WWE Summerslam Live Coverage & Discussion Thread - August 21st 2016

[Kemo]

– We get a backstage segment with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in their doctor gear, saying they need more specimens for their jars. AJ Styles walks up and reunites with his partners in The Club. Finn Balor appears and they try to get him to do a “too sweet” but he walks off without doing it.

WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Apollo Crews vs. The Miz

Back to the ring and out comes Maryse with WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz. Apollo Crews is out next. Miz attacks as soon as the bell rings and takes control. They end up on the floor and back in as Miz controls most of the first half of the match. Crews makes a comeback and hits a big splash in the corner. Crews slams Miz again for a 2 count. Miz counters a move and goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but it’s blocked. Crews with an enziguri. Miz blocks the moonsault. Crews slams him for a close 2 count.

More back and forth. Miz hits his corner clothesline but Crews catches him and hits an overhead suplex. Crews with the standing moonsault for a 2 count as Crews looks on. Miz ends up retreating to the floor. He’s had enough but Crews brings him back in. Maryse distracts Crews but Miz has the Skull Crushing Finale blocked. He goes on and tries again, hitting it for the win.

Winner: The Miz

– After the match, Maryse comes in to celebrate with Miz. We get replays and come back to Miz and Maryse kissing in the ring. We go to break.

– We get hype for Styles vs. Cena.

AJ Styles vs. John Cena

We go to the ring and out first comes AJ Styles as Greg Hamilton does the introduction. John Cena is out next. Fans do dueling chants for the two as we get the bell. Back and forth to start.

AJ ends up hitting a nice dropkick but shows off too much and gets floored by Cena. Cena whips AJ hard into the corner a few times. Cena keeps control as fans start singing their own version of his theme song. Cena tries for an Attitude Adjustment on the apron but AJ counters and suplexes Cena on the apron. They both fall to the mat. They come back in and Cena hits a big backdrop for a 1 count. Cena goes on and hits a dropkick for another pin attempt.

Cena goes on and hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle and AA. Styles counters and hits the Styles Clash but Cena kicks out. More back and forth with big moves from both men. Cena catapults Styles into the corner and hits a TKO for a close 2 count. Styles with another roll up for 2. He misses a big right hand. Styles fights off the STF. Styles uses a modified AA on Cena but Cena kicks out at 2.

More close calls and big shots between the two. AJ with a rolling German suplex and a facebuster for a 2 count. Styles springboards in but Cena catches him in the STF. Styles turns Cena into the crossface. Cena powers up with AJ on his shoulders but AJ fights out and rolls Cena into the Calf Crusher. Cena rolls out and applies the STF. It’s broken and AJ hits an enziguri. Styles runs into an elbow. Cena with a tornado DDT out of the corner for a 2 count. Cena goes to the top for the big leg drop. He hits it but AJ kicks out at 2.

AJ ends up hitting a big hurricanrana out of the corner and a Phenomenal Forearm for a close 2 count. Cena ends up dropping AJ with a solid clothesline. Cena takes AJ back to the corner for a super AA from the second rope. AJ fights him off but Cena nails it. AJ still kicks out at 2. Cena is shocked. Cena stares AJ down as he tries to get back to his feet. Cena scoops AJ for another AA but Styles counters and hits another Clash. AJ can’t make the pin and rolls to the apron instead. AJ springboards in and nails the Phenomenal Forearm for the win.

Winner: AJ Styles

– After the bell, the crowd pops as we get replays. AJ makes his exit with his arms in the air as Cena recovers and looks on from the ring as Charles Robinson checks on him. AJ leaves and Cena sits in the middle of the ring as some fans cheer him. Cena leaves one of his bands, a piece of himself, in the ring and makes his exit.

[LionDen]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Miz won. All I got to say.

[LionDen]

Well, that was a long damn match lol Good match though with Styles getting the win.

[Slayer_X]

Great match between Styles and Cena.

[Kemo]

– We get a video of some fans who won a Cricket contest.

– We go back to the ring and JoJo introduces Jon Stewart. He comes to the ring and says Cena vs. Styles was magic. He gets the “what!?” treatment when commenting on his chairshot to Cena at SummerSlam 2015. Stewart says he’s been asked by The New Day to join them as Big E is not able to be here. Stewart puts on a unicorn horn and begins the introduction for WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day as fans do it with him.

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WWE Tag Team Title Match: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The New Day

We go to the ring and out come WWE Tag Team Champions Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. They have Booty-Os cereal. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson are out next.

Anderson and Kofi start things off with Anderson taking control. Kofi turns it around and in comes Woods. Woods with a 2 count before Anderson takes him to the corner. Gallows tag sin and beats on Woods. Woods runs the ropes and dropkicks the leg. Woods takes Gallows to their corner and starts stomping. Kofi tags in and keeps up the Unicorn Stampede on Gallows. Kofi ends up leaping out onto Gallows, knocking him down on the floor. Woods plays Francesca 2 as fans pop. Kofi brings Gallows back in but Anderson distracts him, allowing Gallows to kick Kofi in the head. Gallows unloads on Kofi now.

Woods and Anderson go at it now. Woods unloads and hits a nice dropkick to the back for a 2 count. More back and forth until Stewart gets involved.Gallows and Anderson warn him as they keep control of Kofi and Woods. They finally grab Stewart by his legs and tease another case of ringpostitis. They drag Stewart over to the ring post but The New Day’s music hits and out comes Big E. He floors Anderson and hits a belly-to-belly on Gallows as the bell rings.

Winners by DQ: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson

– After the bell, Big E continues destroying Gallows and Anderson as fans pop. Kofi and Woods come over to celebrate with him. He opens one of the jars at ringside, takes a sip and spits it into the air. The New Day hits the ring to dance around with Stewart as their music hits.

– We get a promo for tonight’s WWE Title match.

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WWE Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose

Back to the ring and SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon is in the ring with SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan. They wait as Dolph Ziggler makes his way out first. WWE Champion Dean Ambrose is out next. They have words before the match but the bosses get between them. We get formal introductions from Hamilton.

They trade strikes and we get a pin attempt early on. They end up on the floor and Ziggler nails a neckbreaker before bringing it back in. Ziggler blocks Dirty Deeds but Ambrose tosses him over the top to the floor. They come back in with Ambrose in control. He takes Ziggler to the corner for a chop. Ambrose takes Ziggler up top for a super butterfly suplex and nails it for a 2 count. Ambrose keeps control and applies a single crab in the middle of the ring.

Ambrose ends up hitting a snap suplex for another pin attempt. Ambrose goes to the top but Ziggler dropkicks him on the way down. Ziggler misses a superkick and gets planted on his face for another 2 count. Ambrose cranks up for a superkick to mock Ziggler. He goes for Dirty Deeds instead but it’s blocked. Ambrose goes to the floor frustrated and comes right back in. Ziggler drops him with a big DDT for a 2 count.

They trade kicks and punches in the middle of the ring now. Ambrose blocks the Fame-asser and rolls Ziggler up for a 2 count. Ambrose gets sent shoulder first into the ring post. Ziggler nails a Fame-asser for a 2 count. More back and forth now. They collide in the middle of the ring and both go down. Ambrose unloads with strikes and a big clothesline. Ambrose nails Ziggler in the corner and hits the running bulldog. Ambrose goes up top for the elbow drop and hits it but Ziggler kicks out at 2. Ambrose mocks Ziggler some more. Ziggler with a reversal and a sleeper hold. They both tumble over the top rope, hitting the floor.

Ziggler superkicks Ambrose on the floor and brings him back in for a 2 count. They trade holds again and Ziggler nails the Zig Zag for a close 2 count after countering Dirty Deeds. Ambrose gets the upperhand and lays Ziggler out again. Ambrose wastes some time and is slow to get back to the top. Ziggler crotches him with the top rope. Ziggler climbs up for a superplex but Ambrose headbutts him to the floor. Ziggler runs back up but Ambrose fights him. Ziggler brings Ambrose to the mat but gets blocked and dropped with Dirty Deeds for the win.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

– After the match, we get replays as Ambrose celebrates with the title.

[LionDen]

Whoever is booking Summerslam has some bizarre ideas lol

[LionDen]

lol Eva Marie but I did not see Nikki Bella returning and that Ambrose vs Ziggler match was so flat, it even killed th crowd.

[Kemo]

Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss and Natalya vs. Carmella, Naomi and Becky Lynch

Naomi is out first followed by Carmella and then Becky Lynch. Natalya is out first for her team, followed by Alexa Bliss. The Eva Marie intro starts up but the voice announces that she’s recovering from anxiety and stress, caused by hostile WWE fans, and will be taking a vacation in the British Isles. Hamilton introduces her replacement and out comes Nikki Bella to a big pop for her return.

Bliss and Becky start things off. Naomi and Natalya go at it next. Carmella comes in and gets the upperhand on Natalya with a flying headscissors. Natalya retreats to the floor but gets floored by Carmella. Carmella brings it back in and drives Natalya into her boot. Natalya turns it around and powerslams her for a 2 count.

Nikki comes in and hits a snap suplex on Carmella before keeping her grounded. Nikki goes on and hits a big spinebuster. Bliss is in next. She stops Carmella from making a tag and drops some nice knees for a 2 count. Natalya comes in and takes control of Carmella. Carmella eventually tags in Becky and she unloads on Natalya. The end eventually comes when Nikki gets the pin for her team after a TKO on Carmella.

Winners: Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss and Natalya

– After the match, Nikki and her partners taunt the losers from the ring.

– They aired a video looking at SummerSlam Week in New York City.

– We get a video for tonight’s WWE United States Title match. Maria Menounos is backstage with Rusev and Lana, who are not happy with Reigns still. Rusev says he is the greatest US Champion and will crush Reigns tonight.

– We see rappers Wale and Fabolous at ringside.

– They air a video package for tonight’s WWE Universal Title match.

WWE Universal Title Match: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

We go to the ring and Mick Foley is out with Stephanie McMahon. The new WWE Universal Title belt sits on a podium in the ring. It’s similar to the WWE Title but has a red background. Seth Rollins is out first, followed by “Demon King” Finn Balor to a pop. Rollins watches from ringside as The Demon makes his way out. This match is to crown the first-ever WWE Universal Champion. We get formal introductions from JoJo.

The bell rings and Balor immediately strikes. He goes for a quick Coup de Grace but Rollins rolls to the floor. Balor runs the ropes and leaps out, taking Rollins out. Balor brings it back in the ring but Rollins kicks him. Balor turns it back around and they end up on the floor. Rollins tosses Balor into the timekeeper’s area. Balor rises and goes back to work on Rollins. Balor brings it in the ring and goes on to hit a dropkick to the face for a 2 count.

Back to the floor as Rollins powerbombs Balor into the barrier. He brings it back in for a 2 count. Rollins with more offense in the corner now. More back and forth. Rollins avoids another Coup de Grace. Lots more back and forth. Balor takes Rollins from corner to corner and hits a low dropkick, sending Rollins to the floor. Balor with a big knee to the face from the apron. They come back in and Rollins cuts Balor off again. Balor blocks a Pedigree. Rollins lands no his feet, fires right back and drops Balor with an enziguri. Balor comes right back with an overhead kick.

Rollins counters 1916 with a knee to the head. Balor tries again and hits it. Balor goes to the top for a Coup de Grace but Rollins moves. Rollins applies a triangle choke. Balor makes it to the ropes but there are no disqualifications. The hold is finally broken as Balor gets to the floor. Back in the ring, Rollins ends up hitting a turnbuckle powerbomb and a superkick for a 2 count. Rollins talks some trash to Balor now. Another close call for Rollins. Rollins goes to the top but Balor kicks him off. Balor goes on and hits the big stomp to the back of the head but Rollins kicks out at 2. Balor goes back to the top but Rollins avoids the Coup de Grace and hits the Pedigree. Balor kicks out at 2.

Rollins ends up on top again and lands on his feet. Balor dropkicks him into the corner. Balor goes back up top buollins nails a superplex and holds it for a Pedigree. It’s countered. Balor with a stomp. Balor dropkicks Rollins in the corner again. Balor with another dropkick into another corner. Balor goes to the top and hits Coup de Grace to become the first-ever WWE Universal Champion.

Winner and First-Ever WWE Universal Champion: Finn Balor

– After the match, Balor goes to the floor to grab his title from Foley and Stephanie. He brings it back in the ring to celebrate as fans pop. We get replays and come back to Balor celebrating with the title. Balor goes to ringside and greets his parents before making his exit.

– We get a video package for tonight’s United States Title match.

– Balor and Charlotte will be on ABC’s Good Morning America tomorrow.

[Kemo]

WWE United States Title Match: Roman Reigns vs. Rusev

We go tot he ring and Lana introduces her husband, WWE United States Champion Rusev. Roman Reigns is out next. Rusev attacks before the bell and they end up brawling out to the floor. Rusev destroys Reigns, using the steel and the barrier, and talks trash about how he treated Lana. Reigns fights back and hits a Superman punch. They continue unloading on each other as officials try to break it up. A steel chair comes into play and Reigns wails on Rusev with it before going back to right hands. Reigns mounts Rusev on the floor and unloads with rights as referees are still trying to separate them. Reigns comes back and mounts Rusev with headbutts.

Reigns comes back and beats on Rusev some more. Officials and trainers come to check on Rusev as Reigns is walked to the back by referees. Fans chant for Heath Slater. Rusev is tended to as Lana looks on concerned. JoJo announces that the ringside doctor has informed her that Rusev cannot compete. Rusev starts heading to the back but Reigns comes back out and spears him at ringside. We get replays and come back to Rusev down in pain. Reigns leaves again but stops to look back at the ring. We go to a break.

– We get a video package for tonight’s main event.

Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton

We go to the ring and out first comes Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman to a pop. We see Stephanie and Foley watching backstage as Lesnar hits the ring. Heyman gives a quick introduction before Randy Orton makes his way out to a pop.

They meet in the middle of the ring and we get the bell. They bounce around and size each other up. Lesnar attacks first and takes Orton into the corner with many big thrusts. Lesnar beats Orton down. Orton stops the first German suplex. Orton with back elbows and a dropkick. Lesnar blocks a RKO and smiles. Lesnar hits the first German.

Lesnar with another German and more offense in the corner. Lesnar with the third German. Orton continues beating Orton around as he smiles. Lesnar with another German. Orton fights back out of the corner but Lesnar stops him with more big thrusts. Lesnar with the fifth German suplex. Lesnar keeps control and hits another German. Orton goes to the floor for a breather but Lesnar follows. Orton fights back with forearms but Lesnar knees him. Lesnar slams Orton on one of the international announce tables. Orton falls over the barrier. Lesnar brings him back over and throws him back on the table, this time it smashes into pieces.

Lesnar brings it back in the ring and looks down at Orton laughing. Lesnar goes for another German and nails #7. They go back to the floor and Lesnar takes apart the RAW announce table. Lesnar goes on top of the table with Orton. Lesnar picks Orton up on the table but Orton nails a RKO outta nowhere. Orton heads back in the ring as Lesnar crawls behind him. Lesnar comes back in but Orton meets him with a second rope draping DDT. Orton nails another RKO as Lesnar gets up. Lesnar kicks out at 2.

Orton readies as Heyman goes nuts at ringside. Orton charges and Lesnar catches him in the F5 for a close 2 count. Lesnar mounts Orton and pounds on him now. Lesnar with elbows and forearms on top of Orton. Lesnar stops and gets one last punch in before getting up off Orton, who isn’t moving. Orton is bleeding pretty bad from the forehead now. The referee puts on his globes and a trainer comes in to tend to the cut. Heyman and Lesnar watch from the corner. Lesnar comes over and stops the trainer by unloading on Orton. Lesnar pounds on Orton’s bloody forehead. The referee backs him off and the trainer goes back to working on Orton. Fans chant for Bill Goldberg.

Lesnar pounds on Orton some more before standing tall as some fans boo. The referree calls for the bell.

Winner by TKO: Brock Lesnar

– After JoJo makes the announcement, some fans boo as Heyman raises Lesnar’s arm in the air. Trainers and referees check on a bloody Orton. Lesnar smiles and goes back to work on Orton, beating on his forehead. Shane McMahon comes to the ring and Lesnar doesn’t back down. Lesnar won’t let Shane get to Orton to check on him. Lesnar grabs Shane and lays him out with a F5. Heyman hits his knees and throws a fit, asking Lesnar what did he just do. Shane recovers as Lesnar and Heyman leave the ring. More Goldberg chants from the crowd. Fans boo as Lesnar and Heyman head up the ramp. We see a bloody Orton push away a trainer int he corner. Shane sits up and stares at Lesnar. Lesnar stops and turns round, staring back at the ring. SummerSlam goes off the air as Lesnar heads to the back.

[LionDen]

The Universal Title looks like it was made for KANE or Balor.