WWE Summerslam
WWE.com posted a new list of the top 25 WWE Summerslam matches of all-time, featuring matches from back in 1989 at the second event all the way up to last year’s event. WWE ranked each match based on editor’s picks; you can read the intro as well as the #25 entry below; click here for the complete list.
So, what qualifies a match to be labeled as one of the 25 best in the history of SummerSlam?
To tabulate the rankings of SummerSlam’s best bouts, the editorial staff of WWE.com was charged to consider every clash from WWE’s midsummer marquee event with one simple criterion: The match is as important as the moment. So, even though Ultimate Warrior crushing Honky Tonk Man at the inaugural SummerSlam in just over 30 seconds was impressive in its own right, the battle’s brevity might pale in comparison to some of Bret “Hit Man” Hart’s best contests, or The Undertaker and Edge colliding in a Hell in a Cell Match.
From there, the editors ranked their favorites, and the result is what follows. So sit back, relax and get ready to take a trip down Memory Lane by reliving the spectacular highs and soul-crushing lows of what WWE.com has selected as the 25 greatest matches in the history of SummerSlam, presented by Cricket Wireless.
25 – John Cena vs. Seth Rollins — Champion vs. Champion Winner Take All Match (2015)
The 2015 edition of SummerSlam, emanating from Brooklyn, N.Y., was one for the history books. It was the first time The Biggest Event of the Summer had set up shop somewhere other than Los Angeles since 2008. It was Jon Stewart’s first public endeavor since leaving “The Daily Show.” And it was the first time a Superstar — Seth Rollins — held the WWE World Heavyweight and U.S. Championships simultaneously.
The bout in which Rollins achieved that feat, defeating then-U.S. Champion John Cena in the process, was remarkable. What was also remarkable was how each of the match’s historical signifiers played into the conclusion. Stewart, who had been a rival of Rollins’ before the contest, ran to the ring and whacked Cena with a chair. The Brooklyn crowd couldn’t have screamed louder if an artisanal coffee shop sprouted in the middle of the ring. Rollins got the win to hold two titles at once, and the rest, as they say, is … well, it’s history.
Enzo Amore
The following videos feature Enzo Amore and Big Cass out sneaker shopping at Flight Club NYC, taking a look at the most expensive sneakers in the store.
Enzo and Cass also show some models of the shoes Enzo has worn at past NXT and WWE events, including Enzo noting he’s worn a new pair of Jordans for each time he’s been on WWE TV since being called up.
Kofi Kingston
Speaking of sneakers, The New Day’s Kofi Kingston posted the following on Instagram, teasing his own surprise Summerslam sneaker this Sunday:
