WWE Rumor Roundup: Big SummerSlam match canceled, backstage reasons behind the Golberg/Ziggler match - 8th August 2019

#3 Reason behind Aleister Black vs Sami Zayn being removed from SummerSlam

One of the matches that WWE had already advertised for SummerSlam included Aleister Black taking on Sami Zayn. However, as they say, everything is subject to change in WWE until the last moment.

Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened with Zayn and Black, who will now no longer be a part of SummerSlam this year. Dave Meltzer explained on WOR why WWE had this sudden change of plans:

So the deal with Aleister Black and Sami Zayn was when Vince showed up and didn't like SmackDown. He tore the whole show apart. When he was done with the stuff he didn't like and then changing the main event, they had an hour to fill. And so one of the ideas for that hour was, well, what can we do in this hour? Let's put Aleister Black's match with Sami Zayn on. So, that was one of the things they did to fill the hole. They took that off the PPV and that's the reason that's off the PPV."

(H/T: Sportskeeda.com)