Video: Opening For Summerslam Released

Let’s get it started. While a lot of fans are going to remember one specific match from a wrestling show, a lot more might remember the opening video. If there’s one thing that WWE knows how to do, it’s put together a video package that makes you want to see what they have coming up for the rest of the evening. This is an area where WWE shines and that’s what they did again this time around.

And we get a sneak preview.

Terry Crews welcomes you to SummerSlam

WWE has released the opening video to this year’s Summerslam six days before the show airs. The video features actor Terry Crews outside the Barclays Center (the location for Sunday’s show), talking in rhyme about how this year’s show is about achieving your dreams, no matter how high they might be. As is usually the case with WWE videos, things then shifts into a set of clips about this year’s major matches.

Check out the changes to the Summerslam card announced this week.

Opinion: Hiring a well known actor like Crews is a good idea as it makes the event feel that much bigger. Summerslam is one of the most important shows of the year and it’s a smart move to make it seem like people you’ve heard of are involved. Crews also has a great look and voice which make him all the better suited for something like this. Now hopefully the pay per view follows up to a good starter.

What do you think of the video? How has WWE done at setting up Summerslam? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2003 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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