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Post by Evil Abed on Aug 17, 2014 23:44:31 GMT -5
No, but in all fairness I think it will be extremely tough for any future Summerslam to top 2002. I think alot of tonights enjoyment came because of a shred of creative genius on WWE's bit.
- Giving Dolph the IC title over The Miz - Nikki turning heel on Brie and costing her the match with Steph - Brock making Cena look like a chump and taking the WWE World Title
Rollins and Ambrose probably had the match of the night, I just hope it continues so Dean gets his revenge and they don't just brush him off after this. This feud still has a lot of life left.
Reigns/Orton was a tad better than I expected, but didn't expect much, it was a cool spot to see the Superman Punch into the RKO
My only gripe is that Swagger should have won the flag match. It did nothing for Rusev making him look beatable and did even worse for Swagger for passing out in the accolade in like 10 seconds.
Everything else was meh.
- Jericho/Wyatt put on a passable performance at best - AJ/Paige was too short imo, kinda wish AJ had won just so they could expand more with Paige's character before she got the title back from AJ - Van Dam/Cesaro was a terrible match and why were these two wrestling in the first place? And with Van Dam reportedly leaving after tonight, Cesaro should have won here - Hogan kicking off Summerslam was kinda pointless and unecessary as well I felt
Not the worst Summerslam of all time, but certainly not the best.
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Post by skribbel24 on Aug 18, 2014 0:22:10 GMT -5
Not sure about being the best - maybe it is - but it was a hell of a show and is a testament to the amount of talent WWE has now and their ability to put on an engaging PPV from start to end.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 0:25:36 GMT -5
2002 wins.
So does 1997.
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Post by Jamal on Aug 18, 2014 0:34:22 GMT -5
It's not even close to last year. Let alone 2002.
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Post by Dan on Aug 18, 2014 3:39:15 GMT -5
I still think 2001 was the best ever, followed by 2002.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 4:36:10 GMT -5
No, but in all fairness I think it will be extremely tough for any future Summerslam to top 2002. I think alot of tonights enjoyment came because of a shred of creative genius on WWE's bit. - Giving Dolph the IC title over The Miz - Nikki turning heel on Brie and costing her the match with Steph- Brock making Cena look like a chump and taking the WWE World Title Rollins and Ambrose probably had the match of the night, I just hope it continues so Dean gets his revenge and they don't just brush him off after this. This feud still has a lot of life left. Reigns/Orton was a tad better than I expected, but didn't expect much, it was a cool spot to see the Superman Punch into the RKO My only gripe is that Swagger should have won the flag match. It did nothing for Rusev making him look beatable and did even worse for Swagger for passing out in the accolade in like 10 seconds. Everything else was meh. - Jericho/Wyatt put on a passable performance at best - AJ/Paige was too short imo, kinda wish AJ had won just so they could expand more with Paige's character before she got the title back from AJ - Van Dam/Cesaro was a terrible match and why were these two wrestling in the first place? And with Van Dam reportedly leaving after tonight, Cesaro should have won here - Hogan kicking off Summerslam was kinda pointless and unecessary as well I felt Not the worst Summerslam of all time, but certainly not the best. How is that creative genius? It was painfully obvious and nothing good is going to come from this. These feuds always fail. Look at Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy in 2009, it was horrible. They're just unbelievable storylines and they're always back to teaming/being friends quickly
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Aug 18, 2014 5:35:56 GMT -5
In terms of consistency it is one of WWEs best pay per views ever. A fantastic show with an extremely solid card where every single match had a notable outcomes. Really good show on WWEs part.
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Aug 18, 2014 6:17:58 GMT -5
This year's Summerslam had all good to great matches with fantastic booking.
Summerslam 2002 had all good to great matches... and then The Undertaker Vs Test.
Sorry folks but this year didn't have Undertaker vs Test so I'd say it was better than 2002.
Last years was really good too but it had the supremely disappointing opener. I'd say this was probably one of my favorite top to bottom Summerslam PPV's
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Post by Scott! on Aug 18, 2014 7:02:22 GMT -5
It was a brilliant show, had to go down as one of the best. Sadly, doesn't beat Summerslam 2000 for me though.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 18, 2014 9:18:37 GMT -5
If Cena vs Brock would have delivered it would have been one of the best ever, but Cena vs Brock was total sh*t. Insert Extreme Rules 2012 Brock vs Cena onto that card and you genuinely might have had the best SummerSlam ever. I think it would've been impossible to top the awesome Extreme Rules match, so they went with the story of Brock Lesnar being an unstoppably dominant beast. And it worked. It was unthinkable for a match to go that way because no WWE top guy has ever allowed a match to be so one-sided against them before and take such a beating to make their opponent. Hell, a certain Texas Rattlesnake got asked to lose to Brock once in a much more competitive fashion and didn't know whether to s**t, wind his watch or quit the company. As weak as the match was in excitement factor, it has done wonders for Brock Lesnar's character and made the title scene so intriguing because of his limited dates and because it's almost impossible now to imagine anyone beating him. The story they're telling with Brock this year is great. Heyman tells you exactly what's going to happen, then it happens. Whoever proves Heyman and Lesnar wrong and beats them is going to have a hell of a moment. Which I get, but we're ultimately talking about my enjoyment factor of last nights event. I understand that Brock looked unstoppable, I credit Cena for letting him do it, but it was boring and repetitive. I personally think they could have found a way to make the match more entertaining by telling the exact same story. Brock could have done different moves for starters but he also could have tossed Cena around the outside and put him through a table. Anything to shake up the monotony of watching Brock throw 16 German Suplexes. It started off so hot too with the F5 and Cena getting in an AA was about the only other entertaining element to the match, but the rest was literally just Brock standing around sweating. If this leads to a huge babyface moment, like Batista returning for NOCs and stopping the Beast, awesome, but I'll reserve that credit for when it actually happens. I can't base my enjoyment of a match on what may, or may not, happen a month or two from now. Comparing that main event to stuff like Brock vs Rock or Bret vs Bulldog is laughable to me. I know you've mentioned the suspense of the title picture, but I think we're going to know tonight what's going to happen. Either Cena will come out and say he wants his rematch or Brock and Heyman will be talking sh*t and out will walk Batista. I'm not ignoring your Undertaker theory, he could certainly walk down the ramp tonight since a rematch would be extremely logical. That would be conducive to Taker winning and Rollins cashing-in, and what a rub that would be. I think it's all going to be clear by the end of tonight though.
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Aug 18, 2014 9:25:07 GMT -5
Which I get, but we're ultimately talking about my enjoyment factor of last nights event. I understand that Brock looked unstoppable, I credit Cena for letting him do it, but it was boring and repetitive. I personally think they could have found a way to make the match more entertaining by telling the exact same story. Brock could have done different moves for starters but he also could have tossed Cena around the outside and put him through a table. Anything to shake up the monotony of watching Brock throw 16 German Suplexes. It started off so hot too with the F5 and Cena getting in an AA was about the only other entertaining element to the match, but the rest was literally just Brock standing around sweating. Yeah, I get your lack of enjoyment, but I think doing the match any other way would have taken away from it. Having an exciting match wouldn't have been as huge. Just the repetitive onslaught of German suplexes, sweating and laughing, made it unlike anything else. If they'd done anything more exciting and used weapons/tables etc, I think it'd have just been more of a pale comparison to the Extreme Rules classic. As it was, it stood out as its own thing entirely. Brock didn't need chairs, or chains, or steps, or tables. He just completely dominated the face of the company in the middle of the ring. As a spectacle and historic moment, I think it was far more effective as it was, rather than if it had been a more dynamic match that you and I would have enjoyed more.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 18, 2014 9:26:59 GMT -5
2002 is still my favorite SummerSlam. Last night's was pretty solid.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Aug 18, 2014 9:40:48 GMT -5
Last night's PPV was great but I wouldn't say the best tbh. I'd put it in the top 5/10 SummerSlam's of all time but 2002 was just too good with Rock vs Brock, HHH vs HBK, Benoit vs RVD, Angle vs Mysterio, Edge vs Eddie, Flair vs Jericho.
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