summerslam summerslam twentieth annual summerslam professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_entertainment wwe presented took place august new_jersey featured talent wwe brands raw smackdown ecw tickets summerslam went sale december sold minutes main feud staged rivalry wrestlers heading event raw brand john_cena randy_orton july episode raw announced number contender proceeding weeks provoked interfering attacking matches smackdown predominant feud great defeated kane triple threat match match wrestlers contested standard rules booked defend world heavyweight championship summerslam primary feud ecw defeating morrison minutes fame match punk number contender summerslam existing feuds carried event notably continued face defeating ecw championship following month ecw sci day summerslam scripted events interfered match king booker intensified feud attacking father faced following pay view triple threat match victorious match won world heavyweight championship background world_wrestling_entertainment originally planned storyline cast series conclusion match summerslam scheduled begin previous pay view event great american bash canceled cast dropped negative media attention surrounding double murder suicide main staged rivalry heading summerslam raw brand john_cena randy_orton great american bash defeated retain night raw main television programs wwe ecw sci handicap match involving came executed shortly executive assistant announced new number contender claimed faced wwe championship match july episode raw defeated non title match interfered distracted weeks later august episode saturday night faced non title match won match came attacked led steel chair main storyline smackdown brand great world heavyweight championship july episode smackdown issued open challenge match great american bash accepted later night smackdown following week match official contract signing night world heavyweight champion edge scheduled face kane title great american bash suffered real injury left pectoral muscle tear kane interrupted style celebration july episode smackdown edge forced vacate world heavyweight championship severity injury later rightful champion pectoral muscle hanging single fiber literally hanging bone comes strips worked entire career childhood mood obviously great right disgusted body hell broken neck shoulder twice torn protruding discs lower got bit brown spider turned flesh eating disease list goes prove best pride don rat ass fans think operate know fans happy come realization fans appreciate live champion return time world champion deal smackdown general manager announced man later night determine new world heavyweight champion won new world heavyweight champion eliminating kane defeated retained title great american bash days later smackdown interrupted celebration challenged match summerslam week august episode smackdown long announced defend title summerslam main rivalry raw brand heading summerslam returning triple king booker new year revolution world tag team championship match edge randy_orton triple triple suffered legitimate torn right match left action july booker referred king booker winning king ring tournament started triple entrance music king kings king booker declared triple known king august episode raw king booker defeated match loser crown winner week time came refused declaring triple king announcing king booker face triple summerslam booker attacked throwing ring post hitting monitor predominant staged rivalry ecw brand morrison won title vengeance night champions pay view months summerslam defeating following pay view great american bash morrison defeated punk retain ecw championship july episode ecw punk defeated triple threat match earn minutes fame match morrison following week ecw punk defeated morrison pinfall executing sleep result victory punk earned championship match morrison summerslam primary preliminary matches standard match guerrero storyline began july great american bash guerrero interfered world heavyweight championship match king booker hitting steel chair guerrero defeated following month winning match performing frog splash mercy pay view months summerslam defeated guerrero match pinning performing guard rail weeks later guerrero defeated quit match forcing quit hitting left knee repeatedly steel chair match suffered real injury tear left knee months later august episode smackdown match guerrero booked summerslam event event went live pay view defeated dark match preliminary matches match aired kane kane controlled opening minutes match performing variety moves including slam big boot forth action able hit kane ribs kane kicked pin attempt executed pinning win triple threat match involved kennedy kennedy attempted form alliance beginning quickly turned match favor kennedy soon gained upper hand outside shortly turned kennedy attempted pin roll forth match regained control performed spike kennedy led pinning kennedy win successfully retaining match versus match guerrero injured knee october gained early advantage able perform arm drag guerrero performed low guerrero left knee followed diving end match guerrero able perform bomb missed kicked pin attempt performed followed splash pinfall victory divas involving maria raw victoria smackdown ecw shortly match began phoenix threw rope soon hall eliminated maria thrown eliminated victoria thrown ropes james accidentally knocked apron shortly phoenix hall eliminated kelly hall james began pulling ropes wilson threw hall floor whilst knocked james apron wilson worked eliminate continued alliance phoenix able upper hand eliminating wilson followed throwing ropes win match future match shortly match ended mvp came ring challenged beer drinking contest hardy declined named replacement stone cold austin came mocked mvp warm exercises similar mvp match contest set start austin delivered stone cold mvp left ring card versus punk punk gained early control able perform slam morrison able counter shoulder block attempt ring apron morrison controlled match minutes punk able match favor performing diving followed morrison countered attempt pin cover ropes leverage got win retaining ecw championship main event matches sixth match event returning triple king booker accompanied triple gained early advantage match began booker able gain control performing low triple regained control booker performing variety moves included corner booker match favor reversing attempt book end followed slam booker missed diving leg drop triple able recover perform pedigree triple pinned booker gain victory world heavyweight championship match champion great challenger controlled match performed variety moves included brain big boot multiple won match intentionally disqualified hitting steel chair championship change hands disqualification retained title main event saw john_cena defend randy_orton forth action opening minutes gained advantage missed flying shoulder block attempt followed applying reverse attacking leg controlled match minutes gained advantage performed maneuvers included twisting belly belly slam shuffle able counter attempt inverted countered running punt attempt submission hold got rope performed kicked pin attempt performed pinfall victory retaining aftermath event john_cena provoked feud randy_orton august episode raw faced king booker non title match appeared close winning randy_orton interfered attacked causing booker lose disqualification match ended attacked father sitting ringside kicked head faced rematch disqualified match continuously punching won match title father kicked head way kicked month prior august episode smackdown kane participated man championship competition tournament defeated number contender september episode smackdown defeated guerrero quit match match great attacked came executed spear included title match making triple threat match event won championship time feud mvp continued forced team august episode smackdown won match following month mvp hardy defeated retain october mercy hardy defeated mvp pizza eating contest november episode smackdown mvp hardy lost team lost september episode raw started feud triple faced street fight months later sunday defeated retain phoenix later defeated mercy win title september episode ecw defeated win ecw championship sunday punk retained title defeating following month survivor series punk defeated morrison triple threat match retain ecw championship reception event grossed million ticket sales attendance maximum capacity building production event capacity arena set lower standard result arena reached maximum capacity confirmed ticket sales wwe official website august according press release wwe event received buys higher previous year summerslam buys buys summerslam helped promotion revenue million sum lower prior year million canadian professional wrestling section rated entire event rating higher previous year summerslam rating main event 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