Roman Reigns Victorious at SummerSlam with Assist from Jimmy Uso
Roman Reigns defeated Jey Uso in the main event of SummerSlam, but only after Jimmy Uso turned on his twin. After a long, grueling match, Jey Uso appeared to have Reigns beat, but Jimmy broke up the pin, then superkicked Jey. Once back in the ring, Reigns speared Jey through a table, prolonging his run atop the company.
The show was a success, with the main event standing out. Two other candidates for match of the night were the opening bout between Logan Paul and Ricochet, and the Seth Rollins-Finn Bálor world heavyweight championship bout. This was, by far, the most significant showing from Ricochet in WWE, and it was fascinating to watch the Rollins-Bálor-Damian Priest storyline unfold. And a highlight of the night was watching Iyo Sky cashing in on Bianca Belair, who had just regained the title, and starting her first reign as women’s champion.
Here are the results:
Logan Paul defeated Ricochet
Cody Rhodes defeated Brock Lesnar
LA Knight wins the Slim Jim Battle Royal
Shayna Baszler defeats Ronda Rousey in an MMA Rules match
Intercontinental champion Gunther defeats Drew McIntyre
World heavyweight champion Seth Rollins defeated Finn Bálor
Bianca Belair defeated Asuka and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat to win the women’s championship
Iyo Sky defeated Bianca Belair to win the women’s championship
Roman Reigns defeated Jey Uso in a Tribal Combat match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
The show opened, as expected, with Logan Paul defeating Ricochet. There were plenty of spectacular aerial moves–complete with a Spanish Fly, crossbody/moonsault, and tornado DDT–but this was also hard-hitting. Ricochet was selling injured ribs, which slowed him down when he attempted a shooting star press. Paul got his knees up, further injuring the ribs, though Ricochet recovered and went for a 450 splash. Paul rolled out of the way, then was handed brass knuckles by a man wearing a hat–who looked like his real-life manager Jeff Levin–to knock out Ricochet before scoring the winning pin.
Unlike the Royal Rumble match or the Money in the Bank ladder match, this bout was missing its masterpiece of a moment. But it showed Paul willing to take a shortcut to victory, an important step in his trajectory as one of the company’s top villains.
The match between Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar was excellent. This was 17-and-a-half minutes, a marathon for Lesnar, and he dominated the vast majority of it. Lesnar hit his F5 twice, both outside the ring, and once was even on top of the commentary table. But Rhodes persevered, hitting back-to-back Cody Cutters, one of which was from the top rope. They took turns locking on the Kimura, with both breaking the hold, and the finishing sequence came when Rhodes countered an F5 attempt into three consecutive Cross Rhodes maneuvers. Rhodes pinned Lesnar, cleanly, capturing the most significant win of his WWE career.
Source: wrestlingnews
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