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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jul 15, 2022 21:16:53 GMT -5
Yeah, this card looking pretty buns for summerslam, honestly. Very uninspired card. I feel like they inadvertently have some juice back into the Profits/Usos because they had such a strong match earlier this month but then the next best build is Corbin/Mcafee which…yeah. Brock/Roman has been done to death, Liv/Rousey is likely gonna be face/face which is always a hard sell for a big show, we just saw Lashley/Theory, and I don’t know what else you put on here that can salvage the card. Probably be a good show but very weak card on paper for the 2nd biggest show of the year (I guess?) Biggest matches that make sense storyline-wise that can still be added would probably be Edge vs. Balor, Drew vs. Sheamus for the number 1 contendership and Bianca vs. Becky. Looks like we’ll get Theory/Dolph, based on how Raw ended.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 16, 2022 21:31:53 GMT -5
I swear the Jarrett decision was definitely last minute. Usually the .com team has a revised graphic up on their website. One day later and I still got nothing to work with here for the original post.
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Post by johncasey on Jul 17, 2022 9:37:56 GMT -5
Biggest matches that make sense storyline-wise that can still be added would probably be Edge vs. Balor, Drew vs. Sheamus for the number 1 contendership and Bianca vs. Becky. Looks like we’ll get Theory/Dolph, based on how Raw ended. Theory is currently listed as facing Lashley, granted that can all change
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Post by mistery on Jul 18, 2022 14:54:34 GMT -5
We'll likely find out the RAW Women's Title match tonight as well. It'll either be Bianca/Carmella/Becky or Bianca/Becky at the event, depending on how Bianca/Carmella shapes up tonight.
I'm leaning towards Bianca/Becky again, although the matchup is running entirely on fumes at this point and there's literally nowhere else they can go with it. That's the problem with this feud. Both women have bulldozed over basically both brands, facing little to no actual adversity. Rhea was the last real challenger Bianca actually had, but the problem there is that Rhea is injured and also attached to The Judgement Day which is a dead in the water faction.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jul 18, 2022 18:38:53 GMT -5
We'll likely find out the RAW Women's Title match tonight as well. It'll either be Bianca/Carmella/Becky or Bianca/Becky at the event, depending on how Bianca/Carmella shapes up tonight. I'm leaning towards Bianca/Becky again, although the matchup is running entirely on fumes at this point and there's literally nowhere else they can go with it. That's the problem with this feud. Both women have bulldozed over basically both brands, facing little to no actual adversity. Rhea was the last real challenger Bianca actually had, but the problem there is that Rhea is injured and also attached to The Judgement Day which is a dead in the water faction. Rhea getting injured has really hurt the Raw division. Her and Bianca would've been a cool fresh title feud that could've ate up the summer. Instead they've had reheat Carmella as a challenger even though Bianca has squashed her countless times and nobody cares. I think it also has resulted in them having to go back to Becky quicker then they probably wanted. Seemed like the whole losing streak angle was dropped pretty abruptly. Although I guess maybe she would've been in the Summerslam title match anyways as I don't know what else she would've done and she's someone I don't see leaving off. The Asuka feud was starting to get stale too. I guess maybe her and Alexa as it's been a while since they last feuded and they were on different alignments back then too.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 18, 2022 18:43:49 GMT -5
Can’t fill a card? Why not just throw some workrate at it and see if it sticks… Riddle v Rollins just announced.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 18, 2022 19:22:35 GMT -5
Can’t fill a card? Why not just throw some workrate at it and see if it sticks… Riddle v Rollins just announced. With that, Drew-Sheamus, Bianca-Becky and an Edge match, the card may be stacked before we know it.
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Post by mistery on Jul 18, 2022 19:34:08 GMT -5
Please for the love of god let this Bianca/Becky match be the last one for at least a year or two. Their feud is so unbelievably cold and stale.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 18, 2022 19:36:27 GMT -5
Please for the love of god let this Bianca/Becky match be the last one for at least a year or two. Their feud is so unbelievably cold and stale. Can’t wait! The crowd is still very hot for this matchup and the in-ring will obviously be phenomenal.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 19, 2022 6:34:32 GMT -5
Always felt like Summerslam was going to be a filler type care as they plan for the UK trip
I expect Becky to beat Bianca. Don’t really care either way, Bianca got her big W at Summerslam. She needs obstacles to overcome so losing the title isn’t the end of the world since the challengers weren’t plentiful for her and most likely she would lost to Rhea if not for her injury
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 19, 2022 8:09:00 GMT -5
Can't decide which match I'm least looking forward to: Roman versus Brock or Usos versus Street Profits. Becky versus Bianca.
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Post by mistery on Jul 19, 2022 8:12:07 GMT -5
Always felt like Summerslam was going to be a filler type care as they plan for the UK trip I expect Becky to beat Bianca. Don’t really care either way, Bianca got her big W at Summerslam. She needs obstacles to overcome so losing the title isn’t the end of the world since the challengers weren’t plentiful for her and most likely she would lost to Rhea if not for her injury I mean it's not like Becky has many challengers either. Maybe if she hadn't chumped everyone on her way back to the title it wouldn't be a problem. But she already took out one of her biggest potential threats in Asuka, who...to the shock of no one who actually tracks her career, is adjacent to the 24/7 title picture now after her loss to Becky. And the people who are critical of others who get pissed about Asuka's booking wonder why we are upset. That's the problem with WWE's women's divisions on the main roster. They refuse to do non-title feuds for anyone who isn't a horsewoman or Bianca, and if you aren't Bianca or a horsewoman, you won't be making the PPV card in a non-title match nowadays. For all of their talk about how the women are equal to the men, it sure as hell doesn't reflect that in the booking.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 19, 2022 8:23:39 GMT -5
Always felt like Summerslam was going to be a filler type care as they plan for the UK trip I expect Becky to beat Bianca. Don’t really care either way, Bianca got her big W at Summerslam. She needs obstacles to overcome so losing the title isn’t the end of the world since the challengers weren’t plentiful for her and most likely she would lost to Rhea if not for her injury I mean it's not like Becky has many challengers either. Maybe if she hadn't chumped everyone on her way back to the title it wouldn't be a problem. But she already took out one of her biggest potential threats in Asuka, who...to the shock of no one who actually tracks her career, is adjacent to the 24/7 title picture now after her loss to Becky. And the people who are critical of others who get pissed about Asuka's booking wonder why we are upset. That's the problem with WWE's women's divisions on the main roster. They refuse to do non-title feuds for anyone who isn't a horsewoman or Bianca, and if you aren't Bianca or a horsewoman, you won't be making the PPV card in a non-title match nowadays. For all of their talk about how the women are equal to the men, it sure as hell doesn't reflect that in the booking. Well, Bianca was outside the circle until she got put in. Same way Asuka was and can still be. You have the 4HW, Ronda, Asuka, Rhea and Bianca as the upper class and then there is everyone else They should be doing a lot better but they aren’t. For Becky, she will just go back to status quo of hearing people. If anything I rather Bianca lose the title then not have it go long and be stake. If you are booking towards Mania your biggest matchups would be Ronda/Becky and Bianca/Charlotte. Bianca and Charlotte does not need to be for the title tho that can be reserved for Liv/Rhea
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 19, 2022 8:35:51 GMT -5
I think this is going to end up being another weak build, strong wrestling card for WWE. If they add Drew/Sheamus and Edge/Rey vs. Finn/Damian to the show, it'll be good.
That said, it's pretty wacky that after being such prominent parts of WrestleMania that both Kevin Owens AND Sami Zayn aren't on this show.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 19, 2022 9:16:22 GMT -5
I think this is going to end up being another weak build, strong wrestling card for WWE. If they add Drew/Sheamus and Edge/Rey vs. Finn/Damian to the show, it'll be good. That said, it's pretty wacky that after being such prominent parts of WrestleMania that both Kevin Owens AND Sami Zayn aren't on this show. AJ Styles too. I can see Zayn factoring into the Usos or Reigns matches. Wonder if they’ll try to put something together to get Owens and Styles on the show.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 19, 2022 18:15:24 GMT -5
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Post by hbkid718 on Jul 19, 2022 21:42:20 GMT -5
I think this is going to end up being another weak build, strong wrestling card for WWE. If they add Drew/Sheamus and Edge/Rey vs. Finn/Damian to the show, it'll be good. That said, it's pretty wacky that after being such prominent parts of WrestleMania that both Kevin Owens AND Sami Zayn aren't on this show. AJ Styles too. I can see Zayn factoring into the Usos or Reigns matches. Wonder if they’ll try to put something together to get Owens and Styles on the show. They should have done Styles & Logan Paul VS Ciampa & Miz instead of a Singles Match between Paul & Miz. It would get both Styles & Ciampa on the show. Instead Ciampa will be wasted hanging out in Miz's corner during the match. And Styles sitting in catering, as it looks like he is not involved in the Paul-Miz storyline anymore.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 19, 2022 23:20:52 GMT -5
They’re a banned source for a reason!
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jul 20, 2022 18:15:35 GMT -5
They should change the US title match to a 6 pack challenge or something. Lashley/Theory at MITB was about as decisive a victory as you can get. There's really no need for a straight rematch. On top of Lashley, Theory's also feuding with Ziggler and Styles too as of this week so throw them in plus two heels to even things up (Owens and Veer?).
I feel like maybe they're going to have Lashley beat Theory real bad though (like pass out in the Hurt Lock and be stretchered out). Kayfabe wise, after a brutal last man standing match is the best time for a cowardly heel to cash in but I don't think he's leaving Summerslam with the title so they'll have to do something to explain why he can't cash in at the end of the show after talking about it for weeks.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 20, 2022 18:33:48 GMT -5
I'd like to see a 6 man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship.
GUNTER vs. Styles vs. Owens vs. Zayn vs. Omos vs. Ezekiel
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