What a night it was ! Specially for the crowd. Thunderdome did it's best to make things better during the pandemic era and it did no doubt. But let's just hope we don't ever have to go that again. Now let's review the PPV.
Kickoff Show
I was surprised to see Smackdown Tag Titles match was in the kickoff show i mean it's one of the top feuds of Smackdown. However, the match was good. One of the best kickoff matches in the recent memory. The problem was the match should've lasted longer. All 4 men are very talented. If they were given more time it would've ended as one of the best matches of the show. It was such a good part when Rey Mysterio kicked out of the splash. I wanted The USOs to win the titles at SummerSlam. They cheated to win so i guess they will have another match.
Main Show
The first match of the night was Women's Money in The Bank Ladder Match. Well, it may not be one of the best matches but it wasn't bad. Maybe it's because the crowd was so loud. Every women did their absolute best. I am not a fan of this A. S. H gimmick of Nikki Cross but no doubt that she deserved to win. I actually wanted LIV Morgan to win or Naomi. Naomi and Asuka received big pops from the crowd. I gotta talk about Alexa Bliss' gimmick as well. I am not really a fan of this gimmick. This ain't a movie. This hypnotize or whatever you call it doesn't make any sense. The way Nikki Cross won may not be the best way but it was creative though. Nikki Cross had so much momentum before the match. Now let's see where she goes from here.
The 2nd match was for the RAW Tag Team titles match. The match was so much better than we thought it would be. AJ Styles is so talented. He can make anything turn into a gold. This match was no exception and this was OMOS' best performance yet. If this is how he will be booked i am very much looking forward to him. Let's not take anything away from THE Viking Raiders. They were so good in this match as well. They would've won the match if it wasn't for OMOS. I gotta talk about that assisted hurircanrana of AJ Styles outside the ring. Now i want RKOBROs to face AJ Styles and OMOS at SummerSlam.
The next match was for the WWE title match. Well, so many people have different opinion about this match but i actually enjoyed this match because of Lashley's dominance. I did expect Kofi to comeback in this match. I kept waiting but it didn't happen and i am alright with it. Bobby Lashley had gone a bit soft before his promo on last Monday night. After that promo he should've done this. Well, i do feel bad for Kofi. I knew Lashley was gonna retain but not in this dominating fashion. Good for Lashley because he is once again in his peak form.
The next match was for the RAW Women's championship. My gawd what a match this was ! Both of the women are very talented but the problem from the start was no one had interest because of the poor build up and seeing Charlotte and Rhea over and over again. The fans were chanting for Becky Lynch. But both of the women did so well that the fans ended up chanting "This is awesome". Both women used every move of their arsenal. It was wise to see Charlotte to focus on Rhea's knee you know why. I thought the natural selection from the top rope would be the end but Rhea kicked out made the match even better. Really didn't want to see Charlotte as the champion. I guess the feud will now continue which is a very bad thing. To me this was the second best match of the night.
Next was the 2nd Money in The Bank Ladder match. This match was better than the women's ladder match. Crowd's wildness also made the match very enjoyable. My gawd Ricochet's senton from the ladder ! Riddle's expression said it all. It was a good call to see Jinder Mahal take out Drew. It would've ruined Drew if he hadn't. Because it is never a good sign to see a baby face get booed. Drew would've gotten booed if he had won the match. I actually didn't want Drew to be part of the match from tbh. Let's talk about Kevin Owens. He took a lot of bump in this match. Especially that powerbomb through the ladder. I enjoyed Morrison Seth's short alliance. King Nakamura is once again top of his career. The crowd reaction said it all. Riddle delivered so many RKOs it was a nice sight to see and now let's talk about the winner BIG E. BIG E did receive a singles push last year but that stopped after he had lost the IC title. Now it's time for BIG E. I predicted and wanted him to win this match.
The main event and the match of the night was the Universal championship match. Finally, a one on one match for world title for EDGE. This was a dream match. The only complain about this match was the pace may be was a bit slower than usual. It stayed like this most of the time. Also the 2nd referee took very long time to come. The match was very good though. This peak level Roman Reigns will go down as one of the bests. He will be talked about as in the same level as The Rock, Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, John Cena, Undertaker and more. I haven't seen anyone who's in a level to beat him for the title on Smackdown yet. EDGE, he fought so many injuries to get back where he is now. He still can do all of his moves and have long matches. As predicted we all knew Seth Rollins would show up and cost EDGE the title and he did exactly that. We are very much looking forward to EDGE vs Seth Rollins feud for SummerSlam. After the match ended, Roman Reigns was about to say something but my gawd John Cena returned and it was the biggest pop of the night. I guess now Cena is the next challenger for Roman Reigns. This match is a main event anywhere of the world. This Roman Reigns vs John Cena !? Shut up and take my money.
What a night it was ! This may be the best wrestling PPV of 2021 so far. The live audience are the most responsible for this. WWE now has so much momentum after that awesome Friday Night Smackdown. Let's continue it through The Biggest Event of The Summer.
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