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SummerSlam (2018)
Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar, Alexa Bliss, Ronda Rousey, and Roman Reigns
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateAugust 19, 2018
CityBrooklyn, New York
VenueBarclays Center
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SummerSlam (2018) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on August 19, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[2] It will be the thirty-first event under the SummerSlam chronology.

Storylines

The card will comprise matches resulting from scripted storylines, with results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands.[3][4][5] Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live[6] and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[7]

Raw

After retaining her title against Nia Jax at Extreme Rules in an Extreme Rules match,[8] Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss gloated that she had beaten every woman on the Raw roster. Ronda Rousey, who Bliss had attacked at Money in the Bank, cost her a championship match, and who had been suspended, came out from the crowd and attacked Bliss and Mickie James. Raw General Manager Kurt Angle then came out and stated that as Rousey had broken her suspension, she would be suspended for another week. Angle then scheduled Bliss to defend the title against Rousey at SummerSlam as long as Rousey did not break her suspension again.[9]

At Extreme Rules, Kurt Angle said that if Universal Champion Brock Lesnar did not show up for Raw or agree to the terms of when he would defend the title, then he would be stripped of the championship.[8] The following night on Raw, Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman interrupted Angle, who was about to strip Lesnar, and stated that Lesnar would defend the title at SummerSlam. Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Elias, Finn Bálor, and Roman Reigns all pleaded their cases as to why they should face Lesnar. In response, Angle scheduled two triple threat matches that night, with the winners facing each other the following week to determine who would face Lesnar at SummerSlam. Reigns won the first triple threat match by defeating Bálor and McIntyre, while Lashley won the second by defeating Elias and Rollins, thus setting up Reigns and Lashley facing each other the following week, in effectively a rematch from Extreme Rules,[9] in which Reigns won to face Lesnar for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.[10]

At Extreme Rules, Kevin Owens defeated Braun Strowman in a Steel Cage match after Strowman threw Owens from the top of the cage onto the announce table.[8] On the July 23 episode or Raw, Owens vowed to take everything away from Strowman. A rematch was scheduled for SummerSlam with a stipulation that if Owens won, even by disqualification or countout, he would win Strowman's Money in the Bank contract.[10]

At Extreme Rules, Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins 5–4 in sudden death overtime of a 30-minute Iron Man match to retain the Intercontinental Championship, thanks to interference from Drew McIntyre.[8] On the July 23 episode of Raw, Rollins and Finn Bálor defeated Ziggler and McIntyre. A rematch between Ziggler and Rollins for the title was scheduled for SummerSlam.[10]

On the July 24 episode of 205 Live, Drew Gulak defeated Mustafa Ali, Hideo Itami, and TJP in a fatal four-way match to earn the right to challenge for the Cruiserweight Championship.[11] On July 30, a match between Cedric Alexander and Gulak for the title was scheduled for SummerSlam.[12]

SmackDown

At Extreme Rules, AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against Rusev.[8] On the July 24 episode of SmackDown, SmackDown General Manager Paige was about to announce Styles' opponent for SummerSlam with an open contract, but was interrupted by James Ellsworth, who tried to claim the contendership and was subsequently fired by Paige after insulting her. As Paige saw to Ellsworth being kicked out of the building, Samoa Joe attacked Styles with the Coquina Clutch. Joe then signed the contract, thus making their match for the title official at SummerSlam.[13]

On July 21, Paige announced a #1 contenders tag team title tournament with the winning team earning a championship match against The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam.[14] The tournament began on the July 24 episode of SmackDown. The New Day's Big E and Xavier Woods and Cesaro and Sheamus advanced to the finals by defeating Sanity's Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso).[13][15]

On the July 24 episode of SmackDown, Becky Lynch defeated SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella in a non-title match to earn the right to challenge Carmella for the title at SummerSlam.[13] The following week, Charlotte Flair returned and saved Lynch from Carmella. Paige then scheduled Carmella to face Flair with a stipulation that if Flair won, she would be added to the match. Flair won the match, thus making the match a triple threat.[15]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman ReignsSingles match for the WWE Universal Championship[16]
2Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Ronda RouseySingles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[17]
3AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa JoeSingles match for the WWE Championship[18]
4The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) (c) vs. TBD (The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) or Cesaro and Sheamus)Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[19]
5Braun Strowman vs. Kevin OwensSingles match for Braun's Money in the Bank contract[20]
If Strowman loses by any means, Owens gets the contract.
6Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Seth RollinsSingles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[21]
7Carmella (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte FlairTriple Threat match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[22]
8Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Drew GulakSingles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[23]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

SmackDown Tag Team Championship tournament

Semi-finals
SmackDown Live (7/24,[13] 7/31[15]) 		Finals
SmackDown Live (8/7)[15]
      
Sanity
(Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain) 		7:55[13]
The New Day
(Big E and Xavier Woods) 		Pin
The New Day
Cesaro and Sheamus
Cesaro and Sheamus Pin
The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso) 		13:55[15]

References

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  8. ^ a b c d e Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Extreme Rules live review: Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles vs. Rusev vs. for the WWE Championship, Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins in a 30-minute Iron Man match for the IC Title, Bludgeon Brothers vs. Team Hell No for the Smackdown Tag Titles". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Powell, Jason (July 16, 2018). "7/16 Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: Brock Lesnar's WWE Universal Championship ultimatum given by Kurt Angle, the fallout from Extreme Rules, the build to WWE SummerSlam begins". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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  15. ^ a b c d e Barnett, Jake. "7/31 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton, The Usos vs. Sheamus and Cesaro in a No. 1 contenders tag tournament match, Zelina Vega vs. Lana, the SummerSlam build continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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  19. ^ Wilen, Jerome (July 22, 2018). "Paige reveals the four tag teams for upcoming WWE Smackdown Live Tag Team Tournament". WrestleView. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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