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The Thunder Dome will feature pyrotechnics, lasers, drone cameras and rows of LED boards,

which will feature fans watching from home in an effort to make it feel like they’re there.

Several titles will be on the line inside the Thunder Dome, including the WWE Championship,

as Drew McIntyre will defend against Randy Orton in the potential main event.

Where: Amway Center in Orlando, Florida

When: Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. ET (Kickoff Show at 6 p.m. ET)

Watch: WWE Network

 

SummerSlam 2020 Match Card

 

• WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
• Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (c) vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
• Raw Women’s Championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka
• SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Asuka
• Street Fight: Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio Free WWE SummerSlam 2020
• No Disqualification; Loser Leaves WWE: Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
• Raw Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
• United States Championship: Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP

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Six title matches are scheduled for the event, including Drew McIntyre putting,

the WWE championship on the line against Randy Orton,

who is on one of the hottest runs of his already legendary career. Also, Braun Strowman will ,

put his WWE universal championship on the line against “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt.

Add in Asuka competing in two separate title matches against Bayley and Sasha Banks for,

the SmackDown and Raw women’s championships, respectively,

and there is high potential for this year’s SummerSlam to be a memorable one.

 

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Over the past few months since WrestleMania, it can be argued that no,

two Superstars have been on a bigger roll than McIntyre and Orton.

McIntyre decisively beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania ,

and followed that up with the title defenses against the likes of Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley and Dolph Ziggler.

Orton lost a Last Man Standing match to Edge at WrestleMania, but he bounced back in ,

a big way by beating Edge in the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever at Backlash. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Orton has since gone back to his Legend Killer gimmick and taken out the likes of Christian, Big Show,

Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels as well.

 

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The Viper has attempted to get inside McIntyre’s head entering SummerSlam,

as he has twice hit him with an RKO out of nowhere,

including on the go-home episode of Raw after punting Michaels.

McIntyre has been the heavy favorite in all of his title defenses thus far,

but Orton undoubtedly stands out as his biggest challenge thus far,

and he has a legitimate chance to become a 14-time world champion.

The always-looming possibility of Lesnar returning exists as well, Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

especially since the Payback pay-per-view is one week after SummerSlam,

which leaves the door open for a non-finish of some kind.

 

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Asuka will have a chance to become a double champion at SummerSlam on Sunday,

as she is challenging Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s Championship,

and Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in separate matches.

She was only supposed to face Banks originally after. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

the controversial manner in which The Boss beat her for the Raw Women’s title.

Banks and Asuka did battle over the title in a match in which the title could change hands by any means,

including count-out or disqualification. When Bayley was seen attacking Kairi Sane backstage during the match,

Asuka ran to her aid, which allowed Banks to win the title via count-out.

Bayley was in need of an opponent of her own for SummerSlam,

 

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which resulted in a triple-brand battle royal being held on SmackDown. Asuka shocked ,

everyone by entering the match and last eliminating Shayna Baszler to win. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

If anyone can pull double duty and keep the fans entertained, Asuka is near the top of the list,

so there is plenty of reason to be excited about the women’s title scene at SummerSlam.

Sasha and Bayley have helped each other win many times, but they have also cost each other on occasion,

and there will be a lot of interest in how their involvement in each other’s matches plays out Sunday.

SummerSlam will play host to the first match in the promising career of Dominik Mysterio,

as he is set to face Seth Rollins in a street fight. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

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Rollins and Rey Mysterio have been at odds for months, as Rollins twice severely damaged the elder Mysterio’s eye.

Mysterio’s eye even popped out at Extreme Rules ,

but he has since recovered to some degree and will be in his son’s corner at SummerSlam.

Although Dominik has yet to compete in a match, he has been a constant presence on Raw.

He has gotten the better of Rollins on a few occasions as well,

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including the go-home episode when he and Rey took out Rollins and Murphy with kendo sticks.

Dominik learned a tough lesson about what it takes to be a WWE Superstar the previous week, though,

as Rollins and Murphy tied him up in the ring ropes , Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

and hit him with kendo stick shot after kendo stick shot leaving him with welts all over his body.

At SummerSlam, Dominik is out for revenge for himself and his father, and the story behind it should ensure that fans are invested.

Also, with Mysterio and Murphy being on hand to potentially get involved, the match could be all-out chaos.

 

SummerSlam 2020 predictions

Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville (Hair vs. Hair)

Deville and Rose have both been helped massively by this feud ,

with each becoming more prominent superstars in their own right.

However, no one has benefitted more than Deville, who has proven to be one of,

the best promos in the women’s division and a future star in this company. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Deville has gotten over on Rose so many times with attacks — including already cutting her hair

that it seems unnecessary for her to follow through and win this match as well. Plus, from a practical standpoint,

Rose has already created a new look for herself and has some backup,

(Otis) whereas Deville’s backup (Dolph Ziggler) is now on Raw. Rose wins, and the feud finally ends. 

Pick: Mandy Rose wins — Adam Silverstein (also Brent Brookhouse, Jack Crosby)

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Raw Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza

What this one comes down to for me, personally, is the fact that I can see Andrade and Angel Garza succeeding much more in,

the near future as singles stars rather than heel tag team champions. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

They’ve teased some animosity between the two in the recent past as Zelina Vega sometimes struggles to rein them back.

Some more miscommunication between the two here leads to The Street Profits retaining,

and eventually dropping the titles to a more established tag team maybe even a heel Viking Raiders. 

Pick: The Street Profits retain the titles — Crosby (also Brookhouse, Silverstein)

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United States Championship: Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP

I’ve been going back and forth on this one, primarily because I think Crews had done a good job as U.S.

champion, and his elevation to that midcard role has proven a good decision.

I also hate quick title changes, though I believe that is the direction we are going here. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Look for Cedric Alexander, who was overlooked by Crews to join the six-man tag team match last week ,

and won/lost the 24/7 championship in a matter of seconds on Raw, to turn heel and join the Hurt Business —

a group that will actually have his back. That will cost Crews the title and prompt ,

a “Payback” match on next week’s show. It’s also a good way to take,

the title off Crews without hurting someone who has been built well with a clean loss. 

Pick: MVP wins the title — Silverstein (also Brookhouse, Crosby)

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SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Asuka

I’m laying down this pick based off roughly 30 seconds of promo work where Bayley and Sasha Banks went back,

and forth on who should wrestle Asuka first before Bayley agreed that she would be the first woman up.

The line there becomes a fresh Asuka beats Bayley, Banks retains later in the evening,

and a jealous and frustrated Bayley lights the fuse on the long-awaited feud,

with a tag title loss at Payback pushing things over the edge.  Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Pick: Asuka wins the title — Brookhouse

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Over the past nine months or so, we have seen Bayley and Banks become arguably the most entertaining part of WWE’s product.

Each are doing the best work of their careers, and the decision to hold off a teased split has ultimately been a good one.

But that split needs to come, and I think we see the first significant crack of it on Sunday night.

Bayley fights first at SummerSlam and retains her title with Banks’ help; however,

later in the night when Bayley tries to help Banks, she fails and it results in Banks dropping the title.

Bayley already indicated last week in a key backstage moment that the SmackDown ,

title is “important” to her while Banks’ solo success is not. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Banks has been giving us numerous teases of an eventual split over the last 5-6 months, and while I doubt it pops off Sunday,

I believe the first significant crack in their relationship will form with the second being the loss of the tag team titles next week. 

Pick: Bayley retains the title — Silverstein (also Crosby)

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Raw Women’s Championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka

Under the same logic as the earlier pick that Asuka beats Bayley,

I’m rolling with the idea of Asuka being depleted from beating Bayley earlier in the evening,

and Banks being able to take advantage of the situation to leave SummerSlam ,

as the sole singles champion in the team. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Banks might retain with an assist from Bayley, but things won’t be good between the pair for long.

Pick: Sasha Banks retains the title — Brookhouse

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Prior to this bout, Bayley will find a way to finally get past Asuka through some nefarious ,

means to retain the SmackDown women’s title.

Her cohort Banks, however, will not be so fortunate. Asuka will take back her Raw women’s title ,

and give us all the title feud with Shayna Baszler we want to see on Monday nights. Meanwhile,

hopefully Banks’ failure helps kickstart the breakup with Bayley,

as they head toward defending their tag titles a week later at Payback. 

Pick: Asuka wins the title — Crosby (also Silverstein)

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Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio (Street Fight)

Sure, it would make sense to have Dominik win his first official WWE match.

But my spidey senses started tingling when Rey said he would be ringside for the match.

Not that Rey would cost Dominik or anything silly, Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

but just the idea that things were lining up too well for Dominik With Payback set for a week later,

this feels a lot like a situation where Rollins gets some sort of cheap win as chaos breaks out between Seth,

Dominik, Rey and Murphy only to set Dominik up for revenge at Payback. 

Pick: Seth Rollins wins — Brookhouse

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Over the past few weeks during this build, I had been heavily leaning toward Rollins coming out on top.

That changed this past Monday on Raw,

however, when it was revealed that Rey Mysterio would be in Dominik’s corner.

If there is one feel-good moment on this show that I’d be comfortable putting money on,

it’s father and son standing tall after vanquishing the dastardly Messiah,

that has caused so much hurt to their family recently. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Dominik Mysterio officially gets his career as a WWE superstar kickstarted on a high note. 

Pick: Dominik Mysterio wins — Crosby (also Silverstein)

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Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (c) vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt

It’s finally time to put this feud to bed. Strowman has gotten past Regular Bray and Wyatt Family Bray,

and now has brought out The Fiend While Strowman has countered by becoming “The Monster,”

the clear plan has seemed to be Wyatt winning the title back when The Fiend re-emerged.

Payback hanging over SummerSlam adds levels of uncertainty to every match, including this one.

The first meeting of The Fiend and The Monster could well end without a clear winner,

just for things to get sorted the following week. But if there’s a winner on Sunday, it will be The Fiend.

Pick: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt wins the title — Brookhouse (also Silverstein, Crosby)

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WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton

Orton has been on an absolute heater, and it would certainly be understandable ,

if the decision was made to slap the title on him.

But I just can’t shake the fact that WWE had a lengthy run planned for McIntyre on ,

the heels of him defeating Brock Lesnar in such convincing fashion at WrestleMania,

and it won’t — and shouldn’t — waver from those plans. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Chalk another notable defense up for the champ.

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 Pick: Drew McIntyre retains the title — Crosby

There are so many ways to look at the booking of this match.

My contention for the last couple months is that Orton is the only reasonable person to take ,

the title off McIntyre unless WWE plans to expand his reign past Survivor Series.

Orton is arguably doing the best work of his career,

he’s still one of WWE’s most popular superstars and McIntyre has beaten every other legitimate heel on Raw.

But believe or not, the WWE ThunderDome affected my thinking.

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With McIntyre never getting a true “crowning” moment and yet to feel the actual adulation of WWE fans,

the ThunderDome provides the opportunity for McIntyre to get the ,

“WrestleMania moment” he did not get at WrestleMania. Free WWE SummerSlam 2020

Is that enough for WWE to either change its plans or keep him champion? I’m not sure.

It would be disingenuous to change my long-term prediction,

so I’ll stick with Orton taking the title off McIntyre only for him to win it back a few months from now.

But I can certainly see why a retention may be booked. 

Pick: Randy Orton wins the title — Silverstein (also Brookhouse)

 

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