Are the WWE really pushing the world title matches at Summerslam?

Question

To be honest, all 3 world title matches have had a lukewarm build up to them, plus the fact that the crowd really is not responding well to the matches, do you think it is because the main event will be h**l In The Cell?

Answer 1

You know, I was thinking the exact same thing. They have barely hyped the ECW Championship match at all, and both the RAW and Smackdown title matches are trumpted by other matches.

The John Cena-Batista match has been pushed so much more than the CM Punk-JBL World title match that the World title bout seems like a mid-card event.

The same goes for Smackdown. Triple H hasn't even appeared all that much in the lead up to Summerslam, and he hasn't cut any major promos to hype the match up. In fact, last week, they had a broken glass indian arm wrestling contest (you know you're out of ideas when...) half way through the show, while Edge had got all of the main event time.

Both the h**l in a Cell match and the Cena-Batista match are just so much bigger than than the title matches. I guess one thing that makes the fans get so much more excited for the two big non-title contests is the fact that the title bouts are fairly predictable. Triple H will be beat the Great Khali while CM Punk will cleanly defeat JBL, to legitimize his title reign. Meanwhile, I have no idea who will win in the Cena-Batista match. People are fairly confident that Undertaker will beat Edge, but I could see Edge winning to advance his new phyco gimmick.

However, the main reason that people are so much more excited for the Undertaker-Edge h**l in a Cell match is that they want to see their fued finally resolved. With Edge winning at One Night Stand, it kind of left a sour taste in the fan's mouth. Now, we get to see the Undertaker get one final crack at Edge. Their fued has been over a year in the making. When Undertaker came back from his injury last year, he had to work through Mark Henry, then Batista, before finally getting to Edge. Then Edge won the fued.

Then there is the h**l in a Cell factor. It is just so rare, there is at best one h**l in a Cell per year. It is one of the most popular matches of all time. There has never been a h**l in a Cell match without the Undertaker or Triple H competing in one. Edge has never been in one, just like Undertaker had never been a TLC match the last time they met. That's a good way too conclude a fued. The second to last match was in Edge's signiture match, while the final one is in Undertaker specialty.

It kind of overshines Triple H vs. The Great Khali.

Answer 2

Everyone just hype about the Undertakers, return and Shawn Michaels Annoucment no ones really thiking about the championship matches

Answer 3

WWE is too busy trying to hype up a c**p Cena vs Batista match, which WWE thinks will probably be the best match of all time. They havent even bothered hyping up the title matches because of the Cena vs Batista match. Edge vs Undertaker h**l in a Cell would probably be the best match for the real fans, but we all know how its going to end.

Hardy vs Mark Henry has had a a little bit of build up, but not much..

The Great Khali vs HHH match, has no build up, besides the arm wrestling match were HHH almost beat Khali... wtf?

JBL vs Cm Punk, being over shadowed by Batista vs Cena. This match will probably be an easy win for cm punk.

Overall: Yes, no hype for the title matches, which is bad especially for a ppv like this.

Answer 4

yes the h**l n a cell will be the bigest match because all the other matches are regular ones nothing to big.

like the ecw title match matt hardy should be able to pick his match and make it a latter match or a hardcore.

c.m punk vs JBL should be a submission match.

hhh vs the great kahli  thats a fine match.

jeff hardy vs mvp should be a tlc.

i think the winner takes all match will be pretty good.

all in total the ppv i made would have been a lot better then the one wwe made.

Answer 5

TAKER VS EDGE WILL BE DA BEST MATCH DER, I THINK 2ND BEST WILL BE MVP VS JEFF

Answer 6

of course the main event is going to be h**l in a cell

on raw and smackdown neither of the championships are closing the show as the main event

Answer 7

The Main focus of this years SS is the HITC and the Batista/Cena match.  The World title matches, especially the ECW, is just an afterthought.