SummerSlam (2018)

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SummerSlam (2018)
File:WWE SummerSlam 2018 Poster.jpg
Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar, Alexa Bliss, Ronda Rousey, and Roman Reigns
Theme
song(s)		 "Burn the House Down" by AJR[1]
"Sweet Sensation" by Flo Rida[1]
Information
Promotion WWE
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown
Sponsor(s) Cricket Wireless[2]
MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2018
WWE Elite Collection
Tapout
Date August 19, 2018
Venue Barclays Center
City Brooklyn, New York
WWE Network event chronology
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 SummerSlam (2018) Hell in a Cell (2018)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (2017) SummerSlam (2018)

SummerSlam (2018) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It took place on August 19, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[3] It was the thirty-first event under the SummerSlam chronology.

The card consisted of thirteen matches, including three on the pre-show. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship. In the penultimate match, Ronda Rousey defeated Alexa Bliss to win the Raw Women's Championship. On the undercard, The Miz defeated Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe defeated WWE Champion AJ Styles by disqualification, and Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler to regain the Intercontinental Championship.

Storylines

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The card comprised matches that resulted from scripted storylines, with results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands.[4][5][6] Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live,[7] and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[8]

Raw

After retaining her title against Nia Jax at Extreme Rules in an Extreme Rules match,[9] Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss gloated that she had beaten every woman on the Raw roster. Ronda Rousey, who Bliss had attacked at Money in the Bank, thus costing her a championship match, and who had been suspended, came out from the crowd and attacked Bliss and Mickie James. Raw General Manager Kurt Angle then came out and stated that since Rousey had broken her suspension, she would be suspended for another week. Angle then scheduled Bliss to defend the title against Rousey at SummerSlam as long as Rousey did not break her suspension again.[10]

On the Raw after Extreme Rules, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Elias, Finn Bálor, and Roman Reigns all pleaded their cases as to why they should face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam. In response, Angle scheduled two triple threat matches that night, with the winners facing each other the following week to determine who would face Lesnar at SummerSlam. Reigns won the first triple threat match by defeating Bálor and McIntyre, while Lashley won the second by defeating Elias and Rollins, thus setting up Reigns and Lashley facing each other the following week,[10] in which Reigns won to face Lesnar for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.[11] Lesnar and Heyman would then fake a break up before ambushing Reigns on the final Raw before SummerSlam.[12]

At Extreme Rules, Kevin Owens defeated Braun Strowman in a Steel Cage match after Strowman threw Owens from the top of the cage onto the broadcast table.[9] On the July 23 episode of Raw, Owens vowed to take everything away from Strowman. A rematch was scheduled for SummerSlam with a stipulation that if Owens won, even by disqualification or countout, he would win Strowman's Money in the Bank contract.[11]

At Extreme Rules, Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins 5–4 in sudden death overtime of a 30-minute Iron Man match to retain the Intercontinental Championship, thanks to interference from Drew McIntyre.[9] On the July 23 episode of Raw, Rollins and Finn Bálor defeated Ziggler and McIntyre. A rematch between Ziggler and Rollins for the title was scheduled for SummerSlam.[11] During the contract signing on the August 13 episode of Raw, Dean Ambrose returned from injury, confirming he would be in Rollins' corner at SummerSlam.[12]

At Extreme Rules, Finn Bálor defeated Baron Corbin.[9] Few weeks later, a rematch between the two was scheduled with Corbin defeating Bálor.[13] The following week, another match between the two was scheduled for SummerSlam.[14]

On the August 13, 2018 episode of Raw, The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) defended the Raw Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match against Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), which The B-Team won after The Revival performed a Shatter Machine on Wyatt, only for Axel to throw Dawson to ringside and cover Wyatt for the win. Afterwards, The B-Team was scheduled to defend the championship against The Revival on the SummerSlam pre-show.[12]

SmackDown

On the July 24 episode of SmackDown, SmackDown General Manager Paige was about to reveal AJ Styles's opponent for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam when James Ellsworth tried to claim the contendership. Paige fired him and saw him being kicked out of the building, when Samoa Joe attacked Styles with the Coquina Clutch and then signed the contract.[15]

On July 21, Paige scheduled a tag team title tournament with the winning team earning the right to challenge the The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam.[16] The tournament began on the July 24 episode of SmackDown with The New Day's Big E and Xavier Woods and Cesaro and Sheamus advancing to the finals by defeating Sanity's Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso), respectively.[15][17] The New Day's Big E and Kingston then defeated Cesaro and Sheamus in the finals to face The Bludgeon Brothers for the titles at SummerSlam.[18]

On the July 24 episode of SmackDown, Becky Lynch defeated SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella in a non-title match to earn the right to challenge Carmella for the title at SummerSlam.[15] The following week, Charlotte Flair returned and saved Lynch from Carmella. Paige then scheduled Carmella to face Flair with a stipulation that if Flair won, she would be added to the title match. Flair won the match, thus making the title match a triple threat.[17]

At Extreme Rules, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jeff Hardy to capture the United States Championship after a pre-match low blow.[9] A rematch between the two for the title was scheduled for the following SmackDown with Hardy winning by disqualification after he was attacked by Randy Orton.[19] On August 3, another match between the two for the title was scheduled for SummerSlam.[20]

In the first season of NXT, The Miz served as the "WWE Pro" of "NXT Rookie" Daniel Bryan. Throughout the season, Miz would constantly berate Bryan, claiming he was not WWE material and expressing his displeasure at Bryan being his Rookie. The feeling was mutual as Bryan would regularly make comments on the show alluding to the fact that he had been wrestling longer than Miz, and that he should be the Pro and Miz should be the Rookie. On the May 11 episode of NXT, Bryan was eliminated from the show. The following week after his elimination, Bryan would make an appearance on NXT attacking The Miz and Michael Cole. Six years later, on the August 24, 2016 episode of Talking Smack, Bryan (then General Manager of SmackDown) got into a verbal altercation with The Miz, which consisted of Bryan criticizing Miz's wrestling ability and "safe style" of wrestling. The Miz responded by going on a rant about Bryan being unable to return to in-ring competition due to the various injuries he had sustained throughout his WWE career.[21] From this point forward, Bryan and Miz would have sporadic interactions for over a year. On March 20, 2018, Bryan was officially cleared to return to the ring by doctors,[22] after which he resumed his feud with The Miz. On the July 31 episode of SmackDown, Bryan challenged Miz to a match at SummerSlam. Miz would initially decline the match, stating that he has always been above Bryan going back to NXT season one, and recommended that Bryan return to the independent circuit once his WWE contract expired.[17] However, the following week, The Miz accepted Bryan's SummerSlam challenge.[18]

On the July 24 episode of SmackDown, Andrade "Cien" Almas defeated Rusev.[15] The following week, Zelina Vega defeated Lana.[17] A rematch between Vega and Lana was scheduled the following week, with Vega winning again.[18] On August 11, a mixed tag team match between Rusev and Lana and Almas and Vega was scheduled for SummerSlam pre-show.[23]

205 Live

On the July 24 episode of 205 Live, Drew Gulak defeated Mustafa Ali, Hideo Itami, and TJP in a fatal four-way match to earn the right to challenge Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship.[24] On July 30, the match between Alexander and Gulak for the title was scheduled for SummerSlam.[25]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Michael Cole (Raw matches)
Corey Graves (Raw/SmackDown matches)
Jonathan Coachman (Raw matches)
Tom Phillips (SmackDown matches)
Byron Saxton (SmackDown matches)
Vic Joseph (205 Live match)
Nigel McGuinness (205 Live match)
Percy Watson (205 Live match)
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Jerry Soto
German commentators Carsten Schaefer
Calvin Knie
Ring announcers Greg Hamilton (205 Live/SmackDown matches)
JoJo (Raw matches)
Referees Danilo Anfibio
Jason Ayers
Mike Chioda
John Cone
Dan Engler
Darrick Moore
Chad Patton
Charles Robinson
Rod Zapata
Interviewers Renee Young
Charly Caruso
Pre-show panel Renee Young
Booker T
Sam Roberts
David Otunga
Jerry Lawler
Pre-show correspondents Peter Rosenberg
John "Bradshaw" Layfield

Pre-show

Three matches occurred on the pre-show. In the first match, Andrade "Cien" Almas and Zelina Vega faced Rusev and Lana. In the climax, Vega pinned Lana with a roll-up using the ring ropes as leverage to win the match.

Next, Cedric Alexander defended the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Drew Gulak. In the end, Alexander pinned Gulak with a roll-up to retain the title.

After that, The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) defended the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship against The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder). In the end, as Dawson attempted to pin Axel with a small package, Dallas fell onto Axel, reverting the small package and pinning Dawson to retain the title.

Preliminary matches

The actual pay-per-view opened with Dolph Ziggler, accompanied by Drew McIntyre, defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Seth Rollins, accompanied by Dean Ambrose. McIntyre sent Ambrose into the steel steps at ringside distracting Rollins which allowed Ziggler to perform a Zig-Zag on Rollins for a nearfall. In the end, as McIntyre attempted to interfere, Ambrose performed Dirty Deeds on McIntyre. Rollins performed a superkick and The Stomp on Ziggler to regain the title for a second time.

Next, The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) defended the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods), accompanied by Kofi Kingston. The match ended when Rowan struck Woods and Big E with a mallet, thus The New Day won by disqualification, however, The Bludgeon Brothers retained the title.

After that, Braun Strowman defended his Money in the Bank contract against Kevin Owens, with the stipulation that Strowman could lose the contract by any means. In the end, Strowman performed a chokeslam on Owens onto the steel stage. Strowman then rolled Owens back into the ring and performed a Running Powerslam on Owens to retain the contract.

In the fourth match, Carmella defended the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. The ending saw Lynch apply the Dis-Arm-Her on Carmella only for Flair to perform Natural Selection on Lynch to regain the title for a second time. After the match, Lynch attacked Flair, potentially turning heel.

Next, AJ Styles defended the WWE Championship against Samoa Joe. In the climax, as Joe continued to taunt Styles' wife and child, who was in attendance, an irate Styles tackled Joe through the barricade. Styles attacked security personnel and struck Joe with a chair, causing a disqualification thus Joe won the match, however, Styles retained the title.

Next was a segment featuring Elias who promised a concert. As Elias was about to play the guitar, the guitar broke. The segment ended with Elias discarding the guitar pieces and then departing backstage.

Next, Daniel Bryan faced The Miz, accompanied by Maryse. In the end, Maryse handed Miz a pair of brass knuckles. As Bryan attempted a suicide dive, Miz struck Bryan with the object and tossed the object back to Maryse. Afterwards Miz rolled Bryan back in the ring and pinned him to win the match.

After that, "The Demon" Finn Bálor faced Baron Corbin. Bálor performed a clothesline on Corbin sending him over the top rope. Bálor performed a Slingblade followed by a dropkick on Corbin. In the climax, Bálor performed a Coupe De Grace on Corbin to win the match.

Later, Shinsuke Nakamura defended the WWE United States Championship against Jeff Hardy. In the end, Nakamura performed a Kinshasa on Hardy to retain the title. After the match, Randy Orton appeared, but left immediately afterwards.

In the penultimate match, Alexa Bliss defended the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Ronda Rousey. Rousey dominated the entire match while Bliss mounted almost no offense at all. In the end, Rousey forced Bliss to submit to an armbar to win the title. After the match, Rousey celebrated with Natalya and The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella).

Main event

In the main event, Brock Lesnar defended the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. Before the match began, Braun Strowman appeared and announced that he would cash-in on the winner and remained at ringside. Reigns performed three Superman Punches and three spears on Lesnar. Lesnar applied a guillotine choke only for Reigns to counter into a spinebuster. Lesnar removed his gloves and performed two German Suplexes on Reigns. As Reigns attempted a spear, Lesnar avoided it, resulting in Reigns accidentally performing a suicide dive on Strowman. Lesnar performed an F5 on Strowman, struck Strowman with the briefcase and threw the briefcase on the stage. Lesnar then struck Strowman with a chair. In the climax, as Lesnar entered the ring who was focused on a fallen Strowman at ringside, Reigns performed a fourth Spear on Lesnar to win the title. Strowman did not cash-in as he was already laid out by Lesnar.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[26][27]
1P Andrade "Cien" Almas and Zelina Vega defeated Rusev and Lana Mixed tag team match[28] 7:00
2P Cedric Alexander (c) defeated Drew Gulak Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[29]
The Brian Kendrick and Gentleman Jack Gallagher were banned from ringside.		 10:15
3P The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas) (c) defeated The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) Tag team match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship[30] 6:15
4 Seth Rollins (with Dean Ambrose) defeated Dolph Ziggler (c) (with Drew McIntyre) Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[31] 22:00
5 The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) (with Kofi Kingston) defeated The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) (c) by disqualification Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[32] 9:45
6 Braun Strowman (MITB) defeated Kevin Owens Singles match for the Money in the Bank contract[33]
Had Strowman been disqualified or counted out, he would have lost the contract.		 1:50
7 Charlotte Flair defeated Carmella (c) and Becky Lynch Triple threat match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[34] 15:15
8 Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles (c) by disqualification Singles match for the WWE Championship[35] 22:45
9 The Miz defeated Daniel Bryan Singles match[36] 23:30
10 Finn Bálor defeated Baron Corbin Singles match[37] 1:35
11 Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Jeff Hardy Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[38] 11:00
12 Ronda Rousey defeated Alexa Bliss (c) by submission Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[39] 4:00
13 Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship[40] 6:10
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  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

SmackDown Tag Team Championship tournament

Semi-finals
SmackDown (7/24,[15] 7/31[17])		 Finals
SmackDown (8/7)[18]
           
The New Day
(Big E and Xavier Woods)		 Pin
Sanity
(Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain)		 7:55[15]
The New Day
(Big E and Kofi Kingston)		 Pin
Cesaro and Sheamus 21:32[18]
The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso)		 13:55[17]
Cesaro and Sheamus Pin


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