Has summerfest started yet? (SummerSlam Thread) THE BIG DOG!!!

[Jordan]

Ugly belts.

[GD]

Ugly belts.

They looked nice on The Usos, and Wyatt & Orton.

[Jordan]

Rowen is a massive man.

[Triple A]

Fuck the Bludgeon Brothers they suck dick, h8 how everyone on the internet "loves harper and rowan" for some reason

[GD]

I recently learned that this is Luke Harper's second reign as Smackdown Tag Team Champion. The first being under "Freebird rules" as part of the Wyatt Family.

[Evil Vito]

lol @ that seemingly pointless Bella Twins promo

this company doesn't even attempt to be subtle

[KIRA]

Bludgeon brothers are everything that the Ascension should have and could have been

[GD]

Fuck the Bludgeon Brothers they suck dick, h8 how everyone on the internet "loves harper and rowan" for some reason

Luke Harper versus Dolph Ziggler - Intercontinental Championship ladder match.

[Jordan]

OMG Harper could be dead.

[slik]

Did they show the Bella's? I was away pooping.

Yeah, they talked about how they just love Ronda and think she deserves all the attention she is getting and they can't wait to sit ringside to watch her win the belt tonight...but in Nikki Bella "acting mode" speech

[GD]

Holy shit! Big E just belly-to-belly'd Erik Rowan and Luke Harper :eek:

[slik]

Harper ouch!

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Harper landing head first from Big E's suplex

[GD]

Big E needs to stop doing those suicide dives. It's fucking scary.

[Jordan]

Oh man this shit is gettting craaaaaaaae.

[Evil Vito]

The Bellas are gonna get killed by Ronda and Baszler. But maybe they’ll stick around if women’s tag belts become a thing.

[Jordan]

Brutal double team on Woods.

[GD]

This might be the most competitive Bludgeon Brothers bout I have ever seen.

[BigCrippyZ]

Jesus, this is awful. WTF? The Bludgeon Bros? Really? Why not just call them "Two Guys Who'll Fight Other Guys"? :lol: :nono:

[slik]

They need an exiting match after this

[Jordan]

Omg... this match is insane.

[GD]

Oh snap! A dq. Wasn't expecting New Day to win tonight.

[Jordan]

Gahhhh. bullshit finish to a really good match.

[Jordan]

"I will hit you in the safest way possible with one of the most dangerous weapons possible"

[KIRA]

I need Kari Sane and Xavier Woods to team up so they can do dual elbow drops

[Evil Vito]

Good. New Day doesn’t need the belts.

[Emperor Smeat]

Meh ending.

Was wondering why the ref suddenly rang the bell until Rowan's hammer was shown.

[slik]

omg bad ending

[Bad News Gertner]

That tag match was a fucking disjointed mess.

[slik]

Is Nia Jax still in WWE, where she at??

[GD]

Dang! I need to watch Total Divas for that Lana-Rusev moment.

[Droford]

Hey look

[GD]

Jon Stewart is in the house :yes:

[Dark One]

Is Nia Jax still in WWE, where she at??

Catering

[BigCrippyZ]

Catering

:lol:

[Savio]

John Stewart and his boy toy.

[Evil Vito]

Tickles me when they show Times Square for Brooklyn shows. It’s a solid 35 minutes away.

[Jordan]

This is a clutch match for the rest of the show. Pitting two of my favorites against one and other. May the best man win.

[KIRA]

"THERE'S JON STEWART HE LIKES TO HAVE FUN!"

[slik]

I'm not sure whose winning KO vs Braun but I'm looking forward to it
I wonder if whoever wins will cash in, this match is early enough on the card it could happen!

[GD]

Can't wait for my boy, Kevin Owens to win the "Money in the Bank" contract.

[Jordan]

Tickles me when they show Times Square for Brooklyn shows. It’s a solid 35 minutes away.

Was just thinking that. There are plenty of cool sights to show in BK.

[Dark One]

Kevin winning the contract from Braun, cashing in after Brock retains, and then losing to Brock is the worst possible way this could go.

Which is why it is 100% what is happening.

[Shisen Kopf]

That match sucked

[Emperor Smeat]

Does Braun lose the MitB case if a Double DQ or Double Countout happens?

[KIRA]

Either way this match goes I'm completely fine can't lose

[BigCrippyZ]

"I kinda like it." I bet Stephanie says that a lot.

[Jordan]

Summerslam has been off to a great start thus far. I'm impressed.

[Jordan]

JoJo is so cute, looking much better now than when she was like 19.

[GD]

https://cdn3.whatculture.com/images/2017/11/8fc17c84397794c0-600x400.gif

[Jordan]

I want to see KO somehow apron-bomb Braun.

[OssMan]

Why is the money briefcase on the line.. seems dum

[Jordan]

https://cdn3.whatculture.com/images/2017/11/8fc17c84397794c0-600x400.gif

What is this in reference to? I've forgotten. Was it apart of their "feud"?

[GD]

Damn! Ref is jacked.

[Savio]

JoJo is so cute, looking much better now than when she was like 19.

She has nudes.

[Jordan]

Why is the money briefcase on the line.. seems dum

KO used Braun's brutality against him via Steph.

[Dark One]

What is this in reference to? I've forgotten. Was it apart of their "feud"?

Was after Jericho/KO at Mania

[Jordan]

She has nudes.

Thank you. Will find them soon.

[Ezra]

SHould have saved feed me more for Braun

[Evil Vito]

Braun/KO and Finn/Corbin feel like such standard Raw matches

[slik]

Referee looks like someone mixed the DNA of Matt Striker and Batista

[GD]

What is this in reference to? I've forgotten. Was it apart of their "feud"?

Owens' was asking Vince he was satisfied with his match against AJ Styles. It's from his 365 special.

[slik]

ouch at chokeslam

[Jordan]

OMG starting off with damn bang here.

[Gerard]

That chokeslam looked rough..

[Jordan]

SHould have saved feed me more for Braun

Yup yup yup

[OssMan]

Pizza in da oven

[Gerard]

Braun's nips already making an appearance. :eek:

wtf

[GD]

Holy fucking shit! Kevin Owens just got annihilated.

[Dark One]

Wow. That.... was not how I expected that to go.

[Jordan]

Well... okay. I see what's going on here.

[Shisen Kopf]

Lol Kevin the Jobber

[slik]

Damn, Braun squashed Kevin Owens

Braun, cash in later!

[Emperor Smeat]

Well that was pretty useless overall.

[Jordan]

A really good squash, I can't complain.

[Jordan]

Brock beats Roman, Braun beats Brock. They gotta do it.

[GD]

So much for my aspirations of having Kevin Owens becoming the first ever 2-time Universal Champion.

[KIRA]

ok.... next match I guess

[Shisen Kopf]

B A star...thats still a thing?

[RP]

welp

[Jordan]

I'm expecting the 3 way next.

[Shisen Kopf]

B A Star is some Obama admin shit. This is the Trump era, fuck those loser kids!

[Dark One]

LUNCH TIME OR RIOT GOD DAMN IT

[Jordan]

If this goes over 10 minutes I'm gonna wank to Mella.

[Malfeitor]

Pretty meh so far.

[slik]

Pizza in da oven

Hell Ye'Ah!

[Savio]

RIP KO

Such a short match leads to Braun cashing in though.

[slik]

Let's go Becky!

[Jordan]

Just found the JoJo nudes, she has a great body. I just wish that she would've bent over and spread her but open like she was on Backroom Casing Couch.

[KIRA]

Charlotte Flair is officially the Hulk Hogan to Becky Lynch's macho man that is Becky can't have the spotlight for one second without Charlotte coming into hot dog and grandstand

[Innovator]

Becky or Bust

[GD]

Can't wait for Charlotte to run through Beck, just like she did with Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Asuka.

[BigCrippyZ]

Yeah, I'm sure you and your pro wrestling colleagues have a shit ton in common with elementary school kids Dolph! :roll:

Is this company even trying to be remotely credible? They're not even credible as entertainment or storytelling, let alone as "equality promoters"

[Triple A]

Pizza in da oven

What kind ? just out of curiosity ?

[Evil Vito]

Charlotte's boob job. Good lord.

[Jordan]

Did Charlotte have face work done? She looks prettier since her return.

[Gerard]

Still weird to think out of Flair's kids, "Charlotte" is the only one to hit the big time, despite the others being on Nitro and Reid being a legit amateur wrestler.

[Jordan]

What kind ? just out of curiosity ?

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[RP]

i bet Beck is ferocious on the D

[GD]

Can't wait for Charlotte to run through Beck, just like she did with Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Asuka.

Going on to defeat Ronda Rousey for the first time in the WWE and become the first unified RAW and Smackdown Women's Champion.

[Jordan]

Still weird to think out of Flair's kids, "Charlotte" is the only one to hit the big time, despite the others being on Nitro and Reid being a legit amateur wrestler.

Reid died of smack though.

[Gerard]

Charlotte's boob job. Good lord.


Can't be any worse than they were before, surely?

[BigCrippyZ]

Two questions my wife has asked:

1. Why does [Rollins] look like he got dressed in the dark?

2. Why is the guy [Braun] from the tag team [Bludgeon Bros.] having a match again so soon?

Both really good points. Especially re: Braun. What exactly makes him any different from Harper or Rowan exactly?

[RP]

Still weird to think out of Flair's kids, "Charlotte" is the only one to hit the big time, despite the others being on Nitro and Reid being a legit amateur wrestler.

I think Chris Benoit killed Reid

[Jordan]

If she wrestles in those pants I'll be pissed. They'd better get a shot of her slowly slipping them off of her supple body.

[GD]

Carmella looks atrocious.

[slik]

Becky the big crowd favorite it seems

[Gerard]

Reid died of smack though.

Indeed, just seems charlotte came out of nowhere though whereas the other 2 always seemed to be certainties to get into pro wrestling.

[GD]

I sincerely hope that Charlotte doesn't pop one of them fresh implants. That top looks tight!

[Triple A]

every1 in the other 4 boroughs h8s Staten Island

[Jordan]

Charlotte legit looks like her dad in 1980 but with longer hair and huge tits. And also I would sniff Carmella's pits.

[Jordan]

Becky had the same makeup artists Ronda did obviously.

[Jordan]

I really hope Auska wins this match.

[Gerard]

Charlotte legit looks like her dad in 1980 but with longer hair and huge tits. And also I would sniff Carmella's pits.

Ric got the tits later on though, and his were real. :shifty:

[OssMan]

watching soccer

[xrodmuc316]

I really hope Auska wins this match.

She is retired

[OssMan]

What kind ? just out of curiosity ?

vegan spinach and pepperoni ..

[Jordan]

Ric got the tits later on though, and his were real. :shifty:

:lol::rofl::lol:

[GD]

Dang! Those implants are very distracting. Not because they're huge, they seem fragile.

[Jordan]

I would not do Charlotte. Seriously, just wouldn't do her. I'd rather do Nia.

[Gerard]

lol the flair over the turnbuckle dive. Just missing the run along the apron to get chucked off the turnbuckle.

[Emperor Smeat]

Charlotte legit looks like her dad in 1980 but with longer hair and huge tits. And also I would sniff Carmella's pits.

She needs to start doing Flair Flops in her matches.

[GD]

Shut up, Carmella! Becky was the first ever Smackdown Women's Champion.

[Jordan]

She needs to start doing Flair Flops in her matches.

Those balloons would surely pop.

[slik]

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[GD]

I would not do Charlotte. Seriously, just wouldn't do her. I'd rather do Nia.

"With a tear in my eye..."

[Jordan]

Mella working a lot better here than usual.

[Emperor Smeat]

Those balloons would surely pop.

Or make her bounce right back up.

[Gerard]

I dont think ive ever seen so many hair extensions in the ring at one time. Must be a few grands worth in there at least. Tying someone's hair to the ropes is surely an option with hair that long?

[Jordan]

If there is three women in a match at least one should have a phat ass. What the heck is this.

[slik]

Carmella sucks in the ring

[GD]

lol that big boot from Charlotte looked atrocious.

[Gerard]

Carmella sucks in the ring

She's like the female version of Enzo.

[Jordan]

RP are you there? You bating right now or what?

[xrodmuc316]

Charlotte's boob job. Good lord.

It's gotta mess up her Moonsault timing, far more top heavy then before lol

[OssMan]

pizza smelling good

[GD]

This match is kinda sloppy.

[Jordan]

If I was a wrestler I would refuse to sell offense that doesn't touch me. Last night Ricochet dove out the ring with a springboard moonsault or something and didn't tough Adam Cole at all but he sold it, Beck just attempted a split drop kick and missed Charlotte and she sold it. Fucking lame. I hate that shit more than anything.

[Jordan]

pizza smelling good

"What does it smell like" - Triple A

[Gerard]

If I was a wrestler I would refuse to sell offense that doesn't touch me. Last night Ricochet dove out the ring with a springboard moonsault or something and didn't tough Adam Cole at all but he sold it, Beck just attempted a split drop kick and missed Charlotte and she sold it. Fucking lame. I hate that shit more than anything.

Looks really stupid and occasionally you get the commentators trying to cover for it instead of ignoring it.

[xrodmuc316]

If I was a wrestler I would refuse to sell offense that doesn't touch me. Last night Ricochet dove out the ring with a springboard moonsault or something and didn't tough Adam Cole at all but he sold it, Beck just attempted a split drop kick and missed Charlotte and she sold it. Fucking lame. I hate that shit more than anything.

Like when Lars sold the Black Mass that missed his face by like 2 feet lol

[Jordan]

What is the mandate that came out that said nobody can sit down in a crab anymore? That was happening for decades but all of a sudden nobody sits anymore.

[Jordan]

Like when Lars sold the Black Mass that missed his face by like 2 feet lol

omg... :nono:

[Splaya]

Did Owens fail a drug test. Jesus

[Gerard]

What is the mandate that came out that said nobody can sit down in a crab anymore? That was happening for decades but all of a sudden nobody sits anymore.

Probably just easier on the opponents backs, looks like the person giving it is squatting to take a shit though.

[GD]

lol at Carmella just waiting for Charlotte to hit her damn corkscrew moonsault.

[Emperor Smeat]

That was a pretty cool moonsault by Charlotte.

Carmella sucks in the ring
Considering her last promo was talking about how much of a Diva she was, makes sense her wrestling skills are also Divas Era levels of bad.

This Triple Threat is doing a decent job at hiding how bad she is in singles matches.

[Gerard]

Takes out everyone, totally missed one but we'll ignore that.

[slik]

she completely missed Becky

[Jordan]

Holy shit that was impressive. But again, Becky is a fucking idiot for not getting hit and acting dead.

[Jordan]

Flair has a hurt right arm.

[Gerard]

Is there anyone on the roster that doesn't do a superkick these days? Seems like practically everyone uses it.

[xrodmuc316]

What is the mandate that came out that said nobody can sit down in a crab anymore? That was happening for decades but all of a sudden nobody sits anymore.

I get what you are saying, but that honestly doesn't bother me since nobody taps out to it. If people were tapping to that weakly applied version though, I'd be right with you.

[Dark One]

https://68.media.tumblr.com/677c9c2c16473c141fe67d24919845b2/tumblr_orvip3luUx1u1ljrzo1_500.gif

[GD]

Fucking Charlotte burying the entire women's roster.

[Emperor Smeat]

:n: at Becky taking the fall.

[OssMan]

Hey asphyXy

[slik]

Fucking Fuck

[Jordan]

Okay maybe she's fine. Thankful that Charlotte will take the belt into Evolution.

[Gerard]

lol 7 time champion, fucking belts these days change hands on the toss of a coin.

[GD]

It's all about the queen bee. I am so sick of Charlotte getting countless title reigns.

[Droford]

I actually got something right in tipsters lol

[OssMan]

Oh f^#k yes new epsode of Who Is America tonight..

[Dark One]

I will only be okay with this if this leads to a BLOODFEUD between the two at Evolution which Becky wins.

[Jordan]

Trips where did you go? Getting pizza?

[Droford]

Becky heel turn time

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the crowd shitting on the hugging spot

[KIRA]

Okay maybe she's fine. Thankful that Charlotte will take the belt into Evolution.

May I ask why getting pretty sick of her

[Jordan]

Oh f^#k yes new epsode of Who Is America tonight..

yesss best way to spend a Monday morning.

[Evil Vito]

Yeah Becky! Beat that cunt!

[GD]

VINDI-MOTHER-FUCKING-CATION!

[Gerard]

:lol: at the crowd shitting on the hugging spot

Noo Yawk crowd for ya. :lol:

[Jordan]

OH SHIT! OH SHIT!

[Dark One]

Good fucking luck if they're trying to turn Becky heel.

[Jordan]

May I ask why getting pretty sick of her

She's the best female on the roster. Simply that.

[Gerard]

Yeah Becky! Beat that cunt!

Burst dem titties!

[KIRA]

lol crowd going nuts for Becky kickingtje s*** out of Charlotte

[Droford]

You deserved it

[GD]

Wow! We have an actual babyface that the crowd loves. Let's turn them fucking heel :nono:

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the "You deserve it" chants to Charlotte

WWE is terrible when it comes to faces being friends with other faces.

[Jordan]

Becky vs Charlotte @ Evolution in some kind of no holds barred affair seems like a great idea.

[xrodmuc316]

Becky, YES!!! Love that the fans loving her for it too! Stupid WWE putting the belt on Charlotte and not Becky.

[KIRA]

And just like that Becky Lynch has become an even bigger face

[Shisen Kopf]

I like Becky Lynch more now but her accent is still awful

[GD]

Fuck Charlotte Flair! Fuck her right in her overpriced implants.

[Jordan]

Emotional ass Flair family.

[Triple A]

That match was good... best of the night so far tbh

[slik]

Can't call it a heel turn when the crowd 100% loves it

[Gerard]

Wtf are those commentators wearing, one wearing a red polka dot outfit and the other guy wearing someone that you'd see in the "story" to a 70's porno.

[Jordan]

Not a horrible match, but not very good.

[Gerard]

I like Becky Lynch more now but her accent is still awful


Have you heard Paige? Sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

[Ezra]

Charlotte was a lot lighter before her injury if you ask me.

[Shisen Kopf]

Nothing worse than an Irish accent. Maybe a scouser accent. thats awful. Fuck the UK, horrible accents all of them

[slik]

Tom Philips should be wearing a white suit since Corey is in Red and Saxton is in Blue

[GD]

Whoa! Kinda surprised by the positioning of the WWE Championship match. Expecting a couple of TNA chants by some idiots in the crowd.

[Droford]

AJ fighting earlier than his buddy Finn Balor lol

[Jordan]

Hardy and Shinsuke in the death spot?

[rockman725]

That was more of a Charlotte heel turn if anything.

[Triple A]

why do they do this re: WWE title match being so early

[Jordan]

AJ fighting earlier than his buddy Finn Balor lol

Oh... I forgot that had to happen. Hopefully that is the death spot.

[Droford]

Its weird this is before the US title match too

[Jordan]

That was more of a Charlotte heel turn if anything.

I think it will turn out that way as well. Charlotte is a natural heel and Becky a natural baby.

[OssMan]

pizza should be done

[Jordan]

I try not to get worked up about match order, so long as they get the time the deserve to do what they can do better than anyone this should be awesome.

[Emperor Smeat]

why do they do this re: WWE title match being so early

WWE hasn't really cared about its status or prestige pretty much since the 1st Brand Split era.

[Jordan]

Can someone tell me why Joe had the black eye please.

[Droford]

Summerslam turning out to be a huge dud

[Jordan]

My favorite theme - Joe The Destroyer. Love it.

[Triple A]

Why does Samoa Joe always come out like 2 seconds before the intro to his theme ends

[Gerard]

Can someone tell me why Joe had the black eye please.

Was trying the Brock bounce and one of his tits slapped him in the eye.

[Droford]

AJ Styles getting CM Punked

[Jordan]

I hate the AJ silhouette pose before the song breaks.

[GD]

why do they do this re: WWE title match being so early

The WWE Championship on Smackdown has always played second fiddle to the World Heavyweight Championship / Universal Championship on RAW.

[Jordan]

AJ wearing 205 live colors... is this a sign of things to come!??

[Jordan]

Anyone know the ring announcers name? I really like him.

[Gerard]

So is Joe "related" to the rock, like every other samoan on the planet apparently is?

[rockman725]

I will say this. If someone 10 years ago said to me: in 10 years, AJ Styles will be wrestling Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship at Summerslam, I would have laughed in their face and told them to quit smoking the dope.

[Emperor Smeat]

Joe is great.

[Jordan]

Joe is pulling some Bubba Ray shit now! I love it.

[Jordan]

So is Joe "related" to the rock, like every other samoan on the planet apparently is?

No he's the only non Anoi/Maivia in the business.

[GD]

Didn't Styles say in an interview that her daughter was a "surprise"? I hope they don't use that fact to push this story further.

[KIRA]

Everything and everybody else can eat a dick Joe is the man

[Dark One]

Whoa! Kinda surprised by the positioning of the WWE Championship match. Expecting a couple of TNA chants by some idiots in the crowd.

God damn it.

[Jordan]

TNA chant erupting. Dixie is marking out.

[GD]

So is Joe "related" to the rock, like every other samoan on the planet apparently is?

Feel like he's the only Samoan wrestler who isn't related to him.

[GD]

TNA chant erupting. Dixie is marking out.

Where?

[Shisen Kopf]

Apple Juice Styles is gonna win this. Maybe. Samoa Joe looks mean.

[Jordan]

Where?

It happened just as I posted that.

[Jordan]

I bet Joe wears a Dusty muffler.

[slik]

I think AJ retains here but I'm not sure why I think that

[Jordan]

Aj's hair in top form tonight.

[GD]

Can Braun Strowman "cash in" during the WWE Championship match?

[slik]

@Jordan, I think Greg "something"

[Jordan]

Oh man I love the leg kick battle and how Joe just dominates with one shot.

[Gerard]

Aj's hair in top form tonight.

Joe's hair on the other hand..from a distance looks like an afro attempt that went badly wrong.

[Jordan]

Pretty amazing that at this point in his career AJ has never looked better.

[Jordan]

Oh man that apron bump... always gets me.

[GD]

Oh man that apron bump... always gets me.

The hardest part of the ring.

[Jordan]

I love how every shot has an impact. They are snugging up tight here.

[Emperor Smeat]

Can Braun Strowman "cash in" during the WWE Championship match?
No only for the Universal title. It was a stip mentioned for the MitB match.

[Triple A]

Forgot that Samoa Joe matches always have like 6 mins of rest holds

[Shisen Kopf]

Forgot that Samoa Joe matches always have like 6 mins of rest holds

You calling him a lazy fatass?

[Jordan]

Difference between NXT audience and WWE is that when there is a rest hold we start the clap immediately and the baby face has to break free by the crescendo.

[RALPH iNADER]

Apple Juice Styles is gonna win this. Maybe. Samoa Joe looks mean.

Hey there fella. FYI, just so you know, for future reference, the pseudonymous "AJ" (or A.J.) which current WWE Champion AJ Styles sports does not stand for Apple Juice, the popular fruit drink, contrary to what you might deem common logic, seeing as how the popular fruit drink Orange Juice is commonly referred to as "OJ," which means that both utilize the "[(x)J]" acronym construction in which [x] = the first letter of the fruit which is the main ingredient in the juice, capitalized. Actually, AJ Styles' "AJ" likely comes from the fact that his given birth name is Allen Neal Jones, and he borrowed the first letter of his first and last names to construct his current moniker. :wave:

[OssMan]

Pizza a little burnt

[GD]

A nugget from the past

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[Jordan]

Hi Ralph thanks for joining us at the biggest party of the summer.

[GD]

Pizza a little burnt

Scrape the base, mon.

[Jordan]

Awesome moonsault into the reverse DDT.

[BigCrippyZ]

Styles v. Joe the only match tonight with any legit feel or emotional tie in (i.e., truly "entertaining") so far tonight.