September 3, 2007 Observer Newsletter: WWE SummerSlam & UFC 74 reviews

The theme of the 20^th annual SummerSlam show on 8/26 from East Rutherford, NJ, is it had a few surprises, but more in the uneventful way.

John Cena pinned Randy Orton to retain his WWE title in a strong main event, said by many to be an almost identical match to those done at many of the house shows in recent weeks. The result was a surprise, if only because HHH had stated months back he felt Cena would got hotter in the position of chasing the title after such a long reign and Orton was his choice to do it. That was the direction they were working toward, although no actual final decision was made to the finish, other than a rematch was penciled in for Unforgiven. If Cena retains his title on that show and the week beyond, he will be the longest reigning WWE champion since Hulk Hogan’s 1984-88 run.

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