WWE Extreme Rules 2020 Gets ANOTHER Name Change

RIP Extreme Rules: The Horror Show.

by Andy H Murray
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
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WWE's next big pay-per-view has undergone another name change, with the promotion no longer branding their 19 July show Extreme Rules: The Horror Show.

The pay-per-view is now being promoted as The Horror Show at Extreme Rules instead. This is apparent across WWE.com and all other branding for the show, which is largely being built around the Wyatt Swamp Fight between Universal Champion Braun Strowman and an old-school 'Eater of Worlds' Bray Wyatt.

Nonetheless, "The Horror Show" remains a stunning modern example of WWE's inability to read the room. Designed to promote a wacky cinematic match featuring a supernatural character it may be, but the tagline has drawn justified criticism for being tone-deaf to what is currently going on around the world. WWE gonna WWE, though.

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Here's how the Extreme Rules 2020 card looks at the time of writing:-

WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

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Universal Championship Wyatt Swamp Fight: Braun Strowman (c) vs. Bray Wyatt

SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks

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Raw Women's Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks

Other bouts speculated but yet to be announced include Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus, and Apollo Crews vs. Bobby Lashley.

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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.