Jeff Hardy has been involved in plenty of meaningful, dangerous matches over the years. Tables, ladders and chairs (oh my!) come to mind, for example.

But the painted one told wwe.com he's never been more anxious than he was before Monday's return to RAW.

"It was probably the most nervous I've ever been before walking out in front of a crowd," Hardy said. "It's been nerve wracking, but exciting at the same time. I think it wouldn't be as meaningful if you didn’t have the butterflies. The whole day I was almost in a trance, but after the second appearance I chilled out a lot."

The new ECW resembles the old WWE.

It made little enough sense when Vince McMahon called out The Big Show to help during SummerSlam - how, exactly, can the WWE chairman order around an ECW wrestler?!?

Now, two more WWE stars guys have changed brans. At last night's ECW house show in Altoona, PA, fans got a suprise when Hardcore Holly of Smackdown, along with and Raw superstar Matt Striker, made their debut for the new version of Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Holly, who is just coming back after a life-threating injury, worked as a heel against Balls Mahoney, picking up the victory with the Alabama Slam.

Striker, who has been in a semi-feud with Rob Conway lately on Heat, was the MC of the "Best Body" contest between Francine & Kelly Kelly.

There's no word on why these changes were made, aside from Vince seeming to wish to confuse fans as much as possible.

A recap of last night’s SummerSlam PPV aired.

The show opened with WWE Champion Edge coming out to the ring without the title belt. The crowd didn’t give him a very warm welcome, but Edge went on anyway, saying that he had waited his entire life for this moment. He said that the people who bought their tickets tonight to see Cena come out with the title were all wrong. Edge hyped the fact that he beat the odds to retain the title. But where’s his championship belt? And where is the Women’s Champion, Lita? The crowd chanted “You Suck.”

Edge said they couldn’t rain on his parade. The camera cut to Lita live at the Bridgeport harbor, and she had the WWE title with her. Edge said that she had John Cena’s title with her, not his WWE title. Therefore, Edge wanted to rid the world of the spinner belt with a burial at sea. Lita said it’d be her pleasure and tossed the spinner belt into the water. Edge proclaimed that the era of John Cena was over…and that the Rated R Era was just beginning. He then presented the same belt that Cena had, just with a Rated R spinner in the center of it. Edge asked if there were any other challengers out there that wanted to be a part of his story.

At that point, Jeff Hardy made his return to RAW and interrupted the champion. Jeff got in Edge’s face. Edge said he thought he died three years ago and poked fun at ruining Matt Hardy’s career. Jeff attacked with a reverse mule kick. He tried to follow with a Swanton Bomb, but Edge rolled out of the ring before Hardy could get an attempt in. The segment closed with Edge scampering to the back, while Hardy posed in the ring. mind the spinner, but I like tradition)

Match 1: World Tag Team Champs The Spirit Squad vs. Eugene, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and the Highlanders
- The squad jumped the faces before the match began. Johnny started off the official match against Eugene by working over his arm. Eugene and the crowd got fired up. Johnny continued to dominate until Eugene caught him with a heel kick and an airplane spin. Robby tagged in and tossed Johnny into Rory’s head. The Highlander followed with a dropkick. Johnny came back with a rolling kick after the Squad got involved. A double suplex followed from Kenny and Johnny. Kenny came in and hit a jumping back elbow for a near fall. Mikey and Kenny combined for a leg toss-moonsault. Robby fought back, but ended up trapped in the heels corner. Mitch and Mikey then combined for an assisted jumping punch in the corner.

Kenny tagged in soon after and took Robby down with a hard right hand. A swinging neckbreaker followed, but Kenny proceeded to miss his top rope leg drop, allowing Rory to get the hot tag and clean house. He hit a Rock Bottom into a backbreaker for a near fall, but another Squad member got involved. The finish came when the Highlanders got the pin following a springboard reverse suplex. The Highlanders, Eugene, and Duggan defeated the Spirit Squad at 6:12.

Backstage, Edge busted into McMahon’s office only to find the Coach working out on his Bowflex machine. Edge wanted Hardy in a match…so he got it. The McMahons walked in after Edge left and asked if DX had arrived yet. Coach said they had not, and Vince told him to leave. VKM said he couldn’t believe that people were saying they lost at SummerSlam. Shane said it wasn’t legal and should be stricken from the record book. Vince said it wasn’t over with DX.

Backstage, Todd Grisham interviewed Randy Orton. The Legend Killer said he beat Hogan last night despite Hulk’s foot being on the rope. He said he was going to use that aggression he’d built up in the last 24 hours to beat the hell out of a real legend in Ric Flair. Carlito showed up and interrupted the segment. He said that Hogan getting his hand raised in victory was cool. Orton asked Carlito where he was last night. Not on the card that’s for sure. He insulted Carlito and demanded respect of him.

Further backstage, Triple H told us a quick story. After overcoming the odds to defeat Vince McMahon, DX couldn’t help, but notice Vince’s private plane flying overhead. Shawn Michaels appeared w/ a toy plane and pretend to crash and catch fire ala Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights. Trips said he and Shawn had to see the plane for themselves. Unfortunately, Trips said, there was an incident during their visit to Vince’s plane. They sipped champagne as they marveled over their “scratch” that they’d put on the plane. Of course, that scratch was a large DX logo that they painted on the side of the aircraft. The camera cut back to Vince’s office, where VKM was so irate he threw a TV.

Match 2: Trish Stratus vs. Victoria
- Victoria struck first with a hard right hand, but Trish came back quickly with forearm shots, a splash in the corner, and a dropkick that sent Victoria to the outside. Trish followed with a Lou Thesz press to the outside and then slammed Victoria’s back into the ring post. Back in the ring, Trish scored a near fall with a rolling clutch pin. She tried for the Stratusfaction, but Victoria countered into a backbreaker. Victoria took control for a short time until Trish countered a backbreaker into a head scissor. Trish later nailed a top rope hurricanrana, but Victoria came back and attempted the Widow’s Peak. Trish countered and hit the Stratusfaction for the win. Trish won at 3:02.

Vince and Shane came to the ring right after the women’s match ended. Vince did not look happy. He took the mic and said that he supposed that the people enjoyed what DX did to his plane. He said he it was a 30 million dollar aircraft and the people encourage that kind of behavior. The crowd chanted “You Suck,” but Vince continued on by saying that DX sucked and would get what is coming to them when the cops arrest them in a few minutes. A commercial break interrupted the segment.

Back from the break, Vince was still pacing around waiting to see what the police were going to do. The camera cut to the Bridgeport airport, where DX were standing by from the roof of the WWE Headquarters in Stamford. DX said that Vince did have a lot going for him, w/ a jet, a big company, etc. They said Vince had left his mark. Vince yelled that they were supposed to be at the airport. Obviously, DX wanted to leave their mark on WWE Headquarters…they had spray-painted a big DX logo on the building. Vince looked sick to his stomach. As the McMahons left the ringside area, the crowd chanted “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye!”

Backstage, Shane said he couldn’t believe it. Vince still looked sick. Mick Foley walked up and said hello. Vince wasn’t happy that Mick called him Vince. The McMahons mentioned how Foley had bad mouthed him the last few weeks in his promos. Vince said he could join the “Kiss my Ass” club tonight. Foley laughed at the ridiculous notion, but Vince said if Foley didn’t kiss his ass, somebody was going to get fired. .

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... the following was overheard and/or reported. Here's your SummerSlam follow-up:

• Shawn Michaels didn't really injure his arm in the tag match against the McMahons. There was concern from Michaels when he tweaked it, but walked around backstage without any problems.

• Mick Foley needed 25 stitches after his "I Quit" match with Ric Flair.

• Regarding DX, people felt that Triple H was trying to get a bigger crowd reaction than Hulk Hogan, something most backstage picked up on and found amusing.

• Kurt Angle was meant to be part of last night's ECW Title match, but had to pull out due to a groin injury.

• JBL's commentary didn't sit well with many, especially the line about Eddie Guerrero and "the wagon."

When he's not hanging out with Piakchu, where can you find Hulk Hogan? By the pool, of course. Where else would you be if you lived in Florida?

The Hulkster still has muscle mass, but that belly is growing a tad plump. Then again, the guy is 53. We can give him a break. He's probably been away from the gym for a bit, helping to promote the singing career of daughter, Brooke Hogan.

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Match 1: Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
- Rey attacked before the bell rang, but Chavo fought back. Mysterio with a back elbow, but Chavo came back with a European uppercut. Rey tried for a springboard moonsault, but Chavo caught him in mid-air. Chavo tried to slam Rey over the top rope, but Rey countered and tossed Chavo out with an armdrag. Mysterio followed with a baseball slide, but then missed a plancha. Chavo nailed his attempt at a plancha over the top, though. Back in the ring, Chavo took control and stomped away at Rey in the corner. A “Chavo Sucks” chant rang out. Chavo with another European uppercut before slamming Rey’s face into the turnbuckle. Rey fought back with kicks to the back of Chavo’s legs. Mysterio then leapfrogged Chavo’s attempt at a splash in the corner, but when he came charging, Chavo placed Rey in powerbomb position and dropped him backwards and face-first into the top turnbuckle.

Chavo then maintained control with several stomps in the corner. Mysterio rolled to the outside after losing his mask for a second, but Chavo gave chase and tossed him back into the ring. Both men then ended up on the top rope, where Chavo attempted a powerbomb. Rey countered, though, and hit a top rope facebuster. Mysterio got to his feet and took out Chavo’s knee with a running low dropkick. He followed with a springboard cross body for a near fall. Chavo came back with a European uppercut before hitting an awkward looking clothesline. Rey scored with a drop toehold and headed up to the top rope for a moonsault. Chavo caught him and followed him up to the top, only to get knocked to the mat. Rey ended up jumping onto Chavo’s shoulders and placing him into 619 position with a hurricanrana. Mysterio went for the Seated Senton, but Chavo moved.

Rey knocked Chavo out of the ring with another hurricanrana. Vickie Guerrero came down to the ring and screamed at Chavo, while the two tried to get back into the ring. She slapped Chavo, allowing Rey to catch Chavo with a high risk maneuver to the outside. Vickie then distracted Rey, allowing Chavo to suplex Rey back into the ring. Chavo held on and hit another suplex ala Eddie’s Three Amigos. Rey countered the third suplex and hit his own version of the triple verticals. The crowd didn’t seem to like it, but Rey went to the top for the Frog Splash anyway. Vickie again got involved and caused Rey to crotch himself on the top and fall to the mat. Chavo took advantage and hit a brainbuster, and then went to the top for his own version of the Frog Splash. The finish came when Chavo defeated Rey via the Frog Splash at 11:00.

Backstage, King Booker and Sharmell talked of how SmackDown needed him as the King. He spoke in old English tone. Edge and Lita showed up and took issue with the idea that Book and Sharmell were the most powerful couple in sports entertainment. He said that he and Lita were the most powerful couple. They agreed to a small wager, if Book wins and Edge loses, Edge will go to SD and kiss Book’s foot. If Edge wins and Book loses, Book will go to Raw and be Edge’s servant for the night.

Match 2: ECW Heavyweight Champion Big Show vs. Sabu
- Sabu tossed a chair into Show’s face as the match began. Two more chair shots and the Arabian Facebuster followed, but Show tripped Sabu face-first into said chair soon after. Show then stepped on the chair, crushing it, before sending it out of the ring. The champion followed with a massive chop to the chest and a head butt. Show continued his dominance with a body slam and then taunted the crowd, who asked for tables. Big Show kept it slowly paced with a bear hug, but Sabu bit Show’s nose and tried a springboard cross body.

Unfortunately for Sabu, Show caught him and connected on a Fallaway slam. Sabu rolled to the outside and as Show tried to pull him by the air back into the ring, the Genocidal one hung his neck over the top rope. Sabu tossed a steel chair into Show’s face, and followed with a top rope drop kick using the chair for added impact. It didn’t even earn him a two-count, so Sabu went and got a table. Sabu set it up in the corner, allowing Show to recover and go for the chokeslam. Sabu poked him in the eye and hit a top rope bulldog. He then placed a chair in the center of the ring as Show inched closer to the table in the corner.

Sabu came vaulting off the chair and smashed Show's face thru the table with a facebuster. Big Show, who was busted open at that point, came back with an electric chair. The champion then connected on a Vader bomb! Sabu rolled out of the corner to avoid the cover, though. Show then got the ring steps and threw them in the ring. Sabu, meanwhile, rolled his beaten body back into the ring as Show grabbed a table out from under the ring. Show placed the folded up table onto the ring steps, which were separated and placed about 5-6 feet apart. Sabu then botched an attempt at a springboard DDT thru said set-up, but managed to get Show with a DDT thru the table anyway. It was quite botched, actually. Sabu set up another table and tried a running DDT, but Show countered and chokeslammed his challenger thru the table in the middle of the ring for the win. Show retained the ECW title at 8:40.

Layla won the Diva Search. Backstage, she got teased and insulted by the real Divas. Trish ran down her own accomplishments, as well as Torrie, Jillian, and Ashley’s. It ended up being a joke and they took her into the shower for her real “initiation.”

Match 3: Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton
- Hogan and Orton circled the ring as the bell rang. There was a little stalling on Hogan’s part due to the nice crowd reaction. A lock-up started us off, with Hogan powering out and doing his poses. Another lock-up followed, this time with Orton grabbing a headlock. Hogan took Orton down with a shoulder tackle out of the headlock and motioned for him to kiss his back side. Orton grabbed another headlock and torqued it, as a “Let’s Go Hogan” chant rang out. Hogan battled out of the headlock with an overhand wristlock. Orton had a little conversation with the ref that provided him enough distraction to take Hogan down after several strikes and kicks.

The Legend Killer stomped away at Hogan, prompting Hulk to grab Randy’s foot to try and stop the beating. Orton tried to ram Hulk’s head into the top turnbuckle, but Hogan countered and rammed Orton’s face into it instead. Hogan then mounted Orton and nailed him with 10 punches, plus a nice bite on the eye. Hulk followed with a poke to the eye and a running clothesline. Another rake to the eyes came next. Hulk placed Orton’s neck across the second rope and hammered away at him. Hogan continued his assault with two right handed punches and a couple of rakes to the back. Hulk then scratched up Randy’s chest before mounting him for a few punches on the canvas.

Randy finally gained some much needed momentum when he slid out from under the ring, grabbed Hogan’s leg, and slammed it against the apron. Orton then went to work on the Hulkster’s injured knee. The psychology continued, but another “Hogan” chant rang out. Randy chop blocked Hogan’s knee to quiet the crowd. Orton then headed to the top rope and came flying off with an attempted high cross body block. Hogan moved out of the way, though. Hulk came back with several right hands and an attempted big boot. Orton countered, slid under the big boot, and caught Hogan with a dropkick. Randy then went for the RKO and drilled it. 1…2…3!!! Orton wins! WAIT! No, Hogan had his foot on the ropes! The ref ordered the match to continue. Meanwhile, Hogan recovered and when Orton went to continue his assault, Hogan “hulked” up. You! Hogan nailed the big boot and went for the leg drop. The finish came when Hogan pinned Orton following the leg drop at 11:16.

Backstage, Mick Foley got a hug from Melina. She asked him if he was ready for his match. He said he thought so, but that he wasn’t really prepared for the side of Flair that he’d managed to bring out in recent weeks. Melina questioned whether the match was a good idea. Foley got fired up after some reverse psychology on Melina’s part.

Match 4: I Quit Match- Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair
- Foley came to the ring with a trash can and drilled Flair before the bell rang. He then connected on his patented running leg smash in the corner and followed with a trash can shot. Foley pulled out the sock and caught Flair in the Mandible Claw. He grabbed a mic and asked Flair to quit, but Ric wouldn’t do it. Foley said Flair was going to suffer before wrapping his Socko covered hand in barbed wire. He went for the Mandible Claw again, but Flair grabbed his privates and came roaring back with rights and lefts. A low blow came next from Flair. The Nature Boy ripped the barbed wire covered Socko off Foley’s hand and connected on several vicious knife edge chops to the chest. Foley’s chest got bloody in the process.

To the outside they went, with Flair tossing Foley knees-first into the ring steps. Foley came back and knocked Flair to the floor, and then drilled him over the head with a board covered in barbed wire. Flair was busted open. Back in the ring they went, with Foley slamming Ric in the face the barbed wire sock. The crowd chanted “We Want Fire.” Foley grabbed the barbed wire board and threw it at Flair. It nailed Flair right in the arm. Mick picked it up again and used it to give extra impact to his usual running elbow drop spot. Foley asked Flair if he wanted to quit. Flair told him to kiss his ass. Mick responded by drilling him in the face with the microphone a couple of times. Foley then brought out the thumb tacks and sprayed them all over the canvas. Flair held onto the ropes to avoid getting any closer to them.

He couldn’t hang on for long, though, and eventually got slammed right into the middle of the pile. Foley asked him again if he wanted to quit. Flair had a lot of thumbtacks sticking in him. Mick grabbed a barbed wire bat and used it to rip Flair’s face open even more. The Nature Boy finally gained himself a moment of recover when he gave Foley a mule kick to the private region. He then tossed him shoulder-first into the ring post and went to town on him with that barbed wire bat. Foley’s arm got ripped open. Flair didn’t let up and hammered away on Foley’s face. Ric asked Mick if he wanted to quit. Foley wouldn’t quit, so Flair drilled him in the balls. Foley escaped to as far as the apron, but Flair helped him get the rest of the way when he caught him with a running baseball bat shot.

Foley went flying backwards to the floor and hit his head on a trash can laying a good 5-6 feet from the apron. It was a nasty spot. The refs checked on Foley, as did Melina. They decided to end the match at 10:31, but Flair wouldn’t let it happen. Flair went and got Foley, threw him back in the ring, and rolled him over onto the thumbtack pile. Ric used the barbed wire on the bat to attack Foley’s eye. Foley’s eye was busted wide open. Flair asked him if he’d had enough. Melina tried to throw a towel into the ring and quit for Foley and the match was ended at 12:07. Flair continued his assault nonetheless. Ric said that she isn’t allowed to quit for Foley. Melina tried to protect Foley, so Flair decided to swing the bat at her. Foley finally quit on his own to make sure that Ric didn’t hit Melina. Flair defeated Foley at 12:07.

Match 5: World Champion King Booker (w/ Sharmell) vs. Batista
- They locked up to start, with Batista overpowering the champion. Another lock-up followed, with Booker backing up the challenger to the corner and slapping him in the face. Batista came back and pushed him. Book connected on a chop and grabbed a headlock. They collided mid-ring with shoulder tackles. Batista tried for a clothesline, but Book ducked. The Animal proceeded to countered two Booker attempts at spinning back kicks, first with a powerslam and then with a spinebuster. He then set-up for the Batista Bomb, but Book rolled out of the ring and eventually hung the challenger’s neck over the top rope. Booker repeated the move and started to wear down Batista with a couple of stomps and a rear chinlock.

A small “boring” chant rang out. Batista tried to come back, but Booker connected on multiple knee lift strikes ala William Regal. Dave did come back soon after with a belly-to-belly suplex. Sharmell then provided a distraction, allowing Book to break his scepter over Batista’s head. Book went for the cover, but only got a two count. As JBL said, Book went to work on Batista’s formerly injured triceps area before switching over to a rear chinlock (again). A “She’s got herpes” chant rang out. The chinlock spot continued for awhile before Batista shrugged it off and ducked a jumping heel kick. Book ended up crotching himself on the top rope in the process. Batista gained momentum by picking Booker up and dropping his crotch-region across the top again. The challenger got rolling with a few clotheslines and a sidewalk slam. Sharmell again provided a distraction, allowing Book to toss Batista into the steel steps. Book then hit a top rope missile dropkick for a near fall. The champion hit the Book End for another near fall.

Batista proceeded to dodge a Booker T axe kick attempt and drill the champion with the Jackhammer, which prompted a Goldberg chant and got him a near fall. Booker eventually regained momentum with a neckbreaker, but it was short-lived as Batista connected on a full-nelson slam. The finish came when Sharmell got in the ring and attacked Batista as he was about to hit Booker with a sit-out powerbomb. Thus, Batista won the match via DQ at 10:31. After the match, Batista nearly botched the Batista Bomb on Book after a short sequence.

Jeff Hardy returns tomorrow night on RAW…

Match 6: Degeneration X vs. The McMahons
- As the McMahons came to the ring, they had the Spirit Squad perform a pre-match attack. DX easily fended them off. Vince then had Ken Kennedy, William Regal, US Champion Finlay attack DX. The three SD stars laid a nice little beatdown on DX for a few seconds, but Trips and HBK handled them in due time and tossed them out of the ring. ECW Champion Big Show was their next obstacle. HBK tried to take Show out, but the ECW champ leveled him with a clothesline. Meanwhile, on the outside, the SD guys dominated Triple H.

Show nailed HBK with that backbreaker across the knee combination with a Cobra Clutch that he’s been using. He then went outside and rammed Trips into the ring post. The “resources” proceeded to clear off an announce table. Big Show chokeslammed Trips through said announce table. The McMahons tagged in at that point and told the other guys to leave. The match officially began about 6-minutes after the McMahons came to ringside. Vince slammed HBK and tagged Shane. Shane danced around and hit several jabs before tagging Vince. VKM clotheslined the former 4-time champion and choked him in the corner. The crowd chanted for Triple H, as the McMahons dominated and isolated Michaels in the corner.

Shane came back in and teamed up with his dad for a double back elbow smash. HBK then fell victim to several elbow drops across his back. Shane went to the outside for a second to make sure Trips would stay down. He went back in the ring and hit three consecutive neck breakers across his knee on Shawn. Vince tagged in and the McMahons hit a double suplex and a double elbow drop ala the Rockers. Trips tried to get himself back into the match, but Shane gave him a baseball slide for his troubles. Shane and Vince then hit a Demolition-like backbreaker and elbow drop combination. They mocked the Hart Foundation after that, hitting HBK with the Hart Attack spinebuster and clothesline combo. The Legion of Doom was next, as Vince and Shane teamed up to hit the Doomsday Device. Shane went for a cover, but Shawn kicked out!

HBK fought back and tried to gain some much needed momentum, but Vince ran in. The McMahons tried a double clothesline, but HBK ducked it and caught them with a double clothesline. With all four men down, it was a race to see who’d get back to his feet first. Trips made it back to the DX-corner, as HBK kicked away Shane’s attempt to work over his leg. Trips got the hot tag at that point and went wild. A high knee, neckbreaker, and a facebuster on Shane was followed by a massive running clothesline on Vince. Trips then caught Shane with the spinebuster and bodyslammed Vince, allowing HBK to drop the elbow from the top rope on the chairman of the board. Shawn proceeded to clothesline Shane over the top rope, the momentum of which took him over the top rope with him.

At that point, Umaga came to the ring, kicked Shawn in the face, and pummeled Trips with the Samoan Spike as he tried to Pedigree Vince. Kane came out at that point and fought Umaga to the back. Meanwhile, Vince covered Trips and earned only a two-count. VKM was not happy about it and struck the ref in retaliation. Shane set Trips up in the corner for the Van Terminator. As Vince mocked the DX symbol, Shane tried to go coast-to-coast. Unfortunately for the McMahons, HBK caught Shane with Sweet Chin Music in mid-air. The finish came when HBK superkicked Vince right into a Triple H Pedigree for the win. Degeneration X defeated the McMahons at an estimated 18:47.

Match 7: WWE Champion Edge (w/ Lita) vs. John Cena
- A light “Cena Sucks” chant broke out early on. Cena backed Edge into the corner to start things off. He did it again after the ref broke them up and pummeled the champion in the corner. Cena then hit a back elbow smash and a belly-to-belly suplex. Edge finally gained some momentum when he dodged Cena’s running shoulder thrust attempt, sending the challenger shoulder-first into the ring post. Cena almost got counted out, but he made it back into the ring. Edge stomped and punched away at Cena to build his momentum. He then hit a standing dropkick that nearly sent Cena out of the ring. Edge taunted the crowd and hit a running forearm that sent Cena, at that point standing on the apron, right into the padded barricade. A loud “Cena Sucks” chant rang out.

Cena almost got counted out again, but barely made it back into the ring, where Edge continued to beat the hell out of him. Cena tried to fight back as the crowd started to get behind him a bit, but Edge caught him with a spinning heel kick. Edge used forearm shots and right hands to keep control, but Cena again tried to fight back. The challenger connected on a Fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Edge quickly regained control when he threw Cena out of the ring. The crowd, meanwhile, seemed like they were having a hard time making up their minds. Cena again barely made the count. He tried to hit Edge with a diving shoulder tackle, but the champion had it well scouted and moved out of the way. Edge followed with a running clothesline and made the cover for a near fall.

He then locked in a chinlock with his knee buried in Cena’s back, but eventually switched it over to another wear down hold. Cena fought out of the hold, but ended up getting a big boot to the head. Edge then headed to the top rope, but Cena caught up to him and went to the top with him. Cena tried for a superplex, but Edge battled back, head butted the challenger off the turnbuckle, and came off the top with a flying clothesline. 1…2…No! Cena kicked out of the cover. Edge continued his assault with an elbow to the back of Cena’s head. A “Let’s go Cena” chant broke out, as Edge locked in a Camel Clutch. Cena freed himself from the hold by getting to his feet and dropping backwards. The challenger tried to gain some momentum with the seldom used Throwback. At that point, Lita gave Edge a chair, which he promptly threw away. The distraction, though, allowed Cena to catch fire, hit several clotheslines, a diving shoulder tackle, and a spinning backdrop to set-up the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena drilled the fist drop and went for the FU, but Edge countered and hit the Impaler DDT. 1…2…no! Edge went back to the top, but Cena caught up to him again. Cena hoisted Edge up onto his shoulders and looked to hit the FU from off the second turnbuckle.

Edge slid off Cena’s shoulders, though, and landed with his feet on the mat. He placed Cena on his shoulders and brought him away from the ropes. Edge tried for an electric chair drop, but Cena rolled through and scored a close near fall. The champion then went to the second rope and tried for a cross body block, but Cena caught him and tossed him up onto his shoulders looking for the FU. Lita got up on the apron. Edge got out of the FU and tried to take advantage of the Lita distraction by hitting Cena with a Spear. Cena moved, though, and sent Edge into Lita. Cena tried to capitalize with a roll-up and scored another near fall. The frantic sequence finally ended when Edge and Cena knocked each other out with simultaneous clotheslines. Cena made it to his feet first and tried to get back on the offensive, but Edge countered and hit the formerly named Edge O’Matic for another near fall. Edge then set up in the corner for the Spear. The champion tried for his finish, but Cena countered and put him in the STFU. Lita tried to interfere, but Edge warned her off. Edge inched closer and closer and finally made it to the ropes. As the ref turned his back, though, Lita slid Edge some brass knuckles. Edge swung, but Cena ducked it and set-up for the FU again. Lita came into the ring and tried to interfere, but Cena hoisted her up on top of Edge who, of course, was still in FU position.

Cena thrusted up and got Lita off the mid-air pile, but the distraction gave Edge the chance to slide out of the FU position. The ref tended to Lita and tried to get her out of the ring, allowing Edge to blast Cena in the back of the head with the brass knuckles. Edge retained the WWE Championship at 16:03.

At least there's good news for Spirit Squad member, Kenny. Despite an arrest last week, the wrestler can smile about the following:

He recently became engaged to WWE Diva, Micke James. The couple has also bought property in Richmond, VA.

So that that, Triple H and Stephanie! You now have competition for hottest WWE couple.

We don't wish to ruin Summerslam for any fans, so turn away now if you'd prefer to remain ignorant about the results of tonight's card ...

According to recent SmackDown ads, however, King Booker will hold on to his belt tonight. The spots have been promoting the upcoming September 30 house show from Little Rock, Arkansas. It will apparently feature a World Heavyweight title match between Rey Mysterio & King Booker, as well as Mr. Kennedy vs. Batista.

If this is the case, we applaud the move (but not the spoiling of it). King Booker is the most entertainign star on SmackDown these days. It will be a lot of effective to have Batista chase him for the title, perhaps culminating in a WrestleMania main event.

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Match 1: Batista vs. Sylvan
Sylvan comes out with a mic and talks in French. He says tonight he will beat Batista in Batista's hometown. Batista immediately spears Sylvan! Batista then spears Sylvan in the corner a couple of times and nails a spinebuster. Batista follows up and nails Sylvan with the Batista bomb and this ones already over! Sylvan never got to take his robe off haha.
Winner: Batista

Footage is shown of Layla El winning the 2006 $250,000 Diva Search.

Match 2: Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Sylvester Terkay with Elijah Burke

MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter) is shown watching the show in the sky box with some ladies.
Scotty punches Terkay and bails to the outside. Terkay nails a huge side kick that knocks Scotty off the apron. Burke throws Scotty back in the ring. Terkay nails a butterfly suplex and locks in some arm submission move but Scotty fights back with elbows but Terkay nails Scotty with a belly to belly suplex. Burke gives Terkay some water acting as if this was a boxing match. Scotty nails an elbow and kick in the corner but Terkay nails a huge suplex where he caught Scotty off the top rope and held him in the air for several seconds and dropped him down hard to the mat for the win.
Winner: Sylvester Terkay

After the match Terkay applied his arm submission on Scotty as MVP claps on in approval.

Rey vs. Chavo at Summerslam. They show a video about the relationship of Eddie Guerrero and his best friend Rey Mysterio.

Kristal Marshall is interviewing WWE Tag Team Champions Brian Kendrick and Paul London backstage. Kristal gets in their face saying they lost last week to KC James and Idol Stevens. Kendrick said we may have lost last week but it was a non title match. When Paul London was about to speak KC James and Idol Stevens attack London and Kendrick from behind as Michelle McCool bark out orders. Michelle nails London with her yard stick and the number one contenders vicously through London and Kendrick into walls.

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