Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz was the most attractive match for the fans at Summerslam. It’s hard to believe that WWE used the latter name the least for the buildup of this contest. He did not make any live appearance on Smackdown for the past several weeks. Despite this, we never felt any lack of ingredients in the buildup.
Such is the chemistry between these two superstars (not as friends, but rivals!) Daniel Bryan started his WWE career in 2010 as a rookie. The Miz was his protégé which might be the worst he could have expected. Ever since then, these two can’t stand each other. So the ‘eight years in the making’ tagline seems appropriate for the Summerslam matchup.
WWE fans wanted to see Daniel Bryan taking on The Miz ever since he returned to in-ring competition. We can hardly forget The Miz ripping apart his opponent, verbally during his tenure as Smackdown GM. Daniel Bryan wanted to ‘punch him in the face’ for the last two years. Finally, the chance came at Summerslam, last night.
It was obvious that the crowd was raucous than ever for this matchup. No other contest at Summerslam had such an organic buildup like this. In addition to this. The Miz brought his baby and wife Maryse at the Barclays Center for Summerslam. We spotted them sitting at the ringside as the match was about to begin.
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Daniel Bryan had his fist up before the beginning of the match signifying his quote. He wanted to ‘punch in the face’ of The Miz for more than two years. The referee backed him down allowing the heel one to capitalize. He threw some punches and kicks to get an early advantage. Daniel Bryan came back into the Summerslam match with a bulldog following with some jabs to the jaws.
The Miz stuck into the tree of woe position allowing Daniel Bryan to hit him with numerous kicks. He followed it up with a belly to back suplex off the top rope. But The Miz later launched Bryan into the steel ring steps and hit with a Skull Crushing Finale. But he still did not get the win.
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Daniel Bryan was able to lock in the YES lock. The Miz was literally biting his arm to get out of the hold. He got into a series of corner drop-kicks from Bryan. But Maryse got up from her seat and handed something to her husband. The Miz knocked Daniel Bryan hard with it to get a sudden pinfall win at Summerslam.
