Edge vs. John Cena

[6.0] "Feel like this took a looong time to get going after a hot start. Edge and Cena shined in gimmick matches with each other but their regular singles matches are kinda meh. I did enjoy the brass knuckles shot for the finish though."

[8.0] "It was a bit overbooked towards the finish, but this was still a really good between both men and easily their best normally wrestled match against each other with good in ring work psychology between each other, and Edge got a big win over Cena in Cena's home state."

[7.0] "Solid main event match with a great finish. Thought the STFU on Edge with Lita nearly cheating but Edge mustering the will to get the ropes was well executed. Lita being FU'd again was fun and then Edge retaining via cheating behind the ref's back was a smart finish for his character. They paced the match well and it was, while nothing amazing, a good match overall."

[6.0] "This is a fine match, but these to have had better matches. It started good, but then got slow. The finish made sense for the match but I wanted a conclusive finish after the other world title match also ended screwy"

[5.0] "Okay match here. Edge's control work wasn't very exciting here at all. Once Cena starts making his comeback, the match starts to pick up, and this is also where the stip comes into play more with lita getting involved in this a lot more. The finish was executed really well, and I thought JR's call of selling the finish was also great **3/4"

[6.0] "6.5 Eh. I wanted to like this more, but I don't know, it just hasn't really clicked for me when they've had regular matches.. The stip is Edge can't get DQ'd or he'll lose the title, which could be fun to play with but they downplay it which i feel is the right call, however, they make Lita look dumb to change momentum one time.. I do enjoy the finish."

[6.0] "It starts a little bit basic, but the match really turns up the heat and becomes an incredibly energetic and well performed match with some great near falls. Edge selling his desperation to not get DQ'd worked really well for his character. If not for the finish, I'd have given it 7 points. You have so much rapid fire interference from Lita. The last of which, she just kind of jumps into an FU. Edge wins with dirty tactics despite all the character work before it. He really, really should have won this clean to set up the rematch better, but I guess maybe because it was Cena's hometown, they didn't want to do that. An excellent match with a pretty flat finish that weighs it down significantly."

[7.0] "A solid main event that had a good finish to give Edge some more heat with the brass knuckles to the back of the head which looked brutal. It was interesting to see how much of the crowd was pro Edge considering this event was held in Boston but both guys had good outings and put on a good showing for the crowd. 3 stars."

[7.0] "You might think that that would be the time for the crowd to cheer for Cena since he's from Massachusetts, but they still booed him for the most of the match and I wish that the commentators acknowledged it, because that's the big reason why John's matches were special back then. The mixed reaction from the fans was great to hear and they were really involved because of it, plus the action was fast and had very exciting final minutes."

[6.0] "This is not the best match that I've seen from Edge and Cena but it was effective with Edge getting more heat in front of Cena's hometown after using the brass knuckles with the ref distracted for the finish and Edge to retain."

[4.0] "Am I missing something or was this match just extremely slow? I mean there was like 4 count out spots in the first half of the match. I would've hoped that was it but multiple rest hold spots too. Idk, this match just didn't do it for me at all here. 3.5/10"

[6.0] "Not the best match these two have had, and given it was the main event of the second biggest show of the year I thought this felt a little underwhelming. Feels like it's just starting to pick up when Edge pulls out the brass knuckles to get the 3. Was supposed to get the crowd angry, given it was Cena's hometown, but the crowd was a little too split to make this work the way they intended."

[6.0] "Good match, you wouldn't be too disappointed with this capping off a big PPV, but one that takes a bit to get going and is rather formulaic. The finish was executed a little awkwardly too, though brass knuckles to the back of the head is pretty nasty. ***"

[7.0] "While this was not a great match by any means, it was quick and got the job done. It was slow-going for a little while but when Cena made his comeback, it started to get actually pretty dang good. Plus, there was no ref bump (one of the worst overused tropes from this era). The fact that this was only 15 minutes really helped it and it was effective at doing what it was supposed to do (keeping the title on Edge, while keeping Cena strong and continuing the feud)."

[5.0] "Not just an underwhelming main event for SummerSlam, but an underwhelming match in general. Possibly Cena and Edge's worst match together. It's devoid of anything really exciting and the ending falls flat imo."

[4.0] "These guys need a gimmick badly. The end result is not awful by any means but not memorable either for the most part. Neither was well positioned to carry a straight match with the other at this point in their career."

[6.0] "The build up for this match was really good. The match was not bad, but was expecting more from these two. Back and forth match with a hot crowd and a smart finish to continue the feud."

[3.0] "Okay main event. The DQ stipulation never came inot the match until the near end so they were going through the motions of Edge beating Cena with dull and boring work. Then when the stip was introduce, the match picked up. Cena did his comebacks which weren't great but brought some life to it. I thought the finish was worked fine and kept Cena clean and Egde the slimy heel. Meh match overall, not their worst (**1/2)"

[5.0] "Decent main event overall. First half of the match was pretty dull with little heat. Edge's control was not much exciting. Second half was much better. Cena's comeback was surprisingly good. Crowd woke up again. The finish which i thought was quite lame, but made sense - setting up for the rematch at unforgiven."

[0.0] "This was just awful IMO. I found everything they did to be un-engaging and boring. There was no heat at all to this contest and I thought there should've been given the build to this matchup. Cena was worse than usual and Edge was just bad and painful to watch here and the environment in which this was in just didn't work. Easily one of the worst matches I've ever seen."

[8.0] "Another chapter of Edge vs John Cena, a feud that was on for almost the whole 2006. The crowd got into the match, some on Cena's side, others on Edge's side. Anyway it's a good main event, with a F-U on both Lita and Edge, and a brutal cheap conclusion that was expected because the feud had to continue, great storytelling. ***3/4"

[7.0] "Good match thanks to the Rated R Superstar himself, Edge. Edge was always the one who brought out the best in John Cena. He was one of the few heels who managed to achieve what even guys like Angle, HHH and Jericho could not, and that was get the crowd completely behind Cena. His heel performance here was wonderful to watch as usual and you could feel the hatred between these two men. What a feud this was. ***1/4 for the match."