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Haven't looked through the thread completely. Didn't get to see the PPV live but did have it recorded and just finished it.
The opener was solid. What you'd have expected from the match. Liked that stunner/DDT thing Miz did. I would have preferred they set the match up throughout the night and threw it on third or fourth instead of opening it and rushing the build to it.
Loved Henry vs. Sheamus. Should be a great feud going forward. Could see it going to Cell.
Skipped Cee Lo Green. The Divas match was what it was. Don't really see the point in Kelly going over. They protected Beth, but a heel beating the face in the end after something like this is going to be weird, IF it happens.
Danielson vs. Barrett was solid. Don't get Danielson jobbing, but okay, whatever. He had a solid showing.
The Edge thing surprised me, and confused me at first since Christian is heel. Edge looked like he lost a lot of mass.
Christian vs. Orton was pretty awesome, and pretty damn violent. Orton brought it. Orton won, whatever. But the match was probably tied for MOTN, with.....
Punk vs. Cena. Awesome match. Not quite on par with MITB, but it's up there. It was truly an awesome match. I felt like they were going to restart the match with the leg on the rope. Then Nash hit the ring and I was like "lol what". I'm honestly really happy with the finish. It leaves things wide open for Cena/Punk/Hunter. I really hope it isn't leading to Nash vs. Punk, though. I can definitely see this being the start of a new corporate-like stable. I'm thinking we'll see Nash vs. Cena and Hunter vs. Punk down the line. Nash being connected to Del Rio wouldn't even cross my mind (it was mentioned by someone). It's pretty obviously Hunter-related.
Del Rio winning.... I honestly don't think he can carry the title and make it work on the level he needs it to. I get why they want it on him, and I guess Rey will be his first feud. But I doubt he'll go down in history, at least in this run, as even a good champion.
In the end, the Hunter/Cena/Punk storyline has A LOT more space to work now, and I think it'll get a whole lot more crazy going into Survivor Series and beyond. Awesome cliff hanger.
I'd put SummerSlam a notch below MITB. The second best PPV this year.
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