VAL VENIS (C) & TRISH STRATUS VS. EDDIE GUERRERO & CHYNA

 

Backstage, Eddie Guerrero says no matter who wins tonight Eddie will support her, Chyna says one of them will get lucky. We cut seamlessly to Trish Stratus and Val Venis in the locker room. Trish asks who Val would rather see as a centrefold, her or Chyna. Val Venis tells her that she needs to focus on their match, which is next. Jim Ross and Jerry “The King”Lawler are on commentary as Eddie and Chyna make their way to the ring. We see Smackdown 2 weeks prior, where Chyna powerbombed Val Venis on the floor, and Trish smashed something over her head in retaliation. Val Venis has a strange dance beat over his theme tune as he walks down to the ring with Trish. JR says Venis should make this a handicap match and keep Trish on the apron.

 

VAL VENIS © & TRISH STRATUS VS. EDDIE GUERRERO & CHYNA

WWF Intercontinental Championship – (Mixed tag team match)

WWF Summerslam 2000 ( August 2000)

 

 

Eddie Guerrero and Val Venis start the match, they lock up and Venis backs Eddie into the ropes. Val Venis connects with right hands, but Eddie fights back, Venis with a knee to the midsection and he grabs a headlock, Eddie sends him off the ropes but hits the mat after a shoulder block. Eddie Guerrero trips the champion from the mat and kicks him in the ribs, Venis is sent off the ropes into a calf kick by Guerrero. Eddie gets a nearfall with a Nothern Lights suplex, then is sent off the ropes. Tilt-a-whirl into a hurricanrana position by Guerrero, he flips from Venis’ shoulders and runs into a back elbow. Val Venis hits an elbow drop and knee drop, then covers but Eddie kicks out at 2. Val Venis hits a backbreaker and sends Eddie off the ropes but Chyna tags herself in. Val Venis kicks at Eddie, but it gets caught, Eddie Guerrero spins him around into a clothesline from Chyna. Eddie and Chyna sends Val off the ropes into a flapjack and covers for 2.

  Chyna kicks at Val Venis in the corner then sends him into the turnbuckle. More kicks to Venis’ ribs before he reverses an irish whip and tries to slam Chyna, who drops to the mat and knocks him back with a back elbow. Val Venis kicks Chyna in the midsection but she decks him with a clothesline. Chyna turns her attention to Trish, but Venis hits a back suplex before sending Chyna into the turnbuckle. The fans chant for Chyna as Venis suplexes her, he covers but Eddie immediately breaks it up. Venis slams Chyna but she moves out of the way of the elbow drop. She tries to get the tag but Venis cuts her off. Eddie tries to get into the match, drawing the referee away so Chyna hits Venis low. Val Venis powers out of the Pedigree with a backdrop but runs into a DDT from Chyna. Eddie gets the tag and knocks Venis down with clotheslines. Val Venis is sent off the ropes into a backdrop and Eddie goes over to Trish, he hits a springboard headscissors on Val Venis and hooks the leg, but he only gets 2.

  Val Venis’ head meets the turnbuckle, Eddie Guerrero sends him across the ring but is sent face-first into the corner. Val Venis hits what would be the Protobomb but doesn’t pin. Val Venis is sent off the ropes, he ducks a clothesline and he collides with Eddie Guerrero. Val Venis makes the tag to Trish! Trish Stratus runs over and covers Eddie but he kicks out at 2. Trish kicks at Eddie but they have little effect, he trips Stratus before tagging Chyna back in, who clotheslines Trish and slams her. Chyna throws Trish into the corner and tries to get a running start, but Venis takes her down by the hair. Eddie makes his way into the ring to attack Venis, he charges but gets low-bridged and sent to ringside. Val Venis and Trish send Chyna off the ropes, they get a running start with the double clothesline but Eddie trips Venis and drags him to ringside. Trish runs into Chyna and gets press slammed, Chyna covers and wins the Intercontinental title!

WINNER: CHYNA (NEW WWF Intercontinental Champion)

This was a serviceable match.Trish wasn’t close to the worker she would become and she stuck out in this match, but she played her part well and Val Venis was protected whilst losing the championship. [*¾] 2.5/10.

 

  After the match, Trish Stratus looks horrified at losing, whereas Val Venis is angry.