For the considerable amount of television time and hype given to John Cenas title match with Brock Lesnar at Summerslam, the match absolutely delivered insofar as being every bit as violent and destructive as the beast incarnate promised. Sixteen suplexes and two F-5 maneuvers later and Brock Lesnar is once again on to of the heap in WWE as the World Heavyweight Champion. The match wasn't so much a match as it was a mauling of the highest order, Lesnar's relentless attack on Cena possibly feeling more like an attack on not just the "Chain Gang General," but on WWE's product at-present, too. It's entirely possible to state that with each suplex Lesnar delivered, a bit more of the spirit of the infantile comedy-loving WWE Universe was being heaved across a wrestling ring and driven into the mat. Unlike other big-time matches in recent WWE memory, this title match delivered and more. In upping the ante on violence and sheer brutality, it brought a level of realism to WWE that a) refreshed the product and b) created intrigue for what is to come like rarely has existed in recent WWE memory. Outside of those reasons, though, this was a stellar title match, and heres why.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
