Ranking every WWE SummerSlam PPV in history

29. WWE SummerSlam 2007

• Kane def. Finlay
• Umaga def. Carlito and Mr. Kennedy in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
• Rey Mysterio def. Chavo Guerrero
• Beth Phoenix wins Battle Royal to determine #1 contender for the WWE Women’s Championship
• John Morrison def. CM Punk to retain the ECW Championship
• Triple H def. King Booker
• Batista def. World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali by DQ
• John Cena def. Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship

The 2007 edition of SummerSlam suffered a great deal due to many of WWE’s top Superstars being sidelined by injury. The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Edge, Ric Flair and RVD were all absent from this card, which ironically enough was saved with the returns of Triple H and Rey Mysterio, both of whom had been out for a while. Unfortunately, both of their matches certainly weren’t their best. Triple H beat King Booker in a fairly short match and Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero, which was one of the better matches of the night.

Unfortunately, up until the main event, the rest of the SummerSlam ’07 card featured a bunch of matches that seemed more like they belonged on a Monday night or even a house show. And that includes a match for the ECW Championship with CM Punk and John Morrison, who just weren’t given enough time to shine.

Then there was the World Heavyweight Championship that saw Batista take on this generation’s version of Giant Gonzalez, The Great Khali, who for some reason was holding a title at this point. Batista got the win in what was the worst match of the night but didn’t win the title as this was a DQ finish. Blah.

It’s not a good thing when a non-wrestling segment gets the biggest pop of the night but that’s what happened here as Stone Cold Steve Austin came out during one of MVP’s little competitions. He invited Matt Hardy out for a beer-drinking showdown and you knew what was coming next: Austin hits the ring, drinks a few beers, we get a Stunner and we’re out.

The only solid match that night was the main event. In what would turn out to be the first of many pay-per-view matches, John Cena and Randy Orton battled for the WWE Championship. No, this wasn’t the first time these two future WWE Hall of Famers had duked it out on pay-per-view, but this was their first one-on-one encounter and it was a good one. This was the only match on the card that actually felt like a SummerSlam matchup and they went at it for a good 20 minutes with Cena picking up the win.