Kemo
07-25-2018, 09:15 PM
We now know who AJ Styles will be facing at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event.
As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Evansville, IN at the Ford Center on the USA Network, SmackDown General Manager Paige revealed the challenger for the WWE Champion at this event, which was Samoa Joe.
As early as last week, there was a lot of speculation online that Joe would be in fact the opponent for Styles at this show due to a few reasons including a cryptic message on his official Twitter account that had fans talking about this potential match and Joe vs. Styles is being advertised for upcoming live events including the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event that is slated to take place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center.
The SummerSlam pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured.
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Updated SummerSlam Card
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey
WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins
Kevin Owens vs. Braun Strowman – if Owens wins then he gets the MITB contract
As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Evansville, IN at the Ford Center on the USA Network, SmackDown General Manager Paige revealed the challenger for the WWE Champion at this event, which was Samoa Joe.
As early as last week, there was a lot of speculation online that Joe would be in fact the opponent for Styles at this show due to a few reasons including a cryptic message on his official Twitter account that had fans talking about this potential match and Joe vs. Styles is being advertised for upcoming live events including the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event that is slated to take place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center.
The SummerSlam pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured.
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Updated SummerSlam Card
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey
WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins
Kevin Owens vs. Braun Strowman – if Owens wins then he gets the MITB contract