John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF SummerSlam 2001, the Alliance vs. WWF pay-per-view headlined by The Rock vs. Booker T for the WCW Championship, and Stone Cold Steve Austin defending the WWF Championship against Kurt Angle. Plus, Undertaker & Kane take on Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page inside a steel cage.
On this podcast:
- Austin vs. Angle: a classic despite its DQ finish
- The one-sided decimation of DDP and the end the “stalker” angle
- X-Pac Heat: why he was hated, Uncle Kracker, and renewed appreciation
- RVD: the Invasion’s biggest beneficiary?
- The history of Drowning Pool in pro wrestling
- Shawn Stasiak running into walls
This subject was selected by Espresso Executive Producer, Amar Kishan, who joins us to discuss his selection before entering our Trivia Gauntlet.
WWF SummerSlam 2001
August 19, 2001
Compaq Center
San Jose, California
- WCW Championship: Booker T (c) vs. The Rock
- WWF Championship: Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Kurt Angle
- WCW Tag Team Champions vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Steel Cage Match: Undertaker & Kane vs. Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page
- WWF Hardcore Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Rob Van Dam
- Chris Jericho vs. Rhyno
- WCW Cruiserweight Championship vs. WWF Light Heavyweight Championship Unification: X-Pac (c) vs. Tajiri (c)
- The Dudley Boyz & Test vs. The APA & Spike Dudley
- WWF Intercontinental Championship: Lance Storm (c) vs. Edge
Next time on Rewind-A-Wai: WWF SummerSlam 2002
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