Superstars:
- Cara vs. Axel:
Sin Cara not wasting any time going for the win! I like that.
This is fine so far. I assume SC's going to be a random cruiserweight guy soon. They've got their work cut out for them in differentiating the likes of him, Metalik, and Dorado (if the latter are signed and work the main roster).
Sin Cara's definitely impressive.
Axel working his way to the bottom of the card. I almost want there to be a Jobber Championship and Jobber Tag Team Championships that are like golf: the lowest records win.
- Bo vs. Swagger:
Former NXT Champion vs. Former ECW Champion...
Remember the Swagger Soaring Eagle pre-dates the Bo Train.
Bo's generally pretty funny.
This is pretty solid overall.
NICE ending spot.
WWE Chinese signing Bin Wang is in town for Summerslam weekend, so we could see him appearing on NXT TV this coming week.
Cesaro promoted Summerslam. About as compelling as the usual Cesaro promo... I can easily see him ending up in the Ziggler role of guy who wrestles a lot and works really hard, but is stuck at
Jim Ross talked about Summerslam and more. He's also not thrilled about Ambrose's appearance on the Stone Cold podcast. I can definitely see why people think he's coasting.
More Summerslam promotion:
Randy Orton
Kevin Owens
AJ Styles
Seth Rollins
Stephanie McMahon's book will be called unREAL. That's a really uninspired name. Not Billion Dollar Dreams? I would have even preferred Lady Balls to that name.
Joey Styles made a surprise return to announcing at an EVOLVE show this weekend. This show happened right before Takeover, and also featured Cody Rhodes working there for his first weekend. I wonder how WWE took EVOLVE capitalizing on Styles being fired and Cody quitting.
Eva Marie posted her statement about violating the Wellness policy. Hopefully she stays low for a while instead of trying to pull an Adam Rose.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I guess they didn't want to draw attention to inducting a deceased wrestler. I would expect Brody to be inducted at some point, though.
2. It's not a matter of WWE calling, but how badly they want him. He's got a cushy spot in NJPW; he won't give that up easily.
3. Not soon enough! Sometime in either late 2016 or early 2017. I imagine they're in a similar position to Omega as far as another promotion needing to offer them a lot of money and a main roster spot for them to jump ship. I'm perfectly fine with only seeing them occasionally in ROH, but I'm sure WWE/TNA/LU would love to pick them up.
4. I would have liked it better IF they explained it as him being Aaron before he was Sandow, and Rex being Latin for King. Even then, it's not a great name. Aaron Stevens would have been fine.
5. GOODNIGHT CONORMANIACS AND JABRONI MARKS WHO DON'T KNOW IT A WORK WHEN YOU WORK A WORK AND WORK YOURSELF INTO A SHOOT - CM. Conor knew what he was doing. I'm sure he believes some of his own hype, but he could easily be trying to get a WWE payday if MMA doesn't work out.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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