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MANILA, Philippines – After surprisingly losing to “The Beast Incarnate” at WrestleMania 30 in 2014, The Undertaker settled the score with Brock Lesnar in the main event of WWE SummerSlam 2015 on Monday, August 24 (August 23 in US) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The result wasn’t without controversy, however.
Lesnar apeared to force The Undertaker to tap out to a Kimura lock submission hold, but referee Charles Robinson instead saw Lesnar’s shoulders on the mat on the other side.
Did the replay show The #Undertaker tap while @WWERobinson counted @BrockLesnar‘s shoulders? #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/f7mmHdaJqT
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 24, 2015
The timekeeper rang the bell, but the referee waved it off while looking towards the officials at ringside, giving The Undertaker an opening to give Lesnar a low blow and then locking the Hell’s Gate submission hold.
Lesnar gestured a middle finger at The Undertaker while he was in Hell’s Gate before passing out a few seconds later.
Awesome!!! “@WrestlinGifs: SAVAGE !!! pic.twitter.com/OqMHMnvDNY”
— Gregory Shane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) August 24, 2015
Dueling chants broke out inside the state-of-the-art venue as two of WWE’s most popular stars duked it out inside the squared-circle.
Despite being among the bigger performers in the company, the two kept a fast pace, with Lesnar unleashing his trademark suplexes and slamming The Undertaker with his F-5 finisher on the broadcast table.
With blood pouring from his forehead, Lesnar taunted The Undertaker as he made his way back into the ring, but he was caught by a high-impact chokeslam that turned the tide.
LOOK AT THE HEIGHT pic.twitter.com/l8TjPaPlfU
— WrestlinGifs (@WrestlinGifs) August 24, 2015
Both “The Deadman” and Lesnar hit their respective finishing maneuvers – the Tombstone Piledriver and F-5 respectively – but neither was able to secure a pinfall.
#TombstoneCity! ONE-TWO-NOOOOOOOOO! @BrockLesnar just kicked out of the #Tombstone… #SummerSlam #BrockvsTaker pic.twitter.com/z0SnDn4tOT
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) August 24, 2015
Both men took the psychological storytelling to the next level after that impasse as they let out spine-chilling laughs and stares.
— WrestlinGifs (@WrestlinGifs) August 24, 2015
After both men grappled their way to a wild finish, Lesnar’s manager Paul Heyman screamed in frustration and attempted to call and award the victory to his ward.
The #Undertaker goes down as winner in the record books, but @BrockLesnar thinks otherwise… #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/xk5FM7tRlD
— WWE (@WWE) August 24, 2015
The “swerved” finish most likely will set up yet another match between ‘Taker and Lesnar.
Earlier in the night, WWE Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins defeated John Cena to annex the United States title. Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who was hosting SummerSlam in one of his first appearances since stepping down from his political satire show, “turned heel” on Cena, hitting him in the stomach with a chair before Rollins converted on his Pedigree finisher to beat Cena. – Rappler.com
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