August 14, 2023 Observer Newsletter: WWE SummerSlam recap, UFC’s antitrust suit moves forward

There was a lot to digest from one of the biggest nights of competition for the year on 8/5, led by SummerSlam and a Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz fight.

SummerSlam saw Roman Reigns retain the Universal title in the main event over Jey Uso, in a match that went 36:03 and featured tons of interference for the last ten minutes straight, including the supposed injured Jimmy Uso returning to turn on brother Jey, who Jey was defending in the first place.

A lot of people didn’t like it, and I can see why since the match went too long and the show went too long at four hours and 15 minutes. I expected Jimmy to turn on Jey based on television where they established Jimmy being jealous of Jey’s success but it was low-key and not thrown in your face. The match itself was more throwing out things to keep the storyline going with Jimmy and Jey now at odds and the inevitable Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa confrontation teased strongly when Reigns accidentally speared Sikoa.

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