Wrestling/WWE News Round-Up (10th - 18th July): Undertaker's former rival becomes school principal, 5-time Champion out of action until 2020

#3. Raw Reunion

As announced by the WWE at Extreme Rules, next week's episode of Raw will take place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa on July 22nd. And it's not your typical rinse-and-repeat episode of Monday Night Raw. The upcoming show is being billed as the 'Raw Reunion Special', which will see many legendary superstars in attendance.

Here's the current confirmed line-up for the incredibly stacked show:

• Christian
• Ric Flair
• Hulk Hogan
• Booker T
• Road Dogg
• Sean Waltman
• Steve Austin
• Hurricane Helms
• Eric Bischoff
• Mark Henry
• Jerry Lawler
• Ted DiBiase Sr.
• Mick Foley
• Jimmy Hart
• The Godfather
• Kevin Nash
• Scott Hall
• Sid Vicious
• The Boogeyman
• Shawn Michaels
• D-Von Dudley
• Jerry Lawler
• Kelly Kelly
• Kurt Angle
• Rikishi
• Ron Simmons
• Santino Marella
• Sgt. Slaughter
• Triple H
• Melina
• Candice Michelle
• Sting

Jim Ross is one of the notable names who will not be appearing at the show as he turned down the offer owing to his commitments to AEW. Bubba Ray Dudley is another legend who has given the event a pass.

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#4. SummerSlam Card updates

The buildup towards SummerSlam began at Extreme Rules itself with a host of outcomes planting the seeds for various feuds that are set to feature at the biggest match card of the summer.

Three title matches have been confirmed as of this writing:

• Brock Lesnar (C) vs. Seth Rollins (WWE Universal Championship)
• Becky Lynch (C) vs. Natalya (WWE Raw Women's Championship)
• Bayley (C) vs. Ember Moon (WWE SmackDown Women's Championship)

Here are the other rumored matches that are expected to be added to the SummerSlam card in the coming weeks:

• AJ Styles (C) vs. Ricochet (US Championship Match)
• Drew McIntyre vs. The Undertaker
• Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ali (Intercontinental championship)
• The IIconics vs. The Kabuki Warriors (WWE Women's Tag Team Championship)
• Kofi Kingston (C) vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship)
• Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon
• The New Day (C) vs. Heavy Machinery/ Samoa Joe & Elias (or both) (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship)
• The Revival vs. The Usos (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)