Some quick observations from Summerslam:

The place exploded for Chris Benoit. He had people on their feet, at least in my section, for the whole 20 second match.

Hardy was over big and then got resounding boos when he could not go on. I don't know if it was legit or not but considering what Eddie and Rey went through, Hardy looked like a chump in hindsight.

I feel the only match that got people really in it for the long haul was the ladder match. Lots of Eddie chants followed by Rey chants. Pretty evenly split. Eddie wife got a huge pop.

Eugene was not over. DC crapped all over him especially when he did other wrestler's moves, starting with the Rock's. Though him imitating Angle with the strap pull down got a laugh out of some. Poor guy. Angle was hugely popular and got a big cheer when he left the ring.

Lots of boos for the Orton and Undertaker match. No one really seemed to care about it after Taker's entrance. Funny thing that happened. The metal plates used in Taker entrance were unintentionally set ablaze by Randy's sparks. A crew guy had to run out an extinguish them again off on the side.

The WWE needs to really check out the demographics in DC when showing the "celebrities" at ringside. If you are going to show politicians, remember that DC always goes Democrat. The former (?) Republican Chairmen got long and vocal boos from a majority of the people.

The Jericho and Cena fans were about 40/60. Both were over huge.

Batista and JBL were over but not so much near the end. People were expecting a bloodbath and were disappointed at the lack of blood and shortness of the match. The tackle through the guard rail and the powerbomb on the stairs were impressive and wince inducing live.

HBK and Hogan... well.... people loved it.

Thanks to Steve Miles Thomas Chandler for this report:

I'm not sure how it came across on television, but being in the middle of it live, WWE Summerslam was a blast! Raw Diva Search winner Ashley was walking around outside about an hour before the gates opened, talking to some fans on camera. Maybe it was on Heat, or maybe it was just a little something for the people waiting in line. It was extremely hot and humid in DC on Sunday and the line around the MCI Center was long. My friend and I took the opportunity to get a "Conway" chant started which surprisingly, quite a few people joined in on. The gates opened about 6:45.