WWE SummerSlam 2019: 3 biggest questions for the pay-per-view

With SummerSlam 2019 a story of the past, fans are left shellshocked by a few decisions and moments from the show which were equally good and bad.

From Goldberg redeeming himself against The Showoff to Seth Rollins fighting from underneath and slaying the Beast clean, there were a few highs throughout the night.

On the other hand, there were a few lows during the event which saw an average match between two above-average superstars Ember Moon and Bayley, and Randy Orton and Kofi Kingston.

After the end of the event, we are left with a few major questions from WWE and the creative team. In this article we will look at the 3 biggest questions we have from the Biggest Party of the Summer.

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#3 Why did The IIconics get a rematch?

On the Raw before SummerSlam, WWE booked a surprising match where the Women’s Tag Team Championship was put on the line. The match was a Fatal Four-Way affair where Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross came out victorious.

While many believed that the match was put on Raw and not SummerSlam itself was due to the fact that the card was already loaded, it wasn’t the case as the SummerSlam preshow show too had a Women’s Tag Team Championship match.

The biggest question that came out of the booking was why The IIconics got an automatic rematch without doing anything after their loss. They were the first team to be eliminated from the fatal four-way match, and had done little to earn a rematch for the title which they lost less than a week back.

Since WWE seemed to have done away with automatic rematches for lost championships, it was a very confusing bit of booking where we saw The IIconics lose once again.

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#2 Where was Roman Reigns?

One of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind is where Roman Reigns was during the Biggest Party of the Summer. Reigns has been WWE’s top player for the past few years and was also part of the promotional posters and material for the event.

Roman Reigns was rushed into a storyline only a couple of weeks before SummerSlam, which made fans believe that WWE would book him in a match against Buddy Murphy, Rowan, or Daniel Bryan, but this wasn’t the case.

Instead, we got to see a glimpse of what could be a rivalry between Rowan and Buddy Murphy in the coming weeks, but there was no sign of Roman Reigns in the segment whatsoever.

Where was WWE’s star player during SummerSlam, and why wasn’t he made a part of any major segment to ensure that the storyline he’d been thrown into was continued?

#1 Why did Finn Balor get back up?

Finn Balor was shell-shocked after the match

The Fiend had been on Finn Balor’s case since Wyatt’s return to the ring, and SummerSlam witnessed a match between the two major superstars.

Balor did not have his demon with him for the battle, and Wyatt’s Fiend character seemed to be too much for the Extraordinary Man.

In a short match which was largely dominated by The Fiend, we saw the evil entity apply the Mandible Claw to Balor to pin him and take the victory.

What was largely an impressive match was ruined a bit as after the Fiend left, we saw Finn Balor get back up, which shouldn’t really have happened.

WWE should have allowed the Fiend to leave with Balor left knocked out throughout to increase the credibility and threat of The Fiend while also giving Balor a way to get away from the ring for a few months.