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Wrestling Observer Live: Ric Flair’s Last Match and SummerSlam 2022 fallout

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a multitude of thoughts on Ric Flair’s Last Match this weekend, the match itself and the rest of the festivities, WWE SummerSlam ushering in the Triple H/post-Vince McMahon era, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Pat McAfee reflects on WWE SummerSlam match against Happy Corbin

Posted on by Joseph Currier

On the first episode of his radio show since SummerSlam, Pat McAfee reflected on his performance against Happy Corbin.

McAfee defeated Corbin at SummerSlam after hitting a low blow and then a Code Red where he jumped from the second rope. After defeating Theory and losing to Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 38, SummerSlam was the third match that McAfee has had on the WWE main roster.

McAfee said on his radio show that SummerSlam was different than WrestleMania because it didn’t take place indoors. McAfee said he should have trained differently by planning for the humidity.

I did do the Swantone Bombini. I will say, I did not expect the ring posts to look the way they looked while I was climbing up there. There were some moments in that match that were really like, ‘Should have prepared differently.’ For instance, just walking into the stadium, I took a nice deep breath of that humid air — and it was thick. It was sauna thick down there. Because it was supposed to rain. Projections of the weather for like two weeks, to a week out, even the morning of are like, ‘Yeah, rain’s coming.’ And whenever it’s hot and rain’s coming, that means it’s humid as f*ck. And I didn’t even think about that as I was training in my basement in air conditioning. That immediately hit me day of. I’m walking in and, ‘Oh no, this is not in an arena. This is not in an enclosed area. This is going to be hot as f*ck out here.’ And as I’m walking around I start sweating [and] I’m like, ‘I haven’t even done anything and I am drenched.’ I started to hydrate earlier. Started to hammer some waters and Gatorades. Definitely thought though, ‘Should have trained differently for this one. Should have went outside a little bit.’ We’ll learn for later. A little bush league on my part not to think about it being outside.

A lot of my offense off the ropes and with the ropes. Ropes are wet, obviously, a little slick, humid. The shoes I was wearing, had not worn them on ropes. So there was a lot of things that as they are happening I was thinking to myself, ‘F*cking idiot. Bush league. You are so dumb.’ I go up for the base jump to catch f*cking Bum Ass Corbin off guard. And I felt real good about that like as I was flying through the air. And then left foot on first, whoosh, I felt like I had nothing under me. Luckily, grab onto him like I’m a god damn koala bear. Hang onto him, bruise up the shins on the ropes. As it is happening, they say you have so much adrenaline you don’t feel anything out there, that’s a lie. As my shins were bouncing on the ropes, ‘Oh, I’ve never been hurt so bad.’ Superplex happens, I thought it was over there.

There was a moment in the match where McAfee hit a Swanton Bomb from the top rope to a standing Corbin on the outside. McAfee said it was tough to keep his balance, but he ultimately hit the move the way he wanted to.

As I’m climbing up there, I’m like, ‘Oh no, foot slipping a little bit on that second rope, shouldn’t be a problem.’ Then I get up onto that third rope and I’m like, ‘Oh no, I should have done a little bit more work maybe in these shoes on top on that thing.’ I think I was too Italian, I went too hard with the [gesturing to the crowd]. And it threw me off. I felt the gravy of the humidity running me down. Once I caught just one little brief second, boom, out of nowhere on Corbin. Hit that thing perfect. Hit that thing exactly how I wanted to hit it. Felt good about it. Some people were tweeting me, giving me way too much credit. ‘Did you see him make it appear as if he was off balance so he could keep us all at the edge of our seat? That is what it’s all about.’ I wanted to let you know that was not the case. If you could’ve heard what was going on in-between my ears when I was up there. Immediate regret is the sound of what was talking in my brain. Happy the body was able to figure it out. If you see, left foot rebalances on the rope a little bit further down. That could have been catastrophic. If there was any on that one [his other foot], you’re talking full split, I’m down. So I’m very thankful for the ropes, making it happen up there.

McAfee clarified that it was a Code Red that he used to beat Corbin and not a Destroyer. McAfee said he’s never done the move to anyone before but this felt like the right time and place for it.

McAfee said it wasn’t the cleanest match he’s ever had, but he was happy to get out of it with a win. McAfee brought up that he and Corbin dreamed about this moment while they were both trying to make the Indianapolis Colts in 2009. McAfee played up the storyline between him and Corbin, saying that he’s willing to let bygones be bygones after SummerSlam but he doesn’t know how Corbin feels.

Wasn’t the cleanest match I’ve ever had. I certainly wasn’t prepared for the humidity, as I should have been. But I’m pumped to get out of there with a dub. And Bum Ass Corbin and I talked about that 13 years ago. Although he’s still a scumbag. We haven’t talked since the match, so I have no idea what our next encounter is going to be. I’m a bygones be bygones guy. We fought, we can move on. I don’t know how he is, especially with what he’s become with WWE.

It was announced last month that McAfee has signed a multi-year contract extension with WWE. He calls SmackDown every Friday night alongside Michael Cole.

Roman Reigns retains Undisputed WWE Universal title at SummerSlam

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Roman Reigns is still the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion coming out of SummerSlam.

Reigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in the main event of SummerSlam on Saturday night, defeating Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match. After Lesnar refused to stay down no matter what Reigns hit him with, Reigns gave Lesnar the second of two straight belt shots and buried him under a pile of table pieces, chairs, and the steel steps to get the win.

Theory is also still Mr. Money in the Bank following SummerSlam. Theory tried to get involved in Reigns vs. Lesnar, but he never officially cashed in. When Theory was trying to give the briefcase to the referee, Lesnar laid out Theory with an F-5 on the briefcase.

For his entrance at SummerSlam, Lesnar drove to the ring on a tractor. The tractor played into the match when Lesnar lifted up the ring while Reigns was in it.

Next month will mark two years since Reigns’ Universal Championship reign began.

Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Drew McIntyre is now official for WWE’s Clash at the Castle pay-per-view in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday, September 3.

Bayley, Dakota Kai, Io Shirai return at WWE SummerSlam

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With Paul “Triple H” Levesque now in charge of creative, the WWE women’s division has been bolstered.

Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Io Shirai (now going by the name IYO SKY) all made their returns at SummerSlam on Saturday night. They took part in an angle where they confronted Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair.

Belair retained her title against Becky Lynch in the opening match of SummerSlam. The returning Bayley then made her way out but stopped at ringside. She was joined by Kai and then Shirai before entering the ring. Bayley, Kai, and Shirai went face-to-face with Belair, but Lynch then stood side-by-side with Belair. That led to Bayley, Kai, and Shirai backing off.

Before Bayley, Kai, and Shirai appeared, Lynch showed respect to Belair by shaking her hand after their match ended.

This was Bayley’s first appearance on WWE television since suffering a torn ACL in July 2021. The injury happened right before WWE returned to touring in front of live crowds.

Kai was released by WWE this April as part of a round of NXT roster cuts. She had taken part in main roster dark matches prior to her release but was never called up to the main roster while Vince McMahon was in charge.

Tonight was also Shirai’s call-up to the main roster. She had been out of action since April due to an injury. Dave Meltzer reported earlier this month that Shirai’s WWE contract was set to expire soon and she hadn’t signed a new deal at that point. Meltzer added that “those who know [Shirai] from Japan said she went to WWE with the goal of making the main roster and believe she would stay with a main roster deal.”

Levesque tweeted “
and we’re just getting started” after Bayley, Kai, and Shirai appeared at SummerSlam.

WWE SummerSlam live results: Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

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Date: July 30, 2022
Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

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Show Recap —

KICK-OFF SHOW

The panel was hosted by Kayla Braxton, Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Kevin Patrick and Peter Rosenberg. They ran down the card. 

(As usual, I don’t plan on recapping the entire pre-show, just whatever seems somewhat notable.) 

Lawler and Booker buried Pat McAfee because he isn’t a real wrestler sports entertainer like Baron Corbin. One of the other panellists suggested that Lawler face McAfee if he felt so little of him and Lawler was fine with that. 

Theory explained his plan again (again) to Sarah Schreiber and was feeling very confident. 

Titus O’Neil presented WWE title belts to Meals of Hope, PENCIL, and Musicians on Call and announced that each charity would be given $20,000.

The person in the cryptic videos will appear tonight.

Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch will open SummerSlam.

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SUMMERSLAM 2022 

They’re in an outdoor stadium so the show is starting under full daylight.

Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch to retain the Raw Women’s Championship (15:10)

Lynch worked over Belair’s arm early on but she came back with a Glam Slam and standing moonsault for two. Belair tried giving Lynch a KOD on the barricade but Lynch landed on her feet, yanked Belair into the barricade and hit her with a leg drop onto it.

Lynch hit a leg drop as Belair was draped over the ropes but Belair countered a second attempt with a powerbomb. Belair hit another Glam Slam, this time onto the edge of the ring. Lynch tried to use Belair’s braid but Belair yanked her into the ring post with it and hit a vertical suplex on the outside. Belair followed with a moonsault for two.

Lynch tried a crossbody but Belair caught her. She couldn’t follow up because of her hurt arm so Lynch followed with Diamond Dust (a cutter) for two. They traded counters until Belair hit what was basically a flapjack. Lynch tried a Disarmer but Belair rolled to the outside while holding onto Lynch. Belair gave Lynch a KOD on the outside but couldn’t pull her into the ring.

Belair didn’t want to win by countout but seemed to think it was inevitable, however, Lynch just barely beat the ten count. They battled on the top rope until Lynch yanked Belair down by her braid and hit a Man-handle Slam for a close nearfall.

Lynch went for a Man-handle Slam off the middle rope but Belair countered into a Spanish Fly. She followed immediately with an emphatic KOD for the pinfall win. Good match with a terrific finish.

— Lynch offered Belair a handshake after the match. Belair shook her hand and they hugged.

Bayley entered as Belair celebrated. The crowd popped huge.

Bayley stopped at ringside and Dakota Kai entered. Corey Graves freaked out because he didn’t think Kai was under contract. Kai joined Bayley at ringside when Io Shirai entered too. 

Bayley, Kai and Shirai entered the ring together to confront Belair. Lynch joined Belair and the trio backed off. This was really good. 

(I think Shirai’s graphic said “Io Shirai” and Jimmy Smith definitely referred to her as that, but Graves called her “Io Sky.”) 

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The Miz and Ciampa had matching neon green ring jackets with tights that were green, pink and black. 

Logan Paul defeated The Miz (w/Maryse & Ciampa) (14:16)

Paul hit a springboard moonsault to the outside but Miz took control with a Codebreaker off the ropes and Ciampa helped out later by hitting Paul with a cheap shot. Paul came back with a Blockbuster, a clothesline and powerslam for two. Paul followed with It Kicks and a figure four but Miz got a rope break. Paul hit a high cross and a standing moonsault for two.

Ciampa tried to attack Paul but the referee caught him and tossed him from ringside. Ciampa grabbed a chair and decided to sit down at ringside instead.

AJ Styles’ music hit and he flew in from the crowd to wipe out Ciampa. Styles attacked Ciampa through the crowd toward the back.

Paul hit Miz with a Phenomenal forearm for a nearfall. It looked good but Graves admitted it was more of a “pretty good forearm.”

Paul cleared the announce table and climbed to the top rope as Maryse screamed at him. Paul chucked his elbow pad at her before hitting Miz with an awesome-looking frog splash through the table.

Paul shoved Miz in the ring and tried a cover but Maryse distracted the referee. Miz tried to hit Paul with something but Paul ducked and hit a Skull Crushing Finale for the pinfall win.

The early part of the match was fine but thanks to the last few minutes, this ended up being quite good. The crowd was relatively quiet early on but Paul’s win got a huge pop. He bowed to the crowd after the match.

The announcers wondered if maybe Paul was trained by Styles. 

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There were video packages (to cover commercial time) for Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.

There was also an ad for a water bottle company featuring Maximum Male Models (Mace, Mansoor, Maxxine Dupri and Max Dupri). I might be in the minority but I thought it was pretty amusing.

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The sun has gone down which was good timing for Lashley’s entrance with fireworks.

Bobby Lashley defeated Theory to retain the United States Championship (4:44)

Theory attacked Lashley with the briefcase during his entrance. The ref checked on Lashley before ringing the bell to start the match. It didn’t matter much because Lashley quickly came back with a chokeslam.

Theory tried to leave less than two minutes into the match but Lashley cut him off and chucked him twice into the barricade. Theory came back with a rolling dropkick for two but Lashley responded with a flatliner.

They traded fists before Lashley hit a running powerslam. Theory leaped over a spear attempt and Lashley collided with the turnbuckles. Theory tried another rolling dropkick but Lashley countered it perfectly by pressing Theory above his head.

Lashley applied the Hurt Lock and Theory tapped out immediately. The crowd liked Lashley and popped big for the win. 

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No disqualification tag team match: Dominik & Rey Mysterio defeated Finn BĂĄlor & Damian Priest (w/Rhea Ripley) (11:09)

They were still tagging in and out even though this was a no-DQ match.

Graves thought that maybe BĂĄlor, 41-year-old former Universal champion, would finally reach his full potential now.

The crowd got into it as the Mysterios set up for a double 619 but Ripley tripped both Mysterios. She also dropped Dominik onto the apron which looked great.

BĂĄlor called for a chair when the lights went out.

A remixed version of the Brood theme started and stairs appeared on the aisle way. Fire pyro went off as Edge rose through the stairs and he marched to the ring.

Edge speared both Priest and BĂĄlor. The Mysterios gave BĂĄlor a double 619 and Rey followed with a springboard splash for the pinfall win.

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There was a moment when Graves told Michael Cole, “I liked you better when you were allowed to have an opinion,” which of course is a reference to Vince McMahon being gone. Cole responded to him by saying, “That’s changed. A lot has changed.”  

Pat McAfee defeated Happy Corbin (10:39)

Corbin entered first and was greeted by a male choir chanting “bum-ass Corbin.” They also hummed McAfee’s theme for his entrance (so he didn’t come out to Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes).

Corbin chucked McAfee onto the (now repaired) announce table. Cole yelled at Corbin so Corbin shoved Cole into his seat. I guess the fans hate Corbin more than Cole because they booed this.

Corbin went to the top but McAfee leaped to the top and brought him down with a superplex. (McAfee almost slipped but he managed to regain his balance.) With Corbin on the outside, McAfee went to the top and feigned losing his balance before hitting a Swanton.

The referee got knocked down for a moment after Corbin collided with him so McAfee kicked Corbin in the nuts. McAfee followed with a Code Red (I guess) off the middle rope for the pinfall win.

McAfee did well here for the most part but I wouldn’t call this a good match.

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Drew McIntyre promo

McIntyre entered and he cut a fiery promo. He was happy to be in Nashville. He put over his battle with Sheamus and said he could barely get out of bed today but it was worth it because he’s got the winner of tonight’s world title match.

(McIntyre asked a young fan for his name and he said “Colt.” McIntyre gave Colt a big shoutout and the crowd chanted for him.)

McIntyre said he would beat the ass of whoever won tonight and would take both titles. He asked the crowd for a Claymore countdown. He raised his sword and fireworks went off.

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Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins were led to the ring by the Tennessee Titans cheerleaders. They also wore Titans-themed gear. 

The Usos defeated The Street Profits to retain the Tag Team Championships [special referee: Jeff Jarrett] (13:23)

About eight minutes into the match, Dawkins took out the Usos with a flip dive (something that he might’ve done in the first 40 seconds if this was a Raw match). He pounced Jey Uso into Ford who hit a back suplex. The Usos superkicked Dawkins and Jimmy hit a splash for two. The Usos argued with Jarrett before hitting a double splash but Ford broke up the cover.

Jey almost superkicked Jarrett by mistake but Jarrett caught it. Dawkins followed with a sit-out powerbomb and Ford hit a frog splash but he took too long to make the cover and Jey kicked out. Ford was pissed at Jarrett for some reason.

The Usos fought back and took out Ford with double superkicks outside the ring. They hit Dawkins with superkicks before hitting a 1D for the pinfall win.

This was good, I guess, but I thought it felt a bit flat and it wasn’t any different than their past matches. Jarrett’s involvement ultimately led to nothing.

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Kid Rock was shown in the crowd. He crushed his beer and made out with his ladyfriend.

Riddle suddenly barged into the ring as security told him to leave. Riddle told them to shut up. He was all business. He explained that he wasn’t cleared to wrestle but he called out Seth Rollins for a fight anyway.

Rollins entered as officials tried to hold him back. Rollins ran down the aisle and Riddle attacked him.

When they hit the ring, Rollins gave Riddle a curb stomp. Cole freaked out because Riddle was injured but he also admitted that this was Riddle’s own fault. Rollins left and officials checked on Riddle.

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Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey to retain the Smackdown Women’s Championship (4:35)

Morgan retained with help from the referee.

They went back and forth early on trading moves and counters, including Morgan reversing a Samoan drop in a crucifix bomb. Rousey went for the armbar a couple of times but Morgan kept getting the ropes. The ref had a trainer check on Morgan who was selling her arm.

Rousey placed Morgan in the armbar again as her own shoulders were down. The ref counted to three as Morgan tapped out at the same time.

Morgan was announced the winner as Rousey tried reasoning with the ref.

The replay showed that Morgan tapped out moments before Rousey was pinned.

— Rousey attacked Morgan after the match and put her in the armbar as the crowd lightly booed. Rousey then put the ref in an armbar the crowd cheered. Shawn Daivari and Jamie Noble ran down to break things up. (Morgan remained outside the ring selling her arm.)

This was probably a heel turn for Rousey but I’m not sure it got over that big. Morgan also didn’t exactly look like a winner after the match.

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Glenn Jacobs (announced as Kane) was introduced to the crowd. He announced an attendance of 48,449.

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Last Man Standing Match: Roman Reigns (w/Paul Heyman) defeated Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Championship (22:55)

This was wild.

Reigns entered first and got a big fireworks display. He told Nashville to acknowledge him. They did. Lesnar also got big-ass fireworks. Cole said this was the first last man standing match in SummerSlam history and he was surprised to learn it was Lesnar’s first.

Lesnar put on a cowboy hat and drove a red tractor to the ring. Lesnar climbed the tractor and posed for the crowd. Mike Rome was doing the introductions but Lesnar told him to shut up. Lesnar introduced himself as a big-ass country boy weighing 285 pounds here to kick Roman Reigns’ ass.

As soon as Rome completed Reigns’ intro, Lesnar leaped off the tractor and dropped Reigns with a Thesz press. The bell rang and the match was underway.

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Lesnar beat the shit out of Reigns early on, suplexing him around ringside. However, Heyman distracted Lesnar and Reigns put him through a table with a Samoan drop. Lesnar beat the ten count and did again after Reigns put him through another table with a Uranage. Lesnar’s back was bleeding.

Reigns hit a superman punch but Lesnar only fell to a knee so Reigns hit another. Reigns hit a spear but Lesnar got up at seven. Reigns tried for another spear but Lesnar sent him to the outside. Lesnar slammed Reigns onto the broken half of a table which looked painful.

Lesnar backed the tractor up (presumably for safety reasons considering it was dangerously close to the ring) before hitting Reigns with the steel steps and a broken piece of table. Reigns got up at an eight count.

Lesnar chucked Reigns into the front loader of the tractor and dumped him into the ring. (They probably thought this would be a cool-looking spot but it wasn’t that bad of a bump and Reigns was smart enough not to sell it too big so he got up at a five count.)

Lesnar followed by giving Reigns three straight German suplexes but Reigns got up at eight. Lesnar hit an F5 and Reigns beat the ten count again. Reigns reversed another F5 attempt into a guillotine but Lesnar countered that into a guillotine of his own. The ref told Lesnar to let go because Reigns was out but Reigns got up at a nine count.

Lesnar got in the tractor again and used it to literally push the ring back a couple of feet. He then put the front loader under the ring and lifted the ring way up, causing Reigns to roll out of it. The crowd popped huge for that.

The Usos showed up to attack Lesnar but he suplexed them both.

Heyman handed both belts to Lesnar and pleaded with him to stop.

Lesnar grabbed Heyman and gave him a damn F5 through the announce table. (Heyman’s bump was fine, all things considered.)

Reigns speared Lesnar but they both got up at nine.

Theory’s music hit and he ran out with a referee and his briefcase. Theory clocked Reigns with the briefcase but before he could officially cash in, Lesnar gave him an F5.

The Usos used the distraction to drop Lesnar with superkicks but Lesnar got up at nine.

Reigns hit a spear but Lesnar got up again at nine.

Reigns grabbed the briefcase and hit Theory before hammering Lesnar with it. Lesnar got up again at nine and Cole was freaking out. Reigns hit Lesnar with the title belt but he again got up at nine.

Reigns hit Lesnar with the belt again before he and the Usos buried Lesnar under pieces of tables and the steel steps. Reigns stood atop the pile and Lesnar didn’t budge. The ref counted to ten. Reigns retained.

Reigns hugged the Usos. He also hugged Heyman after they brought him back to life. 

WWE postpones Seth Rollins vs. Riddle SummerSlam match

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One of the matches that was scheduled for this weekend’s SummerSlam pay-per-view will no longer be taking place.

During this afternoon’s episode of WWE’s The Bump, it was announced that the Seth Rollins vs. Riddle match that was set for SummerSlam has been postponed. WWE stated that Riddle suffered a “brachial plexus injury” when he was attacked by Rollins on Raw this Monday.

WWE said Riddle’s injury is a “really bad stinger,” and he’s experienced some significant weakness. Riddle is medically unable to compete until he regains full strength.

According to a report from Fightful, however, the injury is not legitimate and is being used as a way to postpone the match. The current plan is for Riddle vs. Rollins to take place at Clash at the Castle in September. 

The show-closing angle of this Monday’s Raw saw Rollins attack Riddle and stomp his head into the steel steps. The attack came after Riddle & The Street Profits lost to Roman Reigns & The Usos.

SummerSlam is being held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee this Saturday. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:

  • Last Man Standing match: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
  • Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair defends against Becky Lynch
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Liv Morgan defends against Ronda Rousey
  • Undisputed WWE Tag team Champions The Usos defend against The Street Profits (Jeff Jarrett will be the special guest referee)
  • Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
  • Logan Paul vs. The Miz
  • United States Champion Bobby Lashley defends against Theory
  • No DQ match: Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor)

Jeff Jarrett to referee Undisputed WWE Tag Team title match at SummerSlam

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Jeff Jarrett will be the special guest referee for the Undisputed Tag Team title match at SummerSlam.

Tonight’s SmackDown was headlined by Angelo Dawkins taking on Jimmy Uso. The finish had Dawkins pin Uso. However, the referee didn’t see that Uso’s shoulder was up. This caused the two teams to argue after the match, which brought out WWE official Adam Pearce. He introduced a video package regarding the person that will be refereeing the match, which ended up being Jarrett.

The Usos and The Street Profits have continued their feud following Money in the Bank. At the show, The Usos defeated The Street Profits despite Montez Ford’s shoulder being up during the pinfall.

Here is the latest lineup for SummerSlam, which takes place July 31:

  • Last Man Standing match: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Liv Morgan defends against Ronda Rousey
  • Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
  • United States Champion Bobby Lashley defends against Theory
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) defend against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)

The Usos vs. Street Profits rematch added to WWE SummerSlam

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The Street Profits are getting another shot at The Usos’ Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles.

WWE has announced that The Usos will again put their titles on the line against The Street Profits at SummerSlam on Saturday, July 30. The PPV is taking place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Usos vs. Street Profits is a rematch from last Saturday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. The Usos retained their titles against The Street Profits in that match, but the referee missed that Montez Ford had his shoulder up while being pinned.

The Usos defeated RK-Bro this May to unify the SmackDown and Raw Tag Team titles.

The updated card for SummerSlam is listed below:

  • Last Man Standing match: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
  • Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
  • United States Champion Bobby Lashley defends against Theory
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) defend against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)

Pat McAfee challenges Happy Corbin to WWE SummerSlam match

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Pat McAfee has issued a challenge to Happy Corbin to face him at WWE SummerSlam on July 30. 

McAfee made the challenge on this week’s SmackDown episode, playing off an angle shot on the prior week’s episode where Corbin and McAfee had a verbal confrontation, and McAfee led the crowd in laughing Corbin out of the arena. 

Michael Cole stated during SmackDown that Corbin will respond to McAfee’s challenge on next week’s episode. 

McAfee has wrestled a total of four matches for WWE, including two on the same night at WrestleMania 38 this year. McAfee made his WWE in-ring debut in NXT in 2020, wrestling twice for the company that year. 

McAfee’s WWE in-ring debut came in NXT with a singles match against Adam Cole at TakeOver: XXX, and he followed up by competing in the WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames.

At WrestleMania this year, McAfee defeated Austin Theory, then lost to Vince McMahon in an impromptu match immediately after the Theory bout. 

SummerSlam takes place on Saturday, July 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship is the only match officially announced for the event to this point.

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar set for WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a last man standing match has been set for WWE SummerSlam after Lesnar returned and confronted Reigns on tonight’s SmackDown.

Reigns successfully defended the Undisputed WWE Universal title against Riddle. After the match, Reigns cut a promo asking the crowd to acknowledge him. Reigns and The Usos were preparing to leave when Lesnar’s music hit. He came to the ring and extended his hand to Reigns, who wasn’t sure what to do. He eventually went to shake Lesnar’s hand, but was immediately taken down by Lesnar with an F5. The Usos attempted to intervene, but were also taken down with F5’s. The show ended with Lesnar standing tall.

After SmackDown ended, WWE confirmed that Lesnar and Reigns would face off at SummerSlam, which takes place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on July 30.

Reigns and Lesnar previously faced one another at WrestleMania 38 back in April. It was there that Reigns defeated Lesnar to unify the WWE and Universal titles, creating the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Lesnar had not been on television since losing at WrestleMania.

WWE announces ticket on-sale date for SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has revealed when tickets for this year’s SummerSlam will be going on sale.

Tickets for SummerSlam 2022 will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Central time next Friday (April 22). The pay-per-view is taking place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, July 30.

WWE has also opened a mailing list for those interested in ticket pre-sale information.

Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch, Bobby Lashley, Ronda Rousey, Bianca Belair, Seth Rollins, and Charlotte Flair are featured on WWE’s advertising for SummerSlam.

WWE today announced that tickets for SummerSlam will go on sale next Friday, April 22 at 10 am CT. SummerSlam takes place Saturday, July 30 from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, marking the first time in history the event has been held in Tennessee.

Tickets for SummerSlam start as low as $25 and will be available via Ticketmaster.com. To learn more about registering for presale opportunities, please visit https://wwe.com/summerslam-presale.

SummerSlam Priority Passes, which allows fans unrivaled access to WWE like never before through immersive VIP experiences that include premier seating, a dedicated stadium entrance, premium hospitality offerings and meet-and-greets with WWE Superstars and Legends, can be purchased now through WWE’s exclusive partner On Location at www.onlocationexp.com/wwe or by calling 1-855-346-7388.

This will be the first time that SummerSlam has ever taken place in the month of July.

From July through the first weekend of September, WWE has three stadium shows set. Money in the Bank will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 2. WWE’s first major pay-per-view in the United Kingdom in 30 years will take place at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday, September 3.

UK stadium reportedly ‘front-runner’ to host WWE SummerSlam 2022

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WWE is reportedly working on bringing SummerSlam to the United Kingdom next year.

TalkSport reported today that SummerSlam 2022 taking place in the UK is in the works, with Principality Stadium in Cardiff being the leading candidate to host the show. The event would mark the 30th anniversary of SummerSlam 1992 being held at Wembley Stadium in London.

TalkSport wrote that it’s believed that Principality Stadium’s retractable roof is an attractive feature for hosting the show. The report also states that nothing is final right now, and it’s possible that there will be a stadium show in the UK that isn’t SummerSlam:

Cardiff’s Principality Stadium is WWE’s front-runner to hold the event and they’ve been working on that venue for a number of months.

It’s believed the retractable roof is an attractive feature. The venue can hold 74,500 people, but Anthony Joshua fought in front of 78,000 when he battled Carlos Takam back in 2017, a layout more closely linked to wrestling.

Sources tell talkSPORT that although it’s WWE’s preferred venue, nothing is final right now. It’s even possible that WWE will hold a stadium show in the UK that isn’t SummerSlam.

Either way, plans for a WWE pay-per-view in the UK are looking ‘very positive’ after last week.

It’s understood that WWE held meetings regarding the plans last week during their UK tour and Drew McIntyre was even a part of them.

It was announced yesterday that Royal Rumble 2022 will take place at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis on Saturday, January 29. WrestleMania 38 and Money in the Bank 2022 will also be stadium shows. WrestleMania 38 is being held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, while Money in the Bank will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.