WWE SummerSlam 2005 (2005)
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.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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John Layfield as JBL |
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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John Cena as John Cena |
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Christopher Keith Irvine as Chris Jericho |
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Randy Orton as Randy Orton |
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Mark Calaway as The Undertaker |
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Bob Orton, Jr. as "Cowboy" Bob Orton |
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Kurt Angle as Kurt Angle |
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Nick Dinsmore as Eugene |
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Christy Hemme as Christy Hemme |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio |
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Eddie Guerrero as Eddie Guerrero |
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Adam Copeland as Edge |
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Amy Dumas as Lita |
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Matthew Hardy as Matt Hardy |
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Chris Benoit as Chris Benoit |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
