We now have confirmation as to which match will main event night one of this weekend’s WWE SummerSlam premium live event.
WWE Superstar CM Punk recently appeared on ESPN’s Good Guy / Bad Guy. During the discussion, Punk confirmed that his match with Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship will main event night one of SummerSlam this weekend.
“Me main eventing, I think it’s important for the title,” CM Punk said. “I think it’s important for Gunther. I think the title should more often times than not always be featured in a main event. I’m looking forward to not only main eventing SummerSlam but stealing the whole weekend, you know what I mean?” [H/T: Fightful]
The complete WWE SummerSlam card
Here is the card for this weekend’s SummerSlam event:
WWE SummerSlam Saturday Lineup:
- World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk
- WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: The Judgment Day (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss
- Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul
- Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett)
WWE SummerSlam Sunday Lineup:
- Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
- Women’s World Championship: Naomi (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY
- Steel Cage match for the United States Championship: Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles
- No DQ for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkryia
- TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Titles: Wyatt Sicks (c) vs. DIY vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Street Profits vs. Andrade and Rey Fenix vs. Fraxiom
WrestleZone will have live coverage of WWE SummerSlam all weekend long.
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What do you make of this news? Was this the match you expected to main event night one of SummerSlam? Or did you think Roman Reigns would take that spot? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
