IWE SummerSlam (2006)
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| SummerSlam (2006) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring several IWE wrestlers | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Biggest Party of the Summer | |
| Theme song(s) | "The Enemy" by Godsmack and "Cobrastyle" by Teddybears | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown! XCW | |
| Date | August 20, 2006 | |
| Attendance | 16,168 | |
| Venue | TD Banknorth Garden | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| The Great American Bash (2006) | SummerSlam (2006) | Unforgiven (2006) |
| SummerSlam chronology | ||
| SummerSlam (2005) | SummerSlam (2006) | SummerSlam (2007) |
SummerSlam (2006) was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on August 20, 2006 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, and featured performers from the Raw, SmackDown!, and XCW brands. This marked the first inter-brand pay-per-view to feature the XCW brand.
The main match on the Raw brand was Edge versus Dustin Simpson for the IWE Championship, which Edge won by pinfall after hitting Simpson in the back of the head with a pair of brass knuckles. The featured match on the SmackDown! brand was King Britz versus Jesse Dern for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Dern won by disqualification following interference from Queen Tia. The primary match on the XCW brand was The Big Marc versus Jason Dikes in an Extreme rules match for the XCW World Championship. Big Marc won the match and retained the title after pinning Jason Dikes following a chokeslam through a table. The featured matches on the undercard included D-Generation X (Triple K and Ryan Barnhart) versus The Mayers (Grant and James) and Hulk Hogan versus Kevin McAlmond.
Several of the existing feuds carried on after the event. D-Generation X continued feuding with The Mayerss, defeating them and The Big Marc in a Hell in a Cell match the following month. The feud between Jesse Dern and King Britz also continued, with the two facing off as part of a Fatal Four-Way match at No Mercy, which Booker won. The following month, at Unforgiven, Dustin Simpson defeated Edge in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the IWE Championship and conclude their storyline.
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[edit] Background
The main feud heading into SummerSlam on the Raw brand was between Edge and Dustin Simpson over the IWE Championship. Edge won the IWE Championship on the July 3 edition of Raw by defeating then-champion Kyle Van Dam and Simpson in a triple threat match. The following week on Raw, after defeating Junior Remeriz, Simpson attacked Edge, who was providing commentary for the match. Edge, however, fought off Simpson and executed an Edgecution followed by a spear. Later that night, as part of the storyline, Simpson attacked Edge and Lita, Edge's girlfriend, at their hotel. On the July 15 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Simpson faced off against Edge for the IWE Championship. Simpson won the match by disqualification after Lita interfered and slapped the referee. Since a championship cannot change hands via countout or disqualification, Edge retained the title. After the match, Simpson attacked Edge and performed an FU through an announce table. Three weeks later, on the July 31 edition of Raw, a match between Edge and Simpson for the IWE Championship was booked for SummerSlam, with the stipulation that if Edge got himself counted out or intentionally disqualified, he would lose the IWE Championship. On August 14, Edge went to Simpson's father's house in West Newbury, Massachusetts, and slapped him.
There’s a line between business and personal. You don’t cross that line, and what Edge did to my family was way, way over the line. For a sliver, for a millisecond, I respected Edge for being a very smart IWE Champion because not everybody kicks down the door of the saloon and wants to challenge everybody to a gunfight. I respect somebody who picks their spots, but after what happened this week...f*** him. I’ll tell you, that sumbitch’s plan really backfired on the psychological warfare, because I can guarantee you my dad and my brothers are going to be front row center looking on [at SummerSlam]. I know that they’ll be right there. They are why I fight; they’re the reason I go to war. The WWE Championship is everybody’s prize, but the other reason that I fight is to provide my family with a better way of life
—Dustin Simpson commenting on Edge slapping his father.
The main feud on the SmackDown! brand was between King Booker and Batista over the World Heavyweight Championship. In January, Batista legitimately tore his triceps and was forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship. At No Way Out the following month, Batista cut a promo claiming that when he returned from injury, he would become World Heavyweight Champion once again. Batista made his in-ring return five months later, on the July 15 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, in a six-man tag team match. At The Great American Bash, Booker defeated Scott Wright to win the World Heavyweight Championship, On the August 4 edition of SmackDown!, Batista defeated Kennedy and declined any congratulations until after he won back the World Heavyweight Championship. The following week, on SmackDown!, Batista thanked Booker for holding onto "his" title and told him he would be needing it back at SummerSlam.
The main feud on the XCW brand was between The Big Show and Sabu over the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. On the July 25 edition of XCW on Sci Fi, Sabu requested an XCW World Heavyweight Championship match against Big Show, but XCW General Manager Paul Heyman denied his request. Later that night, after Big Show defeated Kane to retain the XCW World Championship, Sabu attacked Big Show with a steel chair. The following week, Heyman once again denied Sabu's request for an XCW World Championship match.
Big Show is ECW Champion now. That's a long term investment for us. You're all scarred up because you'll do anything to win. I can't subject Big Show to that.
—Paul Heyman's reasoning for denying Sabu's request.
In retaliation, Sabu attacked Big Show with a steel chair and executed an Arabian Facebuster, a diving leg drop with a chair. On the August 15 edition of XCW on Sci Fi, a ladder match was set between Kyle Van Dam and Sabu, with the stipulation being whoever won would be the number one contender to the XCW World Championship. Sabu won the match, and Big Show came out and executed a chokeslam on both Sabu and Van Dam.
[edit] Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Jim Ross (Raw) |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler (Raw) | |
| Michael Cole (SmackDown!) | |
| John "Bradshaw" Goff (SmackDown!) | |
| Joey Styles (XCW) | |
| Tazz (XCW) | |
| Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
| Hugo Savinovich (Spanish) | |
| Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia (Raw) |
| Tony Chimel (SmackDown!) | |
| Justin Roberts (XCW) | |
| Referee | Mike Chioda (Raw) |
| Jack Doan (Raw) | |
| Chad Patton (Raw) | |
| Nick Patrick (SmackDown!) | |
| Charles Robinson (SmackDown!) | |
| Mickie Henson (XCW) |
Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Carlito defeated Rob Rogge in a dark match following a Backcracker. The first match of the event was Chavo McAlmond versus Scott Wright in a grudge match. Both men took control during the match. Vickie McAlmond interrupted the match and tried to stop both men from fighting. She pulled Chavo out of the ring and tried to stop him, but he kept on fighting. Vickie then tried to plead with Wright but accidentally shoved him off the ropes. Chavo took advantage by performing a frog splash on Wright for the victory.
The second match was an Extreme Rules match for the XCW World Championship between champion The Big Show and Sabu. In the beginning, Sabu gained the advantage in the match as he threw chairs into Big Show's head and leapt off a chair to put Big Show head first through a table. As a result, Big Show began to bleed. After some back and forth action, Sabu took the upper hand as he performed a Spike DDT on Big Show through a table. Big Show performed a Showstopper on Sabu through a table for the victory.
The third match was between Hulk Hogan and Kevin McAlmond. McAlmond took the advantage in the match, as he focused on Hogan's injured knee. The match saw McAlmond perform an RKO on Hogan. As McAlmond went for the pin, Hogan had his feet on the ropes. The referee did not see his feet and originally gave McAlmond the victory. Later, the referee saw that Hogan's feet were still on the ropes and restarted the match. Hogan won the match when he performed a leg drop on McAlmond for a pinfall victory.
The fourth match was an "I Quit" match between Ric Flair and Mick Foley. In the beginning, Foley used his hand-puppet, Mr. Socko, to apply the Mandible claw, but Flair did not quit. The ring was surrounded by many hardcore objects, including Foley's signature bag of thumbtacks. Flair was thrown into these objects several times. He managed to hit Foley with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. When Foley got up, Flair charged him over the top rope onto a trashcan. Foley was unconscious until Denise, Foley's friend, came with officials to check him. Foley was unable to continue, so the referee rang the bell, giving Flair the victory. Flair continued the assault, and Denise saved Foley. As Flair was ready to hit Melina with the bat, Foley quit the match and gave Flair the victory.
The fifth match was for the World Heavyweight Championship between Batista and the champion King Booker. During the match, Booker set Batista up for the scissors kick, but as he performed the move, Batista countered it into a suplex powerslam. Batista tried to hit perform a Batista Bomb, but Queen Tia interfered by kicking Batista as he tried to lift Booker. As a result, Booker was disqualified, so Batista won the match but not the title because a title cannot change hands by disqualification.
The sixth match was a tag team match between D-Generation X (DX) (Ryan Barnhart and Triple K) and The Hiatt (Terry and Jacob). Before the beginning of the match, the Spirit Squad interfered on the behalf of the Wright but were tossed out by DX until Finlay, William Kapphan, Mr. Kennedy, and The Big Show interfered. Triple K controlled the first three, while Barnhart fought Big Show, who slammed Triple K through the XCW announce table. The match officially began as the Wright took advantage and performed several tag team moves on DX, including the Heart Attack and the Doomsday Device. Lewis tried to pin Barnhart, but Barnhart kicked out of the move and got up. He clotheslined Jacob and tagged in Triple K. The Hiatts were knocked to the floor, but Umaga interfered as the final man on the behalf of the Wrights. Armando Alejandro Estrada distracted the referee while Umaga hit Triple K the Samoan Spike. He also tried to hit Barnhart with a Samoan Spike, but Kane came to prevent Umaga from attacking DX by chasing him away. Terry tried to take advantage of Umaga's attack by pinning Triple K, but Triple K kicked out of the cover. Vince McMahon attacked the referee and then put a trash can on the face of Triple K, who was laying in the corner. Jacob tried to hit Triple K with a Coast-To-Coast but Barnhart hit Jacob with Sweet Chin Music. Terry tried to rescue his son, but a trash can was smashed on his head by Triple K. Barnhart superkicked Terry, who went straight into Triple K's Pedigree for DX's pinfall victory.
The main event was between Edge and Dustin Simpson for the IWE Championship. In this match, the stipulation was that if Edge got disqualified, he would lose the title to Simpson. During the match, Simpson used several blows and slams on Edge. He also performed a belly-to-belly suplex on Edge and kept an eye on Edge's valet, the IWE Women's Champion Lita. Edge took advantage and connected with chokeholds and a flying clothesline, but Simpson was able to recover. Lita tried to interfere, but Edge warned her not to get him disqualified. Lita threw a steel chair into the ring, but Edge threw it back outside the ring, and Simpson took advantage. Simpson then applied the STFU on Edge. Lita tried to interfere again, but Edge warned her once again. Edge made it to the ropes, and while the referee told Cena to break the hold, Lita handed Edge a pair of brass knuckles. As Cena broke the hold, Cena put Edge on his shoulders again for the FU, but this time Lita jumped on Edge's back when Simpson had Edge set up for the FU, and Lita was the recipient of the FU instead of Edge. Edge then jumped off of Simpson's back and hit Simpson in the back of the head with the brass knuckles to win the match and retain his championship.
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Reception
[edit] Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Carlito defeated Rob Rogge | Singles match | |
| 1 | Chovo McAlmond defeated Scott Wright | Singles match | |
| 2 | The Big Show (c) defeated Sabu | Extreme Rules match for the XCW World Championship | |
| 3 | Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin McAlmond | Singles match | |
| 4 | Ric Flair defeated Mick Foley (with Denise) | "I Quit" match | |
| 5 | Batista defeated King Booker (c) (with Queen Tia | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | D-Generation X (Triple K and Ryan Barnhart) defeated Terry and Jacob Hiatt | Tag team match | |
| 7 | Edge (c) (with Lita) defeated Dustin Simpson | Singles match for the IWE Championship | |
| (c) – refers to the champion heading into the match | |||
