9 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2024 (Results & Review)

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9. Bron Breakker Arrives

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Bron Breakker
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Strap in for the good, because there's a lot of it.

Honestly? This was far, far, far from the best match Bron Breakker or Sami Zayn will ever have, but Bron scoring the win to become Intercontinental Champ deserves an 'Up' anyway. The ex-NXT star looked over the moon to hold that belt, and fans should brace themselves for some seriously great things from Breakker.

He'll be a headliner by this time next year, let's be frank about it. Guy has all the tools, and he's only going to get better with more experience. It was a bit of a bummer that Bron and Sami only got around five minutes of ring time at SummerSlam, but the sheer vibe Breakker gives off as a star on the rise managed to offset that.

Zayn is a smart enough worker to maximise his minutes every time too, and he bent over backwards to make sure Bron looked like a worthy successor. Pitch: WWE should book Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov again and use a series of matches between them to elevate both.

Pretty please?

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