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WWE SummerSlam 2006

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Summerslam 2006 had it's fair share of good matches. The Rey/Chavo match, although involving a touchy subject with the late, great Eddie Guerrero, was another high flying well paced match between the two. Mick Foley/Ric Flair put on an expected bloodbath that would make anyone cringe in their final battle of their fued [which in my opinion has been fued of the year so far] And also despite being in John Cena's neck of the woods, the crowd in Boston had some harsh words for Cena, but that didn't stop him and Edge putting on an okay main event.

Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero:
High flying shown at it's best. This reminded me of their matches in the first half of 2004 when they were fighting for the Crusierweight title. Vickie Guerrero comes at ringside and, "accidentally" knocks Rey off the top rope which allows Chavo to hit a brainbuster and then get the win with the Frog Splash. 8/10 [nice match but they really need to let Eddie rest in peace instead of being put in storyline after storyline.]

ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Extreme Rules Match
The Big Show [Champion] vs. Sabu:
This whole ECW thing with, "Extreme Rules Matches" is just plain stupid, but it was still an okay match. Sabu uses a lot of chairs, which was expected, and more than a few tables were used. One spot saw Sabu send Big Show through a table that was set up in one of the corners of the ring. The Big Show put the steel steps into the ring and bridged them with another table. Sabu then gave a DDT to Big Show through the same table! In the end Sabu got yet another table but Big Show caught him in midair after jumping and chokeslammed him through the table for the win. 8.5/10 [A few botched spots by Sabu but this is still a very good match.]

Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton:
THANK GOD this was not the main event. Hogan was "injured" so he was even slower than ususal, if you can imagine that for a second. Randy Orton should be in the title picture but instead just becomes another stat in Hulk's long winning streak just because he's afraid [even now] of losing his top spot. Orton at one point looked like he had won but the ref reversed the decision because Hulk's foot was on the bottom rope. Skip this match, nothing special and Hogan wins with the predictable leg drop. 5/10

I Quit Match
Rick Flair vs. Mick Foley:
This is what you don't want to see if you hate the sight of blood. A LOT of barbed wire was in this one and both men bleed like damn rivers were gushing out of their forheads. At one point Flair chopped Foley in the chest with Mr. Socko wrapped in barbed wire on his hand. Foley then threw open a bag of tacks and gave a scoop slam to Flair onto them. Both men refused to quit after taking tremendous beatings from each other. At the end Melina tried to quit for Foley but Flair wouldn't let her and was about to hit Melina with the bat when Foley said, "I Quit," to protect Melina. 9.5/10 [This was a lot shorter than I thought it would be, but the punishment these two do to each other is enough to earn my respect once again for these men.]

World Heavyweight Championshp
Booker T [Champion] vs. Batista:
This was a waste of time. Halfway through the match [the short match that is] Sharmell runs in and causes Booker T to get disqualified. The fans boo the hell out of the finish and I don't blame them. After the match Batista beats up Booker but messes up the Batista Bomb which the fans boo again. 4/10

Vince and Shane McMahon vs. Degeneration X:
This was actually a pretty good match. At Unforgiven inside Hell in a Cell should be the end of this fued, but this was a good stepping stone in their fued. Before the match even started Vince sent out The Spirit Squad, Fit Finlay, William Regal, Ken Kennedy, and finally the Big Show to take out DX. Big Show even chokeslammed HHH through the announce table.
The match began and The McMahons tried everything in their power to pin HBK. HHH recovers and then Umaga comes out to attack DX. Kane then makes an appearance and fights Umaga. In the end Shawn Michales hit Sweet Chin Music to Shane McMahon in midair in an impressive spot and HHH hit Vince with a trashcan and got the win. 9/10

WWE Championship
Edge [Champion] vs. John Cena:
People booed Cena even though it was near his hometown. During the match Lita threw a steel chair in the ring but Edge didn't want her to hit Cena because the title would change hands on a DQ. A lot of back and forth action and near the end Lita gave Edge some brass knucks and Edge nailed Cena with them to win and keep the title. 8.5/10

Summerslam 2006 was good for the Rey/Chavo match, The I Quit Match [which was really brutal] DX/McMahon match was entertaining to see, and the WWE Title match was okay to see. This Summerslam was a good ppv event. This is recommended.

In two years, SummerSlam went from being my favorite PPV of the year to being the most disappointing one. I mean, outside interfearence in every other match and some matches were just bad to watch.

Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero - Personally, I never liked the Eddie Guerrero storyline & I never will. With that aside, it was an alright match but they've had better. The real highlight for me though was hearing the crowd BOO whenever they would copy Eddie's moves like the Three Amigos suplex. Then when Vickie came out, they kept putting the camera on her back & forth. Again, the match was decent & only because them putting over "fighting for Eddie" storyling & Vickie Guerrero took away from it.

ECW Championship Big Show vs. Sabu - In a nutshell, I just saw this as Sabu being a spotmoney for Big Show to dominate. The match wasn't smooth as Sabu is also so fast paced & tryin' to be innovative that his spots look sloppy at times plus some of the props like the tables were having some problems as well. Just again, Sabu was a body for Show to dominate over.

Randy Orton vs. Hulk Hogan - This match was kept short due to Hogan having a "bad knee" but it was as usual Orton selling & bumping around to make Hogan look better than he is. I'll give this match more credit than usual because Hogan at least sold the RKO finisher from Orton by not kicking out & just having his foot underneath the rope.

"I Quit" Match: Ric Flair vs. Mick Foley - Seeing Ric Flair take these hardcore spots in his shape & age in the ring is really to see. This was the best match on the card so far but it got a little weak towards the end with Melina running in. But still, the match is something to see.

World Heavyweight Champion King Booker vs. Batista - I'm sorry but it just really seemed like Batista was really off in this match & it made it seem just bad. I mean, it's not horrible but you just expected a better performance between the both of them as Booker can only have a good match if his opposition is good too.

DX vs. The McMahons - I did not like this match PERIOD! The only thing that entertained me was the crowd not giving DX the pop the Hogan got earlier in the night to the point to where DX was asking for more cheers & even mocked Hogan in the end. To summerize, DX squashed the Spirit Squad like they did all summer long...then squashed Finlay, Kennedy, and Regal...Big Show comes in, takes out HBK in the ring, and chokeslams HHH through a table outside the ring...The McMahon's then do their best impressions of the Legion Of Doom & Hart Foundation on HBK until HHH comes in for the big save...Umaga comes out & beats up HHH before Kane shows up & they brawl to the back...DX beats the McMahons. Again, I didn't like it as it was just OVERKILL.

WWE Championship Edge vs. John Cena - Cena put in a strong performance here and Edge's almost comical reactions to Lita trying to help him when he could lose the belt on a DQ added an element of humor to the match. The ending was a little weak (brass knucks to the BACK of the head), overall, the match saved this event from ending on a bad note.

DVD extras include the two SummerSlam commericals with Kane & Viscera going after the last hot dog at the party and the potato sack race with Shelton & Carlito & Candice. There's also a recap of what happened the next night on RAW involving Cena, Edge, and the returning Jeff Hardy.

Overall, this PPV just was disappointing to me & I would only recommend for a video rental as only 2-3 matches were worth watching again & again.

On Sunday August 20, 2006, WWE will presents SummerSlam, this first PPV to feature all three WWE brands.I will take a look at the match that is announced and predict on who I think will win.I will then list the matches that are heavily rumored to happen.

Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton

Randy Orton has destroyed many legend in his career but at SummerSlam he will try to ''kill'' the biggest one of them all - Hulkamania.Randy Orton has had a great history when it comes to SummerSlam PPVs.In 2004, Orton defeated wrestling legend Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship, becoming the youngest world champion in WWE history.In 2005, Orton defeated Undertaker in what was a great contest.

Hulk Hogan is one of professional wrestling's biggest legends.Hogan has always found a way to prove his oppenents wrong but Randy Orton has done the same thing time and time again.Hogan is undefeated at SummerSlam.Hogan returned to SummerSlam last year, defeating Shawn Michaels in a classic match.This year at SummerSlam, Hogan is going too deal with one of his toughest challenges yet when he faces ''The Legend Killer'' Randy Orton.

Will the Hulkster prove Orton wrong or will The Legend Killer defeat the greatest legend ever?

This match, in my opinion, could go either way.Hulk Hogan's contract with WWE gives him full control over his matches but Vince McMahon could easily overpower Hogan.The Hulkster has never been known as a ''team player'' but backstage pressure can get to any man.I'm leaning towards Orton to win this match because if WWE really wants Randy Orton to be the next ''Rock'', this would be great way to start.

Predicted Winner: Randy Orton.

Rumored Matches:

World Title: King Booker (c) vs. Batista

WWE Title: Edge (c) vs. John Cena

ECW Title: Big Show (c) vs. Sabu

D-Generation X vs. Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon

Undertaker vs. Kane

Extreme Rules Match: RVD vs. Kurt Angle

Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio

Intercontinental Title: Nitro (c) vs. Carlito vs. Benjamin

I'm predicting SummerSlam will be a great PPV.Most of the rumored matches will most likely take place but I'm not sure.If you could please tell me if my review was helpful or not, I would be very thankful.Thank you for your time.On a side note, I'm not a kid.I'm actually 14 years old.

This version of summerslam was a OK PPV. It was a good effort by all brands.

1). Rey vs Chavo- good match, good start to the PPV. good highflying action. 7/10

2). ECW world title- This match could have been better, but still good, good choice of weapons.- 7/10

3). Hogan vs Randy Orton- This match is hard to rate as it was an OK match. good spot where Orton thinks he has won. Could be a possible future story-line. i thought this was main event but wasnt.- 8/10

4). i quit match- Good match but short for my expectation. Good use of weapons and lots of voilence.- 8/10

5). World heavyweight championship- This was a good Smackdown main event. Could have been better. Result was what probably expected.- 7/10

6). DX vs Mcmahons- Entertaining match. Could have been match of the night. Good use of interferences. Result was obvious.- 8/10

7). WWE title- Nice match. Nice to see Edge get a few cheers. It was slow at the beggining, but picked the pace up near the end. Nice ending. The result was shocking.- 7.5/10

Overall PPV result- a good PPV, but doesnt feel like a PPV. Most of these rivalries will carry on. Overall rating- 8/10

Chavo vs Rey Mysterio jr.: A lot of action but it would've been better if Vickie Guerrero didn't come out and tell them to stop fighting. They don't listen of course but still it was distracting in another wise great match. I would've liked to have seen Chavo win without her accidenty knocking Rey off the top rope. Chavo then nails the brainbuster and then the frog splash for the win.
8/10

Sabu vs The Big Show (ECW title): I figured Sabu would lose and then Cena and Batista would win their world title matches. That surprisingly didn't happen eventhough Sabu still lost this one. I wish he won though. Sure Big Show's ECW matches are surprisingly entertaining but Sabu deserved to win this one. They both take some bumps, especially Sabu of course. Sabu goes to put Big Show through a table with an airial move and Show catches him and choke slams him through the table for the win.
7/10

Randy Orton vs Hogan: Orton probably should've won this one. Plus I thought this was all about Orton wanting Brooke yet she doesn't make even one appearance during the match. So this was yet another big match for Hogan to win and then just disapear again afterwards. Orton hit the RKO and pinned Hogan but Hogan's foot was on the rope during the 3 count. So the match is restarted after the ref notices the foot on the rope. While Orton argues with the ref, Hogan gets up and Hulks up then quickle nails the big boot and Orton as to sell it by laying down like 15 seconds or more as Hogan asks the fans if they want the leg drop.
7 out of 10

Mick Foley vs Ric Flair (I Quit): This one is all bleedning and pain and no wrestling. Both men beat the crap out of each other but Flair owns the last half of the match. The ref trys to stop the match after Flair hurts Foley bad but Flair won't let the match end. Melina then throws in the towel and Flair still won't let the match end. Flair then threatens to hit Melina with a barbed wire bat and then Foley Quits. Not bad but like the Rey match it would've been better if it had no woman involvement.
8/10

Booker vs Batista: The weaker match of the night. When Beniot comes back they should just give him the belt whether Batista is better on the mic or not. Beniot still has better matches with Booker and...better matches period! Plus Booker is better when he's not...King Booker. If only the WWE actually gave him the belt when he was actually over with the fans. Plus Batista just looked weak here. After Sharmel caused the DQ by jumping on his back he barely even could do the Batista bomb on Booker. Yet I'm sure he will still get the belt from Booker even if he isn't champ material right now. Just like Cena will still get the belt from Edge.
5/10

DX vs The McMahons: Umaga, Regal, Big Show, The Spirit Squard, Finlay and Kennedy attack DX with Umaga and Show hurting them the most. Kane comes out and gets rid of Umaga although I'm sure Kane will be the next to get beat with that from the butt straight to the throat thumb move that Umaga does. When the match starts Shawn gets beat up by the McMahons for awhile before HHH gets tagged in. End comes when Shane teases doing a Van Terminator on HHH, Shawn superkicked hims though. HHH hit Vince with a garbage can, Shawn used a superkick and HHH pinned Vince after a pedigree.
8/10

Cena vs Edge (World title): Cena had the match won a few times and the end comes when Edge hits Cena with brassknucks. Surprisingly not the end that I expected but I'm sure since Edge won he haven't seen the last of Cena vs Edge. Cena will still most likely win the belt from him. That is if HHH doesn't decide to push himself as champ as a face this time and take the belt from Edge. Still I doubt Cena will just be pushed in the back.
8/10

In all it was a good ppv with an almost solid card despite the Batista match being weak. It's one of the better WWE ppvs in awhile anyway.

This was a sad ppv to be in the pretty exciting year of 2006, but had some nice matches.

Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero
This was a nice opener to a dissapointing ppv. This was practically a cruiserweight match and did have some nice highflying action. These two always have pretty good matches, and this feud continued all the way to no mercy where these two met up in a falls count anywhere, but these two put on a nice match. 3/5

Extreme Rules match for the ECW championship
Big Show vs. Sabu
Well, that tuesday before the ppv, Sabu defeated RVD in a ladder match for the number one contendership to the title. These two, minus the height advantage, these two made a pretty good match. This was the time of ECW becoming a part of the WWE, and they pushed them nicely. This match had chairs, broken tables, and pretty nice action. There were three huge table spots in this match that i enjoyed very well. But Show did pull off a good win. 3.5/5

Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton
What i have to say about this match is that it is ten freaking minuets of slow, boring, out of place action. This had a nice build up leading to the match but was just a load of crap once these two faced here. Im sorry to all Hogan fans, but he sucks here. 1/5

I Quit match
Ric Flair vs. Mick Foley
This was the most hardcore match on the card. Because of the stipulation, i had a nice feeling how this would turn out. These men practically beatthe living crap out of each other and was just bloodied at the end. There was barbed wire boards, barbed wire bats, tacs, and much more. This match was slow at times, but lived up to expectations. 3.75/5

World Heavyweight championship
Booker T vs. Batista
This match was another cluncker. This match really stunk easpecially at the end when Booker got himself disqualified. This match had no spark, and was just a waste of 13 minuets. This match had some moments, but they just wern't good enough to save this match. This was the down side of the two last matches of the ppv. 2/5

WWE championship
Edge vs. John Cena
This was the worst encounter between these two superstars. This match didn't even exceed the sixteen minuet mark. This was sthe longest match of the night and it was only fifteen minuets. But the action was pretty good, its just this match could have been a whole lot better. this match was a waste after the shot to the back of the head from Edge with brass knucks. The crowd was really dissapointed, but this was a perfect storyline to put up fot the unforgiven TLC match between these two. Watchable, but very screwy. 3.5/5

Sadly, this ppv was a waste for the biggest event of the summer, and no match on my review made it to either four stars, or higher. So, i don't really recommend it. But thanks for reading and please rate!

Summerslam was one of the better PPVS WWE had in 2006. I dont like to rate or spoil by giving the winner so here is my review


Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
Great opener between these two athletes. Chavo carried this match and it proves that he is one of the superstars not being misused. This lucha libre match was fast through the thing. An interference ruins the end though.


Big Show vs. Sabu- Extreme Rules Match for the Ecw Title
This match was okay. I find it disrespectful that a Original like Sabu is being misused and being jobbed to a wrestler like The Big Show. Anyways The Big Show dominates and wins in a pretty predictable match

Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton
Solid Match. Randy carried Hulk in this match. Every 80s wrestling fan knows Randy is better than Hulk nowadays. But Hulk is overated and CANT lose a match. But I have to admit it is good to see Hulk in shape.

Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair- I quit match
Not a bad match, but not a good one either. Im sorry but Mick Foley cant wrestle worth his life. There are some good spots in this match though including Flair hitting Foley with a barbwire bat right in the chest.This match is really nothing special

Batista vs. King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship
This match was a disaster. Booker cant wrestle well and Batista is like Cena only looks good when a talented wrestler is in there. The predictablity made this match worse.

DX vs. The Mcmahons
Entertaining match here. But it was a great match too. The Mcmahons send people out to make DX tired but it backfires. Anyways Shane shows his skills in this match. It becomes a no holds barred when they start bringing in Weapons. Anyways really good match

John Cena vs. Edge for the WWE Title
It was cool to see Cena get booed in his own hometown. This Match wasnt bad but you could tell the storyline was for everybody to wait for Cena to win. But an Interference saves from a boring Cena title reign. Edge wins this match though. (I was filled with joy that Cena lost)

Summerslam 2006 was great with only a few predictable matches but worth buying

Summer Slam had some decent matches but really nothing that will be remembered maybe except for the I Quit Match but other than that not a lot of good matches or segments at all. I do feel this Summer Slam was a tad better than Summer Slam 2007.

1. Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guererro
I really did enjoy watching this match but I personally didn't like the whole Eddie storyline. I believe this match would have been a whole lot better if it wasn't centered around him. Some nice high risk and some good brawling as well, I was a little shocked by the brawling between Rey & Chavo. The ending & interference defiantly hurt this one a lot but like I said I felt it would have been a better match if it wasn't based on Eddie. Nice opener. 3.5/5

2. Ecw World Championship
Big Show vs. Sabu- Extreme Rules
Pretty good match. Big Show took some hard head shots from Sabu in this one with the chair. Some nice table spots as well. Sabu also takes a brutal Vader bamb from the Big Show in this one. Pretty strong match from Ecw right here. Good match. 3.5/5

3. Randy Orton vs. Hulk Hogan
You knew this was just a matter of time that this was going to go down between probably the ultimate Legend and the Legend Killer. The match wasn't horrible at all but it did went down hill a few times during the match. Orton works on Hogan's leg for the better part of the duration of the match. It was a little short though but it wasn't all that bad of a
match. 3/5

4. "I Quit" Match
Ric Flair vs. Mick Foley
Pretty good match but I was shocked that Flair was going to go this violent but he did. There were some viscious shots with the barb wire in this one, Flair even knifehead chops Foley with the barb wire around his hand which was cool to see. Very bloody too in this one. I enjoyed this one as well but the ending defiantly took away from this one, I felt this match needed a cleaner ending then the way it did ended but good match nevertheless. 4/5

5. World Heavyweight Championship
Batista vs. King Booker w/ Sharmell
This match had bad written all over it and especially because of Booker's stupid a55 king gimmick he was doing during the time period. I didn't really enjoyed nothing from this match, I really hated this match. Nothing good I have to say about this one. The DQ at the end really made the match worst than it already was. Poor championship match. 1.5/5

6. D-Generation X vs. Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon
I found this match more amusing than of anything. I really enjoyed how The McMahons took out Triple H with the announce table before Vince would officially start the match. The McMahons had the advantage for the most part of the match. I also liked how the McMahons was pulling off these legendary tag moves, I really got a kick out of that. More of a handicap match in the beginning but it turned out to be a better match later on down the road, I really liked this tag match but it was soon overshadowed thanks to their Hell in the Cell match at Unforgiven. 4/5

7. WWE Championship
Edge w/ Lita vs. John Cena
The match had a stupid stipulation cause if Edge got DQed on purpose than he would loose the title to Cena. The match did get kind of stupid when Lita was trying to give weapons to Edge for him to try to use them, I just found that part totally ridiculous. I'm very glad their TLC match made up for their horrible matches throughout the year. Another poor title match, least I thought it was. 2.5/5

Summer Slam wasn't all that good but I do felt it was better than 07's. I wouldn't recommend on getting this one, yall should invest in getting Unforgiven 06 before this one. Not a very good ppv to say the least.

I had the opportunity to be there in person and see my 2nd of the Big Four PPVs, those being the Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam and Survivor Series

Dark Match
Carlito vs Rob Conway

Not a horrible match. Little bonus for those in attendance. Why its not on the DVD is curious. Carlito wins after the Back Cracker

Winner: Carlito
Match rating: 2/5

Chavo Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio

Now, I personally don't see why they're dragging out the death of Eddie Guerrero. It happened. It sucks REALLY badly. But please just let it be over. And the fact that Vicki Guerrero is still hanging around is just plain dumb. I personally was not too interested in this match. Chavo wins after some help

Winner: Chavo Guerrero
Match rating: 2/5

Extreme Rules Match- ECW Championship
Big Show(c) vs Sabu

This match was not as bad as it seems to be. Sabu missed a couple of spots, but it gives you a little fill of hardcore action, if I really want to call it that. Big Show wins after chokeslamming Sabu through a table

Winner and STILL ECW Champion: Big Show
Match rating: 3/5

Legend vs Legend Killer
Hulk Hogan vs Randy Orton

Now, not being a huge fan of Randy Orton (and this being the first time I've ever seen Hogan perform), my obvious choice was to back the Hulkster. Looking back on it, Hogan needs to let his career stand for itself and not try to come back and improve it all the time. This was not a horrible match, and the excitement for Hogan was very, very there, but maybe Hulk should have let Randy win this one

Winner: Hulk Hogan
Match rating: 4/5

"I Quit" match
Ric Flair vs Mick Foley

Mostly, all I can say is "Wow". This match had every kind of weapon you could imagine, short of fire. I'm shocked that Flair would allow Foley to put him through this, and vice versa. Excellent match

Winner: Ric Flair
Match rating: 4/5

World Heavyweight Championship
King Booker(c) vs Batista

I had a lot of expectations going into this match. I like Booker's ability, but he didn't use any of it. Miscommunication lead to the crowd being dead and the match suffered

Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: King Booker

DX vs McMahons

All I can say is that Triple H and Shawn Michaels are 2 of the very best ever. But I'm also a big fan of Shane and Vinny Mac. This exceeded all the hype

Winner: DX
Match rating: 5/5

WWE Championship
Edge(c) vs John Cena

I expected Cena to get a much better reaction than he got. Match was pretty decent with a very creative ending by Edge and some brass knuckles

Winner and STILL WWE Champion: Edge

There you go, Amazon

This year Summerslam I gotta say is not the best. I think lat years was better. Contains more and better matches.
There's only 2 matches that are worth watching I think is Hulk Hogan vs Randy Orton & DX vs The McMahons. Those two
are the only match that are worth watching. But the sad thing that they made the Hogan/Orton match the third match
of the night. I expect to be the Main Event instead it's Cena vs Edge for the WWE Championship. By the way this match
is not that bad. Is way better than the World Title Match. They should also add The Undertaker vs The Great Khali,
instead of being scheduled on Smackdown, two days before Summerslam. By the way it's worth of buying this video for
your now and then wrestling collection.