10 Reasons SummerSlam Will Be WWE's Best Show Of 2016
4. Three Incredible Main Events
SummerSlam features not one, but three top quality main event matches, and that’s without even bringing AJ Styles vs. John Cena into the equation. Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor, and Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton, with their current builds, are capable of headlining any wrestling show around the world, and we’re getting them all on the same night.
It’s been a long time since WWE have been able to produce this kind of line-up. Considering WrestleMania’s two top-billed matches were Roman Reigns vs. Triple H and The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon, the company have come a long way, and SummerSlam should end on a high rather than a disappointing low.
Whatever order these matches run in, SummerSlam’s going to end with back-to-back quality. Dean Ambrose has excelled as SmackDown’s standard-bearer, adding several new layers to his character throughout the Dolph Ziggler feud, and is really coming into his own as one of WWE’s A+ players. Ziggler, meanwhile, is in the midst of one of the most unlikely career revivals in recent memory, and a big performance here will go a long way to re-establishing him in the main event.
Bálor vs. Rollins, meanwhile, is a showdown between two of WWE’s most athletically gifted performers. Even without the story, it’s a phenomenal match between two wrestlers whose styles should mesh incredibly well, and it’d take a major screw-up for them to not produce a classic performance.
Then there’s Lesnar vs. Orton: WWE’s last true “dream match", and another well-built clash between two of the company’s most tenured performers, both of whom have something to prove.
WWE’s main event scene has become tired, tedious, and rife with questionable booking decisions over the past few years. SummerSlam represents a clear shift in that dynamic, and it’s a shame that only one of these matches can close the show properly.