WWE Summerslam Thoughts

[Joshua Samson, ESQ]

I'm not a WWE PPV watcher (I hardly watch RAW and definitely don't watch Smackdown) but I do read results/spoilers. Anyway, I'm interested to Know you guys thoughts on the pay-per-view, either as it happens or after the fact. Here's the supposed full lineup:


WWE Universal Title Match
Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE Title Match
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles

RAW Women's Title Match
Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss

Triple Threat for the SmackDown Women's Title
Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Seth Rollins with Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler with Drew McIntyre

WWE United States Title Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
Braun's Money In the Bank briefcase will be on the line.

Finn Balor vs. Constable Baron Corbin

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz

Elias performs a concert

Kickoff Pre-show
Rusev and Lana vs. Zelina Vega and Andrade "Cien" Almas

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Drew Gulak vs. Cedric Alexander
Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick are banned from ringside.

Kickoff Pre-show: RAW Tag Team Title Match
The Revival vs. The B Team


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[Brooklyn Holloway]

Aug 19, 2018 15:15:15 GMT -8 Joshua Samson, ESQ said:

I'm not a WWE PPV watcher (I hardly watch RAW and definitely don't watch Smackdown) but I do read results/spoilers. Anyway, I'm interested to Know you guys thoughts on the pay-per-view, either as it happens or after the fact. Here's the supposed full lineup:


WWE Universal Title Match
Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE Title Match
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles

RAW Women's Title Match
Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss

Triple Threat for the SmackDown Women's Title
Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Seth Rollins with Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler with Drew McIntyre

WWE United States Title Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
Braun's Money In the Bank briefcase will be on the line.

Finn Balor vs. Constable Baron Corbin

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz

Elias performs a concert

Kickoff Pre-show
Rusev and Lana vs. Zelina Vega and Andrade "Cien" Almas

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Drew Gulak vs. Cedric Alexander
Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick are banned from ringside.

Kickoff Pre-show: RAW Tag Team Title Match
The Revival vs. The B Team


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SETH DRESSED LIKE THANOS!!!!!

[Aaron Kostan]

I didn't watch the preshow, so I'll start on the main card.

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar
Short enough so that it didn't expose the limited movesets of both competitors, and the right person won. I, like many, do not like Roman Reigns. He is a good wrestler and probably the best option currently for the face of the company, I just don't like his small moveset, the spear, or the fact that he insults other wrestlers on twitter sometimes. However, it was his time, Raw needed an active world champion, and thank God Reigns/Lesnar is over. I don't ever want to see it again.

Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
"I can be your new daddy..." was completely unexpected. I'm glad they may be continuing this program. I think Joe could easily be the one to take the title, but it would be weird to be elevated so suddenly. I know he's a "main eventer" kind of, he just often isn't pushed well. It's a lot of start and stop, so being suddenly pushed and winning the title the first match of that push would be strange.

Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss
First off, the champion is supposed to enter last...everyone knows this. Also, I understand they want to push Rousey as a big deal, but she squashed Alexa and that was just highly uncalled for. Bliss deserved better. Still, the right person won.

Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella
I liked the way they had Carmella trying to make it look like Flair hit Lynch in the back of the head. I like it even more that Charlotte is now champion. She will always deserve to be champion. And of course that heel turn at the end was great. I think I might have preferred Charlotte being the one to turn though.

Seth Rollins w/ Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler w/ Drew McIntyre
Phenomenal match between two great wrestlers. I really didn't care who won because either would have been good as intercontinental champion moving forward. I do have to problems with this match. Number one, I KNOW SETH ROLLINS HAD A KNEE INJURY! IT DOESN'T HAVE TO PLAY A FACTOR IN EVERY FREAKIN' SETH ROLLINS MATCH! Number two, I really wanted that Dean Ambrose heel turn. Maybe it'll come tonight.

Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Pretty good. I don't have too much to say about this as it was a lot like the matches they've been having together on the live tour, and it was pretty obvious who was going to win anyway. Now Hardy can hopefully take that break to heal up.

New Day vs. Bludgeon Brothers
I have no problem with the Bludgeon Brothers being a dominant team, but having to result to getting disqualified was a little sad. This may mark the beginning of the end before Harper and Rowan dissolve back into nothing.

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
That was to be expected...I still think Kevin (you know, the former Universal Champion) deserves to be booked a little better. What I really want is the Strowman/Owens tag team where Kevin always just acts afraid of Braun. Too bad that never happened.

Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin
Glad to see the demon. Otherwise I didn't care about this match. I was watching it on demand and almost just skipped it. This is another situation where a former universal champion deserved to be booked better.

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz
Fantastic match with some good spots. Loved them stealing each others moves and such. Miz won in the exact fashion that he needed to win.

[nightmareoliverblack]

Aug 20, 2018 14:40:35 GMT -8 Aaron Kostan said:

I didn't watch the preshow, so I'll start on the main card.

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar
Short enough so that it didn't expose the limited movesets of both competitors, and the right person won. I, like many, do not like Roman Reigns. He is a good wrestler and probably the best option currently for the face of the company, I just don't like his small moveset, the spear, or the fact that he insults other wrestlers on twitter sometimes. However, it was his time, Raw needed an active world champion, and thank God Reigns/Lesnar is over. I don't ever want to see it again.

Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
"I can be your new daddy..." was completely unexpected. I'm glad they may be continuing this program. I think Joe could easily be the one to take the title, but it would be weird to be elevated so suddenly. I know he's a "main eventer" kind of, he just often isn't pushed well. It's a lot of start and stop, so being suddenly pushed and winning the title the first match of that push would be strange.

Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss
First off, the champion is supposed to enter last...everyone knows this. Also, I understand they want to push Rousey as a big deal, but she squashed Alexa and that was just highly uncalled for. Bliss deserved better. Still, the right person won.

Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella
I liked the way they had Carmella trying to make it look like Flair hit Lynch in the back of the head. I like it even more that Charlotte is now champion. She will always deserve to be champion. And of course that heel turn at the end was great. I think I might have preferred Charlotte being the one to turn though.

Seth Rollins w/ Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler w/ Drew McIntyre
Phenomenal match between two great wrestlers. I really didn't care who won because either would have been good as intercontinental champion moving forward. I do have to problems with this match. Number one, I KNOW SETH ROLLINS HAD A KNEE INJURY! IT DOESN'T HAVE TO PLAY A FACTOR IN EVERY FREAKIN' SETH ROLLINS MATCH! Number two, I really wanted that Dean Ambrose heel turn. Maybe it'll come tonight.

Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Pretty good. I don't have too much to say about this as it was a lot like the matches they've been having together on the live tour, and it was pretty obvious who was going to win anyway. Now Hardy can hopefully take that break to heal up.

New Day vs. Bludgeon Brothers
I have no problem with the Bludgeon Brothers being a dominant team, but having to result to getting disqualified was a little sad. This may mark the beginning of the end before Harper and Rowan dissolve back into nothing.

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
That was to be expected...I still think Kevin (you know, the former Universal Champion) deserves to be booked a little better. What I really want is the Strowman/Owens tag team where Kevin always just acts afraid of Braun. Too bad that never happened.

Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin
Glad to see the demon. Otherwise I didn't care about this match. I was watching it on demand and almost just skipped it. This is another situation where a former universal champion deserved to be booked better.

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz
Fantastic match with some good spots. Loved them stealing each others moves and such. Miz won in the exact fashion that he needed to win.

I'd give my thoughts but no need because this summed it up perfectly

[Brooklyn Holloway]

WWE Universal Title Match
Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

I knew that Lesnar was gonna lose cause his contract is expiring and we all know he wants Cormier and his suspension is up in January. But trolling us with the tease of Braun cashing in??? RUDE!

WWE Title Match
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles

Didn't give a shit... decided to wash my hair half way through because I was so bored.

RAW Women's Title Match
Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss

Alexa deserved a lot better than this. Ronda winning in only her 3rd match... yeah they're totally kissing her ass. Are their noses brown?

Triple Threat for the SmackDown Women's Title
Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella

Win-Lose situation for me because I"m both a Charlotte and Becky fan. yay that Charlotte one (holy tits) but boo that Becky did not after all that build up. That heel turn tho....

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Seth Rollins with Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler with Drew McIntyre

THANOS! Seth was looking and performing amazingly. Again, a fan of both Dolph and Seth so I would've been happy regardless.

WWE United States Title Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Bleh...didn't pay attention.

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

See above.

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
Braun's Money In the Bank briefcase will be on the line.

Knew Braun would retain the briefcase.

Finn Balor vs. Constable Baron Corbin

DEMON FINNNNNNN.... that is all.

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz

Shitty ending but like the post match bit with Brie and the involvement of Maryse. a mixed tag perhaps coming up?

Elias performs a concert

Elias ain't shit.

DIDN'T WATCH THESE BELOW
Kickoff Pre-show
Rusev and Lana vs. Zelina Vega and Andrade "Cien" Almas

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Drew Gulak vs. Cedric Alexander
Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick are banned from ringside.

Kickoff Pre-show: RAW Tag Team Title Match
The Revival vs. The B Team

[Joshua Samson, ESQ]

I guess I'll DVR RAW to watch tomorrow.

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