Live SummerSlam Discussion Thread - Saturday August 5th 2023

[Dale]

Saturday August 5th 2023
8pm ET, 5pm PT, 1am GMT




CONFIRMED CARD

UNDISPUTED WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - TRIBAL COMBAT
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor

WWE WOMENS TITLE
Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyre

Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar

Logan Paul vs. Ricochet

Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler

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Nothing made official as of yet obviously but here looks to be a chunk of the card

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Asuka (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Bianca Belair - SmackDown Womens Championship
GUNTHER (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - Intercontinental Championship
Logan Paul vs. Ricochet
Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar - Some kind of stipulation
Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus
Shayna Baszler vs. Ronda Rousey

Other possibilities

Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. DIY - WWE Tag Team titles - been rumoured for a long while but doesn't look likely right now
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. Sharon & Karen - WWE Womens Titles​

 

[Canadian Dragon]

if they actually have 4 women's matches of the Summerslam main card, that's quite the feat

 

[Dale]

So WON is saying that Rhea/Raquel is gonna be happening on this show which would be 4 womens matches. I don't mind the whole tag champion vs singles champion stuff but I said once the draft happened that the roster was going to struggle because of the lack of credible challengers on there. Honestly wouldn't be surprised if Liv was the challenger the PLE after this.

 

[Chris]

I already expected them to do exact spots from this match but now it's just confirmed for me lmao

 

[Y2Jayne]

Ricochet already started by doing the same flip he did with Velveteen.

 

[Sabretooth]

Ricochet getting the biggest spotlight of his career because of this Logan Paul feud

 

[Chris]

Spoiler: potential planned match

Meltzer sats Seth vs Finn rematch is planned, wonder how Priest plays in if so

 

[Dale]

Feel like it should be a stip match for sure. Wouldn't be surprised to see Priest cash in afterwards either.

 

[Cwalker]

I could see a cage.

Finn says the whole reason he lost at MITB is cause Priest made his presence known and distracted him. What’s the easiest way to eliminate the distraction ?

 

[Sabretooth]

I could see a cage.

Finn says the whole reason he lost at MITB is cause Priest made his presence known and distracted him. What’s the easiest way to eliminate the distraction ?

Except cages don’t eliminate distractions. They never have. It’s comical at this point how WWE always says cage matches prevent interference then every cage match has interference.

 

[Chris]

Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar​

Brace yourself for all-out anarchy, as Cody Rhodes will once again lock horns with Brock Lesnar in a highly-anticipated rubber match at SummerSlam.

On the Raw after WrestleMania, Rhodes was suddenly ambushed by Brock Lesnar just before the two were set to join forces against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa in tag team action. The Beast brutalized Rhodes to a shocking and uncomfortable degree, obliterating him with steel chairs.

At WWE Backlash, The American Nightmare evened the score when he overcame The Beast in an explosive showdown. The following night, however, Brock again attacked Rhodes as The American Nightmare was competing in a tournament to crown the World Heavyweight Champion. The Conquerer picked up a victory over Cody at WWE Night of Champions by applying the Kimura Lock on his opponent’s already broken arm and causing Rhodes to pass out from the pain.

With each competitor having defeated the other, Rhodes issued an open challenge for Lesnar to return and tangle with him anytime and anywhere. On the July 3 edition of Raw, Lesnar finally reemerged and kicked off an explosive brawl with Cody that ended with The American Nightmare hitting the Cody Cutter on The Beast and sending him out of the ring. Cody challenged Lesanr to a rematch at SummerSlam, and Lesnar responded by coming to the red brand and attacking Rhodes before putting him in the dreaded Kimura and not letting go in front of Cody’s family.

Don’t miss all the action of SummerSlam, streaming live on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.

World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Finn Bálor​

As SummerSlam, World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins will once again go head-to-head with The Judgment Day's Finn Bálor, with Señor Money in the Bank Damian Priest surely lurking in the shadows.

At WWE Money in the Bank, Rollins overcame Bálor in a hard-fought showdown for the World Heavyweight Title. With Bálor's fellow Judgment Day member Priest appearing mid-match with his newly-captured Money in the Bank contract in hand, though, the outcome of the match left a bad taste in the The Prince's mouth.

After the title matchup, Bálor voiced his issues with Priest about what happened at the Premium Live Event. Priest fired back that he was only at ringside to intimidate Rollins before making it clear that he would be World Champion sooner or later. As a result, speculation began to run wild over the subsequent weeks regarding the future of The Judgment Day.

All speculation seemed to disappear on the July 10 edition of Raw, however, when Señor Money in the Bank and Bálor worked together with “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio to execute a 3-on-1 attack on Rollins before working in perfect tag team precision to overcome The Visionary and Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a Six-Man Tag Team Match. Is the controversy truly over between the members of the dark faction?

The following week, a refocused Bálor launched a surprise attack on Rollins as the titleholder was taking part in a sit-down interview, and it was only a matter of time before a rematch at SummerSlam was made.

Will the tension between Bálor and Priest resurface? Will Priest cash in despite his connection to The Prince? Or will Rollins continue his incredible run to once again reign supreme over his challenger? Don’t miss all the action of SummerSlam, streaming live Saturday, Aug 5, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.​

 

[Cwalker]

I love how we still haven’t gotten a reason for why Brock has beef with Cody

 

[Sabretooth]

I love how we still haven’t gotten a reason for why Brock has beef with Cody

Wasnt it because Cody had the main event of Wrestlemania and Brock had some shitty match with Omos

 

[Dale]

Think that was what Corey said on commentary

 

[Canadian Dragon]

it's a terrible reason but ya they did explain it. Terrible because everyone know Brock is the first guy to leave the venue once his match is over and he would be thrilled to go on first lol