Summerslam: 8/21/16

[cima]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

Legit or not, it obviously has everyone talking.

Exactly. Like I said, especially with ESPN covering WWE now...some people are gonna see this on ESPN and be like whoa!

Expect a spike in RAW ratings tomorrow night after this one...

[PVarck31]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

If I wanna watch someone get legit pummeled into a bloody heap I'll watch MMA. That was reckless and stupid. I'm sure it was all worked, but not what I want to see in WWE. I don't mind a little blood, don't get me wrong. That was just unnecessary. And I think Brock has worn out his welcome with a lot of people at this point.

[WWF80sKid]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

Well to be fair, some of the elbows were definitely real.



And I honestly believe this is exactly what they were going for, especially now with all this mainstream ESPN coverage.



Shane gonna bring in Goldberg or Batista to even the score.

And absolutely no one wants to see that.

Why do we want to see a part time WWE guy like Batista or Goldberg beat him? That's dumb.

Part time Brock kills Undertaker, Cena and Orton, and loses to very much retired Goldberg? Give me a break.

[DJ]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

SummerSlam had a tough task of trying to top NXT Takeover Brooklyn 2 and UFC 202, and well, they didn't come close to either show. Cena-Styles and Rollins-Balor were great, but everything else felt flat to me, and the non-traditional finishes for the last 2 matches gave the show a flat finish.

[lilbiggio]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

Well to be fair, some of the elbows were definitely real.

And I honestly believe this is exactly what they were going for, especially now with all this mainstream ESPN coverage.

Shane gonna bring in Goldberg or Batista to even the score.

yeah I can def say a TKO finish in WWE is a new one, so points for atleast thinking outside the box on this one.

Those were some stiff elbows for sure. there was that little 5 seconds after first blood when it looked like Orton got legitimately put to sleep. I'm going to need to see some receipts on that one.

[SPTO]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

And absolutely no one wants to see that.

Why do we want to see a part time WWE guy like Batista or Goldberg beat him? That's dumb.

Part time Brock kills Undertaker, Cena and Orton, and loses to very much retired Goldberg? Give me a break.

Yeah, if they go that way then the booking is pretty strange. I am one of those people that would like to see a confrontation between Goldberg and Brock but what kind of message does it send to fans and the workers if a long retired guy beats Brock yet everyone else who make this a full time job look like a sack of potatoes.

SummerSlam had a tough task of trying to top NXT Takeover Brooklyn 2 and UFC 202, and well, they didn't come close to either show. Cena-Styles and Rollins-Balor were great, but everything else felt flat to me, and the non-traditional finishes for the last 2 matches gave the show a flat finish.

I thought the Sasha Banks/Charlotte match was really good. There were a couple sloppy/contrived spots but by and large they really told a great story in that match.

[WWF80sKid]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

The way the blood pooled up under his head was insane. Then he lifted his head and it was dropping steadily. It was crazy.

And when be but that elbow I knew that's what they were going for.

[cima]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

And absolutely no one wants to see that.

Why do we want to see a part time WWE guy like Batista or Goldberg beat him? That's dumb.

Part time Brock kills Undertaker, Cena and Orton, and loses to very much retired Goldberg? Give me a break.

Did Lesnar vs Batista ever happen? If not, there's another story that writes itself.

Batista and Goldberg are pretty much the only guys at this point that can be considered bad *** enough to match with Lesnar. Plus it wouldn't be a bad thing to have a part-timer feud with a part-timer.

Though I can see them building to Lesnar/Reigns II with the way they're booking Reigns. If that's the case, at least it'd be way more interesting this time around.

[SidVish]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

So you guys are saying that those elbows that sliced Randy up and left him lying in a pool of his blood and pretty much out of it was scripted? I don't think Randy signed up for that.

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[WWF80sKid]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

Honestly, I'd rather see old Stonecold Steve Austin beat Brock Lesnar than old Goldberg or old Batista do it.

[NYJin2011tm]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

A typical boring Lesnar match followed by a lame ending. Heck Charlotte-Sasha Banks was a better match. I don't get WWE's fascination with Lesnar.

[Novicain13]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

It was a work. Pro wrestlers are crazy. I'm sure Randy is fine with a stiff shot.

[SPTO]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

So you guys are saying that those elbows that sliced Randy up and left him lying in a pool of his blood and pretty much out of it was scripted? I don't think Randy signed up for that.

I can understand a "regular" amount of blood but that was insane and not something i'd want to sustain. There's no way Randy signed up for that.

[DJ]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

Lesnar and WWE taking out their frustrations with the UFC and USADA tonight.

You'd think a guy facing a 2-year ban in a legitimate sport would be knocked down a peg in WWE, but once again Brock is positioned as the unbeatable monster. I don't see how his continued presence and repetitive matches help anyone he competes against.

[WWF80sKid]

Re: Summerslam: 8/21/16

So you guys are saying that those elbows that sliced Randy up and left him lying in a pool of his blood and pretty much out of it was scripted? I don't think Randy signed up for that.

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If he was legit fighting him I think Orton would've put up a little more of a fight. And more security would've came to the ring.