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WWE SummerSlam results, live blog (August 17, 2014): Live SummerSlam results

By Jack Crosby

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Sunday night it is time to take in the second biggest show the WWE has to offer throughout the year as SummerSlam will take place from its usual home in Los Angeles, California. And boy, did the company ever put together one of the more stacked cards in the history of the illustrious show.

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Top to bottom, this has the potential to be one of the better editions of the annual summer event that the company has ever put on, and it will be headlined by the mega World Heavyweight Championship match between the 15-time champ John Cena and Brock Lesnar.

With that, here is a look at the complete card for this year’s SummerSlam.

John Cena (c) versus Brock Lesnar for Singles match for WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Brie Bella versus Stephanie McMahon for Singles match

Chris Jericho versus Bray Wyatt for Singles match (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper banned from appearing in the ringside)

Roman Reigns versus Randy Orton for Singles match

Dean Ambrose versus Seth Rollins for Lumberjack match

The Miz (c) versus Dolph Ziggler for Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Jack Swagger versus Rusev for Flag match

AJ Lee (c) versus Paige for Singles match for the WWE Divas

And of course, be sure to check back here at 8 PM ET when the main show gets underway as we will be providing live WWE SummerSlam results and GIFs as everything plays out.

WWE SummerSlam 2014:

RVD vs. Cesaro (SummerSlam Kickoff Show)

RVD is out first, followed by Cesaro. They get started off in the middle of the ring with Cesaro grabbing the arm, but RVD is able to fight out of it. Van Dam gets Cesaro in the corner and hits a running knee.

Cesaro gets back into control for a bit, before RVD hits a nice hurricanrana to get himself out of trouble again. Both men then go to the outside.

Back in the ring, Cesaro gets right back in control and they cut to a commercial break.

Coming back from the break, Cesaro still has RVD on the mat in a headlock as the countdown to the show is shown in the lower right hand corner. As Van Dam tries to get out, Cesaro hits a knee right to the spine and then stomps on RVD’s chest. Back to the headlock for Cesaro.

RVD counters with a few clotheslines and then gets a scissors takedown, but he can only get a two count. With Cesaro on the apron, he gets dropped to the floor with a boot to the face, followed by a moonsault on the floor.

Van Dam was going for something off the top, but Cesaro tries for the comeback and gets pushed to the mat. Cesaro hits a flying RVD with an uppercut, but he can’t get the three count.

Eventually, RVD hits a frog splash for the win.

Winner: RVD

Hulk Hogan comes out and gets things started for SummerSlam this year and sells the WWE Network. Literally, that was all that he did.

Now it’s time for the action.

The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (WWE Intercontinental Championship)

The Miz comes out first and touts his movie career and then says that he’s going to make Dolph the WWE version of the Lakers to get heat off the crowd. Dolph is out next to a nice pop from the Los Angeles crowd.

After the bell rings to get things underway, they lock up in the center of the ring. They trade hip toss attempts in the middle of the ring, then Ziggler goes for a sunset flip but he can only get a two count. Miz rolls to the outside.

Back in the ring, Dolph starts mauling him again and Miz goes to the outside. But this time, Dolph goes out to get him back in. He continues the onslaught in the corner with some chops. Eventually, Miz hurls Ziggler front first into the corner to buy himself some time.

Miz begins to stomp on Ziggler. He then locks in a headlock in the center of the ring, and as Ziggler tries to make a comeback, Miz stops that immediately with a knee.

Ziggler eventually gets a comeback going with a clothesline, followed by a neck breaker in the corner. Miz tries to toss Ziggler over the top, but he skins the cat and gets back in. The showoff goes for a few pin attempts, even after a nice superkick, but he can’t get the three.

In the center of the ring, Miz is able to lock in the Figure Four, and after about two minutes, Ziggler gets to the rope. Ziggler goes for the Famouser, but gets hit with the Skull Crushing Finale. BUT HE KICKS OUT.

Ziggler is able to hit the Zig Zag after Miz argues and he gets the win!

Winner: New Intercontinental Champion, Dolph Ziggler

Paige vs. AJ Lee (WWE Divas Championship)

Paige is out first, skipping to the ring, followed by AJ Lee with her title around her waist, skipping as well. Before things get underway, they recap everything that has happened between these two.

Before the match starts, Paige offers her hand out, but AJ starts biting it! AJ starts going after Paige and knocks her to the outside. AJ goes right to the outside and starts tearing into Paige, slamming her off the announce table.

Back in the ring, Paige gets back on the offensive and takes control. On the outside, Paige drapes AJ over the barricade. After skipping around the ring, she tosses AJ into the ring.

In the ring, Paige straddles AJ and starts slamming her head off the mat. The former champ goes to the top, but AJ is able to knock her to the floor. Then, AJ suicide dives to the outside from the top rope.

The two get back into the ring and AJ hits a Shining Wizard, but she can only get a two count. Paige then catches her with a kick to the face.

But, AJ is able to lock in the Black Widow, but Paige counters, hits her finisher and is able to win the title clean!

Winner: New Divas Champion, Paige

Rusev vs. Jack Swagger (Flag Match)

Rusev and Lana are out first, and Lana gets in the ring and cuts an anti-American promo. When she is done, military personnel come out for Swagger’s entrance! Swagger comes out to a huge pop from the crowd.

Before the match starts, Rusev attacks Swagger in the ring. Swagger goes for the Patriot Lock, but the referee separates them because the match hasn’t even started yet.

The bell finally rings and Swagger starts pounding away in the corner. He works on the injured leg of Rusev. Ruseve keeps trying to go to the outside, but Swagger just keeps going after him on the attack. The second time that he went out, Swagger hits a huge clothesline.

Back in the ring, Rusev is able to counter with a knee and now he begins to take it to Swagger. After a few minutes of the onslaught, Swagger is able to hit a belly to belly, then he unloads with some right hands and a clothesline. He hits the Swagger Bomb, but he can’t get the pinfall.

Swagger is eventually able to lock in the Patriot Lock once again, but Rusev fights out of it. Rusev locks in the camel clutch and the referee stops the match after Swagger passes out.

Winner: Rusev

Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins

With the lumberjacks surrounding the ring, Rollins is out first.  Ambrose is out next to a huge ovation. Once the bell rings, they immediately start going at it.

Ambrose gets the upper hand first, working Rollins over in the corner. He sends Rollins over the top rope, and he immediately gets sent back into the ring. Back in the ring, Ambrose once again starts taking apart Seth. Ambrose gets sent to the outside, but he just tosses himself back in the ring. Once he gets back in, Seth takes over.

Dean gets tossed to the outside again, but this time the lumberjacks get some shots in. Once back in the ring, Rollins starts his offensive onslaught.

Rollins goes for Ambrose in the corner, but Dean catches him with a boot. Rollins, though, gets right back in control and locks in a headlock in the center of the ring.

With Ambrose on the apron, he suplexes Rollins right into the lumberjacks in the spot of the night so far. On the outside, Ambrose hits a back body drop over the barricade and into the crowd. Rollins tries to escape through the crowd, but Ambrose goes right after him and they fight up the steps!

Kane is then shown walking down to the ring and he yells at the lumberjacks.

The lumberjacks make their way up through the crowd to get them back to the ring. They carry Ambrose back and Rollins tries to run away, but he’s eventually caught.

As they carry Rollins back to the ring, Ambrose hits a nice suicide dive onto everyone

In the ring, Dean hits a curb stomp but Kane makes the save. Now, all the lumberjacks are in the ring going at it!

Seth Rollins, with all the distractions, then hits Ambrose with the briefcase for the win.

Winner: Seth Rollins

Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho

Leading up to SummerSlam, one of the WWE’s biggest pay-per-view events of the year, Bray Wyatt and Chris Jericho were beefing. Wyatt didn’t like Jericho referring to himself as a savior and was out to destroy him.

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Still, Jericho and Wyatt are two of the most entertaining wrestlers in the industry, and both have incredible entrances.

The match at the beginning was a little back and forth. Wyatt had the advantage trying to pin Jericho a couple of times. Early in the match Wyatt did the thing where he hung upside, abandoning it to go for the “sister Abigail.”

Jericho reversed it and rolled him into a pin, unsuccessfully. He then was able to hold on and rolled him into the “Walls of Jericho.”

Wyatt was able to get to the rope to force Jericho to release the hold. As Jericho approached Wyatt, he threw him onto the apron and then slammed Jericho’s head off the edge of the ring with a DDT before going for a pin.

Wyatt was in control again, and climbed to the second rope before Jericho was able to recover and stop him. Jericho pulled off a lionheart from the top rope.

Jericho was going to go for the lionsault, but Wyatt did that upside down bridge thing and stopped dead in his tracks. Wyatt began screaming about being “already dead” as they stared at each other from across the ring.

Jericho then pulled off the code breaker, Wyatt recovered and they were outside the ring. Wyatt pulled off the sister abigail off the barricade.

They return to the ring, Wyatt hits the sister abigail again then pins Jericho for the win.

Brie Bella vs. Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie is out first and she looks in absolute great shape. Brie is out next and she looks determined. The bell is rung and they immediately lock up. Stephanie gets Brie into the corner, showing off a bit of her skills. They lock up again and Stephanie drapes Brie over the second rope.

Stephanie remains in control throughout a good portion of this match, working over Brie in the corner now. She lays into Brie with some kicks in the corner.

Eventually, Brie goes for the YES lock in the middle of the ring, but Stephanie is able to escape. Brie tries to dive onto the outside, but Stephanie catches her with a huge shot, dropping her over the apron. Brie is able to get back into the ring before the  count.

When Brie does get in the ring, Stephanie then drops her with a DDT. Basically, this has been all Stephanie for the first few minutes.

Next up was a nice running neck breaker, followed by digging her foot into the back of Brie’s neck. She taunts Brie, but Bella lands some kicks. Brie then catches Stephanie in a Thesz Press, followed by an elbow in the corner. She then starts nailing kicks on Stephanie in the corner.

Brie kits a missile dropkick, but Stephanie kicks out from the pin.

And here comes Triple H, followed by Nikki Bella. Brie gets Stephanie in the YES Lock, but Hunter pulls the ref outside. Brie then hits a kick to Triple H on the outside.

Nikki then turns on Brie, smacks her and helps up Stephanie. Steph the hits the Pedigree and gets the pin.

Winner: Stephanie McMahon

Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns

Randy Orton is out first for this one, followed by Reigns through the crowd with some new ring gear. The two men square off in the center of the ring and Reigns immediately begins teeing off on Orton. Randy quickly goes to the outside. After some action back and forth inside the ring, the two head to the outside.

On the outside, Orton starts picking Reigns apart, throwing him into the steel steps. He tosses him back into the ring and straps on a headlock in the center of the ring. Reigns tries to fight back, but Orton counters coming off the ropes. From there, Orton starts to stomp away.

Randy takes Reigns to the corner and sets him up on the top rope. He hammers away with some head butts from there. After pounding away, Orton hits a super plex from the top, and a beautiful one at that. He’s only able to get a two count.

Again Reigns tries to make a comeback, but Randy puts the stops to it and continues to work Reigns over.

In the middle of the ring, the two start trading blows, with Reigns getting the better of the exchange, and finishing it all up with a huge clothesline. On the outside, Orton throws Reigns into the barricade, once again stopping the comeback. He gets him back in the ring.

They make their way back to the outside, and Orton slams Reigns onto the announce table before tossing him back into the ring again.

Reigns is able to get back on the offensive and he hits a Samoan Drop from the top rope! He goes for the cover, but only gets a two. He gets up and hits the Superman Punch, knocking Orton out cold. He goes for the spear, but Randy hits a nice power slam as a counter.

With Reigns on the outside now, Orton hits the DDT from the ropes. Coming off the ropes, Orton hits an RKO out of nowhere, but Reigns kicks out!

Now, Randy is looking for the punt, but Reigns counters, hits the spear off the ropes and gets the three.

Winner: Roman Reigns

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