Shannon Moore (Raleigh, NC, 207 pounds) vs Kenzo Suzuki (land of the rising sun, 250 pounds, w/Hiroko) - your hosts are Bill and Josh. They're pumped equally for SummerSlam and Gunn vs Booker T later tonight. Kenzo's getting the ride to the ring. Bill is whiny that he doesn't get a ride to the ring. "What makes him so special?" "He's the Bronze Warrior." "Yea?" "I don't know Bill, this is how they do it in Japan." Bill whines Kenzo's making his debut on the show and he gets a ride to the ring, and he's been on here forever and has to walk. Bill: "I want to be carried out next week - I mean carried in." Josh: "You've become a very jaded individual." "Again with the jaded? 'Jaded' is from the Orient, you know." "Just like Kenzo Suzuki." What a segue. Bill takes credit. Kenzo has something to say! "[Japanese] domo arigato." MR. ROBOTO! Thank you very much. More Japanese. Bill translates: "I love the American fans." Hiroko: "Kenzo wants to send every a very very warm welcome. Kenzo knows that you fans didn't like him at first - AT FIRST! But now, Kenzo has a bigger following than Josh Mathews. [Josh is stunned!] So, tonight, Kenzo has very special for message for all you fans." "I love U S A!" And the crowd is split. Bill: "And now, I just don't care for the rest of Kenzo Suzuki's match." There's a match here? Oh right, Shannon. Josh and Bill argue Josh fans vs Kenzo fans. Lockup, Shannon slips away. Lockup again, Kenzo with a headlock, walking them back in the ropes, shot off, back with a shoulderblock. Hiroko is pleased. Kick. Bill: "'From the Land of the Rising Sun' - she's pretty pale!" Throat chop. Corner whip, Shannon kips up and out (though Kenzo gets a late start running), armdrag into an armbar. "This is Shannon Moore's SummerSlam!" Shannon working on Kenzo's shoulder with forearms, Kenzo backs him into the corner. Kenzo corner whip, charging back elbow misses, big boot connects anyway. Slam. Kenzo off the ropes, knee drop one two no. Dragon screw leg whip. Yelling. Brainbuster? Wow. One two no. Neck pinch. Shannon forearms out, off the ropes, into a shoulderblock. Kick. Shannon loaded up to the top rope. Bill says "the Great Kabuki" a few times. Kenzo throat chops Shannon, but then opts to wander around the ring instead of following up. Shannon rights himself, and drops Kenzo with a second rope leg lariat. Both down. One two three four five six seven eight. Kenzo up first, but charging into Shannon's boot. Shannon forearm, forearm, forearm, Shannon ducks a chop, dropkick, clothesline, dropkick. Shannon's pumped. Kenzo charges into a drop toe hold, Shannon with a mocking bow, off the ropes running hipcheck into Kenzo's back. Shannon waves Kenzo up, off the ropes, right into the Claw. It was a nice run. STO. One two three. (4:11)

Tonight: US Champion Booker T vs Billy Gunn

JBL calls out the Undertaker. There's nothing Tazz loves move than bad jokes. What the heck was with Cole stuttering. I think JBL must've bought Orlando's family farm. (4:25)

SummerSlam: Undertaker vs JBL (c) for the WWE Championship
SummerSlam: Rey Mysterio and WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Kidman, Paul London vs WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley - just added
SummerSlam: Edge (c) vs Chris Jericho vs Batista for the InterContinental Championship
SummerSlam: Kane vs Matt Hardy in a Till Death Do Us Part
SummerSlam: Triple H vs Eugene
SummerSlam: Chris Benoit (c) vs Randy Orton for the World Championship
SummerSlam: Booker T (c) vs John Cena in Match 1 of the Best of 5 Series for the US Championship
SummerSlam: Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt Angle
 

Anacondas family reunited of last Thursday

Chavo Guerrero & Jamie Noble (413 pounds) vs FBI (451 pounds) - You might be surprised to find out Bill and Josh don't agree on Spike's tactics. You might be a moron also. Bill likes Toledo. And Ohio. "I like Ohio a lot more than I like Canada." Johnny throws his warmups at Chavo, so Chavo wipes himself with them. Josh is stuck on Chavo and Jamie being opponents when last we saw them together (in that triple threat #1 contenders match with Spike.) Chavo and Johnny to start. Johnny charges into a kick, forearm, European uppercut. Headlock, tag to Jamie. Jamie gets in kicks while Chavo get away. Turnbuckle smash is blocked and Jamie goes in. Noble with right hands to the midsection and a big chop. Corner whip and Jamie goes down. Tag to Nunzio whip, drop toe hold and Nunzio adds a knee drop one two no. Hiptoss. Nunzio trying for the cross arm breaker but Jamie's blocking it, then reversing it around into a chinlock. Nunzio gets free into a hammerlock. Nunzio backed into a corner by Jamie. Chop. Corner whip, reversed, Nunzio charges into a backdrop, lands on on the apron, right Jamie, Jamie staggers all the way over to Johnny for another punch. Nunzio going up, but while the referee scolds Johnny, Chavo walks over to Nunzio and pushes him off the top rope. Chavo yells for the ref to turn around while Jamie covers, one two no. Tag to Chavo, kick to the midsection, European Uppercut, cover one two no. Stomp. Forearm to the back. Knee to the back. Nunzio battles back with forearms. Arrivederci! No cover, Nunzio is out. Chavo crawling for a tag and he's a lot closer, but Nunzio crawls faster to Johnny. Tag to Jamie. Clothesline for Noble, kick for Chavo, clothesline for Noble. Backdrop for Nunzio. Kick, press for Jamie, dropping him down onto Chavo. Covering Nunzio one two no. Chavo tries to get involved, but Nunzio rushes him out of the ring. Noble returns the favor by knocking Nunzio out. Noble turns around and runs into a Johnny tilt-a-whirl something, but slips free. Kick, Paydirt! Can he get Johnny off his feet? Johnny leaning down, then rushing Jamie back first into the corner - but Noble holds on! Johnny is smart enough to grab a rope, but Noble won't let go. Spinebuster will break it. Nunzio back moving  and climbing the ropes on the inside. Chavo stops him again, and crawls up to join him. Chavo going for a - I'm not sure, and Nunzio kicks free anyway. Nunzio punches Chavo off the apron to the floor. Nunzio with a kick for Jamie, side backbreaker by Johnny, Nunzio with the second rope legdrop, one two three. (4:03) Johnny's still trying to shake off the effect of Paydirt and Nunzio's exhausted as always. 

Tonight: US Champion Booker T vs Billy Gunn

"Summertime Blues" by Rush is the official SummerSlam theme song.

RVD vs Cena (2:20)
SummerSlam: Booker T (c) vs John Cena in Match 1 of the Best of 5 Series for the Undisputed US Championship
They keep saying Undisputed US Champion, which doesn't make sense since Cena didn't get the title shot because he was disputing anything, he got because he beat RVD like we just saw. Maybe it'll make sense later. Maybe it'll only make sense if you're paying for a subscription.

Tonight: US Champion Booker T vs Billy Gunn

SmackDown! Live
08/08 - Hershey, PA
08/09 - Fort Wayne, IN
08/10 - Detroit, MI [SD!]
08/15 - Toronto, ON [SummerSlam]
08/16 - Owen Sound, ON

Wrangler Angle return

Billy Gunn (269 pounds) vs US Champion Booker T (Houston, TX, 256 pounds) in a non-title match - Booker waits till he's walking to the ring to put on his gloves. And only one of them. This is his Velocity debut too. Josh remembers General Rection US Champion. Lots of stalling here. Booker's been in the ring a minute and we haven't locked up. They've given them plenty of time, though. Lockup, Gunn ends up turning it around and putting Booker in the corner. Clean break. Booker's not pleased. Circle. Lockup, Booker gets a hammerlock. Bill and Josh have their own discussion about Undisputedness. Booker with a chop, right, chop, whip, reversed, Billy Gunn big back elbow one two no. Circle. Lockup, no Booker with a kick, chop. Right, right, right. Gunn turns it around in the corner, right, right chop, right, right. Whip, Booker grabs the ropes, so Gunn charges him and clotheslines him out. Booker on the floor recovering, Billy celebrating, time for one more break. (2:31)

Billy Gunn working on an armbar as we return. Booker backs Gunn into the corner and lays in some kneelifts. Forearm. Gunn rolls out, and Booker after him with a jumping forearm. Bill: "What's fun about the Undertaker?" Josh: "Absolutely nothing." Gunn scooped up, and dropped on the barricade. Apron smash. Gunn thrown in, Booker back in, Booker pushing Gunn down, and dropping the knee one no. Chinlock. Josh: "Billy Gunn never mails it in, as they say." Booker with a knee, suplex blocked, Gunn's suplex blocked, Gunn's suplex not blocked but Booker corkscrews a bit on the way over and lands on his side. Odd looking. Both down. One two three four five six seven right Gunn up to his feet. Off the ropes, Gunn charges, Booker drops down, Gunn goes over the top, collides into Booker on the apron and falls to the floor. Booker up first and kicking Gunn. Slam on the floor. Booker back in and posing. Brining Gunn back in, but Gunn wins the punch battle. Whip, Gunn clothesline misses, Booker's    fivearm connects. One two NO. Booker with a right hand, whip, head down too soon and Gunn DDTs him. Both guys down. One two three four five six seven eight - Booker up to his feet, Gunn fights back with right hands. Whip, clotheslines connects. Clothesline. Turnbuckle smash. Gunn with a corner whip, corner splash. Gunn waits for Booker to rebound out of the corner. Kick, calling it, Fameasser sidestepped, Book End? Blocked with an elbow to the head. Gunn trying for the One and Only, but Booker blocks and elbows out. Nice side kick knocks Gunn down. Booker falls on top one two thr-NO.  That was a weak kickout. Booker picking up Gunn, whip, quick reverse into the One and Only and this time it connects, but Gunn is slow to cover, one two NO. Gunn can't believe it. Gunn up off his feet, off the ropes, into a Booker flapjack. Spinaroonie up, off the ropes, Scissors Kick one two three. (6:11, 8:42 total) Give him his belt.

That's it.