Countdown to Summerslam

Countdown to Summerslam
By The Krow
Monday July 25th 2011

So the biggest bash of the summer is less than three weeks away and who knows what we have in store? For the third consecutive year Summerlam comes live from the Staple Centre in LA on Sunday 14th August and it promises to go off with a bang!

With the recent CM Punk angle coupled with the WWE Championship tournament, coupled with the new Triple H Era, the WWE are certainly not showing us all of their cards - and it's about time too! In my honest opinion, one of the 'Big 4' - Summerslam has been rather lackluster in recent years and with the growing list of injuries mixed with the lack of major stars, I thought this year would be one of the worst in a long time...but I think I just might be wrong.

Let's look at what we could potentially have in store this summer:

1. CM Punk - Love him or hate him, this guy is one of the best in the business and his current storyline is up there with some of the most creative things the WWE has done in years. There is so much intrigue surrounding the title situation, whether Punk has signed a new deal, when he will next make an appearance and in my opinion, I don't think we will see the Chicago Made Punk until Summerslam. The WWE have really done something special as of late by incorporating the storylines into social media and the internet and it really is having a positive effect. Punk showing up at Comic-Con and cutting a promo was something special and I think we can expect to see a lot more appearances from Punk through a lot of avenues with a culmination at Summerlam by screwing up the Main Event (which I think could be Del Rio vs R-Truth vs Cena vs Rey) making sure that Punk is STILL the rightful champ as Summerslam goes off the air.

2. Triple H - We're about to enter a new era, the era of 'The Game'. I don't think Triple H will crown a new champ on RAW, in fact I don't think we will see a champ crowned until Summerslam. I'm not a gambling man, but I think one of the King of Kings' first orders of business will be to re-sign punk, so I can expect to see a lot of Triple H 'negotiating' with Punk, perhaps we will see Punk appear via satellite with the title? Who knows? But I think we will definitely be in for an altercation with H and Punk at Summerlam.

3. Orton vs Christian - After the terrible ending to the MITB title match, I think the story arc here will see Orton recapture the title in a No DQ match or finally 'Beat' his anger issues by winning clean at Summerslam.

4. Divas - Let's face it, it's Summerlam - chances are there will be some bikini clad divas at some point of the card and eye candy is eye candy right? On the Diva front, the Bellas have run their course in my opinion so the next logical step is to see Beth Phoenix turn on Kelly Kelly in the next week or two culminating in a Divas title match at Summerlam.

5. The Miz/Riley - This feud will need to be finished before it runs really dry and I can see Summerlam being the last blowout.

6. Dolph/Kofi - This feud has real potential. I think we are looking at two future champions right here. Kofi needs to improve his Mic skills and he will be right there, Dolph I feel is already Main Event worthy and if these two continue to have the opportunity to showcase their talents in an extended program I can see them making the step up sooner rather than later.

Well that's it for now, I might be way off the mark with my predictions but to be honest I really hope that I am and that WWE continue to surprise me!

- TheKrow