WWE halting webcasts, Current Summerslam card, and more Submitted by William Martinez on Monday, August 19, 2002 at 11:16 PM EST
Here is the current official, and possibly final, WWE Summerslam card:
WWE Undisputed Championship The Rock (champion) vs. Brock Lesnar
Unsanctioned Match Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels
WWE Intercontinental Championship Chris Benoit (champion) vs. Rob Van Dam
WWE Tag Team Championship Lance Storm & Christian (champions) vs. Booker T & Goldust
The Undertaker vs. Test
Chris Jericho vs. Ric Flair
Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio
Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero
WWE announced today that they were be halting their webcasts of pay-per-views until November's Survivor Series in order to complete their rebuilding process and bringing in a "robust webcast system". Summerslam will NOT be webcasted.
Steve sent along the exact e-mail WWE sent out to webcast customers regarding the news:
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:53 PM Subject: Important News about WWE Pay-Per-View Webcasts
Thank you for your continued support of WWE's Pay-Per-View Webcast Pilot Program. We appreciate the patience and understanding you've had over the last 10 months as we've worked to bring you the most valuable online experience possible. In order to meet our commitment to a quality webcast experience for you and all of our fans, we have decided to discontinue the Pay-Per-View webcasts for the next three months while we complete our rebuilding process.
We have gathered all of the learnings from our 10-month test and will be using your feedback to help build a more robust webcast system, to be ready for Survivor Series in November.
We apologize for the inconvenience during our rebuild. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments, please email us at:
ppvsupport@wwe.com
Even though we are not offering the webcast this month, you can still join us for SummerSlam on Sunday, August 25th live from Nassau Coliseum in one of the following ways:
* Order through your cable or satellite provider
OR
* Visit your local Blast Area location! Click here to find one in your area:
OR, if you're going to be in the New York City area,
* Watch SummerSlam at The World in Times Square, with a special WWE Superstar as your host! Call 212-398-3439 to get tickets or 212-398-2563 for more information.
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