SummerSlam (2002)

SummerSlam (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on August 25, 2002 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. It was the fifteenth SummerSlam event held by the WWE.

The main match for the SmackDown! brand saw Brock Lesnar defeat The Rock to win the WWE Undisputed Championship. Lesnar won the match by pinfall after he hit The Rock with the F-5. The main match for the Raw brand saw Shawn Michaels defeat Triple H in an Unsanctioned Street Fight. Michaels won the match by pinfall after he reversed Triple H's pedigree attempt into a jackknife roll-up. The main match which was featured from both brands was an interpromotional match between Rob Van Dam and Chris Benoit for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. RVD won the match by pinfall after he hit the Five-Star Frog Splash on Benoit. By winning, RVD was able to win the championship.

Matches
#MatchesStipulationsTimes1HSpike Dudley defeated Steven RichardsSingles match2:352Kurt Angle defeated Rey Mysterio by submissionSingles match9:203Ric Flair defeated Chris Jericho by submissionSingles match10:224Edge defeated Eddie GuerreroSingles match11:475The Un-Americans (Lance Storm and Christian) (c) defeated Booker T and GoldustTag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship9:376Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Benoit (c)Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship16:307The Undertaker defeated TestSingles match8:188Shawn Michaels defeated Triple HUnsanctioned Street Fight27:209Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated The Rock (c)Singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship16:01 (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the matchH – indicates that the match was shown before the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

References

Other websites
Official SummerSlam 2002 website

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