I saw some people saying AJ Styles vs. John Cena had no story but I disagree! Here's how I saw it

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Background - AJ Styles is the "best wrestler in the world" and he knows that but with the club interfering in their first contest it tainted the victory for AJ. Cena called him out on it and got under AJ's skin. AJ blew it off and joked "beat up John Cena" but in the end he still wanted to prove he was the best.

John Cena defeated AJ in the six man tag at the previous PPV and the Avalanche AA is known as Cena's death move.

In the early moments of the SummerSlam match Cena realizes he's not going to outwrestle AJ and AJ proves his resilience so now Cena starts throwing haymakers and for everything Cena has AJ has a counter.

Cena's plan becomes "If I can hit the Avalanche AA that can finish it" and he attempts it three times before landing it.

AJ still kicks out! Now Cena is like and has nothing left. He has no idea what else to do and is in awe, Usually he's on the other side of it.. but this time he's the one who is dumbfounded.

AJ beats him with the Clash/Forearm combo. Cena's post-match placing the armband on the canvas. Maybe he's not "the guy" anymore etc.

I thought it told a fine story. Was there a lot of huge power moves? Yes but it fit the context of what they were going for (plus it's two of the best at SummerSlam, they gonna pull out all the stops) and if you notice after each move was delivered they were both selling their ass off. It was a struggle, it wasn't just a bunch of move, no sell, another move.

I thought it was an excellent match.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Where am I?????

There are no Cenamaniacs here, brother!???!!!!

 

[TBdaGhost]

Good ass explanation


It was a great match. I liked it better than their first

 

[Scholar]

This is pretty much how I saw it. Good analysis. What did you think of Brock/Orton? I think i understand the story they wanted to tell/where they want to go

 

[mrken12]

This is pretty much how I saw it. Good analysis. What did you think of Brock/Orton? I think i understand the story they wanted to tell/where they want to go

The story is that we got a shytty main event.

 

[Art Barr]

The story is that we got a shytty main event.

The finish for the main event was better scheduled or booked at a lesser ppv.


Art Barr

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

This is pretty much how I saw it. Good analysis. What did you think of Brock/Orton? I think i understand the story they wanted to tell/where they want to go

I saw what they were trying to do. Lesnar mauling Orton was supposed to be another example of how Brock is different, it's a formula they used with the first Cena match and most Brock matches since his return to the company. He's a beast escaped from his cage and is supposed to have an aura about him where "anything can happen"

It's blurring the lines between work/shoot and all that shyt. It was also in a way supposed to "protect" Orton. I know that's funny to say now but the announcers have said a couple times now "Orton never quit, Orton wasn't pinned" etc. Like how Austin passed out to the sharpshooter with Bret. It's that kind of protection.

But it just fell completely flat. For one, the aura around Brock isn't the same now. He's starting to become diminishing returns. You can't do the same thing with him over and over and keep the audience. They need to freshen this up.

Also, huge fukking mistake to end a long ass show on this note. It should have been in the middle of the card. You don't end on a Rusev/Reigns no contest and then follow that with an Orton/Lesnar referee stoppage. That shyt don't fly to close out a SummerSlam.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

What fukking moron said that?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

What fukking moron said that?

I saw a couple people here saying it was just a spot fest and I saw a lot of that on Twitter. I think most people loved the match but I see a lot of "spot fest" posts and often at least in WWE that's not completely true. There's a difference between what happened here and what a spotfest is.

 

[Mr. Negative]

how can you watch that match and feel it didn't tell a story?

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

I saw a couple people here saying it was just a spot fest and I saw a lot of that on Twitter. I think most people loved the match but I see a lot of "spot fest" posts and often at least in WWE that's not completely true. There's a difference between what happened here and what a spotfest is.

@ them so we can neg them

 

[Mr. Negative]

I saw a couple people here saying it was just a spot fest and I saw a lot of that on Twitter. I think most people loved the match but I see a lot of "spot fest" posts and often at least in WWE that's not completely true. There's a difference between what happened here and what a spotfest is.

it wasn't even a spotfest. it went from regular mat wrestling to wrestling/counter wrestling to both dudes giving it their best shot but the other wouldn't stay down.

Edit: honestly it felt like I was watching a New Japan match with WWE aestethics.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

I doubt they watched the match because 3/4 through it turned into Cena realizing that aj is the real deal hollyfield and realizing he might not have an answer for him

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Keep in mind also, that for the last three years, Cena has been saying, "If you want to be the top guy in the WWE, you have to go through me."

AJ was the first one to go through him.

Spoiler

Technically, Kevin Owens was, but we'll just forget about that...

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Keep in mind also, that for the last three years, Cena has been saying, "If you want to be the top guy in the WWE, you have to go through me."

AJ was the first one to go through him.

Spoiler

Technically, Kevin Owens was, but we'll just forget about that...

Punk too he just kept handing Cena back to back to back L's