Summerslam Results

I watched the first three matches on the Summerslam PPV last night and upto now I have to say it's shaping up to be a good PPV.

For the love of Eddie - Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero
Very good opener for the first part of the match. Like I said; Chavo is really good when he is in there with a Rey Mysterio. Plenty of high flying, plenty of good comebacks from Rey but the only problem is the angle. The crowd didn't really know what to think and how to react so it never got the reaction it could have done had this angle been based around Chavo's jealousy of Rey winning the World Title, not Eddie. The interference of Vickie Guerrero really took away from what would have been a solid match if they weren't fighting over the love of a dead man.

ECW Championship - Sabu vs Big Show
What you'd expect. Nothing stand out just Sabu bumping all over the place and Big Show being a giant. In usual Sabu mode he botched a few spots and was generally sloppy, I love it when Styles andTazz try and cover for him. The finish was good with Big Show chokeslamming Sabu through the table set up on the steps.

Hulk Hogan vs Randy Orton
Surprising that this match was where it was on the card. Then again it was the way it should be; there's no way Hogan and Orton could have gone twenty minutes. Usual Hogan (and Orton match) with Hogan overpowering Orton and Randy having to revert to the knee to get any heat. Hogan was well protected taking only two minor bumps (RKO and dropick) and considering he'll get the biggest payoff of the evening he's obviously done alright for himself. There's two ways that this can go now a) Orton gets a rematch, they build up a good angle (possibly involving Brooke) and Orton pins Hogan or b) the feud ends, Orton plays up that he beat Hogan and makes the audience believe that he did and is on his level of stardom. Whichever way they go the feud has to elevate Orton rather than inflate Hogan's ego.

Right, I've watched the rest of Summerslam and to be honest it was quite a boring show.

I Quit Match - Mick Foley vs Ric Flair
This match was somewhat disapointing, I was expecting a classic but in reality it was just another match. The stuff they did to each other was pretty brutal and looked really good but it just felt like a spot-fest. I liked the way they ended the match and Flair demanded to carry on showing his hatred for Foley but the finish was somewhat undecisive. I plead for these two legends to given thirty minutes on the next Raw PPV and let them have the classic they deserve.

World Heavyweight Championship - King Booker vs Big Dave Batista
Batista has lost two steps since being out for eight months and his confidence has gone since the Hammerstein Incident the other week. It's a shame because when he was working with Eddie last year he was just starting to look really good. Batista couldn't do anything right tonight, he botched a spinebuster having to drop Booker on the ropes instead, nearly dropped him on his head doing a jackhammer and needed some assistance in getting Booker up for the Batista bomb. Booker tired his hardest and looked good for the most part but Dave couldn't get anything out of the big man. The finish was fine although I would have thought of something more imaginative than the Sharmell interferance. Putting the belt on Big Dave at this stage would be monsterous considering his in-ring and the fact that Booker is the best thing on Smackdown at the moment.

DX vs The McMahons
I liked the 10 man 'beatdown' on DX at the start of the match at least it makes it more realistic that the heels can get the heat on one man. Pretty well booked in the fact that Vince and Shane weren't in there too long and the match didn't go too long. I liked the finish but the match itself wasn't anything to write home about. This feud should end right here. I doubt it will, but it should.

WWE Championship - John Cena vs Edge w/Lita
Surprisingly good. They got the crowd into the comebacks and near falls at the end of the match. Both men worked very hard and this was the best match these two have had together. The crowd would have popped huge had Cena won the belt but it was right for business keeping the title on Edge allowing him to go into the next PPV in his hometown as champ.

Overall, I wasn't impressed with this PPV. It was decent but it could have been a lot better than it was with some creative booking before the actual show allowing the crowd to get into it a bit more. Cena/Edge was the best match on the card and Rey/Chavo would have been close behind if it wasn't for the bullshit finish.