Summerslam preview or what should happen at Summerslam

The wwe is offering us Summerslam next weekend and the card is stacked!  It is expected to be four plus hours of pro wrestling and the matches top to bottom range from should be excellent to at least good.  Summerslam also offers the rare occasion to really elevate some big names into top guy territory with correct booking.  This eleven match card has the potential to really help the wwe landscape and the outcomes necessary to do so seem very possible.
Brock Lesnar vs Randy Orton 15 years in the making:

This is the second 15 years in the making match this year (styles v cena) but wwe is really hyping this up to be an event.  Brock Lesnar should win to stay strong for a more important opponent (see samoa joe) but Randy Orton has to give the perception in this match like he could beat the beast.  I think this match should see your typical lesnar destruction early and have orton be resilient.  Keep fighting and fighting and fighting while lesnar keeps dominating and dominating and dominating.  Everyone loves a hero that never gives up, Orton should build momentum and set Lesnar up for the punt; which would almost certainly put down the conqueror, only to have lesnar catch him with a F5 outta no where for the win.  The announcers must do a terrific job of reminding the audience that Brock Lesnar won but Orton was closer than anyone to beating the beast.  It keeps lesnar strong by winning and destroying Randy but also makes Orton look strong by standing up to Brock and holding his own.  This match should be a win for both men if done right and the announcers tell the right story.
Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor to determine the first WWE Universal champion:

Seth Rollins is the man.  He is great. Probably pound for pound the best wrestler wwe has (or styles or nakamura or... well you get it).  But, as per Raw, tonight will be the debut of Finn Balor's demon king.  He will be dawning his body paint, awesome entrance and his killer instinct.  This means that Finn Balor has to win.  Finn Balor should win.  I think wwe should have saved the debut of "the demon king" for the pay per view but the match will far overshadow the mistakes this build has made. Two guys will become superstars but this is wwe's chance to really create a new top guy in balor and him reigning triumphant will be a great stamp on the "new era" of Monday night raw.
Dean ambrose vs Dolph ziggler for the world heavyweight championship:

Dean ambrose as a champion has made hay as world champion on smackdown live. He has become legitimate and should be seen as a real top guy. Dolph ziggler has been given a second chance of his wrestling career. He went from mid card enhancement to number one contender and I believe people bought into it. I do not see ziggler winning but I see these two guys putting on a very great match. I foresee ziggler putting it all on the line and maybe losing by something that wasn't his fault pushing him to turn heel and becoming a Shawn Michaels type heel that will probably lead to a big time face turn at some point. This match has to be excellent because if Dolph isn't excellent then this storyline doesn't work. Ziggler has the most at stake for this show and I hope he succeeds but if he is just good I think he will fall back to the mid cards.

Sasha banks vs Charlotte for the women's title:
These two ladies put on an excellent television match on raw a few weeks ago. They have excellent chemistry and there was a high level of emotion during that match. I am not sure that they will be able to top their TV match but I am hoping they can at least match it with a different dynamic being that Sasha is the champion. I hope they can have Sasha win while Charlotte stays strong because these two women are the top of the line of that division. If Charlotte wins it opens the door for bayley to debut but Sasha banks is due a long title run so I believe it is her time to retain.
John cena vs aj styles:

John cena doesn't have bad matches on big shows. Summerslam is a really big show. Aj styles is the best wrestler in wwe (maybe the world). This match is going to be incredible. The crowd will be so hot for it, the story is going to be excellent and the in ring will be top notch. The most exciting part of the match is that aj styles will win. John cena is the face that's runs the place who claims the future goes through him; at summerslam he is facing the right guy to beat him. What cena represents as the flag bearer of the company who is ready to pass the torch is finally, after all the attempts and fails (some unreasonable, see bray wyatt) will face the guy who deserves to beat John cena. Aj styles will be crowned the top heel at summerslam when he beats John cena clean in the middle of the ring. Styles should have a break out calendar year starting with summerslam where he will be the top guy on smackdown and it's champion. All of this starts by beating John cena and the crowd will go wild. Oddly enough this will probably also mark the turning point where the fans stop hating John cena for no reason and respect him for what he means to pro wrestling. By him losing to styles the wwe universe will finally praise him for "doing the right thing" even though he has been a positive staple of wwe for years.

Summerslam is a stacked show with very high expectations to be a tremendous show. There should be a lot of positives that come out of this show creating a lot of momentum for wwe moving forward. The only negative of the show is bray wyatt is not featured on the show at all and I really believe the time is now to push him through the roof but I will be happy if wwe does what is needed and summerslam weekend ends with superstars made, elevated and motivated to propel wwe into the new era.

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Raw expectations

Tonight is the go home Raw for SummerSlam, the perceived second biggest show of the year, and as we get closer to Sunday the card has really taken shape.  However, a few things can and should happen to really dot the i's and cross the t's on this pay per view.
1. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins need to show why this match needs to be a lumberjack match.
2. Randy Orton needs to set the tone on Raw for the style of match SummerSlam will be.
3. Bray Wyatt and Chris Jericho need to create the "spark" that people are still waiting for so this feud can catch fire.
4. Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, John Cena and WWE need to hammer home why the build for the main event of SummerSlam has been awesome so far.
If Raw can focus on these four elements of the show, while also entertaining the masses with Hulk Hogan tributes, pomp and circumstance then the go home show for SummerSlam will be a success.  Monday Night Raw cannot allow Hulk Hogan's birthday bash to over shadow the pay per view and its importance.

When The Shield split up months ago on Raw Seth Rollins settled in well to the villain of the group when he sided with The Authority and Triple H as the one being groomed as the future.  Rollins magnificent blend of technical skill, arrogance and presence makes him a great heel and rub he is getting from Triple H will do him nothing but good.  Roman Reigns is clearly being set up to be the future of sports entertainment; he has the look, the following and the intensity to become a big time player moving forward.  But the immediate mvp of the split has been Dean Ambrose!  Whether WWE was prepared for it or not Ambrose has become the antihero that the WWE Universe has rallied behind and wants to see.  It is because Dean Ambrose is great at what he does.  For as natural as his instincts are for being a heel they are just as natural at being a face and the crowds have recognized his efforts.  From his alternative look, his frantic movement and personality, to his do or die style he has become the breakout star of the group.  The match that Ambrose and Rollins will have at SummerSlam has all the makings of being a show stealer but something has to happen on Raw to explain why the reckless Ambrose would choose a lumberjack match as his stipulation for the match.  It doesn't appear that would benefit Ambrose but I have all the confidence that these two guys can put on a great performance together and am excited to see where the story goes, I do not feel this is the last time Rollins and Dean Ambrose will meet.
I believe that the Ambrose vs. Rollins match was given a lumberjack stipulation because Randy Orton taking on Roman Reigns will be an intense brawl that Rollins and Ambrose should have been.  I think to better camouflage Roman Reigns not being "ready" for this high profile feud we may see some "short cuts" taken so that this match is as entertaining to the fan base as possible.  What Reigns lacks in in-ring prowess he will make up for with intensity and force.  Randy Orton must set the stage tonight on Raw letting everyone know this is going to be more of a battle then a wrestling match.  The intense Orton that we saw when he attacked Roman on Raw two weeks ago is the best version of Orton and his form of violence will work well against Roman Reigns on this bigger stage.  The success of this match falls on how well Randy Orton can take charge and lead the match leading up to Reigns gaining momentum and delivering his limited skill set.  If Orton can work with that killer instinct then Reigns come back will be flat and this match could easily get lost in the mix of a solid SummerSlam card.  But, if Orton is on point and Reigns does his thing the crowd will be into the match and Reigns will come out looking strong.
 Chris Jericho versus Bray Wyatt on paper seems like a match made in heaven.  However, I feel that this match up is missing something to date.  The lack of interaction or intensity or something has left me cold on this feud that I had very high hopes for.  I believe, more than any other current rostered superstar, Bray Wyatt has "it", he has the intangible quality that makes someone special in pro wrestling.  Mixed with his young age the sky is the limit with him and he has lived up to the hype so far.  I also think that Chris Jericho is a phenomenal pro wrestler.  He works well with everyone and he just gets it.  By the end of this rivalry these two will probably have produced something really awesome but as it is right now I am still waiting for the spark to ignite the fire.  I hope we get it tonight and Y2J and Wyatt have a very memorable performance on Sunday.
Brock Lesnar is a monster.  Paul Heyman is a genius.  John Cena is a wrestling superhero.  WWE has built this match incredibly.  All Raw has to do and continue to do what they have been doing; show vignette clips of these two guys doing incredibly athletic and powerful things, remind the world that Brock Lesnar is a menacing ass kicker with no concern for his victims, allow Paul Heyman to eloquently speak to how the beast will conquer Cena and then let Cena give a passionate speech about how important everything is to him and how he won't allow Lesnar to take anything from him.  No physicality between these two men would be great to make the audience crave the fight they will have.  The WWE universe is aware what these two can do and hyping it as a brutal fight that will pit the immovable object against the irresistible force and you have to wait to see them get it on is something I believe people will come to see.  I believe this is the time to crown a new champion.  Brock Lesnar is that once in a blue moon freak athlete that is so believable in his actions and brutality that no matter his schedule he can be WWE champion.  Plus, whomever he loses the title two will gain that credibility.  Lesnar can do things in the ring that no one else his size can accomplish, he has a presence like no other and with Paul Heyman as his mouth piece he will be relevant whether he is on the programming weekly or not.
Raw and SummerSlam have a great opportunity to be really entertaining shows this week and can help push the WWE network to build subscribers and if Lesnar can do that WWE won't give a care what his availability is they will love him.  That is this marks remarks.