As Summerslam expands to a two-night format for the first time in its 37-year history, fans have been speculating about which matches will take place on Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3.
Now, they have their answer.
On Friday, WWE announced the full match card during a “SummerSlam Match Reveal Show
” on its YouTube channel, where a new match was also added to the lineup. The updated card is as follows:SummerSlam Saturday:
- World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk
- Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill
- Women’s Tag Team Championship: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
- Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
- Jelly Roll & Randy Orton vs. Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
SummerSlam Sunday:
- WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles
- United States Championship: Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria
- Women’s World Championship: Naomi (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky
Zayn’s match against Kross, added Friday, could hint at Kross’ future with WWE. Reportedly, Kross’ deal
expires next month. It remains to be seen if he’ll be re-signed, despite putting in phenomenal work over the past half-year.
The outcome of his match with Zayn could signal big things ahead for Kross and his wife and manager Scarlett or serve as the blowoff to their feud, with Zayn moving forward in his pursuit of championship glory.
With so much attention focused on John Cena and his reign as the Undisputed WWE Champion during his retirement tour, it comes as no surprise that he will headline SummerSlam Sunday against Cody Rhodes for the title. With that in mind, WWE evened out the card well, loading up Saturday with some big names.
Roman Reigns, Gunther, and CM Punk are the featured acts on Saturday’s lineup, which is loaded with tag team matches. Among them, musical artist Jelly Roll teaming up with Randy Orton to face Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul.
Of note, Paul Heyman’s men, Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker will be in action on Saturday, battling Reigns and Jey Uso. With the Money in the Bank contract in their hands, it will be interesting to see what role Heyman’s crew plays in Punk’s bid for the World Title against Gunther.
The match announcements come just days after WWE and Fandango unveiled a new partnership to screen premium live events in theaters. Starting with SummerSlam, select Regal Cinemas across the U.S. will host the two-night event. Tickets are on sale at Fandango.com.
While many fans may still stream the event on Peacock, others looking for a night out with fellow wrestling fans will have the option to attend in theaters — possibly choosing based on which stars appear each night.
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