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Six-man tag match added to WWE SummerSlam pre-show

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Another match has been added to the SummerSlam pre-show.

It was announced in a video today that The Hardys would again team up with Jason Jordan against The Miz, Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas on Sunday. The New Day defending their SmackDown tag titles against The Usos is currently listed for the pre-show as well, along with Neville getting his rematch against Akira Tozawa for the Cruiserweight Championship.

The Hardys & Jordan vs. The Miztourage is also a rematch from this week’s episode of Raw. The faces won that first meeting after it was turned into a six-man tag when The Miz got disqualified in a singles match against Jordan due to Axel and Dallas’ interference.

The addition of the six-man tag brings the SummerSlam lineup up to 13 matches. Here’s the updated card:

  • WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, and Braun Strowman in a fatal four-way match (Lesnar and Paul Heyman have vowed to leave WWE if Lesnar loses)
  • WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
  • United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Kevin Owens (with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee)
  • John Cena vs. Baron Corbin
  • Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Sasha Banks
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi defending against Natalya
  • Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus defending against Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
  • Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
  • Randy Orton vs. Rusev
  • Big Cass vs. Big Show (with Enzo Amore suspended above the ring in a shark cage)
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defending against The Usos (kickoff show)
  • The Hardys & Jason Jordan vs. The Miz, Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas (kickoff show)
  • WWE Cruiserweight Champion Akira Tozawa defending against Neville (kickoff show)

John Cena vs. Baron Corbin added to WWE SummerSlam card

Posted on by Joseph Currier

There are now 11 matches officially announced for SummerSlam.

John Cena vs. Baron Corbin was the latest match to be added to the pay-per-view’s card. Cena fought off Corbin in a post-show angle last week, which led to them being involved in the opening segment of tonight’s SmackDown.

Cena started the show before being interrupted by Corbin. Cena challenged him to a fight, but Corbin backed off and said that he doesn’t need to beat Cena because he has the Money in the Bank briefcase. He went to leave, but Daniel Bryan came out and made their match official for the PPV.

The rest of the card for SummerSlam should fall into place on next week’s go-home shows. Here’s where things stand heading into the final week of build on television:

  • WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match (Lesnar and Paul Heyman have said that they will leave WWE if Lesnar loses)
  • WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
  • United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Kevin Owens (with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee)
  • Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Sasha Banks or Nia Jax (Banks will face Jax in a number one contender’s match on Raw next week)
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi defending against Natalya
  • John Cena vs. Baron Corbin
  • Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
  • Randy Orton vs. Rusev
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defending against The Usos
  • Big Cass vs. Big Show (with Enzo Amore suspended above the ring in a shark cage)
  • WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville defending against Akira Tozawa

Two more matches official for WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The card for SummerSlam continued to fill up on tonight’s episode of Raw.

It was officially announced that Finn Balor would be facing Bray Wyatt at the pay-per-view. Their feud has kicked into gear over the last few weeks, with Wyatt again trying to play mind games with Balor tonight. Balor fought him off when Wyatt first tried to surprise him in the ring, but Wyatt vanished before appearing on the video screen and delivering a warning ahead of the PPV.

The feud between Big Cass and Big Show is also set to lead to a match at SummerSlam, and Enzo Amore will be suspended above the ring in a shark cage during it. Kurt Angle approved that stipulation at the request of Cass during a backstage segment tonight.

Alexa Bliss’ SummerSlam challenger will be decided when Sasha Banks faces off with Nia Jax in a number one contender’s match on next week’s go-home show. Both Banks and Jax won triple threat matches on Raw to advance to next week after it was announced that Bayley wouldn’t be able to wrestle at the PPV due to a separated shoulder.

SummerSlam will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on August 20th. The updated card is:

  • WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match (Lesnar and Paul Heyman have vowed to leave WWE if Lesnar loses)
  • WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
  • United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Kevin Owens (with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee)
  • Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Sasha Banks or Nia Jax
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi defending against Natalya
  • Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
  • Randy Orton vs. Rusev
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defending against The Usos
  • Big Cass vs. Big Show (with Enzo Amore suspended above the ring in a shark cage)
  • WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville defending against Akira Tozawa

WWE confirms Scott Dawson suffered ruptured bicep

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The Revival look to be on the shelf once again after an injury to Scott Dawson.

WWE put up a video this afternoon before Raw with Mike Rome reporting that Dawson had suffered a ruptured bicep over the weekend at a house show. Rome stated that Dawson would be out of action for an undetermined amount of time.

Pro Wrestling Sheet first reported the story, noting that Dawson’s arm was heavily bandaged at Saturday’s event in Ontario and that it seemed like he may have to undergo surgery. The Revival were programmed with Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus on this weekend’s house show tour.

WWE’s post about the injury also mentioned that Dawson would most likely need to have surgery. If he does, he would likely be out of action about six months. Without surgery the time frame would be quicker, but still probably a few months.

This comes not long after Dawson’s tag team partner Dash Wilder returned from injury following a broken jaw that he suffered at an NXT live event earlier this year.

WWE reported on Dawson’s injury shortly after they officially confirmed that Bayley had separated her shoulder and would be off of SummerSlam. The Revival had recently been part of a feud with Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and The Hardys, with the direction seemingly leading to a match at SummerSlam in some form.

WWE: Bayley off of SummerSlam due to separated shoulder

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Additional notes added by Dave Meltzer

It appears that Bayley won’t be able to wrestle at SummerSlam.

After she suffered a shoulder injury in a match against Nia Jax last week, WWE released a video updating Bayley’s status today. It claimed that she won’t be able to compete at the pay-per-view following an evaluation that revealed that she separated her shoulder.

Bayley had been scheduled to challenge Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women’s Championship at the PPV.

It was noted in the video that Bayley will be appearing on Raw tonight to address the crowd, and that there will be two triple threat matches with the key women on the roster on the episode as well. Whoever wins those will move on to a number one contender’s match next week to decide who will replace Bayley at SummerSlam.

Bayley was kept off the weekend house shows. WWE didn’t publicize her injury right away, but did so a day after the match with Jax where she landed badly and appeared to jam her right shoulder.

The storyline nature where, before the injury ever took place, Bliss’ SummerSlam interview last week was all about Sasha Banks, and not Bayley, and the surprise of Bayley and not Banks being the one who won the match for the title shot makes for interesting speculation.

Also advertised for tonight’s Raw is a last man standing match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman, which will further build to them (along with Samoa Joe) challenging for Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship at SummerSlam.

WWE’s video update is available to watch below:

The New Day vs. Usos announced for WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The SmackDown tag titles will again be on the line when The New Day face off with The Usos at SummerSlam.

That rematch was announced in a video that WWE posted today. It will be their third straight meeting on pay-per-view, with New Day having won the titles at Battleground after The Usos retained by countout at Money in the Bank the month prior.

The Usos attacked the champions on SmackDown two weeks ago, then mocked them on last Tuesday’s show to further set up their next match.

Their match is the eighth to be officially announced for SummerSlam heading into the last two weeks of build on television. The updated card is:

  • WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match (Lesnar and Paul Heyman have said that they will leave the company if Lesnar loses the title)
  • WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
  • United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Kevin Owens (with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee)
  • Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Bayley
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi defending against Natalya
  • Randy Orton vs. Rusev
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day defending against The Usos
  • WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville defending against Akira Tozawa

Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura set for WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Shinsuke Nakamura will be getting a shot at the WWE Championship at SummerSlam.

In a first-time meeting between the two, Nakamura became the number one contender to Jinder Mahal’s WWE title when he defeated John Cena on SmackDown tonight. Nakamura’s win was completely clean, with him finishing the match with a reverse exploder (that Cena took a rough bump on his neck on) and the Kinshasa.

Cena congratulated Nakamura as he raised his hand after the match, but things continued on the WWE Network after the show as Baron Corbin attacked Nakamura. Corbin tried to fight off Cena as he made the save, but Cena ended up countering him and putting him through the announce table with an Attitude Adjustment.

Whether that will lead to a SummerSlam match between Cena and Corbin hasn’t been announced yet, but WWE did make Randy Orton vs. Rusev official for the pay-per-view earlier on SmackDown.

The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will host SummerSlam on August 20th. The updated card is:

  • WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match (Lesnar and Paul Heyman have promised to leave WWE if Lesnar loses)
  • WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defending against Shinsuke Nakamura
  • United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Kevin Owens (with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee)
  • Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss defending against Bayley
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi defending against Natalya
  • Randy Orton vs. Rusev

Shane McMahon to ref AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens at WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The United States Championship match between AJ Styles and Kevin Owens on SmackDown tonight didn’t do anything to resolve their feud.

Instead, the two will again face off with the title on the line at SummerSlam later this month. Styles retained against Owens on SmackDown, with the storyline being that Owens’ shoulder was up but referee Mike Chioda couldn’t see it after a ref bump.

Owens pushed Chioda in a backstage segment and demanded that someone capable officiate their next match, which led to Daniel Bryan suggesting that Shane McMahon should be the special guest referee at SummerSlam. Owens initially called Shane incompetent, but he agreed to it when Shane said that it was the only way that he would get his rematch.

Styles and Owens have traded the US title in recent weeks. Styles first won it at a house show at Madison Square Garden last month before dropping it back to Owens in a strange finish at Battleground. Styles regained the championship on SmackDown last week after stealing a pin from Owens in a triple threat match that also included Chris Jericho.

Styles vs. Owens is the second SmackDown match officially set for SummerSlam at the Barclays Center on August 20th. Naomi will also defend her Women’s Championship against Natalya at the pay-per-view.

Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley added to WWE SummerSlam card

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After the fatal four-way for the Universal Championship was announced for SummerSlam earlier in the show, another match was later confirmed for the pay-per-view on tonight’s episode of Raw.

Bayley defeated Sasha Banks in a number one contender’s match to earn a shot at Alexa Bliss’ Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. The finish came when Banks hit a frog splash and was going for the pin, but Bayley reversed it to get the three count.

Bliss vs. Bayley at SummerSlam will be the third time they’ve faced off on PPV this year. Bliss won the title from Bayley at Payback before then defending it against her in their kendo stick on a pole match at Extreme Rules.

There are now three matches officially set for SummerSlam on August 20th. Naomi will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Natalya, and Brock Lesnar will put his Universal title up for grabs in a fatal four-way match against Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, and Roman Reigns.

Universal title fatal four-way set for WWE SummerSlam

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Brock Lesnar will officially be defending his Universal Championship in a fatal four-way match at SummerSlam.

After Braun Strowman interfered and left last week’s number one contender’s main event without a winner, Kurt Angle announced on tonight’s episode of Raw that Strowman, Samoa Joe, and Roman Reigns would all be challenging for Lesnar’s title at the pay-per-view.

Angle opened the show and went to reveal Lesnar’s SummerSlam opponent before being interrupted by Strowman. All three made their case to Angle, with him making the fatal four-way match official. The segment then broke down into a brawl as the locker room came out to stop it, but Strowman ended up laying out Reigns to stand tall.

Lesnar vs. Strowman vs. Joe vs. Reigns is the second match officially confirmed for SummerSlam. Naomi will also be defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Natalya at the show, which takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on August 20th.