Big Show won the match and retained the title after pinning Sabu following a chokeslam through a table.

D-Generation X continued feuding with The McMahons, defeating them and The Big Show in a Hell in a Cell match the following month.

The following month, at Unforgiven, John Cena defeated Edge in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the WWE Championship and conclude their storyline.

SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV) produced every August by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1988.

Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",[3] it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four".

[5][6] The 2006 event was the 19th SummerSlam and was scheduled to be held on August 20, 2006, at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

[1] The main feud heading into SummerSlam on Raw was between WWE Champion Edge and John Cena.

Edge won the title on the July 3 episode of Raw, defeating then-champion Rob Van Dam and Cena in a triple threat match.

[7][8] The following week on Raw, after defeating Shelton Benjamin, Cena attacked Edge, who was providing commentary for the match.

[9][10] On the July 15 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII, Cena faced off against Edge for the WWE Championship.

For a sliver, for a millisecond, I respected Edge for being a very smart WWE Champion because not everybody kicks down the door of the saloon and wants to challenge everybody to a gunfight.

I’ll tell you, that sumbitch's plan really backfired on the psychological warfare, because I can guarantee you my dad and my brothers are going to be front row center looking on [at SummerSlam].

In January, Batista legitimately tore his triceps and was forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship.

[17][18] At No Way Out the following month, Batista cut a promo claiming that when he returned from injury, he would become World Heavyweight Champion once again.

[19] Batista made his in-ring return five months later, on the edition of July 15 of Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII, in a six-man tag team match.

[22] On the August 4 episode of SmackDown!, Batista defeated Kennedy and declined any congratulations until after he won back the World Heavyweight Championship.

[23] The following week, on SmackDown!, Batista thanked Booker for holding onto "his" title and told him he would be needing it back at SummerSlam.

[27] Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Carlito defeated Rob Conway in a dark match following a Backcracker.

After some back and forth action, Sabu took the upper hand as he performed a spike DDT on Big Show through a table.

In the beginning, Foley stuffed his smelly gym sock, Mr. Socko, down Flair's gullet to apply the Mandible claw.

The ring was surrounded by many hardcore objects, including Foley's signature bag of thumbtacks.

Foley was unable to continue, so the referee rang the bell, giving Flair the victory.

The match officially began as the McMahons took advantage and performed several tag team moves on DX, including the Hart Attack and the Doomsday Device.

Vince attacked the referee and then put a trash can on the face of Triple H, who was lying in the corner.

Jeff Hardy returned to WWE on the Raw brand and defeated Edge in a non-title match by disqualification.

On the August 25 episode of SmackDown!, Batista and Bobby Lashley defeated King Booker, Finlay and William Regal in a 3-on-2 handicap match.

[40] On the September 8 episode of SmackDown!, Batista faced King Booker in a SummerSlam rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship, which he lost due to interference by Finlay.

[42] On the October 6 episode of SmackDown!, Batista and Lashley faced off against each other, but the match ended in a no contest after Finlay and King Booker interfered.

SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long then scheduled a Fatal Four-Way match for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy.

On the August 25 edition of SmackDown!, Vickie Guerrero apologized to Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero for getting involved in their match; however, Vickie later turned villainous by attacking Mysterio with a steel chair and aligning with her nephew, Chavo, becoming his new business manager.