A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE SummerSlam PPV and it involves Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Title.
During Friday’s episode of SmackDown, WWE booked a Triple Brand Battle Royal featuring women’s wrestlers from RAW, SmackDown and NXT. Stephanie McMahon made the match booking official on last week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown.
Those involved in the match included Asuka, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Teagan Knox, Shotzi Blackheart, Naomi, Shayna Baszler, Lacey Evans, Bianca Belair, Dana Brooke, Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce, and Billie Kay.
Asuka will go on to face Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. The final two stars were Baszler and Asuka. She will be working two matches in one night at this show as she’ll also challenge Sasha Banks for the RAW Women’s Title.
WWE presents the SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 23, 2020 that will air on the WWE Network.
Updated WWE SummerSlam Card
- WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
- WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt
- WWE RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
- WWE United States Champion Apollo Crews vs. MVP
- Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio
- WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Asuka
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