Why Kevin Nash had to make this comeback

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Sure, he looked impressive at the 2011 Royal Rumble. Long, black hair (even if it was washed into his graying scalp), still a physical specimen for a man at his age, and in short spurts, can be effective. These are things we didn't get from him in his last run with TNA.

There, Kevin Nash looked old and slow. He seemed to not really want to be there other than to cash a check or to run the company. Maybe that's because the makeup of TNA is far different from WWE.

TNA mirrors the WCW locker room, Big Sexy walked into circa the early 1990s. A company on the rise, but not exactly sure how to get over the hump. Nash was able to lend his name and considerable wrestling abilities to help WCW get there.

That unfortunately didn't translate as well as TNA.

But even before that, Nash turned up lame during a WWE match when the new-look nWo was formed. A big boot ripped up his leg and effectively ended the nWo's flailing run in WWE.

That's not how a guy as good as Nash wants to be remembered.

He doesn't want to retire from the perceived minor leagues that TNA is known as and he refuses to leave the WWE canvas for good looking anything less than dominant.

Even he said it via Twitter not long after he left TNA: "I'm back in the WWE family and I'm never leaving again."

He knows his legacy is ultimately only as good as WWE allows it be.

So it makes sense that as his fellow clique-mate, Triple H, is gaining power both on- and off-screen in the "E," that Nash get a little benefit from that. He's signed to a Legends deal that pays him well and gives him flexibility to ply his craft in other places, but he ultimately wants to end it all in the middle of the WWE's squared circle.

He'd hosted WWE parties for previous PPVs this year and no one though anything of it. He also tweeted Punk recently saying he'd like to be his enforcer. Again, no one thought anything of it. But it looks like it might have been planting the seeds for one final run for the man the call "Diesel."

Nash can still go, if albeit, slower and with the aid of someone who can make him look better than he is right now. But this move makes him relevant to WWE and its fans one more time. It gives him a chance to go out the way he feels he's entitled to.

Now what exactly happens here remains to be seen, but I think Nash will be in the forefront of WWE programming for the near future and it will do wonders for reviving his career and for the WWE product.

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What Kelly Kelly's win over Beth Phoenix means

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Just when it seemed that the WWE creative team had decided to resurrect the Divas division by having Beth Phoenix and Natalya rise to relevance again, Kelly Kelly walked out of SummerSlam 2011 still with the Divas championship.

How did Kelly accomplish this feat? With a counter to Phoenix's finisher into a pinning roll-up...apparently that's how you defeat someone as powerful as the "Glamazon."

But for those who wish to see Natalya and Phoenix take over the division, don't be too discouraged by the loss tonight.

I would relate Phoenix's loss tonight to the beginning of the Christian-Randy Orton feud when "The Viper" defeated Christian for the world heavyweight championship just days after he won the title.

I believe that, though Phoenix took the loss tonight, it was only to add to this feud, which is only in its early stages.

This seems to be the start of a rivalry that could actually save the division, even though it began on a bad note for the more powerful Diva.

Phoenix and Natalya have not been doing much of anything this calendar year; besides the occasional oversized tag-team match and WWE Superstars appearance, the two blondes have been all but absent from WWE programming.

I don't think that creative would spend decent airtime on the two Divas jumping A.J. and Kelly Kelly without the storyline going further, and the way Kelly won at SummerSlam leaves room for this rivalry to grow and garner just what the Divas division desperately needs: airtime.

The fact that Kelly won by a simple roll-up allows for the Phoenix to come out on Raw this coming Monday and explain how her opponent's victory was a fluke, how she demands a rematch and so forth, and then have a nice heated promo with the current Divas champion.

What happens with Natalya over on Smackdown is yet to be seen, but there's a good chance we see her and Phoenix team-up and become a powerful duo in the division.

It doesn't take a wrestling enthusiast to notice that the Divas division has all but been ignored, with the exception of the Bella twins and Kelly Kelly.

The company has even lost two of its top talents in Melina and Gail Kim due to their recent lack of exposure.

This rivalry could potentially bring back the division that actually has more talent than the WWE would have you believe.

It's time for the creative team to finally pay attention to their female wrestlers and allow them to showcase the talent that they possess.

This Kelly-Phoenix rivalry could change the way the Divas division is perceived if it takes off and becomes a captivating storyline.

source : bleacherreport.com

SummerSlam 2011 Result Part 2

SummerSlam 2011 Result Part 1

World Heavyweight Championship - No Holds Barred Match - Christian (c) vs. Randy Orton

 WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Christian is the first man to make his way out to the ring, and he gets a bit of a reaction from the crowd, although they’ve been a bit hard to read tonight.

Christian has a mic and a big smile on his face. He tells the crowd he couldn’t wait for this moment. Ever since he told the world he had a major announcement that was going to change everything. Unlike Orton, Teddy Long or Ever Triple H, Christian is a man with integrity, so he’d like to welcome the man that’s going to be in his corner tonight. His best friend, that Rated R Superstar, Edge! Edge’s music hits, and he does indeed make his way out, with a short haircut, to a HUGE pop from the crowd.

Edge makes his way down to the ring and poses on the turnbuckles to a lot of praise from the crowd. Edge and Christian hug in the middle of the ring. Edge and Christian soak in the awesome crowd reaction for a bit.
Edge takes the mic. He says that was fun, and thanks the crowd. He says heres the thing though, as everyone knows, the WWE doctors have told Edge that he’ll never be able to physically compete here again, but when he left he was actually happy, because he felt like he opened the door for Christian, and he kicked it wide open. He says no one deserved it more that Christian, and he thought it was unfair that Long made him defend the title five days after a ladder match, but Christian just kept complaining about it, over and over again. He says he whined and moaned. Christian got rematch after rematch and won the title back, but he did it but DQ? He says Edge did some horrible, heinous things in here, but he always did it with style and panache, he wasn’t boring. He says he didn’t hide behind lawyers, suits and clipboards. Somewhere along the line Christian became a disgrace to himself. He says he loves him, and will always be his best friend, but he needs to hear it from Edge, he didn’t think his best fried would be a whining crying little bitch. Edge walks away and Christian yells.

Orton’s music hits, and the challenger makes his way out to the ring to a big pop from the crowd.
The bell rings and both men cirlce each other, talking smack for a bit. Both trade right hands before Orton takes Christian into the corner. Orton lays in with a boot, but Christian comes back with a couple of big right hands, sending Orton into the corner. Orton comes right back with a big clothesline, but Christian goes to the apron and hangs Orton up on the top rope before hitting a big elbow from the middle rope. Christian chokes Orton in the corner and rips away at his face. Orton is able to send Christian into the corner and hit a back body drop before beginning to stomp away at Christian’s joints, and laying a big one in Christian’s stomach.
Christian chokes Orton in the ropes and Orton tries to counter into his rope assisted DDT, but Christian is able to send Orton to the outside. On the outside, Christian ends up being shoved into the barricade hard, and Orton takes apart the announce table. Orton stops Christian from going into the ring and goes for the RKO on the announce table. Chrisitan grabs his title and begins running out of the arena, but Orton pursues and stops him in the crowd. Orton brings Christian back down to ring level and stomps away at him.
Orton sends Christian back into the ring, where he mounts him in the corner and lays into him with repeated punches, but when Orton charges Christian, Christian side steps him and Orton goes shoulder first into the ring post. Orton goes to the outside and Christian follows him, to bring him back into the ring. Christian goes under the ring and brings out a kendo stick, slamming it on the stairs on his way into the ring. Christian hits Orton in the gut, shoulders and back with the kendo stick, before standing over him and digging it into his neck. Christian goes for the pin but he only gets two. Christian backs off and goes for a big hit but Orton ducks it and the stick flies out of the ring. Orton tries to turn it around but Christian puts Orton right down and it’s good for another near fall for Christian.

Orton comes up with a roll up out of nowhere and it’s only good for a two count. Christian comes right back with a spinebuster for another near fall, and Christian goes to the outside to grab the kendo stick. Christian goes to the middle rope and leaps off, but Orton counters with a big dropkick to Christian’s chest.

Orton hits his snap powerslam, and he grabs the kendo stick. He goes to useit, but ends up eating boots from Christian. Orton goes for another roll up but only gets two. Orton connects with a Thesz press and lays in with punches. Christian goes to the apron. Orton goes for the DDT, but Christian counters into Killswitch position. Orton changes it up into his patented across the back backbreaker. Orton backs up and goes for the punt, but Christian goes to the outside, and grabs Orton’s legs. Orton pulls his legs back and causes Christian to go head first into the ring post. Orton goes to the outside and goes under the ring to grab a table.
Orton actually grabs two tables, sending one into the ring, and going back out. When Orton gets to the outside though, Christian backs him right into the apron, hard. Christian sets up the table on the outside and goes for Orton, but Orton turns it around and slams him head first into the table. Orton brings Christian back into the ring with a superplex on the not set up table in the middle of the ring. Orton goes for the pin but Christian kicks out at two. Orton goes to set up the table, but one of the legs is already completely destroyed and it’s dented inward.

Orton picks Christian up, but Christian hits the reverse DDT. Christian teases the spear, but Orton jumps over it. Orton goes for the RKO, but Christian sends him to the outside instead. On the outside Orton sends Christian into the steps, and Christian takes the Mick Foley bump, hitting them knees first and flipping over top of the stairs. Orton takes the steps apart and props them against the ring apron. Orton tries to send Christian into the steps but Christian counters and sends Orton into the steps head first.

They move over to the announce table where Christian grabs a monitor from the Spanish announce table and uses it to bash Orton’s head. Christian puts Orton on the table and mocks Orton’s psych up routine. Christian gets on the table with Orton and tries for something, but he took too long as Orton transitions right into the RKO through the table and down to the floor.

Both men are slow to climb back into the ring, but the both make it eventually. Both men get up to their feet and bump into each other. Orton tries for the RKO but Christian counters into the Killswitch. Christian goes for the pin but Orton kicks out at two!

Christian goes to the outside and grabs two steel chairs, bringing them into the ring. Christian sets up one of the chairs under Orton’s head and he has the other in his hands. Christian spits in Orton’s face and hits him with the boot. Christian goes for the conchairto but Orton moves and Christian dropkick the chair. Orton smacks Christian across the back with the chair and Christian goes to the apron. Orton uses the chair to hit Christian and send him through the table that was set up at ringside earlier.

Orton goes to the outside and brings the stairs into the ring, along with garbage cans, and he brings the kendo sticks back as well. Orton tries to stomp on Christian’s head while he’s laid on the steps, but Christian moves. Orton is able to connect with a powerslam through the table in the corner though. Orton whacks Christian with the kendo stick a couple of times, and Christian goes to the apron. Orton brings Christian back into the ring with his rope assisted DDT, planting Christian face first into a garbage can.

Orton drops down to his hands and knees and psychs himself up. Christian comes up with a kendo stick shot. Christian comes off the second rope, but Orton catches him with an RKO planting him on the steel
steps. Orton gets the pin and the three count.

Winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion: Randy Orton

- We get a video of the WWE Axxess events that led up to SummerSlam over the past week.

- Stephanie McMahon and Triple H are show talking to each other backstage before Hunter walks off to ref tonight’s main event.

- The events leading to tonight’s WWE Championship match are shown.

WWE Undisputed Championship Match - Special guest referee: Triple H - CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena (c)

 WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Triple H is the first man to make his way out to the ring for this match, and of course he’s wearing the classic zebra stripes for this one.

CM Punk is the first competitor to make his way to the ring, and he gets a huge pop as soon as his music hits. Punk plays to the crowd, with much success, as he makes his way down to the ring. Punk stares dow Hunter for a bit before turning around and yelling ‘Best in the world!’, and then posing on the turnbuckle.

Punk sits down in the middle of the ring and waits for the other man who calls himself a champion to make his way down to the ring. Cena makes his way out to a huge reaction, a lot of it negative. Cena said something into the camera about ‘in gimmick’ but I didn’t quick catch it. Cena makes his way down to the ring, and for the second time tonight, Lawler says ‘the Champ is here’.

We get formal ring introductions from Justin Roberts and both men are WWE Champion. This crowd seems pretty solidly behind Punk. Hunter grabs both belts from both men and shows off the prize at stake tonight. Hunter checks both men for foreign objects.

The bell rings and we’re ready to begin. Both men lock up and Punk backs Cena into the corner. Punk breaks clean. Cena avoids another lock up with an arm bar. Punk fights out of it and into a head lock, taking Cena down to one knee. Cena fights out of it but Punk takes him down with a big shoulder block. Another lock up and Cena takes Punk down to the mat, but then breaks, and both men get back up. The crowd is pretty evenly spilt. Punk goes behind Cena with a waistlock, but Cena counters into a headlock, taking Punk to the mat. Punk fights out of it but falls to a shoulderblock.

Cena takes Punk down to the mat and goes to work on Punk’s arm cranking away at his shoulder. Cena takes Punk over and locks in a rear chin lock, then head lock. Punk fights out and comes up with a big single leg dropkick. Punk cranks away on Cena with a rear chin lock of his own, wrapping his legs around Cena’s torso.

Cena fights up to his feet, and catches Punk with a gut wrench suplex with is good for a near fall. Cena locks in another rear chin lock, and when Punk gets up to his feet Cena hits a fisherman suplex before locking in another rear chin lock. Punk makes it back to his feet and Cena slams him to the mat before hitting the ropes and hitting a running elbow. Cena goes back to the well, locking in another rear chin lock. Punk fights up to his feet before taking Cena to the mat with a big boot to the face. Punk picks Cena up and lays into him with knees to the midsection before sending Cena into the ropes and catching him with a knee to the stomach.
Punk hits a couple of head butts to Cena’s chest, and goes for another pin for two. Punk tries to wear down Cena, working over his midsection. Cena tries to go for the STF, but Punk kicks him away and Cena goes to the apron. Punk tries to suplex Cena back into the ring but Cena won’t go so Punk hangs him up on the top rope and then hits a dropkick that sends Cena to the outside.

Punk allows Cena to get back into the ring, but he immediately lays into him with kicks to the chest, and a big running senton splash. Punk locks in an awesome submission, but Cena actually stands up with Punk on his back, turning the submission into a really nice side slam. Cena ducks a clothesline and hits a big shoulderblock, but when he goes for another Punk jumps up and catches him with a big knee to the face. Punk goes for the high knee in the corner but Cena dodges it and hits a couple of shoulderblocks in a row. Cena goes for the back body drop but Punk counters into a snap mare type movie before hitting the high knee in the ropes. Cena and Punk have an awesome exchange before Punk locks in the Koji clutch!
Cena fights out of the submission and he’s able to lock in the STF, but Punk is able to reverse it in turn, turning it into the anaconda vice! Hunter counts a couple of pins, but Cena doesn’t quit, and turns things around with another STF. Punk gets into the ropes and forces the break.

Punk dumps Cena over the top rope to the outside. Punk hits the ropes and dives through on top of Cena, sending him directly into the barricade. The side of Punk’s face slammed into the barricade on the way down.

Hunter makes it all the way to a count of nine, but refuses to let it end that way, and instead goes to the outside to send both men back into the ring himself. This one will not end in a count out. Both men get back to their feet, and they trade blows in the middle of the ring with the crowd solidly behind Punk. Cena goes for the AA, but Punk fights out, only to eat an AWESOME dropkick from Cena. Cena hits the five knuckle shuffle, and shoulders Punk, but Punk counters into a roll up for two. Cena goes for a roll up of his own, but Punk bridges out and lays into Cena with a kick to the side of the head for another near fall.

Punk tries for the G2S, but Cena counters out, hits a big splash in the corner, and slams Punk down to the mat for another two count. Cena goes to the apron and climbs to the top turnbuckle but Punk stops him cold with a high knee and Cena falls down to the mat. Punk goes up to the middle rope and comes off with a big bulldog but he’s still only able to get a two count.

Punk goes out to the apron and brings himself back in with a springboard dive, but Cena takes it right into the STF. Punk struggles and sreams, but he won’t give up. Punk crawls, but he’s able to make it into the ropes to force a break. Cena picks Punk up and shoulders him again, but Punk fights out and tries to shoulder Cena. Cena fights it off and hits the AA, but Punk kicks out at two!

Cena doesn’t look too happy with Triple H, arguing with him briefly. Cena goes up to the top rope, but he misses the leg drop, and Punk is able to pick his up and hit the Go to Sleep. Cena kicks out at two!
Punk looks at Hunter and shakes his head. Both men are selling knee injuries. Cena from the leg drop and Punk from the G2S. Punk goes up to the top rope and steadies himself. Punk points to the sky and leaps off with a big elbow drop ala Randy Savage, but it’s still not enough for a three count and Punk looks livid.

Punk goes over to Cena and Cena surprises with a quick roll up, but it’s only good for two. Cena comes with with a combination of punches that look pretty rough. Punk comes right back with a series of kicks and another Go to Sleep. Punk goes for the pin and Hunter counts it but Cena’s foot was on the ropes. Punk’s music hits.

Winner and STILL WWE Champion: CM Punk

After the match…

WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Cena argues with Triple H, telling him that he messed up, but Hunter didn’t see it. Punk has the title and he holds it up, posing with it on the announce table. Cena has made his way out of the ring and I don’t see him so it looks like this one won’t be restarted or anything. Hunter applauds Punk and puts out his hand for a handshake. Punk doesn’t shake but Hunter holds up his hand in victory anyway. Triple H claps, and makes his way out of the ring. Hunter makes his way up the ramp, clapping the whole way.
When Punk turns around from celebrating in one of the corners he eats a huge boot from Kevin Nash. Nash connects with his jackknife powerbomb to lay Punk out, and Nash leaves through the crowd while Hunter looks on confused.

WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Suddenly Del Rio’ music hits and he is out to cash in his contract ans wins the WWE Championship!

SummerSlam 2011 Result Part 1

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SummerSlam 2011 Result Part 1

SummerSlam 2011 Result Part 2

WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Pre Show:

Christian gets interviewed by Josh Matthews during the pre-show. Christian criticizes the ‘experts’ saying he’ll lose the match tonight against Randy Orton. He says he’s no stranger to gimmick matches, he’s the master of ladder matches. He says if anything, Orton’s at a disadvantage because he can’t control his temper, and Christian will exploit that, and prove he’s the World Champion. He says tonight the voices in Orton’s head will say he got beat by the best, he was beat by Christian.

- Sheamus gets a bit of promo time to discuss his match with Mark Henry. He says at SummerSlam, Henry won’t be able to run away. Sheamus says bigger isn’t better, better is better.

Dark Match:

WWE United States Champion Dolph Ziggler beat Alex Riley in a dark match prior to tonight’s WWE SummerSlam

WWE SummerSlam Opener:
- We go right into the arena for Justin Roberts to introduce Adam Jude(?) from the band Tool to perform the National Anthem.

- Adam does a good job with an instrumental guitar piece, with a few flourishes. It has nothing on Hendrix’s version from Woodstock, but it gets the crowd cheering a bit, and it’s topped off with some quick fireworks.

This transitions us into a video package highlighting Los Angeles, and of course SummerSlam itself, as the biggest event of the summer. We also get a prominent look at the Punk/Cena match coming up later in the night.

- The pyro hits again, much bigger this time, and Michael Cole welcomes us to the PPV. Cole hypes the sold out crowd at the Staples Center, and The Miz’s music hits, he makes his way out through his inflatable ‘Awesome’ set.

In the Arena:
Miz has a mic in hand and he says he’s returned to SummerSlam. He says he wants to take this time to thank everyone for their insitence that he competes tonight, and their unwavering support. So he wants everyone to watch while he steals the show, but he’s interrupted by the Truth. Truth says he doesn’t know why Miz wants to thank the people in LA. You know how Truth doesn’t like spiders, spiders starts with the letter S. And so does SummerSlam. And singing at SummerSlam will be Ceelo Green, and Conspiracy starts with C. He’s in turn interrupted by Alberto Del Rio.

Del Rio drives out in a beautiful Ferrari, and he’s introduced by Ricardo Rodriegez of course. Del Rio comes down to the ring with his Money in the Bank briefcase in hand. Del Rio poses for the crowd for a bit, and the crowd actually chants his name. Kofi Kingston is the next man out to the entrance ramp, and he gets a good pop, looks like this will be a six man tag.

John Morrison is the next man out to the ring, and he gets a decent reaction. Morrison gives his sunglasses to a kid on the way to the ring. Rey Mysterio is the third man announced for his team and he gets a great reaction from his hometown crowd.

Alberto Del Rio, The Miz and R-Truth vs. Kofi Kingston, John Morrison and Rey Mysterio

WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Kingston and Miz look to start things out for their respective teams. We get a lock up to kick things off and Miz locks in a head lock. Kingston is quick to fight out of it and lock in a head lock of his own. Miz pushes him off but goes down to a shoulderblock, then a monkey flip, and then a dropkick. Morrison tags in, and the two pick Miz up and drop him down stomach first to the mat. Morrison hits a big leg drop on Miz and goes for the pin, but Miz kicks out. Miz is able to tag in R-Truth, and Morrison takes him down with a series of punches before taking him to the corner, slamming his head into the turnbuckle and hitting a big springboard kick. Truth is able to catch Morrison with a quick shot and a couple of big kicks to the gut but he walks into a kick to the face. Morrison goes up to the top but he’s pushed to the floor by Miz.

Back in the ring, Truth hits Morrison with a snap mare and locks in a rear chin lock. Morrison is able to fight up but Miz tags in and takes Morrison back down to the mat before hitting a big kick. Miz goes for the pin, gets two and goes right into a rear chin lock. Morrison is able to fight up to his feet, and hits Miz with a big kick that lays him out. Morrison makes the tag to Kofi who comes in and takes out Miz with a series of chops and a big dropkick. Miz is able to push Kofi into the corner but he eats a big boot and a springboard cross body. Kofi takes Truth off the apron with an elbow and then hits the boom drop on Miz. Kofi gets the crowd riled up and goes for the TIP. Miz counters with the SCF, but Kofi fights out and hits the SOS. Del Rio breaks up a pin and knocks Mysterio from the apron, but he’s sent from the ring by Kofi. Miz takes Kofi out with some kind of move that spikes Kofi on his forehead and it’s good for a near fall.

Truth tags in and immediately goes to work with a series of right hands before hitting a sit out front suplex which is good for a near fall. Del Rio tags in and hits a running kick to Kofi’s ribs before hitting a back body drop that’s good for another two count. Del Rio gets kicked away by Kofi, but Miz tags in and prevents the tag, hitting a quick suplex which is good for another near fall. Miz jaws with Mysterio for a bit and ends up rolled up but he kicks out at two and hits Kofi with a solid clothesline that’s good for another two count. Miz locks in another rear chin lock.

Kingston is able to fight out of it and both men are down. Truth and Mysterio tag in and Mysterio takes him down with a seated senton and a quick cross body for two. Truth ducks a clothesline but eats a kick to the side of the head that’s good for two. Mysterio hits a hurricarana that sends Truth into the ropes, and a low dropkick that sends Miz in as well. Del Rio trips Miz up but he’s takes out by a plancha from Morrison. Miz avoids the 619, but he’s taken out by Kofi coming off the top. Truth eats the boots from Mysterio, then a splash from the top rope, and Rey pins Truth for three.

Winners: Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston and John Morrison

Backstage:
CM Punk is backstage with Johnny Ace who is asking for an apology for what happened on Raw last week right now. Punk sarcastically apologizes, calling Lauranitis by his title, and saying he’s sorry again, smirking the whole time. Punk turns around and there’s Stephanie McMahon who wishes Punk luck. Punk finds it hard to believe. He tells her to wish her husband, or father luck. Stephanie says she spoke to both, and they wish luck to both Punk and Cena, but what would she know, she’s Vince’s clueless daughter. Punk agrees, but says he called her idiotic. Steph offers her hand, but Punk declines, saying he knows where that hand has been. AWESOME SEGMENT.

- We get a look at the events that have led up to Henry vs. Sheamus match, including Henry assaulting various WWE personnel, and taking out the Big Show and Kane.

Sheamus vs. Mark Henry

WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

The bell rings and Henry and Sheamus go at is immediately. Henry takes Sheamus down with a shoulder block. Sheamus comes back with a series of quick punches, but he goes down to a head butt, then another. Henry back Sheamus into the corner and Sheamus is quick to fight out with a series of right hands. Sheamus hits a back elbow, and takes Henry down to his knee with a knee to the gut and a series of clubbing blows to the back. Henry shoves Sheamus away but Sheamus comes right back at him. Henry instead tosses Sheamus over the top rope out to the floor.

Henry follows Sheamus to the outside where he picks him up in a gorilla press and throws him back into the ring. Henry gets into the ring and hits a giant clothesline before following up with a big splash. Henry gets a near fall, and he doesn’t look happy with it. Sheamus crawls toward the ropes, and Henry brings his whole body crashing down across Sheamus, while leaping to the outside through the ropes. Henry goes for the pin but Sheamus is in the ropes. Sheamus begins to fight back but Henry picks him up and takes him down with a back breaker.

Henry gets Sheamus up across his shoulder. Sheamus fights out of the submission attempt, but Henry throws him into the corner hard, and Sheamus goes down. Henry steps on Sheamus and goes for the Vader bomb, but Sheamus rolls out of the way and Henry crashes down into the mat. The ref begins the count on both men, but both get up before 10. Sheamus hits a couple of big axe handles, ducks a clothesline, and takes Henry down with a flying axe handle. Sheamus hits a series of knee drops to wear Henry down. Sheamus ties Henry up in the ropes and hits a series of big clubbing blows across Henry’s chest, stunning him. Sheamus hits the ropes and he and Henry collide hard, both men going down.

Henry charges Sheamus but runs into a big boot. Sheamus goes to the top and hits a flying shoulder block that’s good for another near fall. Sheamus goes for the bicycle kick, but Henry avoids it and knocks Sheamus to the mat. Henry goes for a slam but Sheamus reverses out and hits a bicycle kick that sends Henry to the outside. Sheamus goes to the outside to bring Henry into the ring, but Henry fights him off, picks him up, slams him into the ring post, and through the barricade at ringside, and I spot some local So-Cal wrestlers like Joey Ryan at ringside. Sheamus crawls back toward the ring slowly, but the referee reaches 10 before Sheamus can make it back.

Winner by Countout: Mark Henry

Backstage:
Josh Matthews is backstage with World Champion Christian. Christian says that Randy Orton is not leaving SummerSlam World Champion. He’s got an insurance policy, and the entire beneficiary is the WWE. He says this match is going to be an epic summer blockbuster filler with action. And Christian is Harry Potter, and Orton is Cowboys and Aliens, and over-rated, over-matched flop.

- Justin Roberts introduces Cee-Lo, who’s here to sing his song ‘Bright Lights, Bigger City’, which also happens to be the theme song for SummerSlam. Cee-Lo is dressed in a crazy sequin muumuu.

WWE Divas Championship Match - Kelly Kelly (c) vs. Beth Phoenix

WATCH ONLINE : WWE SummerSlam PPV 14/8/2011

Kelly Kelly makes her way out to the ring with friend Eve Torres in tow. Kelly poses for the fans, and she gets a nice little reaction. Beth Phoenix is out next, with Natalya in tow, not to be outdone.

Beth is wearing some neat new gear which Cole says is Roller Derby looking, and is actually a pretty good description. Cole calls Beth and Natalya the Divas of Doom. The bell rings and Kelly takes it right to Beth with a series of forearms. Beth shoves Kelly away but Kelly is relentless, hitting a hurricarana that sends Phoenix to the apron, and knocking her from the apron to the floor. Kelly goes to the middle turnbuckle and launches herself out to the floor on top of Beth. Back in the ring Kelly and Beth jockey with each other for a bit, but Beth knocks Kelly down. Phoenix gorilla press slams Kelly into the ropes and goes for the pin, getting a two count.

Beth takes Kelly into the corner and puts her boot in her face before hitting a running hip attack. Beth mocks Kelly and goes for the pin but she only gets a two count. Phoenix locks in a rear chin lock. Kelly is able to fight to her feet but Phoenix hits her with a kick to the gut and shoulders her spinning around and jumping up to do damage to the back. Beth jumps up again. Kelly fights out and is able to hit a neckbreaker to take Beth down. Kelly hits Beth with a couple of forearms, but Beth shoulders Kelly again and slams her into the corner, putting her into the tree of woe and kicking at her. Kelly is able to reverse out of it though and rolls up Beth for a two count, but Beth comes right back with a big side suplex with is good for another two count.

Beth goes out to the apron and tries to hit Kelly with a kick to the side of the head, but Kelly avoids it and hangs Beth up on the middle rope. Kelly psychs herself up and goes to town on Beth but Beth knocks her back away. Kelly goes for the back handspring elbow, but Beth catches her in electric chair position, and transitions into glam slam position. Kelly is able to counter it into a roll up, and steal a three count.

Winner and STILL WWE Divas Champion: Kelly Kelly

Backstage:

Stephanie McMahon is shown backstage coming out of John Cena’s dressing room.

Truth is shown backstage talking about conspiracy’s. He asks Jimmy Hart what he thinks! Jimmy Hart says Truth needs someone to look over him to make sure he isn’t taken advantage of so he can make it big. Truth says it makes sense. He needs to think big, and not little, Jimmy. He asks if Hart is little Jimmy. He says Hart smells like little Jimmy. Hart runs off and Truth says conspiracy’s everywhere. Truth looks over and Ron Artest is backstage with, I guess his daughter. Truth asks what they’re looking at.

Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett

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The bell rings and Barrett kicks Bryan in the gut and clubs him across the back. Barrett locks in a head lock, and Bryan fights out of it only to eat a shoulder block. Bryan hits a running knee to Barrett’s gut and hits a couple of European uppercuts. Bryan goes to work on Barrett’s arm but Barrett hits a big right hand to take Bryan down for a near fall. Barrett locks in an arm lock, but Bryan fights it off and hits a big dropkick, locking in a hammer lock and just absolutely stretching Wade Barrett and almost getting a pin at the same time. Barrett fights it off but runs into another Bryan dropkick that’s good for another near fall.

Barrett fights back and puts Bryan into the corner, but Bryan uses his speed to get out of it, hits a dragon screw, and launches himself into the corner to hit a huge dropkick that sets up another near fall. Bryan goes for a Mexican surfboard, but stomps down on Barrett’s knees instead. Bryan hits a kick to Barrett’s chest that’s good for another two count. Barrett sends Bryan into the corner but Bryan back flips over Barrett. Bryan hits the ropes only to run into a big side slam that’s good for another two count.

Barrett uses the ropes to hit a sick assisted back breaker that’s good for another near fall. Barrett locks in a rear chin lock but Bryan fights out and hits a huge running kick. Bryan lays in deep with a couple of European uppercuts, but Barrett lays him out with a running forearm. Barrett chokes Bryan against the middle rope before tying him up and hitting him with a series of knees to the head. Barrett charges Bryan, still tied up in the ropes, and hits him with a giant boot that sends Bryan to the floor.

Barrett brings Bryan back into the ring for another near fall and locks in another rear chin lock. Bryan is able to fight out of it and hits Barrett with a couple of forearms. Barrett sends Bryan to the apron, but misses a kick and ends up in the ropes. Barrett and Bryan trade blows on the apron and Barrett teases the wasteland from the apron, but Bryan fights it off and kicks Barrett to the floor, before coming off the apron to put his knee right in Barrett’s face.

Back in the ring Bryan hits a huge missile dropkick that’s good for another two count and Barrett looks stunned. Barrett is able to catch Bryan with a kick, but when Barrett goes for a pump handle slam, Bryan fights out and lays into Barrett with a series of kicks to the thighs. Bryan hits some nasty kicks to Barrett’s chest, then a final one to the side of his head, but it’s still not enough for three.

Bryan charges Barrett in the corner but Barrett avoids it and hits a running boot. Barrett goes for the wasteland, but Bryan counters into a guillotine choke, then the Labell lock, but Barrett is able to reach the ropes to force a break. Bryan continues to lay into Barrett with some nasty kicks. Bryan puts Barrett on the top rope and follows up, but Barrett pushes Bryan away and takes him out with a nasty shoulder block. Barrett connects with the wasteland, and goes for the pin, getting the three count.

Winner: Wade Barrett

- The events leading to tonight’s World Heavyweight Championship match are shown.

SummerSlam 2011 Result Part 2

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Best possible post-WWE Summerslam 2011 storyline

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John Cena and CM Punk put on an outstanding match at Money in the Bank and will now meet again at SummerSlam, with HHH as the special referee. This match has a lot riding on it, and many people have given match previews.

But what is the best thing that could come from this?

Odds are both men will put on an entertaining match, with each man taking the other to his limit.

The promos that have occured leading up to this match are what truly make this match something special.

Both men will have their moments, and it will appear that both at some point have taken the match, but as you know, it will end up as a two-count and carry on.

HHH as the referee will have something to do with the final outcome; we have all watched WWE enough to know that special referees always interfere. Odds are HHH will assist CM Punk, whether it is on purpose or by accident, and Punk will get the three-count and be the "undisputed" WWE champion.

But from there it truly gets interesting.

Immediately following the match, there are a few possible outcomes.

We could see HHH attack the champion, whether it is Punk or Cena, and Alberto Del Rio come out to in his Money in the Bank briefcase. (Mexico tour coming up soon.) This is the most logical choice, and that would set up interesting feuds down the road.

The second possibility is that Vince McMahon could somehow be involved. He could state that he has a lawyer or just something really weird, and it could interfere with HHH as referee. But afterward Del Rio could still cash in his brief case.

Let's say that Del Rio does cash in.

The Cena vs Punk feud would continue on, with Punk delivering legendary promos and continuing to express his hate for what Cena has been given by the WWE and the fact that he hasn't been given the same perks.

This could end up being a feud that leads all the way up to the Royal Rumble but could even go into WrestleMania.

Of course Punk and Cena will not face off at WrestleMania, and no, they will not fight at each PPV, but they could end up having the type of feud that Angle and Lesnar had years ago in which they attempted to always one-up each other.

By the possibility of that happening (fingers crossed), that could lead to somehow CM Punk's talking Stone Cold Steve Austin into having one more match, that match being against him at WrestleMania 28.

Yes, that is just a fantasy, and there is a great chance that it will not happen.

But hey, a person can always dream, right?

source : bleacherreport.com

History of Christian vs. Randy Orton rivalry

Randy Orton and Christian have made it fun to be a wrestling fan.

While most of the recent praise has fallen on John Cena and CM Punk—and rightfully so—there's no denying that Orton and Christian have been holding the fort down over on the blue brand.

Smackdown is widely considered to be the WWE's "B-show," but Orton and Christian have made us forget that at times.

Their feud for the World Heavyweight Championship is arguably the "Feud of the Year" so far, and it's been as good as just about anything we've seen on WWE TV over the last few years.

That's why I decided to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the greatness that has been Orton vs. Christian.

Where It All Began: Christian Realizes His Dream at Extreme Rules 

On the April 14th edition of Smackdown, Christian's best friend Edge announced that he was forced to retire because of serious neck issues, and a 20-man battle royal was held to determine who would face Alberto Del Rio for Edge's vacated World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules.

Christian outlasted 19 other stars to win the bout, and on May 1st at Extreme Rules, he finally fulfilled his lifelong dream.

Fittingly enough, Christian—who rose to fame in the epic TLC matches in the early 2000s—defeated Del Rio in an epic ladder match that ranks as one of the best matches of the year.

When Christian grabbed the World Heavyweight title, you could see the sheer joy and emotion on the face of a man who worked his butt off to get to that moment.

A Man Dejected: Christian's Dream Becomes a Nightmare Just Five Days Later 

On the first episode of Smackdown after Extreme Rules, Teddy Long gave the live crowd the opportunity to vote for Christian's first challenger.

Given that Mark Henry and The Great Khali were two of the three choices, it was pretty clear that the third one would get the most cheers from the fans. Yep, Randy Orton did.

Long then set up Orton vs. Christian for later in the night, and just five days after reaching the pinnacle of his profession, Christian's dream became a nightmare.

In one of the best TV matches of the year, Orton defeated Christian when he caught him midair with the RKO.

Orton got the 1-2-3 and the World Heavyweight title, and fans around the world cried "bulls**t" as Christian's world came crashing down.

Face vs. Face: Christian Loses His Rematch at over the Limit

Over the course of the next two Smackdowns, the show would end the same way—with Orton and Christian, two faces, shaking hands as a sign of mutual respect.

That would lead to a huge face vs. face match at Over the Limit, when Christian used his automatic rematch clause in hopes of regaining the World Heavyweight Championship that he thought was rightfully his.

It was a no-go for Christian, though.

He and Orton battled back and forth in another classic match at the pay-per-view, but Christian came up short once again.

After falling victim to the RKO for the second time that month, Christian still shook Orton's hand, though the seeds of a Christian heel turn were certainly planted here.

No. 1 Contender: Christian Loses Triple Threat Match and His Chance at Orton 

On the first episode of Smackdown after Over the Limit, the show started with Christian, Mark Henry and Sheamus all arguing that they deserved to be the No. 1 contender for Orton's World Heavyweight Championship.

Cue Teddy Long, who chooses the obvious solution and makes a Triple Threat No. 1 contender's match between Christian, Henry and Sheamus for the show's main event.

The conclusion of the bout went a little something like this: While on the outside of the ring, Henry shoves Orton (who's watching from ringside), Orton goes in the ring to hit the RKO on Henry, and while the ref is getting Orton out of the ring, Christian pins Sheamus...but the ref doesn't see it.

As the ref explains to Christian what happened, Sheamus gets up, Christian turns around, and he gets blasted with the Brogue Kick.

Sheamus pins Christian, and Christian's left with a legitimate gripe as to why he's the rightful No. 1 contender. Nonetheless, Sheamus gets the shot at Orton's title.

A Special Guest: Sheamus Challenges Randy Orton, Christian Begins Heel Turn

In order to prevent any outside interference in the Sheamus/Orton match for the World Heavyweight Championship on the following Smackdown, Teddy Long appoints Christian as the Special Guest Referee.

Christian was largely an impartial referee during the match, until he was inadvertently bumped by Sheamus. That led to Christian "hurting his wrist" while counting Sheamus' post-Brogue Kick pin on Orton.

Sheamus and Christian would begin arguing, and Christian then punched Sheamus, who turned around and walked right into an RKO.

The match was over. Orton had retained and was celebrating the victory when he turned around and got blasted in the face with the title by Christian.

As Smackdown goes off the air, Christian is standing over Orton and saying that he knows he can beat him.

Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce you to the heel Christian.

No Disqualification: Christian Helps Sheamus Beat Orton

On the following Smackdown, Randy Orton and Sheamus would face each other in the main event, a No Disqualification match.

Not surprisingly, Christian—who earlier in the show revealed that he is now a fully-fledged heel—would interfere in the bout, attempting to hit Orton with the Killswitch.

He'd fail to his finisher, but just after Orton hit Sheamus with the RKO, Chrisian would exact his revenge. He nailed Orton with the World Heavyweight Championship, allowing Sheamus to get the pin and the victory.

As Christian posed over Orton with the title at Smackdown's conclusion, it became pretty clear that Christian and Orton would have a lengthy feud, with Christian working as a very easy-to-hate heel.

Back on Track: Christian Defeats Sheamus to Ensure No. 1 Contender Status

On the June 17th edition of Smackdown, Sheamus claimed that his victory over Orton the previous week should have made him, not Christian, the No. 1 contender.

Oddly enough, it was Christian's own doing that led to Teddy Long making Sheamus vs. Christian for the show's main event. The stipulation: If Sheamus wins, the World Heavyweight Championship match at Capitol Punishment becomes a Triple Threat bout between Orton, Christian and Sheamus.

In the end, that didn't matter, as Christian beat Sheamus and Orton punted the Celtic Warrior in the skull post-match.

At Capitol Punishment, it would be Christian vs. Orton. One-on-one.

Capitol Punishment: Orton Defeats Christian Once Again

Stop me if this sounds familiar: Christian loses to Randy Orton yet again.

At Capitol Punishment, Orton defeated Christian with the RKO for what seemed like the 127th time, but of course, the finish of the bout was not without controversy. It was incredibly clear that Christian's foot was under the rope when Orton pinned him, though the ref did not reverse the decision.

Christian was in shock that the ref couldn't see it, and on the following Smackdown, he gets another shot at the No. 1 contender's spot in the main event match against Kane.

During the bout, it looked like Kane was about to get the victory when Mark Henry ran to the ring, causing a DQ finish.

Teddy Long then came out and made the match a tag team bout, with Henry and Christian teaming up to take on Orton and Kane. The No. 1 contender's spot was still on the line.

Henry would go on to pin Orton, and Christian celebrated as he had won another shot at Orton's gold.

Or did he? After all, Henry pinned Orton. Christian didn't.

Captain Coward: Christian Hides Behind His Legal Team

Since Henry pinned Orton the previous week, the next episode of Smackdown opened with Teddy Long announcing that Orton vs. Henry would start the show, and should Henry win, it might be Henry vs. Orton vs. Christian—or simply Henry vs. Orton—for the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank.

That stipulation proved to mean next to nothing, as Orton defeated Henry, and a contract signing for the Orton/Christian title match would take place later that night.

Only, this time, Christian has an interesting little stipulation in the contract—If he gets screwed again in any way at Money in the Bank, then he gets an immediate rematch for the title.

The confident superstar that he is, Orton signs the contract, and as Christian goes to do the same, Sheamus runs to the ring and lays out both Christian and Orton with Brogue Kicks before tearing up the contract.

Man, Sheamus really wants that world title, huh?

Promo Battle: Christian and Orton in a War of Words

It's two weeks later on Smackdown, and it's been revealed that should Orton get disqualified in his match against Christian at Money in the Bank, then Christian would be crowned the new World Heavyweight Championship.

Thus, the theme of this show was Christian doing everything in his power to try and get Orton to go crazy.

The two started Smackdown with a very good promo war, in which Christian criticized both Orton and his father. You could see the crazed look in Orton's eyes at this point, and it became pretty clear that he was about to snap.

He did so in his main event match against Kane.

Following a number of attempted distractions by Christian, Orton officially lost it, and as Smackdown concluded, the Viper went to town on Kane with a chair.

When Smackdown went off the air, Orton looked like an absolute madman, and Christian had accomplished exactly what he had set out to do—get under Orton's skin.

Twice as Nice: Christian Beats Orton by DQ to Win World Heavyweight Championship

As noted in the last slide, at Money in the Bank Orton would lose the World Heavyweight Championship if he was disqualified.

Thanks to Christian, that's exactly what happened.

At the conclusion of the match, Orton was setting up for the RKO when Christian suddenly spit in Orton's face. Orton began laying into Christian with punches, and then he kicked Christian right in the gonads.

That was it. Orton was DQ'd. Christian was the new World Heavyweight Championship.

Post-match, Orton hit two RKOs on Christian on the Spanish announce table, looking like a crazed lunatic in the process.

Though Orton was the last man standing, Christian left as the world champion.

The Boss Makes the Rules: Triple H Announces Christian vs. Orton at SummerSlam

The July 29th edition of Smackdown opens with the WWE C.O.O. Triple H addressing the state of both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships.

Cue the World Heavyweight Champion himself, Christian.

Triple H doesn't take kindly to being interrupted by Christian, and a verbal confrontation between the two leads to a blockbuster announcement from the boss.

At SummerSlam, the world title match between Christian and Randy Orton will be a No Holds Barred match, which is essentially the same thing as a No DQ Match—or in layman's terms, the exact opposite stipulation that Orton had for their match at Money in the Bank.

The weasel known as Christian will now have to beat Orton by pinning his shoulders to the mat.

Premature Celebration? Christian Goes Crazy After Pinning Orton

In the main event of last week's Smackdown, R-Truth and Christian teamed up to defeat John Morrison and Randy Orton.

The finish came when Orton was distracted by Truth, allowing Christian to sneak up on Orton and hit the Killswitch for the victory.

Christian then proceeded to celebrate like he won the World Series, and he did an excellent job showing the excitement he felt after finally pinning Orton.

But he was a little too excited? Perhaps.

After all, a victory in a tag team TV match is one thing, but pinning Orton at SummerSlam is another.

Will he be able to do it? And if he does, will that be the final chapter in the seemingly never-ending saga of Christian vs. Orton?

Tune in to SummerSlam to find out.

Source : bleacherreport.com
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Edge To Appear At SummerSlam?; Talks Retirement, More

Edge stated in a new interview promoting his four-episode guest-spot on the Syfy series Haven that he would be appearing at SummerSlam. The former World Heavyweight Champion is scheduled to appear at Summerslam Axxess this weekend, but did not specify whether he would be appearing on the pay-per-view broadcast.

"I basically started shooting Haven directly from Extreme Rules when Christian won the title. So it basically took up the entire summer. I have an appearance at Summerslam and after that it's some serious outdoor time. Kayaking, mountain biking, stand up paddle boarding, dog hiking, and whatever else I can find before winter hits," Edge told TVDoneWright.com.

When asked if he intends to return to WWE, even in a non-wrestling capacity, he replied, "I'm sure I'll make appearances from time to time like (Shawn Michaels) does. I'm not interested in commentating, but maybe at some point something behind the scenes if it didn't involve the crazy travel. My days of over 200 days a year on the road are over."

The Rated-R Superstar also says has some WWE appearances scheduled in Paris, France to promote a movie he shot last year for WWE Films, Bending the Rules (to be released in January 2012). He adds, "Beyond that I think it's time to find out what retirement is really like and catch the Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam on their current tours."

source : wrestlinginc.com

Backstage Update On The Rock's WWE Future, More on Punk and Cena

- Vince McMahon stated during last week's WWE investors conference call that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has agreed to work multiple pay-per-view events. Besides the Survivor Series in November, there is talk that Johnson, barring movie commitments, would be on hand for the big three shows next year—Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and SummerSlam. WWE officials are hoping they can squeeze even more appearances out of him.

- Word is that the CM Punk vs. John Cena match at Sunday's SummerSlam will be given a lot of time, more than usual. Within WWE, it's known that this pay-per-view has turned out to be basically a one match show.

source : wrestlinginc.com

Watch : WWE Champion's signing contract on Raw

WWE has done a lot of things wrong with the CM Punk angle and the build for SummerSlam, but one thing that went 100 percent right was the final segment on Raw last night with Punk and John Cena sitting face-to-face in the middle of the ring signing the contract for their match on Sunday.

It was 15 minutes of pure adrenaline that saved SummerSlam from being a potential disaster as far as the buy rate is concerned.

Triple H, who will serve as the special referee in the match, and John Laurinaitis were also in the ring, but they were merely innocent bystanders for CM Punk, who gets better and better on the microphone every week.

Punk did everything in his power to further illustrate why he is the best hope for change in the WWE, why Cena is the biggest phony in the company and why he wants to bring down the Cenation empire.

The video begins with Punk talking about the first major title that he won in WWE, the ECW championship, and how Cena congratulated him and told him that he "almost gave up" on Punk.

It was a nice call back to the past when Punk was still seen as an outsider despite being one of the best wrestlers in Ring of Honor for years before joining WWE, and it makes Cena look like even more of a "WWE guy" because he did not even acknowledge Punk's accomplishments outside of WWE.

Cena got in some choice words on Punk as well, saying that Punk has to win or else he is a one-hit wonder, but this promo was all about Punk.

Punk was the one who sold the match to the audience. The WWE championship might not be as important in this match as WWE wants you to think, but Punk's quest to be the top guy and put Cena in his place turned the match into the big deal that it should have been right from the beginning.

source : bleacherreport.com

Why Beth Phoenix can defeat Kelly Kelly and take her title

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The most interesting women's match in WWE in quite some takes place at WWE Summerslam 2011. Who will come out on top?

Well, some fans might argue that WWE's current golden girl Kelly has the edge: she's popular, gorgeous, enthusiastic about wrestling and, perhaps most importantly in WWE's jagged political environment, well-liked backstage (Randy Orton brought an avalanche of heat onto himself when he harshly and needlessly criticised aspects of her personal life in his now infamous interview with Arizona's Real Rock Radio Show). She also hasn't had the championship very long at all, having won the title on the June 20th edition of Monday Night Raw after a fan vote awarded her a WWE Divas Championship shot.

Conventional wisdom tells us WWE will want to give her some more time on top. But is it really that simple? I don't think so. Indeed, I fully believe former women's champion Beth can win the title off the former bikini model from Florida at the pay-per-view.

Here's why. First of all, while Kelly has taken great strides as an in-ring performer, there are still big question marks hanging over her in-ring ability. For example, her (mercifully short) match with Brie Bella at WWE's spectacular Money in the Bank pay-per-view was one of the few blights of an otherwise fantastic card. Botched moves, mistiming, a distinct lack of fan reaction... make no mistake about it: the match was a shambles.

Indeed, the match was so awful that, in a rather unprofessional move, the Bella Twins took to Twitter to snap back at critics of the match, even taking a few shots at the TNA Knockouts in the process. For her part, Kelly remained silent, but she could not have been ignorant to the criticism.

Beth, on the other hand, has always been one of WWE's better female performers. Learning her trade on the indies, including a stint in Allison Danger's Shimmer promotion, she's vastly superior to the current crop of divas who always try but never really deliver the goods in the ring. She has often been compared to Chyna in her run (the Glamazon character is almost certainly inspired by Chyna, and Beth, like her predecessor, also showed up in the Royal Rumble one year), but people tend to forget while making the comparison that Phoenix is actually a far more competent and smoother wrestler than Chyna ever was. She's a notch above most of the other performers in WWE as well, sans Nattie, perhaps.

Indeed, I personally thought her matches last year with Laycool, including an enjoyable Extreme Makeover match with McCool at the Extreme Rules PPV, were some of the best women's matches in WWE since 2002 when fine wrestlers like Molly Holly, Jazz, Victoria (now Tara in TNA) and Trish Stratus were dishing out great matches on a regular basis. Kelly has no such track record—her in-ring work is patchy at best. In a division that has matches often filled with botched moves and miscues, centering the division on a good in-ring general like Beth may appeal to WWE management. After all, Beth is far better at carrying clueless opponents than Kelly is and will likely work far better with the likes of Nikki and Brie Bella than Kelly has.

Similar to Kelly, Beth also has her vocal supporters backstage: in a July interview with GQ Magazine, current WWE star CM Punk singled out Beth for praise and claimed she was a woefully under-utilised diva who WWE wasn't doing enough with. Friends in high places may be of great aid to her in the tumultuous WWE political environment. Maybe Punk, or someone else, will put in a good word for her and convince the booking team to give her a shot on top.

There's also the fact that Beth is one determined lady. As someone who struggled her way up from the indies and then faced serious and painful injuries, including major reconstructive knee surgery that kept her out for five months in 2010, as well as having faced an often apathetic booking team, Beth has earned her place in the upper echelon of WWE's women's division—and she knows it. After viciously attacking Kelly after winning last week's Diva's Battle Royale, she grabbed the mic and triumphantly declared: “Kelly, your days as the perky, cute, blond little bimbo are officially over.”

Talk about making a statement, huh? In fact, it wouldn't shock me if her remarks to Kelly were one of those work-shoot things that WWE have grown so fond of in recent times, with WWE writers trying to tap into some real-life tension (or, what fans assume is a real-life tension) between the women wrestlers in WWE like Beth and Nattie (and the recently departed Gail Kim and Melina) who feel they have paid their dues but are being overlooked for the more photogenic but lesser talent women like Kelly. Interestingly, Nattie herself is doing a similar angle on Smackdown with A.J. Indeed, in the context of the storyline, Beth may have to gain a victory at Summerslam 2011 for the "true" the female wrestlers in the company and score the pin on Kelly.

But perhaps it would be best to end this piece with a word from the woman herself. Speaking to WWE's official website last week, she was asked about her actions but refused to give any straight answers, instead insisting, “You want a real story? Tune into SummerSlam 2011 and watch me win the Divas Championship for the first time."

source : bleacherreport.com

WWE SummerSlam 2011 Predictions

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The biggest party of the summer—SummerSlam—is only six days away.

This year's event will be the 24th annual SummerSlam. WrestleMania is undoubtedly the top PPV of the year for WWE, and the Royal Rumble has a great gimmick draw to it.

But SummerSlam has a rich history of its own.

This year, the WWE will add to the history of SummerSlam with some good matches, highlighted by the John Cena/CM Punk angle.

Who do I think will win this match? I will give my predictions for that match as well as all the other matches with this slideshow.

There are four matches advertised for the event. They are:

John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk (c)—winner is the Undisputed WWE Champion

Christian (c) vs. Randy Orton World Heavyweight Championship match/No Holds Barred

Sheamus vs. Mark Henry

Kelly Kelly (c) vs. Beth Phoenix Divas Championship match

I would expect the WWE to give Dolph Ziggler an opponent for his U.S. Title at SummerSlam.

I also expect Ezekiel Jackson to take on Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship at the event.

Divas Championship Kelly Kelly (c) vs. Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix became the No.1 contender this past Monday night Raw by winning a diva battle royal.

After the match, Kelly went into the ring to congratulate Beth, but the "Glamazon" had none of that.

Beth assaulted Kelly and claimed that the days of the perky blonde bimbo in the WWE are over.

On Smackdown, Natalya followed suit and did the exact same thing, only it was to A.J. (Kelly Kelly 2.0).

The WWE seems to be pushing their two biggest and strongest divas into power heel roles. One that will see them take over the divas division.

READ : WHY BETH PHOENIX CAN DEFEAT KELLY KELLY

This is most likely being done so that Kharma can return and destroy them.

Since the WWE is pushing the power divas, I see Beth going over in this one.

Winner and new Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix.

Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Mark Henry has been on a path of destruction on Smackdown.

Henry has taken out the Big Show, Kane and Vladimir Kozlov. Henry issued an open challenge to any superstar who thought they could take him on.

Sheamus took on the challenge and has gone toe to toe with Mark since then.

The WWE has built up Sheamus as a power face and even let him destroy their "big man" Khali.

Sheamus defeats Mark Henry, but I think their rivalry continues.

World Heavyweight Championship: Christian (c) vs. Randy Orton No Holds Barred
Boy has this rivalry been going on for a long time.

Christian finally defeated Orton at MITB to win the WHC, but it wasn't without a predictable finish.

Orton was disqualified and Christian won via the terms of the match. Christian became the first in history to win the WHC via DQ.

This match could go either way.

I would like to see Christian win so that the WHC doesn't get devalued any more than it already has been.

But, can the WWE go against Randy Orton? Orton lost cleanly on Smackdown, which is not a good sign for Christian. Orton losing twice in three weeks? Unheard of.

Then again, this Christian vs. Randy Orton rivalry has gone on for a very, very long time, and I don't no how much more the WWE could add to it to keep it exciting.

Winner and still World Heavyweight Champion, Christian.

WWE Championship Match: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk (c)
The history of this match is great.

CM Punk challenges John Cena for the WWE Championship in his hometown of Chicago.

Punk wins and quits the WWE, leaving with the WWE Championship.

The WWE then creates a new belt, which John Cena eventually wins.

Now Punk is the WWE champion and so is John Cena. The winner of this match will be the Undisputed WWE Champion.

I can see this match going either way, really.

Can John "Superman" Cena lose at two straight pay-per-views? Cena could win and add to his resume, but what would the WWE gain out of it?

If CM Punk wins, on the other hand, the WWE adds to Punk's fire and fuels the fans' appetite for anything and everything CM Punk-related.

The feud will continue, and maybe Triple H will become more involved in an angle with Punk.

If the WWE wants to make the most money and make the fans happy, then CM Punk needs to win at SummerSlam.

There is one more possibility that I know will not happen.

The WWE has the perfect chance to turn Cena heel at SummerSlam.

John Cena defeating the biggest fan favorite since Stone Cold? That would give Cena so much heat and fuel this rivalry for a very long time.

Add Triple H's involvement, and you have one interesting story line.

But enough of the fantasy land dreams. It is time for my prediction.

Considering everything that I know about this rivalry and the WWE, I have to give CM Punk an edge here.

CM Punk wins and is the Undisputed WWE Champion.


Recap
So far, only four matches have been advertised for this PPV. But I wouldn't be surprised if at least two more matches are added this week—either a tag team title match, a U.S. title match, or Cody Rhodes vs. Ezekiel Jackson for the Intercontinental Championship.

Of the advertised matches, here is who I have winning:

Beth Phoenix defeats Kelly Kelly and wins the Divas Championship.

Sheamus defeats Mark Henry.

Christian defeats Randy Orton and retains his World Heavyweight Championship.

CM Punk defeats John Cena and is the Undisputed WWE Champion.

Notes
John Cena and Randy Orton both lose at a WWE PPV?

Hard to believe, but it makes the most sense this time around. Then again, when does the WWE ever make sense of anything?

Sheamus and Mark Henry will continue their feud after their match, eventually leading to Sheamus' main event push.

Beth wins and starts a "diva uprising" among the "bigger, stronger and tougher" divas.

This is all done so Kharma can return as either a face and destroy them all or as a heel and join them, only to turn on them.

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source : bleacherreport.com