WWE SummerSlam 2023 Review

It is time for WWE’s “biggest party of the summer.” SummerSlam, the company’s second-biggest show of the year, is upon us, and there is a lot of excitement around what we will, and might, see tonight.

There will be 52,000+ fans in attendance at Detroit’s Ford Field, so the atmosphere should be plenty loud. I’m running low on time, so let’s get things popping as the show gets underway.

Ricochet vs Logan Paul

If you’ve been reading the news sites, it isn’t a surprise to see this match on first. Logan specifically requested to be in the opening match, because he wants to have time to hop on a private jet and fly to Dallas, Texas and see his brother, Jake, face Nate Diaz in a boxing match. Even without Logan’s other plans for the night, this is the perfect option to open the show, as it’s guaranteed to be exciting and will get the crowd going right away.

Fantastic. Fucking fantastic. I don’t know how much money it would take, but WWE needs to find a way to convince Logan Paul to commit to doing this on a full-time basis. I’ve never seen someone take to pro wrestling as well, and as quickly, as he has done. He could be a World Champion, without a doubt, if he sticks around.

I don’t want to take anything away from Ricochet, though. For years, we’ve known that Ricochet is capable of doing things in a wrestling ring that shouldn’t be physically possible. With a performance like this, on a stage like this, don’t be surprised if he ends up on the receiving end of a bigger push coming out of SummerSlam.

This was well worth checking out, and will feature many viral moments, just like we were promised from both men. The match featured homages to the likes of Hulk Hogan and The Rock, and it was also a lot more physical than I thought it would be. It was more than just the flip, flop, and fly style, and both men ended up with welts and bruises on their bodies, while Logan looks like he might end up with a black eye. Fun stuff here, for sure. 4.25 Stars

Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar

Logan Paul had to go on first because he needed to make a quick flight from Detroit to Dallas. Brock Lesnar has to go on next because… well… he always wants to get out of town as early as possible and go back to his farm and his family.

A simple, and yet very effective, story was told here. We got something of a Last Man Standing Match for a large chunk of it, with Brock beating the shit out of Cody, knocking him out of the ring, and Cody having to fight his way back in before the ten count. Yes, that meant the pace was relatively slow, but the crowd was excited for every moment of it. Besides, it’s a Brock Lesnar match, so we knew we weren’t getting Ricochet vs Logan Paul again.

Back-to-back really good matches to start the show. I love that for all of us. 4 Stars

Slim Jim SummerSlam 25-Man Battle Royal

The match might as well have been called “The Slim Jim SummerSlam We Needed To Get LA Knight On The Show Somehow Battle Royal.”

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