SummerSlam 2005

SummerSlam (2005) was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on August 21, 2005 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The official theme songs were "Remedy" by Seether and "Get it Poppin" by Fat Joe (featuring Nelly).

Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


 * '''Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan to win the United States Championship (0:26)
 * '''Edge with Lita defeated Matt Hardy (4:48)
 * The match ended when the ref called it because of Matt Hardy's bleeding.
 * Matt Hardy was dropped headfirst on the ringpost and Edge kicked the already concussed Hardy in the temple.
 * '''Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero. (20:19)
 * The match was a ladder match to determine who received control over Dominick.
 * Mysterio won after Vickie Guerrero tackled her husband allowing Mysterio to climb the ladder and grab the briefcase.
 * '''Kurt Angle defeated Eugene with Christy Hemme (4:34)
 * Angle won back his Olympic Gold Medals by pinning Eugene.
 * '''Randy Orton defeated The Undertaker (17:17)
 * Orton won after receiving help from "Cowboy" Bob Orton
 * '''John Cena defeated Chris Jericho to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (14:51)
 * '''Batista defeated John Bradshaw Layfield to retain the WWE Championship (9:07)
 * '''Hulk Hogan defeated Shawn Michaels (21:25)
 * Post-match Hogan and Michaels shook hands.

External links and references

 * Summerslam (Official Website)
 * Summerslam 2005 at CAGEMATCH.NET