WWE SummerSlam 2005

Kevin Dunn
2005-08-21

Hogan vs. Michaels: For the First Time Ever.
7.2
180 min

SummerSlam (2005) was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling PPV event. It was presented by THQ's WWE Day of Reckoning 2 and took place on August 21, 2005 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main match on the Raw brand was Hulk Hogan versus Shawn Michaels. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was a No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Batista and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). Another primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Chris Jericho. The main match on the undercard featured a Ladder match for the custody of Dominick between Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero.

Cast

Name Character Team
Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan Unowned
Michael Hickenbottom Shawn Michaels Unowned
John Layfield JBL Unowned
Dave Bautista Batista The Free Refills
John Cena John Cena The Free Refills
Chris Irvine Chris Jericho Unowned
Randy Orton Randy Orton Unowned
Mark Calaway The Undertaker Unowned
Bob Orton, Jr. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Unowned
Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Unowned
Nick Dinsmore Eugene Unowned
Christy Hemme Christy Hemme Unowned
Óscar Gutiérrez Rey Mysterio Unowned
Eddie Guerrero Eddie Guerrero Unowned
Adam Copeland Edge Unowned
Amy Dumas Lita Unowned
Matthew Hardy Matt Hardy Unowned
Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Unowned