A BAD Great Khali match!? WWE SummerSlam 2007 | WON Flashback
August 26 2007 was the date of WWE SummerSlam that year (and unlike yesterday, I actually double checked this time), and it had one of the worst matches in the PPV’s history to that point, depending on who you ask of course.
This show was not warmly received by fans, unlike some recent iterations of the show that we’ve looked back at (2002 anyone?); and the “worst” match on the card was Batista vs The Great Khali, which our own Dave Meltzer had at a -*1/2. Dave would say: “I liked the finish because at least it signified the end of the bout,” which I feel is a hidden gem in the history of the WON and general Dave-isms.
You can find Dave’s review of the matches from WWE SummerSlam 2007 in the September 3, 2007 Observer Newsletter (which you can read in full with a subscription).
Batista vs The Great Khali at WWE SummerSlam 2007
Here is what Dave had to say about Batista vs The Great Khali from SummerSlam 2007:
“Batista beat Great Khali via DQ in 6:57 so Khali retained the World title. This wasn’t as bad as the TV match with Kane, but it was pretty bad. Some fans left their seats like it was intermission and there were “boring” chants, which is amazing for a Batista match, not that his matches are good, but he’s still one of the most popular wrestlers and pushed of late as the No. 1 man on Smackdown, and Khali has gotten an effective monster push.
“But the New York crowd, particularly the people who bought tickets eight months in advance, are going to see through a bad match, and this certainly fit that bill. Crowd turned on the repeated nerve holds. Khali’s selling and lack thereof was awful. Khali tried a few pins where he stood on Batista’s chest. JBL said Khali is money butt ugly. Khali grabbed a chair and used it front of ref Mickey Henson for the DQ. Fans hated the finish. Me, I liked the finish because at least it signified the end of the bout. Batista took over in a post-match brawl, with a spear and one chair shot after another to Khali’s back. -*1/2”
You can watch this absolute epic below via YouTube. Somehow, this match has 13 million views on there in the 6 years since it was posted.
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