WWE SummerSlam 2012
WWE SummerSlam 2012 (8/19/2012)- Los Angeles, CA
Pre-Show:
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Santino Marella(c) vs. Antonio Cesaro (w/Aksana)- 4/10.
I wasn’t happy with the story they told (the puppet is not what makes the cobra work!) but they told it well.
TRIPLE H MAKES HIS MATCH WITH LESNAR NO DQ'S- good segment.
CHRIS JERICHO vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)- 7/10
Great opener
PAUL HEYMAN PROMO ON BEHALF OF BROCK LESNAR- awesome
DANIEL BRYAN vs. KANE- 6.25/10
KANE GOES NUTS BACKSTAGE- Kane & Striker were good. The extras were bad. They should have been felling in terror from an angry Kane.
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH: The Miz(c) vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.- 6.5/10
CM PUNK & AJ BACKSTAGE- lame. Punk is still whining about having to defend his belt in a Triple Threat Match.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Sheamus(c) vs. Alberto Del Rio (w/Ricardo Rodriguez)- 5/10
This was going great… until the moronic finish! The heel tries to cheat but the monster babyface winds up with the (ultra-lame) weapon and uses it instead. Then the babyface hits a big move and pins the heel but the heel gets his foot on the rope… but the ref doesn’t see it, and the babyface knocks the heel’s foot off the rope before the ref can see it and realize his mistake. So now out big monster babyface champion has cheated to retain the title. He is a monster babyface! He shouldn’t need to cheat and he certainly shouldn’t be getting wins via BS like the ref not seeing the heel’s foot on the rope! Seriously. What sort of f*cked up booking is that?
WWE WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth(c) vs. The Primetime Players (Darren Young & Titus O’Neil)- 5.25/10
A â€"KOBE BRYANT!†chant? Really, LA? Really?
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE TITLE: CM Punk(c) vs. John Cena vs. The Big Show- 8/10
Awesome match. They told a great story here, and set up for Cena to have a title shot next month at Night of Champions. Personally, though, I don’t get why they restarted the match with Show involved. Show tapped. Why should be allowed back in the match. Just declare the match a draw and immediately order a match between Punk and Cena (or they could just have the title held up, setting up a match between Punk and Cena and Night of Champions).
NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH: Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman)- 9.25/10
THIS WAS F*CKING AWESOME! Absolutely AMAZING storytelling.
Overall, an awesome show from WWE, that had the potential to be even better if not for the incomprehensibly dumb booking of the World Heavyweight Title match.
STUPID ANNOUNCER QUOTES:
1. Matt Striker (on the pre-show)- â€"wise to kick away the cobra. Where does that leave Santino’s offense?â€
Matt, you are aware that it is just a hand-puppet, right? Either that, or Striker is insinuating that the puppet is loaded.
Pre-Show:
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Santino Marella(c) vs. Antonio Cesaro (w/Aksana)- 4/10.
I wasn’t happy with the story they told (the puppet is not what makes the cobra work!) but they told it well.
TRIPLE H MAKES HIS MATCH WITH LESNAR NO DQ'S- good segment.
CHRIS JERICHO vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)- 7/10
Great opener
PAUL HEYMAN PROMO ON BEHALF OF BROCK LESNAR- awesome
DANIEL BRYAN vs. KANE- 6.25/10
KANE GOES NUTS BACKSTAGE- Kane & Striker were good. The extras were bad. They should have been felling in terror from an angry Kane.
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH: The Miz(c) vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.- 6.5/10
CM PUNK & AJ BACKSTAGE- lame. Punk is still whining about having to defend his belt in a Triple Threat Match.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Sheamus(c) vs. Alberto Del Rio (w/Ricardo Rodriguez)- 5/10
This was going great… until the moronic finish! The heel tries to cheat but the monster babyface winds up with the (ultra-lame) weapon and uses it instead. Then the babyface hits a big move and pins the heel but the heel gets his foot on the rope… but the ref doesn’t see it, and the babyface knocks the heel’s foot off the rope before the ref can see it and realize his mistake. So now out big monster babyface champion has cheated to retain the title. He is a monster babyface! He shouldn’t need to cheat and he certainly shouldn’t be getting wins via BS like the ref not seeing the heel’s foot on the rope! Seriously. What sort of f*cked up booking is that?
WWE WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth(c) vs. The Primetime Players (Darren Young & Titus O’Neil)- 5.25/10
A â€"KOBE BRYANT!†chant? Really, LA? Really?
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE TITLE: CM Punk(c) vs. John Cena vs. The Big Show- 8/10
Awesome match. They told a great story here, and set up for Cena to have a title shot next month at Night of Champions. Personally, though, I don’t get why they restarted the match with Show involved. Show tapped. Why should be allowed back in the match. Just declare the match a draw and immediately order a match between Punk and Cena (or they could just have the title held up, setting up a match between Punk and Cena and Night of Champions).
NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH: Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman)- 9.25/10
THIS WAS F*CKING AWESOME! Absolutely AMAZING storytelling.
Overall, an awesome show from WWE, that had the potential to be even better if not for the incomprehensibly dumb booking of the World Heavyweight Title match.
STUPID ANNOUNCER QUOTES:
1. Matt Striker (on the pre-show)- â€"wise to kick away the cobra. Where does that leave Santino’s offense?â€
Matt, you are aware that it is just a hand-puppet, right? Either that, or Striker is insinuating that the puppet is loaded.