Summerslam 2003 Review

Summerslam 2003 Review : Goldberg Loses His Momentum



Lilian Garcia sings the American national anthem beautifully to start us off .




Dudley Boyz vs La Resistance
These teams would go on to have a better match at the next month's PPV , Unforgiven . The Dudleys had been attacked for the past couple of weeks by these Frenchmen , leading to this match for the tag titles . This was a fun match to get the crowd pumped for the show . Out of nowhere finish though , as D-Von was attacked out of nowhere by a camera man to end the match . **1/4



Undertaker vs A-Train
This was kind of a Wrestlemania rematch , just without Big Show . This match was made as A-Train started targeting Taker because Mr McMahon told him to . And so this bout was made . I'm not expecting a technical classic . Slow and plodding as was expected . It seemed like it was building to a finish , but it ended suddenly with Taker hitting a chokeslam . *



Shane McMahon vs Eric Bischoff
I think the only reason that these two were fighting here , was to keep Kane and Shane from fighting to keep the feud hot . This really wasn't a match for Summerslam . Shortly into the match , Eric turns it into a Falls Count Anywhere match . Coach begins to help Eric too . Ok this one really sucked during the middle portion , and Coach's commentary didn't help . I'll give it  1/2*  for the stunner and the elbow drop .



Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit vs Rhyno vs Tajiri
This fatal 4 way is for the US Title . This obviously would have been an amazing match had it just been Benoit and Guerrero . As it is , it's still a very good match . This is the first Summerslam featuring a match for the US Title . Fun , non-stop action in this title match . Really found its pace on the finishing stretch . Eddie hit the frog splash to retain . ***1/2



Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle
Now this is a Wrestlemania match that I want to see and it's for the WWE Championship ! These two had a fantastic match at Wrestlemania . Would they be able to recreate that magic ? I'd say yes . While it wasn't as good as their match five months earlier , it was still an awesome match and the best of the show . Brock taps to the ankle lock to end the match . ***3/4



Kane vs Rob Van Dam : No Holds Barred
Former tag partners going at it . This is Kane's first PPV without his mask , and wouldn't wear it to another PPV until the Royal Rumble in 2012 . This match was mainly here to make Kane look more like an indestructible monster . The match was ok , but it was pretty dull for a no holds barred contest . Kane wins it with a tombstone to the steel steps . **1/2



Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho vs Kevin Nash vs Randy Orton vs Goldberg : Elimination Chamber
The second chamber match in history , made after the huge success of the first one . HBK and Y2J start the match off and that can only be a good thing . Nash eliminated with a superkick . Goldberg was really over in this match . Probably the peak of his popularity . Orton eliminated by a spear . Jericho being speared in the glass looked awesome . HBK out with a jackhammer . Y2J also out with a jackhammer . This would have been a perfect time to have Goldberg win the World title , but no , HHH had to ruin it by beating him with a sledgehammer and killing his momentum . Still a great match though . ***1/2



6/10 . The show didn't start off too well , but when we got to the US Title match , things really picked up . The show is worth the watch for the US , WWE , and World Title matches .