After the excellent show that was July’s Money in the Bank PPV, everybody seemed to be prepared to be disappointed by Summerslam. To our pleasure, it looks like WWE hit another home run with Summerslam. I personally did not watch last Sunday’s PPV extravaganza, but there I am eagerly anticipating buying it on DVD when it comes out. The big news that came out of the Biggest Party of the Summer was all about the WWE Championship match and what happened after that match. In the main event of Summerslam, John Cena and CM Punk went hold-for-hold, move-for-move until CM Punk would get the controversial pinfall following the GTS in order to become the Undisputed WWE Champion. Controversial pinfall, you may be thinking. In the heat of the moment, special guest referee Triple H did not see that John Cena’s foot was on the bottom rope. CM Punk won the match, but he did not leave Los Angeles with the WWE Championship. No thanks to Kevin Nash. Big Sexy jumped the guardrail and hit Punk with his signature Jackknife Powerbomb before being cashed out by Triple H. In all the chaos, Alberto Del Rio ran down to the ring and cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on a dazed CM Punk. Like the many who have cashed in Money in the Bank before him, Del Rio walked away with WWE Title and his destiny fulfilled. It was an action-packed cliffhanger ending that did an excellent job of getting fans to tune into the following Monday Night Raw from San Diego. The WWE proved yet again that they are must-watch television. Along with the great storylines captivating us wrestling fans at the moment, the WWE has continued to put on some the best wrestling matches you can find on TV. This week was no different as we saw two great matches on Raw in John Morrison vs. R-Truth in a Falls Count Anywhere Match and Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio for the Undisputed WWE Championship and a really good 20-Man Battle Royal on Smackdown. Even with all those quality matches, Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan for Smackdown takes home the Silverdome Match of Week.
On last weeks’ Smackdown, Smackdown Money in the Bank winner Daniel Bryan faced off with Raw Money in the Bank winner Alberto Del Rio in a valiant, but nonetheless losing effort. A week later, Del Rio returned to Smackdown with his newly won Undisputed WWE Championship. During his address to the Smackdown crowd, the Mexican Aristocrat challenged anybody backstage to face him one-on-one in the ring. Wanting some redemption for losing to Del Rio the week prior, Daniel Bryan answered the WWE Champions challenge. Del Rio and Bryan start their match with a lock-up. From the lock-up, these two superstars exchange some punches, forearms, headbutts and kicks while jockeying for position and the advantage. After the back-and-forth offense at the beginning of the match, Del Rio started to attack his favourite body part, the arm. The Mexican Aristocrat started his dissection of Daniel Bryan’s arm with an impactful armbreaker from the top rope. Del Rio would continue his dissection of Bryan’s arm with an arm bar followed by a series of kicks and elbows to the damaged arm. Throughout the rest of the match all of Del Rio’s offense was directed towards Bryan’s arm in order to soften it up for his signature cross armbreaker submission. Even with an injured arm, Bryan would not go down without a fight. The American Dragon would catch Del Rio off guard with an elbow and boot while in the corner. Daniel Bryan would take advantage of the surprised WWE Champion and unleash a huge amount of offense. From a thunderous series of kicks to a big flying clothesline, Bryan was finally in control. Del Rio would try to target the arm, but Bryan would reverse the move and send Del Rio to the floor. With Del Rio on the floor, Bryan would jump out onto the ring apron and hit the Mexican Aristocrat with a flying knee. After the flying knee, Bryan would send the WWE Champion back into the ring. With the match completely in his corner, Bryan took a few liberties and try to hit a few moves off the top rope. After a couple failed attempts, Bryan would hit the Mexican Aristocrat with a perfectly placed missile dropkick, which only got the American Dragon a two count. Del Rio and Bryan would trade a few kicks and suplex attempts until Daniel Bryan turned Del Rio’s tilt-a-whirl into his Guillotine submission hold. Del Rio looked to be fading, but eventually pulled together enough strength to ram Bryan into the corner thus breaking the hold. That would signal the end for Bryan as the WWE Champion would lock in the cross armbreaker submission on the injured arm. Bryan could not fight the pain as he was forced to tap out to the WWE Champion. Even in defeat, it was an excellent effort by Daniel Bryan as he pushed the new WWE Champion, Alberto Del Rio to his limit. Del Rio has been on the roll of a lifetime. In one year, this superstar has won the Royal Rumble, claimed the Money in the Bank briefcase and won the WWE Championship. The question now is who can stop this phenom?
Not much has been announced for the coming week other than Kurt Angle vs. Crimson and Fortune vs. Immortal for Impact Wrestling. It should be another set of exciting episodes of Raw and Smackdown as the WWE moves ever so closer to Night of Champions. Until next Saturday dear readers, have a wonderful pro wrestling packed week ahead. Cheers.
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