WWE SummerSlam

Rate of the pay per view : 9.0/10

Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio : **** Great opener and the first match of Rey Mysterio in pay-per-view

Ric Flair vs Chris Jericho : **3/4 correct match

Edge vs Eddie Guerrero : ***1/2 Good match

The Un-Americans vs Booker T and Goldust : *** Nice tag team match, I love the team of Booker T and Goldust

Chris Benoit vs Rob Van Dam : ***3/4 A very good match between two great technician.

Undertaker vs Test : **1/2 Not a bad match

Triple H vs Shawn Michaels : ****1/2 An excellent match, I love everything of this match

The Rock vs Brock Lesnar : **** A great match, the end of the match was epic.

Brock Lesnar shows his domination in this classic match with the Rock. 2 Natl. Champs rumble. Also Angle and Mysterio was a great contest. RVD and Benoit kicked some butt. Hunter Hearst Helmsley and HBK both won and lost at the same time. If they would have had Austin or Bret Hart, this would be the PPV of the Year, but is runner up to Wrestlemania.

Ratings out of 10.

* Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio (8) Outstanding opener. These guys work so well together and Mysterio proves that he can have an entertaining match with anyone.

* Ric Flair vs Chris Jericho (4) The first half of this one is really good. That's all I can say.

* Edge vs Eddie Guerrero (6) A fairly entertaining match that the crowd was not into. A few sloppy spots by Edge drops the rating on this one. Eddie is great as usual.

* Christian & Lance Storm vs Booker T & Goldust (5) One of the better tag title matches on a WWE show in the past few years. That is not counting the Angle/Benoit era of course.

* Chris Benoit vs Rob Van Dam (7) A match with some really awesome spots that never really seems to take off. Good but could have been a lot better.

* Undertaker vs Test (3) Your basic Undertaker match. Not much too it. Not terrible.

* Triple H vs Shawn Michaels (9) One of my favorite matches. Michaels looks like he never left. Amazing storytelling here with HHH working on the back of HBK. Some brutal spots with the chair and a table. Match of the night.

* The Rock vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title (7) This one was hard to grade. The wrestling here is not so great but the crowd heat is incredible. For workrate I would score it a 5. The insane fan reactions definitely get a 10. Rock loses and the fans don't seem to mind.

The pay per view starts off with Rey Mysterio jr. vs. Kurt Angle. I thought it was an excellent match. There were several near falls and a lot of amazing moves. This match showed why Kurt Angle is such a great wrestler. Even though he and Rey Mysterio jr. have two completely different styles he and Mysterio put on an amazing match. Another match I loved was Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels. because it was a street fight they could use any weapon they wanted. It was the first match that i seen Shawn Michaels in and I instantly became a fan. even though he had been out of the ring for over four years he still had a great match. that match should have been the main event,because it was the best match of the pay per view. The match between the Rock and Brock Lesnar was descent but not as good as the matches between Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio jr. or the match between Shawn Michaels and Triple H. overall I give it an 8.

Summerslam 2002 suffered the same consequences as the previous pay per view suffered and that was the lack of creativity in the bookings.

Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio was by far one of the most entertaining matches only because of the uniqueness of the match. Many of the other matches are bland and repetitive.

The Un-Americans in a great gimmick but they need a larger group than just three members to be an opposing threat and to be a credible force in the WWE.

Overall this pay per view is a 6 out of a possible 10. The crowd seemed dead throughout the event until the last two matches (thats what you get for giving a pay per view to Islanders fans)and the entrance stage was less then stellar. For being the second biggest event of the year, the stage should have been almost as stellar as that of Wrestlemania to create a grand atmosphere.

WWE really screwed up on a possibility to boost ratings.