We are one week away from the WWE’s next pay-per-view, Night of Champions. The card is essentially set and will feature a total of eight matches, with a rematch between John Cena and Brock Lesnar headlining the event.

With every title on the line, the card should provide fans with an exciting event that features a few surprises. Here are five potential Night of Champions shockers.

The current belief within WWE is that if things go as planned with the filming of the WWE Studios film “Lockdown,” that Dean Ambrose will make his return doing a run-in either at the Night Of Champions pay-per-view on September 21st or on RAW the next night.

We have been reporting for weeks that there was a strong possibility that Ambrose could appear at the Night Of Champions show and now it seems that WWE is actually planning for that, or as noted, for him to return the next night on RAW.

– The season three premiere of WWE Total Divas on E! this past Sunday night drew 1.23 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The show faced strong competition in the form of NFL’s Sunday Night Football, which drew 21.20 million viewers. By comparison, the season three premiere edition of Total Divas drew along the lines of what the past seasons have drawn, as the season one premiere drew 1.3 million viewers back in July of 2013 and the season two premiere drew 1.072 million viewers.

– WWE is advertising Dean Ambrose for the September 22nd edition of RAW in Memphis, Tennessee. That is the post-Night Of Champions edition of the show, which has led to additional speculation that Ambrose may appear at next Sunday’s pay-per-view. As noted in the past, Ambrose is currently off filming the WWE Studios film “Lockdown,” which wraps up the day before Night Of Champions.

As things stand right now, the only matches officially set for the September 21st WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view in Nashville, Tennessee are Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Sheamus vs. Cesaro for the WWE United States Championship and Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

According to reports, two additional matches that are all but confirmed are The Usos vs. Goldust and Stardust for the WWE Tag-Team Championships and Mark Henry vs. Rusev.

The plan right now for the WWE Divas Championship match on the card appears to be a four-way with Paige defending against AJ Lee, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella, as all four were linked together on all of WWE’s television shows this week.

Another match likely for the show, although it may not be a pay-per-view match, is Bo Dallas vs. Jack Swagger.

The key Superstars left without matches that are expected on the show are Chris Jericho (in his final match of his current run with WWE), Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.

It appears WWE is going with a Reigns vs. Rollins match, so they may go with Jericho vs. Orton since the Jericho vs. Wyatt and Reigns vs. Orton matches are set for next week’s RAW to combat the season premiere of Monday Night Football. However, they could either way, with one final Jericho vs. Wyatt “blow-off” match, as well as another Reigns vs. Orton bout.

As noted in the past, the WWE Studios film “Lockdown,” which Dean Ambrose is off filming, is set to wrap up on the Saturday before Night Of Champions, so he could end up on the show if WWE chooses to go that route.

WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland took a few questions from fans on his official Twitter account on Sunday night.

Edge noted that his favorite WWE Superstars are Dolph Ziggler, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and also spoke about how he won’t be writing any “tell-all” books trashing WWE.

Below are some highlights.

Always @HEELZiggler and all three of the Shield guys “@timb0nic: @EdgeRatedR who is your favorite WWE superstar on the current roster?”

— Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) September 1, 2014

I think both parties are thankful for the experiences we gave each other. And I have nothing to complain about, so worry not @Nanc723

— Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) September 1, 2014

Without a doubt @JEFFHARDYBRAND & @HEELZiggler "@SkeltonSkelto: @EdgeRatedR Who was your Favourite wrestler to Spear in WWE?”

— Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) August 31, 2014

– The official WWE website is currently running a poll asking fans who they feel will be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The options are Dean Ambrose, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton and Sheamus. With over 12,000 votes cast, Reigns is in a commanding lead with over 40 percent of the votes. After him are Cena and Ambrose, with the rest falling way behind in the vote.

– Sinn Bodhi posted the following update on Jake “The Snake” Roberts via Twitter:

With @JakeSnakeDDT at hospital, he's more worried about disappointing fans then getting better! We told him 2 shut up &beat this phnemonia!

— Sinn Bodhi – Kizarny (@SiNNbODHi) August 29, 2014

As noted recently, Dean Ambrose could potentially work the upcoming WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, as filming for the WWE Studios movie “Lockdown,” which he stars in, is scheduled to wrap up the day before the WWE pay-per-view.

It’s also worth noting that Ambrose is scheduled for both the RAW and SmackDown shows after Night Of Champions.

– Although Dean Ambrose is scheduled to miss a few weeks of WWE television while he is off filming the new WWE Studios film “Lockdown,” it is still possible that he will make an appearance at the September 21st WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view. Filming for “Lockdown” is scheduled to wrap up on September 20th and Ambrose is actually being advertised locally for Night Of Champions.

– Above is an exclusive clip of the WWE Studios film “See No Evil 2,” which features actress Katharine Isabelle and Kane.

If video fails, click here.

– Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins was announced for this week’s headline match on WWE Main Event, which airs live on the WWE Network on Tuesday night.

– Below is the “Dean Ambrose Eulogy” segment from Monday’s RAW, which features Seth Rollins, Kane and a run-in from Roman Reigns.

– Originally, WWE wasn’t planning on announcing the SmackDown move to Thursday nights until September. The belief now, however, since the news got out and SyFy announced the time slot change in their updated calendar, is that WWE may go ahead and promote the move sooner.

– In addition to the return of John Cena and the segment featuring the WWE Hall Of Famers on tonight’s RAW, another thing WWE is advertising is what the new direction for Seth Rollins will be now that Dean Ambrose is out of the picture.

– The official WWE website is currently running a poll asking fans which WWE Superstar they would most like to see in a WWE Studios film. The options are Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Stardust. Leading the pack with a considerable amount of the vote is Undertaker, followed by Reigns and Wyatt. You can vote in the poll today at WWE.com.

– Although he has yet to be cleared to return, Daniel Bryan is being advertised for the WWE European tour in November. Matches advertised for the tour include Big Show vs. Rusev and John Cena vs. Seth Rollins on one side, with the other set featuring Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose vs. Kane.

– While Dean Ambrose is away filming the WWE Studios film project “Lockdown,” Roman Reigns will be taking his place at the WWE live events. For example, at the WWE live event in San Diego this weekend, Reigns filled in for Ambrose, defeating Seth Rollins in a tables match.

– Below is a new AfterBuzz TV interview with WWE Diva Natalya, who talks about the upcoming season of WWE Total Divas, NXT and more.

– There is a strong advance for tomorrow’s WWE RAW in Anaheim, California. The arena is set up to hold 12,000 people and it is believed that the show will ultimately sell out. If not, it will likely come close, as Anaheim is considered a good “walk-up market,” which means a lot of tickets will be sold right before the show begins.

– WWE’s catering crew chief, Jen Hagopian recently spoke to FirstWeFeast.com about the company’s “bizarre world of catering” and revealed the favorite snacks of many of WWE’s top Superstars. Hagopian noted that The Undertaker likes Diet Dr. Pepper, John Cena likes diet orange soda, Dean Ambrose enjoys Oats -n- Honey granola bars and Alicia Fox likes almond butter and cocoa powder.

WWE will be premiering a new SummerSlam special on the WWE Network tonight called “Journey To SummerSlam.”

The show, which follows Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as they prepare to do battle at this year’s SummerSlam paty-per-view, airs on the WWE Network at 8pm EST.

Below is the official description for the show:

“As the Shield, they were the most dominant faction inside the ring, taking the entire WWE by storm. Now, the Hounds of Justice have disbanded, and all roads lead to SummerSlam. Witness the journey of three superstars – Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns – from their humble beginnings en route to the biggest event of the summer, SummerSlam 2014.

SummerSlam 2014 aired live on WWE Network on Sunday, August 17. Subscribers can re-watch SummerSlam along with every other past WWE, WCW and ECW pay-per-view, as part of the most comprehensive video-on-demand library available. After its premiere, Journey to SummerSlam will be available in the video-on-demand library as well.”

To check out a video preview of the show, click here.

Last night’s Raw was held in Las Vegas, Nevada and featured a total of seven matches, including another classic between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.

Notably absent was former WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, as he was recovering from injuries sustained at SummerSlam. Overall, a few questions were answered, but many still remain. Here are five questions that need to be answered following this week’s episode of Raw.

5. Can Big Show/Mark Henry Generate Interest?

The so-called “World’s Largest Team” has been running through the tag team division over the past week or so. The two giants once again teamed up this week on Raw, destroying Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in a relatively short contest.

Both of these guys have been largely absent over the past few months, so it’s good to see some sort of program, but can they generate interest as a tag team? With the Usos having beaten every team on the roster, it makes sense to find new challengers and I think Show/Henry against the Usos could make for a decent program. Obviously both teams are working as faces, so the best way to go about the feud could be to turn Show and Henry heel.

4. Should Swagger Be Given More Time to Speak?

Zeb Colter was notably absent last night after taking a kick from Rusev at SummerSlam. In his absence, Jack Swagger cut a surprisingly decent promo before his match with Cesaro.

Although Colter has served as Swagger’s mouthpiece for well over a year and the only words I’ve heard come out of Swagger’s mouth are “We the People,” I believe he should be given more time to speak. It would allow him to develop a non-robotic character, while also still receiving mentorship from one of the top managers in the business.

– Apparently the reason Dean Ambrose was taken out on a stretcher on RAW last night was to write him off of WWE television for a while. Ambrose is set to film the WWE Studios movie “Lockdown” in the near future.

– The latest edition of Steve Austin’s “Steve Austin Show” podcast, which features an interview with Kamala, is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:

SASc – EP143 – Kamala aka James Harris

“James Harris aka Kamala never wanted to be a professional wrestler, but loved it once he fell into it! Hear his story from his sharecropping days in Mississippi to his time in the ring in Mexico, Europe, Germany, and finally WWF. Find out who gave him his Kamala gimmmick, how he became friends with Andre The Giant, and what it was like in the ring with Jerry Lawler, The Rock & Roll Express, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, and Bruiser Brody. Plus, hear about his short-lived stint with NWA, how Vince McMahon tracked him down, and what made him start leapfrogging people in the squared-circle!”

You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

Following last night’s edition of RAW, where Dean Ambrose was stretchered out of the arena after taking a Curb Stomp from Seth Rollins on some cinder blocks, the official WWE website has a storyline update on Ambrose’s condition.

According to the website, Ambrose suffered extensive head and spine trauma. They also noted that he escaped from WWE trainers and is on the loose.

Below is an excerpt from the article, which features comments from WWE’s Dr. Chris Amann:

“As you saw during the match with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, toward the end of the match, Dean had sustained what we thought was pretty significant head and cervical spine trauma, so as a precaution we immobilized his neck, placed him on a stretcher and removed him from the ring area and brought him backstage. At the time of bringing him backstage, he was responsive and was refusing transport to a local medical facility for further evaluation. He had removed the straps and surgical collar, said he refused to go and we haven’t seen him since.”

Check out the complete article at WWE.com.

– Apparently both Stephanie McMahon and Brie Bella have spent a lot of time practicing their match over the last week or so. It is being said that the two will be given a decent amount of time for their match tonight, and many expect a lot of bells and whistles to help ensure that the match comes off well on the pay-per-view.

– Following tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view in Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar is scheduled to appear on tomorrow night’s WWE RAW follow-up show, which is advertising a main event (likely a dark match) of Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose & Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton & Seth Rollins & Bray Wyatt.

The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross blog, which features the WWE Hall Of Famer giving his predictions for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

On John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: “If you’ve listened to my Ross Report Podcast on podcastone.com and iTunes you know that I’ve been saying for months that I thought Lesnar would win the WWE Title at Sumer Slam even before Cena regained the championship. I will stay with my prediction as I feel that WWE is grooming Roman Reigns for the to spot and that Reigns beating Lesnar next year at WM31 would be a big money match if properly built. Yes, one can build it ‘properly’ even if Lesnar isn’t a ‘full time’ talent. It’s called smart booking. It was done for decades with the traveling, NWA Champion.”

On The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler: “Timing is every thing in the wrestling biz and Ziggler has had too many false starts to endure many more w/o being looked upon by many frustrated fans negatively. I’d put Ziggler over and take a positive step in restoring the shine to the IC Title and what it has meant in years past in WWE…the in ring, work horse champ.”

On AJ Lee vs. Paige: “As I have said many times, AJ is WWE’s top in ring Diva while Paige has the ability to put herself firmly in that conversation. Although neither lady may find themselves ever on ‘Totally Divas,’ and they both may not care, I feel that AJ will retain her title Sunday.”

On Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton: ” ‘The Roman Empire’ begins its build in earnest with a quality win over a proven, top talent at a major PPV. WWE is doing a nice job building Reigns who is a work in progress but, as I’ve said, he has until April 2015 to be truly ready for ‘the spot.’ Funny how some fans of today’s generation are already having issues with Reigns which, based on their own reasoning, is embarrassing in my opinion.”

On Rusev vs. Jack Swagger: “It is hard to logically fathom seeing the Russian Flag prevail over the American flag in a match where capturing the flag determines the winner. I’m going with my fellow Oklahoman Jack Swagger who will always be the 2nd toughest wrestling from Perry, Oklahoma (Next to Dan Hodge) Sunday in LA in this traditional, nationalistic story line. A loss in this type of match won’t hurt Rusev in the least as he is still a work in progress too. The more personality Swagger demonstrates the better chance he has to contribute in a more significant way in WWE.”

On Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella: “I like this storyline, although I wasn’t crazy about the physical therapist component added last week implicating Brie’s husband Daniel Bryan having an affair with the physical therapist, and think that WWE can easily get more mileage out of this pairing. By hook or crook, I’d get Steph over and continue the rivalry in a very personal way which may include Nikki Bella. Steph has been a star in this presentation thus far. For a mother of three who has multiple full time jobs Mrs. HHH looks great and will represent well in the ring.”

On Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho: “Wyatt needs to win here and if he doesn’t I’d suggest counseling for all involved in the decision making process. There’s no reason that these two couldn’t have the match of the night or damn close to it.”

On Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose: “I’d like to see Rollins win a close one here and am curious to see how the Lumberjack Stipulation creatively plays into the match. I’d start the show with this match and feel that these two will tear down the Staples Center if provided the time so that they don’t have to rush the process.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

Based on several online betting sites that are currently running odds for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam, below are the current favorites and underdogs for tonight’s big show.

– Brock Lesnar over John Cena

– Stephanie McMahon over Brie Bella

– Roman Reigns over Randy Orton

– AJ Lee over Paige

– Seth Rollins over Dean Ambrose

– The Miz over Dolph Ziggler

– Jack Swagger over Rusev

– Bray Wyatt over Chris Jericho

Make sure to visit the website tonight for the best WWE SummerSlam live results coverage on the web!

WWE has finally announced a SummerSlam “Kickoff Show” match for this Sunday, as Rob Van Dam will take on Cesaro during the 30-minute pre-show that airs prior to SummerSlam on the WWE Network.

With that now known, below is a look at the finalized card for this Sunday night.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
– John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE Divas Championship
– AJ Lee (c) vs. Paige

WWE Intercontinental Championship
– The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Lumberjack Match
– Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose

Flag Match
– Rusev vs. Jack Swagger

Harper & Rowan Banned From Ringside
– Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt

– Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella

– Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns

Kickoff Show Match
– Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro

Make sure to join us here on the website this Sunday night for the best WWE SummerSlam live results coverage on the web!

The following are highlights of a new IGN interview with Roman Reigns:

IGN: And how about heading into your first-ever singles SummerSlam match?

Reigns: I’m excited, man. It’s a great opportunity to me. I have a really strong opponent in Randy Orton. A former multi-time world champion. He’s held just about every title under the sun. And he’s done it all in a major way. He’s basically wreaked havoc and ran roughshod over the WWE for quite some time. Some people might forget that. Not the Viper part, but that for many years he was running the show. The biggest bad guy in town. So I couldn’t have a better platform and a bigger stepping stone than I have at SummerSlam.

IGN: Over the past couple Pay-Per-Views, you’ve had world title opportunities. Some people say you’re not ready yet while others think you are. What do you have to say about that?

Reigns: Everyone has an opinion. That’s just a crazy part of this world now. You can type things on the internet. You can have no credentials in any area and just get on your smart phone and write whatever you want. For me, I know me. I know who I am. I know where I come from and where I want to go. I know I’m 100% ready.

Everyone else seems to have an opinion, and claim to know, whether I am or I’m not. I would love to see all the people who run their mouths try and do what I do. Because they can’t. I’m special and then men that I work with are extremely special. We were built, and I was born, to handle situations the way I do. I’ve always been the type who can be thrown in the fire and make it out. So I was ready six months ago. I was ready a year ago. Any time I’m given an opportunity, I feel I’m ready.

IGN: Your run with The Shield is done now, but you still have the Shield music and the entrance that takes you down through the crowd. Rollins and Ambrose got new theme music. Did you want a new track and a new entrance?

Reigns: No, I enjoy walking through the crowd. I think that’s a cool part of the show. And I think it’s become a bit of a signature trademark of the show. I would think now too that after my whole run with The Shield that the value of those seats have gone up. Before they were just seats. Now you can actually interact. When we would all walk down the steps, there were three guys there right up close. You could touch us. You could smell us. You know what I mean? We were right there. It’s not a common opportunity.

If there’s a certain Superstar who doesn’t want to touch hands, he can just walked down the middle of the entrance ramp and nobody’s close to him. When I’m walking down through the crowd, I have no choice. People are going to grab me. They’ll get a sense of me up close and my real size. So it’s a whole different experience. I’m very grateful to have kept that part. And for me it was an obvious choice. Because if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Check out the complete interview at IGN.com.

– On Saturday night, WWE will hold one of their biggest live events in a while, as the crew heads to San Jose, California for a show that features both Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. Also scheduled for the show is John Cena, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho.

– In addition to Triple H, who we posted about earlier today, CM Punk also took part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge.” You can check out a video of Punk getting a cold bucket of ice water splashed on himself below.

http://youtu.be/1-T0gBJJSaU

The following matches were taped on Tuesday night in Seattle, Washington for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam “go-home” edition of SmackDown on SyFy:

– Dean Ambrose vs. Cesaro
– Dolph Ziggler vs. Titus O’Neil
– Mark Henry vs. Luke Harper
– Mark Henry & Big Show vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan
– A.J. Lee vs. Eva Marie non-title
– Jack Swagger vs. Bo Dallas
– Roman Reigns vs. The Miz

For complete spoiler results, click here.

The following are the latest betting odds for this Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view. The odds come courtesy of BetWrestling.com.

Brock Lesnar -505
John Cena +335

Bray Wyatt -900
Chris Jericho +500

Brie Bella -120
Stephanie McMahon -120

Jack Swagger -260
Rusev +180

Roman Reigns -750
Randy Orton +450

Seth Rollins -130
Dean Ambrose +130