The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: SummerSlam Weekend

Ugly: The limpest ending possible

Let me get one thing out of the way: Yes, I am very glad that Brock Lesnar is no longer the Universal Champion. I am glad that we now have someone that can be on Raw every night with the title. But let's be real: That was a match unbefitting of the main event of Raw, let alone the main event for one of the biggest pay-per-views of the year. It just sorts of came and went. There was nothing special about it, save for Braun Strowman coming down and teasing a cash-in only to be levelled by Brock. Nothing about this match screaming "the main event".

I hate to be that guy, but let's look at another certain main event from last weekend.

This may not have been the best match of the Gargano/Ciampa trilogy, but it was still a great match with suspense, drama, plenty of psychology and callbacks and a finish no one expected. I figured that Ciampa would win, but for him to do so in such a manner is befitting of this feud: another unlucky break for Johnny Gargano, while Tommaso Ciampa escapes by the skin of his teeth.

The most important thing about this match is that it felt there felt like there was a history between these two. You could feel the animosity and hatred with every move. Did the SummerSlam main event have that? No. There were just some Superman punches, an F5 and a couple of spears. I understand there was time constraint, but I feel like you can take some liberties with time for such an important main event. Instead, we got something that felt totally cut for time and lacking any sizzle, totally ill-fitting a pay-per-view that was otherwise fairly good.

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