SummerSlam will take place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee tonight. The PPV will be headlined by Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. WWE is promoting this as the final meeting between Reigns and Lesnar. A Money in the Bank cash-in can also be played in the match, with Theory promising to cash in whoever wins. Theory is also set to challenge Bobby Lashley for the United States title tonight. Other title matches will see Bianca Belair defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey challenge Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and The Usos and Street Profits face off for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles. In his hometown of Nashville, Jeff Jarrett will be the special guest referee for the title fight. Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin, Logan Paul vs. The Miz, and a no-DQ match between The Mysterios and The Judgment Day are also set for SummerSlam. Tonight’s PPV starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time. There will also be a pre-show beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.
title: “Wwe Summerslam Live Results Roman Reigns Vs. Brock Lesnar Won F4W " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Donald Cole”
Show summary — START OF BROADCAST The panel was Kayla Braxton, Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Kevin Patrick and Peter Rosenberg. They ran under the card. (As usual, I don’t intend to recap the entire pre-show, just what seems somewhat noteworthy.) Lawler and Booker buried Pat McAfee for not being a true wrestler entertainer like Baron Corbin. One of the other panelists suggested that Lawler take on McAfee if he felt so low with him, and Lawler was fine with that. Theory explained his plan again (again) to Sarah Schreiber and was feeling very confident. Titus O’Neil presented the WWE title belts to Meals of Hope, PENCIL and Musicians on Call and announced that $20,000 would be donated to each charity. The person in the cryptic videos will appear tonight. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch will open SummerSlam.
SUMMERSLAM 2022 They are in an outdoor stadium, so the show starts under daylight. Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch to retain the Raw Women’s Championship (15:10) Lynch worked on Belair’s arm early, but she came back with a Glam Slam and a standing moonsault for two. Belair tried to give Lynch a KOD on the barricade, but Lynch landed on her feet, pulled Belair into the barricade and hit her with a leg drop onto him. Lynch hit a leg drop as Belair was clotheslined over the ropes, but Belair countered a second powerbomb attempt. Belair hit another Glam Slam, this time on the edge of the ring. Lynch tried to use Belair’s braid, but Belair pulled her into the ring post with it and hit a vertical suplex on the outside. Belair followed with a moonsault for two. Lynch tried a crossbody but Belair caught her. She couldn’t follow up due to her injured hand, so Lynch followed with the Diamond Dust (a cutter) for two. They traded counters until Belair hit what was basically a flapjack. Lynch tried a Disarmer but Belair rolled out holding Lynch. Belair gave Lynch a KOD on the outside but couldn’t pull her into the ring. Belair didn’t want to win by countout, but seemed to think it was inevitable, however, Lynch just got the ten count. They battled on the top rope until Lynch knocked Belair off her headlock and hit a Man-handle Slam for a nearfall. Lynch went for a Man-handle Slam off the middle rope, but Belair countered into a Spanish Fly. He immediately followed with an emphatic KOD for the pinfall win. Good match with a great finish. — Lynch offered Belair a handshake after the match. Belair shook her hand and they hugged. Bayley tagged in as Belair celebrated. The crowd went wild. Bayley stopped at ringside and Dakota Kai entered. Corey Graves freaked out because he didn’t think Kai had a contract. Kai joined Bayley at ringside when Io Shirai entered. Bayley, Kai and Shirai entered the ring together to face Belair. Lynch joined Belair and the trio retreated. This was really good. (I think Shirai’s graphic said “Io Shirai” and Jimmy Smith definitely referred to her as that, but Graves called her “Io Sky.”)
Miz and Ciampa had matching neon green jackets with leggings that were green, pink and black. Logan Paul beat The Miz (w/Maryse & Ciampa) (14:16) Paul hit a springboard moonsault to the outside, but Miz took control with a Codebreaker off the ropes, and Ciampa later helped by hitting Paul with a cheap shot. Paul came back with a Blockbuster, a clothesline and a powerslam for two. Paul followed with It Kicks and a figure four, but Miz took a break. Paul hit a high cross and a standing moonsault for two. Ciaba tried to attack Paul, but the referee caught him and threw him out of the ring. Ciaba grabbed a chair and decided to sit at ringside. AJ Styles’ music hit and he flew through the crowd to eliminate Ciampa. Styles attacked Ciampa through the crowd to the back. Paul hit Miz with a Phenomenal Forearm for a near fall. It looked good, but Graves admitted it was more of a “pretty good forearm.” Paul cleared the announce table and climbed to the top rope as Maryse screamed at him. Paul dropped his elbow pad on her before hitting Miz with a freaking frog splash on the table. Paul shoves Miz into the ring and tries a cover, but Maryse distracts the referee. Miz tried to hit Paul with something, but Paul ducked and hit a Skull Crushing Finale for the pinfall win. The first part of the match was good, but thanks to the last few minutes, this ended up being pretty good. The crowd was relatively quiet early on, but Paul’s win got a huge pop. He bowed to the crowd after the match. The announcers wondered if Paul was trained by Styles.
There were video packages (to cover commercial time) for Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. There was also an ad for a water bottle company featuring Maximum Male Models (Mace, Mansoor, Maxxine Dupri and Max Dupri). I may be in the minority, but I thought it was pretty entertaining.
The sun has set and it was a good time for Lashley’s entrance with fireworks. Bobby Lashley defeated Theory to retain the United States Championship (4:44) Theory attacked Lashley with the briefcase upon his entrance. The referee checked on Lashley before ringing the bell to start the match. It didn’t matter much because Lashley quickly came back with a chokeslam. Theory tried to leave less than two minutes into the match, but Lashley cut him off and tossed him into the barricade twice. Theory came back with a rolling dropkick for two, but Lashley responded with a flatliner. They traded punches before Lashley hit a running powerslam. Theory jumped over a spear attempt and Lashley collided with the turnbuckle. Theory tried another rolling dropkick, but Lashley countered it perfectly by stomping Theory over his head. Lashley applied the Hurt Lock and Theory immediately ran out. The crowd loved Lashley and erupted for the win.
No Disqualification Tag Team Match: Dominik & Rey Mysterio beat Finn Bálor & Damian Priest (w/ Rhea Ripley) (11:09) They still tagged in and out even though this was a no DQ match. Graves thought that perhaps Balor, the 41-year-old former Universal Champion, was finally reaching his full potential now. The crowd got into it as Mysterios hit a double 619, but Ripley tripped both Mysterios. He also dropped Dominik on the apron which looked great. Bálor called for a chair when the lights went out. A remixed version of the Brood theme started and steps appeared in the hallway. Fire pyro went off as Edge climbed the stairs and marched to the ring. Edge took on both Priest and Bálor. The Mysterios gave Bálor a double 619 and Rey followed with a springboard for the pinfall win.
There was a moment where Graves told Michael Cole, “I liked you better when you were allowed to have an opinion,” which of course is a reference to Vince McMahon leaving. Cole responded by saying, “That has changed. A lot has changed.”
Pat McAfee defeated Happy Corbin (10:39)
Corbyn entered first and was greeted by a chorus of men chanting “Bum Corbyn”. They also took out McAfee’s theme for his entrance (so he didn’t come out to Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes).
Corbin threw McAfee through the (now repaired) announce table. Cole yelled at Corbin and Corbin shoved Cole in his seat. I guess the fans hate Corbin more than Cole because they booed it.
Corbin went up top, but McAfee jumped to the top and took him down with a superplex. (McAfee nearly slipped but managed to regain his balance.) With Corbin on the outside, McAfee went to the top and feinted to lose his balance before hitting a Swanton.
The referee went down for a moment after Corbin collided with him and McAfee kicked Corbin in the nuts. McAfee followed with a Code Red (I guess) off the middle rope for the pinfall win.
McAfee did well here for the most part, but I wouldn’t call it a good fight.
Drew McIntyre’s promo McIntyre came in and cut a fiery promo. He was happy to be in Nashville. He finished his battle with Sheamus and said he could barely get out of bed today, but it was worth it because he got the winner of tonight’s world title match. (McIntyre asked a young fan his name, and he said “Colt.” McIntyre said he would beat the ass of whoever won tonight and take both titles. He asked the crowd to count down to Claymore. He raised his sword and fireworks went off.
Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins were led to the ring by the Tennessee Titans cheerleaders. They also wore Titans themed clothing. The Usos defeated The Street Profits to retain the Tag Team Championships [special referee: Jeff Jarrett] (13:23) About eight minutes into the match, Dawkins took out the Usos with a backflip dive (something he could have done in the first 40 seconds if this was a Raw match). He dropped Jey Uso onto Ford who hit a back suplex. The Usos hit Dawkins and Jimmy hit a suplex for two. The Usos brawled with Jarrett before hitting a double dive, but Ford broke up the cover. Jey almost hit Jarrett by mistake, but Jarrett caught it. Dawkins followed with a powerbomb and Ford hit a frog splash, but he was too late to make the cover and Jey was kicked out. Ford was pissed off at Jarrett for some reason. The Usos fought back and took out Ford with double superkicks out of the ring. They hit Dawkins with superkicks before hitting a 1D for the pinfall win. This was good I guess, but I thought it felt a little flat and not unlike their previous matches. Jarrett’s involvement ultimately led to nothing.
Kid Rock appeared in the crowd. He twisted his beer and made out with his lady. Riddle suddenly entered the ring as security told him to leave. Riddle told them to shut up. It was him…