WOW…
SummerSlam 100%
delivered in every aspect and on some parts, exceeded my already high
expectations.
I’m gonna attempt
to keep this short but we’ll see how it goes…
Ziggler and Miz
for the IC title opened the show, it was a solid match, mostly due to Zigger,
which is no surprise due to the workhorse and amazing athlete that he is. The
closing spots towards the end of the match were amazing, the Fameasser into a
Skull Crushing Finale got me out of my seat, Ziggler hitting that Zig-Zag and
the ref counting to 1-2-3 had me in complete shock. We all wanted it, but no
one expected it. WWE finally gave us what we wanted. A big win for Ziggler and a
win, which he most definitely deserves. It was a great way to start the show
and got the fans excited straight from the get-go. I hope this now brings some prestige to the IC title.
Paige vs. AJ for
the Diva’s title was next. Surely two title changes one after another at
SummerSlam isn’t possible, right?
WRONG.
These two women delivered in this match, there were some great spots and we saw
a side to Paige we haven’t seen before, with her finally getting an opportunity
to show her personality and what she can do. The counter of the Black Widow
into the Rampaige for Paige to pick up the win was perfect. My only criticism
was that it was to short, short and sweet indeed but had they been given more
time, the match could have been even that better.
Rusev vs. Swagger was…okay… I didn’t understand why it was a “flag match” if it was going to be a regular pin-fall match. Anyway, Rusev won with the Accolade after Swagger passed out. This got him over as a face as it didn’t have him tapping out or being pinned. In all honesty, I’m not interested in this feud anymore.
The promo package
for Ambrose vs. Rollins was great and got me even more pumped for the match
(for those of you who haven’t checked out my previous post or don’t follow me
on twitter, this is the match I was most looking forward to and have been for
months). Despite the weak stipulation of a Lumberjack Match, boy did this
deliver. The chemistry between these two is something very, very special,
something I have not seen in a long time. When I initially found out this was
going to be a Lumberjack Match, I was so disappointed but I also knew that
these two could have anything thrown at them and they would turn it into gold –
as this match proved. The amount of incredible spots, from Ambrose’s dive onto
the Lumberjacks/Ambrose suplexing Rollins to the outside/brawling into the
crowd/Ambrose’s rebound clothesline (which Seth sold amazingly)/Dean hitting
Seth with the curbstomp – it was simply amazing. The best Lumberjack match I
have ever seen. The ending was
disappointing, with Seth hitting Dean with the MITB briefcase but the
story-telling that Dean told in this match was incredible and a highlight for
me. The fans in attendance were clearly into this, and I was out of my seat for
the majority of the match. With Dean going off to shoot his movie “Lockdown”
soon, I’m interested to see how they will write him off of tv for a little bit.
But one thing is for sure – this feud is not over. I’m calling it now, this
will be the feud of the year. Two future superstars, two future champions.
These guys are the future of pro-wrestling.
Wyatt vs. Jericho
had Wyatt going over, which is what we were expecting. The match was solid but
the fans just did not seem into it. I for one, was not 100% invested in this
match. JR tweeted this, he hit the nail on the head – “Crowd sedated somewhat because there's no one in @IAmJericho @WWEBrayWyatt they want passionately to lose. Simple
psychology. #SummerSlam”.
I 100% agree and do believe that Wyatt should have been the face here and then this
rivalry could have been much more entertaining.
I was definitely excited for Brie vs. Steph and had
been for a long time. The match was never going to be a great, technical
wrestling match but both did well. Steph hasn’t missed a beat and considering
she is not a wrestler and has not been in the ring for over 10 years, I thought
she entertained throughout. With the involvement of HHH and Nikki, a lot of us
knew we would get a Nikki heel turn, and we did. I’m interested in hearing her
explanation for the turn tonight on Raw. Will we get another match between
Steph vs. Brie (which fans will want to see) or will it be Nikki vs. Brie
(which fans will not be invested in)? I guess we will just have to wait and
find out.
The main event was insane. Cena vs. Lesnar had massive
expectations and imo, it did deliver. Some say it was boring, I say the
psychology/story-telling was perfect. I was 100% expecting Brock to win here
but I was nervous mid-match that after getting beat down so much, Cena would
make a miraculous come back…but it never happened. Wow. When was the last time
Cena went out like that? How many years ago? He took 16 German Suplexes from
Lesnar. Brock is a BEAST and I’m happy to see him as the champ. I know some
fans don’t like the fact that he will be a part-time champion, but I am
completely fine with it. It will make the matches must see and makes for an
exciting time in the WWE. I’m looking forward to seeing who he will feud with
and how it will all play out.
Overall, I enjoyed this PPV more than Wrestlemania 30
and I absolutely loved WM30 so that is saying something…There were little
things here and there that could have been better but I am not complaining. We
got some great wrestling, I was entertained throughout and loved majority of
the booking. Looking forward to Raw tonight.
- Zara
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