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Post by John Canton on Aug 7, 2012 10:20:58 GMT -5
Here's the lineup so far:
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio
Kane vs. Daniel Bryan
I'd expect Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho to be added as well.
Any thoughts and predictions? Go.
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Post by Just Andy on Aug 7, 2012 10:34:50 GMT -5
Im looking forward to Brock/HHH, if they can keep it physical, the match can be great. Ive always felt that HHH had some great matches, when the physicality was cranked up a notch.
Del Rio and Sheamus could be the sleeper best match on the card( I hope)
Id also like to see Ziggler tease the MITB too, but selfishly I wanna see him cash it in at Survivor Series(since I'll be there)
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Post by John on Aug 7, 2012 10:41:40 GMT -5
I would like to see Lesnar go over in a strong way (prediction later on) and have Triple H written off tv until Mania comes around where a possible rematch would loom and the build up would be good. I think D Bryan will go over too since Kane doesn't need the win here. I have a feeling that ADR might be getting the belt. I see CM Punk retaining and holding the title until the Royal Rumble where he drops it to The Rock and regains the title at WrestleMania in a rematch. Have Cena face the Undertaker at Mania which would be a big draw also.
My thoughts on a big angle they could do during the show to produce intrigue is have CM Punk walk out of a dressing room early on in the show and later show the dressing room to be occupied by Heyman. Have the Lesnar/HHH match on last and have Punk retain the title in the third to last match. Have Punk cost HHH the match by a distraction allowing Lesnar to beat him down badly for the win.
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Post by dorneydave on Aug 7, 2012 10:42:00 GMT -5
Triple threat match - I'm really bummed that Big Show got shoved into yet another main event, I have nothing against him but he's not effective in a main event role. Last night's ending to Raw helped establish him a little bit, but the story is clearly on Punk and Cena. That's all it needed. Adding Big Show really killed my interest for this match. Del Rio/Sheamus - Don't care about Del Rio, can't believe he's in the WHC match AGAIN. Really looking forward to HHH/Lesnar and Dolph/Jericho. I expect Lesnar to go over. If HHH does have to win, I think Lesnar will end up destroying HBK so he keeps the "monster" label.
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Post by Michael Cole on Aug 7, 2012 10:43:01 GMT -5
The 2 title matches are a little underwhelming for Summerslam.
I would have been fine with Punk v Cena. It's something about triple threats that i don't like.
ADR is really starting to bore me. I really liked him at the beginning but his promo's are becoming more and more repetitive.
Hopefully Ziggler and Jericho get 15/20 minutes.
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Post by stonercc on Aug 7, 2012 10:44:31 GMT -5
Brock vs HHH should be good, If HHH goes over, the whole thing becomes basically worthless. The triple threat match should be solid, with a period of Show being laid out, outside the ring while Cena and Punk go at it. I forsee the finish to be Cena with the AA on Show, eats a roundhouse kick from Punk, and Punk steals the pin to retain his title. Honestly not sure what to expect in the Kane vs Daniel Bryan match. I think the Sheamus/Del Rio match and the Ziggler/Jericho tie together. Ziggler I'm my opinion drops the match to Jericho. The after Sheamus defeats Del Rio, Ziggler cashes in and wins the world heavyweight title. Jericho leaves to tour with fozzy and has a built in program with ziggler if and when he returns based on the fact that Ziggler didn't beat him.
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Post by LAVAJava on Aug 7, 2012 11:02:02 GMT -5
ADR is really starting to bore me. I really liked him at the beginning but his promo's are becoming more and more repetitive. His promos have always been like that! How long did he get by by just repeating over and over again what his name was and how his destiny was to be World Champion!? ADR's is an upper-midcard act at best IMO and they should get him a manager who can speak! Summerslam is looking OK only ATM, although Jericho/Ziggler will boost the card. The WWE title match will be nothing special but my thinking is that WWE realise Brock/HHH and the Summerslam brand alone will sell the event to its usual 400k buys. I think that's why they're holding off on Punk v Cena in singles until NOC and HIAC, as those PPV's usually do poor to average numbers and they're hoping they'll boost the buyrates.
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Post by KJ Brophy on Aug 7, 2012 11:05:03 GMT -5
Match I am most excited for is Ziggler/Jericho hope they get 15+min. Even though I like Sheamus I'm not excited for his match against Del Rio don't see why WWE likes him so much. I would of rather seen him have a feud with someone like Kane
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Post by JoeFTWpodcast on Aug 7, 2012 11:14:32 GMT -5
I'm really disappointed with the HHH/Brock setup. It was okay until they brought HBK into it. I applaud HBK for all he's done, but if you're retiring and in the freakin' Hall of Fame, please... Stop coming back for things like this. I understand it's a paycheck and people will pop, but damn, I really want the WWE to move on to try new things and highlight younger talent. Especially since there isn't a whole lot of competition. One can argue the merits of staying ahead of TNA, but I'd love WWE to try new things (like using Brock to open up a more MMA style match) and really find ways to advance the product. If TNA builds from it, good, because WWE did so much better when they had SOLID competition, and they haven't since WCW.
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Post by ftwpodcast on Aug 7, 2012 11:18:28 GMT -5
HBK being involved in the match just seems odd. It's not needed. Brock vs. HHH sells itself, especially with Heyman's involvement. But, it just doesn't feel like they're selling it right.
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Post by johnburgundy on Aug 7, 2012 11:18:35 GMT -5
The person who needs a win on this ppv more than anyone is Brock Lesnar. Second is Dolph Ziggler.
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Post by John Canton on Aug 7, 2012 11:25:19 GMT -5
I fully expect Lesnar to win. I could understand Cena beating him because he was a full timer, but Hunter is a part timer so it does nobody any good to have him go over Lesnar.
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Post by LAVAJava on Aug 7, 2012 11:29:53 GMT -5
Ziggler I'm my opinion drops the match to Jericho. The after Sheamus defeats Del Rio, Ziggler cashes in and wins the world heavyweight title. J Hmmm, I think it's too soon for ZigZag to cash in. They've already devalued MITB enough with that waste of a Cena win/cash in. I think they should build it (and Ziggler) up again first before the cash in but we'll see!
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Post by TeejIsMTFO on Aug 7, 2012 11:46:13 GMT -5
At first I thought HBK being in HHH's corner would be too redundant and reminiscent of his involvement with HHH at Wrestlemania against Taker, but HBK has enough charisma and star power to add to the match without having to do much. I don't think it'll take away from the match at all.
Also, I don't know who's going to win, but if I had to bet, I'd say Lesnar was going over Hunter because of the potential for a rematch down the line.
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Post by JoeFTWpodcast on Aug 7, 2012 11:51:09 GMT -5
The only way I'd be okay with HBK being involved is if Lesnar KOs him and Hunter, as it will rebuild him as a monster powerhouse. After the loss to Cena, he needs to reclaim the destroyer image.
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