SUMMERSLAM Updated Line-up – U.S. Title match, new tag match

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor


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Monday night during Raw, WWE announced new matches for the Summerslam PPV in two weeks.

Included is Rusev defending the U.S. Title against Roman Reigns. This followed Rusev retaining the title against Cesaro in the main event of Raw.

WWE also set up Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass, but they did not make the match official during Raw.

Update: WWE has made the match official on their website.

– WWE also set up potential singles matches of Cesaro vs. Sheamus and Darren Young vs. Titus O’Neil.

– Concerning the Women’s Title match, Dana Brooke is now banned from ringside in Sasha Banks’s title defense against Charlotte.

Updated Summerslam PPV Line-up

  • Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton
  • WWE World Hvt. Title match: Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler
  • WWE Universal Title match: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor for new title
  • A.J. Styles vs. John Cena
  • U.S. Title match: Rusev vs. Roman Reigns
  • Women’s Title re-match: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte (w/out Dana Brooke – banned from ringside)
  • Tag Title match: New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. The Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)
  • Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass
  • IC Title match: The Miz vs. Apollo Crews

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