In other prominent matches, Charlotte Flair defeated WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus by submission, Kevin Owens defeated Shane McMahon to keep his job, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston fought Randy Orton to a double countout thus Kingston retained the title, and Goldberg defeated Dolph Ziggler. In the penultimate match, Bray Wyatt debuted his new "Fiend" persona and defeated Finn Bálor. In the main event, Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship for a second time. Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. It was the thirty-second event under the SummerSlam chronology and the second event to be held at this particular venue (the other being the 2004 event). It took place on August 11, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. The match got a 5.5 from Meltzer, meaning that it was the first from WWE to have broken his five-star rating system.Promotional poster featuring Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar Tied at 1-1, Gargano managed to trap Cole in the Garga-No-Escape to win the belt. In the match, Cole notched up the first pinfall with a Last Shot while Gargano followed it up with a submission pinfall. Gargano has developed quite a reputation for delivering 5-star performances in the eyes of Meltzer, and history repeated itself as he managed another spectacular performance opposite arch-nemesis Cole.
In the main event, Johnny Gargano took on Adam Cole in a two-out-of-three falls match for the vacant NXT Championship and what transpired was a beautiful display of art. NXT TakeOver: New York received universal acclaim for its high-class wrestling and for beautifully delivering the narrative. Adam Cole (NXT TakeOver: New York) NXT TakeOver: NewYorkĭuring the lead up to WrestleMania 35, NXT blessed the wrestling world with one of the finest WWE PPVs in a long time.
This year, though, the company raised the bar and put together not one, not two, but three matches that broke his five-star rating system.Īs 2019 comes to an end, let us revisit the WWE matches Dave Meltzer awarded more than a full five stars this year: #3 Johnny Gargano vs. Owen Hart at Summerslam 1994 received the top honors, while the journalist also awarded a full five stars to C.M Punk vs.
There have been multiple Meltzer-rated 5-star matches in WWE in the past. His success as a wrestling writer has helped strengthen the media's role in covering professional wrestling. Dave Meltzer's pro wrestling evaluation process, wherein he uses a five-point rating system to critically analyze matches and rank them in order of these ratings, is one of the most interesting talking points in the wrestling world.
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