Does Randy Orton regain the WWE title, or will WWE look to solidify Drew McIntyre’s reign with a victory?
WWE takes a major step in its virtual fan era tonight with SummerSlam in the ThunderDome.
This will be unlike any SummerSlam we have seen, and it would have been unbelievable a year ago to think that the 2020 version of the event would be held in an empty Amway Center. But here we are, and WWE has taken a creative approach to the pandemic with its creation of the ThunderDome.
The matches tonight will shape the next three months of WWE programming. Does Randy Orton regain the WWE title, or will WWE look to solidify Drew McIntyre’s reign with a victory? Asuka has title matches against Bayley and Sasha Banks, and there are high expectations for both. Dominik Mysterio makes his debut against Seth Rollins, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville meet in an old-fashioned loser leaves match, and we have what should be the payoff between Braun Strowman and The Fiend for the Universal Championship.
Apollo Crews defeated MVP on the preshow, retaining the United States Championship. Renee Young also waved goodbye to her WWE run as the preshow went off the air.
As for the rest of the night, will we see surprises? Does Keith Lee make his main roster arrival? Is tonight the right time for a Roman Reigns return? Or will the focus remain on the stars currently on the card? It feels like a swerve is coming with Strowman and Bray Wyatt. Considering The Fiend changes all of his opponents (except, of course, Bill Goldberg), perhaps there is more to the story than we see.
SummerSlam starts now, and I’ll be live blogging with updates and results all night. Enjoy the show!