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truesportsfan · 4 years

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WWE crushes The Fiend at Super ShowDown with Bill Goldberg decision

WWE sure knows how to spoil a good thing.

“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt was one of the hottest characters in wrestling, a seemingly unstoppable, otherworldly force. So instead of protecting him, building him over a long period of time and using him to create a new star, WWE ended all it after just four months as champion and three title defense so that the 53-year-old Goldberg could quickly beat him at a disappointing “Super ShowDown” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Goldberg, who worked his way out of two Mandible Claws from The Fiend, needed four spears and an awkward Jackhammer to pin The Fiend 1-2-3 for his second Universal championship reign. So all the Stomps and chair shots Seth Rollins delivered to The Fiend at “Hell in a Cell” weren’t enough to keep the Fiend down for a three count, but four spears and jack hammer get it done? Yup, believable stuff here.

A disappointed Fiend did quickly get back up and stare down Goldberg, who was celebrating on the turnbuckle. He didn’t bother to attack him, instead disappearing as the lights went out. He’s likely saving that attack, but beating down Goldberg right there may have been more effective.

It really leaves the door open for where things progress toward WrestleMania with the Universal title. The men’s Elimination Chamber match will likely be for a shot at that championship. Is The Fiend involved now trying to earn his rematch or does he challenge Goldberg for the belt at that pay-per-view and win it back?

Either way, the luster is off The Fiend. It’s just another example that WWE can’t be trusted with a good things. They crushed Kofimania too early, couldn’t keep Seth Rollins’ momentum going after beating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania and turned Cain Velasquez into a jobber in first WWE match.

Speaking of jobbers, Lesnar squashed Ricochet — literally swatting away his charge to start the match. The logic make sense, but it still stinks. WWE wants Lesnar, the WWE champion, looking as strong as possible, and having Ricochet push him too much would make him look weaker with a much bigger Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania. Still it was a waste of a fun pairing – Lesnar’s power against Ricochet’s agility and aerial arsenal.

If this was the route WWE was going, why make the hold build and vignette about Ricochet being the underdog and why can’t he beat Brock Lesnar if you were only going to swat that away too? It makes you wonder if WWE views Ricochet as a potential main-eventer down the road if he’s jobbing to Lesnar with zero offense. Sure, you can make him an underdog again, but this match didn’t exactly position him for the top of card anytime soon.

Speaking of disappointing matches, Bayley beat Naomi in a pretty ordinary affair to retain her “SmackDown” women’s championship in the first WWE women’s title match even in the Middle East. The self-proclaimed role model did so by intentionally getting Naomi’s leg stuck in her T-shirt during a submission and then slamming her face into the mat before pinning her

Yes, that type of finish fits Bayley’s character. But having Naomi win felt like a more proper way to highlight the significance of the moment and give the “SmackDown” women’s championship a slightly different story going into WrestleMania. This is not a huge blow to the rivalry, since Bayley won in a way she cannot when they are wearing their normal ring attire. It still felt like an opportunity missed.

The Roman Reigns-Baron Corbin feud got one more chapter and it was a solid one. Their steel cage match told a story around the chain Reigns used to lock the cage and hid the key for. Corbin got the key back and wrapped his hand with the chain in an attempt to punch Reigns. It failed and eventually it was The Big Dog, in what the announcers thankfully portrayed as the definitive victory in this rivalry, who used it with a Superman Punch to gain the win.

OTHER MATCHES

Undertaker wins the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy gauntlet match

R-Truth rolled up Bobby Lashley (who later beat him up more), fell on top of Andrade for a pin after the two banged heads and then eliminated Erick Rowan by disqualification only to tap out to AJ Styles’ calf crusher. Gallows and Anderson then assaulted Rey Mysterio backstage, leaving Styles to ask to win by forfeit.

Instead what he got was seeing the rest of The Club getting taken care of and The Undertaker, who reportedly asked to face Styles at WrestleMania, walking down the aisle. Undertaker, without taking off any of her gear, choke slammed Styles for the win. The next time we see Styles and Undertaker in a match it will likely be at WrestleMania 36.

The Miz and John Morrison over Kofi Kingston and Big E to win the SmackDown tag team championship

The reboot of this retro tag team continues. Morrison has been a refreshing add to the WWE roster and these four delivered a good match, though it felt like there was another gear they didn’t want to tap into just yet. Morrison hit Kingston with a chair shot that the referee didn’t see to get the pin and the former WWE champion for their first tag team championship together in nearly 11 years.

Seth Rollins and Murphy defeat The Street Profits to retain the Raw tag team championship

The pace of this felt a little slow for match with the Street Profits, but did include some fun double-team moves in the final third. Rollins delivered a Stomp to Angelo Dawkins on the ring apron and Murphy then brought him in for the pin. No surprise here and WWE continues to build Rollins’ Monday Night Messiah persona.

Angel Garza over Humberto Carrillo

Garza used a counter to roll up hand Carrillo his second straight defeat — the other coming on “Raw” earlier this week — in another quality match between these two. Not exactly sure who this feud is meant to get over, especially with US champion Andrade back from his Wellness Policy suspension. Carrillo, who can get some crowd sympathy with how close he’s been, needs a win soon as maybe we get a triple-threat or four-way match with Mysterio for the US belt at WrestleMania.

Mansoor over Dolph Ziggler

Mansoor, a native of Saudi Arabia, continues to win in his home country – now 3-0 including a victory over Cesaro. The story here was simple. Manoor worked from underneath a cocky Ziggler, eventually rallying for a win. Let’s hope the 24-year-old can continue to deliver some form of inspiration to his country and its people.

Biggest winner: Goldberg

Biggest loser: The Fiend

Best match: New Day vs. The Miz and John Morrison (SmackDown Tag Team Championship)

Grade: D+

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smilystore · 5 years

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2019 WWE SummerSlam card, start time, matches, predictions, location, date, PPV rumors

The second-biggest event on the WWE calendar is upon us. Sunday night, SummerSlam 2019 takes place inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The 12-match card features a plethora of titles being defended as well as a couple matchups featuring Hall of Famers. SummerSlam begins on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, with the kickoff show getting this started beginning at 5 p.m.

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This year’s SummerSlam event has brought us yet another stacked card to enjoy, with the top titles on the line as well as some interesting grudge matches set to play out. Let’s not waste any more time and have a look now at how the 2019 WWE SummerSlam card has taken shape.

2019 WWE SummerSlam matches

Universal Championship — Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins: At Extreme Rules, Lesnar earned three-time universal champion status when he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on the man who took the title from him in the WrestleMania 35 opener. Still positioned — for now — as the top babyface on Raw, the “Beast Slayer” earned the right to challenge Lesnar the very next night on Raw when he won a 10-man battle royal. The opening match of WrestleMania 35 will now be run back at SummerSlam — this time likely in the main event.

WWE Championship — Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton: Kingston was afforded the opportunity to choose his own challenger for SummerSlam, and he wasted no time in calling out a familiar foe he has storied history with in Orton. What’s incredible about this feud is the fact that they’re firmly tying in everything that went down in 2009 between these two, which will, without question, make this program all the more enjoyable over the next several weeks.

Raw Women’s Championship — Becky Lynch (c) vs. Natalya (Submission Match): It was clear Lynch needed to move on from Lacey Evans, so there was a fatal 4-way elimination match held on Raw to determine her next challenger. Natalya emerged victorious from that match and had some words with her “friend” afterwards. These two have been getting the better of each other since, and Natalya teased challenging Lynch to a submission match. That stipulation was added to the bout, as expected, just six days prior to the show.

SmackDown Women’s Championship — Bayley (c) vs. Ember Moon: If we thought the Raw women’s title match at SummerSlam was a bit out of left field, then how about this one on the blue brand, eh? After teaming together on SmackDown, Bayley went ahead in the middle of the ring to offer Moon a title shot, which of course the challenger quickly accepted. I’d be surprised, though, if Charlotte Flair isn’t added to this match in the coming weeks.

Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus: Flair said that she wanted the opportunity to prove that she’s the best of any era, and she laid down a challenge to a woman also considered by some to be the greatest female performer of all time. When it comes to dream matches nowadays, especially in the women’s division, it truly doesn’t get any bigger than this — and is Stratus’ hometown of Toronto, no less.

United States Championship — AJ Styles (c) vs. Ricochet: These two have, unsurprisingly, put on some terrific matches of late. Styles took the U.S. title from Ricochet at Extreme Rules with some assistance from The Club, and Ricochet was able to earn his rematch by emerging victorious from a gauntlet match on Raw. This particular match has show-stealing potential come SummerSlam if given the proper amount of time.

Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon: If Owens loses, he will quit WWE. One of the top — and best — storylines going in the company right now will come to a head at SummerSlam. After weeks of back and forth, Owens laid down the challenge to McMahon for the match in Toronto, and that challenge was quickly accepted. Owens’ star as a babyface continues to shine brighter and brighter each week, so bringing an end to the Shane McMahon reign of terror at SummerSlam would be a huge step in the right direction.

“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor: Wyatt targeted Balor upon his long-awaited return, and two weeks later, Balor presented the challenge. Wyatt, from the “Firefly Funhouse,” accepted on behalf of his demonic alter-ego. With Balor reportedly set to take some extended time off in the near future, this match likely may not feature an appearance from Balor’s “Demon” persona. Though, you never know — WWE may be so hellbent on getting this new Wyatt character over that he could be the first one to hand Balor’s respective alter-ego a loss, making Balor’s impending return after vacation all the more intriguing. We shall see.

Goldberg vs. Dolph Ziggler: Shawn Michaels was involved in the Ziggler vs. The Miz feud as a nice swerve for a returning Goldberg, who Ziggler called out on the mic in consecutive weeks to start the feud. Miz tricked Ziggler into signing a SummerSlam contract without looking at the terms, and Goldberg surprised Ziggler at the end of Raw. This will likely be a short squash match with Goldberg getting a farewell match to make up for his disaster against The Undertaker a few months ago in Saudi Arabia. Miz will face Ziggler next Monday on Raw.

Cruiserweight Championship — Drew Gulak (c) vs. Oney Lorcan (Kickoff Show): Five nights ahead of SummerSlam, Lorcan won a six-pack challenge to earn the title shot in Toronto. Lorcan has been a workhorse for the company over the course of the past year, and has earned this spot in the big stage. One thing for certain is that this could very well be the most physical match of the entire night on Sunday.

Women’s Tag Team Championship — Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics (Kickoff Show): The new champs will be wasting no time in defending the titles, as it was announced just hours prior to SummerSlam that they will be squaring off with the former champs as part of the kickoff festivities.

Buddy Murphy vs. Apollo Crews (Kickoff Show): Murphy got some significant television time with Roman Reigns on SmackDown this past Tuesday, and now WWE’s “best-kept secret” will get the chance to showcase his tremendous in-ring skills on one of the biggest stages of the year. With an opponent the likes of Crews, this match should deliver big.

2019 WWE SummerSlam card predictions

Roman Reigns-Daniel Bryan/Rowan confrontation: It was revealed on the go-home edition of SmackDown that Rowan was the one behind the forklift attack on Reigns. This, of course, lends credence to the rumor that Bryan will ultimately be revealed as the mastermind. With the sudden emergence of this angle merely one week ago, it’s uncertain right now if a match will be taking place, but one would have to safely assume that the program will be featured at SummerSlam in some fashion.

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