GDT: WWE SUMMERSLAM Part II - #FearlessNikki Appreciation

[Emperoreddy]

It was a pretty great stunt to have Lesnar murder someone with him having so much mainstream heat. Everyone in every medium is going to be talking about this for the next few days. Good for WWE.

Hey it works even if it wasn't planned. They can easily spin Brock into a murder monster for the Mania build.

 

[GKJ]

I don't think you can give Orton/Lesnar anymore than a dud. Lesnar went nuts on suplexes and then started spamming finishers after nothing was built up.

I hate where this is going for Lesnar because everyone will still **** all over Reigns went he's the one who goes over.

 

[I Am The Stig]

Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
I honestly loved the build to this match. But it was still Dolph Ziggler. The guy who lost multiple times to a guy wrestling on Main Event (or Superstars, whatever one) lately. A guy who wasn't on Summerslam. And before that - he lost to everyone else. This was like the Triple H storyline extended basically. Match was pretty good, but the heat was lacking. But if I judged based solely on heat, I'd hate Benoit vs. Malenko from Road Wild and that was a clinic.
***1/2

This match gets a 2.5 for me.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't think you can give Orton/Lesnar anymore than a dud. Lesnar went nuts on suplexes and then started spamming finishers after nothing was built up.

I didn't even grade it. I didn't know what to give it because it really wasn't a match and the finish was either planned ****, or scary shoot (most likely some where inbetween).

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I'll agree with this. Just way to many reckless spots by her, and they just aren't needed. She is an amazing wrestler and the crowd already love her.

The diving knees to the outside were also risky.

That's how you **** up your knees and/or back. Like... man... these women are good enough to tell a story without getting their stupid **** in where they nearly kill themselves.

Nikki confirms she is on SD. Makes sense and I'm guessing Bayley to RAW.

Here here that TNA wasted all that amazing talent, such as Roode who got over in a hot second at Takeover last night, and Joe putting on a MOTYC with Nakamura.

YAAAAS QUEEN SLAY.

Hey it works even if it wasn't planned. They can easily spin Brock into a murder monster for the Mania build.

And then Shane can hire his own murder monster in Samoa Joe to go over Lesnar.

I don't think you can give Orton/Lesnar anymore than a dud. Lesnar went nuts on suplexes and then started spamming finishers after nothing was built up.

I hate where this is going for Lesnar because everyone will still **** all over Reigns went he's the one who goes over.

I think people -- and I'm probably guilty of this too -- give Lesnar matches some stars because it's just different from what we usually see. At least early in his run it was different from what we usually see in a really good way, but now it's different in a ****** way since he just spams suplexes and finishing moves. Even my two-star rating might be a bit too generous for that ****show of a main event.

 

[Natey]

Because I'm still a big wrestling fan (someone contest this pls) who's allowed to complain? I don't see The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, any awesome television shows having 6 hour finales. It's ridiculous. It's too much and it's unnecessary. The fans watching at home (most of them, I'd say you're one of the exceptions) get burned out, the fans in the arena get burned out, and it was evident as hell that WWE's own employees were getting burned out on the show when they showed Renee and Lita in the final hour.

I wish I could get burnt out at my job from working as hard as they do lol

You don't need to agree but if I said NHL games are too long and the seasons are too long .. They should be 30 minute games with only 40 games a season .... I'm sure you would just be like... "What the...."

 

[M.C.G. 31]

This match gets a 2.5 for me.

I didn't ****ing get this sell. I looked at it and thought "you couldn't just ****ing fall to the floor? Really?"

That match in particular was so hard to rate. I could have legitimately gone anywhere between **1/2 - ***1/2, which is probably why I settled for *** rating. Good story, unspectacular wrestling.

 

[BonMorrison]

Buzzkill of a show and totally idiotic match placement as others have stated.

I found pretty much everything except for Cena/AJ to be a letdown. Really disappointed with both world title matches specifically.

Confused about the ending tbh but we'll see.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

It makes sense to give the strap to Finn. You guys realize Rollins won the belt (even if he lost it in minutes) at MITB right? Giving a guy the strap over and over in no time at all is exactly how you make a roman reigns situation where everyone will eventually turn on him.

 

[Emperoreddy]

God a murder monster vs murder monster Joe/Brock could be great if they decide to book it right. LAW wants it too.

I mean IDK. I see why people think Brock spamming suplexes are fun. Hell I've had fun with it but it is getting old.

That finish can't be forgiven if that was planned. Can't end a show like that.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

It makes sense to give the strap to Finn. You guys realize Rollins won the belt (even if he lost it in minutes) at MITB right? Giving a guy the strap over and over in no time at all is exactly how you make a roman reigns situation where everyone will eventually turn on him.

No one will turn on Crossfit Jesus. He sacrificed his knee for our sins last year to save us from Roman.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm slowly souring on Dean during this run, and I'm not happy about it because I love Dean.

 

[Mitchy]

The thing I don't like about Lesnar's suplexes is that they are all the same. Tired of endless Germans. If you're going to continue "Suplex City", add some variety.

 

[Natey]

This match gets a 2.5 for me.

I could pick stupid stuff out of nearly every match. That was really dumb and I don't get it. But the match was still good.

 

[BonMorrison]

I think Dean's run has been fine. Doing a face vs. face feud right out of the gate after the split wasn't gonna be easy. I'd like to see how he does with a heel one on one.

 

[Emperoreddy]

It is more his matches. His promos in the build were fine. The two matches with Seth going into Battleground were not very good IMO.

 

[BonMorrison]

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Hopefully Styles takes the title at Backlash or No Mercy.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I would of really preferred a Heath segment or Bray segment over the Stewart stuff.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Hopefully Styles takes the title at Backlash or No Mercy.

Hoping Backlash. I'm ready for AJ to be the top of the brand. He 100% deserves it, and it is the only logical next step after beating Cena.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

No one will turn on Crossfit Jesus. He sacrificed his knee for our sins last year to save us from Roman.

His new name is Genji and he lost to his brother Hanzo tonight.

#overwatchjokesbasedonattire

 

[KaseMeOutside]

That title is a ****ing monstrosity and he knows it

 

[GKJ]

If they thought the crowd would react like that, I wonder if they wished Seth had it first.

But then again, this wasn't the plan to begin with

 

[KaseMeOutside]

"Blading is a lot safer than this [Lesnar/Orton finish]." - Meltzer

But Vince has to think of his stupid PG guidelines, we can't have intentional blood! but giving a guy a concussion and hitting him for real is ok!

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I wonder if Seth's first time seeing the belt was tonight in the ring because he just looked disgusted with it.