Report by Brian TuckerBooker T comes down to the ring to say that he didn’t have anything to do with Paul Bearer’s kidnapping and that it doesn’t matter if he’s at ringside or not. He doesn’t believe in the Undertaker’s powers will matter because he will shock the world tonight and defeat Taker, NOW CAN YOU DIG THAT SU…. Booker is interrupted by John Cena! Cena steps into the ring and says Booker was all over him last week like he owed him money. Cena says where he’s from, he settles things right there and then. Booker refuses to take Cena on. Booker calls John Cena a Booker T wannabe with the ‘you can’t see me’ etc. Cena says he’s no wannabe and starts imitating Booker T saying he looks like he pooped his pants! Booker says, "Tell me you didn’t just say that." When it looked as if the two were going to go at it right there, Kurt Angle comes out with Luther Reigns. Angle says that Cena has no class and is selfish. He says the UPN authorities and FCC are breathing down his neck because of Cena. Angle demands that he leaves the arena immediately. Cena just blows it off and asks Angle, "What are you going to do about it lumpy?" Booker attacks Cena and the two scuffle on the outside. Cena stumbles over into Kurt Angle knocking him out of his wheelchair. Luther tries to direct both men away from Angle. Booker attempts to hit Cena with a chair but hits Angle’s leg instead! Luther goes after Booker who runs to the back. Luther then throws Cena back into the ring and proceeds to follow. Angle vows to have Cena stripped of the title and he will see the board of directors. He forces Cena to leave the arena.
Eddie Guerrero vs Danny Basham w/Doug Basham · Non Title Match
Eddie begins with a shoulder block on Basham followed up with a headlock. Basham whips Eddie to the ropes but is countered, Eddie hits a standing drop kick then a back body drop. Danny flips Eddie to the outside where Doug is free to attack. Doug throws Eddie into the time keepers table. Eddie grabs a chair and threatens Doug with it. He throws the chair to Doug which makes the referee send him to the back room. The audience was hot all match long for Eddie! Back in the ring, Danny Basham capitalizes with a series of haymakers. Danny keeps the offense on Eddie and tries for a pin. Eddie back suplexes Danny out of a headlock but Danny comes back. Guerrero hulks up and smacks Danny around a bit, then hits a head scissor take down. Eddie hits two of his patented three suplexes, Danny shoves Eddie into the referee. Basham grabs the WWE Championship and tries to assault Guerrero with it. Eddie sees it and kicks Danny downtown, then smashes the title over his head. He plays possum for a bit and quickly gets up at the referee’s seven count. Eddie hits the frog splash for the win!
Eddie Guerrero def. Danny Basham
Over the weekend, WWE held a press conference hyping up Summer Slam. The major WWE event will take place in Toronto this year.Mordecai interrupted the commentary concerning Summer Slam to bring a special message to the citizens of Toronto. He demanded there be a moment of silence so that he can pray for their sins. During his prayer, he calls Canada a cesspool of a country. He says the children are spoiled brats, the women are all no better than the harlots that work the streets, and the men are weak minded and corrupt! The father will forgive them, but Mordecai cannot, he vows to punish everyone. (This segment was awesome, especially the entrance.)Before the break, Charlie Haas and Rico were both backstage watching Jackie model again. Haas was dumbfounded and said her bikini was better today than last week. Rico says its grrrrrrrreat.
Shoichi Funaki vs Chavo Guerrero Classic w/Chavo Guerrero Jr. · Cruiserweight Championship
With Funaki already in the ring, Chavo Classic makes his way to the ring with a small pop from the audience! Lots of Chavo Classic signs, one reads “In Mexico, don’t drink the water… drink Chavo Classic.” Cole says it was a fluke that Classic won the title just by falling on Chavo Jr. Classic makes Chavo Jr. open the ropes for him and take his robe, how embarrassing for the former champion. Chavo Jr. goes over and does commentary with Cole and Tazz saying his father has the speed of Rey Mysterio, the strength of Undertaker, and the style of John Cena. Funaki begins with the opening offense taking Classic down with a headlock. Classic says Funaki is pulling his hair, he then grabs Funaki’s hair and takes him to the mat. Funaki twists Classic’s arm and whips him to the ropes. Classic gets knocked to the outside by Funaki. Chavo Jr. taunts Funaki from the commentary table. Classic bounces off the ropes with a headlock takedown going ‘old school’. Funaki manages to get the better of Classic and even had a few words with Chavo Jr. When it seemed Funaki had it in the bag, Chavo Jr. pushes him off the top ropes while the ref checked on a downed Classic. Classic pins Funaki to retain his title. After the match, four women rush into the ring to dance with Classic and accompany him to the back room. Chavo Jr. goes and parties with his father in back.
Chavo Guerrero Classic def. Shoichi Funaki
In the back, Chavo Classic thanks the ladies but all they want is their money. Classic pays them off and they all thank him, he kisses the wrinkly lady and pays her more.Jamie Noble comes out and says he’s hosting the diva’s summer breakout party tonight.
Torrie Wilson vs Jackie Gayda vs Dawn Marie vs Sable
All the women come out to a good pop especially Torrie and Jackie. Noble introduces all of them respectively and explains the rules of the contest. Each diva will dance with an item he selects, the winner will be chosen by the audience. Noble gets down to business and says to show he has no hard feelings for Torrie, he will let her go first and selects the sand box as the item she will dance in. As much as I think these women are hot, these bikini contest things come out looking boring and overdone at times. This segment looked funny since the women looked like they had no idea what to do. Dawn was up next and Noble selects the lawn chair for Dawn to dance with. Noble sits in the chair hoping to get a free thrill. Dawn works her magic on a happy Jamie Noble. Next up, Sable! Sable was to dance with a beach towel. She looked as annoyed as I was with the contest and quickly stopped. Miss Jackie was up next and boy was she gorgeous in her two piece! Her item was a bucket of water which she poured all over herself and got a big pop. The audience will now choose the winner. Both Torrie and Jackie got big pops, Dawn got a little pop, and Sable was booed. The winner of the contest was Jackie Gayda! After the contest, Noble said her prize would be a kiss for him. The girls then team up on him and drench him with the water. He says his suit is a rental and he has to return it in the morning, now he’ll have to pay the $29.99 for it. They then push him into the sand pit, very humiliating!
Jackie Gayda def. Dawn Marie, Torrie Wilson, and Sable
René Duprée vs Rey Mysterio
Rey comes out to a huge pop, surprisingly Duprée did not receive a warm reception like his Raw counterparts. Duprée quickly powers Mysterio to the corner in a show of strength. Mysterio launches a barrage of kicks to René’s hamstrings and knee. Mysterio then mocks the French tickler dance, this was great! Duprée gets a little angry and again powers down Mysterio with an elevated front face drop followed up with an elbow drop. Duprée is now favoring his leg, perhaps he’s legitimately injured. Duprée sets up Mysterio on the top ropes, Mysterio knocks him down and lands a senton! Mysterio follows up with an elaborate bulldog combo and sets Duprée up for the 619. Duprée dodges the 619 and knocks Mysterio over setting him up for a powerbomb. Mysterio flips over and rolls Duprée up for the win!
Rey Mysterio def. René Duprée
Next up was John Bradshaw Layfield’s promo. JBL comes out in style with his limo accented by the bull horns. He says he’s from America and is supposed to be respected. JBL goes on to say that Eddie Guerrero is a coward for cheating at Judgment Day and says the WWE Title is rightfully his. Since Angle gave JBL the right to name the stipulation for his next title match, he went right ahead and chose a match he’s grown up with, the Texas bull rope match! He then insults the Canadian audience saying "Even you simple minded Canadians can understand the concept of this match" then saying, "you better respect me, my country protects yours". (Really entertaining stuff, am I the only one who love’s the JBL character?) The match is set up where you’d have to beat your opponent senseless in order to win. One way to win is by knocking out your opponent or by dragging him from corner to corner and touching all four bases to win the title. JBL again vows to win the WWE Championship from Eddie at The Great American Bash.
Booker T vs The Undertaker
Undertaker comes out to the biggest pop of the night dressed in his deadman/bounty hunter outfit. Booker wastes no time in taking advantage. He starts off by taking it to the deadman in the corner. Taker counters and throws Booker in the corner, working him over with punches. The two then trade holds and moves with Taker coming out the better each time. After a legdrop and pin, Taker went for oldschool at one point but Booker got out of it. Undertaker regained control working on Booker’s arm wrenching it and hoisting him up in the air putting more pressure on that arm. Taker again tried for oldschool but Booker kicked the ropes in which Taker rebounds and falls to the outside! Booker now has control of the match landing a big missile dropkick from the top rope for a two count. A hook kick for another two count. Booker locks in a rear chin lock but Taker powers out and boot’s Booker in the knee and hamstring. Booker lands a wheel kick and goes for another pin. Taker grounds Booker with an array of punches but Booker comes back with a clothesline. Booker goes for a suplex but Taker counters into his own. The two trade more blows in the ring with Taker coming out the stronger. Taker headbutts Booker and splashes him in the corner. It’s time for the last ride! Booker hops over Taker’s head to avoid the finisher but gets caught in a chokeslam instead. Taker signaled for the tombstone but Paul Heyman comes out saying he should be worrying about Paul Bearer instead of his match. Heyman says he’ll confront Taker right now in the ring! Taker quickly grabs Heyman by the neck but the Dudleyz are there, on screen anyway, to save him. They tell him to listen to what Heyman has to say. Heyman says that Taker should join him and the Dudleyz and they’ll be unstoppable. With that, the show goes off the air!
No Contest