Honestly? Been itching to revisit classic WWE moments forever. Finally carved out time this weekend to marathon 2017 SummerSlam‘s top matches. Everyone hypes these three as legendary, right? Wanted to see if they lived up.
The Setup Was Ridiculously Simple
Plonked my laptop on the coffee table, fired up the streaming service. Logged in, scrolled straight to the 2017 section – gotta love that search function. Found SummerSlam, clicked play. Grabbed my notebook ready. Buffering was slow as hell though, totally killed the initial hype. Finally kicked off.
Diving Into The First Barn Burner
The Usos vs. The New Day (SmackDown Tag Team Championship) hit first. Man, these guys can move. Sheamus and Cesaro were beasts too. Honestly? I was scribbling notes like mad. Jimmy Uso leaping off the top rope onto Xavier Woods outside? Pure chaos! Forgot how brutal the uppercuts were. When The Usos finally retained, I was standing up cheering like a goofball. Wife shot me a look from the kitchen – worth it.
That Main Event Grudge Match
Couldn’t wait for Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. Samoa Joe (Universal Championship). Absolute monster mash. Remembered Braun tipping the ambulance? Seeing it again… yup, still insane. They just wrecked each other. Tables smashed everywhere. Felt like half the match happened outside the ring. Thought Samoa Joe had it locked with the Coquina Clutch! But Brock? Just pulled the F5 outta nowhere. Insane finish. Whole thing felt unhinged in the best way possible.
The Match Everyone Forgets (But Shouldn’t)
Almost skipped AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens (United States Championship) after the main event madness. Big mistake. Glad I stuck with it. The psychology? Brilliant. Kevin Owens playing mind games, trying to get AJ counted out. Ref bump? Shane McMahon running in? Total soap opera nonsense but so entertaining. AJ retaining felt right though. That Styles Clash looked devastating. Wrote down “vintage AJ” like five times.
Wrapping Up The Chaos
Three hours vanished like that. Notes looked like chicken scratch – guess my handwriting hasn’t improved much. Key takeaways?
- Raw emotion sells big matches. Usos celebrating? Perfect.
- Mayhem done right is art. Lesnar/Reigns/Strowman/Joe? Textbook.
- Never underestimate storytelling. Styles/Owens proved that.
Crawled off the couch feeling like I’d been through a war zone myself. Brain buzzing. Definitely gotta schedule more old PPV days. Maybe dig into 2016 next? Whole experience nailed why 2017 SummerSlam still slaps.
