Summerslam 2011 General Discussion/AFTERMATH - KEEP IT ALL IN HERE

[The Newfie Bullet]

The fact that we are 2 days away from Summerslam and there is only 4 matches announced for the show is terrible. Isn't SS supposed to be the 2nd biggest pay per view of the year?

On the main page the other day I was looking at some rumoured matches for SS which included Miz vs Mysterio,Kofi Kingston vs ADR, and Dolph Ziggler vs A-RY. But yet on Raw this week none of these matches were announced, and John Morrison vs R-Truth ,another potential SS match also happened on Raw.

I'm sure on Smackdown tonight matches like Big Zeke vs Cody Rhodes and Wade Barret vs Daniel Bryan will be annouced along with some other Raw matches like the ones mentioned above, or else WWE is gonna have to announce some suprise matches on the PPV, which I also don't think is a great idea for your 2nd biggest event of the year.

 

[#hamler]

4 matches being announced isn't really all that bad. There have been numerous reports that CM Punk and John Cena are going to be given a very legnthy amount of time hoping to out do the match they had at the Money in the Bank PPV. I think the card is pretty much a one match show where if you're buying the PPV, you're buying for the Cena/Punk match and I have no problem with that. Obviously there will be more matches announced over time and maybe even a few suprise matches thrown in. I don't think the WWE will allow the Money in the Bank PPV to be better then SummerSlam. The WWE is on a phenomenal roll right now and I have an incredible amount of trust that they will deliver at the PPV.

 

[AnthonyM4]

I think a cool surprise for the ppv would be this. The new Nexus defends the tag team title against a mystery team. The team turns out to be Colt Cabana and Luke Gallows. Of course I'd have them win. Then they can celebrate with Punk after he wins(I hope that happens).

 

[GCB]

Five matches announced now: they confirmed that Wade Barrett and Daniel Bryan would be facing each other on SMACKDOWN.

I sense that there is quite a big match brewing somewhere as shooter mcgavin suggested. There are a lot of guys with nothing to do which is strange seeing as the feuds are there ... Riley and Ziggler have had an argument > US Title match there; Zeke and Cody > IC Title match there; Morrison and Truth could face each other too. I can understand the hold on Miz vs. Mysterio as Rey-Rey is rumoured to be injured so they want to save him for the WWE Title match on Monday night in San Diego. Del Rio isn't scheduled because he will be threatening the MITB cash in, may even go ahead and do it.

I think it will be:

Punk vs. Cena with Triple H referee
Christian vs. Orton (Edge will appear, I think, after tonight's SMACKDOWN)
Beth vs. Kelly
Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Barrett vs. Bryan

+ Zeke vs. Cody rematch for IC
+ some match involving Miz, Morrison, Truth, Ziggler, Riley etc ...

 

[Mighty NorCal]

So uuuhhhh...5 matches? On saturday before SummerSlam?

Not sure if I ever remember one that was more horrendously built up. I think we have truly seen the end of the era of the big four, and have gone to the large 11, and the FUCKING HUGE ONE. I mean, can anyone say the anticipation for this is even close to what it was for MITB? HELL fucking no it aint.

None of the matches strike me as overly impressive at all, besides a possible MOTY canidate out of Christian and Orton, and what could be something filled to the brim with intrigue in regards to the Punk - Cena match.

Beyond that, im far more excited to see my friends than I am the show. Really not much to get pumped about, to be honest.

 

[The Brain]

What’s really disappointing is it seemed like WWE was giving a lot of mid card guys some old fashioned build ups to a SummerSlam match as I mentioned a few pages back. Instead they gave us these matches for free. It’s too bad that filling the weekly shows is more of a priority than building what’s supposed to be the second biggest show of the year. I’m sure there will be another two matches added. We’ll probably get Miz vs. Mysterio and maybe Kofi vs. Del Rio. I just don’t get why they don’t announce the match ahead of time to create a little anticipation. I remember the days when the SummerSlam main event was announced almost two months ahead of time and we got a new match every week leading up to the event. I realize those days are long gone, but I don’t think it’s too much to ask to know the entire card before putting down $50 for the event. Obviously WWE is only concerned about the main event matches and think they’re enough to sell the show. Can you imagine getting Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect as an unannounced extra match in 1991? I guess they don’t know how to build a show like they used to.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Not sure if I ever remember one that was more horrendously built up.

SummerSlam 2010. Other than Cean vs. The Nexus, what else was was promoted on that show? This PPV has actually been booked better, amazingly.

CM Punk vs. John Cena -

No idea why this match should be happening now. Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena is a pretty big SummerSlam match in my opinion and would be a brilliant main event for this show. Cena, who you could view as somebody who was cheated out of the title, should be the number one contender to Rey's title. That match should be happening and Punk should appear and cost Cena the title. That is how this PPV should end. Cena can then face Rey at Night Of Champions, Punk appears again only this time he's foiled. Cena wins the title and Punk returns. Next month, Hell In A Cell is it?, Cena vs. Punk, DQ finish. Lame, but it moves the story forward. Whatever the PPV after is, Bragging Rights?, Cena vs. Punk again. Punk wins with the help of Colt Cabana & The Kings Of Wrestling. Survivor Series, Punk & Cena for the last time. Cena does his thing and defeats Punk easily to end the feud. Simple. A long feud, Cena doesn't look weak, Punk gets a faction. Basically the status quo resumed. That's how WWE like it.

No idea why HHH is the ref, if he actually plays a part in the outcome then that is just incredibly lame.

Christian vs. Orton -

Christian will lose, but he really shouldn't. Henry shouldn't be having a match which as a result makes him come out in this and cost Orton. Then you've got two feuds for the next PPV, Sheamus vs. Christian & Orton vs. Henry.

EDIT: What am I on about. Christian will win. Just remembered that the match is no DQ, Edge will come out and help Christian to victory.

Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix -

Kelly Kelly is probably the worst female wrestler of the past 10 years, but being awful makes you infinitely more interesting than just being bad. Go Kelly, Go!

Mark Henry vs. Sheamus -

Should have a DQ finish. Haven't Kane & Big Show got "broken legs"? In WWE years they might've recovered by now, maybe they return and take out Henry so Sheamus can get the win. Which protects that useless lump Henry but hardly does a thing for Sheamus, who has infinitely more upside.

Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett -

Why is this on the show over Cody Rhodes vs. Ezekiel Jackson? Worthless title match over a worthless nothing match anyday. Although the quality of the match should be significantly better.

Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz -

I'd expect this to be announced some time today, if it hasn't already.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

SummerSlam 2010. Other than Cean vs. The Nexus, what else was was promoted on that show? This PPV has actually been booked better, amazingly.

CM Punk vs. John Cena -

No idea why this match should be happening now. Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena is a pretty big SummerSlam match in my opinion and would be a brilliant main event for this show. Cena, who you could view as somebody who was cheated out of the title, should be the number one contender to Rey's title. That match should be happening and Punk should appear and cost Cena the title. That is how this PPV should end. Cena can then face Rey at Night Of Champions, Punk appears again only this time he's foiled. Cena wins the title and Punk returns. Next month, Hell In A Cell is it?, Cena vs. Punk, DQ finish. Lame, but it moves the story forward. Whatever the PPV after is, Bragging Rights?, Cena vs. Punk again. Punk wins with the help of Colt Cabana & The Kings Of Wrestling. Survivor Series, Punk & Cena for the last time. Cena does his thing and defeats Punk easily to end the feud. Simple. A long feud, Cena doesn't look weak, Punk gets a faction. Basically the status quo resumed. That's how WWE like it.

No idea why HHH is the ref, if he actually plays a part in the outcome then that is just incredibly lame.

Christian vs. Orton -

Christian will lose, but he really shouldn't. Henry shouldn't be having a match which as a result makes him come out in this and cost Orton. Then you've got two feuds for the next PPV, Sheamus vs. Christian & Orton vs. Henry.

EDIT: What am I on about. Christian will win. Just remembered that the match is no DQ, Edge will come out and help Christian to victory.

Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix -

Kelly Kelly is probably the worst female wrestler of the past 10 years, but being awful makes you infinitely more interesting than just being bad. Go Kelly, Go!

Mark Henry vs. Sheamus -

Should have a DQ finish. Haven't Kane & Big Show got "broken legs"? In WWE years they might've recovered by now, maybe they return and take out Henry so Sheamus can get the win. Which protects that useless lump Henry but hardly does a thing for Sheamus, who has infinitely more upside.

Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett -

Why is this on the show over Cody Rhodes vs. Ezekiel Jackson? Worthless title match over a worthless nothing match anyday. Although the quality of the match should be significantly better.

Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz -

I'd expect this to be announced some time today, if it hasn't already.

Really? It doesn't make sense why HHH is the reff? He's the COO and it's turmoil, he wants to make sure nothing happens. Plus it adds to the unpredictability of the match.

Why should Christian win? Because you like him? That's a stupid reason. Why shouldn't Henry have a match? Because he's over, a good heel, and doesn't do a million spots per match?

I doubt Kelly is the worst female wrestler in 10 years, pretty bad, but they have the interest of the storyline. Maybe beth and natalya will just beat the living shit out of her? It carries some interest.

Henry vs Sheamus, this is interesting. They've built up Henry a lot. Did they do this to help Sheamus get over or is there more to it? Donno what will happen here but lots of ways they can go. Again, pretty interesting.

Bryan vs Barrett, well it's been brewing for the last 3 weeks. Not exactly meaningless considering their Nexus history, the fact that Barrett feels he needs the MITB and the fact that they need to build Bryan up with the MITB. It'd be stupid to have Jackson vs Rhodes since they haven't been building it as much.

As for someone who said this has the worst build because only 5 matches announced, well that's silly. The two main events could cover the last hour to hour and a half. With pre match video package, entrances, 20-30 minute no holds barred, aftermath, mania commercial, pre match video package, entrances, 30-40 minute Punk/Cena.

So there's an hour right there. D'Lo Brown's concert, video packages, another add on match, some promos, backstage segments, give Bryan his 15 minutes to get the crowd excited for the climax, give Beth time to beatdown Kelly after their shorter match, aftermath of the henry match that always happens, plus the handful of matches they could logically add.

Not really that big of a deal. Don't know why you guys like to jump to conclusions. You're like a bunch of women. If you tell a woman you'll be back at 1am and you're back at 1:15 they assume you're the biggest sack of shit in the world. You guys jump to those sort of conclusions based on so little.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Really? It doesn't make sense why HHH is the reff? He's the COO and it's turmoil, he wants to make sure nothing happens. Plus it adds to the unpredictability of the match.

Why is it turmoil when Punk has signed a new contract? Turmoil was last month. This month its just a feud.

Why should Christian win? Because you like him? That's a stupid reason.

Because if he doesn't then what was the point of promoting him as the top heel on Smackdown for nearly 6 months?

Why shouldn't Henry have a match?

Because the match he has shouldn't have either himself or Sheamus losing.

Because he's over, a good heel,

He's not though, is he!

and doesn't do a million spots per match?

He's been around for 15 years, if Henry was going to become the monster heel WWE hope him to be, he would've done it by now. A few more moves in the arsenal wouldn't hurt either.

Bryan vs Barrett, well it's been brewing for the last 3 weeks. Not exactly meaningless considering their Nexus history,

3 weeks? Sacrebleu! The Nexus aspect would work if it was 2010, Bryan had interacted with the Nexus on a meaningful level since last years SummerSlam or if they were actually using if for the basis of this storyline.

It'd be stupid to have Jackson vs Rhodes since they haven't been building it as much.

That feud has been going on for about 6 weeks now. Like you said, Barrett vs. Bryan has been three weeks in the making.

As for someone who said this has the worst build because only 5 matches announced, well that's silly.

I assume you mean me considering I'm the one you quoted. Yeah, that isn't what I said. I stated that last years build was worse.

You guys jump to those sort of conclusions based on so little.

They call that irony.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

So uuuhhhh...5 matches? On saturday before SummerSlam?

Not sure if I ever remember one that was more horrendously built up. I think we have truly seen the end of the era of the big four, and have gone to the large 11, and the FUCKING HUGE ONE. I mean, can anyone say the anticipation for this is even close to what it was for MITB? HELL fucking no it aint.

None of the matches strike me as overly impressive at all, besides a possible MOTY canidate out of Christian and Orton, and what could be something filled to the brim with intrigue in regards to the Punk - Cena match.

Beyond that, im far more excited to see my friends than I am the show. Really not much to get pumped about, to be honest.

I agree the hype isn't nearly as insane as it was for MITB. However, I have no issue with this card.

We have five matches, and very little fluff/filler. In my eyes the Women's matches are always filler, but they see a need for them to hang around. Fine, whatever. Every other match has real steam behind it.

Sheamus/Henry has been built well, with Sheamus becoming a much more important part of Smackdown (#2 babyface) over the last couple of weeks. Danielson just won MITB, so just about anything he does, from here on out, can be considered important. We know Orton and Christian are going to tear the house down, and Cena/Punk is the hottest thing in wrestling right now.

In all honesty, I'm happy with five matches. Why? That means Orton/Christian and Cena/Punk each have well over 30 minutes to kill it out there. I'd much rather those two matches have time as opposed to a random six-man tag match, or something similar.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

Why is it turmoil when Punk has signed a new contract? Turmoil was last month. This month its just a feud.



Because if he doesn't then what was the point of promoting him as the top heel on Smackdown for nearly 6 months?



Because the match he has shouldn't have either himself or Sheamus losing.



He's not though, is he!



He's been around for 15 years, if Henry was going to become the monster heel WWE hope him to be, he would've done it by now. A few more moves in the arsenal wouldn't hurt either.



3 weeks? Sacrebleu! The Nexus aspect would work if it was 2010, Bryan had interacted with the Nexus on a meaningful level since last years SummerSlam or if they were actually using if for the basis of this storyline.



That feud has been going on for about 6 weeks now. Like you said, Barrett vs. Bryan has been three weeks in the making.



I assume you mean me considering I'm the one you quoted. Yeah, that isn't what I said. I stated that last years build was worse.



They call that irony.

It's turmoil because they have "2 world champions for the first time ever" so HHH wants to make sure there is a clean winner without controversy (kayfabe). How do you not understand that?

The point of promoting him as the top heel? It's not to give him a shiny metal belt, it's to make money. If he loses, so what, he can still draw and do other stuff. They have a longer term plan for him I'm sure. Him winning or losing doesn't matter as much as you think.

The match shouldn't have him or Sheamus losing, that's why it's interesting. To see how it's booked. Sheamus can win in a flukey way, it can be a double count out, Henry can get DQed for getting too violent. There are lots of things. If they only booked matches where who should win was obvious, it wouldn't be any fun.

How is he not over? People care about his matches.

Lol MOVEZ MOVEZ MOVEZ. Too bad more moves don't get you over. There isn't an equation where X is the number of moves and Y is the time of the match and X/Y * the number of people in the audience = your overness meter. I mean, it does to the IWC but they're stupid. Mark has been a company guy and has done everything they've asked. He's main event level over right now. What does his past have to do with anything? I guess you were one of those guys who didn't think JBL would be a fuckin awesome heel and champ either huh?

Who cares if they haven't interacted in while, the history is still there. Like I said, 3 weeks of DB and Barrett interacting and tension building, that's good enough reason to fight at a PPV in the undercard.

When I said "as for someone who said" I was shifting gears, not talking about you.

What's ironic about me saying "you guys" meaning "you guys"? I didn't say "you". A majority of people on here are and do often jump to crazy conclusions about company ending events or some shit.

 

[123Garrett]

I think that CM Punk & John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship will steal the show. Like Money in the Bank. They had a great match. I was surprised..
John isn't the greatest wrestler, but he did pretty good in that match. So i'm expected a great match with these two guys. Also a major serve, with Triple H has the guest referee. Hopefully Triple H turns heel or something. Face Triple H just bores me.

Wade Barrett taking on Daniel Bryan won't disappoint.
Nuff said.

Christian defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton, in a
No Holds Barred match. Should be another good match. Especially since there's a stipulation in this match.

Sheamus versus Mark Henry.. Normally I wouldn't be in to this match. But Mark Henry has been on a roll! Plowing through Big Show.. Kane.. Vladimir Koslov.. That camera guy.. Johnny Curtis.. Even pinned Randy Orton, when he was the World Champion. Which says somethin'. Now he has to go through the 'Celtic Warrior' Sheamus. Newly turned face Sheamus.. I was looking forward to feud between Sheamus & Wade Barrett. But the way this is shaping up.. I do not mind one bit! It'll be a great big man match fo' sure!

Kelly Kelly against Beth Phoniex for the Diva's Championship.
Uhhh.. Yeah. Hopefully Beth Phoniex comes out on top.


I'm expecting the two main events to be time consuming. So we'll probably get one bonus match. I'm hoping for...

The Miz, R-Truth, and Alberto Del Rio against Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, and Kofi Kingston. Should be a good one..

Or either a United States and/or Intrecontiental Title match.

 

[makeitvab]

I'm ordering the show but that's mainly as a family/friends get together than simply WWE selling me the card.

Doesn't look horrible and it would be hard to replicate the excitement and tension for their last PPV. The 2 MITB matches and the Punk situation all on one card that also featured another Orton/Christian match? Tough to beat.

Anyways... I'm excited for all of the announced matches to some degree and very happy they added Bryan/Barret. Those 2 had a match at the house show I went to back in ..April? May? and it was pretty good. Hopefully with 5 matches+ 1 extra match and that fat douche singing everyone gets their time in the ring to make some great matches!

Sorry for grammar, almost 3 am.

 

[lukedangerfallon]

Correct me if im wrong but Summerslam is supposed to be the 2nd biggest wwe ppv of the year, one which should be booked properly and in good time? so why is there only 5 matches with presumably another 2 or 3 more thrown together at the last minute with no proper build up, the only real hype has been for punk/cena and orton/christian , both repeats of the previous event?

 

[TheTruNoLimit]

Correct me if im wrong but Summerslam is supposed to be the 2nd biggest wwe ppv of the year, one which should be booked properly and in good time? so why is there only 5 matches with presumably another 2 or 3 more thrown together at the last minute with no proper build up, the only real hype has been for punk/cena and orton/christian , both repeats of the previous event?

Punk/Cena and Orton/Christian aren't necessarily bad things, being repeats and all. Punk/Cena is the rematch to arguably the best match of the entire year and it's a rematch that in general, pleases most fans. It's something we want to see (for the most part).

Orton/Christian have some how had a long rivalry at this point and despite this being their 5th match (and 4th consecutive PPV match) there has always been a different feel to each match and No Holds Barred adds yet another dynamic to this feud.

Now, the rest I agree with. We also have Sheamus/Mark Henry, Kelly Kelly/Beth Pheonix and Daniel Bryan/Wade Barrett all of which were announced before the PPV. Bryan/Barrett was announced on Smackdown!, so WWE did technically announce 5 matches.

Now, that being said, I HOPE (but do not expect) one more match to be added. It'll be disappointing to not see another match added, but my bet is WWE opens us up with a long match between Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett, followed by some lengthy promo by the Miz about not being on the card, followed by a short Divas match, Sheamus Mark Henry, then a 20 minute complete waste of space on the card with Cee-Lo performing (nothing against the guy, but I don't want music on my wrestling card just like if I went to a concert and a wrestling match came on). Then the two main events getting close to 30 minutes apiece.

I guess all it predictability in their booking style, but that is fully what I expect to see.

 

[jobesukulele]

Alberto Del Rio did an interview with The Orlando Sentinel this weekend to promote SummerSlam. In it he said;

"SummerSlam’ is the biggest party of the summer… I’ll wait until the end of the night to see who the champion is going to be. It will be a surprise. I think it is my moment. I think I am going to try."

At first I thought that would be an awful way to end the show down between Cena and Punk, then I started thinking...

We've already been given one Cena vs Punk match that went over 30 minutes and had what passed for a clean ending, and some sort of screw job seems a lot more likely with Triple Hernia as the guest referee.

The problem I kept coming up with when trying to figure out where WWE could go with a screw job ending was "If HHH screws one guy, obviously they'll feud, but... what happens to the third guy?"
The third guy (either Cena or Punk [the one he doesn't screw] would have the belt, but no one to feud with.

I know I'm taking a while to get to my point but I'm starting to close in on it now.

The rumour is that WWE want Del Rio to be their champion leading into their upcoming tour of Mexico.
Say HHH screws John Cena, CM Punk wins, then Del Rio cashes in. OR
--- HHH screws CM Punk, Cena wins, then Del Rio cashes in.

WWE is left with two top feuds; I think CM Punk needs to beat Cena more than Cena needs to beat punk, so, the two feuds if HHH screws Cena going into the tour [and by extension.. the autumn PPVs] will be...

HHH vs Cena [or Punk] - and -
Del Rio (c) vs Punk [or Cena].

It seems like a very neat way for their stories to come out of the PPV, it sorts out the feuds going through to Survivor Series and also leaves enough time for WWE to change the stories however they want before Wrestlemania season comes along [I think the rumour I heard was Punk vs HHH, but stuff changes].

Questions [just so this wasn't all a rant]

1) Would Del Rio cashing in ruin the match?
2) Who is HHH more likely to screw [or do you think he'll call it straight]?
3) Who would be better for Del Rio's first title rivalry going into the Mexico tour... Cena or Punk?
4) Bearing in mind the left over person would be facing HHH [or should HHH stay out of it]?
5) Do you think the idea is far fetched?

Lastly,
6) Do you have your own booking ideas for the main event?
[Mine would be... HHH screws Cena - Punk wins - Del Rio cashes in and beats Punk... Leaving HHH vs Cena - and - Del Rio (c) vs Punk - for the autumn feuds].

Lastly..er,
I checked through the WWE pages and didn't see anything like this. Move it if I'm mistaken!

 

[RicoLen]

Based off the card we've been given, I'm really not all that interested.

What are The Miz, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase going to be doing? It just doesn't make sense to me just sitting idle. A few weeks ago, I was really expecting to see R-Truth vs John Morrison & Cody Rhodes vs Ezekiel Jackson on this card, obviously and probably for the better, that's changed.

Maybe Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston? Really scratching my head here with this one, and not very interested in anything other than Punk vs Cena & Phoenix vs Kelly, and the latter only because I'm interested because I want to see what happens after the match. I don't care to see the match itself so much, but Phoenix should win and after that, is something new going to be presented to inject some more life into that division?

Does anyone even care about the Tag Titles being defensed?

 

[billm75]

In the history of WWE/F pay per view events, has there ever been such a shitty build up as is the one for SummerSlam 2011? I have to say no.

I will readily admit that from around Wrestlemania 8, until Wrestlemania 25, I have been a non-fan of the product. Life happened, I got married, had kids, had jobs, etc. Anyhow, I've been back into the show for about 2 1/2 - 3 years now.

I look at SummerSlam 2011 as a wasted opportunity. They crapped the bed big time on this one, by not even acting as though it was happening, outside of the two "BIG TITLE" matches. Cena vs. Punk and Orton vs. Christian is ridiculously thin to sell a PPV on.

First off, I think that Punk coming back when he did was decent enough, unlike many who think he should have sat out longer. I like it because just as Cena, the man he's truly campaigning against as the voice of the voiceless, won the "new" title belt, Punk showed up to say NO. That's compelling. What they've done since that point has sucked ass. It's anti-climactic in my opinion, I no longer care who wins this match, I just want to move past CENA vs PUNK or PUNK vs THE CORPORATION holy hell, this is recycled shit.

Next, Christian and Orton have been going on for something like 10 years now haven't they? Christian's a pussy now, hiding behind his legal team and Orton is still hearing voices in his head, that apparently NOW make him pose with stupid faces before he does something. He's muscled up nice and orange-y spray tanned, but I think in a fair fight, my wife could kick his ass. He's lost all credibility. Christian should win then offer to fight a troop of Girl Scouts next. Just to have some actual competition.

The rest:

Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly. Thank god. Beth is basically getting Kharma's story line prior to the pregnancy. Good for Beth, I hope she runs with it. I want to see Natalya and I want to see Tamina fighting for the right to compete for that championship. Take the rest of the division and put them on a calendar....they can't wrestle, and frankly I don't want to see them.

Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett. What? Why? Who gives a shit, do you? I don't. I want to like both of these guys, I really truly want to. Daniel Bryan is as exciting as a luke warm bath, and Wade Barrett is William Regal without any kind of balls. "Oh I have a cockney accent and I'm big, I'll see you for fisticuffs" Fuck off.

What's left? Really, what's left? Without looking can you tell me the fifth match on the card?

Sheamus vs. Mark Henry. This could have been an EPIC Wrestlemania match, if they'd slow the fuck down and build up to it. But nope, we get it two weeks after they first face off. Well shit. Sheamus is going to win, Henry is going to go to the burger joint next door and become a monster jobber once more. Where the hell is Sheamus going from here? Nowhere. Unless Christian retains, I don't see it happening. If Henry wins, then what? Henry vs. Orton for another "surprise" RKO??? Oh, I can hardly wait.

Sorry folks, this PPV is shitty. Period. It will have the absolute lowest buy rate of ANY PPV this year. What say you?

 

[WWEIsLife2]

Pretty Awesome Summerslam,

6-Man Tag was a good opener to get the LA Crowd warmed up.

Sheamus/Mark Henry was pretty solid and Sheamus going through the barricade was one of the spots of the night.

Divas Title was not bad,glad Kelly kept the Title for a little while longer

Wade Barrett/Daniel Bryan I really liked this Match as well and id like to see them do it again soon.

Christian/Randy Orton was really damn good and maybe Match of the evening. Loved the RKO on the Steps while Christian was mid-air. I liked seeing Edge and his promo,he looked great too.

John Cena/CM Punk this started out slow but gradually picked up which was fine. Punk winning was cool despite the controversy and for some reason I thought Stephanie would involve herself in it toward the end. Kevin Nash coming out nowhere was a huge surprise and ADR Cashing in MITB makes sense with the Mexico tour coming up.

Really enjoyable Summerslam and looking forward to RAW tomorrow night.

 

[CMSawall]

I gotta put my two cents in, the Orton/Christian match was by far the greatest of the night. (did anyone see Orton do his fake hit out side the ring, he pretended he got punched) the match was very well paced, and christian got what he deserved. Glad Orton won.

The CM Punk/Cena match was good. Im glad HHH didnt allow the double count out victory and threw both of them back in the ring, I thought HHH was gonna get more involved and screw Cena in some way. But glad Punk won. Disappointed that Del Rio cashed in and Nash got involved but that opens the door to new rivalrys so its really nothing new.

My overall rating for SS would be a 4.5/5

OH and for the first time ever i actually enjoyed a Divas match. Congrats to Kelly Kelly.

Also I think Daniel Bryan will soon lose his MITB to Wade Barrett in the near future.

Great stuff here and the Henry.Sheamus fued is far from over.

 

[Yesiamaduck]

6 Man Tag Match:
The Miz/Alberto Del Rio & R-Truth Vs Kofi Kingston/John Morrison & Rey Mysterio - Unannounced opener could of been pretty bad but was really fun, fast action & everyone worked there fair share. The spots at the end were good, yeah good opener. **3/4
Mark Henry Vs Sheamus - This could be the best match I have ever seen Mark Henry work, Sheamus carried it in the end by Henry really did pull out some shit I didn't expect to see (the jumping threw the ropes for example) which showed he is starting to give it is all for an apparent World heavyweight push. The ending was nice to, the barricade spot was done really nice and I especially liked the way they almost took out the fans! ***
Cee-Lo Green: 2 songs which the crowd for the most part werent into, he tried to give an energetic performance but it fell flat
Beth Phoenix Vs Kelly Kelly
Didn't predict this one at all, mostly boring as sin match with the odd nice move. 3/4*
Wade Barrett Vs Daniel Bryan
The wrong man won this one, it was a decent match but nothing special, though the was enough here to want me to see it go further **1/4
Christian Vs Randy Orton
The edge thing was a good swerve, was expecting him to come out any monent which he didnt. This was an awesome match and showed how a no holds barred match could work in a pg enviroment. The was some blood done hardway (legitimate cut) and some nice weapon spots and back and forth action, the ending was nice too but I dont know if I want to see another match between these 2 which will happen as Christian has his rematch clause. ****1/4
John Cena Vs CM Punk
Very good match but not as good as the MITB encoutner, good chain wrestling from both men and whilst the way cena lost had a lot the be desired the way del rio won the belt leave sooooo many possibilites open for future storylines (I see the clique making a return) for those of u who dont know what the clique is it's basicaly shawn michaels, hhh, xpac & diesel and they used backstage politics to get there own way which in this reality movement the wwe seem to be going for will work a treat ****
Overall: Very good show, bogged down in places and I really enjoyed it. Special shout out goes to R-Truths segment with Jimmy Hart which was hilarious 7.5/10

 

[radec]

I liked it!

the matches where great. I even had full attention on henry's match xD the broken barracade cought my eye lol.

Daniel bryan vs wade was great, a good down to earth match, back and forth.

Christian vs Orton was AWWWWESOME! I liked this 1 more than cena vs punk ><
christian went threw all the talbles but he hit randy hard with the kendo >: )

Cena vs PUNK, great as always. Cena really pulled it off and it was back and forth with a good pace. THe thing i notice is at the end cm punk couldnt even lift cena with effort xD it was noticable he has tired but after 30 minutes in there who would be? Great match!

The rest was good too this has been a Class A PPV.

 

[Dagger Dias]

What a show! I loved it. The random tag match opener was good with the faces winning after both Miz and Truth had annoying promos. Henry shocked me although he won via countout instead of a legit win. Beth should have defeated Kelly. That and the musical performance were the only disappointments of the evening. Edge's promo with Christian followed by Orton and Christian stealing the 4th show in a row with their best match yet. Barrett got an upset over Bryan. A random cameo by Nash after Punk beat Cena and Del Rio is WWE Champion. Fantastic show. I give it an A- because it was great from top to bottom with the only issues being Beth losing and the musical performance being the biggest waste of time at a PPV since Kid Rock. Probably WWE's best show of the year alongside Money In the Bank.

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

I thought the show was pretty good for the most part:

- The opening 6 man match felt like I was watching Raw. Specifically, the first match of Raw after a long opening promo.

- Sheamus vs Mark Henry was my match of the night. The entire time I was shouting at my TV. Mah gawd this was such an awesome pro rasstlin' match. Hard hitting, both guys not giving a fuck about the other and a lot of cool spots. Sheamus is so awesome. I loved the finish. I was screaming for him to get back in the ring. He didn't. I ordered the show for this match and I want more dammit.

- I thought the Cee-Lo stuff was fun for what it was. I also enjoyed seeing the crowd having fun with it as well. Rosa looked delicious btw

- I thought Kelly looked good in her match. She actually wore her working boots. Beth wasn't as shitty as normal.. Maybe cuz she didn't do much. Idk. But a good match I thought.

- I thought the Wade vs DB had a lot of good action. It was much more competitive than I thought it was going to be. Wade looked really good in the match. He even pinned DB clean as a freaking whistle. But it wasn't really the Wade I am used to. I am used to a brash loudmouth. I thought it was a really good match, but it wasn't as exciting was watching Mark Henry and Sheamus try to kill each other.

- Skipped most of the Orton/Christian stuff. What I did saw must've been a lot of fun for the crowd and people who really like Orton (not because he isn't Cena but because they think he is super cool). I just wish they would stop spitting at each other. That is so gross. I really hope this is the end of the this feud. It has been booked like shit and neither guy is good in their role.

- I didn't watch their MiTB match, so I am not going to compare Cena/Punk tonight to that match. I thought this match was incredibly forced. Like they tried hard to make it feel like a big deal; but the crowd was too busy trying to antagonize Cena as oppose to boo Punk. Some 'new era.' I thought it was too counter heavy and lost the crowd before the end of the match.

- Del Rio cashing in had the reaction I thought it would: Not much. Cena/Punk killed the crowd, people kinda got back into it with Nash, Del Rio came out and the reaction died shortly afterwards.


Looks like I am not watching Raw tomorrow.

 

[Schwing]

Night Of The Four Champions​

When Triple H counted the three count, declaring CM Punk as the Undisputed WWE Champion, the Puzzle formally known as the WWE Championship was made even more complicated. The reason? John Cena's foot was on the bottom rope.

At the time of that occurrence, I didn't know quite what it meant. I was too busy getting excited. CM Punk had won. I was a little perturbed that they'd rehashed the ending to a match seen in the Christian Vs Orton match two months ago but the reign of CM Punk continuing made me soon get over that.

It was the subsequent cash in by Mr. Destiny himself... But you already know that story.

The fact is that John Cena was never legitimately beaten. Sure, the records will state that CM Punk won and he will be recognised as champion. Those records are what the T&C's written on Alberto Del Rio's contract are based on which gives him every right to cash in on CM Punk... The Recognised Champion. With that in mind, John Cena has every right to now say he was victim of a poor call by the COO and demand a shot at the Title. A title now held by Alberto Del Rio.

But what about Punk? If Triple H had made the right call the match would have just continued. Who's to say that a quick GTS inside the next 30 seconds wouldn't have put Cena down for a legitimate 3 count? Noone can say that wouldn't have happened any more than Cena can claim he would have won if it hadn't been for the poor call. CM Punk still has claim to the Championship.

The three men all have legitimate claims... but what about Rey?

First of all, I know he's injured which is why he worked a tag match tonight. But it's been announced that he will get a world title shot on Raw tomorrow night? Why? Because he was a victim of circumstance. CM Punk had left. Cena was to be fired. Rey Mysterio earned the right to be the champion by winning the tournament in the two weeks following the MitB PPV. He then had to defend the title around 70 minutes after winning it against a man who is regarded as one of the best. The odds were unfairly stacked against Rey Mysterio... yet another bad call by Triple H. As if that wasn't enough of a claim for Rey, what about this match on Raw tomorrow night? Suppose it goes ahead and he wins? He would become the fourth man to have a claim to the gold.

If Rey does win, that wouldn't render ADR out of the hunt either. He would still have claim to his rematch of course... but further to that if the claims are made by Cent and Punk that ADR isn't champion because he didn't actually beat the undisputed champion... that means Rey isn't champion either. ADR needs to be recognised as champion for Rey to be recognised as champion. The paradox is beginning to reach the point of no return.

The Night of Champions PPV is the appropriate end to the saga. Appropriately named too... Rey is theoretical. There is a chance he might not be involved, injury or not. But there is certainly chance for a Triple Threat match, if not a Fatal Four Way. It's a great way to keep things fresh with this current storyline.

As my signature states... I Hate Fantasy Booking... but with this storyline, I just can't help myself but I'm trying to remain as vague as possible. I prefer to just light the match than stoke the flames. This is my guess as to where the WWE seems to be heading with this program. That's what I'm loving so much... it could go anywhere.

There are so many variables that could render my entire theory obsolete... namely one Kevin Nash. Can Punk really just head into another title match after what Nash did to him? Punk already stated last week that he holds grudges. This is one he'll want to rectify without hesitation.

What about Triple H... He didn't seem happy with Nash's actions but he might have other things to worry about when John Cena comes down on him for making such a huge error. What about Stephanie and John Laurenitis? Are they just background characters who occasionally have a line or two or will their appearances actually lead somewhere? As much as I'd love to see the Fatal Four idea come to a head... we could easily be watching a ADR Vs Rey title match at NOC... as if we've not seen that match enough.

Like I said earlier... I like unpredictability. I'm watching Raw tomorrow!