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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Summerslam but not spectacular, 10 Dec 2006
1-Rey vs. Chavo
**-This was not a great match. A good opener, but not a great match as it failed ot do what it's supposed to do: remember Eddie Guerero. I think that the Guerrero family must be insulted that the WWE allowe Rey Mysterio to land the patented "3 Amigos", but not Chavo. I'm almost inclined to agree with John Layfield's announcing on this match...but ti did the trick: it opened the show.
2-ECW Title, Big SHow vs. Sabu
***-ECW's only match on the show was good, but unfortunatly not great as the Big Show is not an actual ECW superstar, so why WWE is allowing him ot hold thier ntitle I do not know. He has, however, picked up a few tricks from his new ECW buddies, and the Homocidal, Suicidal and Genocidal Sabu was brilliant in the match (the first time I've seen a WWE fan get behind a muslim, since the Muhammed Hassan days!!!). a good Hardcore match in general.
3-Legend Killer vs. The Legend
****-As this was Hogan's final wrestlign match, I "knew" Orton was going to win, because it is a tradition in the Wrestling business to loose on your final match (or not...Bret hart, anyone? :D), so I was pleasently surprised to learn that this was not neccesarily the case in this match. Hogan was great as he reverted back to his early days, i.e. being a heel player, and was able to pick up the win not by being the good guy, but quite the oppoiste. Orton did not put on a show like Micheals ahd the year before, but HBK adn Hogan were given the Mian Event last year, so that is understandable.
4-Mick Foley vs. Ric FLair
****-I do not know how they made this match happen. As JR says time and time again in this match, both wrestlers here GENUINLEY hate each other, after Mick Foley included some snide comments about FLair in his autobiography, Have A Nice Day, Flair genuinly did not like Foley. However, they managed to put together a great match (whether Foley has apologized since then I do not know, although he hints on it in his follow-up book, Foley is Good), filled with enough gore to be an original ECW main event any day :D
5-World Heavyweight Championship, King Booker vs. Batista
*-I truly hate King Booker. His Booker T gimmick was great, flashy adn fun to watch. Now however he is just annoying--sure he is supposed ot be heel, but this is too much! And in this match, not only does Vince Mcmahon keep Batista down, but the two of them just don't gel at all in the match. It is hard to watch, very, very hard to watch.
6-Degeneration X vs. the Mcmahon Men
*****-DX was killed off after Wrestlemania 15 when Triple H betrayed them and joined Vince Mcmahon's coorporation. Since HHH and HBK have reunited, however, they have taken up thier bad blood with the WWE owners and it has lead into a spectacular match at Summerslam. One of the fun thigns about the match is it is NOT in any way a wrestlign contest. Vince Mcmahon, Shane Mcmahon and DX just go out there to have fun, and they do it well. There is very little direct competition in the match, as there are numerous run ins at the start whihc leave HHH incapacitated to begin with, so it's just the two mcmahons copying other peoples moves as they beat up HBK. When DX take control again, it is just fun to be watching the most hated man in SPorts Entertainment getting beaten to bits...and then it ends with a nice move fomr HBK to shane mcmahon, adn a dustbin to the head of Vince Mcmahon. Shawn Micheals claimed in his Autobiography (written by Aaron Feigenbaum) that Vince was fun to work with...this match confirms just that.
7-WWE World Championship, Edge vs. John Cena
****-John Cena is still on shaky ground after the Wrestlemania 2 problem, but he still has the support of his hometown fans going into Summerslam. It is a good back-and-forth contest, with a particularly nice finish as it makes Cena look like the Superior competitor, even though he loses the match. A great match, just not a great Main Event
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Summerslam 2006 good or bad?, 5 Jun 2007
Summerlsam is the biggest party of the year so why not have the biggest matches of the year....
Chavo Gurreo vs. Rey Mysterio
Great opener Chavo try to defend his honor not the best of the cruiserweight but Rey keeps the match alive with dives and dodges vickie apperance ruined a chance of the match picking up so its a
7/10
Sabu Vs. Big Show ECW World Title Match Extreme Rules
Extreme means chair shots and high risk But no blood Sabu was amazing and showed that the originals will live on and big show showed he was quite dominant some blotches but a great match overall
7.5/10
Legend Vs. Legend Killer Match
Hulk hogans last match was incredible he showed the hulkamaniacs who was the legend and that he would not die class match people complained and said orton carried the match But Hogan controlled 6/10 minutes of the match both finisher performed in this match ver fun and Hogan Cheats it was fun to watch
7.5/10
I Quit Match Ric Flair vs. Mick Foley
Amazing,Gory,Intense,Long Enough and Deserved a secound match Wow in other words can't say to much or i'll ruin the ending
10/10
King Booker Vs. Batista World championship match
Finally batista returns but this dosen't change the fact he wasen't ring fit and found it hard catching up with his own phisque struggled to deliver batista bomb and belly to belly suplex and bad ending
6/10
DX Vs. Mchmahons
What a match resource after resource from the Mchmahons slows down Dx and the interference from Kane to help DX Was great to watch DX Dominated anyway and showed why they are the Greatest
9/10
Edge Vs. John Cena Wwe Championship Match
Better than there over meetings at royal rumble not slow paces or any blotches and even with all the odds stacked against him he still won bad ending great PPV
7/10
Altogether Summerslam stole the show and the extras are funny to watch (All of the summerslma commercials) altogether 4.5 stars on the PPV could of been better maybe next year will be a PPV dvd to buy if you get the chance.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Summerslam 2006 Review, 25 Dec 2006
Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
Decent opener, but was not your usual cruiserweight match. It was slightly slower and a bit more of a brawl, but there was still some good wrestling. 7/10
ECW Title: Big Show vs. Sabu
Suprisingly good match that was kept short and plenty of action during this short duration. Lots of table bumps and weapons, though there was a couple of botched spots, but this didn't bring the bout down too much. 7/10
Randy Orton vs. Hulk Hogan
The crowd really got into this one, but it was your usual Hogan match. Heel gets control, Hogan Hulks Up, Leg Drop, 1-2-3. The false finish added some drama, but this was nothing great. 6/10
"I Quit" Match: Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair
The first 10 minutes or so of this bout is probably the most brutal 10 minutes you will see this year in the WWE. However, in an instant Flair picks up the win. This could and was looking to head towards an all time classic, but unfortunately poor booking let this down. 7/10
World Title: King Booker vs. Batista
This match was pretty average and the crowd didn't seem into it (not suprised!). It was ok up untill the stupid and predictable DQ ending. I thought we would get a good post-match but all we got was a sloppy Batista Bomb. 5/10
DX vs. The McMahons
Very strange match with the McMahons utilising their "resource" (including Spirit Squad, Finlay, Regal, Kennedy & Big Show) to set up an entertaining pre-match segment. The McMahons would control the bout with some nice tag team moves before DX would fight back. The ending sequence was great with interference from Umaga and Kane. Overbooked, but it was supposed to be. Entertaining and woke up the crowd after the previous match. 7/10
WWE Title: Cena vs. Edge
Great match and the best of their series thus far. Psychology was great with Edge trying to score a count out victory on a few occasions. The ending sequence was great with lots of near falls and though some may not like the ending of the brass nucks, it was the only way to keep Cena looking strong whilst not winning. The DQ stipulation also added tension. Very good overall. 8/10
Overall, Summerslam was a pretty decent PPV, and the card was very consistent. Looking, at the card it could have been a classic PPV, but apart from the WWE Title match, nothing was all that great, but still the PPV was good.
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