10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2001 Facts
2. Booker T Feels He And The Rock Clashed Stylistically In The Main Event
It was certainly bizarre to have the main event of SummerSlam feature a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match, but not much of 2001 felt particularly normal. Booker T defended his army's top belt against The Rock, who had recently returned after filming The Scorpion King.
Booker attested in his autobiography that he wasn't used to Rock's working style (there were many clashes between WWE-style workers and the WCW imports, so he wasn't alone), and Booker noted that he "didn't take control as much as I should've" in making both men look good during the body of the match.
Although the match ended up being fairly good, it suffered a bit from not only having to follow Angle/Austin, but the struggles Rock and Booker had compiling a 15-minute bout with their different working styles.