The 2014 WWE Summerslam is over, with multiple new titleholders--including Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar defeated John Cena in the main event, claiming the WWE World Heavyweight title.
Stephanie McMahon beat Brie Bella in another big match, while Roman Reigns defeated Randy Orton.
AJ Lee lost to Paige in one of the other matches.
Check out full results and highlights below. Predictions are from WWE.com.
John Cena vs Brock Lesnar
Winner: Brock Lesnar
Prediction: Brock Lesnar 3, John Cena 2
Highlights: Brock Lesnar dominated Cena in the fight, taking the WWE World Heavyweight title. “@BrockLesnar gave the most one sided match I’ve ever seen I can’t believe what I saw. I hope @JohnCena will be able to walk after that,” noted one Twitter user.
“Brock Lesnar beat the [expletive] out John Cena,” added another.
Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton
Winner: Roman Reigns
Prediction: Roman Reigns 3, Randy Orton 2
Highlights: Reigns started the fight with a series of punches, and clotheslined him. But Orton countered Reign’s throw attempt, launching Reigns into the steel steps. Orton’s sleeper hold wasn’t held for long but Orton slammed Reigns into the ring and stomped on him for a little while. Orton soon had Reigns into a sleeper hold but Reigns countered with his own sleeper hold.
Reigns started to gain momentum, landing a Somoan Slam, leaving both men dazed. They both landed hits, but Reigns came out of the exchange seemingly ahead. He then landed a running dropkick. Orton came back by pushing Reigns into the crowd barricade, then threw him into one of the sets of steel ring steps outside the ring.
Back inside the ring,Reigns hit Orton with a punch then a Somoan Drop for a two-count. He soon landed a Superman Punch. Orton countered with a Powerslam for a two-count, then landed a DDT after Reigns got up. Orton went for an RKO and got it. A 2-count again. Orton tried to knockout Reigns with a running boot but Reigns caught Orton, pushed him down, and landed the match-winning Spear.
Orton may have lost the match but fans lauded his fighting ability, with “What a RKO” trending on Twitter as fans said that Orton was “amazing” and “absolutely incredible.” One said: “That honestly should of been the end of the match,” while another said “Kudos to Reigns.”
Brie Bella vs Stephanie McMahon
Winner: Stephanie McMahon
Prediction: Stephanie McMahon 4, Brie Bella 1
Highlights: Both women had locks and hits early in the fight, with Brie eventually on the defensive as Stephanie got her into several locks. Bella recovered and dropped McMahon with a Lou Thesz Press, and landed a series of side kicks on Stephenie. McMahon fought out of it and recovered, as Nikki and Triple H ran out to support their respective fighters. Bella was close to finishing the fight with a Yes Lock, but Triple H pulled the ref out of the ring.
Nikki hopped into the ring, but instead of helping Brie she laid out her own sister. Stephanie finished Brie off with a Pedigree for the win. Few believed that Brie could win this match. In what one fan said was a “predictable ending,” Brie was double-crossed by Nikki. “An otherwise good match ruined by yet another below standard ending,” the fan said on WWE’s website. “Garbage match!”
Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Prediction: Bray Wyatt 3, Chris Jericho 2
Highlights: Jericho began the match in a fury, beating down on Bray and landing a body press from the top rope. Wyatt rolled out of Jericho’s pin attempt, and started fighting back, gaining momentum. He landed a series of moves, including a knee near the steel steps outside the ring. He soon landed a Lariat followed by a Running Senton.
Jericho came back with some moves of his own, including a Hurricanrana, and a front dropkick. Wyatt managed to get out of the ring thanks to his ring crawl, which momentarily froze Jericho. Wyatt then hit his signature Sister Abigail finisher--twice--and Jericho was done.
Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins
Winner: Seth Rollins
Prediction: Dean Ambrose 3, Seth Rollins 2
Highlights: Both men rolled out some major punches as the fight started, with Rollins falling outside the ring. The lumberjacks spread outside the ring beat on Ambrose after Rollins scrambled back into the ring and threw him outside. Rollins continued beating Ambrose when the lumberjacks returned him back to the ring.
Ambrose clawed back into the match, hitting Rollins repeatedly, and suplexing him onto several lumberjacks. Chaos erupted outside the ring involving the lumberjacks and both fighters. Kane even got in the action, as well as Goldust. While those two were fighting following Kane stopping a pin attempt by Ambrose on Rollins, Rollins cracked Ambrose with his Money in the Bank briefcase for the win.
Jack Swagger vs Rusev
Winner: Rusev
Prediction: Jack Swagger 3, Rusev 2
Highlights: One of the better fights of the evening saw both fighters land an array of kicks and punches, among other moves. But Rusev fought off an ankle lock and dropped him with a spanning heel kick, then locked Swagger into The Accolade. Swagger passed out.
Rusev then took in the win while the Russian national anthem played and a Russian flag was raised.
AJ Lee vs Paige
Winner: Paige
Prediction: AJ Lee 3, Paige 2
Highlights: Paige claimed the WWE Divas Championship, in a fight that started off catty. Paige appeared to try to shake Lee’s hand, but AJ bit it instead, and then tried to tip out some of Paige’s hair.
Paige countered an attempt by AJ to tap her out near the end of the fight, and got her in a final pin. After the fight was over, Paige picked up her opponent and kissed her on the cheek.
The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Prediction: Dolph Ziggler 4, The Miz 1
Highlights: As predicted, Ziggler became the new WWE Intercontinental Champion. Ziggler fought hard throughout the match against The Miz, and the fight was pretty even. Ziggler ultimately finished Miz with the Zig Zag.
Rob Van Dam vs Cesaro
Winner: Rob Van Dam
Highlights: Cesaro initially had the upper hand, and seemed to have momentum to get him the win. Rob Van Dam stopped the series of attacks with a kick to Cesaro’s jaw, and then the action was taken outside the ring, where the Rob landed another kick and a Rolling Thunder.
Back in the ring, Cesaro tried to get back in the match, and succeeded with his own Rolling Thunder. But Rob Van Dam eventually landed a side kick and his 5-Star Frog splash to get the win.
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