WWE SummerSlam 2014 Discussion Thread - August 17, 2014 from Los Angeles, CA (#27)

[TPIB 62]

The 27th annual WWE SummerSlam will come to you, live on the WWE Network and select pay-per-view providers, on August 17 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

 

The official theme songs for SummerSlam are "Sunshine" by Teddybears and "Lights Go Out" by Fozzy, which are available now on iTunes.

 

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Confirmed Matches/Events

 

WWE World Heavyweight Championship:

John Cena © vs. Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman)

 

Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) vs. Stephanie McMahon (w/ Triple H)

 

Lumberjack Match:

Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins

 

Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton

 

Luke Harper & Erick Rowan Banned from Ringside:

Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt

 

Flag Match:

Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) vs. Rusev (w/ Lana)

 

Intercontinental Championship:

The Miz © vs. Dolph Ziggler

 

Divas Championship:

AJ Lee © vs. Paige

 

Kickoff Exclusive:

Cesaro vs. Rob Van Dam

Edited August 16, 2014 by TPIB

[Guest FreeSpirit]

I'm really really torn on what I want out of the main event this Sunday. I looooooove Brock Lesnar but I don't want him to win the Championship if he is going to be a part time champion. It's not fair on the fans, the other wrestlers or the current champion who shows up to work week in week out and has a genuine love for the business. The streak is one thing, but the Championship is a whole different ball game. If Brock can fully commit to WWE, then yeah give him the title and have him dominate. Anything else, then please just let Cena retain!!

[dsrchris 190]

I want Brock to twist Cena's head clean off his neck and then sh*t down the hole.

 

I couldn't care less at this point who ends up with the title. Although, isn't Cena scheduled for another "movie break" after Summerslam? If so, I can see Brock taking him out through some kind of injury angle.

 

Plus, they've spent the last two weeks building up how Brock is gonna give Cena the beating of his life. If Cena wins it pretty much kills Brock's momentum as the current beast of the company.

[Guest Laffy]

I think I am the only one that want to see Brie vs Stephanie apart from the stupid cheating angle i have loved the build up to this. Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins is also another match I want to see. I love Dean Ambrose.

[Guest FreeSpirit]

Love Rusev, The Miz and AJ so the whole card really interests me at present. Now just to decide whether to watch it on the WWE Network on my iPad or order it on Sky Box Office with my flat mates!!

[Guest Jayfunk]

Has WWE almost killed of all interest in this event there is 3 days left and only 4 posts

[BRM 220]

Rollins is cashing in guys.

[ViciousPrism 177]

I doubt it. 3 Summerslams with cash ins in 4 years? 2011, 2013 and 2014? Nah.

[The Fury 65]

May catch this is home in time from ICW

[dsrchris 190]

Rollins is cashing in guys.

 

I'd guess he's gonna attempt to, but I'd reckon Ambrose is gonna scupper his plans again.

[Guest Edgehead]

I can maybe see a cash in if Cena wins, but no way if Brock wins

[DC 536]

I think I am the only one that want to see Brie vs Stephanie apart from the stupid cheating angle i have loved the build up to this.

I didn't see it as a cheating angle, more a "Stephanie wants to get revenge for being jailed, so will come up with something that causes Brie to react and get jailed herself" angle.

[Guest FreeSpirit]

A hint of sadness Daniel Bryan got injured as I would've loved to have seen Daniel Bryan Vs Brock Lesnar (the two big winners from WrestleMania) compete in Sunday's main event!!

[Guest The Beltster]

F*cking have it!!! Retro SummerSlam report, so class....the music!!!

 

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[DC 536]

That was great.

[Shaun2J 127]

If anyone listens to Talk is Jericho, Bray Wyatt called in on his podcast. It's a good listen.

[Guest Inno]

Was just about to post that. Really cool idea that!

[Guest Ciaran The King]

This whole PPV revolves around Brock/Cena and who exactly is going to win. If Cena wins the Undertakers Wrestlemania Streak means absolutely f**k all and Brocks historical victory at Wrestlemania 30 becomes null and void. Brock has to win end of, there is no other alternative in how to finish Sunday's PPV.

 

If Brock does win the question then becomes who can beat him and are they worthy of doing such a thing. Personally I think WWE should have Brock win and then hold the WWE title ransom for a period of months, would it really harm WWE if Brock wasn't there every week or headlined every PPV??? Punk was champion for 434 days and only headlined a handful of PPV's during his reign.

 

No matter what happens at Summerlam the fallout should be most interesting

[TPIB 62]

Even though I still question WWE's (or The Undertaker's, whoever made the call) decision to have Lesnar end the streak at WrestleMania, I am still a big fan of Brock Lesnar. Though I'm pretty sure it's not at all intentional, Lesnar has an unpredictable in-ring style that keeps me interested. He definitely fights like he's still in UFC and that makes for some interesting spots. I rather enjoyed Cena vs. Lesnar at Extreme Rules 2012 and I hope this match exceeds that match (it probably won't, but it would be nice). It's already been brought up that, if Cena beats Lesnar at SummerSlam, then it will make Brock's WrestleMania win pointless and it will make The Undertaker look weak too (I can't imagine Undertaker would be too pleased with a Cena win either, but that's just an assumption). It will essentially undo everything that WWE has been doing with Brock Lesnar. Not to mention the fact that giving Brock Lesnar the WWE World Heavyweight Title will be miles more interesting than keeping the belts on Cena. It seems strange to label Cena as a "transitional champion", but that's exactly what he is in this situation. In my opinion, they only gave the title to Cena to set up this match for SummerSlam. While I am tempted to predict a John Cena win because I know this is WWE we're talking about here and they like to change things based on what people expect (sometimes), I can't see WWE disrespecting The Undertaker and the streak and undoing all the work they've put into building up Lesnar as an "unstoppable beast" by having Cena retain, so I'm picking Brock for this one.

 

I may be alone on this, but I do not care in the least about Bray vs. Jericho. In fact, I legitimately keep forgetting that Bray vs. Jericho is even on the card. I don't know if it's the lackluster build (most of the feud has just been Jericho getting assaulted by The Wyatt Family) or what, but I couldn't care less. Since I'm going to be making predictions in this post, I am predicting a Bray Wyatt win here. There is nothing to be gained from Jericho beating Bray Wyatt on two straight pay-per-views.

 

When I think of the Brie Bella vs. Stephanie McMahon match, one word comes to mind, but since I can't say that word on here, I will call this match a "botchfest". Stephanie hasn't competed in over a decade in WWE and Brie Bella sucks as a wrestler, so I expect a lot of blown spots in this own. I also expect this match to be one of those matches that are full of shenanigans; a lot of taunting and time-wasting with a few simple moves and the match will probably end with a roll-up. In any case, I see Brie Bella winning this one.

 

The Lumberjack Match is a tough one for me to predict. Whether Ambrose or Rollins wins the match, it will make sense to me, really. If they have Ambrose win, then it will play into the "revenge" angle perfectly, but they could have Rollins win legit and keep the rivalry going while also proving Rollins legitimacy in the feud. As is usually the case in Lumberjack Matches, I expect the lumberjacks to play a major role in how this match ends. I really hope they don't go with the predictable Lumberjack Match finish of having all the lumberjacks enter the ring and the match ends inconclusively. The only safe prediction for this match is that Ambrose will still have his shoulder taped up :lol Are they trying to create this generation's "Cowboy" Bob Orton? Anyways, I am picking Ambrose to win this one and I expect this feud to continue.

 

Unlike the Lumberjack Match, Reigns vs. Orton is an easy one to predict. This whole feud is based on how unstoppable Roman Reigns is and, unless they insert from outside interference from an Authority member, I can't see Roman losing this match. There's no reason for Orton to go over Reigns here, so I'm making the easy prediction of a Roman Reigns win.

 

Does anyone happen to remember when the last Flag Match in WWE was? In any case, the fact that this is a Flag Match should make it worth watching as it has been a while since I've seen a Flag Match. Since Rusev got the win and attacked Swagger after the match at Battleground, logic would dictate that Swagger would win the Flag Match. Since they are not even referencing Rusev being undefeated anymore, it makes it easier to predict that Swagger will win this one (even though a loss in a Flag Match would not technically count as ending an undefeated streak, I don't think).

 

As much as I would love to see Dolph Ziggler win the Intercontinental Title and get a decent push, we all know better than that. Not to mention the fact that The Miz only won the Intercontinental Title at Battleground last month, I can't see them taking the title off of him so soon. However, there's a decent chance that The Miz will get disqualified or counted out, so my prediction is that The Miz will retain the title, but he will not win the match.

 

For a Divas feud, this AJ Lee/Paige feud has been rather good and, while I wouldn't rule out Paige regaining the title, I think we will see AJ Lee retain the Divas Title. The only problem is that AJ Lee and Paige are really the only two Divas in WWE who I can see being in the title picture right now unless they end the Brie/Stephanie feud at SummerSlam, but even then I can't see them just immediately putting Brie into a Divas Title feud.

[Guest Ciaran The King]

I'm excited to finally see Seth and Dean go one on one but the match choice is not exciting that much

[Kam 243]

From Wrestling 101:

 

With WWE’s second biggest shindig of the year just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to take a look at several predictions that are nearly guaranteed to happen. These are not all predictions of outcomes, and the slip of paper I was covertly given full of insider information was thrown in with the wash, but I thought I’d have a go at it anyway...

 

> WWE SummerSlam 2014: The essential bold predictions

[Guest dackdackster]

The Lumberjack Match is a tough one for me to predict. Whether Ambrose or Rollins wins the match, it will make sense to me, really. If they have Ambrose win, then it will play into the "revenge" angle perfectly, but they could have Rollins win legit and keep the rivalry going while also proving Rollins legitimacy in the feud. As is usually the case in Lumberjack Matches, I expect the lumberjacks to play a major role in how this match ends. I really hope they don't go with the predictable Lumberjack Match finish of having all the lumberjacks enter the ring and the match ends inconclusively. The only safe prediction for this match is that Ambrose will still have his shoulder taped up :lol Are they trying to create this generation's "Cowboy" Bob Orton? Anyways, I am picking Ambrose to win this one and I expect this feud to continue.

 

I really think this may be the most entertaining match between the two. Seth has been leaving the ring a lot lately and slowing down the pacing of matches. If the lumberjacks do their job (and they will for the most part), there should be quite a bit more action than we are expecting. I watched an old Raw lumberjack match between HBK and Hacksaw Jim Duggan recently and was waiting for a snore fest, I couldn't have been more wrong.

[Guest HH-Evolution]

Yeah, Lumberjack matches aren't a total snoozefest - I'm expecting a fun time with that one!

[Guest John Hancock]

Highlight of the night was Stephanie McMahon doing the Four Horseman sign to Ronda Rousey.

 

(I didn't watch, it was on Twitter, whatever, no one else watched either)

[Maxximus 353]

(I didn't watch, it was on Twitter, whatever, no one else watched either)

 

I watched Steph/Brie and the main event. Twitter was dead for this being one of the big four.

 

 

That main event... daaaaaaaayuuuuuuum!