Summerslam (2004) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Release Date:

15 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Let the games begin

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

TV Special

Cast

Chris Benoit	...	Himself
Randy Orton	...	Himself
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
John Layfield	...	Himself (as John Bradshaw Layfield)
Paul Levesque	...	Triple H
Nick Dinsmore	...	Eugene
Eddie Guerrero	...	Himself
Kurt Angle	...	Himself
Adam Copeland	...	Edge
Chris Jericho	...	Himself
Dave Bautista	...	Himself (as Batista)
Booker Huffman	...	Himself (as Booker T.)
John Cena	...	Himself
Matt Hardy	...	Himself
Glenn Jacobs	...	Kane
Mark LoMonaco	...	Bubba Ray Dudley
Devon Hughes	...	D-Von Dudley
Matt Hyson	...	Spike Dudley
Peter Gruner	...	Billy Kidman
Paul London	...	Himself
Oscar Gutiérrez	...	Rey Mysterio
Trish Stratus	...	Herself
Lisa Marie Varon	...	Herself (as Victoria)
Carlene Moore	...	Herself (as Jazz)
Gail Kim	...	Herself
Stacy Keibler	...	Herself
Nidia Guenard	...	Herself (as Nidia)
Nora Greenwald	...	Molly
Jonathan Coachman	...	Himself
Amy Weber	...	Herself
Tracie Wright	...	Herself
Michelle McCool	...	Herself
Maria Kanellis	...	Herself
Christie Hemme	...	Herself (as Christy Hemme)
Joy Giovanni	...	Herself
Amy Dumas	...	Herself (as Lita)
Ric Flair	...	Himself
Orlando Jordan	...	Himself
Darren Matthews	...	William Regal
Jim Ross	...	Himself
Jerry Lawler	...	Himself
Michael Coulthard	...	Himself
Peter Senerchia	...	Tazz
Carlos Cabrera	...	Himself
Hugo Savinovich	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rene Dupree	...	Himself
Howard Finkel	...	Himself
Lilián García	...	Herself
Brian Hebner	...	Himself
Earl Hebner	...	Himself
Chris Kay	...	Himself
Nick Patrick	...	Himself
Rob Van Dam	...	Himself
Mark Yeaton	...	Himself-Timekeeper

Directed by
Kevin Dunn

Produced by
Vince McMahon	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jim Johnston

Art Department
Peter Castellano	....	motion graphics artist

Editorial Department
Simon L. Edwards	....	additional editor

Transportation Department
David Travis Grieb	....	driver: grip truck

Production Companies

• World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Distributors

• WWE Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"WWE Summerslam" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

USA:180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Trivia:

A fan almost fell through JBL's limousine, when he jumped over the railing to the top of the car. A square on the roof of the Limo was rigged for the Undertaker to choke slam JBL through the roof, almost ruining a storyline for weeks to come later.

Movie Connections:

Featured in WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

Summertime Blues

Pretty good pay per view

Summerslam has always been a pretty good card. This one had a few weak matches but overall it was a pretty good pay per view.

1. Paul London,Billy Kidmen,Rey Mysterio vs the Dudley Boyz and Spike Dudley. This match was a classic example of speed vs Power. It started out pretty boring at first but then when the match began to speed up then it got better. London and Kidman are a overrated team. Mystero is still good to watch. The Dudleys need to add more speed to there matches. They appeared to have put on a few pounds in this match and that wasn't a good thing. Spike proved to be a pretty weak heel. Not the best match on the Summerslam card but not the worst. 4/10 2.Kane vs Matt Hardy. Well this match was kind of slow at first and the fans seemed not to care much that Kane dominated this match. This would be the last WWE pay per view for Matt Hardy following the whole Lita/Edge affair. Hardy put on a good match and Kane seemed to be enjoying being the heel and not the face. I won't tell ya whats gonna happen in the end. I give this match 7/10.

3. John Cena vs Booker T. Not a bad match. COuld have been worse. Booker T proved he was the better wrestler in this match but the fans for some reason think Cenas gimmick is what makes him a good wrestler. WRONG. Cena may be good on the mic but take that away people wouldn't cheer the guy. Cena barely came out of this match alive. Still not the best match but not the worse. 6/10.

4. Edge vs Y2J vs Batista. Pretty good match. A lot of heat for Edge from the fans. His hometown fans. Anyways Batista looked really slow in this match. It got good when Edge and Y2J got it on. Pretty good match. 5/10.

5. Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero. Awesome match. Angle and Guerrero show fans the way a wrestling match should be. Less punching and kicking,more holds and fast paced speed. Angle proved why he is the better wrestler in the WWE today. I give this match a 9/10.

6. HHH vs Eugenne. OK match. But it got boring fast and predictable. Anoother HHH victory after getting help from Ric Flair. HHH needs to try to win a match for once by himself.

7. Undertaker vs JBL. Not a good match at all. This was the slowest match of all and JBL proved why he can't wrestle. Undertaker had to carry JBL through this match who looked to have also put on more weight. This match got slower at the end and the outcome of this match proved why the WWE writers are getting desperate. this match will never be as good as matches like Kurt Angle vs Chris Beniot Brock Lesner vs Undertaker. 1/10 8. Randy Orton vs Chris Beniot. Pretty good match. Fast paced. There were a few missed spots and it started what was the shortest world title reign ever of Randy Orton. Still it was nice to see a clean match where are no wrestlers interfering. Chris Beniot proved why he was a great champion. 9/10.

Good pay per view. Not the best but not the worst