Voiceover: In 1988, at Madison Square Garden, history was made when the first ever SummerSlam event took place. Now, twenty years on, and SummerSlam is still one of the biggest events of the year. Tonight, WWE RAW and SmackDown invite you to the biggest party of the summer. Welcome to the 20th edition of... SUMMERSLAM!
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The camera pans around the packed Madison Square Garden. The fans all know that they are in for a treat, as this is the twentieth anniversary of the biggest party of the summer, and it’s taking place in the very same arena. As “Ready to Roll†by Jet Black Stare plays, the camera focuses in on the Hell In A Cell structure, suspended above the ring. Cameras are flashing as the song continues to play. The camera then cuts to the RAW announce table, where Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole are smiling at the camera.
Jerry Lawler: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the twentieth annual edition of SummerSlam! We are getting ready for the biggest party of the summer tonight, and Michael, what a night it is going to be.
Michael Cole: What a night is right, King. Tonight, on the RAW side of the card, we have truly historic matches to present to the world. Team Priceless, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, will defend their World Tag Team Championships against Cryme Tyme in the opening match!
Jerry Lawler: The Jamaican Sensation Kofi Kingston will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio in what is sure to be a high-action and very volatile match.
Michael Cole: The intense rivalry between Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho will end tonight when we find out who the better man is. The better man will put his opponent inside an ambulance, and they will be escorted to a medical facility.
Jerry Lawler: The new World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk looks set for his biggest challenge yet, literally, when he defends the title against the Big Red Machine, Kane.
Michael Cole: And in RAW’s Main Event, two of the biggest names in the industry collide when John Cena faces Batista! But that’s not all, SmackDown also has an amazing line-up.
Mick Foley: That’s right Cole, because tonight, on the SmackDown side of things, we have blockbuster matches. Two NoD members in Montel Vontavious Porter and Shelton Benjamin team up to take on Jeff Hardy and a mystery partner!
Jim Ross: Mark Henry will defend the new silver ECW Championship against former United States Champion, Matt Hardy!
Mick Foley: The Great Khali, who won a gruelling battle royal to become the number one contender will face Triple H for the WWE Championship.
Jim Ross: And in possibly one of the best matches that we will ever see will take place when The Undertaker returns to face Edge... in a Hell In A Cell match. This night is going to be explosive ladies and gentlemen, so get up, have fun, and enjoy the party... the biggest party of the summer!
The SummerSlam theme song fades to nothing, and the fans turn their attention to the TitanTron, where a promo plays for the opening match. We see the build-up between Team Priceless and Cryme Tyme. The promo ends and the bell rings. We see Lillian Garcia in the ring.
Lillian Garcia: The following match is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the World Tag Team Championships! Introducing first, at a combined weight of 438lbs, the current World Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase!
The champions make their way out to the ring, looking confident and prepared for their match. Ted grabs a microphone on the way into the ring.
Ted DiBiase: Cryme Tyme, you are both obsessed with money. You both think that you might actually win the Tag Team Championships from us tonight. Well you can’t. Me and my partner Cody here, we don’t need to do whatever we can to get some cash. Because we, are simply pricele-
BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN
They are interrupted by Cryme Tyme’s theme song, and the crowd cheers loudly. JTG and Shad make their way down to the ring as Lillian introduces them.
Lillian Garcia: And introducing their opponents the challengers, weighing in at a combined weight of 530lbs, Cryme Tyme!
Cryme Tyme make it into the ring. JTG decides that he will wrestle first, and Cody Rhodes takes the helm of the Priceless boat to start. The bell rings.
MATCH ONE: WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. © vs. Cryme Tyme
JTG and Rhodes begin to circle each other, staring into each others eyes, each of them thinking about when they would make their first move. Rhodes made the first move, lunging at JTG and wrapping his arm around his head, levelling him down with a front headlock. Rhodes tightens his grip, but JTG twists Cody’s arm around, taking it behind him. He doesn’t keep the hold locked in for long, pushing Cody away. As Cody turns around, JTG leaps into the air and hits him with a standing dropkick, and Cody stages into the corner. He recollects himself and pushes himself out of the corner, and the two combatants circle each other again. Cody runs at JTG, who delivers a back body drop. Cody goes sailing through the air and lands hard on his back. He immediately gets to his feet though, as the worst place to be in the ring was on your back. JTG ran at Cody, looking for a clothesline, but Cody ducked. JTG turned around and was met by a brutal kick to the stomach area, winding JTG and causing him to double over in pain. Cody backs up into his corner and tags in his partner Ted DiBiase.
Ted immediately heads over to JTG and nails him in the head with a right hand. He pulls JTG up slightly and hits him with another right hand. He then pushes JTG into the corner, keeping a hold of his arm. He then whips JTG across the ring, and JTG hits the turnbuckle chest first. He starts to stagger out from the corner, but DiBiase runs at him, pushing him into the corner before hitting a belly-to-back suplex. JTG lands hard on his back, arching it in pain upon impact. Ted goes right back to work on JTG though, as he didn’t want JTG to get the tag on Shad. He locks an armbar on JTG, who starts to grunt in pain through his grills. JTG, with the help of the lively audience, gets to his feet. He wriggles out of the hold and kicks Ted in the midsection before backing up, running up and hitting Ted with a bulldog! However, instead of going for the tag, JTG runs against the ropes as Ted starts to get up. He bounces off and hit Ted with another bulldog! Ted checks to see if his nose is bleeding whilst JTG runs into his corner and tags in his partner Shad. Ted gets to his feet but Shad just charges at him and takes him back down to the mat with an aggressive clothesline.
Ted, being resilient, makes his way back to his feet. Shad runs again and the crowd collectively wince as he hits another clothesline on Ted. Shad pulls Ted to his feet and pushes him against the ropes, using the momentum to whip Ted to the other side of the ring. Ted comes off the ropes and Shad lifts him into the air, looking for a body slam. However, Ted becomes free of Shad’s grip, and delivers a swift kick to the bag of Shad’s leg to try and bring him down. Shad’s knee buckles slightly, but it’s not enough to bring him down. One more kick brings him to his knees. Ted then runs to his corner and tags in his partner Cody. Cody gets into the ring whilst Ted climbs to the top rope. Cody tries to lift Shad up for a suplex, but he can’t do it. Shad clobbers Cody in the back before grabbing him and throwing him out of the ring underneath the top rope!
However, Shad’s momentum was stopped as Ted soared from the top rope, taking Shad down with a dropkick to the chest! He then hooks Shad’s leg and goes for a cover. ONE! TWO! But Shad uses his immense power to shove Ted off of him. Ted goes at least three feet into the air and lands on the other side of the ring. Shad gets to his feet before he pulls Ted to his. He drags Ted over to the corner where JTG stood, and Shad tagged his partner-in-crime in. It was then JTG’s turn to climb to the top rope, as Shad lifted Ted up for the Electric Chair. Shad fell backwards, and at the same time, JTG jumped from the top rope, and Cryme Tyme hit an Electric Chair/Leg Drop connection! Shad exited the ring and stood in his corner as JTG went for the cover. ONE! TWO! But Ted kicked out, only slightly fazed by the large move.
JTG allows Ted to get to his feet, but only because he was about to knock him back down to the floor with an STO. The crowd are really feeling it now as JTG pulls Ted to his feet. JTG reaches over and tags Shad. Shad gets into the ring and takes Ted from JTG. He lifts Ted in position for the G9! JTG runs to the ropes - but Cody Rhodes grabs his boot and trips him. Shad puts Ted down as Cody pulls JTG outside hitting him with right hands. Ted then gets up and runs at Shad, jumping up and locking in the Million Dollar Dream! Shad walks around the ring trying to get out of the hold as the fans boo loudly. After about thirty seconds, he is forced to his knees, and ten seconds later, the referee calls for the bell.
Lillian Garcia: Here are your winners, and still the World Tag Team Champions... Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase!
The fans boo as Cody slides back into the ring to celebrate with Ted. The referee raises their arms, and then Ted walks to the side of the ring, asking for Lillian’s mic. She hands it to him, and he walks back into the middle of the ring.
Ted DiBiase: It would seem... that crime... doesn’t PAY!
He threw the microphone down as his music hit, and the cameras cut backstage.
We see Layla El backstage, smiling sweetly.
Layla El: A great display by both teams there. Currently, I am backstage with-
All of a sudden, Mr. Kennedy burst onto the scene and stood in front of the camera, blocking Layla from sight.
Ken Kennedy: With... me... Now, if you haven’t already noticed, I’ll tell you now. I haven’t been put on the card for tonight.
The fans start booing, as they want to see Kennedy in action.
Ken Kennedy: And, to be honest, it’s not a smart move by the WWE booking team not to include me in the biggest party of the summer. I know that the title shot I deserve went to some huge guy from India who can’t wrestle, and that’s what slightly annoys me. But trust me when I say that I am the best wrestler in the WWE today. So whether the WWE likes it or not... I will be involved in this party.
He walks off camera so we can see Layla El, still smiling.
Layla El: Back to ringsi-
“KENNEDYYYYYY!â€
We cut to ringside where Mick Foley and Jim Ross are both chuckling and raising their eyebrows at Ken Kennedy’s words.
Mick Foley: I wonder how Kennedy plans on being a party-crasher tonight?
Jim Ross: Oh I think I know where he’ll intervene, and I must say it will be interesting if he does. Nevertheless, we are on to our second match of the evening, where Shelton Benjamin and MVP, two members of the Nation of Domination, take on Jeff Hardy and his mystery partner...
We cut to the ring, and we hear the starting bell sound as Justin Roberts stands in the middle of the ring to announce the match.
Justin Roberts: The following bout is scheduled for one fall and it is a Tornado Tag Match! Introducing first, representing the Nation of Domination, hailing from Orangeburg, South Carolina, weighing in at 245lbs, he is the current United States Champion, Shelton Benjamin!
Shelton came out to “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Me, No!â€, and quickly hotstepped it to the ring, flexing and hopping up and down ready for the match. Then, we hear the ticking of a clock followed by “I’m Comin’!â€. MVP bursts through his large “MVP†podium wearing his MVP pendant around his neck.
Justin Roberts: And introducing his partner, also representing the Nation of Domination, hailing from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 252lbs, Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!
MVP reaches the ring and shares a double high-five with Shelton as they prepared for the match, discussing how they would go about the Tornado Tag Match, meaning that they would both be in the ring at the same time. Then, Jeff Hardy’s music hits and the fans go wild, as Hardy is obviously a fan favourite. He begins to make his way to the ring as Justin Roberts introduced him.
Justin Roberts: And introducing their opponents. Firstly, representing the Hardy Boyz, hailing from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 225lbs, Jeff Hardy!
Hardy slid into the ring under the bottom rope as MVP gave Shelton a pep talk in the corner.
Jim Ross: But the question remains, who is going to be Jeff’s partner for this match? His brother Matt is already involved in a match later on...
There is complete silence as everyone looks at the stage, waiting for Hardy’s partner. Hardy is smirking inside the ring, but MVP and Shelton begin to complain to the referee that Hardy has no partner, which can be picked up by the mics. Suddenly, “LovePassionFuryEnergy†by Boy Hits Car plays and the crowd go bananas!
Jim Ross: Surely not... that’s Lita’s music!
But it was true, and Lita emerged seconds later, a large smile on her face, the crowd going nuts.
Justin Roberts: And introducing his partner, hailing from Sanford, North Carolina, weighing in at 135lbs, LITA!
She ran to the ring and slid in underneath the bottom rope, giving Jeff high fives.
MATCH TWO: TORNADO TAG TEAM MATCH
Jeff Hardy and Lita vs. MVP and Shelton Benjamin
From their corners, both teams charged at the other, ready to engage in this battle. Lita block a left from MVP, and then a right, before hitting him herself, with two rights and a left uppercut, causing MVP to stumble backwards. Jeff had targeted Shelton, hitting him with a left and a right hand before drop-kicking him in the stomach. Shelton also stumbled backwards, and both of the men representing the Nation of Domination leant against the ropes to recuperate themselves. However, Lita and Jeff both ran at them, clotheslining them to the outside. The crowd cheers loudly, still in shock that Lita had finally returned. Shelton and MVP both point at Jeff and Lita and the referee, telling the referee to make Jeff and Lita step back so that they can get back into the ring. Jeff and Lita step back and allow MVP and Shelton to get back in. All four wrestlers lock up in a test of strength, Lita with MVP and Jeff with Shelton. The Nation of Domination members then proceed to knee their opponents in the stomach, causing them to double over. MVP whips Lita into the top left corner, and Shelton whips Jeff into the bottom left corner.
Both Shelton and MVP climb to the second rope and punch their opponents symmetrically, each hitting seven punches before jumping back down to the floor. Shelton lifts Jeff up onto the top rope before climbing to the second rope. He then grabs Jeff’s head in a headlock position, immobilising him, before climbing himself to the top rope. He then grabbed Jeff’s leg and fell to the mat in a top-rope Fisherman’s Suplex. The referee slid down to make the count, and this enabled Lita the chance to low-blow MVP! ONE! TWO! Jeff kicks out as MVP holds his package and falls to his knees. Lita brings MVP to his feet and grabs his head, jumping, flipping and delivering an inverse cutter. Shelton pulls Jeff to his feet and whips him against the ropes. As he came back, Shelton lifted him for a back body drop but Hardy countered it into an inverse cutter of his own! Lita and Jeff look at each other and nod, before they quickly head to the corners. Hey quickly climb to the top ropes, make a gesture to the crowd, and leap off, both looking to hit their opponents with Swanton Bombs!
However, both MVP and Shelton rolled out of the way, causing Lita and Jeff to crash in the middle of the ring, winded and in a lot of pain. MVP pulls Lita to her feet and Shelton pulls Jeff to his feet. MVP then sets Lita up for his patented Playmaker! He hits it, and immediately goes for the cover. Shelton holds Jeff down so that he can’t interrupt the cover, the fans booing like made. ONE! TWO! But Lita kicks out! The fans go crazy as Lita shoves MVP away from her. She runs at MVP, but he just kicks her in the face with a Big Boot, sending her back down to the ring. Shelton meanwhile digs his boot into the back of Jeff and pulls up on his arms, Jeff screaming in pain. MVP pulls Lita up to her feet and hits her in the head with multiple forearms. He then wraps his arm around her head and delivers a DDT. He gets to his feet and starts stomping on her. He pulls her to her feet and turns her around, delivering a German suplex. He pulls her back to her feet and whips her against the ropes, attempting a dropkick. However, Lita keeps a hold of the ropes. MVP charges at Lita, and she ducks down taking the rope with her, MVP flying over the top rope to the outside.
With MVP out of the ring and the fans cheering like mad, Lita ran at Shelton and delivered a low drop kick to him, forcing him to release the hold. He gets to his feet as Hardy tends to his hurting back. Lita and Shelton circle each other in the middle of the ring. Shelton runs at Lita, who kicks him in the abdomen before hitting him with the Side Effect! Lita gets to her feet and gestures to the crowd. Lita pulls Shelton up, setting him up for the Twist of Fate as Jeff climbed to the top rope. The crowd were going nuts as Lita delivered the Twist of Fate! Then, Hardy leaps from the top rope and successfully hits the Swanton Bomb! Before Jeff can go for the cover, MVP is on the apron. Lita runs at him and grabs his head, hanging it up on the top rope. Choked, MVP falls to the outside. Jeff instructs Lita, who smiles. Jeff holds Shelton in position as Lita runs to the corner and climbs to the top turnbuckle. She then jumps off and hits her Moonsault! She hooks the leg on Benjamin. ONE! TWO! THREE! The bell rings as Lita and Jeff celebrate. They hold each other’s arms in the air as the crowd goes wild.
Justin Roberts: Here are your winners, Jeff Hardy and Lita!
They share a hug and leave the ring as MVP rolls into the ring to check on Shelton, fuming that Lita and Jeff had gotten the better of them. A video shows that replays the ending of the match before MVP and Shelton leave the ring. We then cut backstage.
We see Batista standing in front of the camera, a serious expression on his face.
Batista: Over three years ago, at the Royal Rumble, it came down to me and John Cena as the final two competitors. We both hit the floor at the same time, and so Vince McMahon announced sudden death, and I came out as the winner. And I think that, over those three years, there’s been a certain air of jealousy in and around John Cena because he knew that I was better than him. Cena, when you hit me on RAW those few weeks back, I was confused. And you know, I thought we’d settled everything when I told you that I wasn’t fazed by it, that I know you didn’t mean to hit me. But of course, you let that big trap of yours loose, and now we’ve reached the point where I am going to regret what happens tonight. But I’m not going to regret the beating you give me, because you’re not going to give me any beating. I’m going to regret ruining your career for the sake of a cocky attitude. But you’ve driven me to it. You’ve unleashed the Animal. Tonight, John Cena... you’re going to be in a world of pain... MY world!
Batista grunts lowly before we cut to ringside to the desk of Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole.
Michael Cole: That is sure to be one of the biggest matches in recent years when two of the best performers in this business collide.
Jerry Lawler: Up next however, we have two of the smaller athletes of the company going one-on-one for the Intercontinental Championship when Kofi Kingston defends against Rey Mysterio.
Michael Cole: A big match for both competitors too, King. If Mysterio wins, then he becomes a Triple Crown Champion, but if Kofi retains, then he was a win over a former World Champion, and that of course can only help his career.
Jerry Lawler: I’m telling ya, I can’t wait for this one. This match will be high octane for sure!
We head over to Lillian Garcia standing in the ring.
Lillian Garcia: The following match-up is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the Intercontinental Championship! Introducing first, the challenger, hailing from San Diego, California, weighing in at 165lbs, Rey Mysterrrio!
Rey comes to the ring wearing a white, red and green mask, in the colours of the Mexican flag.
Lillian Garcia: And introducing his opponent, hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, weighing in at 225lbs, he is the current Intercontinental Champion, Kofi Kingston!
Kofi comes out in the energetic way that he does. He shakes hands with Rey when he reaches the ring. Before the match can begin, we hear Mike Adamle interrupting things.
Mike Adamle: Wait, wait. As General Manager of RAW, I have decided that I want to bring back some prestige to the Intercontinental Championship, and I feel that the right way to do that is to make the belt a little more hardcore, so people have to work for it more. Therefore, I declare this match-up to be a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Good luck gentlemen!
The fans cheer for the announcement, but Kofi and Rey just shrug as the bell rings.
MATCH THREE: FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Kofi Kingston © vs. Rey Mysterio
To start this match, which was sure to be fast paced, Kofi raised his arms for the test of strength that usually started his match-ups. Rey Mysterio also raised his hands and the two engaged in this test of strength. Kofi backed Mysterio into the corner, but Mysterio kicked Kofi in the abdomen, forcing Kofi to release his grip. Mysterio then stepped onto the second rope and leapt from it, delivering a dropkick to the chest of Kofi. Kofi fell backwards but used his momentum to keep rolling and get to his feet. Mysterio was also back up at this point. Kofi ran at Mysterio looking for a diving clothesline but Mysterio ducked and Kofi went sailing to the far corner. Mysterio then turned as Kofi was on one knee, collecting himself. Mysterio ran at Kofi and used him as a stepladder, jumping up to the top rope, bouncing off and flipping to hit Kofi with a moonsault! Mysterio turned it into a pinning combination. ONE! TWO! But Kofi had his wits about him and was easily able to kick out. They circled each other again, both men looking for an opening. Kofi grappled Rey and whipped him against the ropes, knocking him down with a flying shoulder thrust. Both men immediately got to their feet, as they were both wrestlers with a lot of stamina.
Kofi ran at Mysterio, who by using Kofi’s shoulders was able to leap up and deliver a hurricanrana, through which he also attempted a pin. ONE! TWO! But Kofi was able to kick out. Kofi immediately turned himself around on the mat and delivered a thrust kick to Mysterio’s knees, bringing him down to the floor, which is exactly where his opponents liked him. Kofi then strode to the corner and climbed to the top rope. He taunted to the crowds (“BOOM, BOOMâ€) before leaping and turning in mid-air, performing a double leg drop on the fallen Mysterio. After some theatrics, Kofi hooked Rey’s legs for his first pin attempt of the match. ONE! TWO! but Mysterio kicks out to keep the match going. Kofi hits Mysterio with two right hands before whipping him to the ropes Rey bounced off the ropes and used the momentum to slide through Kofi’s legs. Kofi turned around and was met by a spinning heel kick to the stomach. This winded Kofi, who stumbled backwards, leaning against the ropes. Rey then ran and bounced off the opposite ropes, jumping up and hitting a crossbody on Kingston, causing them both to flip over the ropes and to the outside.
They lay on the outside for about twenty seconds before they both started to make it to their feet. Kofi grabbed Rey’s arms and irish whipped him into the protective barricade back-first, causing Mysterio to groan in pain. Rey stood up as Kofi ran at him. Kofi jumped up to the top steel step and used it to jump over at Rey and drop-kick him in the face! This caused Rey to flip over the barricade and into the crowd. Kofi got to his feet and leant over the barricade, grabbing Rey by the arms and starting to pull him over the barricade. Ten seconds later, and Kofi managed to bring Mysterio back outside the ring, Mysterio dazed and confused from that dropkick to the head. This caused Mysterio to just slump back on the floor as Kofi released him, and Kofi saw this as the perfect moment to use a weapon. As the referee checked on Mysterio, Kofi lifted the ring apron and looked underneath the ring. A few seconds later, he showed his head as he was holding a trashcan. As soon as Mysterio managed to get to his feet, the trashcan met his head and he fell back down to the floor. The trashcan was left with a dent in it, so Kofi tossed it aside. He was drawing quite a bit of heat from the fans.
He picked up the trashcan lid that had fallen on the floor and hit it against the barricade so it produced a thunderous noise. He then walked over to Mysterio who had just slowly gotten to his feet and went to hit him with it, but Rey managed to kick the lid out of Kofi’s hands. Quick as a flash, Mysterio then ran up the steel steps and along the apron before bouncing off the second rope, twisting himself round and hitting a moonsault on Kofi! He went for the pin on the outside, remembering the Falls Count Anywhere stipulation. ONE! TWO! But Kofi just kicked out in the nick of time. The crowd collectively let out the breaths that they had been holding. Rey got to his feet and walked over to the trashcan lid. He picked it up and waited, poised behind Kofi. Kofi started to get to his feet. Rey then went to smash the lid down on Kofi’s head, but out of nowhere Kofi countered with Trouble In Paradise! Kofi pulled Rey to his feet and threw him into the ring underneath the bottom rope. He slid in after him, and climbed to the top rope. He mimicked the Frog Splash and it connected, before he hooked the leg of Mysterio. ONE! TWO! THREE! He had beaten Mysterio using his own finishing move!
Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner, and STILL the Intercontinental Champion, Kofi Kingston!
The referee hands Kofi the championship as Kofi celebrates, drawing quite a lot of boos from the crowd who obviously preferred Rey over him. A video replay shows the highlights of the match before a video appears on the titantron.
The video shows the immense feud between The Undertaker and Edge. We see Edge interfering in a Hell In A Cell Match between Batista and The Undertaker, and then we see Undertaker interfering in Edge vs. Batista. We see Edge win the World Title from Batista in a Triple Threat Match that also included the Undertaker. We then see Edge tapping out to the Gogoplata at WrestleMania XXIV to The Undertaker. We see their rematch at Backlash, where Undertaker retains. We see their match at Judgment Day where Undertaker won by countout, but didn’t win the title. Then, we see their TLC Match at One Night Stand where Edge wins the title, and Undertaker is banished from the WWE. Then, we see Edge lose the title to CM Punk. We see Edge call the wedding between him and Vickie Guerrero, and then we see Guerrero save Edge from Con-chair-to by Big Show. Then, we see Edge re-propose. We see Triple H unveil Edge as a cheater, and then we see Edge vs. Triple H at the Great American Bash where Triple H retains the WWE Title. Then we see Vickie announce that The Undertaker will return at SummerSlam to take on Edge in a Hell In A Cell Match. The video ends when a gong is heard, and we see the Hell In A Cell structure.
After the video, the camera focuses on the Hell In A Cell structure.
Jim Ross: Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, the intense rivalry between Edge and Undertaker ends when they collide in Hell In A Cell, and Mick Foley, this is not going to be pretty at all.
Mick Foley: It certainly won’t be pretty JR, it certainly won’t. I just hope we get to see the old Edge tonight.
Jim Ross: But we still have many other matches to show you here tonight, and coming up next is the ECW Championship match between Mark Henry and Matt Hardy.
A video shows, displaying the build up to this match as we cut to Justin Roberts in the middle of the ring.
Justin Roberts: The following match is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the ECW Championship. Introducing first, the challenger, hailing from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 225lbs, Matt Hardy!
Matt comes out to loud cheers. He looks ready for his big match with Mark Henry.
Justin Roberts: And introducing his opponent, accompanied by Tony Atlas, hailing from Silsbee, Texas and weighing in tonight at 380lbs, the ECW Champion, Mark Henry!
Mark came out to strong boos with Tony Atlas. He got into the ring as Tony stood outside. The bell rang, and the match began.
MATCH FOUR: ECW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mark Henry w/ Tony Atlas © vs. Matt Hardy
The match started as Hardy tried to jab Henry in the stomach, but Henry just stood their unaffected as Tony laughed. Mark shoved Matt over to the floor, the crowd booing at Mark. Hardy got up and kicked Henry in the back of the leg, but again to no avail. Henry then lifted Hardy looking to hit the World’s Strongest Slam, however Hardy wriggled away from Henry’s grip and kicked him in the stomach before hitting the Twist of Fate! He went for the cover, before Tony had time to react. ONE! TWO! THREE! Hardy stood up, shocked, not expecting the match to be that short. He was handed the ECW Championship as the fans went wild.
Justin Roberts: Here is your winner, and the NEW ECW CHAMPION, MATT HARDY!
Then, Jeff Hardy’s music hit and the crowd cheered even louder as Jeff Hardy and Lita walked out. They ran to the ring and lifted Matt on their shoulders as Matt lifted his newly won championship in the air. Team Xtreme was back. Mark Henry was now outside the ring, fuming with Tony Atlas, furious that Mark had lost in a matter of twenty seconds or so. Tony and Mark storm up the ramp as Todd Grisham tries to catch up with them.
Todd Grisham: What are your reactions to the match that just took place?
Tony Atlas: Match? You call that a match? I’m going to have a serious talk with Mark when we get to the locker room, and you can bet that this isn’t over!
We see a video of what just happened before we cut to a promo showing what is still to come.
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CHRIS JERICHO vs. SHAWN MICHAELS - AMBULANCE MATCH
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CM PUNK © vs. KANE - WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
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JOHN CENA vs. BATISTA
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TRIPLE H © vs. THE GREAT KHALI - WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
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EDGE vs. THE UNDERTAKER - HELL IN A CELL MATCH
