WWE presents SummerSlam live on PPV on Sunday, August 15 at 8 PM ET. This event will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. If you do not have PPV capability, you can order the show on WWE.com or watch it at a WWE Blast Area.
Matches Announced For This Show (Keep checking back for more updates)
WWE Championship: Champion Sheamus (0-0) vs. Randy Orton (3-3)
Events leading to this match: Randy Orton beat Edge and Chris Jericho in a triple-threat match to become the number one contender for the title. The mystery GM of RAW has stipulated that if anyone interferes in this match that they will be suspended indefinitely.
World Heavyweight Championship: Champion Kane 5-3-1 vs. Rey Mysterio 3-3
Events leading to this match: At Money in the Bank, Kane won a Money in the Bank Ladder Match and cashed in his title shot later that night. Rey Mysterio had entered his match with Jack Swagger with an ankle injury that was further aggravated during the match and during a post-match beat down. Kane came out and after stopping the attack he cashed in his title shot and easily won the title. Rey earned this rematch by beating Jack Swagger in a #1 Contenders Best-of-3 Falls Match against Jack Swagger.
Events leading to this match: The contestants from season one of WWE NXT formed an alliance after the competition ended and have wrecked havoc on the WWE for the past few months. The men have beaten up many members of the RAW roster in 7-on-1 sneak attacks. The RAW superstars finally got together to even the odds. Unfortunately for Team Cena, the Great Khali has been injured at the hands of Nexus and will not be able to compete in this match. The team is currently short one member.
3-on-1 Handicap Match: Big Show (3-0) vs. CM Punk (2-1), Luke Gallows (0-0), and Joey Mercury (0-0)
Rules of the match: Only one member of the Straight Edge Society is allowed to be in the ring at the same time and members of the team must tag themselves into the match. Big Show only needs to beat one member of the team to win the match.
Events leading to this match: Big Show has humiliated the Straight Edge Society by unmasking CM Punk and revealing his shaved head to the world as well as unmasking their mystery man and revealing him to be Joey Mercury.
Divas Championship: Champion Alicia Fox (0-0) vs. Melina (0-1)
Events leading to this match: Back in January, Melina was forced to relinquish the title due to injury. She has recently returned to the ring and in her first match back pinned Alicia in a non-title match.
Intercontinental Championship: Champion Dolph Ziggler (0-1) vs. Kofi Kingston (0-1)
Events leading to this match: Dolph Ziggler recently won the title from Kofi Kingston. This is Kofi's rematch for the title he just lost.
