Summerslam 2002 Review

Summerslam 2002 Review : Best Summerslam Ever



Usually considered one of the best PPVs ever outside of Wrestlemania X-Seven .


Lets begin .




Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio
When a match like this is starting your show , you know it's gonna be good . Interestingly , this was Rey's first WWE PPV . Good way to debut . Rey hit every move perfectly , and Angle was there to add to the awesomeness as he always does . Rey taps to the ankle lock to end the match . Great match to kick off the show . ***3/4



Chris Jericho vs Ric Flair 
To think , Jericho was main eventing Mania only five months previously . Y2J was pissed at Flair for ruining his Fozzy concert on Raw . The match wasn't technically sound , but thanks to the charisma of both guys , it was a lot of fun . Solid match as Y2J taps to the figure four . **3/4



Edge vs Eddie Guerrero
Everyone remembers their Smackdown No DQ match , well this was one of the matches leading up to it . I think this feud really helped Edge on his way to superstardom . Definitely one of his better feuds . Another very good match between the two , especially with Eddie working on Edge's arm , as Edge hits the spear to win . ***1/4



Booker T & Goldust vs The Un-Americans
The Un-Americans consisted of Christian and Lance Storm . This was a much better match than I expected it to be . The heat segment for Goldust was especially good , as it got the fans fired up to see Booker get in there . Test runs in and boots Booker in the face for the Un-Americans to retain . **3/4



Rob Van Dam vs Chris Benoit
The winner of this one would take the IC Title back to their respective brand : Benoit for Smackdown and RVD for Raw . I think this is the only PPV match they've had together which is a shame because this was an awesome contest . There was some nice innovative offence here like Benoit's multiple northern lights suplexes and RVD putting on a crossface . RVD hits the five star frogsplash to win the title . ****



Undertaker vs Test
Ah the classic 'American sucks vs No it doesn't' storyline . This was the worst match on the show , but it was still a pretty good match , showing how good this show is . The exciting ending really made the match . Taker hits the tombstone to send the evil foreigners packing . **1/2



Triple H vs Shawn Michaels : Non-Sanctioned Street Fight
At the time , I don't think anyone expected this to be as good as it was . Everyone assumed that Shawn wouldn't be able to compete like he used to thanks to his back injury that kept him out for four years . But he proved everyone wrong and came back better than ever , starting with this match and going on for nearly eight years . This match is an absolute classic and one that every wrestling fan should see at some point . One of the best ever street fights . HBK gets the huge win with a roll up . ****3/4


After the match , HHH takes out HBK with a couple of sledgehammer shots .





The Rock vs Brock Lesnar
Quite the historical matchup here . Even after only being in the WWE for a few months , it was Brock's time to be the man . This showed how big an impact he made in the WWE , and still has an impact even today .  This match starts off so quickly with a belly-to-belly from Lesnar . This is gonna be awesome . Such a fast paced , exciting match . Lesnar locked in the sharpshooter . Fans are really behind Brock . Rock hit with a steel chair . Heyman rock bottomed through an announce table ! Lesnar kicks out of a rock bottom ! Rock kicks out of a rock bottom ! Lesnar wins with the F5 . Overall an excellent match . ****



9.5/10 . One of the best PPVs of all time and easily the best Summerslam of all time . While it isn't my personal favourite ( that would go to the 2011 edition ) , the quality cannot be argued . Only two matches come under three stars and they are both still very entertaining matches . If you haven't seen this , get it watched immediately .