Summerslam 2012 Re-Do Review

Summerslam 2012 Re-Do Review



I haven't posted here for a while due to college stuff and the amazing Summerslam 2013 event got me back in the mood for reviewing, and I thought I'd start with this show and see if any of my opinions from last year have changed at all. By the way, I still can't decide what's better : Summerslam 2002 or 2013.


Ok let's get started, you know the drill for re-dos.

                                                                                                                                                                




Dolph Ziggler vs Chris Jericho
Pretty damn great match to start off the 25th annual Summerslam . This match was all about Jericho not winning any big matches since he returned . Great back and forth match as Jericho makes Dolph submit to the walls of jericho . ***1/2 .


(Definitely the best choice for the opener as it they fired the crowd up with a great match. The only problem is that it overshadowed just about everything else on the card. Jericho put over just about everyone in 2012, but the one guy he defeated could have used a win over the big star, and that was Ziggler. There were a couple of sloppy moments, but they were able to work through it with some nice nearfalls and great chemistry. Great opining match. ***1/2)



Daniel Bryan vs Kane
This feud started with AJ being in love with both guys . She has been punishing Bryan the past couple of weeks and so decided to put him in a match with Kane . Crowd was hot for Bryan . Bryan gets the big upset with a small package pin . **3/4


(I can barely even remember that AJ was the general manager at one point. It's amazing to think that this match led to a great tag team between the two, that made the tag titles popular again, which in turn led to Bryan's huge babyface push and made him the most popular superstar on the roster. The match itself is pretty entertaining and has a great moment with Kane grabbing Bryan by the throat as he goes for the diving headbutt. I'll stick with my  **3/4 rating)


Kane goes batshit crazy after the match .


(Yes he does)



Rey Mysterio vs The Miz
IC Title on the line in this one . Rey's wearing a pretty cool Batman outfit from my pick for film of the year . This should be a good one . The Miz looked great in this match . Miz retains his title after a skull crushing finale . ***1/4


(Dark Knight Rises is not my pick of the best film of 2012. Think I'd go with Avengers on that one. Anyway back to the match. At least they made the IC Title look a little important with a former World Champ challenging for it against a former WWE Champion. Why can't Miz go back to being a heel? He showed that he was a good heel during this match. I thought the original rating would have been a bit high, but after a second watch I still think it's a very good match, even a little underrated. Good, non-stop action from the start. ***1/4)



Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio
World Title up for grabs here . WWE has tried their hardest to make us care about this match considering we've already seen it a few times . I'm still not very interested . I think this was as good as their MITB match , maybe even a little better . Sheamus hits Del Rio with a show and then a backbreaker . He gets the pin even though Del Rio's foot was on the rope . ***


(Good god what a pointless and long feud this was. At least the matches were good, so they had that going for them. The match started off a bit slowly, but really started to pick up steam once Sheamus hit his first comeback. If it had been longer it could have been great, but as it is it's still a good match with a couple of nice nearfalls at the end. The screwy finish didn't really help things either. ***)



Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs The Prime Time Players
This is for the tag titles . I don't know how well the Prime Time Players will do without AW as their manager . The fans even start a ' Kobe Bryant ' chant . This has been the worst match of the night so far . Truth gets the pin with a Li'l Jimmy . *

(Yeah the Prime Time Players didn't go anywhere after AW was fired, but they seem to be getting a push now that Darren Young publically came out. Just really a filler match here. It was entertaining but no one really cared about it and, as a result, it just seemed dull. I'll go with  **)


John Cena vs CM Punk vs Big Show
Triple threat match for the WWE Championship . The crowd is really cheering for Punk . Show catching Punk off the suicide dive was a great visual . Show taps to a double submission hold from both Cena and Punk . AJ restarts the match . This match started slow but got better as it went on . Punk pins Show after Cena hits him with an AA . ***

(At the time, I was disappointed that we weren't going to see Cena and Punk in a one on one contest, but instead Big Show would be added to the mix. At least they had their singles match at the next PPV, and this match was actually good. The restart hinders things a little, but it doesn't stop it from being a good match. I'll give this  ***1/4)



We see come stars in the audience like Rick Rubin , David Arquette with a world title and an asshole known as Fred Durst .

Kevin Rudolf gives a god awful performance of one of his songs . Thankfully the crowd shits all over it . Seriously WWE stop with the music .

(It's hilarious when they show the same members of the crowd dancing because they were the only ones doing it)



Triple H vs Brock Lesnar
This feud has been brewing ever since the night after Extreme Rules and so for that it was the most anticipated match on the card . This had a big fight feel . I'm pretty sure the match has No DQ even though it wasn't announced .  Crowd wasn't really into it . It's a disappointing match : I was expecting a four star brawl . HHH taps to Lesnar's arm lock . Still pretty good though . ***1/2


(At the time, it was exciting to finally see these two go one on one, but now it's a feud that no one wants to see again. What makes it even worse is the fact that at this year's Summerslam, Punk had a match with Lesnar that had the same stipulations and the same amount of time, and put on a five star match. So what happened here? Were they keeping the best stuff for Wrestlemania? That doesn't seem likely seeing how mediocre that was. There were some nice moments like Lesnar taking his gloves off, and applying the kimura straight after taking a DDT. This definitely should have been a huge brawl though, instead of Lesnar constantly working on the arm, even if it was good psychology. Towards the finish it really did pick up though and it helps that it felt like a big fight so I'll stick with my  ***1/2 rating)




8/10 . A very Good Summerslam with four nice matches and two great matches .


(I'll bring this down to 7.5/10, as it wasn't great enough to warrant an 8. It was filled with fun matches and a couple of great ones, but nothing really stood out except, perhaps, the main event. Worth your time for some good wrestling fun)