10 Expectations Vs. Reality For WWE SummerSlam 2021

10. Will The Show Be Any Good?

Expectation:

It's going to be awful because WWE is uniformly horrendous and, as a member of the pro wrestling media, this is the only biased opinion that can possibly be held.

Reality:

It's going to be great!

The stadium backdrop is going to look spectacular, big-time, beautiful. You're going to see pyro out the ass. You're going to see bespoke, cool entrances. You're essentially getting a freebie WrestleMania in August to make up for the surreally drab murderer-inspired WrestleMania 36.

The prospective match quality is strong, and the performers in the two key matches built on SmackDown are massively over. Well, three of the four are anyhow. The curfew imposed upon the show that will allow punters to also attend the big Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas fight will, in turn, impose much-needed discipline on WWE. Every modern WrestleMania is inherently uneven and exhausting. That isn't happening on Saturday. Moreover, since Triple H isn't booked on the card, the runtime of a modern 'Mania will be reduced by an additional 50 minutes.

It's going to be great! Probably! The more you question that, as this list intends to do, the more anxiety creeps in!

Two quite spectacularly awful exceptions are virtually assured, though...