4/5 chokeslam + punk= undertakers back
  by BIG T (Louisville,kentucky)
This summerslam was average and had some good matches. Thanks for reading and please rate.

M.V.P vs. Jack Swagger
These two had a okay or just average match. realy, they didn't build this rivalry up to be ppv material. I just thought that this match should have been on raw. But that was a impressive win for mvp over the dork people call jack swagger.
match rating:2/5

Kane vs. The Great Khali
As i predicted before this ppv, i said to j-man that this match would stink. I was right. this match was slow and had barely any action in this. I think this match shouldn't have been on summerslam at all.
match rating:0/5

ECW Championship-Christain(c) vs. William Regal
this match stunk as well for being only 8 seconds long. Christian playing some randy orton and sneaking up on regal and hitting the kill switch for the win.
match rating:2/5

Intercontinental Championship-Rey mysterio(c) vs. Dolph "mr.ziggles" Ziggler
This match wasn't as good as their night of champions match, but this match was still good. Ziggler pulled off some good moves and dominated for a while on mysterio. At the end, dolph went for a suplex, missed, and got the super hero splash from mysterio for the win.
match rating:4/5

Unified tag team championships-Chris Jericho and Big Show(c) vs. Cryme Tyme
This match was okay. I didn't like that y2j and slow won the match and retained the titles. I realy didn't think that cryme tyme would beat y2j and show because shao and jericho have been in the buisness longer, they have had more experience, and have won more titles, and are just more dominante than cryme tyme.
match rating:3.5/5

WWE Championship-Randy Orton(C) vs. John Cena
This match was just plain out weird. The match had probably been restarted like 3 times. The match was almost like their summerslam 07 match, realy good, until that crazy fan(a.k.a Ted DiBiases brother) attacked the ref. Once order had been restored in the match orton became the viper again and got the rko and got the win over cena to retain the wwe title. Nice counters by cena in this match by countering the rko and punt a couple of times.
match rating:4.5/5

DX vs. Legacy
This match was great. This match was 20 minuets of awesome. This match had everything. Counters, suplex's, brawls, and finishers. This match was all over the place. Great entrance with dx and their remake of the classic wcw invasion. Im happy that the returning dx and shawn michaels pulled off the win. This match went back and fourth with legacy dominating in the beginning. The match got good at the end when triple h and ted dibiase went over the anounce table and just moments later, "SLAP!!!" a sweet chin music by shawn michaels for the win. Suck it legacy.
match rating:4.5/5

Tables, Ladders, Chairs/World Heavyweight championship-Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk
This match was great. The build up for this match was great. Jeff hardy and punk started off with some shots and then some chair shots. Then, when hardy and punk went outside of the ring, Jeff put punk on a table and missed a huge cross body. 3 times a table was used in this match. Once this match got started with the ladders. Hardy got suplexed about 2 times on a ladder. Then when hardy got back up, punk went for his kick/bulldog move. He got the kick, but not the bulldog which hardy countered and put punk through a table. Which led to the swanton off a 20 foot ladder and through the anounce table. Which led to punk throwing some hard punches which led to hardy falling and to punk winning. Then moments after, taker returned and surprised punk with a chokeslam.
match rating:5/5
cokeslam rating:10/5

This was a average summerslam. Thanks for reading.


3/5 The Return Of DX & The Deadman
  by Scotty 2 Hotty 24 (Back Woods, GEORGIA)
WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio Vs. Dolph Ziggler - This match is almost an exact replica of Mysterio's & Ziggler's clash at Night Of Champions only the difference this time is that the match went at a faster pace, Dolph Ziggler wrestled a more steady match in contrast to before, & the fans were much more into the match as well in oppose to last month at Night Of Champions. A strong showing from both competitors to point where the fans were starting up "LET'S GO ZIGGLER" chants. This was a fantastic opening contest & a great match to display the prestige of the I-C Championship. 4/5

M.V.P. Vs. Jack Swagger - Like everyone else, I felt this match had potential but partially fail to capitalize on it. A couple of nice spots in the match but nothing special or past average. A good match if was on RAW but only decent here at SummerSlam. 3/5

Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & The Big Show Vs. Cryme Tyme - It took a little while but I think this Tag Team Title Match turned into something good & worth viewing. The crowd got into the match as it progressed & the ending was a nice finish to the match. Not a whole bunch to complain about as I think all four men put in a good effort & tried their best to put on a good tag team title match. 3.25/5

Kane Vs. The Great Khali - I don't know if it's just me in this category or what but I actually felt this was an improvement to their godawful WrestleMania 23 battle. I think the Great Khali did his best in trying to "wrestle" and Kane did everything he could but there just isn't much anyone could do to have a seemingly good match with Khali. In my opinion, this match is an improvement to their WM 23 encounter but is still a pretty poor match. 1.75/5

DX Vs. Legacy - This was a great comeback match for DX & this was a huge step forward for Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase as they delivered probably their best match thus far in their short careers. DX's entrance symbalized that DX were about to go to war & thats exactly what this match was. The two youngsters, DiBiase & Rhodes, did one amazing job holding their own against the two future Hall Of Famers in Triple H & Shawn Michaels. Do not expect the comedic performance we got from DX in 2006 against the Spirit Squad & the McMahons as DX gave a lot of credibility to DiBiase & Rhodes. This tag team match had solid in-ring work and DX along with Rhodes & DiBiase gave a strong peformance & argubably put on the best tag team match for the WWE in a very long time. Great match and possibably the match of the night. 4.5/5

ECW Champion Christian Vs. William Regal - For the second year in a row, we get a squash ECW Title match. As soon as the bell rings, Christian hits the Kill Switch on Regal and gets the win. Afterwards, Christian gets maulled by Regal's court, Vladimir Kozlov & Ezkiel Jackson. Christian & Regal definitely deserved better then this.

WWE Champion Randy Orton Vs. John Cena - I'll go on record & say if you can get passed all of the chaos & madness this match had in the end, this is argubably the best one-on-one Cena/Orton match. Randy Orton was playing his "Viper" character fantastically to the bone with John Cena stepping up his game & gave us his best performance since his Backlash match against Edge earlier in the year. All the way until the craziness & false finishes began, this match was turning into a great WWE Title Match as Orton & Cena both were putting on a very good back & forth contest. I think the false finishes at the end was a nice touch as it added more unpredictibility to the match. In the end however, Orton gets the true finish & the win to the fan's delight. 4/5

World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy Vs. C.M. Punk (Tables, Ladders, & Chairs Match) - I applaud Hardy & C.M. Punk going out there and putting their bodies on the line but at the same time I didn't see this match reaching the bar like past TLC matches has proceeded to do (especially the Tag Team versions). But like twice before and for a third time here, Hardy & Punk delivered an outstanding World Title Match nevertheless. I give credit to Hardy & Punk also for going out there and telling a great story instead of going out there and being spot monkies for each other. This TLC match was phenomenal for what it was and it did not disappoint whatsoever as it has holds a couple of breath taking spots of it's own. In the end though where one great rivalry ended, another one began in the return of the Undertaker. Great match all the way & one of the best of the night. 4.5/5

Over the years, SummerSlam has lost some it's "heat" but this SummerSlam event is an quite enjoyable one. With a few bad booking decisions, I still recommend this event. The DX/Legacy & Punk/Hardy are definitely the matches of the night with the Orton/Cena & Mysterio/Ziggler matches delivering as well. Overall, I felt this was a nice SummerSlam event & is something I recommend checking out.

4/5 SummerSlam 2009
  by Horror Spooky
Intercontinental Championship Match: Rey Mysterio (Champion) vs. Dolph Ziggler
A phenomenal opener. This was a big step up from their match last month, though that match was really awesome as well. Ziggler proved his worth and hit some unique counters on Mysterio, dropkicking him in mid-air to counter a crossbody and hitting some impressive power moves. Mysterio wowed the crowd by countering an attempt by Ziggler to throw him face-first into the top turnbuckle by landing on the top ropes with both of his feet and turning it into a wildly impressive moonsault! Ziggler countered the 619, though Mysterio battled back with some high-flying offense, including a tornado DDT, as well as countering a backbreaker attempt by Ziggler into a roll-up that nearly ended the match. As the match progressed, Mysterio nailed the Seated Senton and Ziggler hit the Fameasser, though neither man could put the other out. Ziggler ate a 619 finally, though he ended up countering the Swan Dive by rolling out of the way. The match was then back in his hands, until Mysterio managed to roll him up following a hurracanrana to get the victory and retain the title again. Winner: Rey Mysterio. Match Rating: 5/5

Jack Swagger vs. MVP
This match was pretty good, though these men can both do much better. Swagger countered some of MVP's signature offense, though MVP grounded Swagger with a flying crossbody to the outside. Back in the ring, both men had a sort of mat wrestling competition for a little while. MVP managed to hit Ball'n, though Swagger would ground MVP, and hit his splash off the second ropes. Swagger countered the Playmaker, though MVP would regain the advantage and nail the move to secure the victory. Winner: MVP. Match Rating: 4/5

Unified WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Chris Jericho and The Big Show (Champions) vs. Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad Gaspard)
Oh yeah! At first, the match was a little slow, with Big Show beating JTG around and hitting some major chops on him. When JTG and Jericho were in the ring together, it was a fast-paced competition with a ton of high-flying offense, and JTG even countered the Walls of Jericho. JTG ended up tagging Shad in after getting away from Show, and Shad took the game to Show, knocking the big man down with a flurry of offensive maneuvers. Show then started applying submission holds on Shad to wear him down. This led to JTG getting the tag, though Jericho also got the tag and the match continued. JTG was on a roll, ducking the Knockout Punch and straddling Show on the apron. Shad then took Show to the outside with a Cactus Jack-style clothesline. Jericho then locked in the Walls of Jericho, but JTG managed to grab the ropes! Show incapacitated Shad on the outside, hit JTG with the Knockout Punch, and then Jericho got the somewhat weak pin to an otherwise phenomenal match. Winners: Chris Jericho and The Big Show. Match Rating: 5/5

Kane vs. The Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh)
A rematch from WrestleMania 23, with the roles switched around, really. Nothing special occured. There was just some basic mat wrestling and such and some strikes, though the match wasn't terrible to watch either. Kane kicked out of Khali's head chop, and then took Khali down with a dropkick to the knees and a DDT to put away the big man. Winner: Kane. Match Rating: 3/5

D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) vs. Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)
DX's reunion on Raw was cut short by Legacy, so this match was hotly anticipated. And le tme tell you, it delivered. Rhodes and Michaels were great in the ring together as were Triple H and DiBiase. Rhodes was a lot of the reason why the match was so good, and he was smart enough to dodge the Sweet Chin Music multiple times. Triple H took a Dream Street from DiBiase at one point, but Michaels broke up the pin. Rhodes managed to hit the Cross Roads on Michaels at another point, but Triple H ended up breaking the pin. Michaels tried to hit the Sweet Chin Music again on Rhodes, though Rhodes caught his foot and blocked the move. The referee had his hands full with everyone in the ring, and Triple H took this time to lay out Rhodes with the Pedigree, but DiBiase ended up breaking up the pin attempt from Michaels. Triple H and DiBiase brawled on the outside, with Triple H clotheslining DiBiase over an announce table. In the ring, Michaels hit the Sweet Chin Music to pin Rhodes and win the match! Winners: D-Generation X. Match Rating: 5/5

ECW Championship Match: Christian (Champion) vs. William Regal (with Ezekial Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov)
This match was ridiculously short and it was basically a joke match, but it was still kind of entertaining to watch, so I decided to give it a few points. Basically, the bell rang, and Christian hit the KillSwitch on Regal while he was trying to take off his robe to retain the title. No joke. After the match, Ezekial hit his finisher on Christian and Vladimir hit a Chokeslam on him. Regal then applied the Regal Stretch. This rivalry obviously isn't over. Winner: Christian. Match Rating: 3/5

WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (Champion) vs. John Cena
This match was pretty awesome, and Cena finally put on a good performance in a singles match after failing to do so at Judgment Day, Extreme Rules, and The Bash. At first, the match was your usual Cena/Orton match, with both men hitting their usual offense, though Orton managed to counter some of Cena's basic offense. Orton countered an Attitude Adjustment attempt by Cena, but Cena managed to counter the Concussion Punt. After this, Cena hit Orton with a back body drop, but when Orton got up, he pushed the referee! The ref called for the disqualification, but then Lillian Garcia announced that Vince McMahon ordered the match be restarted, and if Orton gets disqualified, he loses the title! The match went on for a little bit longer, though Orton then grabbed his title and left the ring! Orton then got counted out, but Garcia announced ANOTHER new announcement from McMahon! The match was restarted, and if Orton got counted out, he could lose the title! A frustrated Orton ran back into the ring and started to attack Cena again. Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment, but Orton countered into an RKO attempt. Cena countered the RKO, but then Cena managed to lock in the STF! Orton nearly got the ropes, but Cena dragged him back into the middle of the ring to reapply the move! A crazed fan then jumped the barricade and tackled a referee, causing Cena to let go of the hold. Orton then hit an RKO using the middle rope on Cena as he went back into the ring, and then capped Cena off with another RKO to pin Cena! Winner: Randy Orton. Match Rating: 5/5

TLC World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jeff Hardy (Champion) vs. CM Punk
Match of the night? You bet! The action started out a bit slow as Hardy and Punk hit their usual offense. Weapons got involved quickly after, with Punk and Hardy using a steel chair on one another in a vicious matter. Punk sidewalk slammed Hardy onto a steel chair after countering Poetry in Motion. The fight then spilled to the outside. Punk set up a table next to the ring, though Hardy gained the advantage on Punk after countering a steel chair attack attempt and then set Punk up on a different table! Hardy went for a splash off the top turnbuckle onto Punk, but Punk rolled off the table and Hardy crashed through! Punk tried to grab the title after this, but Hardy stopped him. Some ladder shots occured after this, with Hardy taking an absolutely nasty superplex onto the ladder! Punk then started dominating here, though his attempts to grab the title were futile. Punk went for his signature knee to the face in the corner/bulldog combination, but Hardy countered by dumping Punk to the outisde and through the table that Punk himself had set up earlier in the match! As the match continued, Punk actually regained the advantage and on the outside, he tried to damage Hardy's throat using a steel chair. Hardy managed to block the move and then beat the living crap out of Punk with the chair. Hardy then took the announce table cover off and smacked Punk in the head with that, followed by a shot to the head using a television monitor. Hardy then SMASHED a steel chair into CM Punk's face as he lay on the announce table, and then he started climbing a 20 foot ladder! Hardy HIT A SWANTON BOMB OFF THE FREAKING 20 FOOT LADDER ONTO PUNK and they both went through the announce table!!! Medical personnel then came out to take Hardy out of the match on a stretcher, but Hardy refused, and as Punk tried to climb to grab the title, Hardy ran back into the ring. They both ended up being at the top of the ladder, but Punk managed to kick Hardy down, grab the title and win. The aftermath was also very awesome and jaw-dropping, and it's definnitely worth checking out. Winner: CM Punk. Match Rating: 5/5

OVERALL EVENT
ANOTHER phenomenal pay-per-view from WWE. Better than Night of Champions? Actually, they're just about equal in quality, and that's definitely a good thing. There were a couple of "bleh" matches with Kane/Khali and Christian/Regal wasn't even technically a match, but the surprise appearance from The Undertaker at the end of the TLC Match was icing on the cake. Should you see this event? Uh, duh. It's one of the best WWE events of the entire year!

4/5 WWE Summerslam 2009-The biggest event of the summer!
  by j-man
This summerslam had alot of hype and for the most part it lived up to it. Thanks for reading!

Intercontinental Championship
Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler
This was a night of championships rematch and i liked this encounter better. Ziggler was much more aggressive here. In the early moments of the match rey was springboarded of the top rope and did a moonsault onto dolph. Lots of great fast paced moves and counters. Later in the bout, rey missed a 619 on ziggler and then dolph got a famasser, but only got a 2 count. After that there was alot of creative rollup pins. Mysterio reversed a gutbuster and turned it into a hurricanrana for the win. I was expecting a ziggler win, but rey pulled it out again to retain the ic belt. Match Rating:3.75/5

Jack Swagger vs. MVP
Coming into this, i thought it would be a good match, but instead it was to short and dissapointing. Early in the match, swagger went for a takedown and then mvp countered this into a rollup, but didn't get a 3 count. Swagger put some nice pace into this match. At the end of the match mvp got a playmaker to win. This wasn't a poor match or anything, but it defiently could have been better. Match Rating:3/5

WWE Unified Tag Team Championship
Chris Jericho and Big Show vs. Cryme Tyme
At first, i didn't think Y2J and show were going to be that good of a tag team, but they have gotten better and cryme tyme mixed well with them. Big show dominated alot of this match and JTG had a good showing in this match. Show gave a knockout punch on JTG to win and for jerishow to retain the tag team titles. Average title match and this passed the expectations for me. Match Rating:3.5/5

Great Khali vs. Kane
The crowd was really quiet here and I could see why. This made their wm 23 match look decent. This match was horrible. Slow throughout and just plain boring. In the end of the match singh was shoved into khali by kane, which gave kane an opening to drop kick khali's knee and then kane gave him a ddt to win. I liked the ending, but overall this match is terrible. Match Rating:1.5/5

D-Generation X vs. The Legacy
DX had a very cool entrance. I really enjoyed this tag team match. Legacy actually had some crediblity coming into this. The match wasn't a squash as both teams got their moves in nicely. Rhodes and dibease pulled off some nice offense in this one to. The crowd was really into this match. Later in the match both cody rhodes and hbk missed elbow drops. In the end, triple h and dibease brawled on the outside and hbk gave the sweet chin music to rhodes to win the match for himself and hhh. Great example of a good, credible tag team match. Match Rating:4.25/5

ECW Championship
Christian vs. William Regal
I thought kane/khali was a joke, but this just didn't belong on the ppv. This match was under 10 seconds, with christian getting a quick killswitch to win. Koslov, jackson, and regal beat down christian after the match, which didn't make anything better. Match Rating:Can't rate, this is barely even a match!

WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. John Cena
This match was good, but i recommend their ss '07 encounter over this. The crowd was actually pretty split between these. The match had a slow start, but started to build that championship feel. These two traded some nice moves on each other and made this match pretty good throughout. Orton then got counted out and lillian had the announcer messup and then vince restarted the match and then kept doing so, because orton kept trying to get disqualified of counted out. Cena then had orton in the stf and when you think this match can't get anymore crazier, a fan jumps the gaurdrail (really dibease's brother) and grabs the ref, which leads to a sudden rko from orton on cena to retain the belt. This match had a creative edge to it, but at the same time the things they were doing to this bout was really stupid. Match Rating:3.5/5

Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk
The buildup to this match was great and this defiently lived up to the hype. Match of the night here. These two have such great chemistry against each other. Some really physical, brutal exchanges in this match. The steel chairs were used very effectively in this one, with both men dishing out some major punishment. Great moment in the match where hardy got on the top of a ladder and connected with a swanton bomb on punk, right through the announce table! These two had to get taken out on stretchers, but they still continued this match. Both men were slowly going up the ladder and in the end punk knocked hardy off and grabed the world title belt to become a 3 time world champion. As punk was standing over hardy, the lights went off and undertaker appeared and then gave punk a chokeslam! Not the best tlc match ever, but left a great impression and undertaker's suprise return added to this match. Match Rating:4.75/5

Summerslam was defienlty the biggest event of the summer. I really want to see what they will do with the cena/orton fued and the "fan" coming into the match. Plus undertaker made a great return and hopefully they make the undertaker/punk fued!

4/5 WWE SummerSlam 2009
  by R. Marsiglia (New Jersey, USA)
This was a very strong ppv effort from WWE. Most of the matches were very good including an excellent main event with a good aftermath that sent the fans home happy. Yes, I'm talking about the return of the Undertaker. For a show that was hyped up extremely poorly by WWE, it definately delivered far better than expected. The wwe title match was bizarre, but I give them credit for trying something different. This is a dvd that I definately recommend adding tom your collection, it's worth the price. Matches are rated out of 5 stars (*****).

1. Intercontinental Title Match
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

This was actually a hell of an opening match. Crowd was very into it by the end, and they had lots of near falls. Ziggler even had some very audible chants from the crowd in his favor. Rey wins by reversing a gutbuster off the top rope into a huracanrana, but the match was so well worked that this loss didn't hurt Ziggler. ***3/4

2. MVP vs. Jack Swagger

Decent match, but it was too short to really get going. They cut a promo before the match billing this as the spoiled jock vs. the ex-con tough guy. Somewhat of a surprising finish having MVP go over, but in the end it doesn't really matter. This came off like filler on TV. **

3. WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Chris Jericho & Big Show (c) vs. Cryme Tyme

Pretty good match. It took a little bit to get going but people started to get into it by the end. The finish came a little abruptly for my taste, and it really didn't do much to elevate Cryme Tyme, but there wasn't a whole lot to complaign about. Worth a look. **1/2

4. Kane vs. The Great Khali

This was foul. A poor, poor match to say the least, which is exactly what most sane individuals were expecting. It wasn't Sharmell vs. Jenna from TNA Victory Road, but there was absolutely nothing of merit in this match. It wasn't even good filler. -*

5. Shawn Michaels & Triple H vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase

Very good, long match. Crowd was very into DX. DX got the win in the end, but they did a good job of elevating Legacy and making them look like credible oponents. Plus, it's always great to see HBK in the ring again. All around I thought this was a definate thumbs up, and everyone worked hard. ***1/2

6. ECW Championship
Christian (c) vs. William Regal

Match lasted less than 10 seconds. The bell rang, Regal turned around to take his robe off, and Christian hit the Killswitch for the three. After the match, Zeke Jackson and Kozlov beat down Christian. They were probably short on time, but couldn't they have cut Kane and Khali instead of gypping the fans on what could have been a pretty good match? Nothing to see here. (NR)

7. WWE Championship
Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena

This was a strange one to say the least. Match was good until the finish, when Orton shoved the ref and intentionally got DQ'd. Lillian Garcia, in an epic moment, said the winner and new WWE champion is Randy Orton. Then she said Vince McMahon ordered the match to restart, under a new set of rules claiming Orton would lose the belt if DQ'd again. Orton quickly got himself counted out and again the match was ordered to restart, this time stating that if Orton was DQ'd or counted out the belt would change hands. Orton then pinned cena using the ropes, and another ref came down and got the match restarted again. Cena finally got the upper hand and had Orton in the STF, and right when it seemed Randy would tap a "fan" ran in the ring and broke it up. Once the confusion died down, Orton hit the RKO for the pin. Basically, Cena looked like a fool 4 times. Anyway, I give them credit for trying something different, because they've fueded so much in the past, but this was one of those finishes that you either liked or hated. ***

8. World Heavyweight Championship TLC Match
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk

Tremendous main event. They didn't have quite as many spots as you might expect, but their timing was superb and everything they did looked good. The last spot in particular, which I won't spoil but involved a big ladder and an announce table, was phenominal. Punk gets the clean win and the title in a great match. After the bout, Undertaker returned to a huge pop and chokeslammed CM Punk, so at least the crowd got a happy ending. ****1/4

This was a very enjoyable ppv. The wrestling was of a very good quality overall, and I don't think anyone who sees this show would feel slighted of their money's worth. It's worth having in your collection and would be nice to go back and watch from time to time, and it seems like it's been a while since I said that about a WWE ppv.