Summerslam 2010 Re-Do Review

Summerslam 2010 Re-Do Review


Didn't really enjoy this one the first time I reviewed it. Have my opinions changed? Let's find out.


                                                                                                                                                            



Kofi Kingston vs Dolph Ziggler
IC Title up for grabs . I'd call this a bittersweet way to open up this Summerslam . These are two guys that can put on great matches , but they're only given about eight minutes until it turns into an unnecessary clusterfuck . The match ends in a no contest after the Nexus interfere . **


(This definitely could have been a great match if they had more time, had been given a proper finish, and hadn't played second fiddle to the Nexus invasion storyline. At least it was entertaining while it lasted. **)



Melina vs Alicia Fox
Thank god they finally took the title off of Fox . The girl just cannot wrestle . This was just a standard WWE divas match . Melina wins the title with a faceplant . 1/2*


(Is this the match that always gets referenced when talking about all time great matches? It's not bad for a divas match even if it did end quite abruptly, but Alicia was able to keep up with Melina and it was pretty enjoyable. *1/4)

(Laycool come out afterwards to set up a Night of Champions title unification match)



Big Show vs The Straight Edge Society
How the mighty have fallen . For the last few months , the SES were a great faction with a great amount of heel heat . Now they were losing matches to Show and not looking so good . Match was entertaining as Show pins both Gallows and Mercury . **


(I really felt bad for the Straight Edge Society after this. They were such a great faction and didn't last long after this. Punk had become a glorified jobber by this point, but luckily he came out on top a year later. Anyway the match was fun, even if it didn't make the SES look too good. **1/4)



Sheamus vs Randy Orton
This match is actually really good for a WWE Championship match that ends with a DQ . Then again these two usually did have good matches against each other . Sheamus keeps his title with the championship advantage after grabbing a chair and then throwing the ref out of the ring . ***1/4


(With the WWE Title match going on this early, it was obvious that there may have been some cop-out ending, and that's what we got with the DQ finish. I guess they couldn't have had either guy lose, but there must have been some better way than a DQ. Luckily the match was pretty great so that made up for it a little bit. I'll go with  ***1/2)



Kane vs Rey Mysterio
This was another surprisingly good match , considering that everyone was complaining that they faced each other too much . I was also surprised that Kane retained but I was also happy with it . Kane wins with a chokeslam . ***

(Everyone knew that this would be the return of the Undertaker and it was awesome as always to see him. The way he came out of the casket the second time instead of the first time when everyone thought he would was cool. The match itself was pretty damn good and worth a watch, especially with the nice finishing sequence. ***1/4)


After the match , Undertaker comes out of the casket in a return that just about everyone saw coming . He doesn't get his revenge though , as Kane gives him a tombstone .


(Kane looked like a friggin' badass after taking out both Rey Mysterio and Undertaker. Too bad the following feud was disappointing)



Team WWE vs The Nexus
Here we are , the reason people bought this show and the saviour of this show . Elimination rules apply here . Daniel Bryan made his big WWE return in this match . Bryan quickly takes out Darren Young with the Lebell lock . Morrison eliminates Tarver with starship pain . Sheffield takes out Morrison with a big clothesline . Another big clothesline takes out R-Truth . Crowd went crazy when Bret came in . Bret DQ's himself with a steel chair shot . Edge pins Sheffield with a spear . Otunga taps to the walls of jericho . Slater eliminates Jericho . Seconds later he also eliminates Edge . Slater taken out with the Lebell lock . Miz runs in and hits Bryan with a briefcase which takes him out of the match . Cena pins Gabriel . Cena wins the match by making Barrett tap to the STF . ****


(I wouldn't say it's the saviour of the show since both the WWE and World Title matches were very good, but this is still the reason that people bought the show. It had been so well built up since the debut of the Nexus and up to this point. It was only after this show that the Nexus was booked pretty poorly. A lot of people complained that Nexus should have won the match, but I think this needed to happen, that the Nexus needed their comeuppance, and it was done very well here. I'll put the rating up to  ****1/4)


5/10 . At least the main event really delivered . The world title matches were also good . The rest you can skip .



(6.5/10. Much better show than I remembered. The undercard may have been poor, but the three main events definitely made up for it, even if the WWE Title match didn't have a proper result. Worth another look)