It’s time for the biggest party of the summer. WWE’s 2021 Summerslam PPV is coming to you from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will feature a live audience, so prepare yourself for people singing along to Edge’s theme music during his entrance. As the PPV airs, you can check out live match results, along with our thoughts and notes about what unfolds during the event (including any surprises WWE may reveal).
Summerslam will see return matches for two wrestling superstars: Goldberg and John Cena. Of course, Cena’s been wrestling pretty regularly after TV tapings end and at house shows, so technically, this is just his televised return match. They won’t be fighting each other though. Goldberg will be taking on the exceptionally dominant Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship and Cena will face the “Head of the Table” Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship.
If you want to watch Summerslam, you’ll need to subscribe to Peacock–or WWE Network if you live outside of the US. Peacock has a free tier; however, you’ll need to subscribe to Peacock Premium ($5 a month) or Peacock Premium Plus ($10 a month) in order to live stream the PPV. The difference between the two is that Premium Plus is not ad-supported. However, both tiers of Peacock play the same stream Summerslam.
WWE Summerslam 2021 match card:
- AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. RK-Bro (Raw Tag Team Championship)
- Alexa Bliss vs. Eva Marie
- Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal
- Sheamus (c) vs. Damian Priest (United States Championship)
- Edge vs. Seth Rollins
- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Sasha Banks (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
- The Usos (c) vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio (Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
- Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Goldberg (WWE Championship)
- Nikki A.S.H. (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair (Raw Women’s Championship)
- Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena (Universal Championship)
There are multiple championships on the line, and Smackdown has been building some impressive storylines leading up to Summerslam. Aside from Cena vs. Reigns, one of the highlights of WWE’s Friday night programming has been the lead up to Edge vs. Seth Rollins–who is wearing increasingly outlandish outfits. Edge has been on fire this past year, so this should be a fantastic match.
If you don’t have the patience to wait for Summerslam to begin, why not check out the latest episode of GameSpot’s wrestling podcast, Wrestle Buddies? This week, Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring talk Summerslam with none other than the Raw Women’s Champion, Nikki A.S.H. In addition, the guys are joined by PredictionBot 3000 to discuss who they think will be the losers and winners of each match of the PPV. You can check out that episode above.
Below, you’ll find live updates, results, and a review from GameSpot’s Wrestle Buddies for Summerslam as it airs on Peacock–or on the WWE Network outside of the US. Additionally, there will be some notes for each match as well.
Kickoff Show
The Kickoff Show starts at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT and will air on Peacock, Twitter, and YouTube. Or watch it below.
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Notes from the preshow or changes in the match card will be noted here.
Source: Gamespot
