The biggest party of the summer (apparently) SummerSlam took place the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday 11th August. There are some matches that look pretty good so let's take a look.
The first match on the Kick Off Show is for the Cruiserweight Championship as Oney Lorcan challenges Drew Gulak. Gulak doesn't fuck around and gets the advantage early on. gulak goes on to use submission holds and chinlocks to keep Lorcan down. Lorcan hits a blockbuster but Gulak goes on to apply the Gu-Lock, which Lorcan gets out of it by grabbing the bottom rope. They both try to hit their finishers but Gulak takes advantage of the referee dealing with the ring apron to punch Lorcan in the throat then hit a Cyclone Crash to get the win. Whilst not as high flying as we are used to with the cruiserweights, I thought it was an enjoyable match.
Winner: Drew Gulak (1 for 1)
Next is Apollo Crews taking on Buddy Murphy. Murphy hits a running knee as soon as the bell rings and goes on to keep the advantage. After they collide in mid air, Crews recovers and makes a comeback. The fight goes to the outside and when Murphy rolls Crews back in, Rowan appears and beats the fuck out of Murphy, meaning that he wins(?) by disqualification. The match was pretty decent between the two and hopefully Murphy, who I've become a big fan of while he was on 205 Live, will get some more TV matches.
Winner: Buddy Murphy (2 for 2)
After a segment involving Elias and the return of the Rated R Superstar Edge, we get our Kick Off main event: The IIonics challenging Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for the Women's Tag Team Championship. After a fast paced start, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce team up to take out Cross and then wear her down. Eventually, Cross manages to tag in Bliss but The IIonics almost get the win after Bliss gets creamed by a big boot from Kay. In the end, Bliss goes on to hit Twisted Bliss on Royce to get the win. This was a good match but it felt that it was too short.
Winners: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross (3 for 3)
The first match of the show is for the RAW Women's Championship as Natalya challenges "The Man" Becky Lynch in a submission match. Early on, Lynch hits a couple of suplexes and applies an armbar transitioning into a triangle choke. Natalya then swings Lynch into the crowd barrier to get the momentum then focuses on the left knee. After applying a sharpshooter through the ropes, Lynch injures Natalya's arm and the match starts to go back and forth. After both women apply their opponent's finishers on each other, Natalya manages to apply the sharpshooter. Lynch manages to slide half way out of the ring, forcing Natalya to try to reapply the move. Lynch takes advantage of this apply the Dis Arm-Her and eventually get the win by submission. Whilst I was surprised that it opened the show, I thought it was a really good match.
Winner: Becky Lynch (4 for 4)
The next match is Dolph Ziggler taking on Goldberg. Ziggler hits 2 super kicks but when he goes for a third, he gets killed with a spear. Goldberg then follows that with a Jackhammer to get the win. Whilst I feel sorry for Ziggler, at least the match was short and he didn't get hurt.
Winner: Goldberg (5 for 5)
We now get Ricochet challenging AJ Styles for the United States Championship. Ricochet starts at a fast pace before Styles slows him down and focuses his attack on the left leg. Ricochet manages to start a comeback but the injured knee hampers his offence and Styles takes advantage to apply a calf crusher. When Ricochet has a chance to go for the 630 splash, Karl Gallows and Karl Anderson distract him long enough for Styles to recover. In the end, Styles catches Ricochet coming off the top turnbuckle and hits a Styles Clash to get the win. Afterwards, The OC celebrate by Gallows and Anderson hitting Ricochet with a Magic Killer. I enjoyed this match and I liked the ending.
Winner: AJ Styles (5 for 6)
Next is Ember Moon challenging Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship. Ember hits a somersault into a forearm followed by a springboard cross body to get the advantage. The match goes back and forth and when Ember goes up to do the Eclipse, Bayley stops her and hits a Belly-to-Bayley off the top rope to get the win. Whilst I'm slightly gutted that Ember lost, but I enjoyed the match.
Winner: Bayley (5 for 7)
We now get Kevin Owens taking on "The Best in the World" Shane McMahon. McMahon goes some help by getting Elias in as a special guest enforcer. When the bell rings, McMahon keeps on sliding out of the ring, frustrating Owens. Elias provides a distraction, giving McMahon the chance to throw Owens off the apron into the crowd barrier. McMahon then keeps Owens down with punches and knee strikes. Owens hits a pop up powerbomb but Elias distracts the referee. McMahon accidentally hits Elias, giving Owens the chance to hit a Swanton Bomb followed by a Frog splash but Elias pulls out the referee to stop the pin. Owens hits a cannonball into Elias and the referee then goes on to beat the fuck out of Elias with a steel chair. When the referee recovers and puts the steel chair away, Owens takes advantage and hits McMahon with a low blow then a stunner to get the win. The match was pretty decent between the two. I would like to think that Shane would have learnt something but he has carried on on Smackdown as if nothing happened, so I guess not.
Winner: Kevin Owens (6 for 8)
Next is a match that I was quite looking forward to seeing: Charlotte Flair taking on WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. Charlotte goes for the Figure 8 but Trish gets out of it. Charlotte then sends Trish head first into the steel steps to get the advantage. Charlotte gets cocky, taunting Trish. Trish manages to apply the Figure 8 but Charlotte gets to the ropes. Even though Trish comes close after hitting the Stratusfaction, Charlotte hits a big boot then gets Trish to submit to the Figure 8 to get the win. This was a really good match and I really enjoyed it.
Winner: Trish Stratus (6 for 9)
Next is Randy Orton challenging Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. Orton sends Kingston flying off the top turnbuckle to the crowd barrier then suplexes him off the German announce table. Kingston hits a DDT off the top rope and he starts to make a comeback. Orton hits a hanging DDT then hits a RKO while Kingston was in mid air but Kingston is able to roll out of the ring. Orton follows him and while they were fighting on the outside, they are both counted out. After the bell rings, Kingston beats the fuck out of Orton with a kendo stick then hits him with a Trouble in Paradise. The match was pretty good although I was not happy with it ending in a double count out.
Winner: Double Count Out (6 for 10)
The penultimate match is Finn Balor taking on "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. Wyatt is dominant for most of the match hitting moves such as a spine buster. Balor does mount a comeback and goes for the Coup de Grace but Wyatt avoids it and applies a mandible claw. Wyatt covers Balor while he is applying the hold and he gets the win. Afterwards, Wyatt disappears. This was a glorified squash match but it was pretty good. As for Wyatt's new gimmick, I love it, especially the entrance. Hopefully, WWE won't find a way to fuck this up.
Winner: Bray Wyatt (7 for 11)
The main event is for the Universal Championship as Seth Rollins challenge Brock Lesnar. Lensar is dominant at the beginning, focusing on the injured ribs. Rollins avoids a German suplex and hits a Blackout for 2. When Rollins goes for a second, Lesnar hits the F-5 but takes too long to make the cover. Lesnar goes on to hit a ton of German suplexes. The match goes to the outside and Rollins splashes Lesnar through the Spanish announce table. In the end, Lesnar goes for another F-5 but Rollisn lands on his feet and hits a super kick followed by a third Blackout to get the win. I thought the match was really good between the two and I thought that Lesanr will be Champion for longer.
Winner: Seth Rollins (7 for 12)
I thought that SummerSlam was quite good. Some of the matches were enjoyable and we got a couple of nice surprises. Hopefully, we can get WWE going in more of a positive direction.
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