Summerslam 2016

[hammerva]

Once Ambrose is cast aside, can Nikki vs. Bliss be the next SD world title feud?

Also, why in the hell is Orton-Lesnar going on last? Unless there's some massive storyline coming, that's a bad message to send to both the fans and locker room.

 

You can argue a lot of things about Brock and how he is handled in the WWE as "sending a bad message to the fans and locker room"

 

He is the biggest star in the company right now (or #2 behind Cena) and is costing the company millions. So they are definitely going to treat him like a main eventer

[NintendoLogic]

That belt is a letdown

 

It reminds me of the WWWA belt.

[Matt D]

That'd be an awesome belt for Drago in Lucha Underground. It's his personal Smoking Skull Belt.

[jcmmnx]

Is Rollins paying tribute to Devon Storm with that attire? That looks so indy.

[Parties]

 

Once Ambrose is cast aside, can Nikki vs. Bliss be the next SD world title feud?

Also, why in the hell is Orton-Lesnar going on last? Unless there's some massive storyline coming, that's a bad message to send to both the fans and locker room.

 

You can argue a lot of things about Brock and how he is handled in the WWE as "sending a bad message to the fans and locker room"

He is the biggest star in the company right now (or #2 behind Cena) and is costing the company millions. So they are definitely going to treat him like a main eventer

 

 

Well yes, that’s my point, I suppose. Dude screws up colossally on a very public level, company divorces itself of any responsibility via nonsense technicality of their own invention, then keeps him as the main event.

 

What do they gain from it? The cache he had after his UFC win is now less than zero. They’re paying him the money either way: putting him in the main event doesn’t improve their investment. Let’s even say that most fans watching think Orton-Lesnar is a bigger match than either of the title matches: that’s a bad precedent, and one they should actively book against. They did the same thing last year with Brock-Taker, and it was a mess from which they achieved nothing. In part it's because Vince doesn't have faith in any of the four title match guys, but that too speaks volumes.

[PhilTLL]

Not that it matters, but the "operatic" wrestling entrance (okay, Nak and Balor) is deeply confusing and unimpressive thing to the casuals I hang out with.

[Infinit]

Rollins and The Club have matching gear tonight. I'm probably reading too much into that lol

[PhilTLL]

Also, maybe the Demon King should focus on resurrecting this hellish crowd. A ha...ha...

[El Dragon]

Rollins is a heel who isn't great at controlling a match and Finn is a face who isn't a good seller. This was never going to be a great matchup in the middle. Crowds not helping.

[Microstatistics]

Cena is probably the worst worker in the company right now. It's only a matter of time before his matches consist of literally nothing but finisher kick-outs and laying around.

 

I wouldn't go that far but he has definitely declined since 2014. His peak was 2011-2014 but now it's all downhill it seems.

[Superstar Sleeze]

That Inside Cradle Driver is awesome. That should be someone's finish.

[Matt D]

Wrestling got worse and Cena adapted with the times?

[El Dragon]

I mean that match wasn't "bad, but man it just wasn't something that felt like a big deal to me. Finn as the Demon still is just "Finn wrestling with facepaint" to me.

[Matt D]

I have this fun theory no one wants to listen to that Finn is the sacrificial lamb to explain the ratings due to the brand split, new TV coming back, and football starting, thus protecting Rollins.

[...TG]

I liked the finishing sequence, but I kinda checked out when the crowd kept shitting on the belt instead of watching the match.

[Frankensteiner]

Superplex into a pop-up Pedigree into a reversal? Jesus. These guys make Kurt Angle look like Ricky Morton.

[...TG]

I have this fun theory no one wants to listen to that Finn is the sacrificial lamb to explain the ratings due to the brand split, new TV coming back, and football starting, thus protecting Rollins.

So in other words, a political hit?

[fakeplastictrees]

Top rope suplex, roll through by Seth, Finn back on offense and within 10 seconds wins the match-- again...is Davey Richards secretly working as an agent for WWE?

[Matt D]

 

I have this fun theory no one wants to listen to that Finn is the sacrificial lamb to explain the ratings due to the brand split, new TV coming back, and football starting, thus protecting Rollins.

So in other words, a political hit?

 

It's more of a ratings famine.

[Infinit]

Holy shit...new gimmick for Dolph!!!

[PhilTLL]

Hey Renee Young, if I had been at that desk for that long, I'd be drinking too.

[Blehschmidt]

Rollins pulls out the Small Package Driver for the first time in WWE, only to have it kicked out of at two? Why?

[hammerva]

Wow I now support burying Dolph Ziggler more and more

 

And given there is supposedly only 30 minutes left on the show, that commercial was sure as hell not needed

[jcmmnx]

So much no selling. I didn't hate the match as much as Cena/AJ. They worked hard, but there was no psychology or character work to be seen.

[Superstar Sleeze]

REAL MAIN EVENT TIME!!! Cena, AJ let me down...Roman, Rusev don't let me down