Official Summerslam 2023 Thread 8/5/23

[Easy-E]

Jey needs to wear OG USO face paint and do the war dance

This fukked up the match because people were expecting a spectacle.

They should've built something for the Tribal Combat match

Kinda how they did with RAW/NXT Underground

 

[Silkk]

WHAT THE fukk


HOW DID HE NOT DIE?!?!

 

[DJK]

Missed the show live but I hope there weren't any "this is cinema" posts.
Jimmy costing Jey title makes zero sense... even if they are both going solo permanently.
Just like RR turning on Zayn for no real reason made little sense.
Also match got too much time for too little payoff (is that why there was no Trish v Becky?)

 

[DJK]

Can people stop mentioning Rock.
1.RR doesn't need the rub with a win over Rock
2. RR dropping title to 50+yr-old Rock would be booking malpractice

 

[R=G]

Just watched Cody vs Lesnar..so that's pro wrestling done correctly while the main event was the complete opposite. Silly theatrics for no discernible reason.

 

[TL15]

A much better ending would’ve been Jimmy attacking everyone and then putting Roman on top of Jey for the win.

 

[R=G]

So Ronda wants to put her over on the way out...and LA Knight was finally given a hope victory.

 

[NoMorePie]

Can people stop mentioning Rock.
1.RR doesn't need the rub with a win over Rock
2. RR dropping title to 50+yr-old Rock would be booking malpractice

Rock will always be mentioned because it's the biggest money match possible

Deal with it

 

[NoMorePie]

Missed the show live but I hope there weren't any "this is cinema" posts.
Jimmy costing Jey title makes zero sense... even if they are both going solo permanently.
Just like RR turning on Zayn for no real reason made little sense.
Also match got too much time for too little payoff (is that why there was no Trish v Becky?)

The event didn't end until 1230am

So many top end talent missed the show

Imagine they added 1 or 2 more matches

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Can people stop mentioning Rock.
1.RR doesn't need the rub with a win over Rock
2. RR dropping title to 50+yr-old Rock would be booking malpractice

I’ve been saying for years that the only way to book that match is without the title and maybe at another show. There’s no good outcome to Roman vs a near 53 year old rock (as of this coming April) with the title on the line. Getting milestone events all year also keeps fans from tuning out during the late summer and into the winter. Remember when Shawn Michaels came back at summerslam or when we got the first ever elimination chamber at the survivor series? Steiner coming back at survivor series? Jeff Hardy winning for the first time at Armageddon comes to mind too. Getting the first ever hell in a cell match in October is another example. Space it out through the year.

 

[NoMorePie]

I’ve been saying for years that the only way to book that match is without the title and maybe at another show. There’s no good outcome to Roman vs a near 53 year old rock (as of this coming April) with the title on the line. Getting milestone events all year also keeps fans from tuning out during the late summer and into the winter. Remember when Shawn Michaels came back at summerslam or when we got the first ever elimination chamber at the survivor series? Steiner coming back at survivor series? Jeff Hardy winning for the first time at Armageddon comes to mind too. Getting the first ever hell in a cell match in October is another example. Space it out through the year.

I agree. A year ago I felt the best course of action is to have Roman drop it to Cody. Then Roman goes on year long tirade, then rock pulls up as the "final boss" so to speak. Rock Roman shouldn't have a title but I bet ya WWE will do it because that's where the money is

 

[Hey_zeus]

Tribal combat should've been on an island like Inoki vs Saito. This was lazy and uncreative. This is Cinema right? Cinematches still have a place.

 

[WMG the 2nd]

We know that 4 Way is coming and it won't be until Survivor Series probably, maybe HITC if that's the PLE before.

But I can't take it anymore they need to just wrap this all up at Payback


If Roman doesn't have at least one or two feuds without the bloodline involved in any way, then I can imagine some fans will start arguing "lol Roman's title reign wasn't even that good. . . It was just the bloodline angle and that's it"

WWE shouldn't want that to happen to a legendary run

AJ, Bobby, Edge, Mysterio, Sheamus, and some other guys are right there on the roster.

If somebody doesn’t like something they can come up with any and every reason why they don’t like it lol
From what I’ve seen in person majority still reacting loudly to that boy Roman

Damn more reason to pull the trigger can you imagine the reaction

Nah this crowd was fire in person

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

 

[VegetasHairline]