Wednesday, April 1, 2009

SummerSlam 2000

1. Right To Censor defeated Rikishi and Too Cool by pinfall

This was an okay opener featuring three of the most popular stars at the time. Seeing Stevie Richards actually get a win on pay-per-view makes this more enjoyable.

Rating: 1 (out of 5)

2. X-Pac defeated Road Dogg by pinfall

This was bad. Road Dogg would probably fall in my top ten least favorite WWE performers.

Rating: .5

3. Chyna and Eddie Guerrero defeated Trish Stratus and Val Venis by pinfall (Chyna wins the Intercontinental Championship)

This was essentially a Raw match that was saved by the greatness that was Eddie Guerrero. WWE really misses him.

Rating: 2

4. Jerry Lawler defeated Tazz by pinfall

There is no reason that this should have ever been an angle, let alone one that would lead to Jerry Lawler going over. This killed Tazz's credibility.

Rating: .25

5. Steve Blackman defeated Shane McMahon by pinfall

This was a decent hardcore match that is remembered for the insane bump that Shane took. Entertaining stuff, but nothing amazing.

Rating: 3

6. Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho by pinfall

This was good stuff as usual, but for a three fall match, it should have been at least 10 minutes longer. That complaint aside, these two never had a bad match together, and this match is no different.

Rating: 3.5

7. Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz and The Dudleyz in a TLC Match

***Match Of The Night***

This is phenomenal, as you probably know by now. These guys definitely revolutionized the business.

Rating: 4.75

8. The Kat defeated Terri by stinkface

The less said about this, the better.

Rating: 0

9. The Undertaker and Kane fought to a no contest

This wasn't as bad as I originally remembered, but the ending was still pretty stupid.

Rating: 1

10. The Rock defeated Triple H and Kurt Angle by pinfall

This was the typical Attitude Era main event featuring three of the best performers of the era. This wasn't their best work, but still darn good.

Rating: 3.5

Despite a few flaws, this is a darn good show. During this time period, SummerSlam was often the top show. There is no question that this was a better show than WrestleMania 2000 and possibly the best show of the year.

Rating: 85%

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