WWE "Really Don't Like" The Card For SummerSlam 2022

The Biggest Party of the Summer takes place in less than two weeks.

By Andrew Pollard / July 19, 2022

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With this year's SummerSlam less than two weeks away, some fans have been a little concerned at how the Biggest Party of the Summer is shaping up. And now, it appears as if some key figures within WWE aren't particularly enthralled with the current SummerSlam card.

Via the ever reliable @WrestleVotes, WWE sources have indicated that the promotion "really don't like the SummerSlam card". As pointed out, those unhappy with the SummerSlam line-up are the same people who are actually putting together the SummerSlam line-up.

In the most WWE of ways, I had a source tell me this morning “they really don’t like the SummerSlam card”

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“They” being the people who put it together. Um, what?!
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) July 19, 2022

One particular SummerSlam bout that's raised the eyebrow of many fans, is the decision for WWE to once again run back the Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns rivalry.

To WWE's partial credit on this front, the believed original plan was for the Head of the Table to face Randy Orton at SummerSlam. Once the Viper was ruled out of action - with him likely to miss the rest of 2022 - that forced the company to find a replacement, and thus they turned to Lesnar. Of course, plenty of fans and wrestling journalists have highlighted the other potential SummerSlam opponents for Reigns, but here we are...

As of this writing, the current card for SummerSlam 2022 reads as follows:

- Logan Paul vs. The Miz

- Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin

- Riddle vs. Seth Rollins

- United States Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Theory

- WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Street Profits with Jeff Jarrett as the Special Guest Referee

- SmackDown Women's Champion Liv Morgan vs. Ronda Rousey

- Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch

- Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing Match

Emanating from Nashville's Nissan Stadium, SummerSlam takes place on Saturday 30 July.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 19th Jul 2022

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