Event
The event unofficially began with a Sunday Night Heat match between Spike Dudley and Steven Richards. Dudley pinned Richards.
The first match was between Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio. The match started off with Mysterio getting the advantage over Angle, as he hid under the ring, and when Mysterio's music hit, he took down Angle with a knees on top of the shoulders headscissors. The two entered the ring, which saw Mysterio hit a headscissors takeover. Mysterio then got Angle on the ropes for the 619, but Angle ducked and dominated Mysterio from that point on. However, Mysterio was able to hit a huge senton, from the ring to the floor on Angle. Mysterio then hit the 619 followed up by the West Coast Pop for a near pinfall. The finish saw Angle reverse an attempted diving hurricarana, directly into the Ankle Lock, which Mysterio could not escape, and tapped out.
The next match was a contest between Ric Flair and Chris Jericho. Jericho put Flair into the figure four leg lock. Jericho insisted that Flair tapped out, but the referee ordered the match to continue. Flair then won the match by putting the same move onto Jericho.
The third match of the night was between Edge and Eddie Guerrero. During the match, Guerrero targeted Edge's shoulder. Guerrero also countered a spear attempt by dropkicking Edge right in the shoulder, and Eddie deciding to deliver a frog splash onto Edge's shoulder instead of onto his torso. However, Edge rallied with an Edgecution and a Spear to get the pinfall.
The next match was for the WWE Tag Team Championship. It was between The Un-Americans (Lance Storm and Christian) and Booker T and Goldust. During the match, Booker was able to hit a scissors kick to both Storm and Christian. But Test, made a run-in, giving Booker a big boot. Storm was able to make the cover, as a result, Storm and Christian retained the WWE Tag Team titles.
The fifth match on the card was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. It was a match between Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam. Benoit went into this match holding the championship, that was exclusive to the Smackdown! brand, while Van Dam was on the Raw brand. Van Dam won the match, after pinning Benoit after a Five Star Frog Splash and taking the title from Benoit, and bringing it over to the Raw brand.
The Undertaker against Test was next. Lance Storm and Christian both interfered in the match, but received chokeslam from The Undertaker. Undertaker won the match with a Tombstone piledriver. After the match, Undertaker celebrated with an American flag.
The seventh match was the Unsanctioned Street Fight match between Shawn Michaels and Triple H. This was Shawn Michaels' first wrestling match since WrestleMania XIV. Michaels came out fast, utilizing a punch-kick offense to start and hitting a plancha. However, Triple H took the advantage in the match, as he hit a series of backbreakers to Michaels. Michaels retaliated many assaults by Triple H, as he hit Triple H with a ladder. Michaels was able to hit a splash on Triple H from the top rope through a table on the floor and his signature diving elbow drop off a ladder. The match came to an end when Michaels went for Sweet Chin Musicwhich Triple H reversed into a Pedigree, but Michaels then reversed the Pedigree into a jackknife roll-up for the three count. After the match, Triple H struck Michaels with his sledgehammer twice, forcing Michaels to be carried away on a stretcher.
The main event was for the WWE Undisputed Championship between The Rock and Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar dominated early with some power moves. The Rock went for the Sharpshooter. However, Paul Heyman got involved in the match, as he was attacked by The Rock. Which was followed by Heyman being delivered a Rock Bottom through the Spanish announcers table. The two gave each other a Rock Bottom. The match came to an end when Lesnar stopped a People's Elbow and then hit the F-5 on The Rock for the three count, thus making Lesnar the new WWE Champion and the youngest WWE Champion in history. Lesnar remained the youngest world champion in WWE history until Randy Orton won the World Heavyweight Championship in 2004.
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