WWE: Summerslam 2013

The Best vs. The Beast; The Beard vs. The Champ
After last years disappointing "Summerslam," WWE rebounds nicely at this event. The the double main event feuds were very compelling in their own way and the under card was pretty solid as well. This event took me for an interesting ride.

United States Championship
Dean Ambrose (Champion) vs. RVD
While this wasn't as good as I hoped it would be, it continued the hot streak for WWE's pre-show matches. There was nothing spectacular about the match but these two looked fluid in the ring and Ambrose definitely held his own. This match was all apart of another story though, as Mark Henry & Big Show look to take on the other two members of the Shield, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins. I'm looking forward to seeing what these two can do given more time and an actual finish. ***

Ring of Fire Match
Kane vs. Bray Wyatt
The fact that the this was the first Inferno (Ring of Fire) Match since 2006 made me very excited as a fan. I've loved the Wyatt Family and...

WWE Summerslam 2013 review
The United States Championship match between Rob Van Dam & Dean Ambrose was an average match that never really kicked into gear. The Ring of Fire match between Kane & Bray Wyatt was not great but pretty good. The Cody Rhodes-Damien Shadow match was a fast-paced and good bout. The World's Heavyweight Championship match between Alberto Del Rio & Christian was a phenomenal example of old-school wrestling at its finest and the finish was a good example of in-ring psychology and continuously as one could imagine. The Natalya-Brie Bella match was unspectacular yet solid. The No-DQ match between Brock Lesnar & CM Punk was a hardcore,smash-mouth,vicious brawl. The Mixed Tag Team match between Dolph Ziggler & Kaitlyn against Big E Langston & AJ Lee was a fast-paced,interesting & entertaining bout. The WWE Championship match between John Cena & Daniel Bryan(With Triple H as the Guest Referee) was a phenomenal,back-and-forth bout. I give this PPV a 8 out of 10.

Pro wrestling in WWE???
Thanks to 3 outstanding wrestling matches, Summerslam 2013 is the finest WWE PPV in many years. This is the show that made me realize, with utter shock, that WWE had suddenly undergone a philosophy change. After disdaining the term 'pro wrestling' in favor of 'sports entertainment' for decades, the elements that owner Vince McMahon felt put the 'entertainment' into his product (bad comedy, nonsensical matchups, a "punch/kick" ring style) are mercifully absent here. A full month after this show, WWE resembled nothing but a pro wrestling organization. Let's hope it stays that way awhile.
1)US title: Champion Dean Ambrose vs Rob Van Dam-The future vs the past. According to those in the know, WWE management considers Ambrose a future WWE champion. Having made his bones on the rough n ready indie circuit under the moniker Jon Moxley, Ambrose entered WWE ready for a push, and he's getting it. RVD, although no longer the athletic cyclone from a decade ago, is clearly motivated to be...

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