WWE Clash Of Champions 2020: Main Event Confirmed

Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre set for WWE Title rematch.

by Andy H Murray
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As confirmed on last night's Raw, Randy Orton will challenge WWE Champion Drew McIntyre at the upcoming Clash of Champions pay-per-view on 27 September.

This likely main event came about through a mini-tournament to crown McIntyre's next contender. 'The Legend Killer' beat Kevin Owens following an Aleister Black ambush to punch his ticket for the finals, meeting Seth Rollins (d. Dominik Mysterio) and Keith Lee (d. Dolph Ziggler). Lee appeared to have the match won, nailing Rollins with a Spirit Bomb, though Orton took an opportunistic victory, hitting Keith with an RKO before taking his pin on 'The Monday Night Messiah.'

Orton fell to McIntyre at SummerSlam, losing via roll-up. He responded to this by brutally attacking the Scot on last week's episode of Raw, putting him out of action with a kayfabe "hairline jaw fracture," resulting on the champ missing last night's show. He'll likely be brought back to television before Clash.

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McIntyre vs. Orton is the only match announced for Clash of Champions at the time of writing. The pay-per-view sees the promotion going back to a more traditional pay-per-view schedule, having recently presented SummerSlam and Payback on consecutive weeks.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.