio, defended his championship against Shannon Moore. Mysterio defeated Moore via pinfall, after he performed a 619 on Moore.[20] After Sunday Night Heat, the event began with a Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship, where the champions, La Résistance (Rene Dupree and Sylvan Grenier), defended their championship against the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von). Throughout the match, the Dudley Boyz and La Résistance performed many offensive maneuvers, though the Dudley Boyz were able to gain the upper hand, as they were able to execute the 3-D on Dupree. As D-Von covered Dupree, Rob Conway, who was disguised as a cameraman, hit D-Von with a camera while the referee was distracted. Dupree then covered D-Von for a successful pinfall, in the process retaining the World Tag Team Championship for his team.[21][22]

The following match was The Undertaker versus A-Train in a singles match. A-Train dominated the early portion of the match, as he performed a variety of offensive attacks on The Undertaker, including a big boot. Afterwards, The Undertaker gained the advantage over A-Train, though during this time, The Undertaker attempted to perform a Tombstone Piledriver, A-Train countered the maneuver, in the process knocking the referee down. A-Train attempted to take advantage of the situation by attempting to hit The Undertaker with a steel chair. The Undertaker, however, countered the offensive attack by performing a big boot onto the steel chair, which hit A-Train in the face. The Undertaker then executed a chokeslam on A-Train, which followed with a cover and a successful pinfall.[23][24] The fourth match was Shane McMahon versus Eric Bischoff in a singles match. The match began with McMahon and Bishoff brawling on the arena ramp, which proceeded into interference by Jonathan Coachman, who hit McMahon with a steel chair. Bischoff, who was an authority figure of the Raw brand, grabbed a microphone and announced that the match would be contested under no disqualification and falls count anywhere regulations, and as a result, Bischoff could not be disqualified for Coachman's interference. Coachman and Bischoff then followed up on the announcement by performing double-team offensive attacks on McMahon. The double-team attacks resulted in interference by Steve Austin, who executed a Stone Cold Stunner on Coachman and Bischoff, and as a result of the announcement made by Bischoff earlier, McMahon could not be disqualified. After Austin's interference, McMahon positioned Bischoff on the commentators announce table and performed a Leap of Faith on Bischoff, in the process collapsing the table. McMahon then covered Bischoff for a pinfall.[21][25]

Eddie Guerrero, who defended his WWE United States Championship in a Fatal Four-Way match

The proceeding match was the featured match on the undercard from the SmackDown brand; a Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE United States Championship, where Eddie Guerrero defended the championship against Chris Benoit, Rhyno, and Tajiri. The match began with Guerrero and Tajiri wrestling each other, while Benoit and Rhyno wrestled each other. During these encounters, Guerrero applied a Lasso from El Paso on Tajiri, while Benoit applied a crossface simultaneously on Rhyno. Afterwards, Tajiri applied a Tarantula on Benoit, in the process distracting the referee, which allowed Guerrero to hit Rhyno with the United States Championship belt. Tajiri then attempted to hit Benoit with a roundhouse kick, but Benoit countered the maneuver into a powerbomb that Tajiri countered into a Hurricanrana; tossing both himself and Benoit over the top rope onto the arena floor. Guerrero proceeded into performing a frog splash on Rhyno, following up into a cover and a pinfall, thus retaining the WWE United States Championship.[24][26] The fifth match was the predominant match from the SmackDown brand; a singles match for the WWE Championship, where Kurt Angle defended the championship against Brock Lesnar. The match began with Lesnar attempting to walk away from the match, though Angle brought him back into the ring. In the ring, Angle performed many offensive maneuvers, including a DDT and an Angle Slam. Afterwards, Angle applied the Ankle Lock on Lesnar. Lesnar, however, countered the maneuver, in the process knocking down the referee. Angle then applied a Guillotine Choke on Lesnar, which brought Lesnar down onto his knees, allowing Angle to perform another Ankle Lock. Vince McMahon, who was managing Lesnar, came into the ring and hit Angle's back with a steel chair to break the hold, as a result of the referee being knocked down, Lesnar could not be disqualified for the interference. After the interference, Lesnar executed an F-5 on Angle. Lesnar then attempted to perform a second F-5 on Angle, though, Angle countered the throw into an Ankle Lock, which forced Lesnar to submit. As a result, Angle retained the WWE Championship.[22][27]

The featured match on the undercard from the Raw brand was Kane versus Rob Van Dam in a No Holds Barred match. Both wrestlers used a ladder to their advantage early in the match. After Kane used the ladder on Van Dam, he attempted a flying clothesline on Van Dam onto the arena floor, though, instead of hitting Van Dam, Kane landed on the arena barricade after Van Dam countered the aerial technique. Thereafter, Van Dam performed a Rolling Thunder on Kane using a steel chair. Following Rolling Thunder, Van Dam attempted to hit Kane with the steel chair via a Van Terminator. Kane, however, rolled out of the ring to the arena floor to avoid the attack. Van Dam then attempted an aerial technique on Kane at ringside, but Kane caught Van Dam in mid-air and executed a Tombstone Piledriver on Van Dam on the steel ring steps, which he followed with a cover and a pinfall.[24][26]

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Randy Orton diving onto Shawn Michaels during the Elimination Chamber match

The main event was the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, where Triple H defended the championship against Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. The match began with Jericho and Michaels in the ring, while Goldberg, Nash, Orton, and Triple H were locked in the chambers. Michaels and Jericho wrestled with neither of them gaining the advantage over the other. Orton and Nash were the third and fourth entrants into the match, respectively. Nash was the first wrestler eliminated from the match, after Michaels executed Sweet Chin Music and covered him for a pinfall. Triple H and Goldberg were the fifth and sixth entrants into the match, respectively. Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music on Triple H as soon as he exited his chamber, and as a result, Triple H was knocked back into his chamber. As soon as Goldberg entered the match, he performed a spear on Orton and followed up with a cover for a pinfall to eliminate Orton. Afterwards, Goldberg delivered a Jackhammer on Michaels and Jericho, eliminating them both via pinfall for the third and fourth eliminations, in the process leaving himself and Triple H left in the match. Triple H remained inside the chamber throughout the match, though, Goldberg performed a spear on him through the glass of the chamber, in the process pushing him out of the chamber. Ric Flair, who was managing both Triple H and Orton, then handed a sledgehammer to Triple H through the cage. Goldberg attempted another spear on Triple H, though, Triple H countered the maneuver via hitting Goldberg with the sledgehammer. The sledgehammer attack led to a cover and a pinfall by Triple H, who therefore retained the World Heavyweight Championship.[22][27]

Aftermath

Goldberg, who feuded with Triple H after SummerSlam

After SummerSlam, Triple H continued to feud with Goldberg, a contestant in the Elimination Chamber match at SummerSlam, over the World Heavyweight Championship. On August 25, 2003, during an episode of Raw, Goldberg challenged Triple H in a match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H accepted the challenge for Unforgiven, in the process adding a stipulation to the match, where if Goldberg lost the match, he would have to retire from WWE.[28][29] On September 8, 2003, during an episode of Raw, Co-General Manager, Steve Austin, announced a stipulation for Triple H versus Goldberg. Aside from Goldberg being forced to retire if he lost, Triple H would lose his championship if he was counted out or disqualified.[30][31] At Unforgiven, Goldberg defeated Triple H after executing a Jackhammer into a pinfall to win the World Heavyweight Championship.[32][33]

The rivalry between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar halted, as Angle began a feud with The Undertaker over the WWE Championship. On August 28, 2003, during an episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker won a Triple Threat match to win a match against Angle for the WWE Championship.[34][35] On the September 4, 2003, during an episode of SmackDown!, a singles match between Angle and The Undertaker resulted in a no contest, after Lesnar came down to the ring and attacked both wrestlers with a steel chair. Later during the show, Vince McMahon announced an Iron Man match for the WWE Championship, where Angle would defend the championship against Lesnar on September 18, 2003, on an episode of Smackdown!.[36][37] Lesnar defeated Angle 5-4 in the Iron man match to win the WWE Championship.[38][39]

The rivalry between Kane and Rob Van Dam also halted, as Kane engaged in a feud against Shane McMahon. On August 25, 2003, on an episode of Raw, Kane attempted to throw McMahon into a dumpster that was set on fire, but McMahon avoided it and threw Kane into the dumpster.[28][29] On September 8, 2003, during an episode of Raw, General Manager, Eric Bischoff, announced a Last Man Standing match between Kane and McMahon at Unforgiven.[30][31] Kane defeated McMahon at Unforgiven, after McMahon was unable to respond to a ten count.[40][41] After SummerSlam, Eddie Guerrero began a feud with John Cena over the WWE United states Championship. On August 28, 2003, during an episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero retained the championship in a title defense via disqualification against Cena.[34][35] On September 4, 2003, during an episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero again retained the championship in a title defense against Cena in a Parking Lot Brawl.[36][37] The Parking Lot Brawl match would be the final match in the Cena-Guerrero feud, as Guerrero engaged in a feud with The Big Show. At No Mercy, Big Show defeated Guerrero via pinfall to win the WWE United States Championship.[42][43]

Reception

The event grossed $715,000 from an attendance of 16,113, while drawing a 0.88 pay-per-view buyrate.[44]

Results

# Result[22][23] Stipulation Time[19]
Sunday Night HEAT Matt Hardy defeated Zach Gowen via forfeit Singles match (Sunday Night Heat) 00:00
Sunday Night HEAT Rey Mysterio (c) defeated Shannon Moore Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Sunday Night Heat) 02:03
1 La Résistance (René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier) (c) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (w/Spike Dudley) Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship 07:49
2 The Undertaker defeated A-Train (with Sable) Singles match 09:19
3 Shane McMahon defeated Eric Bischoff No Disqualification Falls count anywhere match 10:36
4 Eddie Guerrero (c) defeated Chris Benoit, Rhyno and Tajiri Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE United States Championship 10:50
5 Kurt Angle (c) defeated Brock Lesnar Singles match for the WWE Championship 21:17
6 Kane defeated Rob Van Dam No Holds Barred match 12:49
7 Triple H (c) defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship 19:12

Elimination Chamber eliminations

Elimination # Wrestler Entrance Eliminated by Elimination Move Time
1 Kevin Nash 4 Chris Jericho Sweet Chin Music by Michaels, followed by a roll-up 8:05
2 Randy Orton 3 Goldberg Spear 13:01
3 Shawn Michaels 2 Goldberg Spear then a Jackhammer 15:19
4 Chris Jericho 1 Goldberg Spear through a glass chamber, another spear and a Jackhammer 16:03
5 Goldberg 6 Triple H A sledgehammer to the head 19:12
WINNER Triple H 5

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