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| WWE SummerSlam - August 20, 2017 | |
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| pokajabba | Aug 20 2017, 11:00:44 PM Post #601 |
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It's beginning to look like a damn tornado hit the area. Cheesus Crust... 
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| TGM | Aug 20 2017, 11:00:59 PM Post #602 |
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Fuck that finish, but otherwise, outstanding match. Braun Strowman is MVP of the show. But seriously, #fuck Brock Lesnar. |
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| The_Great_One2 | Aug 20 2017, 11:03:19 PM Post #603 |
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Man they found some ugly broads for this tourney 'Nuff Said. |
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| JediKnight52501 | Aug 20 2017, 11:03:40 PM Post #604 |
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not too bad. i give it a B+ |
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| T-Unit | Aug 20 2017, 11:04:30 PM Post #605 |
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The only reason I don't like Brock taking the win is Raw gets stuck without a champion for who knows how long. Is the title going to change at No Mercy? Survivor Series? Royal Rumble? Idk, but we know Lesnar is going to be absent for a lot of those Raw's and he was supposedly dropped from being advertised as appearing on Raw tomorrow. Everyone would be better off if that title was on Joe, Braun, or Roman. |
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| The_Great_One2 | Aug 20 2017, 11:05:26 PM Post #606 |
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Lesnar holds the strap until Mania when Roman takes it. 'Nuff Said. |
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| TGM | Aug 20 2017, 11:06:40 PM Post #607 |
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| Joemcmark | Aug 20 2017, 11:12:40 PM Post #608 |
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For the most part, matches were either excellent or very poor. Solid B show for me. |
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| TGM | Aug 20 2017, 11:17:35 PM Post #609 |
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First half was shit. Picked up after the Raw women's title match, with that, Styles/Owens, and the Fatal Fourway saving the show for me. Not pleased with all the outcomes, but all in all, not a bad show, I'd say. |
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| Fromage | Aug 20 2017, 11:35:18 PM Post #610 |
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Kinda odd how in the title matches where there wasn't a lot of interest the title changed hands, but in the 2 matches where there was strong hope for a new champion the title was retained. 
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| T-Unit | Aug 21 2017, 01:12:05 AM Post #611 |
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The US and Universal title matches were great, but the issue I had with this ppv was the length, amount of matches including pre-show matches, and the time crunch that a lot of these matches were put into. I looked at the time of the matches and half of them were between 10-12 minutes long. When 6-7 matches all got 10-12 mins, that tells me they were trying to distribute time equally, but the issue with that is there were matches that should have gone longer than 10-12 mins. Nattie and Naomi was not the worst match on the card, but it wasn't great and it could have had a few minutes shaved off and I wouldn't have minded. Cass and Big Show was absolutely dreadful and boring and the fact that from entrances to the finish it probably took about 20 minutes, that was 20 minutes of awful that I spent money on. Then they followed that up with Rusev looking like a complete Jabroni, which also pissed me off because it was totally unnecessary to have either guy on show. Again, could have used that time for something else. And way before that, they had pissed off Baron Corbin lose after one AA from John Cena. I'm not a big Baron Corbin fan, but I don't dislike him. What perturbs me about what's happened to him is I see a complete burial unfolding before my eyes and I just have to ask: why? Why would you put the MitB on this guy only to have him look like a goof last week and fail to win the title, then lose to Cena and not even lose in a way that makes him look strong, but like a total bitch. I watched the MitB match and ppv, which in hindsight is looking like the 2nd worst ppv of the year behind Battleground, and WWE booked Corbin to win the match. When WWE does that they're telling us this guy has something special and is worth paying attention to. So I pay attention to him and how am I rewarded? In a way that makes him look like a loser. WTF was the point of him winning the Andre the Giant Battle Royal last year? What was the point of his feud with Ambrose? WTF was the point of him winning the MitB only for him to fail? Is it just to fill time? I don't accept that because I come from a time when things that happened in WWE weren't just entertaining, but happened for a reason or were done to paint a bigger picture. With Corbin, that painting just had a big red X slapped right over it. Moving on, I would have liked to see more from the Raw women's title match, the WWE, and Universal title matches and this feed into my next issue is the problem with these combined brand ppv's is that they try to fit so much into one event and the end result is a 5-6 hour show with shorter than standard matches and that leads to not feeling fulfilled. Given what Wrestlemania was this year and now SummerSlam, I'm not digging what I see as going to be the formula those shows will follow. The Rumble is immune to that because there's an hour long event that only happens once a year and they fill the time wisely by having the best feuds and titles matches go on before the Rumble and they're not trying to fit everything in. Survivor Series is similar as they have the standard elimination matches and everyone gets a spot. Mania and SummerSlam are not so fortunate. I was hoping to see the WWE title moved of Jinder, but that didn't happen. The longer he is champ, Smackdown is going to suffer. Shinsuke is going to win that title eventually, but I don't see what the fucking point was of having him lose 1-2-3 when a DQ could have been done. You had Corbin kick him in the dick at the last ppv for a DQ, so why couldn't something similar have been done here? Keep Shinsuke unbeaten and use that streak to make his eventual loss and title change even bigger. Just another big fat fucking mistake tonight. Fatal 4 Way was every bit as good as I knew it would be, but even better because Braun Strowman looked like a monster in the match. He put Lesnar through two tables, steps flying around, he got some color in the match, and he didn't eat the pin. This was emphatically the breakout of Braun Strowman as a legit main event star in WWE. When he goes into a future title match as the main event of a Raw ppv, he will not feel out of place the way, well... Jinder Mahal does. If Braun isn't Lesnar's next opponent at the next ppv, Idk how I can support WWE in that. The way WWE works now is they have their plans for their big shows laid out a year in advance. It seems they're deadset on not changing Roman vs Brock at Mania next year, but that doesn't mean they can't have Braun beat Lesnar for the title this year and toss it right back on Brock at the Rumble. Bottom line is Braun is flying so high and hot right now, to not put the title on him is not going to build him as a megastar and he'll just be another guy wandering around with no direction waiting for the Raw after Mania to do something meaningful. So, Summerslam, a lot of frustrating decisions and boring matches, but a few good matches that entertained or excited me. But, for a 5-6 hour show, to only be truly entertain for about an hour of it, is not acceptable to me. A lot more comes with that $9.99, but had I spent $50 on this ppv tonight, I would have been very unhappy. C- ppv. Edited by T-Unit, Aug 21 2017, 01:12:48 AM.
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| T-Unit | Aug 21 2017, 01:15:45 AM Post #612 |
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Oh, and to further emphasize the point about the amount of time on these ppv's... tomorrow it's 3 hours of Raw and Tuesday it's 2 hours of Smackdown. 11 to 12 fucking hours of WWE in one week. Back in the early 00's after a Big 4 ppv, it was 7 to 8 hours and all of it was good. Now, in that 11 to 12 hrs, most of it is bad. Edited by T-Unit, Aug 21 2017, 01:16:12 AM.
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| Flamecommando | Aug 21 2017, 01:37:22 AM Post #613 |
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Sorry gents. Took off for Game of Thrones. Seems like only one more title swap happened after I left. Kind of off that they had so many title swaps and all in a row. After reading the rest of the results I want to give this a C+ |
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| T-Unit | Aug 21 2017, 04:16:28 AM Post #614 |
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Brock is a frustrating wrestler to watch as well. He's been back in WWE for over 5 years now and I haven't seen a truly spectacular singles match of his since 2013. The triple threats and fatal 4 ways he winds up in on occasion do turn out to be very good, but how much of it stems from his work in the matches? Remember that great triple threat he had with Seth Rollins and Cena at that revolting Royal Rumble in 2015? His presence is a factor, but his actual work was his usual suplex city shtick and him laid out after a table spot until the end of the match. It was Rollins and Cena doing most of the work. Same formula happened here. Lesnar did his suplexs, took a shit ton of bumps I'll give him that, but after Braun tipped the table onto him to when he came back out, he spent a good 5 minutes of the match not in it. He certainly made Braun Strowman look like a monster, but you don't need Brock Lesnar to put Braun over like that, everybody already knows he is and Braun is on Raw every week, unlike Brock. I don't care what the drawing power of Braun Strowman is, the fact is that Brock isn't there enough to qualify him as a champion. He doesn't work house shows, he doesn't work every Raw, and he only wrestles 5 times a year. Every time Braun goes out there now, he creates another highlight moment. Throwing Reigns around like a ragdoll, throwing chairs in his face, tipping over ambulances, putting Lesnar through tables, kicking Apollo Crews out of the air, imploding the ring with Big Show... the guy is must see. Brock Lesnar is the same old shit we've seen for years now. Hopefully, after Mania next year, Brock is not re-signed. He's 40 years old, he seems to want to have one last run in MMA, so let him go. Take that money you're no longer paying him and Heyman and bring the pyro back, add some new shows to the Network, and maybe give other full time guys his big spots on the card. |
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| Redders | Aug 21 2017, 06:32:54 AM Post #615 |
It's already been booked - I got a great deal on Priceline!
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| Redders | Aug 21 2017, 08:55:12 AM Post #616 |
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It's already been booked - I got a great deal on Priceline!
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| TGM | Aug 21 2017, 09:00:56 AM Post #617 |
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So, morning after, I'm gonna give match of the night to Styles/Owens. The main event was a blast, but it was really Braun Strowman who made that entire match. They essentially told the exact same story here that they did in the Rollins/Cena/Lesnar match, except that Strowman took on the role of both Cena and Rollins from that match, and looked especially awesome for it. Outside of him, though, nobody else really did anything noteworthy. Roman did nothing but superman punches and spears, and Joe would disappear for minutes on end before sliding back in the ring and snatching on that choke hold finisher of his. Really, the only guy who did anything even remotely interesting out there was Strowman, who carried the match from start to finish. The element where it felt like anyone could win it at any time definitely helped, but this match really didn't do Roman or Lesnar any favors as it concerns the criticisms of their in-ring limitations, and it was almost disheartening to see Joe go out there and contribute as little as he did. Strowman was fucking awesome, though. |
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| TGM | Aug 21 2017, 10:04:37 AM Post #618 |
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Something else I noticed: Jinder Mahal does not at all carry the presence of a world champion. He may be a lot bigger than before, but he still feels like a nobody jobber out there. It doesn't help that he still, after all this time, looks like he's fucking lost in the ring, and clearly can't compete on a main event caliber level. He looks completely out of his league, and out of his element. There's no nature air of confidence around him, and he just flat out looks misplaced. His title run needs to fucking end, and soon, because it's honestly embarrassing for him at this point. He doesn't look like a champion out there, he looks like any fan from the crowd who purchased a replica title belt, and carries it around in public like a fucking buffoon.
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| Cpman | Aug 21 2017, 11:58:31 AM Post #619 |
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Summerslam got a 9.5 out of 10 from me, or a middle of the road A. Show was nearly perfect, with the only gripes being the Rusev vs. Orton match and some of the finishes. Every single match (with the exception of the aforementioned Rusev vs. Orton) told their story well and played to the competitors strengths and abilities. Some matches like Corbin vs. Cena and Cass vs. Show didn't stack up well against other matches, but for what they were, they were good matches for the competitors and told their stories beautifully. This was definitely the best WWE PPV of the year. |
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| pokajabba | Aug 21 2017, 12:05:21 PM Post #620 |
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