After we were introduced to the Canadian commentary team of Shania Dwayne & D’Wayne Gretzky as Drake Maverick continued his hunt for 24/7 champ R-Truth...
Hmmmmm.... we've never seen this international announce team before. #SummerSlam @RonKillings @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/QDio8kNQpg
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 11, 2019
... it was time to get serious. Ricochet and AJ Styles have been fighting over the United States title for more than a month, and they didn’t waste any time trading blows at the bell of their SummerSlam clash on Sun., Aug. 11 in Toronto. Challenger Ricochet didn’t waste any time showing us why he was a wearing Black Panther/Nightwing-esque ring gear.
He can do superhero $#!+:
Stop what you're doing and watch @KingRicochet do @KingRicochet things.
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) August 11, 2019
➡️ https://t.co/NsQTgz3q4X pic.twitter.com/kHbYx5yyYm
Champion Styles was able to slow that down pretty quickly though, and he didn’t even need his O.C. good brothers Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson to do it. AJ’s attack pinpointed an early leg injury he caused The One And Only. Not that being hobbled limited Ricochet too much:
OFF OF ONE LEG!#SummerSlam @KingRicochet @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/iuwLdRIxci
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 12, 2019
Still, it mostly kept The Phenomenal One in the driver’s seat and Ric from getting the most out of his comebacks and pinfall attempts. It also softened him up for the calf crusher. But Ricochet wouldn’t say die, and countered with a submission of his own:
Anaconda Vise back in a WWE ring after 5 years. #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/v7PPGRgnOX
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
Interference from Gallows & Anderson eventually payed off. Ricochet fought off a wave of attacks from The O.C., but it gave AJ a chance to recover and catch a Phoenix Splash off the top right into the Styles Clash.
PHOENIX SPLASH COUNTERED INTO A STYLES CLASH!!! @AJStylesOrg #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/zVmzyrWS5a
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
The O.C. punctuated their statement with a Magic Killer, leaving Ricochet writhing in pain, and all of us wondering what’s next.
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