SummerSlam (2005)

SummerSlam (2005)
Promotional poster featuring Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels
Tagline(s)	"Hogan vs. Michaels: For the First Time Ever."
Theme song(s)	"Remedy" by Seether "Get it Poppin" by Fat Joe feat. Nelly
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown!
Sponsor(s)	THQ
Date	August 21, 2005
Attendance	15,700
Venue	MCI Center
City	Washington, D.C.
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash (2005) SummerSlam (2005) Unforgiven (2005)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (2004) SummerSlam (2005) SummerSlam (2006)

SummerSlam (2005) was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was presented by THQ's WWE Day of Reckoning 2 and took place on August 21, 2005, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.

The main match on the Raw brand was Hulk Hogan versus Shawn Michaels, which Hogan won by pinfall after executing a leg drop. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was a No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Batista and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), which Batista won by pinfall after executing two Batista Bombs, with the second on the steel ring steps. Another primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Chris Jericho, which Cena won by pinfall after performing an FU. The main match on the undercard featured a Ladder match for the custody of Rey Mysterio's son Dominick between Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero, which Mysterio won by retrieving the briefcase suspended above the ring.