Punk got the advantage early with a series of kicks and a dive onto JBL outside of the ring. He followed it up with a crossbody from the top rope inside the ring and got a two count. JBP then hit a shoulder tackle on Punk to gain the advantage. He then put Punk on the top rope and hit a fall away slam from the second rope for a two count.

This was a better match than I expected and the crowd stayed with it the entire way. At one point they bumped heads which busted the back of Punk's head open. The end of the match saw JBP go for a clothesline and Punk ducked, hit the GTS and got the clean pin. This is the first time Punk hasn't been treated like an unworthy champion on PPV since winning the title.

Winner via pinfall and still WWE Champion: CM Punk

The Great Khali was shown in the back getting ready for his match with Triple H.

WWE Championship Match
Triple H (c) vs. The Great Khali

Jim Ross noted that Triple H hasn't lost a SummerSlam match in six years. As a side note, Triple H has been married to Stephanie McMahon for almost five years and they were officially dating for a couple of years before that.

HHH and Khali started brawling early and Triple H went for a pedigree right off the bad. Khali got out of it and hit a tree slam on HHH and then showboated. He signaled for the vice grip and got it on HHH but HHH was able to get out and knocked Khali out of the ring. Outside of the ring Khali worked Triple H over and threw him back in the ring.

Back in the ring, Khali continued to dominate Triple H and a loud "You Can't Wrestle" chant broke. Finally Triple H was able to power out of a nerve hold and hit a facebuster on Khali, knocking Khali into the ropes and tying him up. As Triple H charged Khali, Khali got a boot up and regained the advantage. Triple H quickly went for a pedigree, but Khali backdropped Triple H outside of the ring.

Khali kept the advantage for the next several minutes and once again got the vice grip on HHH. Finally Triple H was able to power out and went for a pedigree again, and was able to get it this time. Not terrible, I've seen worse Khali matches.

Winner via pinfall and still WWE Champion: Triple H

John Cena vs. Batista
Cena got the advantage early and the crowd booed. Later the crowd also booed when Batista gained the advantage, although they booed louder when Cena was on top.

Batista continued to pound on Cena and even went for a figure four, which was pretty ugly. Cena was able to get to the ropes and then got Batista in an FU and threw him over the top rope to the outside. Cena sold the effects of the figure four until Batista got back in the ring. Crowd is now solidly booing Cena as he went for the five knuckle shuffle, which he hit. As he went for the FU, Batista got out of it and hit Cena with a boot to the face.