WWE SummerSlam Results: 8/24/03
Submitted by Dustin Tingue on Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 11:58 PM EST



WWE SUMMERSLAM - 8/24/03

Held in Phoenix, AZ
Announcing: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole & Tazz

SummerSlam opened up with members of the US Marines colorguard on the stage while Lilian Garcia sang the National Anthem from inside the ring. After that we saw a highlight package backed by Metallica's "St. Anger" and then we were welcomed into the arena with plenty of pyro and screaming fans.

La Resistance defeated the Dudley Boyz to retain the World Tag Team Championships. Decent way to start off the show with the National Anthem just being performed and the Dudleyz coming out as the patriotic team. Crowd was into it for the Dudleyz and after a few nearfalls, a cameraman jumped into the ring and laid out D-Von with a camera, allowing La Resistance to get the win. The cameraman then revealed himself as the phony serviceman that helped out La Resistance on SmackDown! last week. Spike Dudley ran in but wasn't much help and La Resistance left victorious. After the match, Jonathan Coachman got a word with Bubba and Bubba said they would stop at nothing to regain their world tag team championships.

Backstage, Christian complained to Eric Bischoff about not being on the card, despite being the Intercontinental champion. Bischoff blamed it on Austin and told Christian he had to focus for his upcoming match. Christian then asked Bischoff if he "sealed the deal" last week when he confronted Linda McMahon at her home. Bischoff said he'd head out to the ring pretty soon and let the whole world know what happened.

Undertaker defeated A-Train (with Sable). Basically a brawl with a slam or a suplex in between plus the normal moves from both guys. Train was able to counter a Tombstone attempt but turned right around into a chokeslam which secured the win for the Undertaker. After the match, Taker wanted to go for the Last Ride but Sable jumped in the ring and tried to seduce the Deadman but he grabbed her by the neck and waited until Stephanie McMahon made her way out. Stephanie tore into Sable for a few seconds before A-Train grabbed Sable and pulled her out of the ring.

Shane McMahon defeated Eric Bischoff. Shane got the early lead and pummeled Bischoff until the two fell to the outside where Jonathan Coachman, of all people, attacked Shane with a chair. From there, Bischoff had JR's and Lawler's headsets turned off so Coachman could call the action inside the ring, and he also turned the match into a no holds barred, falls count anywhere contest. Coach held up Shane for a few kicks until Steve Austin came out to even the odds. Coach told Austin he worked for Bischoff now and Austin couldn't touch him unless he was physically provoked, so Shane shoved Coach into Austin and Coach ended up getting a beatdown. Shane then took a lifeless Bischoff and grabbed his hand so he could slap Austin's face, again provoking him so Austin could nail a Stunner on Bischoff. Shane then took Bischoff to the outside and laid him out on the Spanish announce table, headed up to the top and dropped an elbow through the table for the win. Afterwards, Shane and Austin threw a little beer bash.

Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Tajiri to retain the United States Championship. Good match, very fast paced with every guy taking each other out with signature moves. At one point, Eddie held Tajiri in the Lasso From El Paso while Benoit had Rhyno in the Crossface. The ref bounced back and forth to see who would tap first but eventually the holds were broke. Late in the match, Tajiri took Benoit over the top on a powerbomb attempt while Guerrero hit Rhyno with the Frog Splash to pick up the win.

Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Championship. Another good match which saw Lesnar get frustrated early but come back and dominate for a good part of the match. Just when Angle got in control. Vince McMahon ran in and smacked Angle with a chair, which led to an F5 but Angle was able to kick out and slap on an anklelock for the win.

Kane defeated Rob Van Dam. Decent match, looked a little sloppy in parts but overall it wasn't bad. Kane almost strangled himself when he slipped off the top rope and nearly became entangled between the top and middle ropes. The match was also made into a no holds barred match. The steps, a ladder and chairs were used. Late in the match, Van Dam went for a Van Terminator but Kane dodged it and then finished off Van Dam with a Tombstone on the steps.

Triple H defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash & Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the World Title. Jericho and Michaels started it off and worked well for the first few minutes. Orton was the third man in and the three slugged it out inside the ring until Nash entered and took control. Nash went for the powerbomb on Jericho but Michaels nailed Nash with a superkick and Jericho rolled through to eliminate Nash first. Before Nash left though, he powerbombed everyone in sight. Goldberg was then let loose and he demolished everyone in his path, eliminating Orton with a spear and then Michaels with a Jackhammer. On the outside, Goldberg speared Jericho through the plexiglass cell and then later eliminated him with another spear inside the ring. Amidst the chaos, Triple H went to enter but Michaels superkicked him right back into his cell. Finally, when it was down to just Goldberg and H, Flair locked Triple H's cell door but Goldberg kicked through the glass and brought H into the chamber. Goldberg threw H into the chain walls a few times and H bled but once inside the ring, H got ahold of a sledgehammer and clocked Goldberg in mid-spear to retain the title. After the match, Orton and Flair got in the ring and held back Goldberg so H could hit him a few times with the hammer. Goldberg was a bloody mess as they handcuffed him to the chains and beat him down furthermore. Show ended with Evolution standing triumphant over a bloody Goldberg.


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