By Jason Powell, Prowrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The following matches are advertised for WWE SummerSlam, which takes place on August 19 in Brooklyn, New York at Barclays Center.
-Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship.
-Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship.
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship.
-Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens (if Strowman loses the match in any fashion then Owens wins the Money in the Bank contract).
-AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship.
-Carmella vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte in a Triple Threat for the Smackdown Women’s Championship.
-Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jeff Hardy for the U.S. Championship.
-Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz.
-Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
-Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin.
-Bludgeon Brothers vs. New Day for the Smackdown Tag Titles.
-Rusev and Lana vs. Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega (Kickoff Show).
Powell’s POV: WWE officially added the mixed tag match for the Kickoff Show on Saturday. SummerSlam is advertised for a 6CT/7ET start and will be preceded by a two-hour Kickoff Show.
Matches we’ve all seen before. zzzz
The card on paper is pretty underwhelming. I’m looking forward to Takeover. Really excited to see Cole and Ricochet.