WWE SummerSlam continues its storied legacy as a cornerstone WWE occasion. Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland hosts the promotion’s third-longest working pay-per-view on Aug. 3 and the cardboard is shaping up properly.
Two matches have been identified for a very long time: the world heavyweight championship and WWE girls’s championship matches. Gunther and Nia Jax received the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments, respectively, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Could 25 to earn title photographs for his or her manufacturers’ championships at SummerSlam. World heavyweight champ Damian Priest and WWE girls’s champ Bayley enter SummerSlam season as defending champions. Ladies’s world champion Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley was most lately added to the lineup.
A few of SummerSlam’s largest matches haven’t been formally introduced however closely teased. CM Punk and Drew McIntyre are on a collision course after Punk price McIntyre world titles on three separate events after being legitimately injured throughout an alternate with McIntyre on the Royal Rumble in January. Indicators additionally level to undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and United States champ Logan Paul vs. LA Knight.
Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for WWE SummerSlam and take a look on the crystal ball of what could come. The occasion streams dwell on Peacock on Aug. 3 with the principle card beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
2024 WWE SummerSlam matches
World Heavyweight Championship — Damian Priest (c) vs. Gunther: Gunther defeated Randy Orton within the King of the Ring match finals to solidify his world title shot at SummerSlam. Priest’s run as world champion has been stable however he is but to face on his personal ft. Priest defeated McIntyre at WrestleMania 40, Conflict on the Fortress and Cash within the Financial institution however required help from Punk every time. Many count on record-setting former intercontinental champion Gunther to be topped world champion at SummerSlam.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Bayley (c) vs. Nia Jax: Jax defeated darkhorse finalist Lyra Valkyria to be topped Queen of the Ring. Jax hasn’t been a pivotal presence on SmackDown since however her new alliance with Tiffany Stratton may give her an edge in opposition to combating champion Bayley.
Ladies’s World Championship — Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley: “Mami” is house and Morgan has an actual downside. Morgan’s harm revenge tour was unintentionally genuine. Ripley was legitimately injured throughout a backstage brawl with Morgan, a narrative constructed on the reliable harm Morgan beforehand suffered in a match with Ripley. Morgan subsequently captured the ladies’s world title from Becky Lynch because of an help from Dominik Mysterio. After wooing Mysterio for weeks and serving to him defeat his estranged father, Rey Mysterio, Morgan planted a kiss on Dominik that preceded Ripley’s return moments after. The rivals will collide at SummerSlam with the ladies’s world title at stake.
2024 WWE SummerSlam predictions
Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Solo Sikoa: Rhodes ended Roman Reigns’ dominance at WrestleMania however he is removed from finished with The Bloodline. The Sikoa-led model of the faction upgraded dramatically with the addition of Jacob Fatu. The Bloodline defeated Rhodes, Orton and Kevin Owens in a six-man tag crew match at Cash within the Financial institution, giving Sikoa an affordable declare to problem Rhodes for the undisputed title at SummerSlam. Rhodes expressed curiosity in defending his title in opposition to Sikoa at SummerSlam, however the match hasn’t been formally introduced.
United States Championship — Logan Paul (c) vs. LA Knight: There isn’t a method WWE omits Paul from a PPV occasion in his hometown. Knight is probably the most logical problem for Paul’s U.S. title. Knight has been looking Paul for months, broke into Paul’s mansion to make use of his swimming pool and pinned Paul in a Cash within the Financial institution qualifier match. Knight appears poised to win his first essential roster title and elevate the U.S. championship in a single fell swoop.
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre: Probably the most anticipated SummerSlam match is arguably the one with no title at stake. WWE have masterfully instructed the story of Punk and McIntyre. The Scotsman repeatedly mocked Punk’s harm proneness after Punk was harm within the ring with him on the Royal Rumble. Punk retaliated by ruining McIntyre’s WrestleMania second, Scotland homecoming, and Cash within the Financial institution cash-in. McIntyre hospitalized Punk with a brutal assault in Chicago between Conflict on the Fortress and Cash within the Financial institution, additional including to their blockbuster showdown in Cleveland. WWE may pivot to incorporate Seth Rollins within the match.
