WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Kane (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
We got ring introductions for the challenger Rey Mysterio and champion Kane. Mysterio catches Kane with a big kick early on, but Kane eventually backs him into the opposite corner with a big kick. Kane with a big scoop slam on Mysterio, Mysterio fights back with a dropkick to the head and Kane fires back with a big uppercut. Mysterio goes for a 619 early, but Kane counters and tosses Mysterio to the outside. Mysterio lands on his feet and taunts Kane. Mysterio jumps back in as Kane gets out. Mysterio catches Kane with a dropkick and then hits a senton splash over the chest of Kane off the ring apron. Mysterio then drops Kane’s arm off the top rope, but as Mysterio springboards up to the top turnbuckle, Kane trips him up and Mysterio falls to the mat with force. Kane tosses Mysterio back first into the steel ring post and follows that up with a baseball slide. Kane controls Mysterio over the next portion of the match including a bearhug. Mysterio fights off dropkicking Kane away to the chest. Mysterio gets Kane back on the ropes, attempts a 619, but Kane turns around and drops Mysterio with a big clothesline. Mysterio is dumped to the outside by Mysterio. Mysterio tries to springboard himself back in, but Kane catches Mysterio with a dropkick. Mysterio is able to send Kane face first into the ring barricade on the outside. When Kane rolls back in, Mysterio goes up top and dives with a big headbutt to the chest of Kane. Kane with a big backbreaker over his knee on Mysterio. Kane keeps Mysterio over his knee stretching him out. Kane goes up top and Mysterio cuts him off with a few right hands. Mysterio attempts a huricanrana on Kane off the top rope, but Kane holds on and Mysterio crashes below. Kane misses a jumping clothesline off the top and Mysterio with a twisting reverse neckbreaker. Mysterio counters a powerslam by Kane into a tilt-a-whirl DDT. Kane catches Mysterio with an uppercut as Mysterio jumped off the top rope. Kane opens up the casket lid. Mysterio kicks him into the ropes. Mysterio attempts a 619, Kane grabs the legs of Mysterio and throws him inside the casket. Mysterio kicks his way out sending Kane back. Mysterio counters a chokeslam by Kane into a huricanrana. Mysterio connects with the 619. Mysterio with a slight body splash, but Kane kicks out and levels Mysterio with a big boot. Kane with a huge chokeslam on Mysterio. Kane hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winner & still WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Kane
After the match, Kane gets on the mic and says, “Rey, I told you that you were going to pay for what you did to my brother. And you will pay. You will pay with eternal suffering as hell consumes your soul. And you are surrounded evermore by darkness within the casket.” Kane opens up the casket lid. The crowd expected The Undertaker. Kane grabs Mysterio and Mysterio kicks him back. Kane closes the casket lid and gives Mysterio another chokeslam. Kane picks up Mysterio and gives him a third chokeslam. Kane then gives Mysterio a Tombstone Piledriver. Kane drags the lifeless body of Mysterio to the ropes, opens up the casket and The Undertaker sits up. Kane backs up in shock. The Undertaker gets in the ring and stares down Kane. Kane points to Mysterio and Undertaker walks up to Mysterio. Undertaker says, “Have you ever heard an eye for an eye? Before I make things right, why? Why did you do it Rey?” Undertaker is coughing each time he speaks. Mysterio says it isn’t him. Undertaker says he believes him. Undertaker chokes Mysterio and lifts him to his feet. Undertaker signals for the end and then looks at Kane. Undertaker grabs the throat of Kane. Kane grabs the throat of Undertaker. Kane overpowers Undertaker and gives him a Tombstone Piledriver. Kane lifts his arms up and down as his pyro goes off. Kane clutches his title and walks off. We see a shot of a lifeless Undertaker trying to recover.
A promo for WWE Smackdown coming to SyFy on October 1 airs.
A video airs of Summerslam events this past weekend in Los Angeles.
A video package runs highlighting The Nexus vs. Team WWE tonight.
** Team WWE vs. Team Nexus is up next to close the show.