Official Summerslam 2013 Thread

[JoDaNa1281]

WWE PRESENTS IT'S BIGGEST SHOW OF THE SUMMER - SUMMERSLAM - LIVE, SUNDAY AUGUST 18TH FROM THE STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

WWE Championship Match
(Special Guest Referee: Triple H)
John Cena(c) vs. "The Submission Specialist" Daniel Bryan

World Heavyweight Championship Match
"The Mexican Aristocrat" Alberto Del Rio(c) vs. "Captain Charisma" Christian

The Best Takes On The Beast
"The Best in the World" CM Punk vs. "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman

"Ring of Fire" Match
"The Eater of Worlds" Bray Wyatt w/Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. "The Devil's Favorite Demon" Kane

The Rhodes Scholars Explode
"The Intellectual Savior of the Masses" Damien Sandow vs. Cody Rhodes

Mixed Tag Team Match
Big E. Langston & "The Black Widow" AJ Lee vs. "The Show-Off" Dolph Ziggler & Kaitlyn

Divas Match
Brie Bella w/Nikki Bella & Eva Marie vs. Natalya w/Naomi & Cameron

Summerslam "Kickoff Match" for the WWE United States Championship
Dean Ambrose(c) vs. "The Whole F'n Show" Rob Van Dam

With Joseann "Jo-Jo" Offerman singing The National Anthem

Hosted by The Miz

Quick Results

"Kickoff Match" for the WWE United States Title: Rob Van Dam d. Dean Ambrose via dq after Roman Reigns interfered & Speared RVD, getting Ambrose dqed, but Ambrose retained the Title.

Ring of Fire Match: Bray Wyatt d. Kane via pin with the Sister Abigail.

The Rhodes Scholars Explode!: Cody Rhodes d. Damien Sandow via pin with the Cross Rhodes.

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Alberto Del Rio d. Christian via submission with the Cross Armbreaker to win the match & retain the Title.

Divas Match: Natalya d. Brie Bella via submission with the Sharpshooter.

The Best Takes On The Beast - No Disqualification Match: Brock Lesnar d. CM Punk via pin with the F-5 onto a steel chair.

Mixed Tag Team Match: Dolph Ziggler & Kaitlyn d. Big E. Langston & AJ Lee via pin after Dolph hit Langston with the Zig Zag.

WWE Championship Match: Daniel Bryan d. John Cena via pin with a Running Knee Shot to the Head to win the match & become the new WWE Champion.

Impromptu WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton d. Daniel Bryan after Triple H Pedigreed Bryan & then Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank Contract & pinned Bryan to win the match & become the new WWE Champion.

[rnrk supports BLM]

I'll assume we're getting a main event of Lesnar vs. Punk.

[Sparkybob]

Jul 14, 2013 22:08:50 GMT -5 rnrk supports BLM said:

I'll assume we're getting a main event of Lesnar vs. Punk.

I think we have to wait to see what the wwe title match is. If it's D-bryan/Cena then I think Cena could main event. If it's anything else, Brock gets another main event payday.

[BorneAgain]

Curious what Del Rio will be doing. Fingers crossed its not Sheamus/Albert part 543432323, but who knows.

[543Y2J]

I assume Shield vs Uso's vs We the People and Rhodes vs Sandow for the briefcase will happen. Rest I am not too sure about

[BorneAgain]

Jul 14, 2013 22:18:08 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

I assume Shield vs Rhodes Scholars vs We the People and Rhodes vs Sandow for the briefcase will happen. Rest I am not too sure about

Rhodes/Sandow teaming and face each other in the same night?

[Sparkybob]

Jul 14, 2013 22:14:28 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Curious what Del Rio will be doing. Fingers crossed its not Sheamus/Albert part 543432323, but who knows.

I heard the Miz is free...

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Based on what all's rumored and where everything looks to be going... I'll probably skip this one. Think the only SummerSlams I've ever actually seen as they happened were 2008 through 2011, and even then 2010 was the only one I was ever actually pumped for. Recall 2009 being the best of those, but the main event was pretty disappointingly lackluster. 2008 was the best of those, though - Edge / Taker and Batista / Cena were both pretty fun.

[BorneAgain]

Jul 14, 2013 22:20:24 GMT -5 Sparkybob said:

Jul 14, 2013 22:14:28 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Curious what Del Rio will be doing. Fingers crossed its not Sheamus/Albert part 543432323, but who knows.

I heard the Miz is free...

I wouldn't mind it, but I'm also realistic enough to realize the crowd would probably crap on both guys and chant "we want Ziggler"

That's provided they don't just cheer Del Rio and boo Miz that it.

[543Y2J]

Jul 14, 2013 22:19:51 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Jul 14, 2013 22:18:08 GMT -5 543Y2J said:

I assume Shield vs Rhodes Scholars vs We the People and Rhodes vs Sandow for the briefcase will happen. Rest I am not too sure about

Rhodes/Sandow teaming and face each other in the same night?

Ah typo i meant Uso's

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

I bet they'll do both Cena/Orton and Del Rio/Sheamus on this show... just for the sadistic pleasure they'll get of watching those disgruntled internet fans blow up.

[KofiMania]

WWE Title: Cena vs. Bryan
Lesnar vs. Punk
World Title: Del Rio vs. Ziggler
Rhodes vs. Sandow
US Title: Ambrose vs. RVD

[BigWill]

Jul 14, 2013 22:20:24 GMT -5 Sparkybob said:

Jul 14, 2013 22:14:28 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Curious what Del Rio will be doing. Fingers crossed its not Sheamus/Albert part 543432323, but who knows.

I heard the Miz is free...

Loses IC title match clean, get's World title shot?

Makes sense.

[rnrk supports BLM]

Jul 15, 2013 0:57:41 GMT -5 BigWill said:

Jul 14, 2013 22:20:24 GMT -5 Sparkybob said:

I heard the Miz is free...

Loses IC title match clean, get's World title shot?

Makes sense.

I think McGillicutty is actually being treated like a bigger deal than del Rio these days, so it won't feel out of place.

That said, while it's probably going to be another Ziggler rematch, here's an idea... ADR defends against BABYFACE MARK HENRY.

[thegame415]

2002 was the last time SummerSlam seemed really important.

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Since they'll probably do a Ziggler / Big E match for no reason, who all does that leave for del Rio? Christian, Sheamus, Van Dam, maybe Jericho if he sticks around, Sin Cara if they've completely given up on the World title... That's really about it. I could maybe see them hotshotting the title to Sandow and kicking off a feud with Cody, but it seems early for that and it'd still leave del Rio in the cold and to boot it'd screw over Ziggler when as it stands this feud with del Rio kind of has to end with him getting the title back.

Speaking of though, I sort of want to see a Sheamus / RVD match. That could be fun.

[AdamAFL was sooooo wrong]

I kind of expect Ziggler to win the World Title here. I could see him possibly facing Big E I guess but surely this is the stage where Ziggler is going to get his big win and reclaim the World Title? Or have I missed some news and it's all but confirmed that Ziggler will face Big E here?

Punk/Lesnar could be awesome if done right and it really could go either way, although I'm leaning towards a Punk win, should be interesting. If the WWE Title match is Orton/Cena and main events over this I will not be pleased. I usually want the WWE Title match to main event, I thought it should have last night, but Punk/Lesnar is a big enough match that it should go over any WWE Title match unless somebody huge is challenging (Undertaker, for example).

AJ/Kaitlyn should finish up here one way or another (whether AJ retains or Kaitlyn finally gets revenge). Either way I expect this to be their last PPV match.

I could see the battle of former vs. current Heyman guys here too. Axel vs. RVD for the IC Title.

I could also see Sandow vs. Cody for the contract with Sandow retaining. They've already got a ready-made World Title feud between the two ex-best friends once Sandow successfully cashes in too.

The Usos vs. The Shield will happen (possibly with The Real Americans added) and I wouldn't be overly shocked if The Usos win the titles.

[MGH]

Take my money! All of the money!

[MGH]

...and now take the money I got to replace all the money you took an hour ago!

[Marvelously Mediocre]

John Cena vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE title and Brock Lesnar vs CM Punk.

Yeah, that'll do the job I suppose.