WWE Were Concerned Over Top Star's SummerSlam 2022 Status

An injury scare almost put one of WWE SummerSlam 2022's top matches in doubt.

by Andy H Murray
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An injury sparked fears for Montez Ford's WWE SummerSlam 2022 status earlier this week, though it sounds like he'll be able to compete on Saturday's premium live event as planned.

Dave Meltzer reports in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Ford was "knocked loopy" while teaming with Street Profits partner Angelo Dawkins and Riddle to face The Bloodline on this week's Raw. WWE feared Ford had broken his nose in the bout, though it is anticipated he'll be good to go for SummerSlam.

Ford was able to shake whatever was ailing him off on Raw, finishing the match.

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The Street Profits will challenge for The Usos' Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam. Jeff Jarrett is to serve as the special guest referee in his Nashville, Tennessee home base. By the time the show hits the airwaves, The Usos will have been Tag Team Champions in some shape or form for 377 days.

Ford and Dawkins, meanwhile, haven't tasted gold since losing the SmackDown Tag Team Championships to The Dirty Dawgs (Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode) in January 2021. WWE is reportedly high on Montez for a potential singles push somewhere down the line.

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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.