SummerSlam (2000)

SummerSlam 2000
File:Summerslam2000poster.jpg
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	August 27 2000
City	Raleigh, North Carolina
Venue	Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance	17,002
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SummerSlam 2000 was the thirteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 27 2000 at the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Results

• Right to Censor (Steven Richards, Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather) defeated Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty, Grand Master Sexay and Rikishi) (w/Victoria and Mandy) (5:12)
  • Richards pinned Scotty after a Steven Kick.
• X-Pac defeated Road Dogg (4:42)
  • X-Pac pinned Road Dogg after an X-Factor.
• Chyna and Eddie Guerrero defeated Val Venis and Trish Stratus in a Mixed Tag Team match (7:13)
  • Chyna pinned Trish after a Gorilla Press Slam to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
  • Venis' IC Title was on the line in this match and the winner of the fall for either team would be champion.
• Jerry Lawler defeated Tazz (4:24)
  • Lawler pinned Tazz after Jim Ross hit Tazz in the head with a glass jar of candy.
• Steve Blackman defeated Shane McMahon to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (10:08)
  • Blackman pinned Shane McMahon after a diving elbow drop off the top of the TitanTron.
  • Blackman chased McMahon to the top of the TitanTron and knocked Shane 75 feet off the TitanTron. Blackman also had a high fall when he gave him an elbow drop off the structure.
  • During the match Test and Albert interfered on Shane's behalf.
• Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a Two out of three falls match (13:02)
  • Benoit won the first fall by submission with the Crippler Crossface (3:15)
  • Jericho won the second fall by submission with the Walls of Jericho (8:24)
  • Benoit pinned Jericho using the ropes for leverage (13:02)
• Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (w/Lita) and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in the first ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (18:51)
  • Edge and Christian won by grabbing the belts after knocking down Jeff Hardy with a ladder.
  • During the match, Lita interfered on the Hardyz behalf.
• The Kat (w/Al Snow) defeated Terri (w/Perry Saturn) in a Stinkface match (3:06)
  • Kat won by giving Terri a stinkface.
• The Undertaker fought Kane to no contest (6:28)
  • The match ended when Undertaker ripped off Kane's mask and Kane fled.
• The Rock defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Championship (20:09)
  • Rock pinned Triple H after Angle hit him with a sledgehammer and a People's Elbow.
  • Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley came out to help Triple H, but Triple H made her go back to the locker room.

Other on-screen talent

Commentators Jim Ross Jerry "The King" Lawler Referees Mike Chioda Jack Doan Earl Hebner Jim Korderas Theodore Long Chad Patton Tim White Interviewers Michael Cole Lilian Garcia

Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Other The Acolytes - WWF New York hosts Howard Finkel - ring announcer Mick Foley - Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter

Miscellaneous

• This is the second SummerSlam in a row where the main event was a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship. Both matches involved Triple H, but he didn't win either of them.
• To date, this is the last SummerSlam to feature a singles match between two women. The next women's contest to be held at SummerSlam took place during the 2007 edition, although it was a "Divas Battle Royal" featuring 12 participants.

References

• "2007 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s historical cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 106.
• onlineworldofwrestling.com - SummerSlam '00 results
• twnpnews.com - SummerSlam
• hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '00 review

External links

• Official 2000 SummerSlam site