WWE Summerslam 2012 took place on
August 19th 2012. The two main matches featured John Cena, the Big
Show, and CM Punk for the WWE Championship and Brock Lesnar faced off
against Triple H. The Wrestling Emporium brings a review of WWE
Summerslam 2012, breaking down the good, the bad, and the ugly. More
thoughts are available in the link in the corresponding WWE
Summerslam tab.
WWE Summerslam 2012 Review.
The Good.
Brock Lesnar against Triple H had a great match. Hopefully Lesnar is
back on track and Triple H did the right thing.
The Triple Threat Match really had its moments but it had the
standard Triple Threat finish. That finish is just par for the course
for WWE. Punk retained his championship.
Antonio Cesaro is the new WWE United States Champion. Santino had a
fun run but it was time for something new.
Jericho against Ziggler had some great action and fun moments.
Miz versus Rey Mysterio for the WWE Intercontinental Championship was
another good match. Rey might have lost a step but Miz's somewhat
push continued. The test of late 2011 and early 2012 should serve him
well. Whether or not he'll get close to the title again, likely not.
The Bad.
Ziggler seems to be following Daniel Bryan's trajectory from last
year. He's lost more matches then he has won. Then again, WWE has the
habit of beating the Money in the Bank briefcase holders a bunch of
times. It's their way of setting up challengers.
Daniel Bryan against Kane had a rather weak finish.
Sheamus against Del Rio had a bland match and the feud continued for
another month. Or at least one more match on WWE Smackdown. Sheamus
needs a new opponent. Hopefully Wade Barrett will be that opponent.
The purpose of the WWE Tag Team Title Match really fell flat. R-Truth
and Kofi Kingston retained their belts.
The Ugly.
Nothing really bad, even if Summerslam just seemed rather
underwhelming. An awesome B-Show Pay Per View but it paled when you
consider the standards of WWE Summerslam in the past.
RAW tonight will be three hours. Preview should be up later.
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