Ringside Reviews: Summerslam 2008

August 17, 2008

Conseco Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, Indiana

As the reviews go, I just go from the left side of the shelf to the right. It just so happens that this Summerslam was next to Summerslam 2008. The last Summerslam that I watched (2003) was a sleeper hit for me. Will this one be the same?

Jeff Hardy vs MVP

Time 19:12

Ugh this match did nothing for me. Im not an MVP fan at all and I perfer Hardy's stuff from 2000-about 2002. Anyways this match had some solid spots here and there, but it just seemed empty. With the two wrestlers involved in this match, I thought they could do way better.

**3/4

Intercontinental/Womens Championship (Mixed Tag)

Glamarella vs Kofi Kingston/Mickie James (C)

Time: 5:40

This one was ok and there really isnt much to say. There was some solid wrestling between Kofi and Santino. Mickie and Beth did a decent job in the ring together.

**1/4

ECW Championship

Mark Henry (C) vs Matt Hardy

Time: 0:33

Well can't say anything about this one. Starts off and ends in a DQ.

N/A

World Heavyweight Championship

JBL vs CM Punk (C)

Time: 11:12

This one wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. Some solid wrestling action goes through the whole match. JBL actually does a good job as being somewhat of a monster heel against an underdog Punk. Punk takes a nasty hit to the head in this match, call it good.

***

WWE Championship

The Great Khali vs Triple H (C)

Time: 9:18

Oh my god, this one was terrible. What can you expect though? Triple H is one of the best and Khali is one of the worst. This may be one of Khali's better matches, but thats not saying anything.

*1/2

Batista vs John Cena

Time: 13:41

This is an awesome power match. When it comes to step it up Cena delivers big time. Batista can be a hit and miss, but in this match he was on his game. Both go back and forth through out the match. This is the match that both of them got hurt in, Cena had a back injury from the powerbomb and Batista tore his hamstring.

****

Hell In A Cell

Edge vs The Undertaker

Time: 26:43

Hands down match of the night. Hell in a Cell is really hard to mess up. This one was pretty much flawless when it comes to being in a Hell in a Cell match. The spots are awesome and both of them put on a great show. This one ranks in the top ten best matches.

*****

Overall: 5/10

This one had a ton of crap in it. It wasn't like Summerslam 2003 that had me suprised after watching it. Just watch the Batista/Cena, Hell In A Cell, and maybe check out Punk/JBL. Forget the rest.

Ringside Reviews: Summeslam 2003

August 24, 2003

American West Arena

Phoenix, Arizona

We all know that Summerslam is the Wrestlemania of the summer. WWE calls it the biggest blockbuster of the summer. There are times when a major ppv busts though. Will this be the blockbuster that WWE says it is, or a bust?

World Tag Team Championship

Dudley Boyz vs La Resistance (C)

Time: 7:49

Nothing really special here. The pace of the match was pretty good for the opening bout though. It had some decent action, but the ending was the typical interference to help the champions.

**1/2

Undertaker vs A-Train

Time: 9:19

We all know how bad Biker-Taker was. Just going around and beating the crap out of opponets. Well guess what this match is? Taker beating up A-Train throughout 90% of the match. Hey the plus is that Sable and Stephanie McMahon duke it out at the end.

**

Shane McMahon vs Eric Bischoff

Time: 10:36

Oh god, matches like this one piss me off. Its a big mess and of course Stone Cold comes out and stunners everyone in site.

*

United States Championship

Chris Benoit vs Rhyno vs Tajiri vs Eddie Guerrero (C)

Time: 10:50

I liked this one. There was alot of action as a fatal fourway should be. This one ended in classic Eddie style by cheating by using the belt and capitalizing on the sitiuation. Matches like these tend to be hidden gems.

***1/4

WWE Championship

Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle (C)

Time: 21:17

I loved this match. There is a ton of action packed into it just like there Wrestlemania match. It has a bit of everything from a little brawling to technical wrestling. In my opinion this one is the match of the night. The only problem was Vince getting in there and doing some interference.

****3/4

No Holds Barred

Kane vs Rob Van Damn

Time: 12:49

A pretty decent brawl between these two. With these two Kane can be good in a hardcore sitiuation, and RVD well, we know where he came from. They used the weapons well for a no holds barred match. Wish they could've had a bit more time. It seemed a little rushed.

***

Elimination Chamber (World Heavyweight Championship)

Goldberg vs Chris Jericho vs Kevin Nash vs Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton vs Triple H (C)

Time: 19:12

I love Elimination Chamber matches. It is hard to mess them up. A great match with a decent selection of wrestlers. Other then Triple H who was at his WORST part of his career. I know the guy was hurt, but he just sucked in this match. Goldberg did a great job just taking everyone out. Which isnt a suprise since thats all he does.

****

Overall: 7/10

This one started off slow but slowly got better as the ppv went on. Even though this is not the greatest Suumerslam, but it is kind of a hidden gem in that line of ppvs. Just get through the first half and enjoy the main event matches.

Random News

So this is my first blog of my new wrestling site. Sure ill cover ppvs, shows (both local and national), DVDs, requests, you get the point.

So I thought Ill just start off with some random news/thoughts.

Chis Jericho's DVD is coming out in September. At first I heard it was all matches. Pretty cool, Im still gonna get it. Then I read there will be a documentary. That bumps up the value ten more times.

TNA iMPACT! got another .9 rating this week. Wow even moving back to Thursdays hasn't even helped. They have alot of work to be able to get to atleast Smackdown's ratings. I could go on, but maybe later.

It looks like Youtube and WWE have reached a deal for them to upload NXT, Superstars, and Smackdown. It's great for me since I never really watch those shows on the nights they air.

Well I should be getting WWE Classics soon. That will be great since I wont have to order ppvs just have to wait a few months then Ill be able to watch them. Anyways I should have a review of Summerslam 2003 soon, and then go on with my collection from there.