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SummerSlam (2015)
Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker
PromotionWWE
DateAugust 23, 2015
CityBrooklyn, New York City, New York
VenueBarclays Center
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SummerSlam (2015) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It will take place on August 23, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.[1] It will be the twenty-eighth event under the SummerSlam chronology, and the first since 2008 to be held outside of Los Angeles as Staples Center was the exclusive home for SummerSlam from 2009 to 2014. This is to be the 8th SummerSlam to be held in the New York metropolitan area after the 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2007 editions. The Izod Center was originally supposed to host SummerSlam, but due to its closure in April 2015, the event was moved to the Barclays Center.[2] The event will also be the first in the SummerSlam chronology to be four hours in length, a length previously reserved only for WrestleMania.[3][4]

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

SummerSlam will feature professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw, SmackDown and NXT. Wrestlers will portray heroes (faces) or villains (heels) as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5][6]

At WrestleMania XXX in 2014, Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to break his undefeated WrestleMania streak.[7] Four months later, Lesnar defeated John Cena at SummerSlam to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship,[8] but lost it the following year at WrestleMania 31 in his match against Roman Reigns when Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and won the championship.[9] Lesnar received his rematch against Rollins at Battleground, and was closing in on the win when The Undertaker returned and attacked Lesnar, causing the match to end in an inconclusive finish due to Rollins and the referee disappearing from the ring.[10] This was initially reported as a "no contest", but the following night on the July 20 episode of Raw, Lilian Garcia announced Lesnar as the winner by disqualification.[11] Also on the same night, it was announced that Undertaker would face Lesnar in the main event of SummerSlam.[12] This will be Undertaker's first SummerSlam match since 2008, and his first pay-per-view match outside of WrestleMania since Bragging Rights in 2010.

Ryback won the vacant Intercontinental Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber.[13] On the June 1 episode of Raw, Ryback was scheduled to make his first title defense against The Miz, but Big Show attacked Miz, preventing the match from occuring, and confronted Ryback.[14] At Money in the Bank, Big Show defeated Ryback by disqualification after Miz attacked him; therefore, Ryback retained the championship.[15] On June 22, it was announced on WWE.com that Ryback would defend the title against Big Show and Miz in a Triple Threat match at Battleground, but after Ryback sustained an injury, the match was postponed.[16] On August 6, it was announced on WWE.com that the match had been rescheduled for SummerSlam.

At Money in the Bank, Bray Wyatt attacked Roman Reigns during the Money in the Bank ladder match, preventing him from winning the match.[15] At Battleground, Wyatt defeated Reigns after Luke Harper interfered and attacked Reigns, reuniting The Wyatt Family with Wyatt in the process.[10] On the July 20 episode of Raw, Dean Ambrose managed Reigns as he defeated Harper by disqualification.[12] On the August 6 edition of SmackDown, Reigns challenged Wyatt to a tag team match at SummerSlam, with Reigns and Ambrose facing Wyatt and Harper, which Wyatt accepted.[17]

On the June 18 episode of SmackDown, Alicia Fox allied with The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Divas Champion Nikki Bella) by helping Brie win her match against Paige, later naming their stable "Team Bella".[18] On the July 13 episode of Raw, Charlotte, Becky Lynch and NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks made their WWE debuts; Charlotte and Lynch allied with Paige, later naming their team "PCB", while Banks allied with Naomi and Tamina, naming their stable "Team B.A.D.".[19] At Battleground, Charlotte defeated Brie and Banks in a Triple Threat match.[10] On August 10, it was announced that at SummerSlam, Team Bella, PCB and Team B.A.D would compete against each other in a Three-Team Elimination match.

At Battleground, The Prime Time Players defeated The New Day to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship.[10] On the July 20 episode of Raw, Los Matadores defeated the Prime Time Players, after a distraction by the New Day.[12] On the July 27 episode of Raw, The Lucha Dragons defeated Los Matadores.[20] On the July 30 episode of SmackDown, The Lucha Dragons and Los Matadores defeated The New Day and The Ascension.[21] On the August 3 episode of Raw, The New Day and The Ascension defeated The Lucha Dragons and Los Matadores in a rematch.[22] On the August 6 episode of SmackDown, The Prime Time Players teamed up with Mark Henry to defeat The New Day.[17] On the August 10 episode of Raw, The New Day defeated Los Matadores.[23] It was then announced on WWE.com that The Prime Time Players would defend the championship against The New Day, Los Matadores and The Lucha Dragons in a Fatal Four-Way tag team match at SummerSlam.

On the May 25 episode of Raw, Stardust confronted special guest Stephen Amell (actor of Arrow fame), while losing to Neville.[24] On the July 13 episode of Raw, Stardust defeated Neville.[19] On the August 10 episode of Raw, where Amell was again a special guest, Neville defeated King Barrett, but was then attacked by Stardust. Stardust then assaulted Amell, who entered the ring and attacked Stardust in return. Amell and Neville then persuaded Triple H backstage to make a tag team match at SummerSlam, with Amell and Neville facing Stardust and Barrett.

On the July 20 episode of Raw, United States Champion John Cena challenged WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins to a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, but Rollins refused.[12] On the July 27 episode of Raw, Cena again challenged Rollins, but The Authority instead forced him to defend the United States Championship against Rollins. Cena defeated Rollins, but sustained a broken nose during the match.[20] On the August 3 episode of Raw, Rollins challenged Cena to a "Winner Takes All" match at SummerSlam, for both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the United States Championship.[22] On the August 11 episode of Tough Enough, Cena accepted Rollins' challenge.

On the June 18 episode of SmackDown, Kevin Owens defeated Cesaro.[18] On the June 29 episode of Raw, Cesaro defeated United States Champion John Cena by disqualification after being attacked by Owens, therefore not winning the championship. On the July 20 episode of Raw, Cesaro teamed up with Cena and Randy Orton to defeat Owens, Rusev and Sheamus.[12] On the July 23 episode of SmackDown, Owens attacked Cesaro after his match against Seth Rollins.[25] On the July 27 episode of Raw, Cesaro attacked Owens after his match against Orton.[20] On the July 30 episode of SmackDown, after Owens attacked Cesaro during his rematch against Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Cesaro defeated Owens and Rollins in a tag team match.[21] On the August 13 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that Cesaro would face Owens at SummerSlam.[26]

At Battleground, Randy Orton defeated Sheamus.[10] On the July 20 episode of Raw, Orton, John Cena and Cesaro defeated Sheamus, Kevin Owens and Rusev.[12] On the July 27 episode of Raw, Sheamus attacked Orton during his match against Owens.[20] On the August 3 episode of Raw, Orton, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus, Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.[22] On the August 10 episode of Raw, Orton defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins by disqualification after being attacked by Sheamus, therefore not winning the championship. Sheamus then attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on Rollins, but was stopped by Orton.[23] On August 17, it was announced on WWE.com that Orton would face Sheamus at SummerSlam.

On the May 18 episode of Raw, Lana ended her association with Rusev and started a relationship with Dolph Ziggler, turning face in the process.[27] After making numerous unsuccessful attempts to sway Lana from Ziggler, Rusev started a relationship with Summer Rae. On the July 6 episode of Raw, Rusev attacked Ziggler, resulting in Ziggler sustaining a throat injury.[28] On the August 17 episode of Raw, Ziggler returned and attacked Rusev. The same night, it was announced that Ziggler would face Rusev at SummerSlam.[27]

On the August 17th episode of Raw, it was announced that Jon Stewart would be the Special Guest Host for the event.[29]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. The UndertakerSingles match[30]
2Randy Orton vs. SheamusSingles match[31]
3John Cena (U.S. Champion) vs. Seth Rollins (World Champion)Winner Take All singles match for both the WWE United States Championship and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[32]
4Ryback (c) vs. Big Show vs. The MizTriple Threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[33]
5The Wyatt Family vs. Dean Ambrose and Roman ReignsTag team match[34]
6The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) (c) vs. Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego w/ El Torito) vs. The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara & Kalisto) vs. The New Day (a 2/3 combination of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[35]
7The Arrows (Stephen Amell and Neville) vs. The Cosmic Kings (Stardust & King Barrett)Tag team match[36]
8Kevin Owens vs. CesaroSingles match[37]
9Team Bella (The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox) vs. Team B.A.D. (Naomi, Sasha Banks and Tamina) vs. PCB (Paige, Charlotte and Becky Lynch)Three-Team Elimination match[38]
10Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lana) vs. Rusev (w/ Summer Rae)Singles match[39]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

See also

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