WWE SummerSlam continues its storied legacy as a cornerstone WWE occasion. Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland hosts the promotion’s third-longest operating pay-per-view on Saturday and the cardboard is shaping up properly.
Two matches have been recognized for a very long time: the world heavyweight championship and WWE girls’s championship matches. Gunther and Nia Jax gained the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments, respectively, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Might 25 to earn title photographs for his or her manufacturers’ championships at SummerSlam. World heavyweight champ Damian Priest and WWE girls’s champ Bayley enter SummerSlam season as defending champions. The cardboard has since stuffed out with a sequence of massive matches, together with Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa, Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley and CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre.
Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for WWE SummerSlam. The occasion streams dwell on Peacock on Saturday with the principle card beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
2024 WWE SummerSlam matches
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (*Particular Visitor Referee match): Essentially the most anticipated SummerSlam match is arguably the one with out a title at stake. WWE has masterfully informed the story of Punk and McIntyre. The Scotsman repeatedly mocked Punk’s harm proneness after Punk was harm within the ring with him on the Royal Rumble. Punk retaliated by ruining McIntyre’s WrestleMania second, Scotland homecoming and Cash within the Financial institution cash-in. McIntyre hospitalized Punk with a brutal assault in Chicago between Conflict on the Fort and Cash within the Financial institution, additional including to their blockbuster showdown in Cleveland. Folks puzzled how Seth Rollins’ long-stemming points with every man would work into the match. Rollins will function the particular visitor referee for Punk vs. McIntyre, stating that he’ll implement guidelines as he sees match all through the match.
Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Solo Sikoa: Rhodes ended Roman Reigns’ dominance at WrestleMania however he is removed from accomplished with The Bloodline. The Sikoa-led model of the faction upgraded dramatically with the addition of Jacob Fatu. The Bloodline defeated Rhodes, Orton and Kevin Owens in a six-man tag crew match at Cash in the Financial institution, giving Sikoa an affordable declare to problem Rhodes for the undisputed title at SummerSlam.
World Heavyweight Championship — Damian Priest (c) vs. Gunther: Gunther defeated Randy Orton within the King of the Ring match finals to solidify his world title shot at SummerSlam. Priest’s run as world champion has been stable however he is but to face on his personal toes. Priest defeated McIntyre at WrestleMania 40, Conflict on the Fort and Cash within the Financial institution however required help from Punk every time. Many anticipate record-setting former intercontinental champion Gunther to be topped world champion at SummerSlam.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Bayley (c) vs. Nia Jax: Jax defeated darkhorse finalist Lyra Valkyria to be topped Queen of the Ring. Jax hasn’t been a pivotal presence on SmackDown since however her new alliance with Tiffany Stratton may give her an edge towards combating champion Bayley.
Ladies’s World Championship — Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley: “Mami” is residence and Morgan has an actual downside. Morgan’s harm revenge tour was unintentionally genuine. Ripley was legitimately injured throughout a backstage brawl with Morgan, a narrative constructed on the respectable harm Morgan beforehand suffered in a match with Ripley. Morgan subsequently captured the ladies’s world title from Becky Lynch due to an help from Dominik Mysterio. After wooing Mysterio for weeks and serving to him defeat his estranged father, Rey Mysterio, Morgan planted a kiss on Dominik that preceded Ripley’s return moments after. The rivals will collide at SummerSlam with the ladies’s world title at stake.
United States Championship — Logan Paul (c) vs. LA Knight: There was no manner WWE was going to omit Paul from a PPV occasion in his hometown. Knight has been searching Paul for months, broke into Paul’s mansion to make use of his swimming pool and pinned Paul in a Cash within the Financial institution qualifier match. Knight goaded Paul into signing a contract for a title protection at SummerSlam on the July 19 episode of SmackDown. Knight appears poised to win his first primary roster title and elevate the U.S. championship in a single fell swoop.
Intercontinental Championship — Sami Zayn (c) vs. Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov: Breakker is the baddest new factor strolling on Uncooked however his inexperience value him in an intercontinental title match with Zayn at Cash within the Financial institution. Breakker earned a shot at redemption after defeating Ilja Dragunov in a No. 1 contender’s match on the July 22 episode of Uncooked.
*Rollins will function the particular visitor referee
