Why I Love Wrestling: SummerSlam and Takeover Predictions Part 2

The one where I make my predictions for SummerSlam

The four hour spectacular of the summer is finally upon us. Truth be told, I love SummerSlam. It’s always one of the best shows of the year and usually delivers some sort of payoff. If WrestleMania is the show for the mainstream, SummerSlam is the show for the fans. And this year? It’s a big biggie. WWE is running three nights in the same building, Barclay’s in Brooklyn NYC, and will have to pull out the big guns as it were to keep the famed NYC crowd engaged. Looking at the card, I think they’ve got a good chance of making this weekend one of the finest wrestling weekends in recent history.

 

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Why I Love Wrestling: Match of the year? Option 001

Better than almost every Wrestlemania main event in history

It’s about that time of year. The time of year where we start to whittle down the field of contenders for match of the year. Now, there is every possibility that the match of 2015 hasn’t even happened yet but, BUT, there is a lot of wrestling on a weekly basis. Between the promotions in the Americas, Europe, and Japan, there are hundreds of matches a week. Obviously only a fraction of these are seen by the general public via television, Youtube, or articles such as this one. Those of us writing about wrestling do try our best however.

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