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WWE SummerSlam Part 2 (Image: WWE)
Welcome to Bleeding Cool's ongoing WWE SummerSlam live coverage The tagline of the show tonight is "You'll never see it coming." That's a bold claim from WWE, which traditionally has been extremely predictable over the last twenty years Can they really pull off a surprise? And what is that surprise about? A swerve in the[...]
Apollo Crews faces MVP at WWE SummerSlam (Image: WWE)
Welcome to Bleeding Cool's live SummerSlam coverage Usually, we have a couple of writers trading off articles, but it looks like I'll be doing this myself tonight So instead of match-by-match articles, I'm going to submit hourly reports like I do for our weekly television show reports, except instead of publishing them the next morning,[...]
Bray Wyatt is loaded into an ambulance after an attack by Braun Strowman ahead of their SummerSlam match.
Tomorrow, Braun Strowman will face The Fiend at WWE SummerSlam, settling the differences between the two monsters in the culmination of a months-long feud built on years of shared history And if you thought that sort of result could be achieved in a regular old wrestling match, you're absolutely incorrect! Announced on the debut episode[...]
A scene from WWE Monday Night Raw 6/22/20
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will face Randy Orton at SummerSlam tomorrow, defending his championship in the main event of a PPV with the tagline "you'll never see it coming." The chances of a screwjob ending that costs McIntyre the title are high But while he's still champion, perhaps now at the peak of his popularity,[...]
Why Bret Hart's SummerSlam Match with British Bulldog Was the GOAT
There's a lot of wrestling matches out there that one could argue are the "greatest of all time," but none of them can compare to the match between Bret Hart and The British Bulldog at SummerSlam 1992 in Wembley Stadium What makes that match stand out above all the rest? Bret Hart will be glad[...]
Bret Hart appears on WWE's The Bump podcast to talk about SummerSlam.
Bret Hart was a guest on WWE's The Bump podcast last week, and with SummerSlam fast approaching, the wrestling legend and Hall-of-Famer Hart was awarded yet another accolade: Mr SummerSlam It was an accolade that Hart was happy to accept because SummerSlam was always one of his best PPVs. Bret Hart appears on WWE's The Bump[...]
The oficial logo for WWE SummerSlam.
We've known for months that there's no way WWE would be allowed to hold SummerSlam at the TD Garden in Boston, but WWE only recently came to grips with it, announcing a couple of weeks ago that they would seek a new location That location would seemingly be at WWE's facilities in Florida, where every[...]
Would The Undertaker return for one last match?: Undertaker: The Last Ride (Image: WWE)
And you'd be in good company, as AJ Styles isn't buying it either. Would The Undertaker return for one last match?: Undertaker: The Last Ride (Image: WWE) In an interview with BT Sports, as transcribed by 411 Wrestling, Styles said he wants to make things official with a Loser Leaves Town match at SummerSlam "I'm the IC[...]
The oficial logo for WWE SummerSlam.
Finally admitting that the writing that's been on the wall for months is true, WWE has officially moved SummerSlam out of its planned location at the TD Garden in Boston As recently as May, Vince McMahon was still reportedly hoping that SummerSlam could have a live crowd However, the coronavirus pandemic will probably prevent any[...]
World Of Tanks Console Season One With A WWE-Themed Event
Partnering with WWE has been a fantastic experience and is bringing unique new content to our players, who can expect more updates like SummerSlam in the future! With update 5.0, we're very excited to be able to address many player requests and desires for our game like cross-play that unites PlayStation and Xbox tankers, to[...]
The official logo of the WWE.
SummerSlam will be held at the Performance Center And it was a wrestler who convinced Vince McMahon to enforce coronavirus safety profiles. The official logo of the WWE. A report from Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline reveals that Rey Mysterio is currently working for WWE without a contract Mysterio signed his latest deal with WWE in September of[...]
WWE chairman Vince McMahon at the Wrestlemania Press Conference in New York's Hard Rock Cafe on March 26, 2008. Editorial credit: George Koroneos / Shutterstock.com
Could we be gearing up for a rematch between WWE's Vince McMahon and one of his greatest opponents, God, at WWE SummerSlam? Most people would view the current coronavirus pandemic as a situation that, while very sad and unfortunate, is outside of our ability to control, at least when it comes to when it will[...]
A look at last year's SummerSlam Kick-Off logo, courtesy of WWE.
Plans for WWE SummerSlam are still going forward, according to TD Garden, the Boston arena where the event is scheduled to take place this August A fan asked the arena about the event and received a response, posting it to Twitter The number of coronavirus cases in Massachusettes has decreased to just over 1500 as[...]
wrestlemania
Less than a week after the WWE announced Wrestlemania 36 will take place over two nights (Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, with Rob Gronkowski hosting) over coronavirus concerns and announcing a deal with ESPN to air classic WrestleMania events over three Sundays, a chunk of the WWE Network library is being made available[...]
Auto Draft
Let's dive in! First up is the first Gamestop exclusive Gears of War figures from Storm Collectibles that are starting to show up. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ These have been out before, but these Scooby-Doo two-packs are showing up again[...]
Dolph Ziggler to Wrestle Goldberg, Not Shawn Michaels, at WWE SummerSlam
Fans watching Dolph Ziggler's recent segments on WWE programming may have been thinking it was all building to a match between Ziggler and WWE Hall-of-Famer Shawn Michaels, but it looks like it's Hall-of-Famer Bill Goldberg that will face the Show Stealer at SummerSlam later this month According to Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer, and all of[...]
SummerSlam is Moving to Canada
WWE is leaving sunny Brooklyn behind and fleeing to the Great White North next year! The company has officially confirmed that Toronto will be the location of SummerSlam in 2019 The Scotiabank Arena will host four nights of WWE action in August 2019, with SummerSlam, NXT Takeover, Raw, and Smackdown Live. In a statement on WWE.com,[...]
Did Seth Rollins Raid Thanos's Wardrobe for SummerSlam Outfit? [SPOILERS]
WWE SummerSlam, a 17-hour annual pro wrestling event, kicked off with Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship But as the challenger, Rollins, made his way to the ring, a lot of people on social media (and at least one who emailed us) noticed that his outfit looked a little familiar… #SummerSlam opens up[...]
After Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam, Alexa Bliss Wants Trish Stratus at Evolution
Tomorrow night at WWE SummerSlam in Brooklyn, five-time WWE Women's Champion Alexa Bliss will face off against her challenger, The Baddest Woman on the Planet, Ronda Rousey, in what might be the main event But is Bliss already looking ahead to her next challenge, against none other than legendary superstar Trish Stratus? Well, not really, but[...]
WWE to SummerSlam Viewers: No Brock Lesnar for You! [Rumor]
After spending years building up to Roman Reigns' coronation as WWE Champion in a match that was previously expected to take place at SummerSlam against Brock Lesnar, it seems that fate — and UFC performance enhancing drug policies — have intervened Lesnar won't be participating in the PPV, at least according to the latest rumor[...]
WWE Superstar Sheamus Mourns Tragic Death Of Fellow Competitor At SummerSlam
WWE's big Summer PPV event, SummerSlam, is in the record books, and while the show went well for many Superstars, one met a tragic early demise: the beach ball being batted around the crowd during the Tag Team Championship match between Sheamus and Cesaro vs Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. During the match, Cesaro jumped into the[...]
New Day Red Lanterns
New Day, the groups consisting of Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods, and as of this writing, the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions, are known for wearing some cool, very colorful ring gear, including Dragonball Z-styled gear. Well tonight at SummerSlam, they decided to go comic-themed, with the group coming out dressed in Red Lanterns-themed[...]
scott steiner
In appearance on the Tonight Show to promote WWE SummerSlam and NXT Takeover Brooklyn, WWE exec Triple H body slammed host Jimmy Fallon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6oG5__SCDEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Thank You Notes: Triple H Body Slams Jimmy Through His Desk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6oG5__SCDE) But one former WWE Superstar, Scott Steiner, who isn't a fan of Triple H,[...]
Ahead Of WWE SummerSlam, Watch Season 2 Of Southpaw Regional Wrestling
From WWE alone over the next five days, we'll have NXT Takeover Brooklyn, SummerSlam, Monday Night RAW, Smackdown Live, 205 Live, and NXT But if you only watch one wrestling show this weekend… make it Southpaw Regional Wrestling You won't regret it. Watch all the episodes below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQhiw_9CrHMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Lost 1986[...]
Stephen Amell Packs His New Suit For The Trip To SummerSlam
Stephen Amell is getting ready for his trip to WWE SummerSlam to take on Stardust… and while he is packing, he shot this video to show everyone what he's bringing along The Blue Jays workout shirt and socks are nice, but he seems to be hinting that the will be wearing the new Green Arrow[...]
WWE Survivor Series 2014 – The Worst "Big Four" Event Of The Year
The fabled big four events in the WWE have always been the Royal Rumble in January, WrestleMania in March/April, Summerslam in August and Survivor Series in November While the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania will always be the bigger two events, it has been a battle for years between Summerslam and Survivor Series for who will[...]