2024
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Cleveland, Ohio
August 3, 2024
It’s time for the 37th annual SummerSlam.
Jelly Roll performs a rendition of “God Bless America.”
“TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!”
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque comes out to the
stage. Triple H asks, “Are you ready?” Triple H welcomes everyone to
SummerSlam before throwing it back to Jelly Roll.
In the ring, Jelly Roll performs “Liar” as videos flash on the
screen of the WWE Superstars who will compete at tonight’s
SummerSlam.
The Miz, the host of SummerSlam, is in the crowd. His hometown crowd
gives him a great reception. The biggest party of the summer starts
right now!
Backstage Segment
Rhea Ripley is walking backstage and gets embraced by “Dirty”
Dominik Mysterio. They walk to the Gorilla Position and make their
entrance. This will be Rhea Ripley’s first televised match since
retaining the Women’s World Championship against Becky Lynch at
WrestleMania XL.
Women’s World Championship
Rhea Ripley w/ “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio vs. Liv Morgan (c)
Referee Eddie Orengo is wearing a Referee Cam in his ear. The last
time Rhea Ripley lost a singles match was 26 months ago to Liv
Morgan.
The bell rings, and the opening match of SummerSlam, presented by
Wheatley American Vodka, begins. They stare at each other before
Ripley approaches her. Morgan quickly gets out of the ring and
taunts her from ringside. Ripley goes outside and chases her, but
Morgan gets in the ring and laughs at her. Ripley looks frustrated.
Ripley gets in the ring, but Morgan quickly gets out. Ripley shouts
at her and goes outside, but Morgan gets in the ring. Ripley is not
happy. Ripley gets in the ring, and once again, Morgan gets out.
Ripley fakes getting out of the ring, so Morgan gets in the ring and
finds herself face-to-face with her challenger.
Ripley blocks a right hand and hits a pair of short-arm
clotheslines. Ripley ducks an attack and hits a third short-arm
clothesline. Ripley connects with a half-and-half suplex, sending
Morgan in a heap to ringside. Ripley goes outside and high-fives
Mysterio before licking his cheek in front of a jealous Morgan.
Ripley attacks Morgan and bounces her off the barricade before
chopping her chest. Ripley bounces Morgan’s face off the ring steps
a few times before putting her in the ring. Ripley sizes Morgan up
on the mat and goes for a clothesline, but Morgan ducks it. Ripley
quickly rebounds with a vicious head-butt. Ripley hits a Rip Tide
into the top turnbuckle. Ripley goes for a Rip Tide in the center of
the ring, but Morgan slides off and retreats to the corner. Ripley
approaches, but Morgan pulls her into the second turnbuckle.
Morgan grabs Ripley and shoves her recently healed shoulder into the
ring post. Ripley’s shoulder appears to be dislocated and her right
arm is dangling. Ripley shouts, “It’s out!” The referee asks if she
wants to stop the match, but Ripley refuses. Ripley gets out of the
ring, but Morgan attacks her at ringside and big boots her into the
ring steps. Morgan stomps Ripley and puts her in the ring for a
two-count. Morgan stomps her down before wrenching the injured arm
and slamming her down. Morgan covers for a two-count. Morgan pulls
Ripley’s hair and shouts, “This is my revenge tour!” Morgan applies
an armbar to Ripley’s injured shoulder. Morgan gets up and kicks
away at the shoulder. Morgan applies an overhead wristlock and comes
off the ropes with a codebreaker to the shoulder. Ripley manages to
get to her feet and big boots Morgan down.
Ripley goes to ringside, and Mysterio checks on her. Mysterio then
pushes Ripley out of the way and takes a suicide dive from Morgan.
Ripley attacks Morgan and puts her in the ring. Ripley paces at
ringside before slamming her shoulder into the commentary table to
pop her shoulder back into place! Morgan looks shocked. Ripley gets
in the ring and unloads on Morgan with stiff forearm shots, followed
by a kick to the head. Ripley viciously dropkicks her into the
corner. Ripley lifts Morgan and slams her down onto the mat for a
two-count. Ripley saunters around the ring and goes for a Rip Tide,
but Morgan counters into a DDT. Morgan covers 1… 2… Ripley kicks
out! Ripley rubs her injured shoulder on the mat before hitting a
snap kick to Morgan’s head. Morgan knocks Ripley back and goes to
the second rope, but Ripley rips her down to the canvas. Ripley then
applies a Prism Trap! Morgan screams in pain, but she manages to
twist out and send Ripley into the turnbuckle. Morgan catches her
with a crucifix driver for a near fall!
Morgan quickly grabs Ripley’s arm for an armbar, but Ripley
desperately fights to block it. Ripley fights up and powers Morgan
up for a powerbomb to pick up a near fall. Ripley holds her shoulder
in pain and looks frustrated. A “Mami” chant picks up. Ripley grabs
Morgan by the hair and talks trash, but Morgan head-butts her.
Ripley is not pleased and grabs her on the apron, but Morgan snaps
her off the middle rope. Morgan goes to the timekeeper’s area and
grabs a steel chair. Morgan gets in the ring with the chair and is
perhaps looking to be disqualified. Ripley snaps her injured
shoulder into the top turnbuckle a few times before kicking Morgan
down. Ripley connects with a Rip Tide in the center of the ring.
Rather than going for the cover, Ripley grabs the chair that Morgan
brought into the ring. Ripley goes to smash Morgan with the chair,
which would cause her to lose this match, but Mysterio jumps up onto
the apron and pulls the chair out of her hand! Mysterio tries to
talk sense into her so she doesn’t get disqualified. Morgan knocks
Ripley into Mysterio, knocking him off the apron. Morgan connects
with Ob-Liv-ion and covers! 1… 2… Ripley barely kicks out, and the
crowd is going wild!
Mysterio slides the steel chair into the ring to Ripley and gets on
the apron to distract the referee. Morgan hits Ripley with an
Ob-Liv-ion on the steel chair and covers the Eradicator for the win!
Winner by Pinfall and still Women’s World Champion: Liv Morgan
Mysterio is smiling at ringside. Morgan gets her title and sits at
ringside. Mysterio helps Morgan up and kisses her on the lips!
Ripley looks upset in the ring. Mysterio walks off arm in arm with
Morgan. Michael Cole shouts, “Dominik, you two-timing, no good son
of a bitch!” Pat McAfee calls him a “piece of s–t.”
WWE is coming to Fanatics Fest from August 16-18.
Backstage Segment
WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn is warming up backstage.
Video: WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Judgment Day Clubhouse
In the Judgment Day Clubhouse, World Heavyweight Champion Damian
Priest storms in and demands to know where “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
is. Priest grabs Finn Bálor by the shirt and asks if he knew about
this. Bálor says he didn’t know. Priest wants to find that “little
prick.” JD McDonagh says they’ll find Mysterio. McDonagh, Carlito,
and Bálor walk off. Priest says, “Finn… kill this kid.”
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn (c)
The bell rings, and Breakker immediately charges Zayn. Zayn
leapfrogs him, and Breakker hits the ring post shoulder-first.
Breakker falls out of the ring. Zayn wipes him out with a somersault
senton before getting him in the ring. Breakker stumbles around the
ring and holds his shoulder. Zayn goes to the top rope and leaps,
but Breakker avoids him. Breakker hits a corner clothesline and
backs up. Zayn tries to surprise him with a Helluva Kick, but
Breakker avoids it. Breakker goes for a military press, but his
shoulder gives out. Zayn hits the ropes, but Breakker turns him
inside out with a big clothesline.
Breakker hits some shoulder thrusts in the corner before punching
away at him. The referee backs him up and admonishes him. Breakker
shouts, “It’s over.” Zayn tries to catch him with an exploder suplex
into the turnbuckles, but Breakker blocks it. Breakker puts Zayn on
the top rope, but Zayn elbows him down. Breakker quickly scales the
ropes and hits a Frankensteiner for a near fall! Breakker talks
trash and presses him against the ropes before punching him hard in
the midsection a few times. Breakker shouts at Zayn and tells him to
quit. Zayn responds with some slaps to the face. Breakker knees him
and sends him into the ropes, but Zayn springboards over him and
hits a clothesline. Zayn goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Breakker
stops it. Zayn tries again, but Breakker (sort of) flips through it.
Breakker pops up and goes to the second rope. Breakker goes for a
diving bulldog, but Zayn counters into a Blue Thunder Bomb for a
near fall.
Zayn grabs Breakker, but Breakker wipes him out with a leaping knee
to the face. Breakker approaches him in the corner, but Zayn catches
him with an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles. Zayn sets up for a
Helluva Kick and charges, but Breakker spears him down! Breakker
pulls the straps down and starts hitting the ropes at 23 mph before
hitting another spear! 1… 2… 3!
Winner by Pinfall and new WWE Intercontinental Champion: Bron
Breakker
Video: The Slim Jim Savage Moment of the Summer was Drew McIntyre
viciously attacking CM Punk at SmackDown in Chicago.
Stephanie McMahon is at ringside.
Video: United States Championship
United States Champion Logan Paul makes his entrance alongside rap
star MGK.
Backstage Segment
LA Knight comes out of the Prime Energy Truck that he stole from
Logan Paul last night. Knight says he’s returning it to Paul, but
the tint on the windows has been driving him crazy all day. Knight
grabs a pipe and smashes the window in.
United States Championship
“The Maverick” Logan Paul (c) vs. LA Knight
As LA Knight goes to pose for his entrance, Logan Paul attacks him.
They brawl at ringside until Knight head-butts him. Knight then
drives Paul hard into the barricade. Knight bounces Paul off the
ring apron and whips him into the Prime Energy Hydration Station.
Knight taunts MGK. Paul spits some Prime Drink into his face and
spears Knight into the apron. Paul starts to clear the commentary
table. Knight pops up and bounces Paul’s face off the table a few
times before smashing him in the head with a Prime Energy Drink.
Knight puts Paul on the commentary table and puts him on his
shoulders for a torture rack neckbreaker! The table doesn’t break!
Knight puts Paul in the ring, and the bell rings to start the match.
Knight shoulders away at Paul’s midsection before sending him into
the ropes. Knight lowers his head and eats a kick, but he comes
right back with an inverted atomic drop, followed by a clothesline
for a two-count. Knight does some theatrics and goes for an elbow
drop, but Knight gets the knees up. Knight goes for a back suplex,
but Paul flips through and sends him into the ring post
shoulder-first. That’s three matches in a row with this spot. Paul
sends him into the ring post again. Paul tries for a third time, but
Knight fights out. Paul quickly clotheslines him down before
punching away at him. The crowd shouts, “You suck” at Paul. Paul
taunts them and big boots Knight down. Paul hits a split leg drop
(Hogan Paul) for a near fall.
They begin trading right hands before Knight kicks him and starts to
jab at him. Knight counters a whip into a gutwrench suplex for a
two-count. Knight hits an alley-oop for a two-count. Paul mocks LA
Knight and hits the ropes, but Knight pops up and hits a powerslam.
Knight gets up and tackles Paul into the corner before unloading on
him with right hands. Knight sends him sternum-first into the
turnbuckles before grabbing him by the throat and pushing him to the
corner before punching him down. Knight connects with a running knee
before pacing around the ring. Paul misses a clothesline, and Knight
connects with a Side Effect. Knight goes to the second rope and
waits for Paul to roll over. Knight leaps to the top rope and hits a
diving elbow drop for a near fall.
Knight sets up for a torture rack neckbreaker, but Paul fights out.
Paul sends him to the apron and connects with a springboard
clothesline to knock him to the floor. Paul sizes him up and hits a
WILD springboard moonsault to the floor! Wow! Paul gets Knight in
the ring and balls up his steel-reinforced fist. Knight ducks a KO
Punch and goes for Blunt Force Trauma, but Paul counters into a
backslide pin for a two-count. Paul absolutely rocks Knight with the
KO Punch and covers 1… 2…, but Knight kicks out! Paul cannot believe
it.
Paul heads to the top rope and dives for a Frog Splash, but Knight
avoids it. Knight goes for BFT, but Paul slings him down to the mat.
Paul goes to the middle rope and boots Knight back. Knight leaps to
the top rope and hits a wicked superplex! Paul landed high on his
shoulders. Knight covers and picks up a near fall!
Paul rolls out of the ring to recover and rakes Knight’s eyes. Then,
Paul starts going to his cronies at ringside, including Jeff, who
has helped him win a few matches. Knight wipes out Paul with a
baseball slide before attacking Jeff and another member of the Paul
entourage. Paul quickly attacks Knight and puts him in the ring. MGK
goes to ringside and gives Paul a pair of brass knuckles he was
wearing as a necklace. Knight grabs Paul from the ring, but Knight
punches him with the brass knuckles! Paul goes for a Buckshot
Lariat, but Knight counters into BFT for the win!
Winner by Pinfall and new United States Champion: LA Knight
Backstage Segment
Baron Corbin approaches Apollo Crews, who is having his head shaved.
Otis, Akira Tozawa, and Maxxine Dupri walk in, and Otis shaves his
midsection. This was an advertisement for Manscaped.
Video: WWE Women’s Championship
WWE Women’s Championship
Nia Jax vs. Bayley (c)
Nia Jax won this title opportunity by winning the Queen of the Ring
Tournament.
The bell rings, and Bayley starts attacking Jax with strikes. The
2024 Queen of the Ring quickly cuts her off, but Bayley knocks her
into the ropes and twists the arm on the ropes. Jax fights back with
a powerbomb attempt, but Bayley counters with a jawbreaker. Bayley
charges, but Jax flattens her with a Samoan Drop. Jax knocks her to
the ropes and drives her into the bottom rope before throwing her
across the ring. Jax drops an elbow and talks a little trash before
smacking her on the rear end. Jax chokes her on the bottom rope.
Bayley kicks Jax back, but Jax shoves her to the corner and clubs
her down. Jax then hits Bayley with the Stink Face. Jax applies a
Cobra Clutch in the center of the ring. Bayley manages to power out
with a back suplex! Jax gets to her feet and flapjacks Bayley on the
top rope. Bayley quickly rebounds and takes Jax down with a running
forearm.
Jax gets up and approaches Bayley, but Bayley pulls her out of the
ring. Jax quickly takes Bayley down and goes for a leg drop on the
apron, but Bayley moves. Bayley knocks Jax into the barricade before
coming off the steel steps with a Thesz Press. Bayley punches away
at her before putting her in the ring. Bayley heads to the top rope,
but Jax sweeps the feet. Jax pulls her off the top rope for a
delayed vertical suplex, but Bayley counters into a guillotine, the
move she used to defeat Jax at NXT TakeOver: London. Jax fights out,
hits a rolling senton, and follows up with a leg drop for a near
fall.
Jax goes to the second rope and goes for a diving leg drop, but
Bayley moves. Bayley connects with Bayley-to-Belly for a near fall.
Bayley goes for a Rose Plant, but Jax fights out. Jax goes for a
slam, but Bayley fights out. Jax quickly flattens her with a
uranage. Jax drags her to the corner and goes to the second rope for
an Annihilator. Jax crushes her with the Annihilator! 1… 2… Bayley
somehow kicks out! Jax is in absolute disbelief.
An irate Jax bounces Bayley’s head off the mat a few times. Jax
continues to attack her and slings her to the corner. Jax says, “I’m
so reckless. I’m so clumsy, right?” Jax clubs away at her in the
corner and backs up. Jax charges, but Bayley moves, and Jax hits the
ring post shoulder-first. That’s four matches in a row with this
spot. Jax rolls out of the ring to recover. Bayley goes for a
suicide dive, but Jax catches her and KILLS her with a Samoan Drop
on the floor! Jax gets Bayley in the ring and avalanches her in the
corner. Jax smashes her in the face with a running hip attack. Jax
heads to the second rope for an Annihilator, but Bayley pops up and
attacks her. Bayley lifts Jax and walks to the center of the ring
with her on her shoulders before dropping her with a powerbomb! The
crowd is going wild. Bayley heads to the top rope and hits a diving
elbow drop! 1… 2… Jax barely kicks out!
“IT’S TIFFY TIME!”
The crowd goes crazy as Miss Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton runs
down to the ring with a referee in tow. Stratton gets on the apron,
but Bayley punches her down. Jax goes to attack Bayley, but Bayley
takes her down for a two-count. Bayley hits a running kick to the
face and charges, but Jax crushes her with a powerbomb. Jax hits
another vicious powerbomb. Jax goes to the second rope and hits an
Annihilator, but she pops up and hits a second Annihilator for the
win!
Winner by Pinfall and new WWE Women’s Champion: Nia Jax
Queen Jax celebrates her WWE Women’s Championship. Tiffany Stratton
also celebrates with Jax, showing that this was the plan all along.
Jax goes to ringside and embraces her family.
Video: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk
Special Guest Referee: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
This will be CM Punk’s first televised singles match on WWE
television. His last match was on WWE Raw on January 20, 2014,
against Billy Gunn. Punk won that match. The next week, Punk would
walk out of WWE, poetically right in Cleveland. Punk would be gone
from the company for nearly a decade before returning at Survivor
Series: WarGames in 2023.
Punk throws his sweatshirt at Rollins, who is serving as the Special
Guest Referee. Rollins rubs it on his rear end before throwing it
out of the ring. Rollins talks to both Punk and McIntyre before
signaling for the bell to start the match. Punk and McIntyre start
brawling in the center of the ring to a big ovation. Punk gets
McIntyre in the corner and punches him down before stomping away at
him. Rollins backs Punk up and gets in his face. McIntyre stuns Punk
with a forearm to the face and punches him down in the corner before
stomping away at him. Rollins pulls McIntyre off and admonishes him.
Punk boots McIntyre back and comes off the second rope with a diving
clothesline. Punk mounts McIntyre and punches away at him before
McIntyre shoves him off. McIntyre connects with a throat thrust
before chopping the chest. McIntyre punches him and hits the ropes,
but Punk follows him and clotheslines him over the top rope. Punk
comes off the apron with a diving clothesline on the floor.
A “CM Punk” chant picks up. Punk bounces McIntyre’s head off the
ring post. McIntyre shoves him away and charges, but Punk sends him
into the timekeeper’s area. Samantha Irvin gets out of the way as
Punk comes off the barricade with a forearm to the face. Punk
punches McIntyre around ringside and knocks him into the steel
steps. Punk smashes McIntyre’s head against the steel steps a few
times. Rollins lies across the top turnbuckle and lets this fight
happen. Punk gets on the apron, but McIntyre sweeps the feet.
McIntyre lifts him and slings Punk twice into the commentary table.
McIntyre chops Punk and punches him down. McIntyre gets Punk under
the ring and gives him a catapult into the steel trellis of the
ring! Rollins, the referee, is pleased and laughs about this.
McIntyre rolls Punk into the ring and chops him down. He grabs him
and hits a snap suplex for a no-count. Rollins taunts McIntyre and
says that McIntyre said he would kill Punk. Rollins wants more from
this match. McIntyre stomps away at Punk. Punk fights back, but
McIntyre chops him back down. McIntyre backs him into the corner and
connects with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a no-count.
McIntyre pulls Punk to his feet and slaps him in the face. Punk
responds with a slap and does a strike combo. Punk goes for a
running knee in the corner, but McIntyre counters into a powerbomb
for a one-count. McIntyre is frustrated with how quickly Punk has
been kicking out. McIntyre slams him with a sit-out powerbomb and
finally picks up a two-count. McIntyre gets in Rollins’ face.
Rollins says he doesn’t like Punk, but he kicked out.
McIntyre goes to ringside and grabs a steel chair. Rollins looks at
McIntyre, but he doesn’t take the chair away. McIntyre tells Rollins
to let it happen. Rollins turns his back on this. McIntyre goes to
hit Punk with the chair, but Rollins shows he has a conscience and
takes the chair away. Rollins argues with McIntyre. McIntyre shoves
him, so Rollins charges with the chair and nearly hits Punk before
putting the brakes on. Rollins throws the chair out of the ring. As
he’s doing that, Punk has McIntyre rolled up. Rollins sees it too
late, and McIntyre kicks out. Punk had him pinned for a while.
McIntyre hits Punk with a swinging neckbreaker and kips up. McIntyre
goes into his trunks and pulls out the bracelet with Punk’s wife and
dog’s names on it. McIntyre puts it on and goes for a Claymore Kick,
but Punk kicks him down. Punk then drops him with a swinging
neckbreaker.
Punk gets to his feet and hits McIntyre with a running knee in the
corner. Punk backs up and hits a second running knee to the face.
Punk backs up and hits it a third time before hitting a clothesline.
Punk heads to the top rope for a diving elbow drop. Punk covers for
a near fall. Punk quickly transitions into an Anaconda Vice attempt.
McIntyre fights it, but Punk eventually locks it in. As he applies
the hold, Punk pulls his bracelet off McIntyre’s wrist. Punk picks
it up and turns into a Claymore Kick! McIntyre covers for a near
fall!
A “CM Punk” chant picks up. McIntyre kneels in the ring and looks
frustrated. He paces around before pulling Punk up. McIntyre goes
for a Future Shock DDT, the move he used to injure Punk at the Royal
Rumble. Punk fights out and sidesteps him to send McIntyre
shoulder-first into the ring post. That’s the fifth match in a row
with that spot. Punk signals for the Go To Sleep. Punk lifts
McIntyre before dropping him when he sees Rollins wearing his
bracelet. Rollins defends himself as Punk approaches him. McIntyre
attacks Punk from behind and knocks him into Rollins. Rollins is
knocked out of the ring. McIntyre goes for a Future Shock DDT, but
Punk counters out and hits the GTS! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… Rollins is
still out of the ring. Rollins finally gets in and starts counting:
1… 2… McIntyre kicks out!
Punk says Rollins is as good a referee as he is a wrestler. Punk
gets in Rollins’ face and yells at him. Rollins argues that he is
the referee and that this is his company. No one wants Punk here.
It’s not all about him, according to Rollins. Punk grabs Rollins and
gives him the GTS! Punk rolls him over and says, “It ain’t always
about me, but it’s never about you.” Punk takes his bracelet back
and puts it on. McIntyre low-blows Punk and hits a Claymore Kick!
McIntyre covers for a little while before Rollins comes to and
counts the pin! 1… 2… 3!
Winner by Pinfall: Drew McIntyre
McIntyre looks completely vindicated. The commentators talk about
how Punk’s rage cost him this match. McIntyre takes the bracelet
back and puts it on. McIntyre poses and puts a foot on Punk’s chest.
The Judgment Day Clubhouse
World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest is preparing for his match
when World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor walks in. Bálor says they
looked for “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, but they couldn’t find him.
Priest says Mysterio probably left. Priest apologizes for his
actions earlier tonight. They make up. Bálor says he knows Priest
doesn’t want him out there, but he’ll be here if he changes his
mind. They bump fists, and Priest leaves.
Video: World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship
“The Ring General” Gunther vs. Damian Priest (c)
Gunther won this title opportunity by winning the King of the Ring
Tournament.
The bell rings, and Gunther charges, but Priest rocks him with a
forearm to the face. Priest punches away at Gunther in the corner.
Gunther fights out, but Priest punches him back to the corner and
hits a running back elbow. Priest goes for South of Heaven, but
Gunther fights out with some uppercuts. Priest takes him down with a
flatliner, and Gunther rolls out of the ring to recover. Priest goes
to ringside and leaps off the steel steps with a diving clothesline.
Priest grabs Gunther, but Gunther shoves him into the ring post
before hitting a back suplex onto the apron. Gunther shoves him into
the ring apron and viciously chops the chest.
Gunther gets in the ring and elbows Priest in the head as he
reenters. Gunther connects with a scoop slam. Priest starts knocking
Gunther back and boxes the ears. Gunther fights out of a suplex
attempt and chops the chest. Gunther connects with a butterfly
suplex for a one-count. Gunther takes a few moments to regroup
before chopping the chest. Priest strikes back, but Gunther bounces
off the ropes and big boots him down. Gunther heads to the top rope,
but Priest cuts him off. Priest climbs, but Gunther puts him in a
hammerlock and punches him in the ribs. Priest fights back with a
kick and catches Gunther with a top rope hurricanrana! Priest
follows up with a Broken Arrow for a near fall.
Priest kicks away at Gunther’s chest and hamstring. Gunther kicks
him back and chops the chest. Priest responds with a kick. They
start exchanging hard chops in the center of the ring with Priest
coming out on top. Priest then hits a series of kicks and takes the
2024 King of the Ring down! Gunther’s chest is bleeding. Gunther
gets up and starts chopping Priest, but Priest blocks out and kicks
him in the midsection. Priest goes for a clothesline, but Gunther
chops him. Priest quickly comes back with a superkick. Priest goes
for an avalanche in the corner, but Gunther moves. Gunther catches
him with a Tyrannosaurus Dropkick, followed by a big Powerbomb for a
near fall.
Gunther is not happy and takes a few moments to sneer at the crowd.
They exchange chops before Priest kicks him in the head and hits
South of Heaven. Priest covers for a near fall. Priest sets up for a
Razor’s Edge. Gunther fights out. Gunther soon hits a capture suplex
and follows up with a big clothesline. Gunther hits a second
clothesline for a near fall. Gunther cannot believe it. Priest
challenges him to bring more. Gunther obliges and rocks him with a
vicious kick to the face. Priest asks for more. Gunther drops him
with a chop to the chest. Gunther taunts the crowd and chops Priest
again.
World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor appears at ringside and starts
pounding the mat to get Priest fired up. Gunther wrenches the arm
and chops the chest. Gunther grabs the arm and chops the chest.
Priest starts to fight back, but Gunther rocks him with a wild boot
to the face. Gunther’s chest is bleeding heavily. Gunther talks
trash to Priest and kicks him in the head. Gunther kicks Priest in
the ribs and looks at Bálor before booting him in the head from the
ring.
Priest is not happy about that. Gunther kicks him, but Priest pulls
the straps down and runs him over with a clothesline. Priest hits
the ropes and hits another clothesline. Priest kicks him in the
midsection and connects with the Razor’s Edge! Priest connects with
the South of Heaven and covers 1… 2… Bálor puts Gunther’s foot on
the bottom rope! Priest is not aware that Bálor put Gunther’s foot
on the bottom rope. Priest sees a replay and turns to look at Bálor.
Bálor turns and menacingly looks at Priest. Priest goes for Bálor,
but Gunther pulls him into the ring with a Sleeper Hold. Gunther
cinches it in as Bálor sneers at Priest. Priest starts to fade, but
then he gets a burst of energy and rolls over to cover Gunther for a
two-count. Priest quickly grabs Bálor by the throat, but Gunther
pulls him back. Gunther hits Priest with a Powerbomb in the center
of the ring before immediately applying the Sleeper Hold! The
referee calls for the bell!
Winner by Referee’s Decision and new World Heavyweight Champion:
“The Ring General” Gunther
“The Ring General” Gunther celebrates winning the World Heavyweight
Championship. He kisses his wife at ringside.
The John Cena Retirement Tour is coming to a city near you in 2025.
The Miz and R-Truth are in the ring. The Miz says an all-time
American record has been set for SummerSlam. There are 57,791 people
in attendance.
Grayson Waller and Austin Theory of A-Town Down Under come to
ringside and mock The Miz. Waller points out that this is Miz’s
hometown. Theory says Cleveland has the worst NFL football team
ever. All the people look like Jelly Roll. Jelly Roll and MKG,
seated at ringside, give them a thumbs down. Waller says he won’t
let Theory talk badly about Jelly Roll. Jelly Roll is the only
person to make music worse than R-Truth. R-Truth says we’re in the
home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. R-Truth thinks Waller and
Theory are Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson of the Rock ‘n’ Roll
Express.
Jelly Roll is in the ring with a steel chair. Miz and R-Truth attack
Waller and Theory. Jelly Roll hits both Waller and Theory in the
back with the steel chair. Jelly Rolls grabs Theory by the throat
and gives him a massive Chokeslam! Jelly Roll then signals for the 5
Knuckle Shuffle. Miz and R-Truth join in for a 15 Knuckle Shuffle on
Theory! Jelly Roll celebrates with Miz and R-Truth in the ring.
The WWE Bash in Berlin is coming on Saturday, August 31.
Video: Undisputed WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes’ Tour Bus
Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes is on
his tour bus preparing. Rhodes exits the bus and walks his beloved
dog Pharoah. Rhodes walks backstage until he bumps into Arn
Anderson. Anderson talks Rhodes up and says he still has a little
influence backstage. Anderson reminds Rhodes that he has a few
friends to help him against the Bloodline. Rhodes thanks him and
keeps walking. Rhodes gets his ring jacket and goes through Gorilla
Position. Rhodes puts on a mask and makes his entrance.
Undisputed WWE Championship
Bloodline Rules Match
Solo Sikoa vs. “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes (c)
The bell rings, and the crowd is buzzing. They circle the ring
before locking up with a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Rhodes applies a
side headlock. Sikoa whips him off and absorbs a shoulder tackle
attempt from Rhodes. Rhodes smiles at him and hits the ropes for a
shoulder tackle, but Sikoa absorbs it. Sikoa then takes Rhodes down.
Rhodes quickly gets to his feet and sneers at Sikoa. They go for a
test of strength, but Rhodes ducks under an attack. They lock up
again, and Rhodes puts the side headlock back on. Sikoa whips Rhodes
off, but Rhodes slides through the legs, kicks him in the
midsection, and drops down, but Sikoa blocks the uppercut. Rhodes
gets to his feet and gets the crowd going. Rhodes applies a
waistlock, but Sikoa fights out. Rhodes is knocked to the corner, so
Sikoa tries to charge him for a running hip attack, but Rhodes gets
out of the ring to avoid it. Sikoa stares at Rhodes and motions that
he will soon be the champion.
Sikoa kicks Rhodes in the midsection and head-butts him down. Sikoa
chops the chest, so Rhodes chops him back. Sikoa drops him with a
right hand and talks a little trash. Sikoa throws him over the top
rope, but Rhodes skins the cat back into the ring. Sikoa sees him
and charges, but Rhodes pulls the top rope down to get him to the
apron. Rhodes knocks him to the floor with a Disaster Kick. Rhodes
hits the ropes and connects with a suicide dive! Rhodes gets in the
ring and pounds the mat. Rhodes goes to grab Sikoa, but Sikoa
punches him in the head. Rhodes punches Sikoa as he gets in the
ring. Sikoa reverses a whip to the corner. Rhodes slingshots over
him and goes for a snap powerslam, but Sikoa puts the brakes on.
Sikoa connects with a running wheel kick for a two-count. Sikoa
sends Rhodes into the ropes and hits a Samoan Drop. Sikoa gets
Rhodes to his feet and attacks before sending him into the ropes for
another Samoan Drop. Sikoa picks up a two-count. Sikoa sets up for a
Samoan Spike, but Rhodes kicks the hands away. Rhodes knocks him
back and hits a Cody Cutter. Rhodes then clotheslines him over the
top rope.
Rhodes goes to ringside and bounces Sikoa off the ring steps. He
then sends him into the Prime Hydration Station. Rhodes takes a sip
of one of the drinks and smashes it against Sikoa’s head. Rhodes
puts him back in the ring and comes off the top rope, but Sikoa
moves. Rhodes quickly comes back with a drop-down uppercut. He then
hits some left jabs and a Bionic Elbow. Rhodes goes for a Disaster
Kick, but Sikoa counters into a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall.
Sikoa knocks Rhodes to the corner and strikes him. Sikoa taunts the
crowd and heads to the opposite corner before charging for a running
hip attack. Sikoa takes a little too much time in between, so Rhodes
goes for a Pedigree. Sikoa fights out, so Rhodes rolls him up for a
two-count. Sikoa pops up and hits the Spinning Solo for a near fall.
Sikoa applies a nerve hold in the center of the ring. Rhodes fights
up, but Sikoa pushes him into the ropes and hits his third Samoan
Drop of the match for a two-count. Sikoa puts Rhodes on the top rope
and pulls him into the tree of woe position. Sikoa hits the ropes
and hits a running headbutt. Sikoa slows down the pace and soon hits
another running headbutt. Sikoa talks trash and saunters around the
ring. Sikoa goes for a third, but Rhodes sits up. Rhodes stands on
the top rope and hits a moonsault block. Rhodes’ rotation was off a
bit. One of the commentators said that looked like a Terry Funk
moonsault. Rhodes takes it to Sikoa and hits the ropes, but Sikoa
counters with a belly-to-belly side suplex for a two-count.
Sikoa starts to head to the top rope, but Rhodes cuts him off.
Rhodes climbs the ropes, but Sikoa head-butts him down to the mat.
Rhodes quickly scales the ropes and hits a top rope superplex. They
begin to trade strikes from their knees before getting to their
feet. Rhodes rallies with punch after punch before hitting the ropes
for a Cody Cutter, but Sikoa catches him. Sikoa goes for a Cross
Rhodes, but Rhodes counters out of his own finisher and hits a Cross
Rhodes.
WWE Tag Team Champion Tama Tonga, along with his brother Tonga Loa,
hit the ring and attack Rhodes. The Guerillas of Destiny double-team
Rhodes before dropping him with a spinning slam. Sikoa covers Rhodes
for a near fall. Tonga and Loa double-team Rhodes until Kevin Owens
makes his return! Owens runs down and gets in the ring to attack
Tonga and Loa. Owens superkicks Sikoa and takes Tonga down before
punching away at him. Loa pulls Owens off, but Owens punches and
stomps him down. Tonga then takes Owens down as the numbers game
becomes too much.
Randy Orton then returns from injury to make the save. Orton attacks
Tonga at the foot of the aisleway. Orton gets in the ring and drops
Loa with an RKO. Owens hits Tonga with a Stunner. Orton hits Sikoa
with a snap powerslam, and Owens follows up with a Swanton Bomb.
Rhodes grabs Sikoa and hits him with a Cross Rhodes! 1… 2… Sikoa
barely gets the shoulder up before three. Orton and Owens knock
Tonga and Loa into the crowd and brawl with them to the back.
Rhodes goes outside and grabs the top half of the steel steps.
Rhodes gets in the ring and hits Sikoa in the head with it, but
Sikoa won’t go down. Rhodes shouts for him to go down before hitting
him in the head with the steps again. Sikoa stays standing. Rhodes
charges, but Sikoa hits him with a Spear that sends the stairs
flying! Sikoa covers for a near fall. Sikoa cannot believe it. Sikoa
sets the steps up in the corner with the steps facing up. Sikoa
punches Rhodes against the steps and backs up. Sikoa sizes him up
and charges for a running hip attack, but Rhodes moves, and Sikoa
hits the steps hard. Rhodes goes for Cross Rhodes and connects.
Rhodes pulls him up for a second consecutive Cross Rhodes and hits
it. Rhodes is looking for a trinity, but WWE Tag Team Champion Jacob
Fatu runs into the ring and wipes Rhodes out with a springboard
moonsault block! Fatu positions Rhodes and hits another springboard
moonsault. Fatu puts Sikoa on top of Rhodes. 1… 2… Rhodes kicks out!
Fatu cannot believe it.
Fatu attacks Rhodes and punches him out of the ring before hitting a
superkick at ringside. Fatu clears the commentary table and
superkicks Rhodes onto it. Fatu goes to the top rope and dives off
with a splash through the table! Fatu immediately grabs his ankle
and knee. Fatu tries to stand and put weight on it, but he
immediately collapses. Knowing that an injury can blow up all the
momentum he has going, Fatu is irately throwing chairs around in
frustration. Sikoa gets Rhodes in the ring and hits a big splash for
a near fall. Sikoa sets up for a Samoan Spike, but Rhodes collapses.
Rhodes fights back with a superkick before scaling the ropes for a
Cody Cutter.
ROMAN REIGNS’ MUSIC HITS, and the crowd EXPLODES! “The Head of the
Table” makes his way to the ring for the first time since losing the
title at WrestleMania 40. Reigns gets in the ring and drops Sikoa
with a Superman Punch! The crowd is absolutely going ballistic.
Reigns lets out a tribal scream and hits Sikoa with a huge Spear.
Reigns turns and looks at the man who ended his legendary title
reign, but he doesn’t do anything and walks away. Rhodes keeps his
eyes on Reigns before grabbing Sikoa. Rhodes looks at Reigns as he
delivers Cross Rhodes to Sikoa for the win.
Winner by Pinfall and still Undisputed WWE Champion: “The American
Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
Roman Reigns puts his head down, seemingly because he doesn’t want
to help Rhodes retain the title either. Reigns’ t-shirt says, “OTC,”
meaning “Original Tribal Chief.” Sikoa is shocked and seated at
ringside, with Fatu kneeling behind him. Rhodes celebrates as the
show comes to an end.