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SummerSlam
File:SummerSlam (2021) poster.jpg
Promotional poster featuring Roman Reigns and John Cena
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateAugust 21, 2021
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueAllegiant Stadium
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SummerSlam is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It is scheduled to take place on August 21, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. It will be the 34th event under the SummerSlam chronology and the first to take place on a Saturday since the 1992 event, although it will be the first to air live on a Saturday. It will also be WWE's first PPV to air in theaters and first SummerSlam to be available to stream through Peacock's paid tiers.

Production

Background

SummerSlam is a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event held annually in August by WWE since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer,"[1] it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four" as they are the promotion's biggest shows of the year produced quarterly.[2] It is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[3][4] The 2021 event will be the 34th event in the SummerSlam chronology and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands.[5] According to reports, WWE are planning for SummerSlam 2021 to be more grandiose than April's WrestleMania 37 event, mostly because the latter had to be held at a reduced venue capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On May 28, 2021, WWE announced that SummerSlam would take place live on Saturday, August 21, marking the first SummerSlam to be held on a Saturday since the 1992 event (which was pre-taped on a Saturday and aired on tape delay on a Monday), as well as the first SummerSlam to not be held on a Sunday since the 1994 event, which took place on a Monday.[7] During the 2021 Belmont Stakes' pre-race show on June 5, the Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada was confirmed as the host venue for SummerSlam.[8] While WWE typically hosts PPVs on a Sunday night, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that it was the Allegiant Stadium that wanted SummerSlam held on a Saturday.[9] This will mark the second SummerSlam to be held in a football stadium, with the foremost being the 1992 event at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England, but the first to be held in a National Football League stadium in the United States.[10] Travel packages became available on June 11 while individual tickets went on sale on June 18.[11] In addition to traditional PPV and the WWE Network, SummerSlam will air in movie theaters across the United States, thus marking WWE's first pay-per-view event to air in theaters.[12]

As part of SummerSlam Week, WWE will hold a multi-day tryout in the Las Vegas area to sign new wrestlers to developmental contracts.[13] Additionally, following John Cena's return to WWE at the previous PPV, Money in the Bank, the company began a tour titled the "Summer of Cena." The tour has Cena appearing on Raw, SmackDown, and at WWE Live events in the weeks leading up to and including SummerSlam.[14] WWE have also partnered with TikTok to host a contest to select two guest ring announcers for SummerSlam.[15] Actress, comedian, and author Tiffany Haddish will host the official SummerSlam afterparty, with WWE making a donation in support of her foster care charity, the She Ready Foundation.[16]

SummerSlam will be held on the same night as the Manny Pacquiao vs. Errol Spence Jr. boxing match, which will take place at the nearby T-Mobile Arena.[17][18] WWE plans for SummerSlam to end before the card's main event, so that those attending in-person will have enough time to travel from Allegiant Stadium to T-Mobile Arena in time for the fight, and to avoid counterprogramming for PPV viewers who ordered both shows.[19]

Storylines

The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[20][21] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[22]

Following Roman Reigns' successful defense of the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank, he declared that everyone could now acknowledge him. John Cena then made a surprise return to WWE, marking his first appearance with the company since WrestleMania 36 in April 2020, where he had a brief stare down with Reigns before performing his signature "You Can't See Me" taunt at Reigns.[23] Instead of waiting until SmackDown, Cena appeared on Raw the next night to explain himself, declaring that he wanted to put Reigns in his place. He then officially challenged Reigns for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.[24] On SmackDown, Cena appeared to confront Reigns, however, Reigns rejected the challenge and instead accepted a challenge from Finn Bálor, who himself had returned to SmackDown the previous week.[25] The following week, as Bálor attempted to sign the contract for the title match, he was attacked by Baron Corbin, who also attempted to sign the contract; however, Cena came out, attacked Corbin, and signed the contract himself, thus booking the Universal Championship match between Reigns and Cena for SummerSlam.[26]

At Money in the Bank, Nikki A.S.H. won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match, earning a contract for a women's championship match of her choice at anytime of her choosing, while later that night, Charlotte Flair defeated Rhea Ripley to win the Raw Women's Championship.[23] The following night on Raw, Flair defended the title against Ripley in a rematch; however, Flair was disqualified after striking Ripley with the title belt, thus Ripley won the match but not the championship. Ripley and Flair then brawled and Ripley performed the Riptide on Flair at ringside. Nikki then ran out and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on Flair to win the Raw Women's Championship.[24] The following week, Flair and Ripley staked their claims to challenge Nikki for the title at SummerSlam. WWE officials Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville resolved the matter by scheduling Nikki to defend the championship against Flair and Ripley in a triple threat match at the event.[27]

Following his dominant victory at Money in the Bank,[23] Bobby Lashley (accompanied by MVP) held an open challenge for the WWE Championship on the following night's episode of Raw. The challenge was accepted by a returning Keith Lee, who had been inactive due to an injury since February. After Lashley defeated Lee, Lashley and MVP were confronted by WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg, appearing for the first time since the Royal Rumble in January. Goldberg proclaimed that he would be Lashley's next challenger for the title.[24] The following week, however, Lashley rejected Goldberg's challenge.[27] On the August 2 episode, Goldberg appeared and confronted the champion face-to-face, stating that he would defeat Lashley for the title. The match was subsequently confirmed for SummerSlam.[28]

On Night 1 of WrestleMania 37, Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks to win the SmackDown Women's Championship.[29] On the July 30 episode of SmackDown, both Carmella and Zelina Vega staked their claims to challenge Belair for the title. The two then attacked Belair, who was saved by Banks, making her first appearance since the SmackDown after WrestleMania. Banks and Belair then teamed up and defeated Carmella and Vega in a tag team match. Following the match, however, Banks ambushed Belair from behind, thereby turning heel in the process.[26] The subsequent week, Banks challenged Belair to a match for the title at SummerSlam, which Belair accepted.[30]

After Edge was granted a Universal Championship match at Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins took issue with this decision, feeling that he deserved the opportunity. At the event, Rollins cost Edge the championship and following the match, the two brawled into the crowd.[23] On the following episode of SmackDown, Edge called out Rollins and said that their issues date back to 2014 when Rollins had attempted to injure Edge's surgically repaired neck and definitively put an end to his career. Rollins then came out and said he despised older wrestlers like Edge and John Cena for coming back and taking opportunities from the current wrestlers who earned them. A brawl then ensued.[25] The following week, Rollins attacked Edge during his entrance and declared that if he cannot be Universal Champion, then neither can Edge.[26] On the August 6 episode, Edge challenged Rollins to a match at SummerSlam which Rollins accepted.[30]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Nikki A.S.H (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea RipleyTriple Threat match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[31]
2Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. John CenaSingles match for the WWE Universal Championship[32]
3Bobby Lashley (c) (with MVP) vs. GoldbergSingles match for the WWE Championship[33]
4The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik MysterioTag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[34]
5Bianca Belair (c) vs. Sasha BanksSingles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[35]
6Edge vs. Seth RollinsSingles match[36]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

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