SummerSlam (2005)

SummerSlam (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on August 21, 2005 at MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. It was the eighteenth SummerSlam event held by the WWE.

The main match for the Raw brand saw Hulk Hogan defeat Shawn Michaels. Hogan defeated Michaels by pinfall after he hit Michaels with the leg drop. The main match for the SmackDown! brand saw Batista defeat John "Bradshaw" Layfield in a No Holds Barred match to retain his World Heavyweight Championship. Batista won the match by pinfall after he performed two Batista Bombs, with the second one on the steel ring steps. Another main match for the Raw brand saw John Cena defeat Chris Jericho and retain his WWE Championship. Cena won the match by pinfall after he hit Jericho with the FU. The main match on the undercard saw Rey Mysterio defeat Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match for the custody of Mysterio's son Dominik. Mysterio won the match after he climbed a ladder and grabbed the briefcase that was hanging above the ring.

Matches
#MatchesStipulationsTimes1HChris Masters defeated The Hurricane (with Rosey and Super Stacy)Singles match1:562Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan (c) by submissionSingles match for the WWE United States Championship0:253Edge (with Lita) defeated Matt Hardy by referee stoppageSingles match4:504Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero (with Vickie Guerrero)Ladder match for custody of Mysterio's son Dominik20:195Kurt Angle defeated Eugene (with Christy Hemme) by submissionSingles match for Kurt Angle's Olympic gold medal4:316Randy Orton (with Bob Orton) defeated The UndertakerSingles match17:177John Cena (c) defeated Chris JerichoSingles match for the WWE Championship14:498Batista (c) defeated John "Bradshaw" LayfieldNo Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship9:059Hulk Hogan defeated Shawn MichaelsSingles match21:24 (c) – is the champion(s) going into the matchH – match was shown before the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

References

Other websites
Official SummerSlam 2005 website

Category:2005 in American television
Category:2005 in professional wrestling
Category:SummerSlam
Category:2000s in Washington, D.C.