WWE SummerSlam races to Ford Subject in Detroit for one in all their tentpole occasions. SummerSlam takes place on Saturday, Aug. 5, and the cardboard is starting to form up as we inch nearer to the date.
Three matches have been confirmed for the summer time spectacle with quite a lot of massive matches nonetheless taking form. Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar will full their trilogy, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor run again their world title match from Cash within the Financial institution and friendships fracture within the type of Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler.
Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for SummerSlam and take a look on the crystal ball of what might come.
2023 WWE SummerSlam matches
Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar: Rhodes and Lesnar are one apiece of their sequence with Rhodes successful their first bout at Backlash and Lesnar discovering retribution at Night time of Champions. Lesnar returned to programming the night time after Cash within the Financial institution to proceed his feud with Rhodes. The trilogy was formally set on the July 17 episode of Uncooked.
World Heavyweight Championship — Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor: Rollins has bested Balor at each flip and that has solely escalated Balor’s need for vengeance. Balor defeated Rollins to turn out to be the primary common champion in 2016 however instantly vacated the title on account of an harm suffered through the match. Balor was decided to pay Rollins, the inaugural world heavyweight champion, an extended overdue receipt. Rollins defeated Balor of their title match at Cash within the Financial institution, however Balor continues to pursue Rollins and his title.
Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler: Baszler turned on her longtime buddy Rousey at Cash within the Financial institution, permitting Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to seize the ladies’s tag crew championships. Baszler was uninterested in Rousey receiving unearned alternatives off identify worth. The previous buddies will collide at SummerSlam.
2023 WWE SummerSlam predictions
Undisputed Tag Workforce Championships — Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (c) vs. Judgement Day (Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio): It is arduous to think about that WWE will go away superstars as standard as Owens and Zayn off consecutive main occasions. Owens and Zayn efficiently defended their titles in opposition to Priest and Mysterio on the July 17 episode of Uncooked, however not a lot else has been teased for the tag crew division.
Intercontinental Championship — Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: McIntyre made his massive return at Cash within the Financial institution to face off with intercontinental champion Gunther, setting into movement a one-on-one showdown. Their triple risk at WrestleMania, which additionally featured Sheamus, was obtained as probably the greatest matches in WrestleMania historical past. Their one-on-one contest must be a deal with.
Ladies’s World Championship — Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez: Ripley and Rodriguez had a backstage confrontation on the July 17 episode of Uncooked that will have teased a championship showdown between the 2 powerhouses. Ripley attacked Rodriguez backstage. A storyline harm suffered by Rodriguez contributed to her and Morgan shedding the ladies’s tag crew titles to Sonya Deville and Chelsea Inexperienced.
United States Championship — Austin Concept (c) vs. LA Knight (or Santos Escobar): Concept introduced a U.S. championship invitational on SmackDown. Santos Escobar gained a deadly four-way match to qualify for the finals. Knight will battle Sheamus, Rey Mysterio and Cameron Grimes for a spot reverse Escobar within the finals. Knight has been receiving a few of the greatest crowd reactions of any celebrity and is overdue for a breakout second.
Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus: Stratus and protege Zoey Stark have been thorns in Lynch’s aspect for months. Stratus gained a dream match between her and Lynch at Night time of Champions by enlisting Stark’ providers. Lynch has had a chip on her shoulder since and laid out the problem for a rematch in opposition to Stratus at SummerSlam.
Undisputed WWE Common Championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso: All indicators are pointing to Reigns vs. Uso at SummerSlam. Uso handed Reigns his first pinfall loss in three-plus years in a tag crew match at Cash within the Financial institution. Jimmy Uso was injured by Reigns and Solo Sikoa on SmackDown, forcing Jey Uso to hunt vengeance on his personal.
WWE Ladies’s Championship —Â Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Aptitude: Belair and Aptitude cannot cease getting in one another’s method. Tensions between the challengers over who’s most deserving of a title have repeatedly bled into Asuka’s title defenses. Chances are high all three girls will face one another at SummerSlam with Cash within the Financial institution winner Iyo Sky lurking within the shadows.