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.