Dolfan in NYC Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Did you know Battleground is being called Battlefield in Germany for some reason? Thanks Wiki! Punjabi Prison Match For the WWE World Championship - Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton For the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship - The Usos (c) vs. The New Day For the United States Heavyweight Championship - Kevin Owens (c) vs. AJ Styles Flag Match - FREE AGENT JOHN CENA defeats Rusev 5
Spritenaut 32 Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 I hope they have something better planned for Rusev than just jobbing to Cena. Before the injury, he was basically just floating around the upper midcard, not doing a whole lot. And he's coming back from a lengthy absence. He doesn't need a loss in his return match. I assume that means Vince is planning to job him out. Really, Cena probably doesn't need to come back and lose either, though it won't hurt him much either. Just such an odd, random match to throw together with no build.
RIPPA Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 At least with the Flag match - Rusev COULD win via screwy fashion (like whoever Cena's "real" feud is going to be with interferes)
Godfrey Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Flag matches can be lost a lot of ways and not all of them necessarily make the loser look weak. But agreed, Rusev needs to come back strong or he's dead in the water.
Charlie M. Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Seems like the other matches will be Baron Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn vs. Mike Kanellis, and a couple women's matches. Probably Becky vs. Carmella with Ellsworth suspended and Naomi vs. Charlotte for the title.
Matt D Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Sami's definitely the guy to use to put over new heels.
Matt788 Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Nakamura is so wasted here. It will most likely be a good show but its not exciting on paper. Corbin seems like a future GFWTNA Impact world championon, give it a few years tho.
HumanChessgame Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 Did they specify how exactly the flag match would work? I've seen them that featured winning by pulling down your opponent's flag from the corner, having to cover them with your flag then pin them, or just regular matches where the loser has to salute the winner's flag. It would be nice if Handsome Russev at least got a visual win or came out on top with a fuck finish, but I know better than to be optimistic. It sucks Sami is probably going to have to serve as the guy to put Mike Bennellis over in his debut, but it should at least be a decent match and a feud with Sami is better than a series of 50/50 matches with Dolph Ziggler that every other new guy on Smackdown seems to get thrown into. I've enjoyed New Day a lot more since their brand move and the Usos have been quite good in ring lately so their match should be solid. I'm guessing whomever wins (probably New Day) gets a feud with the fashion police? They've been killing it lately so it would be nice to see them get a push, if only for a little while. The world title match is clearly going to headline, which is unfortunate since it will probably be a stinker.
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 I've actually liked the previous Punjabi Prison matches. Okay, hold on I've only seen the one with Big Show where he replaced Khali. I have not seen the other. Well, it could definitely suck but I'm intrigued. This does not look like a terrible PPV on paper.
Phantom Lord Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 I kinda wish The Undertaker was around to transition to a color guy just so I could hear him say PoonJab match over and over for the next couple of weeks. They are missing the boat on Rusev being All American. If you follow him on Instagram the guy loves everything about this country. He would be a mega face if they just let him be himself. 3
Craig H Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 People shouldn't shit on Corbin so much. I mean, you can, but there are far, far, far worse options than him. As a fan of Big Banter Corbin though, I think he's doing pretty well. If he loses to Nakamura, which he likely will, it's no different than any other time when a MitB winner loses. And a Nakamura win pushes him even further towards a title shot. It's all good as long as Corbin doesn't win. It's too soon for Nakamura to drop a loss to someone like Corbin. 2
Cristobal Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 The question you've gotta ask is: Is it too soon for Vince have decided that weird foreign guy isn't cutting it?
JonnyLaw Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 It is never too soon, is it? I have surprisingly high hopes for Nakamura-Corbin, as they actually worked together a little on NXT house shows on Corbin's way out right after Nakamura came in. Granted, there was a lot of coasting too, at least in the match I saw, so who knows.
Charlie M. Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Nakamura beats him, beats Jinder at SummerSlam for the title, Corbin cashes in on him and people go, "I hate Baron but he's better than Jinder." 4
The Natural Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 On 7/5/2017 at 3:04 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: Did you know Battleground is being called Battlefield in Germany for some reason? Thanks Wiki! Punjabi Prison Match For Us- Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton FTFY ; ) 1
The Natural Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Rusev be doing another job to John Cena two years after their feud and he's still going to do the job in a Flag match.
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 12, 2017 Author Posted July 12, 2017 BTW, the rumors that the US Title match was off proved to not be true. They were still promoting it last night.
The Natural Posted July 19, 2017 Posted July 19, 2017 Only match with real interest to me is Styles vs. Owens. Prediction: Mahal retains the WWE Title against Orton. Styles defends the WWE US Title vs. Owens. New Day becomes the WWE Smackdown Live Tag Team Champions beating the Usos. Charlotte beats Lynch, Natalya, Tamina and Lana for the WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship title match at SummerSlam. Nakamura over Corbin. Cena beats Rusev. Dillinger defeats English in the pre-show.
RIPPA Posted July 19, 2017 Posted July 19, 2017 Not surprisingly - they have added Sami Zayn vs Mike Kanellis to the PPV
Super Ape Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 No Ziggler on the show? Maybe this won't be as big a pile of fail as feared. Not going live, mainly because it's a work night, and also because I can't justify dropping that kind of bank for tickets, even upgraded ones like the Wells Fargo Center was practically throwing away until today. Honestly only one of those matches looks genuinely good on paper, and it's one we'll see done a dozen times more before that feud ends. 1
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 24, 2017 Author Posted July 24, 2017 lol Khali Highty Tighty, Christ Almighty! Also, I cannot wait for that Lesnar-Strowman-Naomi match at Summerslam! 2
The Man Known as Dan Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA This entire show was a 3 hour terrible joke with an amazing punchline. 1
stuntmanc Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Great Khali looks like shit and I'll need a gif of his frankenstein walk.
GodzillaPerez Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 This wasn't a "Fuck this company" PPV but it was definitely an "...OK, you do that" PPV.
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