WWE SummerSlam 2013: Predictions
I’ve spent a lot of time writing up silly predictions for recent pay-per-views, but SummerSlam has really been built well, and has a solid roster, so I had to write up my honest predictions for the show.
It finally feels as though the WWE has decided to take their pay-per-views seriously this year, starting with Money In The Bank, and SummerSlam is the next step in the evolution of the WWE in 2013, and certain wrestlers in particular, specifically Daniel Bryan.
Because of so much going on in the WWE, I see SummerSlam being their crowning glory of the summer, but they will have a lot to do to beat out Money In The Bank’s fantastic booking and ring work.
United States title match – Dean Ambrose (c) vs. RVD
Even though this match has been scheduled to be on the Pre-SummerSlam Show, I’m expecting it to be awe inspiring. Ambrose, as with the rest of The Shield, is serious about making his name in the WWE, and who better to do that with than RVD?
I’m sure working with a legend such as RVD has to be a huge event for Ambrose, and with RVD being so happy back in the WWE, I know they are going to give us something special. Each month the Pre-PPV match has been better and better, and I’m sure this one will blow all of them out of the water.
RVD’s work since returning to the WWE has been spot on, and it hasn’t looked as though he’s missed a beat, and hasn’t shown a fleck of ring rust. I see their wrestling styles working quite well together, each pushing the other that much further, but because RVD is such a legend in the industry, I think Ambrose is going to get worried and push too hard.
Either he won’t listen to the admonishments from the ref, or Rollins and Reigns will end up getting involved so Ambrose can retain his US title, even if he doesn’t win the match. This should start a solid feud between Ambrose and RVD, giving all us fans something very special in the process.
Kendra’s Predicted Winner – Ambrose via DQ
Total Divas Match – Natalya w/ Cameron & Naomi vs. Brie Bella w/ Eva Marie & Nikki Bella
This is one of the matches on the card that I’m most worried about. Natalya is an accomplished wrestler, and while Brie’s fiancé is the best wrestler on the WWE roster, her ring work is seriously lacking. All that being said, the WWE is pushing Total Divas hard, and E! has ordered six more episodes of the show while each episode brings in more and more original viewers, so this match will be more than a thirty second slap-fest.
I am sure that the four Divas outside the ring will get involved in the match in some way, but it will be Nikki and Brie working ‘twin magic’ that will bring the win of this match to Brie. There’s no question in my mind that Bryan’s fiancé and Cena’s girlfriend will continue to get a serious push, even through their lacking ring skills.
Kendra’s Predicted Winner – Brie Bella
Tag Team Championship match – The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) (c) vs. Big Show & Mark Henry
(Not officially on the card, but with the hour long Pre-Show, I expect it to appear somewhere on the SummerSlam card). While it’s been a while since Reigns got some heat for making some negative remarks backstage, things haven’t seem to have abated much for him and Rollins. With Big Show’s return to side with Henry, I don’t think that Reigns and Rollins have a chance in this match.
I’m sure they will work hard to keep their belts, that they’re going to be seriously out-massed in the ring will be their downfall. The Shield banks on outnumbering their opponents to get the upper hand, but in this match they’re going two on two, and the weight difference is more than either Reigns or Rollins. Big Show and Henry outweigh The Shield in its entirety by over 137lbs. They outweigh Reigns and Rollins by about 363lbs. That’s a huge amount of weight to give up, especially to two legendary wrestlers like Henry and Big Show.
All these factors added together is just too much for me to think that Reigns and Rollins have any chance at all. Hopefully Rollins and Reigns can rebuild after their loss, and maybe this could be a solid feud going forward.
Kendra’s Predicted Winner – Big Show & Mark Henry