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Christian vs. Drew McIntyre
Drew with a kick to the arm and he puts Christian briefly in an arm bar. Christian gets out of the hold by rolling through and he kicks Drew. Christian leaps over Drew as he comes off the turnbuckles. Christian blocks a hip toss and then hits a rana on Drew. Drew goes to the floor and he attacks the announce table. Christian goes to the apron and Drew blocks a kick and then he pulls Christian onto the apron. Drew sends Christian into the ring bell cubicle. Drew returns to the ring and then goes back to the floor. Christian with a punch to Drew but Drew drops Christian’s injured shoulder onto the exposed ringside barrier. Drew waits for Christian to return to the ring and then goes back after Christian. Drew says that he is going to snap Christian’s arm like he snapped Hardy’s leg. Drew sends Christian’s arm into the ring post. Drew sends Christian back into the ring and gets a near fall. Drew with a hammer lock on Christian as he continues to work on the shoulder. Christian with an elbow but Drew holds on to the hammer lock. Christian tries to escape but Drew sends Christian into the mat as he lands on his shoulder. We go to commercial.

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We see Drew in the back with Cody Rhodes. Drew tells Cody that he says that they are both superstars on a rocket ship to the top. He says that he has already softened up Christian, but Cody interrupts Drew. Cody says that he knows what Drew is doing. He says that it is not going to be a problem because he is ‘Dashing’ Cody Rhodes. Drew says that if Cody doesn’t win, he won’t be ‘dashing’, he will be ‘disappointing’.

Christian vs. ‘Dashing’ Cody Rhodes
Cody with a knee and forearm as he backs Christian into the turnbuckles and he puts Christian’s arm in the ropes. Christian fights him off and pushes Cody away. Christian tries for a boot in the corner but Christian stops short. Cody with a single leg take down but Christian with a back body drop that send Cody to the floor. Christian with a pescado onto Cody as we go to commercial.

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With Summerslam being this Sunday, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at Christian’s very first Summerslam, back in 1999.

Edge and Christian, along with The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw), The New Brood (Matt and Jeff Hardy) with Gangrel, The Holly Cousins (Hardcore and Crash), Droz and Prince Albert and Mideon and Viscera, took part in a tag team turmoil match, in which the winners would go on to get a shot at the tag team titles the next night on Raw.

Edge and Christian went the distance, being the first tag team out. They defeated the teams of Matt and Jeff Hardy, Mideon and Viscera and Droz and Prince Albert. Unfortunately, they were no match for The Acolytes and was taken out after Bradshaw hit the clothesline from hell and pinned Christian for the three count.

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Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Christian
Next up is the ladder match between Chris Jericho and Christian as both men make their way to the ring. The title is hanging over the middle of the ring. Jericho immediately takes the advantage with some stiff chops too Christian, who then returns a few right hands. Christian then gets Jericho the mat where he uses the ropes to choke him. Jericho gets control again and rolls Christian to the outside, but he is tossed over the barricade. Christian grabs a ladder and so does Jericho.

Both men trying to use them to their advantage. Jericho runs at Christian with one of them, who then ducks and the ladder hits the ring post. Christian hits a running enziguri on the outside and takes Jericho down, where he gets a ladder and brings it into the ring. Christian sets up the ladder in the ring and is almost to the belt when Jericho is able to grab his feet. Christian kicks him down and then takes another ladder and sets it up in the corner. He picks Jericho up and begins to toss him into the ladder, but Jericho reverses and Christian is laid out. Jericho then drops the ladder on Christian. Christian gets a foot up this time and does the same exact thing to Jericho, sending him into the corner face first into the ladder.

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The show returned with Christian almost getting counted out. Drew hit a shoulderbreaker on Christian during the commercial break and he continued to work on Christian’s arm. Drew then applied an armbar and a scoop slam to weaken Christian’s arm. Drew taunted Christian and went for a cover for a nearfall.