Summerslam aftermath thread

CastorTroy

Just watched it.

Was expecting the World title change but when we got the other 2 title changes, I was sure Cena would win, and going by the match itself, expected it in his usual comeback with 2 moves to win it. So pleasantly surprised to see him lose it and in such a way.

The Steph Brie match was decent with an obvious finish as soon as saw Nikki coming out. Are Steph and Rollins forming a tag team with their matching outfits?

The Rollins/Ambrose match was much better than expected considering it was a lumberjack match. I can see their next match following through on the move they were about to do from the crowd.

Also saw a Sting mask in the crowd and thought they were gonna take it of to reveal Sting.

rovert

Rhonda meeting Flair and some cool clips from the front row for the Bray Wyatt entrance and stuff:

rovert

Meltzer's snowflakes:

Cesaro/RVD - ***1/4
Ziggler/Miz - **3/4
Paige/AJ - **1/4
Rusev/Swagger - ***1/4
Rollins/Ambrose - ***3/4
Wyatt/Jericho - ***
Stephanie/Brie - **1/2
Reigns/Orton - ****
Lesnar/Cena - ****1/4

All of them are on the ball but that Reigns/Orton is baffling to me. I understand standard WWE (house show) style and what WWE considers a good match but just no here.

Bounty Hunter

rovert wrote: »

Meltzer's snowflakes:



All of them are on the ball but that Reigns/Orton is baffling to me. I understand standard WWE (house show) style and what WWE considers a good match but just no here.

No way that was a better match than the Rollins / Ambrose match. I know what you mean about ht e style and how they built to a good finish but personally I feel that finish and a couple of nice spots like Randy turning the spear into a powerslam covered up the fact that it wasnt a great match at least not a 4* match

I would agree with the majority there though

D.Q

Lesnar Cena 4 and 1/4?

maybe i should rewatch but definitely didnt feel it was that good? Can someone enlighten me?

Lord TSC

D.Q wrote: »

Lesnar Cena 4 and 1/4?

maybe i should rewatch but definitely didnt feel it was that good? Can someone enlighten me?

From a storytelling point of view, rather than work rate, I would imagine. The story was probably one of the best they have told in ring for quite some time.

gimmick

Indeed, many times the stars are for how a match progresses an angle.

For example, look at Rock V Austin at WM17. A 5 start match most certainly, but technically it was not that great. But it had drama, atmosphere, twists, everything.

Brock Vs Cena is given an inflated rating for its stand out value. Has a megastar like Cena ever been absolutely decimated bya challenger in a match like that before in WWE history? Never. It has also started a new era of sorts with Brock as an absolute monster holding the titles.

Moneymaker

**** for Orton and Reigns?

Ridiculous.

**1/2 to *** at most.

Mr.Saturn

Maybe it's just a censored expletive. It'd be consistent with my reaction when I forgot it was on the card and thought the main was getting 45-50 minutes.

Ortons/Reigns: f**k

I didn't dislike it, just wasn't too primed to see it and thought it had a very good closing sequence.

Reebrock

Lord TSC wrote: »

From a storytelling point of view, rather than work rate, I would imagine. The story was probably one of the best they have told in ring for quite some time.

Yeah, the story and psycology was key here, sublime work worthy of its praise.

CastorTroy

D.Q wrote: »

Lesnar Cena 4 and 1/4?

maybe i should rewatch but definitely didnt feel it was that good? Can someone enlighten me?

A quarter per suplex and a quarter for the pin?

kronsington

One of the ways I could see lesnar losing the title is through Taker interference, seeking some sort of revenge for losing the streak and possibly leading to a match to bring closure to his career.

No one is a credible threat to lesnar, even with months of build up. I think they'll revert to how he lost the belt to Eddie G back in the day when Goldberg showed up