It's supposed to be "the biggest party of the summer", but most of the matches simply lack that big "event" feel. The outcomes are predictable, the comedy sketches are unfunny, and the Diva Battle Royal is a royal mess. The exception is the main event, where John Cena faces Randy Orton in a WWE championship match. This was the period when WWE fans had just about enough of Cena (as Jim Ross helpfully notes, he was champion for 24 out of the last 27 months!); every time Orton (the supposed heel of the match) got on the offensive the crowd cheered, and every time Cena got the upper hand he was booed out of the building! This audience participation gives this match a charge that the others don't have.
4 Reviews
"The biggest party of the summer" really comes alive only at the end
gridoon202417 July 2017
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Biggest Party of the Summer, huh?
morantjavonte28 February 2022
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SummerSlam 2007 Thoughts
SummerSlam 2007 was the 20th annual SummerSlam PPV event produced by the WWE. The event took place August 26, 2007 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey which was the third time in SummerSlam history (89, 97). Attendence was at 17,441 which was said to be sold out in 40 minutes. 2007 was a rough time period for the WWE after murder-suicide of Chris Benoit, drug policy now more strict casued a lot of suspensions, and injuries. You can argue this event was the start of things slowly turning around as the return of Triple H and Rey Mysterio helped a bit with buyrates and wrestlers would start to appear aftermath of this show.
For the matchcard, John Cena would start his feud with Randy Orton which at the time was a big dream feud as Orton and Cena hadn't interact with each other much through out their careers aside from multi-men and OVW matches. They did have 1 random match on a Raw. Rey Mysterio & Triple H both back from injuries also were set to make returns that were NEEDED as both Raw and Smackdown were struggling with the star power.
The Good - John Cena vs. Randy Orton was a great main event. Despite Cena getting mixed of boos and cheers, the crowd was on fire that entire match. Randy Orton getting huge pops just for striking Cena was proof that he shouldn't go away. But overall, the match was pretty solid. I remember at the time, I looked at Orton as a huge threat in the Kayfabe world and I was joyed to see Cena with the win. Rey Mysterio & Chavo had a pretty good match but they had better. MVP-Matt Hardy segment with the beer drinking great as Stone Cold there got everyone on their feet.
The Meh - Majority of the midcard was average. Opening and Triple Threat for the IC title were fun but they just aren't very Memorable from a later view. King Booker vs. Triple H while great seeing the Game back in action, match was very short. The ECW Championship match also could have gone a little longer. Punk & Morrison always worked well together but they didn't get much of a chance to do anything. Their match here probably would have been better as an opening. I remember Punk & Morrison having outstanding matches in 2009 only they were switched in roles of Heel & Face.
The Bad - The Great Khali push. You can never forget that time period. The World Heavyweight Championship match was an abomination. The crowd didn't even care for it and were steady chanting negative things at Khali. Michael Cole and JBL tried hard to make it seem like they were hating on him as a heel when it was really go-away heat. The Divas Battle Royal was a snooze fest. Can see many empty seats of it for a bathroom break. The Eliminations were full of botches and JR & King actully made it more entertaining listening to their commentary.
Overall - Not that good of a show. The Main Event was good enough to give this show an average rating but the short matches and lack of star power for the match card hurt. It was 2007 and luckily things started to pick up after this night. I remember enjoying this show better on DVD 14 years back.
Score - 5 out of 10: Mediocre
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Kane vs. Finlay - 2.5/5
2. Mr. Kennedy vs. Carlito vs. Umaga: WWE Intercontinental Championship - 2.5/5
3. Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero - 3/5
4. Divas Battle Royal: Number 1 Contender - 0/5
5. John Morrison vs. CM Punk: ECW Championship - 2.5/5
6. King Booker vs. Triple H - 2/5
7. Batista vs. The Great Khali: World Heavyweight Championship - 0/5
8. Randy Orton vs. John Cena: WWE Championship - 4/5
Best Match - John Cena vs. Randy Orton
Worst Match - Batista vs. Great Khali
Most Memorable Moment - nothing too Memorable but Austin Stunner to MVP
Top 5 Performers
1. John Cena - Just appears and crowd is awake
2. Randy Orton - Great Performance
3. Chavo Guerrero - Helped a rusty Rey
4. Rey Mysterio - Good Performance
5. Triple H - Looked good after months away.
SummerSlam 2007 was the 20th annual SummerSlam PPV event produced by the WWE. The event took place August 26, 2007 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey which was the third time in SummerSlam history (89, 97). Attendence was at 17,441 which was said to be sold out in 40 minutes. 2007 was a rough time period for the WWE after murder-suicide of Chris Benoit, drug policy now more strict casued a lot of suspensions, and injuries. You can argue this event was the start of things slowly turning around as the return of Triple H and Rey Mysterio helped a bit with buyrates and wrestlers would start to appear aftermath of this show.
For the matchcard, John Cena would start his feud with Randy Orton which at the time was a big dream feud as Orton and Cena hadn't interact with each other much through out their careers aside from multi-men and OVW matches. They did have 1 random match on a Raw. Rey Mysterio & Triple H both back from injuries also were set to make returns that were NEEDED as both Raw and Smackdown were struggling with the star power.
The Good - John Cena vs. Randy Orton was a great main event. Despite Cena getting mixed of boos and cheers, the crowd was on fire that entire match. Randy Orton getting huge pops just for striking Cena was proof that he shouldn't go away. But overall, the match was pretty solid. I remember at the time, I looked at Orton as a huge threat in the Kayfabe world and I was joyed to see Cena with the win. Rey Mysterio & Chavo had a pretty good match but they had better. MVP-Matt Hardy segment with the beer drinking great as Stone Cold there got everyone on their feet.
The Meh - Majority of the midcard was average. Opening and Triple Threat for the IC title were fun but they just aren't very Memorable from a later view. King Booker vs. Triple H while great seeing the Game back in action, match was very short. The ECW Championship match also could have gone a little longer. Punk & Morrison always worked well together but they didn't get much of a chance to do anything. Their match here probably would have been better as an opening. I remember Punk & Morrison having outstanding matches in 2009 only they were switched in roles of Heel & Face.
The Bad - The Great Khali push. You can never forget that time period. The World Heavyweight Championship match was an abomination. The crowd didn't even care for it and were steady chanting negative things at Khali. Michael Cole and JBL tried hard to make it seem like they were hating on him as a heel when it was really go-away heat. The Divas Battle Royal was a snooze fest. Can see many empty seats of it for a bathroom break. The Eliminations were full of botches and JR & King actully made it more entertaining listening to their commentary.
Overall - Not that good of a show. The Main Event was good enough to give this show an average rating but the short matches and lack of star power for the match card hurt. It was 2007 and luckily things started to pick up after this night. I remember enjoying this show better on DVD 14 years back.
Score - 5 out of 10: Mediocre
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Kane vs. Finlay - 2.5/5
2. Mr. Kennedy vs. Carlito vs. Umaga: WWE Intercontinental Championship - 2.5/5
3. Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero - 3/5
4. Divas Battle Royal: Number 1 Contender - 0/5
5. John Morrison vs. CM Punk: ECW Championship - 2.5/5
6. King Booker vs. Triple H - 2/5
7. Batista vs. The Great Khali: World Heavyweight Championship - 0/5
8. Randy Orton vs. John Cena: WWE Championship - 4/5
Best Match - John Cena vs. Randy Orton
Worst Match - Batista vs. Great Khali
Most Memorable Moment - nothing too Memorable but Austin Stunner to MVP
Top 5 Performers
1. John Cena - Just appears and crowd is awake
2. Randy Orton - Great Performance
3. Chavo Guerrero - Helped a rusty Rey
4. Rey Mysterio - Good Performance
5. Triple H - Looked good after months away.
WWE SummerSlam 2007
chito-101227 August 2007
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The 20th annual WWE SummerSlam event came live from East Rutherford, NJ where over 17,000 attended the Continental Airlines Arena to witness the biggest party of the summer. Although The card looked strong, the event didn't have that "Big 4" feeling with only the main event living up to that caliber. However, The Return of HHH and Rey Mysterio were welcomed and most of the matches were enjoyable and delivered with only a few letdowns.
1) Kane vs Finlay.... A decent opening & effort by both vets with both giving hard hits and slams to each other. Despite the slow pace, the match had highlights as such when Kane knocked Finlay off the top turnbuckle to the concrete floor and when Hornswoggle interfered to hand Finlay a second shillelagh but almost got a choke slam for his troubles. The end finally came when Kane delivered a massive choke slam to Finlay for the 3 count. Rating: 6/10
2) Umaga vs Mr. Kennedy vs Carlito in a triple threat match for the IC Championship.... A great,fast paced match with all 3 participants giving it their all. Highlights include when Umaga was thrown out of the ring onto the steps, and when Mr. Kennedy delivered the Green Bay Plunge to Carlito. Although the crowd was really in favor of Mr. Kennedy, it would not be his night as Umaga nailed him with the Samoan Spike for the Win and to retain. Rating: 7/10
3) Rey Mysterio vs Chavo....The match started off very good with an interesting show of reversals between the two but then it went downhill from there. The match drastically slowed down as the result of Chavo working on Reys knee way to much. Rey tried to fight back, but as soon as he gained momentum, Chavo went right back to work on his knee. The match slowed down so bad that the fans were booing every time Chavo applied a hold, but before the dreaded boring chants could start, Rey broke free and finally delivered the 619 and splash to pick up the win. Rating: 5/10
4) Divas Battle Royal.... This was a chaotic and very humorous fight between all the divas. Besides women flying all over the place, there were sucker punches, slaps, kicking, and lots of screaming and moaning. Notable eliminations were Victoria, Mickie Jaymes,and Melina has they took nasty spills over the rope. In the end though, Beth Phoenix threw Michelle McCool over the top rope to win the Battle Royal. Rating: 4/10
6) John Morrison vs CM Punk for the ECW Championship.... Despite the crowds lack of interest, this was one of the best matches of the night. These two have great in-ring chemistry and both delivered an excellent match with lots of athleticism and great wrestling moves. Highlights included CM Punks Moonsault and Hurricarana. The end resulted when Morrison rolled up CM Punk for the pin and used the ropes to his advantage to retain. Why this match wasn't contested under extreme rules or even a ladder match was a bit disappointing as the rivalry between these two is at its peak. Rating: 8/10
7) HHH vs King Booker.... The return of The Game was definitely a highlight of the whole show as the crowd erupted with a large ovation. Though it was great to see HHH back in the ring, the match was an average bout between these two with highlights that include King Bookers "BookEnd" move and his flipping leg drop off the top rope and HHH performing all his vintage moves. HHH snatched Booker up for his first Pedigree in 8 months to pick up the win. Ratin: 6/10
8)The Great Khali vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship....Perhaps the worst WHC match of all time as this was a sloppy and slow paced match. Through out the whole match, the Great Khali applied too many holds which made the crowd grow restless and boring chants filled the arena. What made things worse were that Batista did almost absolutely nothing, only landing very punches. It wasn't their fault though as WWE put them both in this awful situation. And to make things even more worse was the horrible ending in which Khali grabbed a chair and nailed Batista on the back with it resulting in a DQ. Khali would retain, but an aftermath resulted when Batista grabbed the chair and started attacking him with it, but because of the disdain the crowd had from watching such a crap fest, nobody cared and another Batista match was made forgettable. Rating:4/10
Main Event) John Cena vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship....This was a red hot main event as from the day it was announced, fans new they would witness a Summerslam classic. The crowd played a huge part in this match as there was a wild mixed crowd reaction. Either way though, the match was Awesome with Orton dominating most of the match applying holds and hard hits directly to Cena's head. John Cena of course used the only 3 moves he knows in which he applied the STFU, Flying Leg Drop and the pitiful FU. Orton landed the RKO and almost connected with the punt to Cenas head but in the end Cena rolled up Randy for the FU and won via 3 count (Disgusting Outcome!!). Like me, most insider fans who read all over the internet for the past month about how Orton was most likely going to win, were absolutely shocked at the result of this match, but either way, Cena will eventually lose and hopefully never get the title back. Rating:8/10
1) Kane vs Finlay.... A decent opening & effort by both vets with both giving hard hits and slams to each other. Despite the slow pace, the match had highlights as such when Kane knocked Finlay off the top turnbuckle to the concrete floor and when Hornswoggle interfered to hand Finlay a second shillelagh but almost got a choke slam for his troubles. The end finally came when Kane delivered a massive choke slam to Finlay for the 3 count. Rating: 6/10
2) Umaga vs Mr. Kennedy vs Carlito in a triple threat match for the IC Championship.... A great,fast paced match with all 3 participants giving it their all. Highlights include when Umaga was thrown out of the ring onto the steps, and when Mr. Kennedy delivered the Green Bay Plunge to Carlito. Although the crowd was really in favor of Mr. Kennedy, it would not be his night as Umaga nailed him with the Samoan Spike for the Win and to retain. Rating: 7/10
3) Rey Mysterio vs Chavo....The match started off very good with an interesting show of reversals between the two but then it went downhill from there. The match drastically slowed down as the result of Chavo working on Reys knee way to much. Rey tried to fight back, but as soon as he gained momentum, Chavo went right back to work on his knee. The match slowed down so bad that the fans were booing every time Chavo applied a hold, but before the dreaded boring chants could start, Rey broke free and finally delivered the 619 and splash to pick up the win. Rating: 5/10
4) Divas Battle Royal.... This was a chaotic and very humorous fight between all the divas. Besides women flying all over the place, there were sucker punches, slaps, kicking, and lots of screaming and moaning. Notable eliminations were Victoria, Mickie Jaymes,and Melina has they took nasty spills over the rope. In the end though, Beth Phoenix threw Michelle McCool over the top rope to win the Battle Royal. Rating: 4/10
6) John Morrison vs CM Punk for the ECW Championship.... Despite the crowds lack of interest, this was one of the best matches of the night. These two have great in-ring chemistry and both delivered an excellent match with lots of athleticism and great wrestling moves. Highlights included CM Punks Moonsault and Hurricarana. The end resulted when Morrison rolled up CM Punk for the pin and used the ropes to his advantage to retain. Why this match wasn't contested under extreme rules or even a ladder match was a bit disappointing as the rivalry between these two is at its peak. Rating: 8/10
7) HHH vs King Booker.... The return of The Game was definitely a highlight of the whole show as the crowd erupted with a large ovation. Though it was great to see HHH back in the ring, the match was an average bout between these two with highlights that include King Bookers "BookEnd" move and his flipping leg drop off the top rope and HHH performing all his vintage moves. HHH snatched Booker up for his first Pedigree in 8 months to pick up the win. Ratin: 6/10
8)The Great Khali vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship....Perhaps the worst WHC match of all time as this was a sloppy and slow paced match. Through out the whole match, the Great Khali applied too many holds which made the crowd grow restless and boring chants filled the arena. What made things worse were that Batista did almost absolutely nothing, only landing very punches. It wasn't their fault though as WWE put them both in this awful situation. And to make things even more worse was the horrible ending in which Khali grabbed a chair and nailed Batista on the back with it resulting in a DQ. Khali would retain, but an aftermath resulted when Batista grabbed the chair and started attacking him with it, but because of the disdain the crowd had from watching such a crap fest, nobody cared and another Batista match was made forgettable. Rating:4/10
Main Event) John Cena vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship....This was a red hot main event as from the day it was announced, fans new they would witness a Summerslam classic. The crowd played a huge part in this match as there was a wild mixed crowd reaction. Either way though, the match was Awesome with Orton dominating most of the match applying holds and hard hits directly to Cena's head. John Cena of course used the only 3 moves he knows in which he applied the STFU, Flying Leg Drop and the pitiful FU. Orton landed the RKO and almost connected with the punt to Cenas head but in the end Cena rolled up Randy for the FU and won via 3 count (Disgusting Outcome!!). Like me, most insider fans who read all over the internet for the past month about how Orton was most likely going to win, were absolutely shocked at the result of this match, but either way, Cena will eventually lose and hopefully never get the title back. Rating:8/10
Definitely the biggest part of the summer
kliko40028 August 2007
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My goodness, when they are saying biggest part of the summer, they sure are not kidding, this was a roller-coaster ride of an event. This is the best Summerslam so far, even after Summerslam 2004.
FIRST MATCH- KANE VS. FINLAY With this match having enough time, this was a damn good way to start the show, both men were in a good match, & despite it's duration, this was a really good match. Kane wins after a massive Chokeslam on Finlay. 6/10
SECOND MATCH- UMAGA {CHAMPION] VS. MR. KENNEDY VS. CARLITO IN A TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP It's pretty hard to rate this match, as it was really good, but I felt as though something was missing, anyway still an exciting bout to watch, although I really wish Mr. Kennedy won. Umaga nails the Samoan Spike on Mr. Kennedy for the win & to retain his WWE Intercontinental Championship. 6/10
THIRD MATCH- REY MYSTERIO VS. CHAVO GUERRERO The fans went absolutely wild & crazy when Mysterio made his return, but what the heck, it is really great to see him come back after a long & severe knee injury. Mysterio makes his long awaited comeback by defeating Chavo with a 619. Welcome back Rey. 5/10
FOURTH MATCH- RAW VS. SMACKDOWN VS. ECW DIVA BATTLE ROYAL WHICHEVER DIVA WINS BECOMES NO.1 CONTENDER FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP It was pretty hard to watch this match, as too many Divas in the ring & they were all screaming, anyway Diva matches hardly impress me. Beth Phoenix eliminates Michelle McCool last, but I don't think anyone cared. 4/10
FIFTH MATCH- JOHN MORRISON {CHAMPION} VS. CM PUNK FOR THE ECW CHAMPIONSHIP These two just get better & also have more chemistry every time they step in the ring together. But it wouldn't hurt if CM Punk could get the title some time. Sadly no, as John Morrison puts his feet on the ropes & pins CM Punk for the win & to retain his ECW Championship. 5/10
SIXTH MATCH- TRIPLE H VS. KING BOOKER W/ QUEEN SHARMELL The crowd goes twice as crazy when HHH the King Of Kings returns, it sure as hell is great to see him come back. What a comeback it was, as he carried King Booker to a good match {King Booker himself & his gimmick is just really bad}. HHH nails the Pedigree on King Booker for the comeback win. I think it's time HHH becomes Champion again. 5/10
SEVENTH MATCH- GREAT KHALI {CHAMPION} VS. BATISTA FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP My goodness this match was just horrible, for the first time ever, I actually wish that Great Khali remains champion, then that useless wrestler Batista. Thank God that this match finished pretty quickly. Great Khali nails Batista with a steel chair to disqualify himself, but remains champion. After the match, Batista nails a spine buster on the giant Khali, I'll be surprised if anyone cared. 3/10
EIGHT MATCH- JOHN CENA {CHAMPION} VS. RANDY ORTON FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP The match that most fans would love to see is finally here. The match started off slow & a bit slow paced as well, but later throughout the match, the pace quickened very fast, & turned out to be the Match Of The Night. John Cena nails the FU out of nowhere for the hard fought victory. John Cena has won 10 PPV 's so far this year, what an awesome fighting champion. 6/10
This year's edition of Summerslam definitely delivered, awesome matches, great comebacks by Mysterio & HHH, this was a great Summerslam, definitely categorized as the 'Biggest Party Of The Summer'.
Overall I'll give it 9/10 & a A
FIRST MATCH- KANE VS. FINLAY With this match having enough time, this was a damn good way to start the show, both men were in a good match, & despite it's duration, this was a really good match. Kane wins after a massive Chokeslam on Finlay. 6/10
SECOND MATCH- UMAGA {CHAMPION] VS. MR. KENNEDY VS. CARLITO IN A TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP It's pretty hard to rate this match, as it was really good, but I felt as though something was missing, anyway still an exciting bout to watch, although I really wish Mr. Kennedy won. Umaga nails the Samoan Spike on Mr. Kennedy for the win & to retain his WWE Intercontinental Championship. 6/10
THIRD MATCH- REY MYSTERIO VS. CHAVO GUERRERO The fans went absolutely wild & crazy when Mysterio made his return, but what the heck, it is really great to see him come back after a long & severe knee injury. Mysterio makes his long awaited comeback by defeating Chavo with a 619. Welcome back Rey. 5/10
FOURTH MATCH- RAW VS. SMACKDOWN VS. ECW DIVA BATTLE ROYAL WHICHEVER DIVA WINS BECOMES NO.1 CONTENDER FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP It was pretty hard to watch this match, as too many Divas in the ring & they were all screaming, anyway Diva matches hardly impress me. Beth Phoenix eliminates Michelle McCool last, but I don't think anyone cared. 4/10
FIFTH MATCH- JOHN MORRISON {CHAMPION} VS. CM PUNK FOR THE ECW CHAMPIONSHIP These two just get better & also have more chemistry every time they step in the ring together. But it wouldn't hurt if CM Punk could get the title some time. Sadly no, as John Morrison puts his feet on the ropes & pins CM Punk for the win & to retain his ECW Championship. 5/10
SIXTH MATCH- TRIPLE H VS. KING BOOKER W/ QUEEN SHARMELL The crowd goes twice as crazy when HHH the King Of Kings returns, it sure as hell is great to see him come back. What a comeback it was, as he carried King Booker to a good match {King Booker himself & his gimmick is just really bad}. HHH nails the Pedigree on King Booker for the comeback win. I think it's time HHH becomes Champion again. 5/10
SEVENTH MATCH- GREAT KHALI {CHAMPION} VS. BATISTA FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP My goodness this match was just horrible, for the first time ever, I actually wish that Great Khali remains champion, then that useless wrestler Batista. Thank God that this match finished pretty quickly. Great Khali nails Batista with a steel chair to disqualify himself, but remains champion. After the match, Batista nails a spine buster on the giant Khali, I'll be surprised if anyone cared. 3/10
EIGHT MATCH- JOHN CENA {CHAMPION} VS. RANDY ORTON FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP The match that most fans would love to see is finally here. The match started off slow & a bit slow paced as well, but later throughout the match, the pace quickened very fast, & turned out to be the Match Of The Night. John Cena nails the FU out of nowhere for the hard fought victory. John Cena has won 10 PPV 's so far this year, what an awesome fighting champion. 6/10
This year's edition of Summerslam definitely delivered, awesome matches, great comebacks by Mysterio & HHH, this was a great Summerslam, definitely categorized as the 'Biggest Party Of The Summer'.
Overall I'll give it 9/10 & a A
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