Here's the Complete 35 Year History of SummerSlam.Here are my SummerSlam Thoughts:
First of all, I want to say this. I know I say this & end up posting facts anyway, but tonight I am just a wrestling fan & want to watch the show as a fan, not as a statistician. Any Facts & Stats about Title Lengths, Defenses, any potential MITB Cash-Ins or returns can wait. Maybe once I type up everything tomorrow, I will post them then. So for now, let's enjoy SummerSlam as fans.
I love that they announced all of the participants of the SummerSlam Battle Royal so I can have everything ready for later, but they said it will be a 25 man Battle Royal & only 24 are announced.
BTW, I finally watched American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, which was phenomenal. It was emotional and I'm man enough that it made me cry. If you didn't shed a tear when they showed Cody give Dusty's eulogy, you are a robot & not a human being with emotions. They glossed over his Tag Team Championship runs & though they did mention him, it's hard to talk about one of his partners when he could be going to jail. I also wish that Dustin could be part of this, but obviously that couldn't happen. I was shocked to see Matt Cardona on it & AEW being focused on. I will always be a fan of Cody and can't wait until he finishes his story & achieves his dream.
OK now that the SummerSlam Kickoff is over, which is a waste of time, let's start the show.
My Picks: Reigns, Rollins, Asuka, GUNTHER, Paul, Baszler, Knight.
Cool opening video with Kid Rock. They goofed. They mentioned SummerSlam 95. 94 was in Michigan. 95 was in Pittsburgh. Hopefully, that will be the last time we see Kid Rock.
That's cool what they are doing with the charity & the top rope moves tonight.
Ricochet VS Logan Paul was fun. I love all of the old school moves. Say what you want about Paul, but he is just not a celeb making a pay day. He really earned his spot in WWE. I love the look on Samantha Irvin's face. My Picks: 1 for 1.
That's BS. This is the 2nd match on the show. The Main Event is the match that's closing the show. So this is not Brock Lesnar's 10th SummerSlam main event.
Cody Rhodes VS Brock Lesnar was pretty good. I wasn't into their 1st 2 matches but the build for tonight got me into it and they delivered. And who cares about the stairs being used. Everyone would complain if Cody lost by DQ. Loved Brock showing respect to Cody. My Picks: 2 for 2.
Cool video package for Becky Lynch for a match that's not going to take place.
The SummerSlam Battle Royal was fun. I'm glad they did this as if it was on the Kickoff, no one would watch it. It gave pay days to several wrestlers who would have never been on PPV or SummerSlam. I love the Broserweight Reunion & Miz & Waller working together. I picked the winner. My Picks: 3 for 3.
Shayna Baszler VS Ronda Rousey was awful, which is only fitting for Lousy Rousey's possible final match in WWE. My Picks: 4 for 4.
And for the record, it's cool that WWE set an Attendance Record, but the numbers are made up, so it doesn't make a difference.
Yeah all of that IC Title History at SummerSlam & it hasn't been defended in 5 years.
Drew McIntyre VS GUNTHER was a war. My body hurts just watching it. The road to breaking Honky Tonk Man's Record Breaking Reign continues. The winner should have had their Mortgage paid off by Rocket Mortgage. My Picks: 5 for 5.
BTW I forgot to mention I like the set & the long ramp.
Cool. Nice continuity by Rollins wearing the same vest he wore when he & Balor wrestled in 2016.
Seth Rollins VS Finn Balor was incredible. I love the teases for Priest's Cash-In. Good thing I already took my blood sugar level before this match or else it will go through the roof, as it goes high when I get stressed. My Picks 6 for 6.
Funny segment with The Alpha Academy & The Miz.
Asuka VS Bianca Belair VS Charlotte Flair was a great Triple Threat Match. I was not expecting the title change or IYO SKY's cash in. Visit
darrenswinloss.wordpress.com/2017/06/19/history-of-the-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match-2/ for the History of the MITB Match, updated with SKY's cash-in. At least we got 2 Women's Title Matches on the show. Asuka, Bianca Belair, & Charlotte Flair are working hard. They should all stop to drink a can of C4. My Picks: 6 for 7.
Vince McMahon must be running the show from home, as none of Triple H's booked shows has gone this late. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Jey Uso VS Roman Reigns was amazing. I love all of the twists & turns. Unlike a lot of people, I love that Jimmy turned on Jey. It adds to the drama of the entire cinematic masterpiece that is The Bloodline Storyline. My Picks 7 for 8.
Here are my SummerSlam Match Rankings:
1) Jey Uso VS Roman Reigns
2) Seth Rollins VS Finn Balor
3) Ricochet VS Logan Paul
4) Drew McIntyre VS GUNTHER
5) Cody Rhodes VS Brock Lesnar
6) Asuka VS Bianca Belair VS Charlotte Flair
7) SummerSlam Battle Royal
8) Bianca Belair VS IYO SKY
9) Shayna Baszler VS Ronda Rousey
Overall, it was an awesome show. One of my favorite SummerSlams of All-Time. For the Record, my 2 favorite SummerSlams are 1997 & 2002.