Summerslam 2008
Your Hosts are Jim Ross and John Bradshaw Layfield
ECW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: JOHNNY JETER (C) vs COLT CABANA
Johnny Jeter holds onto his ECW Heavyweight Title with a lucky win over the plucky Colt Cabana. In a match dominated by Colt, he was able to hit the Colt.45 for the pin, but the referee was out, New Breed Executive Consultant Vanessa manage to get the ring bell to Jeter who used it to knock Cabana out and retain his title.
Winner and STILL ECW Heavyweight Champion: Johnny Jeter
Match Quality: 95%
Crowd Reaction 82%
Overall Rating: 88% ****1/4
30 MINUTE IRON MAN MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: PAUL LONDON (C) vs JIMMY JACOBS
Paul London managed to overcome Jimmy Jacobs by 2 falls to 1 in this Intercontinental Championship match. A back and forth match saw London go 1-0 up following his flipping dropkick. Jacobs levelled it up with a picture perfect spinebuster, before London was able to hit his 450 splash with just seconds remaining, to retain the title. Jimmy, clearly unhappy with the result, laid out London at the end.
Winner and STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Paul London
Match Quality: 82%
Crowd Reaction 77%
Overall Rating: 79% ***
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE: FINLAY (C) vs AMERICAN DRAGON
In a bout designed to prove who the better man was, no outcome was established, as both men lost control of their emotions, knocking the ref out, and causing a double DQ. Both men continued to battle all over the arena following the match, indicating that this may not be over.
Result: Double Disqualification (Finlay retains the United States Title)
Match Quality: 88%
Crowd Reaction 80%
Overall Rating: 84% ***1/2
CHRIS JERICHO vs TRIPLE H
In a heated battle, Chris Jericho managed to oust the 10 time World Champion, following a cheeky school boy pin whilst holding the tights. Triple H was evidently not happy at the end of the match, as Jericho got the hell out of dodge.
Winner: Chris Jericho
Match Quality: 64%
Crowd Reaction 86%
Overall Rating: 79% *1/4
LADDER MATCH FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM (C) vs THE HART FOUNDATION
New Champions were crowned in a match that will go down as a classic. Too much occured in this match to list, but it was a phenomenal match which ended with Teddy Hart and Harry Smith hitting both their finishers of a ladder, and claimed the prize, to gain their first titles in the WWE. Astonishing.
Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation
Match Quality: 100%
Crowd Reaction 82%
Overall Rating: 91% ****3/4
Road Agent Notes: WWE Tag Team Titles gained image