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The match card for SummerSlam looked a little light going in but in the end, it turned out to be a really fun show. However, there were some things that WWE could have done better to really elevate this PPV to one that would be remembered years from now.
We take a look at a few things we felt that WWE got wrong at SummerSlam including the cancelled match between Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan as well as the awkward finish to the WWE Championship match.
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#5. Should not have delayed the match between Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan
Two of WWE's biggest stars of the modern era - Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan - were surprisingly absent from the card for SummerSlam, one of WWE's biggest shows of the year. The original plan was for Reigns versus Bryan to face each other at SummerSlam but the match was postponed to a following date very close to the PPV after Erick Rowan was revealed as the man who had attacked Reigns on the go-home episode of SmackDown.
WWE decided to postpone the match so there would supposedly be more time to build it up. However, if WWE had just started the build a couple of weeks sooner they could have easily slotted Reigns versus Bryan into the card for SummerSlam. That was exactly the match the SummerSlam match card needed to take a really enjoyable show to the next level.
WWE did do an angle on the pre-show regarding this storyline. Murphy was in action against Apollo Crews when Erick Rowan came out and attacked him. As Rowan laid out Murphy, we got a shot of Daniel Bryan watching what was going down from backstage.
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#4. No Braun Strowman
Once again, a big 4 PPV passes by with Braun Strowman either not on the card or playing a bit part role - this time not even on the card. At the very least, WWE could have put Strowman in the pre-show. Although, as one of WWE's more popular babyfaces, it's baffling to see why WWE didn't have Strowman booked in a feud ahead of SummerSlam.
#3. WWE missed the perfect chance to bring Sasha Banks back
With every PPV that passes by, the chances of Sasha Banks returning to WWE looks bleaker. SummerSlam was a great opportunity for WWE to bring Sasha Banks back with a bang to confront either Becky Lynch or Bayley after their respective title matches.
WWE women's division is looking a little thin after a recent spate of injuries. Sasha Banks would have slotted right in as a top heel on either brand's women's division but it just looks like it's not meant to be at this point.
We hope Sasha Banks and WWE solve their beef and that she returns to the WWE ring but it looks more unlikely by the month.
#2. Missed opportunity for a title change
SummerSlam 2019 saw Bayley defend the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Ember Moon. The SmackDown women's division has been pretty stagnant in recent months and Bayley's run as the champion hasn't really done much to change that.
With Bayley winning it looks like it could be more of the same for the SmackDown Women's division unless WWE has special plans. It looked like the perfect opportunity to give Ember Moon a run with a title and who knows, maybe even turn Bayley heel for the first time.
#1. What happened in the WWE Championship match?
We still aren't exactly sure what happened at the end of the match between Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton at SummerSlam but it could have been a massive botch.
Midway through the match, the action spilt to ringside and the ring bell rang out of nowhere. Even the performers looked surprised and it was a while before the announcers told us that it had been a count-out.
If WWE decided to plan this match to end in a count-out, it was a terrible decision. A world title match on one of the biggest PPV's of the year ending by count-out doesn't make either Kofi or Orton look good.
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