Two more championship matches were confirmed for SummerSlam on Tuesday’s edition of SmackDown Live from Evansville, IN.
Last week, we reported that WWE had inadvertently ran a promo video for the event that hyped AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe as one of the show’s top matches. On SmackDown, General Manager Paige confirmed that Styles will in deed be defending the gold against former rival Samoa Joe.
Also on the show, Becky Lynch defeated SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella in a non-title match to earn a title shot at SummerSlam. This feud was started on last week’s episode after Lynch cut a promo about her desire to become the SmackDown Women’s Champion once again.
Some fans may remember that Lynch was the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion following the brand split in 2016. She defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion at the Backlash pay-per-view event. WWE recognizes Lynch’s reign as lasting 85 days.
WWE SummerSlam 2018 Card
The card for WWE SummerSlam now features six confirmed matches:
- Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
- WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
- RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey
- Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins
- SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella vs. Becky Lynch
- Kevin Owens vs. Braun Strowman (Strowman’s MITB contract on the line)
SummerSlam takes place on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center. The show will stream live the WWE Network.
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