WWE will host SummerSlam 2023, its next premium live event, on Saturday, Aug. 5 at Ford Field in Detroit. This event will be WWE’s biggest summer party, featuring a full match card of title bouts and feuds reaching their respective climaxes.
Monday night, after weeks of buildup, Brock Lesnar accepted Cody Rhodes‘ challenge for a match, making the first official bout of the SummerSlam card.
Rhodes had demanded a third match from Lesnar, who responded by suckering the American Nightmare into an attack with a steel chair. The Beast Incarnate then proceeded to deliver a massive beatdown in front of Rhodes’ family before finally accepting the challenge for SummerSlam.
Additionally, Ronda Rousey challenged Shayna Baszler to a SummerSlam match when she appeared in the crowd in Atlanta to call out her former friend. Although it hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, it looks like the match will take place.
As for title matches, a Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship will take place after their face-to-face on Raw. Given these two just faced off at Money in the Bank, perhaps a stipulation comes into play as SummerSlam nears. Otherwise, Damian Priest’s Money in the Bank contract looms large over this.
Although it has not been officially accepted yet, Jey Uso has posed a challenge to Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Championship. This match has been building for months, if not years, since Sami Zayn’s defection and The Usos’ departure in 2023. To add fuel to the fire, Reigns attacked Jimmy Uso on SmackDown, making it almost certain that Jey vs. Reigns will headline SummerSlam to settle the score.
We’ll update this post if more matches are made official. For now, here’s what has been revealed for Ford Field next month.
Last update: July 21, 2023, 11:25 p.m. ET
WWE SummerSlam 2023 card:
- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso – Tribal Combat match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and the title of Tribal Chief
- Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor – WWE World Heavyweight Championship match
- Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Flair – Triple Threat match for the WWE Women’s Championship
- Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar