7 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2022

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Three For One On Surprises

WWE SummerSlam 2022 Bayley Io Shirai Dakota Kai
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Perhaps the biggest shocker here is that WWE didn't book Bayley's comeback and union with Io Shirai and Dakota Kai on free TV. They could've saved it for Raw or SmackDown easily, but Triple H's writing staff wanted to make a statement at SummerSlam.

That's not a complaint. It's nice to see something that totally deviates from the sort of booking fans expect from the company, because things have defo become way too formulaic over the years. Also, Bianca Belair suddenly has three top challengers waiting in the wings for title shots.

That's another huge plus.

Everything here worked. The match between Bianca and Becky was great, Lynch's show of respect was unexpected, Bayley's comeback popped the crowd, Io and Dakota joining her was a surprise - yeah, this was good sh*t.

More, please.

What did you think of WWE SummerSlam? For more like this, check out 6 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (July 29) and 5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (July 29)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.