WWE SummerSlam live analysis and results

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WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view is scheduled to fill Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, usually home to the Las Vegas Raiders, with what should be its largest live crowd since October 2019.

The event is led by two world title matches with stars returning and varying drastically depending on the circumstances. John Cena, a recent appearance on The Suicide Squad and the Fast & Furious franchise, among many other roles in Hollywood, seeks to break the bond between him and Ric Flair for most world titles in WWE history. Challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal title.

Bill Goldberg is also back, for the first time since the January Royal Rumble. And for the fourth time in a row, his payback will be in a match for the world title. He recently failed to win the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble, after defeating “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship in Saudi Arabia in February 2020 and losing that title to Braun Strowman in March 2020. .

There’s also a triple threat match for the Raw women’s championship, with Money in the Bank winner and Raw women’s champion Nikki ASH defending against the two most recent champions, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley. On SmackDown, Bianca Belair defends her women’s championship against Sasha Banks in a rematch of WrestleMania 37.

Six more matches complete the list, most notably a match of resentment between Edge and Seth Rollins.

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Ongoing game: SmackDown: The Usos (c) def. Rey and Dominik Mysterio

Recap to come.

Results:

American Championship: Damian Priest def. Sheamus (c)

Damian Priest suffered many months after the departure of Bad Bunny, a time to start his career on the main list in which he overcame and opened many eyes.

With a win against Sheamus at SummerSlam to become the U.S. champion, perhaps Priest can use a high-profile win and a great reaction from the people of Las Vegas to serve as a launching pad for the bigger things for to come.

Sheamus dominated the action at first, and came to put Priest on his knee after a break. The priest briefly stopped this impulse when he turned a power bomb into scissors, but Sheamus turned it around again in no time and struck Priest on the carpet.

Priest fought his way back with a series of punches to the face and a clothesline, followed by a Bell Clap, a high kick and a particularly impressive swivel heel that came out of the top rope.

The priest grabbed Sheamus’ throat as he stood on the top rope, but his attempt at suffocation was thwarted when Sheamus carried Priest first around his neck on the top rope, followed by an Alabama Slam. A header caused Sheamus to get a Brogue Kick, but Priest countered with a kick of his own, followed by a resting shock.

The chaotic energy spun back and forth as Priest flew off the ropes and Sheamus connected with one knee, but only scored two points. Sheamus went to get a clover leaf, but Priest rolled it to break the cellar. They remained intertwined, allowing Sheamus to attach to a heel hook, and then Priest ripped off Sheamus’ nose mask.

The priest hit Sheamus as he tried to cover his face, dropped Sheamus first at the ring post with Snake Eyes and then landed flat with a heel kick. The calculation soon followed, and Priest got the treble for the win.

What follows: Priest has yet to be defeated in individual action since he left NXT, and it looks likely to take the U.S. championship to big games to advance. Sheamus ’path forward is less clear and, outside of a title rematch, he could benefit from a change to SmackDown for new opportunities.

First team championship: defeated Randy Orton and Riddle. AJ Styles and Omos (c)

Riddle and Randy Orton opened the main letter of SummerSlam dethroning Omos and AJ Styles to become the new Raw Team champions.

The dynamic between Riddle and Orton has changed constantly since Riddle first addressed the possibility of a team, and the solidification of his bond as a tag team (RKBro) crystallized at the right time. The chemistry was clear from the first moments of the match, albeit awkwardly, from the moment Riddle improvised using Orton as a platform for sending sentiments to Styles in the early moments of the match.

But Styles quickly scored Omos in the match, and had his way with Riddle in the middle of the ring. And the moment Riddle tried to control him with a bed, Styles showed his own creativity by scoring and hitting a tandem that spun the DDT through Omos as he marked the way back to the game.

Riddle faced Orton and, upon entering the match, kept both Styles and Omos. Omos pulled Styles out of harm’s way while Orton lined up an RKO, and then Omos blew Riddle into the apron.

Riddle quickly appeared, however, and countered once outside by sending Omos crashing into the post. Styles pulled a movement characteristic of his past with a twist: a moon jump from the apron to Riddle as he stayed outside flowed smoothly toward a reverse DDT.

But as Styles devoted his time and made a comeback victory, he made his last mistake. He was missing a phenomenal forearm, but managed to block an RKO and turn it into a roll with a handful of tights. But Orton reappeared, connected with an RKO and won the match for his team.

What follows: Shenanigans, as the weeks go by, the bond between Orton and Riddle is strengthened. It looks like a rematch against Omos and Styles, perhaps as early as Monday. And hopefully, sooner rather than later, the opportunity for Styles to return to singles action and the title

Alexa Bliss def. Eva Marie

Any match that has a hiatus with a fighter slapping an inanimate doll will not follow the script of a standard wrestling match. This doubles when the same doll is used to slap an opponent, as was the case with Eva Marie when she attacked Alexa Bliss with Lilly, which caused Bliss to make an aggression.

Bliss threw himself into Twisted Bliss from the top rope, but failed Eva Marie, who scored twice after two. This fed directly to the end of the match, while Eva Marie argued with the referee, and Bliss used this confusion to connect with a DDT for the win.

Doudrop, Eva Marie’s increasingly frustrated support system, smiled at the result and asked for a microphone. “And the loser of this match is Eva Marie!” Doudrop shouted, before putting on Eva Marie’s dressing gown and running away.

What follows: Happiness will do creepy things, in front of a different foil. Maybe Doudrop can finally get away from Eva Marie and maybe even shake that silly name.

Great def. Baron Corbin

Outside of the recent return of John Cena and the dominance of Roman Reigns during his reign in the Universal Championship, Baron Corbin’s work over the past few months as a spiral mess has been one of the best ongoing stories in the WWE.

This desperation took another turn on SmackDown in recent weeks as he stole Big E’s Money briefcases from the counter of a backstage merchandise table, right in front of Big E. Naturally, that was the setup for the match. Saturday’s SummerSlam launch between the two.

Corbin controlled a surprisingly long stretch of the match, given his recent problems, before Big E took over late and finished the win over Corbin with a Big Ending.

What follows: With Corbin subdued, Big E naturally retrieved the briefcase. It has the ability to charge at any time and cannot be much larger than closing SummerSlam with a post-match income. And while that’s always on the table at an important event, the WWE is more likely to play the long game. Whenever Reigns and Bobby Lashley leave Las Vegas with their titles intact, Big E seems as likely to chase Lashley as he is Reigns.

As for Corbin, we’ll see how far he can continue to lower his spiral.

Still to come:

Edge Vs. Seth Rollins

Drew McIntyre v. Jinder Mahal

SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) against Sasha Banks

Raw women’s championship: Nikki ASH (c) against Charlotte Flair against Rhea Ripley

WWE Championship: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Goldberg

WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena

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