SummerSlam (2002)

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SummerSlam (2002)
Theme
song(s)
"Fight" by Jim Johnston
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
SponsorFoot Locker
DateAugust 25, 2002
VenueNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
CityUniondale, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
Vengeance (2002) SummerSlam (2002) Unforgiven (2002)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (2001) SummerSlam (2002) SummerSlam (2003)

SummerSlam (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on August 25, 2002 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.[1] It was the fifteenth SummerSlam event held by the WWE.

The main match for the SmackDown! brand saw Brock Lesnar defeat The Rock to win the WWE Undisputed Championship. Lesnar won the match by pinfall after he hit The Rock with the F-5. The main match for the Raw brand saw Shawn Michaels defeat Triple H in an Unsanctioned Street Fight. Michaels won the match by pinfall after he reversed Triple H's pedigree attempt into a jackknife roll-up. The main match which was featured from both brands was an interpromotional match between Rob Van Dam and Chris Benoit for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. RVD won the match by pinfall after he hit the Five-Star Frog Splash on Benoit. By winning, RVD was able to win the championship.

Matches[change | change source]

# Matches[2] Stipulations Times
1H Spike Dudley defeated Steven Richards Singles match 2:35
2 Kurt Angle defeated Rey Mysterio by submission Singles match 9:20
3 Ric Flair defeated Chris Jericho by submission Singles match 10:22
4 Edge defeated Eddie Guerrero Singles match 11:47
5 The Un-Americans (Lance Storm and Christian) (c) defeated Booker T and Goldust Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship 9:37
6 Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Benoit (c) Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 16:30
7 The Undertaker defeated Test Singles match 8:18
8 Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H Unsanctioned Street Fight 27:20
9 Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated The Rock (c) Singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship 16:01
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
H – indicates that the match was shown before the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

References[change | change source]

  1. "Event Venue". WWE. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  2. "Full Event Results". WWE. Retrieved 2015-01-14.

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