Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Your Midweek Links: SummerSlam Reads and More

Was Nakamura a bust all along?
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Hump Day has arrived once again, and now that SummerSlam and the solar eclipse are over and the NFL season is still two weeks away, what are you going to do with yourself? I'll tell you what you're going to do with yourself. You're going to read some quality articles posted on the Internet, that's what. I give you these links for you to click and read, and you will read them. You hear me? YOU HEAR ME?

Hey, the 200th edition of the TweetBag dropped last week. Go check the landmark question and answer session right here. [The Wrestling Blog]

Butch had the 411 on Takeover: Brooklyn III. Go read his comprehensive review. [The Wrestling Blog]

Andy Tworischuk compared various SummerSlam competitors with beers here. [October]

Luke Norris took time out to rank, in order, all 13 matches that happened at SummerSlam [FanSided WWE]

Sopan Deb took time out to profile Jinder Mahal in advance of SummerSlam. [The New York Times]

Ian Williams wonders aloud whether or not Mahal's opponent Shinsuke Nakamura was worth all the hype he got when he first jumped from New Japan to WWE. [Waypoint on VICE]

Speaking of New Japan, Chris McManus can't wait to escape the afterglow of this year's G1 Climax to discuss whom he wants to see enter next year's big tournament. [Medium]

K. Sawyer Paul also has some thoughts about the G1 Climax here. [International Object]

NON-WRESTLING #1: Is it too early to crown Huddersfield Town the best team in the English Premier League? Of course not! [HOT SPROTS TAKES]

NON-WRESTLING #2: Susana Polo argues that when a superhero dies, they should stay dead. [Polygon]