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SummerSlam - the biggest party of the summer; the biggest event of the summer. Whatever tagline is used, the 32-year-old event is seen as one the biggest events on the WWE calendar every single year. After WrestleMania, many of the WWE Universe anticipate SummerSlam more than any other pay per view event that WWE presents.
Some of the biggest matches and moments in WWE history have taken place at SummerSlam. Brock Lesnar becoming the youngest WWE Champion in history at SummerSlam 2002, the first-ever meeting of Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam 2005, Randy Orton becoming the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history at SummerSlam 2004, SummerSlam has seen it all.
With The Horror Show at Extreme Rules now in the rear view mirror, many fans are already speculating as to what matches could take place at this year's SummerSlam extravaganza.
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Let's take a look at 5 matches that we could potentially see as SummerSlam emanates from the WWE Performance Center on August 23, 2020.
#5 Braun Strowman vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (WWE Universal Championship)
SummerSlam could see the culmination of the intense rivalry between WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman, and his former Wyatt Family mentor, Bray Wyatt.
Heading into their Wyatt Swamp Fight at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Braun Strowman was under the impression that he would be competing against "The Eater of Worlds" version of Bray Wyatt.
However, in the final moments of the Wyatt Swamp Fight, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt would reappear for the first time since defeating John Cena in the Firefly Funhouse match at WrestleMania 36.
The Fiend captured Braun Strowman in the mandible claw and dragged the WWE Universal Champion down in the watery depths of the swamp in which the Wyatt Swamp Fight took place.
Now that Braun Strowman has competed against the Firefly Funhouse and The Eater of Worlds versions of Bray Wyatt, this re-emergence of The Fiend suggests that a SummerSlam showdown between The Fiend and Braun Strowman is next.
However, unlike the Wyatt Swamp Fight at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, this time it is likely that the WWE Universal Championship will be on the line given the importance of an event such as SummerSlam.
Will The Fiend be the version of Bray Wyatt that is finally able to defeat Braun Strowman?
#4 Apollo Crews vs MVP (WWE United States Championship)
Could SummerSlam be the setting to finally provide clarity as to who is the real WWE United States Champion?
Several weeks ago on Monday Night Raw, during a V.I.P Lounge hosted by MVP, WWE United States Champion Apollo Crews would once again reject MVP's offer of managing Crews' career. This led to a vicious attack by MVP's associate Bobby Lashley, locking Apollo Crews in the brutal full nelson.
Since this attack by Lashley, Apollo Crews has been and has not competed. This led to MVP introducing a new WWE United States Championship, the first redesign of the title in 13 years, and self appointing himself as the new WWE United States Champion.
This feud between MVP and Apollo Crews was scheduled to be resolved in a WWE United States Championship match at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. However, Apollo Crews was not medically cleared to compete at Extreme Rules after not passing the pre-match physical.
MVP went on declare himself the winner by forfeit and the new official WWE United States Champion. Despite WWE not recognising MVP as the US Champion, he continues to tell the world that he is the "real" United States Champion as we head into SummerSlam.
With Apollo Crews likely to be cleared to compete by SummerSlam on August 23, could finally get the United States Championship match between Apollo Crews and MVP? SummerSlam could finally settle who is the real United States Champion once and for all.
#3 Seth Rollins vs Dominik Mysterio
Dominik Mysterio is no stranger to SummerSlam. The son of the legendary WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio actually sat ringside as his father faced WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match for the custody of Dominik at SummerSlam 2005.
Fast forward 15 years and SummerSlam 2020 could be the event in which we see Dominik Mysterio's first ever official match inside a WWE ring.
At The Horror Show at Extreme Rules the personal rivalry between Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio was taken to new and unprecedented levels as they battled in the first ever "Eye for an Eye match".
The Monday Night Messiah would walk out victorious, and with both eyeballs, as Rey Mysterio suffered a "globe luxation" causing Seth Rollins to be sick to stomach, figuratively and literally.
However, this past week on Raw, Seth Rollins showed little to no remorse for his actions towards Rey Mysterio. With SummerSlam on the horizon, could Dominik Mysterio look to avenge his father?
Dominik Mysterio has been involved in limited physicality in WWE so far. Dominik was on the receiving end of a brutal Brock Lesnar beatdown in 2019, which led to him getting physically involved in the Brock Lesnar vs Rey Mysterio match at Survivor Series 2019.
Likewise, he masterminded an attack on The Monday Night Messiah several weeks ago on Raw. It's well known that Dominik Mysterio is currently training to become a professional wrestler and has been for some time now.
Could SummerSlam provide the perfect setting for Dominik Mysterio to make his WWE in-ring debut and face off against Seth Rollins in an attempt to get retribution on behalf of the Mysterio family?
#2 Bayley vs Sasha Banks (Smackdown Women's Championship)
Originally, SummerSlam 2020 was scheduled to emanate from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. However, due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic, SummerSlam has been moved from the TD Garden to the WWE Performance Center.
Boston, Massachusetts is the hometown of Sasha Banks. The Boss is currently one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with her best friend, the Smackdown Women's Champion, Bayley.
Since returning to WWE the night after SummerSlam last year on Monday Night Raw, Sasha Banks and Bayley have been inseparable. The Golden Role Models have run roughshod over Smackdown and the entire WWE.
However, there have been subtle teases that the friendship between Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks could be soon to end in the near future.
Bayley has volunteered Sasha Banks for matches when The Boss wasn't prepared and Sasha Banks has also volunteered Bayley for matches when The Role Model wasn't prepared. Many of the WWE Universe have also caught Sasha Banks staring at Bayley's Smackdown Women's Championship on several occasions.
The Smackdown Women's Championship is the only championship that Sasha Banks hasn't held yet in WWE. As SummerSlam was originally scheduled to take place in Sasha Banks' hometown, many assumed we would finally see the Sasha Banks vs Bayley showdown at the biggest event of the summer.
Now that SummerSlam has been moved to the WWE Performance Center, plans may have changed. Although, many fans are still hopeful that we will see The Boss and The Role Model finally collide at SummerSlam on August 23, 2020.
#1 Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton (WWE Championship)
Traditionally, SummerSlam has seen some of the biggest WWE Championship matches in SummerSlam history. SummerSlam 2020 will be no different.
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre has been unstoppable since defeating Brock Lesnar to become the WWE Champion at WrestleMania 36 in April. The Scottish Psychopath has yet to be pinned or submitted since 2019. Therefore, many members of the WWE Universe are questioning if there is anyone on the WWE roster that could pose a threat to Drew McIntyre and his WWE Championship?
Step in Randy Orton. The Viper has had a 2020 every bit as good and successful as Drew McIntyre so far. Ever since Randy Orton turned his back and viciously attacked his former tag team partner Edge in January, The Viper has been on a roll.
During the year of 2020 so far, Randy Orton wrote Matt Hardy off of WWE television, won the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" at Backlash, where he punted Edge in the skull, kicked Christian in the head during Captain Charisma's "one more match" and followed that by punting The Big Show this week on Monday Night Raw as well.
In addition to this, Randy Orton has once again aligned himself with WWE Hall of Famer "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. This has led to Randy Orton once again dubbing himself as "The Legend Killer".
With Randy Orton as the biggest heel on Raw right now, it only makes sense for The Legend Killer to go up against the biggest babyface on Raw, that being the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, at SummerSlam.
A showdown between The Legend Killer and The Scottish Psychopath for the greatest prize in WWE is a SummerSlam worthy main event and matchup that everyone in the WWE Universe wants to see.
