Let us take a look at the top 8 WWE News & Professional Wrestling stories of the hour:
8. More Matches Added To SummerSlam 2016, Updated Match Card
On this week’s episode of SmackDown Live, two more matches were added to this month’s SummerSlam 2016 match card. AJ Styles will face John Cena in a rematch of their “Dream Match” from Money in the Bank 2016 and The Miz will defend his Intercontinental Title against Apollo Crews. Below is the updated match card:
– Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton
– John Cena vs. AJ Styles
– WWE Championship Match: Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
– WWE Universal Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor
– WWE Women’s Championship Match: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte
– WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) vs. Apollo Crews
The following matches are expected to be added to SummerSlam 2016:
– WWE United States Championship Match: Rusev (c) vs. Roman Reigns
– WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day (c) vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
– Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens
Speaking of SmackDown Live, Brock Lesnar invaded SmackDown Live and laid out Randy Orton with an F5:
7. Raw Ratings For This Week’s Episode
This week’s episode of Raw (which featured the return of Brock Lesnar & Randy Orton invading Raw) drew 3.31 million viewers, which is down from last week’s 3.34 million viewers (this was the post-Battleground episode of Raw & was the first Raw of the new Brand Extension era).
Speaking of Raw, over 100 episodes of Raw from 2006 & 2007 have been added to the WWE Network. Below is what WWE posted:
“Relive the rise of WWE Hall of Famer Edge with the addition of more than 100 classic Raw episodes spanning 2006 to 2007. Witness The Rated-R Superstar’s elevation to main event status with unforgettable showdowns against John Cena, fellow WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Mick Foley and others. Plus, watch WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus and Mickie James’ memorable rivalry, the debut of The Spirit Squad, the return of D-Generation X, Raw’s 15th anniversary celebration and more! Start watching these classic Raw episodes now on demand, only on WWE Network.”
