Summerslam Count-Up – Summerslam 2012 (Original): The Lesnar Effect
IMG Credit: WWE
Summerslam 2012
Date: August 19, 2012
Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
Pre-Show: US Title: Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro
Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho
Time for a recap of Lesnar vs. HHH, this time being from Monday with Shawn getting his arm broken.
Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
Kane chases Bryan into the back and destroys Josh Matthews for talking to him.
Intercontinental Title: The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio
An attempt at the sitout bulldog on the floor is countered by Miz throwing Rey into the barricade. Back in and Rey escapes a belly to back suplex into a cross body for two. Miz hits a kind of Abyss Shock Treatment for two which was a good looking move for him. Off to a cravate from the champion followed by the corner clothesline. Miz loads up his top rope ax handle but Mysterio crotches him to get a breather.
Rey heads up and hits the seated senton, only to get caught in a sitout powerbomb when he tries a rana. Rey kicks him in the head for two before countering a slam into a spinning DDT for the same. Rey ranas him off the top into the 619 but the top rope splash misses. The Finale is countered into a rollup for a very close two. And never mind as the Skull Crushing Finale retains the title for Miz at 9:13.
Smackdown World Title: Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio
Some soldiers are here.
HHH told the referee earlier to only end it on a pin or submission. Let them fight apparently.
Tag Titles: Prime Time Players vs. Kofi Kingston/R-Truth
We recap the events in LA before the PPV. Basically, BE A STAR!
HHH vs. Lesnar is main eventing. Is anyone really surprised by that?
Raw World Title: CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
Show loads up the WMD but Cena goes after Show to break it up. Show spears Cena down for two and the small guys are down again. The Vader Bomb aimed at both only hits Cena but Punk saves the pin. Show and Cena go to the floor and the Big Bald catches Punk in mid suicide dive. He throws Punk into the ropes and heads back inside. Cena loads up his finishing sequence on Show to huge boos, only to get taken down by Punk.
Cue AJ who says restart the match. Show chokeslams both guys and gets two on both. Cena pops up and hits the AA on Show, but Punk throws him to the floor and pins Show to retain at 12:38 total.
Fred Durst, Piers Morgan, Rick Rubin (music producer), David Arquette and Maria Menounos are here.
We recap the pre-show match.
Time for the annual Summerslam concert as Kevin Rudolph performs Be A Star. I have never heard so much silence when a musician takes the stage Some Divas come out and dance with him. The announcers dance too. This just came and went.
Time for the BIG recap of Lesnar vs. HHH.
HHH vs. Brock Lesnar
Brock charges to start ala vs. Cena but HHH punches his way out of the arm. Brock gets the arm hold on and even jumps onto a standing HHH with it but HHH punches out of it again. A clothesline puts Lesnar on the floor and a jumping knee puts Lesnar down again. Lesnar gets sent to the floor for the second time and this has been almost all HHH in the first two minutes.
HHH gets to do the big “I don’t need medical help” stand up and walk out but the fans tell him he tapped out. They play it up like it’s his last match. Right.
Results
Chris Jericho b. Dolph Ziggler – Walls of Jericho
Daniel Bryan b. Kane – Small Package
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio – Skull Crushing Finale
Sheamus b. Alberto Del Rio – Irish Curse
Kofi Kingston/R-Truth b. Prime Time Players – Little Jimmy to Young
CM Punk b. John Cena and Big Show – Pinned Show after an AA from Cena
Brock Lesnar b. HHH – Kimura
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