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WWE SummerSlam 2020 will be very different as compared to last year as we won’t have any fans in attendance at the event. Instead, the ThunderDome experience is likely to make the event a bit different and unique to ensure that the fans get the most out of this year’s event.
No less than eight matches are scheduled to take place at the event where the WWE Championship, Universal Championship, and the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships will be defended.
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Randy Orton has already shown that he is ready to become the WWE Champion once again, while Braun Strowman is not ready to give up his WWE Universal Championship yet.
Asuka will have a massive opportunity to win both the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championship at the event, making things even more exciting for her fans.
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville will collide in a loser leaves WWE match, while Dominik Mysterio will make his in-ring debut against Seth Rollins. Veteran WWE Superstar MVP will get a shot at Apollo Crew’s United States Championship during the event, while Andrade and Angel Garza will set their sights on The Street Profits’ RAW Tag Team Championships.
With so much to look forward to, we will take a look at the five things that must happen at this year’s WWE SummerSlam.
#5 Andrade and Angel Garza become the new RAW Tag Team Champions at SummerSlam
Andrade and Angel Garza lost their partner Austin Theory after pairing with him for just a few weeks, but the two men have managed to set their differences aside and forge ahead. They will face Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, collectively known as The Street Profits, for the RAW Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam 2020.
A few weeks ago, Montez passed out during his match and it was revealed that he had been poisoned by someone. Bianca Belair suspected that the criminal was none-other-than Zelina Vega, and CCTV footage proved that just last week.
Now that the heels have all the heat on this, they must manage to overcome the dynamic duo and become the new RAW Tag Team Champions. At SummerSlam, Garza and Andrade must use their heelish tactics, and defeat Dawkins and Ford with the help of distractions from Vega.
Garza and Andrade are great wrestlers who need titles around their waists to become even more threatening on RAW. The Street Profits have already had a good run as the champions, and a victory for the heels will allow The Viking Raiders to get back in the title picture. Winning at WWE SummerSlam will help elevate the value of both Andrade and Garza as well.
#4 Sonya Deville leaves the company WWE SummerSlam
While fans believed that a bitter rivalry between two former best friends Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville had come to an abrupt end, Deville made a surprise return to WWE SmackDown on the July 31 episode. The Pride Fighter made an immediate impact by attacking Rose and chopping off her hair during the appearance to set up towards a match for WWE SummerSlam.
Rose did not back down and challenged Deville to a Hair vs. Hair match at SummerSlam, which Deville accepted. The last episode of SmackDown before SummerSlam saw the stakes being raised, as the match will now be a No-Disqualification match with the loser leaving WWE.
While Deville is playing the heel in this fight, WWE must allow her to take the fall at the expense of Rose who is slowly developing her character and making it better.
Deville is currently a fan-favorite, and we’ve seen her build herself really well this year. Even though she’s miles away from a push similar to Becky Lynch’s, losing and leaving the company only to return again in a newer and fresher gimmick could help the Superstar.
With the no-disqualification rule in place, we could see Otis help Rose pick up the victory leading to Deville's exit, and she can end up returning in a refreshed role.
#3 A refreshed Aleister Black returns at WWE SummerSlam
After weeks of action, Aleister Black had become an integral part of the rivalry between Seth Rollins and the father-son duo of Rey and Dominik Mysterio. While Black is a big name in WWE at the moment, it’s a bit of a surprise that he isn’t booked for any matches for WWE SummerSlam.
That could all change at the event as we will see Dominik make his in-ring debut against The Monday Night Messiah. Rey will be on his son’s side during the match, while Murphy will likely join his leader during The Street Fight. That’s not all, as Austin Theory could also end up returning during the match to help Rollins take the fight to Dominik and his father.
This must lead to the return of a new and improved Black who could come out to even the odds after he had already teased a change of character on social media for a few weeks.
Black must return with an even deeper and darker character during the match, and take out all three heels himself to help Dominik pick up his first victory in WWE.
This will allow the former NXT Champion to return to television during a big event and make a big impact that could help him get into a major feud following SummerSlam.
#2 Asuka wins one out of two of her Championship matches at WWE SummerSlam
Asuka will have the biggest night of her WWE career at SummerSlam this year as she will compete in two big Championship matches during the event. Not only will The Empress face Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, but she will also challenge Sasha Banks for the RAW Women’s Championship.
With one challenger for both the top titles at SummerSlam, WWE will need to pull off something special to send the fans home happy. With that in mind, WWE could allow a break-up angle between The Golden Role Models during the event with WWE Payback coming up only a week later.
At SummerSlam, WWE must allow Bayley to retain her SmackDown Women’s title against Asuka with the help of Banks. Banks could distract the referee during the match to allow Bayley to land a cheap shot and then pick up the victory.
However, during the RAW Women’s Championship match, Bayley must fail to return the favor and not be able to prevent Banks from tapping out to the Asuka Lock.
This would make Banks bitter and create a divide between the two best friends while allowing Asuka to become the RAW Women’s Champion again.
It will also allow WWE to book a rematch between Banks and Asuka for the title at WWE Payback as the storyline will already be there to work with.
#1 RETRIBUTION end the WWE Championship match in a no-contest to close SummerSlam
With the introduction of RETRIBUTION to RAW and SmackDown, we have seen WWE work on many angles where the faction has attacked Superstars and officials both in the ring and backstage. RETRIBUTION will look to leave a mark at SummerSlam, and there are many ways they can end up giving fans something unexpected during the event.
The faction has already forced matches to end in no-contests, with the first attempt at a match between Big E and John Morrison on SmackDown being the most recent example.
Tom Colohue of Sportskeeda noted that a match at SummerSlam could fall victim to the faction’s interference during his chat before the beginning of RAW this week:
“Don't be surprised if this whole thing is held up or potentially interrupted by Retribution in the main event of SummerSlam in order to get a draw rematch at Payback. I don't know why they've got a PPV the week after but they're having it as an overflow PPV and they will need big draw rematches. A week is not long enough to build a new feud. They will need a lot of rematches.”
Orton and McIntyre are two of the biggest WWE Superstars in the current roster, and attacking them would help RETRIBUTION leave a huge mark on WWE. McIntyre has already teased taking out RETRIBUTION, and that could lead to the group attacking him at the event.
This could result in a no-contest during the match between Orton and McIntyre for the WWE Championship, and WWE will get a reason to book a match at WWE Payback which will take place just a week after SummerSlam.
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