Summer Of 2016 in WWE was Wild

2016 was an up and down year for WWE. We saw a mediocre Wrestlemania but there were a ton of bright spots. We saw AJ Styles debut in WWE, Dean Ambrose Finally became WWE champion and Summerslam was a blast. The starting point for all this was the Summer of 2016. WWE announced they'd be bringing the brand split back. RAW and Smackdown would each have exclusive rosters and Smackdown would be airing live on Tuesday nights. This gave WWE the reset they needed. WWE brought in Daniel Bryan and Mick Foley as GMs for both shows and injected new life into these weekly shows. We had new rosters, new rivalries, and a new feel. Everything was reset. In this video, I talk about where the year 2016 started to really heat up and the amazing aftermath.
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[@SuperkickStudios]

Hey yall, as always thank you for being here. Truly appreciate all of you guys! -Thunderdome Good or Bad coming early next week! The pandemic era is almost over, so hyped!

[@EliasRoy]

Me too bro, I’m so hyped for the crowd

[@buttereggs35555]

can't wait!!

[@1kkingmusic4]

you never disappoint 🔥🔥

[@sasmystic313]

@@EliasRoy uuuuuu

[@benjicommentary]

dwa

[@dailyjadyn1779]

Top Moments From The Summer - 1) AJ Vs John Feud 2) Finn Balor’s one month excellent run 3) Dean Ambrose’s promo work in all feuds 4) Cesaro Vs Sheamus 5) Charlotte Vs Sasha 6) Smackdown’s Consistent Booking 7) The List of Jericho 8) Heath Slater’s road to redemption 9) Bray Wyatt rebooting to god mode 10) Goldberg Returning

[@gener5428]

List of jericho is on a tier of its own 🤣

[@itsfanizzi3029]

Dont forget that crazy cash in at mitb from dean

[@pawanvinay5777]

Miz vs dolph fued

[@dannydubbs9929]

@@gener5428 you dig

[@dannydubbs9929]

@@pawanvinay5777 that was pretty good

[@ayyan5709]

AJ Styles was on fire in 2016, he really was best in The World in that Time

[@SuperkickStudios]

yes, yes you were.

[@SamifyGaming]

@@SuperkickStudios LOL

[@theprodigy9617]

I debate that Roman/shinsuke Could be to

[@deaston18]

AJ?

[@aloksingh__3698]

@@theprodigy9617 Disagree.

[@Brogan97]

SmackDown Live in 2016 Was The Last Time I Enjoyed Wrestling On A Week To Week Basis

[@babyfaceaviator7862]

Then Jinder came along

[@Brogan97]

@@babyfaceaviator7862 After Wrestlemania 33 it was never the same lol

[@wonderboy1014]

@@babyfaceaviator7862 the superstar shakeup ruined everything

[@swinterset4732]

You mean even Monday night raw

[@UUSER_JAYY]

@@swinterset4732 in 2016 raw was better then smack down aNd always would be tf u talking about

[@NickferZev]

I'm still sad about the unfortunate timing of Balor's injury. I'm wondering how things could've been with Finn Balor carrying Raw as its champion.

[@SuperkickStudios]

What could’ve been, makes me wonder if he would’ve been a staple on the main roster today if he didn’t get injured

[@wl2146]

It was a shame but KO was just as good

[@edgeisthegoat]

@@wl2146 what no ko us way better than the overrated balor

[@wl2146]

@@edgeisthegoat Well first I can't take you seriously with that username. But secondly, in what way is Balor overrated?

[@maruf7956]

@@wl2146 balor is not charismatic, sami and ko are much better at mic

[@jumbie3789]

I was at the Barclay center when balor had to relinquish the title i remember being shocked after seeing him win it the previous night

[@SuperkickStudios]

It ruined all his momentum, I always wonder what could’ve been

[@stopthecap6913]

It is saddening how a simple mistake costed months of Finn Balor's career only for him to return and be taken out of the universal title picture. I seriously hope that he will be pushed if he returns to the main roster again.

[@storma4334]

well he is being treated like shit on raw and isn't even close to being in the title picture

[@mickieb2409]

No matter how good they do in this era these internet 'experts' the Keyboard Warriors will always complain it doesn't matter to these idiots whether they deliver Styles vs Cena, Reigns vs Strowman, Flair vs Banks, SHIELD triple threat these people will like absolutely nothing

[@ljaren8515]

@@arrogen2831 THEY DID WHAT?

[@theprodigy9617]

@@arrogen2831 Omega Is not even better than Randy orton There is no way he is better than Undertaker

[@tallaladil8206]

@@arrogen2831 lol😅

[@sanjeevn316]

Sobs

[@theprodigy9617]

@Terrell Borroum Yes He is Way better

[@daredevil95178]

2016 was a special year for the Shield Fans it all started with Seth's return at Extreme Rules Seth vs Roman at Mitb and Dean winning the briefcase and his cash in on the same night a night where all the members of the Shield were wwe champions, Seth vs Roman vs Dean at Battleground with Dean winning it and taking the title on SD later on in Survivor Series we did have small Shield Reunion which was so amazing literally 2016 was the Golden year of Wrestling.

[@edwardtorai3545]

I’m 17 so this is my version of the early 2000s for older wrestling fans I was in 6th grade, some of my last days of innocence and not knowing the many struggles and stresses of life. And I absolutely fucking adored this era of wrestling. 2015 and 2016 was such a good culmination of all of the story threads and stuff initiated in 2014-15 eras. It was just a vibe. Honestly wrestling is the best when you have a good memory attached to it that has to do with your life. And 2016 was my golden year no doubt. Absolutely miss those days.

[@jaybarbieri8619]

I’m 18 and I feel everything you said. I was in 8th grade that year and man everything just seemed right in the world in 2016

[@syedsaif24]

I'm also 17 bro i feel you🖤

[@rex8958]

Same age and same feelings. Looking back I realized how kick ass 2016 was and how much fun it was to watch. Def the best year of wrestling in quite a while

[@VinexAesthetics]

I'm 18 and I started to watch wrestling right around 2005-ish, but 2016 was where I really started to analyze wrestling and stuff. 2016 was the best recent year in WWE

[@JMDY]

Having grown up watching Smackdown from 02-06, that’s a fair comparison and times like that year made me feel like a kid again

[@ltshow4423]

WWE summer Of 2016 was awesome 👏 I miss 2016. WWE Draft was good. No returns. Who cares. That episode of the Draft gave me good memories 😣 RAW: Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Finn Bálor, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks. New generation of stars. SmackDown: Dean Ambrose, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, John Cena. The land of opportunity! SummerSlam 2016 was fun! AJ Styles and John Cena rivalry was outstanding! Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler feud was great and had the best feud for SummerSlam. Finn Bálor had an amazing birthday. Winning a fatal four way match and defeated Roman Reigns clean. Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor first time ever and great storytelling with a demon king. Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar feud was cool. That episode of RAW when Randy hit that RKO! to Brock Lesnar that was amazing. Charlotte Flair vs Sasha Banks on RAW in July was awesome. Sasha Banks won the RAW Women’s Champion. Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens as a Tag Team was entertaining. Cesaro and Sheamus feud was cool. Roman Reigns and Rusev feud was good. It kept Roman Reigns away from the main event. SummerSlam 2016 was cool. Enzo and Big Cass vs JeriKO was good. Charlotte Flair vs Sasha Banks was cool. Charlotte Flair won 😒 that title reign was short. Apollo Crews vs The Miz was alright. John Cena vs AJ Styles was amazing! AJ Styles won clean. John Cena takes a hiatus for 3 weeks after that match. New Day vs Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson was meh. Dolph Ziggler vs Dean Ambrose was good. Nikki Bella returned. WWE Universal Champion looked stupid and WWE built up the title for 4 weeks. Seth Rollins vs Finn Bálor was awesome. Finn Bálor won The Universal Champion with an injury. Randy Orton vs Brock Lesnar was alright. I was disappointed that this was the ending to SummerSlam. Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho was awesome. Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair had good to great matches on regular basis. Roman Reigns in the mid card was new and good. Dolph Ziggler and The Miz feud was amazing. Becky Lynch won the SmackDown Women’s Champion! AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose feud was awesome. My favorite moment in 2016 is AJ Styles winning the WWE Champion! WWE in 2016 was a fun time to be a WWE Fan. After WrestleMania 33 WWE went to a different direction and WWE hasn’t been the same since. Hopefully WWE gets that level of great and fun again in mid July of 2021. I will never forget how fun 2016 was. WWE, KZbin, and life in general was awesome. Let me live in 2016 one more time.

[@heyxxstorm-slasherxx1600]

Same

[@big-manbren3502]

Finn Bálor is my favorite wrestler so seeing him at the peek of his career was a dream come true for me but of course the one big win he had was a title that everybody hated and he also gets injured.I’m still waiting for Finn to return to the main roster and hopefully do some big things on Raw or smack down

[@thavirunilnethu471]

Mine too. Glad too see a man with the same wish

[@NikhilSharma-ey8nb]

Finn balor attendence

[@babyfaceaviator7862]

It's bound to happen soon. Smackdown only has Big E as a legit full time world title contender and Raw only has Bray Wyatt, Orton and Keith Lee as legit threats to Lashley

[@prolific4832]

He was literally chosen to carry raw. If he would've won it again that year somehow then the belt would have better prestige. It just seemed right when he had it

[@isaiahcrowell3578]

Well you got your wish, Finn is back on the main roster 😂

[@thavirunilnethu471]

This card was better than wrestlemania 35 card. What a show. Demon king got an opportunity on the title. Styles vs cena is the best match in 2016. I hope this year will be as 2016.

[@symesalexander5294]

Truee

[@rkovsstunner9906]

What Bastia vs hhh alone is bigger and more interesting than anything summerslam 2016

[@thavirunilnethu471]

@@rkovsstunner9906 what's so interesting in that match . The build was fine but the execution was terrible

[@Jimbo_Ka-Blamo]

Chris Jericho was by far the most entertaining part of Raw each week in 2016. He was on 🔥

[@NadeemWolverine]

1000% True statement

[@omegasaiyanuchiha3426]

2015-2016 WWE was truly the last year's that WWE were great 2015 -Rise of The New Day -Seth Rollins Heist of the Century -Roman vs Bray Wyatt Rivalry (Debut of Braun) -First ever Title defense in a Royal Rumble -John Cena Us Title open challenge -Seth Rollins greatest title run (and best character too) -The last great WrestleMania -Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar rematch 2016 -Aj Style Debu -Finn Balor' Universal title win -Iconic Kevin Owens Universal title win -The List of Jericho -Aj Style vs John Cena -The Miz Greatest Intercontinental title reign -Heel Usos was born -Memorable Survivor Series -Dean Ambrose winning the WWE championship in a triple treat match -Evolution of Women's Wrestling -Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar

[@plssushi]

SmackDown this year is the closest we're going to get to the 2016 SmackDown. The IC Title scene is stacked, Roman's on fire, Bianca's having a good run, and the Mysterios are in the main event picture as tag champions.

[@sayanseal3959]

But still something's missing Aj styles

[@aaryankurup5237]

Styles and cena were the main deal ... This year is not at all close to 2016

[@shuvam0516]

The way this guy says "Ketchup title" it sounds funny 🤣

[@shaq98nl]

What a SUMMER! I still feel for Finn Balor, I wanted to see that KO vs Balor for the Universal Championship

[@SuperkickStudios]

I still feel for him too, i wonder what it would’ve been like it he hadn’t gotten injured

[@jok716]

this is why i feel like 2016 was the best year of my life

[@utkarshsrivastava2717]

US moment

[@jok716]

@@utkarshsrivastava2717 i’m not even from the us

[@godzillafan2003]

2016 was the golden year of wrestling

[@mysteryman0216]

2016 was the best year of recent day WWE. Everything felt like it mattered and there was hype going into so many storylines. Truly a masterpiece

[@honestliar2300]

Great video! I started watching in 2019 so it's cool to hear what happened before then!!

[@daredevil95178]

Man your video's are so awesome it feels so nostalgic after watching it. Literally 2016 was the One Of The Best years of WWE.

[@CrashingSpyro93]

Wish Finn Bálor never got injured during that match

[@SuperkickStudios]

Could’ve changed his fortunes, sad that it happened it was so refreshing

[@rkovsstunner9906]

@@SuperkickStudios at least ko was champion if Finn never got injured Kevin would had never been unlversal champion

[@murofr]

it's still crazy how the summer of 2016 was half a decade ago. i remember it like it was yesterday

[@GameBreaker1055]

Didn't Finn actually push his shoulder back into place after that powerbomb like the actual badass he is?

[@dhananjayffyt163]

I never forget a single movement of 2016 wwe, I don't even miss a single show of that year. Really 2k16 was greatest time of wwe ever.

[@xzamz4483]

The demon king was such a dope alter ego

[@deexith9559]

The last good & unforgettable year in WWE! Let’s hope that this summer will live up to the hype.

[@calum2324]

2019 was also very good so I wouldn't say its the last good year

[@theprodigy9617]

2018 Smackdown Was Better Imo

[@calum2324]

@Terrell Borroum yeah it has been actually I agree

[@Chris-cx5qk]

WWE has been trash since it went PC

[@calum2324]

@@Chris-cx5qk then why are you here? If you don't like it that's fine but why are you watching a wrestling video that was about 2016, the PG era?

[@simpstroke4156]

2016 survivor series was so god damn lit I was there in Toronto

[@sayanseal3959]

2016 was gold for wwe😌😌😌

[@_Lonelychild]

2016 Was My Best Year As A Wrestling Fan So Much Was Going On All At Once Also AJ Styles Finally Came To The WWE Ambrose Cash In MITB On Seth Rollins Man Take Me Back Too 2016

[@apologyman376]

I miss 2016 and the brand split. So much Amazing moments, Talking smack, Owens and Jericho ect.

[@HeyItsFerg]

Great video. On a side note though, props on the beat choice for the background music. You ballin out every season?

[@NadeemWolverine]

2016 was a great year for Wrestling all together

[@vbadger1056]

Tbh that crowd pissed me off during Rollins vs Balor cause that was a damn good match and prob the best match on the card besides aj vs cena

[@SuperkickStudios]

That match was amazing, I guess it’s understandable though, they were getting pretty hyped up for this new title and they got a copy paste on the WWE title. Should’ve looked something like the North American IMO

[@vbadger1056]

@@SuperkickStudios oh definitely I completely understand why they were upset.

[@lightningsam]

I felt bad for Finn Balor when that happened. I still don’t understand why the universal title had to look like that.

[@SamCal]

This was the time I was starting to watch WWE. And I'm glad I tuned it at this time

[@tafariali-alkebulan3325]

A review of 2016 and Summerslam cant be complete without a mention of Mauro's commentary; he was the heir apparent to Good ole Jr and he killed it in 2016 and especially during the AJ v Cena match at this event.

[@michaelw.r4395]

I saw that live and I enjoyed it

[@lucius8686]

Looking back on it I agree, summer 2016 was F*** amazinggg

[@maicotruong]

the last time i watched wwe was royal rumble 2016 and now this video pop up to me

[@saquib_sohail97]

Finn is more experienced and older in age than Roman 😂!!!

[@vipulsingh569]

Dean vs Dolph may look lackluster now but back then they built it up pretty good

[@wwegamesHHH]

I agree that 2016 was awesome but SummerSlam 2016 was not an awesome night. Apart from Cena Vs aj the show was average. The show ended with the fans Chanting NXT because it sucked overall

[@aloksingh__3698]

Ziggler needs to win the wwe championship for the one last time. Period

[@mdj3626]

Such a great time to be a WWE fan.

[@ryansullivan6052]

I live in NY so I was lucky enough to go to Summerslam all 4 years at the Barclays. Let me just say those first 2 hit so different

[@lfcfacupglory3111]

Summer 2016 in general was wild.

[@MatheusB.SdeFreitas-sn3pj]

The beggining of 2016 was for me the Best time in Wrestling of all time.

[@teowalcott6320]

1 more reason to add to the "2016 is a goat year in general" debate

[@alexissavard237]

Dude the survivor series 2016 5vs5 and cena vs Styles at SS are two of my favorite matchs of the last decade

[@kurisu2847]

Summer 2021 was even more wild lol

[@maddy3703]

Really Thanks for this ❤️

[@geno9919]

That's cool now do 2015s summer slam

[@sammagdum2872]

That summerslam was really so huge, big

[@r00m1x8]

@14:20 i like how the ref reacted

[@JustJulianH]

About 26 years as a wrestling fan, and that summer was just as good as any time period for me

[@bryanmorrison2396]

A literally started watching Wwe in 17 lol stopped in 03/04 n guyslike bryan, seth, dean, shemaus, hardy boyz were here fkn Aj was class a was instantly hooked again n still am. So cheers fir the vid to see the previous year lol

[@jpVari]

I never got the hate for the belt So sad that that sunmerslam was probably still balors highest moment. Hopefully he gets back there.

[@arbondary]

john cena vs aj styles was like technoblade vs dream

[@arthurvsff]

your channel is the best. love your content, very well done

[@SuperkickStudios]

Thank you I appreciate your support! :)

[@SultanAD66]

2016 was The Year When I Decided to Return to watch WWE And It was one hell of return

[@oscarmora8103]

2016 was one of the best years

[@praticm2846]

That Wrestlemania had the highest record attendance 💥

[@ecstasy420]

2016-2017 was just a good time for wwe

[@grcia_08]

summer 2016 was sick

[@crypto40]

Can we just agree that 2016 as a entire whole was just the greatest year of our lives

[@yumdukpongsuwa452]

Damnn The WWE title looked sooo good on Dean ambrose

[@zjackattack9978]

This year was one of the best years ever in general

[@bryanmorrison2396]

Am gutted a missed the list n Ko n demogods freindship looks hillarious

[@superstardaone]

What's the name of the music track playing at the start of the video?

[@OTGjam]

The thing that makes me so mad is after Finn got hurt, I don’t think he ever got another opportunity at the universal/wwe championship

[@heyxxstorm-slasherxx1600]

I miss those times

[@dameisfazo6093]

I think it’s crazy that everything about 2016 was so legendary from wrestling to sports to life to music it just didn’t miss

[@alexm.r.6087]

I miss so much 2014, 2015 and 2016

[@aiden5831]

I’ve been so hyped for this. I went to a Live Event for Summerslam 2016 with my late dad and I have been crazy into wrestling ever sense

[@prashant2144]

RIP for your dad ❤️

[@aiden5831]

@@prashant2144 thanks

[@prashant2144]

@@aiden5831 may god bless ur father in heaven!!!

[@SuperkickStudios]

rip to your dad. hope you are doing well!

[@aiden5831]

@@SuperkickStudios thanks man it was 3 years ago so I’m doing better great vid by the way

[@xnotadenx_1558]

that randy orton match was brutal i remeber being 11 n seeing my favorite wrestler having his head split n roll in a pool of blood💀

[@putyourhandsupmf6099]

Never realized how good 2016 was

[@Corvy952]

This was the year I got back into wrestling. I was checking in and out in 2015 but 2016 was when I fully got back invested in wwe since like 07, 08 i think. There’s been bad years since but 2016 was great As fun as this year was, Ziggler v Ambrose everyone knew ziggler was gonna lose. He’d been the first challenger to so many other stars and always lost. Same I personally didn’t like Sasha v Charlotte ping ponging the women’s title back and forth

[@EPICBryce]

Great video, brought back plenty of memories since this was around the time I started watching wrestling again after my break in 2011!

[@AryA-km4sj]

Wwe 1996-2017 is Lit

[@Bruhbruhbret]

2016 will definitely go down in history as an amazing time in wrestling

[@SuperkickStudios]

The second half atleast in terms of overall product. The first half was more moments based

[@tazimz1439]

2016 was WWE’s prime year imo

[@jcmacedo_]

Nice video, but you could have talked about Heath Slater summer as well, that was gold

[@sayanseal3959]

Nostalgia😌😌😌😌

[@MarcoPoloYT7]

The miz was my favorite wrestler in 2016

[@cakeman2519]

Summer slam 2016 was the first ppv I watched

[@mickieb2409]

22:09 the greatest Survivor Series match ever

[@alicod7160]

Top 4 for sure

[@AjStyles_110]

Yes & SD wins 💖

[@shazam_daghost3427]

2016 Chris Jericho kinda looks like the lead singer from crossfade LMAO

[@dougieback9465]

Correction AJ styles is actually two and one to John Cena remember the six man tag team match at battleground between Enzo Amore big Cass and John Cena against the club

[@aribhossain2651]

Your Video Always Makes Me Nostalgic ! From Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@f3ar_wrld]

2016 was so Legendary

[@pattyst.jacques8441]

That was my last year watching wrestling.

[@kennethwadlingtonjr7122]

BROOOOOO BIG CASS AND ENZO I MISS THOSE GUYS I LOVED THEM SO MUCH

[@jeshlynanjotheballer]

Hold up respect my guy this vid was clearly editing and brilliantly made Well done👍👍

[@SuperkickStudios]

appreciate the kind words man! thanks for being here

[@1kkingmusic4]

Can You do a video on : what if Finn Balor Never got injured at summerslam

[@eliasaguilar6679]

Watch Stupid Pllana Productions for that

[@luissrojassm67]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markellefultz9126]

Didn’t watch but Ik this gonna be a banger

[@SuperkickStudios]

Much love🔥

[@jaredcortez6709]

I stopped watching wrestling when Hardy left in 2009. I started watching again cause of Smackdown 2016

[@patroyalCH2002]

The miz ziggler feud was amazing

[@dorisjohnson6104]

2016 was definetly the best year out of the 2010's decade. AJ styles debut/year n John Cena feud, Goldbergs return, Smackdown was the best wrestling show on television, and rollins face turn n championship win at money in the bank, my favorite kevin owens winning the universal champion. Not even close to this good nowadays! lo, but yea awesome year. Probably 2013 to 2014 next

[@tallaladil8206]

Ziggler vs miz was so dope 🔥

[@SuperkickStudios]

Such a good fued

[@harshithn4810]

That was my fav feud of SD live in 2016