The build to the SummerSlam PPV (pay-per-view) event is in full swing.
We are just a month away from the biggest event of the summer, and WWE is already hard at work with programs and matches that they want to be featured on the card.
The event is scheduled to take place on August 20th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.
Both Raw and SmackDown rosters will be featured on the card. This event will have a four-hour main card with a two-hour pre-show.
The promotion has already announced three matches for the event. We already know the main event will see Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe in a Fatal 4-Way match, Naomi vs. Natalya for the SmackDown Women’s Championship and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley for the Raw Women’s Championship Match.
The poster for the event has been released online, and it gives away plans for what they have lined up for the event. The poster features several Superstars, who are placed in top matches that have already been announced except for the WWE Championship match.
As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live, John Cena challenged Jinder Mahal to a WWE Championship match at SummerSlam. However, SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan walked out to the stage and booked a dream match for next week’s SmackDown Live in Cleveland, OH at the Quicken Loans Arena.
Cena will take on Shinsuke Nakamura to determine a #1 contender. The winner of this match will challenge Mahal for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam.
As seen below in the poster, all three Superstars are featured on it, which means that the plan is for Mahal to defend against Cena and Nakamura in a Triple Threat Match. What will most likely happen on next week’s SmackDown Live is that Mahal will interfere in the match, which would cause a double DQ.
The idea is something that has been done several times in the history of professional wrestling. The heel champion doesn’t want to face either opponent and believes that if there is not a #1 contender crowned, then he doesn’t have to defend his title.
This usually leads to the babyface authority figure announcing that as a result of the champion’s action that he will have to face both opponents at the same time.
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