Onto Summerslam
This event was a mess. There were some good matches, however the order of the matches was really out of whack. There were several things that happened that made absolutely no sense.
12 Man Tag- The Usos/American Alpha/Hype Bros vs The Ascension/Vaudevillains/Breezango- The reasoning for this match is to start to set up rivalries for the eventual unveiling of the Smackdown tag titles. The Smackdown tag division is really light. American Alpha and the Vaudevillains are the best teams and hopefully one of them will win the new titles. Usos/AA/HB win this one.
Sami Zayn/Neville vs Dudley Boyz- It was odd not having Zayn in a feud or a big match. This was a decent tag match but it really made no sense to me. Sami/Neville won this one.
Sheamus v Cesaro- This was the first match in the best of seven series between these two. The feud was thrown together rather quickly but these two did not disappoint. This was a hard hitting match that was enjoyable to watch. Sheamus takes round one.
Jericho and Owens v Enzo and Big Cass- This feud is hilarious although I would rather see Owens with a title match or something. JeriKO won this match as they should. The banter was fantastic. Enzo and Cass brought the house down with their entrance.
Charlotte v Sasha for the women's title- Charlotte got the belt back. This match was filled with botches and scary moments. Sasha had a few awkward landings. WWE says she is out with a back injury but I think in real life she's going on her honeymoon since she just got married. Charlotte won this match by rolling back on Sasha and turning the Banks Statement into a cover. This was a pretty surprising ending.
Miz v Apollo Crews for the Intercontinental Title- This was a big WHO CARES match. Miz is not a good IC champ. He hardly puts the belt on the line and his gimmick is so old at this point. Apollo is a talented wrestler but he has to personality and does not give many reasons to get behind him. Miz retained the title. Hopefully Owens, Zayn, Cesaro, or someone else takes the strap soon.
Aj Styles v John Cena- Absolutely the match of the night. Styles won which I am happy about. That guy is going to be holding a title very soon. It was just a hard fought and fast paced match by two incredible wrestlers.
Anderson and Gallows v New Day- This match made no sense. There wasn't even that much wrestling. Jon Stewart, who I love, was not appreciated by the crowd at all and for good reason. This is one of the things that makes NXT better. Just get down to the match and put on a good show. There was so much BS surrounding this match. Big E returned and got his partners disqualified so they retained the titles.
Ziggler v Ambrose for the Smackdown Title- This match was very disappointing. Ambrose does the same things every match and that's how he won this one. There were no surprises and the match seemed like there was not much put into it.
Becky/Carmella/Naomi v Alexa Bliss/Natalya/Eva Marie- Why this match was so late on the card I have no idea. Eva Marie was suspended for using Adderal and not filing the proper paperwork with WWE in time. Nikki Bella returned as her replacement which got a good reaction from the crowd. Naomi's new entrance is awesome. Her and Alexa Bliss were the most fun to watch in this match.
Balor v Rollins for the Universal Title- This was a great match between two fantastic performers. I am glad to see that they let Balor win this one. While people will complain and say "well he's new how could he have a title already?!" they have to realize that he's in his mid 30s and has wrestled all over the world while no one was looking. He is very experienced and on the same level as Seth Rollins. The bad news is that Balor dislocated his shoulder during this match and had to vacate the title last night on Raw. They will now have a fatal four way match next week between Owens, Big Cass, Rollins, and Reigns to determine the new champ. I am hoping for Owens.
This is where the show SHOULD have ended....
Reigns v Rusev for the US Title- This match never happened. The two just fought outside the ring and beat each other up before Rusev was declared unfit to compete. WHY?
Orton v Lesnar- This was probably the last straw for me when it comes to Brock Lesnar. This was such a bizarre way to end the show. Several suplexes, one RKO, and we get to the latter stages where Brock can't control himself. He elbows THROUGH Orton's forehead and busts his head open. He needed 8-10 staples to close the wound after the match. All very real. Lesnar was declared the winner by TKO. Really stupid. This brings me back to why I said NXT Takeover was better. WWE tries to add such ridiculous theater to get people to enjoy the show... but it's not needed. NXT Takeover was an amazing show and there was almost no blood, no gimmicks, no promos, no outside the ring BS... just WRESTLING. The crowd showed that they appreciate that more than being pandered to and given unrealistic crap.
