Date: 08/21	5:00 PM
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It's the biggest party of the summer, and this year it takes place on a SATURDAY this time! Not only that, but we have fans back in attendance! This is one of the biggest SummerSlam ever as Goldberg returns to challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship. Not only that, but John Cena looks to gain his 17th world title reign as he faces Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship! Join Nickolye for the live results on Saturday, August 21st starting with the pre-show at 7 PM ET/6 Central on social media, and the main PPV at 8 PM ET on Peacock (USA) and the WWE Network (worldwide). Hit F5 or refresh as often as you like for the latest updates!

The Kickoff begins with the live panel discussing the upcoming SummerSlam card.

The Miz and John Morrison pull up in a water truck, they say it's a surprise for the WWE Universe, and it's be the wettest celebration in SummerSlam history. "And it'll be AWESOME!" We go to the ring with Mike Rome standing with Raine Cruz, the winner of the TikTok ring announcer contest, and Raine is the guest ring announcer for the Kickoff match.

* "Mr. Money in the Bank" Big E vs. Baron Corbin

The story of this is that Corbin ran off with Big E's Money in the Bank briefcase just because he is down on his luck. Big E is desperate to get his hands on Corbin and get his briefcase back as Corbin slowly walks to the ring clutching the case for dear life. The bell dings and Big E goes right on the attack. Corbin hits a shoulder block, Big E gives him an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, a back suplex, and gets a 2-count. E crashes on the apron as Corbin moved out the way, so Corbin wants the ref to count him out after shoving him into the ringpost, but Big E gets back in at the count of 8, so Corbin throws him shoulder-first into the ringspot three times. "It's my briefcase! I took it, it's mine!" We get a shot of the briefcase resting on the announce table as Corbin delivers a sidewalk slam for 2. Big E puts him in the stretch muffler, Corbin hits Deep Six, gets a near-fall, grabs the briefcase, Big E goes after him, Corbin goes back for the briefcase and runs off, but Big E cuts him off with a tackle into the barricade! Corbin gets on the apron with the briefcase, Big E spears him through the ropes, takes the straps down back in the ring, hits THE BIG ENDING, and gets the 3-count! WINNER: BIG E!

Raine Cruz announces Big E as the winner, and we get a shot of Logan Paul applauding Big E, with a CHORUS OF BOOS for Logan. Quit trying WWE, nobody likes Logan Paul. The Kickoff panel talk about the rest of the show until the top of the hour, and the PPV is underway at 8 PM ET/7 CT!

* Raw Tag Team Championship: RK-Bro vs. AJ Styles & Omos {C}

Orton and AJ start the match and as soon as the bell dings the fists are flying, Orton delivers a suplex, glares at Omos, then stomps on AJ's limbs. Riddle tags in, uses a 10-finger assist from Orton with a moonsault, and AJ is so mad he tags out. Omos easily drops Riddle with a shoulder block, carries him around before a body slam, and glares back at Orton. Omos lifts Riddle up by one arm, drops him back down, AJ tags in, does an assisted tornado DDT, covers for 2, hits a pendulum backbreaker, and yells at Orton that he's next. Riddle battles out of a chinlock, hits a high knee to Omos, back drops Styles to the floor, crawls to his corner but Styles cuts him off, Riddle hits a knee, and gets the hot tag!

Orton clotheslines AJ, punches Omos, back drop to AJ, a shot to Omos, snap powerslam to Styles, and kicks Omos off the apron. Orton hits the hangman DDT, calls for the finish, Omos pulls AJ out the ring to save him, and he choke slams Riddle onto the apron. Styles drops Orton in the ring, Riddle shoves Omos into the ringpost, Styles hits the moonsault reverse DDT to Riddle on the floor, goes for the springboard but Orton rolls under him, Styles counters the RKO with a schoolboy rollup for 2, then ORTON HITS THE RKO FOR 1-2-3!! NEW CHAMPS! WINNERS and NEW RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: RK-BRO!!

Riddle is genuinely excited over this victory.

* Eva Marie vs. Alexa Bliss

Alexa plays around at the beginning, Eva Marie is unhappy with it, Alexa elbows her in the jaw and does a drop toehold. Eva fights back, points at the Lilly doll, picks it up and slaps it around, laughs about it, and hits Alexa with it. Alexa screams at her, goes on the wild attack, hits a somersault senton, 2-count, Eva calls for help from Doudrop, and Alexa puts Lilly back on the ringpost. Alexa does a drop toehold into the turnbuckles, misses Twisted Bliss, Eva covers for 2.9, covers again for a near-fall, and yells at the ref. Alexa plants her with a DDT and gets the 3-count as Doudrop laughs. WINNER: ALEXA BLISS!

Doudrop: "And the loser of this match is Eva Marie!" Doudrop even takes Eva Marie's entrance robe mocking her and walks away with it. Backstage, Mario Lopez is here to interview RK-Bro on their victory. Orton says this is a genuine team-up and nobody can stop them now. Riddle adds that he's got a surprise in store for Orton tomorrow night on Raw.

* United States Championship: Damian Priest vs. Sheamus {C}

Both men are going back and forth at the beginning. Priest hits a jumping back elbow, Sheamus clobbers him, Priest with a big boot and broken arrow for a 2-count. Priest knocks him off the apron, bounces off the ropes for a somersault, bad landing for both, but both get back into it with kicks and punches, and Shemuas throws him into the ringpost. "Are you not entertained?!" Sheamus hits a back suplex in the ring, 2-count, puts him in the chinlock, ducks a roundhouse, hits the Irish Curse backbreaker, poses, and brushes the match off his shoulders. Priest battles out of the chinlock, fights off his shoulders, counters a powerbomb with a hurricanrana, Sheamus powerslams him and gets another 2-count. Sheamus checks his mask and hair before hitting forearms to the back and clubbing him on the chest, but stops when the crowd started counting along. "He's not worthy of being United States Champion!" Priest hits a running tornado DDT, big punches lefts and rights, clotheslines, bell clap, kick to the face, and connects with the spinning heel kick from the top rope for a near-fall!

Sheamus counters The Reckoning with the rolling senton, goes up top, Priest cuts him off, Sheamus pulls him onto the ropes, hits the flying clothesline from the top, delivers the Alabama Slam, and covers for another near-fall. Sheamus yells in his face, headbutts him with the facemask, calls for the end, Priest hits a pump kick, hits the South of Heaven sit-out choke slam, and gets 2.9! Sheamus blocks a powerbomb, Priest boots him in the face, goes for a springboard but Sheamus hits the pump knee in mid-air, and covers for 1-2-NO!! Sheamus goes for the Cloverleaf, Priest counters with an inside cradle for 2, Sheamus puts him in the heel hook instead, and Priest rips the facemask off then starts swinging! Priest drops him on the turnbuckle, hits the spinning heel kick, drops him with The Reckoning, and gets the 3-count!! WINNER and NEW UNITED STATES CHAMPION: DAMIEN PRIEST!!

We finally get a commercial for WWE 2K22 with in-game footage, and the release is MARCH 2022. Next we get a commercial for NXT TakeOver 36 tomorrow night.

* SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Dominik & Rey Mysterio vs. The Usos {C}

We get another hot start where the fists are flying at the bell, this time it's Rey and Jimmy Uso. Rey hits a headscissors takedown sending him to the ropes, but Jimmy avoids the 619, then Rey drops Jey into his brother. Rey tags out, hits the sliding splash onto both, and Dominik hits a springboard crossbody taking them both out on the floor. Back in the ring, Dominik hits the Three Amigos in tribute to Eddie Guerrero, Jey made the blind tag, Dom goes up to the apron, and Jey shoves him off and into the ringpost. Jey slows the match down with a chinlock to Dominik on his one-year anniversary as a WWE superstar. Jey tags out, hits a backbreaker, Jimmy hits an axe handle from the top rope, taunts Dom to reach for his dad, intercepts him, falling headbutt, 2-count, and chokes him on the bottom rope. The Usos take control of the match, Dominik tries to fight back, Jey loudly uppercuts him, delivers a snap suplex, and holds up one finger to the sky. Jey shouts that Dom's not on his level, delivers a second suplex, points to the sky again, and taunts him to make the tag again only to cut him off. Jey mocks the Eddie shimmy, Dominik blocks it, delivers a neckbreaker, and both men are down. Both side make the hot tags!

Rey knocks Jimmy down with a back elbow, springboard moonsault into a tornado DDT, covers for 2.5, goes up top rope, diving senton, knocks Jey off the apron, kicks Jimmy, but Jimmy superkicks him in the jaw and gets a 2-count. Jey tags in, assisted move derailed as Rey counters with a hurricanrana to send Jimmy out the ring, goes for a springboard but Jey superkicks him in mid-air, hits the Uso Splash, and covers for 1-2-KICKOUT! Jimmy tags in, both Usos go up, Dominik gets back into it, but Jey suplexes him onto the apron. Rey avoids the splash from Jimmy, hits the 619, kicks Jey, goes up top, goes for the frog splash, but Jimmy got his knees up, Jey tags in, double superkick to Rey Mysterio's head, Jey hits the Uso Splash to the spine, and covers for 3!! WINNERS and STILL SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: THE USOS!

Tiffany Haddish is backstage and she interviews the new United States Champion on his victory. Damien Priest says as many people complain that WWE is not the land of opportunity, he is proof that it is and anything can happen.

RICK BOOGS IS HERE to introduce and play to the ring the new Intercontinental Champion, King NAKAMURA! This musical number is only to remind us that Nakamura is a top player on Friday Night SmackDown.

Bianca Belair heads to the ring ready to defend her SmackDown Women's Championship. Greg Hamilton announces that Sasha Banks is not able to compete tonight, so Bianca Belair must now defend her championship against... Carmella. Even Bianca looks annoyed at this announcement, and the fans are not that enthused either. Bianca gets on the microphone and says that sooner or later she will have her match with Sasha, so instead she will take out her frustrations on Carmella tonight.

BECKY LYNCH IS HERE!!!!!! THE MAN IS BACK!!! Bianca's excited, Carmella's annoyed, and the fans are going wild chanting "BECKY! BECKY! BECKY! BECKY!" Becky looks right at the champ, but kicks Carmella, throws her out the ring, and tells Bianca that she'll be right back, just to throw Carmella into the steel steps. Becky and Bianca have a staredown in the middle of the ring! Becky takes a microphone and asks, "What do you say the EST and The Man blow the roof off this joint... for the SmackDown Women's Championship?" It looks like this'll be the official match as Belair says "Let's go." The bell dings!

* SmackDown Women's Championship: Belair Bianca {C} vs. Becky Lynch

Lynch offers a handshake, sucker-piunches her, hits The Man-Handle Slam, and gets the 3-count! WINNER and NEW SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION: BECKY LYNCH!!

Becky Lynch is laughing and Bianca Belair doesn't know what hit her as she's shocked and stunned! Becky Lynch is the new SmackDown Women's Champion on her first night back in over a year! "I'm back!" Belair looks on incredulously as Lynch tells her "It's mine now" in a long celebration. We get an ad for WWE Crown Jewel returning to Saudi Arabia in October this year. Afterwards, we take some time to celebrate a couple of 2020 Olympic gold medalists Gable Steveson and Tamyra Mensah-Stock.

* Jinder Mahal vs. Drew McIntyre

This match is happening because Jinder Mahal cost Drew McIntyre the opportunity to win the Money in the Bank. This longtime friendship-turned-feud doesn't look to go very long. McIntyre clotheslines him early on, does a suplex throw, calls for the Claymore already, but Mahal rolls out the ring to avoid it and trips him on the apron. McIntyre hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on the floor, Mahal begs off saying they used to be like brothers, counters the Future Shock to hit the big boot, covers but only gets a 2-count. Mahal hits a kneedrop for 2, chokes him on the middle rope, hits more kneedrops, sends him into the turnbuckles with force and clobbers him in the back of the head. McIntyre escapes a chinlock, hits the Glasgow Kiss headbutt, fires up with four overhead belly-to-belly suplexes, plants him with the Future Shock DDT, kips up, and connects with the CLAYMORE for the 3-count. WINNER: DREW McINTYRE!

Veer and Shanky were banned from ringside for the match, so they show up once it's over. McIntyre threatens to swing around his sword and they all bail.

* Raw Women's Championship: Nikki A.S.H. {C} vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair

All three women just get under each other's skin at the first part of this match. Nikki gives Charlotte a monkey flip, rolls Rhea up, and all three keep getting involved and getting 2-counts. Charlotte drops Rhea, gives Nikki an exploder suplex, kips up, hits Rhea with a backbreaker, flatliner into the turnbuckle, Nikki attacks Charlotte with a crossbody, but Charlotte body slams her onto Ripley. Charlotte goes up to the top rope, Rhea got her boot up to block the moonsault, Nikki rolls her up for 2, Rhea breaks the count, Nikki counters the Riptide and does the headscissors to Charlotte, Rhea kicks Nikki in the head, Charlotte hits the big boot to Ripley and gets a near-fall. Charlotte slaps her, Rhea hits short-arm clotheslines, headbutts her, drops Nikki off the apron, basement dropkicks Charlotte, delivers the northern lights suplex with bridge, gets a 2-count, Charlotte throws Rhea over the ropes and hits the big boot again to knock her off the apron. Nikki drops Charlotte with a tornado DDT, covers for 2, dropkicks Rhea through the ropes, Charlotte catches Nikki, Rhea gives Charlotte a German suplex and Charlotte does a fallaway slam to Nikki as a result!

Rhea connects with the missile dropkick to Charlotte for 2, they fight on the floor, Nikki hits both with a flying crossbody from the top rope, both Nikki and Rhea set up for a double delayed vertical suplex in the ring, but Charlotte counters with a double DDT to both and kips up. Charlotte chops both women back and forth, they fight back, Charlotte tosses Nikki out the ring, back drops Rhea to the floor, climbs the turnbuckles, and hits a corkscrew moonsault onto them from the top to the floor! Rhea superkicks Charlotte to knock her off the apron, Nikki rolls up Rhea for 2, Rhea kicks her in the head, locks in the Prism Trap, but Charlotte breaks it up, so Rhea superkicks her, then locks in the Prism Trap to Charlotte, but then Charlotte counters into the Figure-8! Nikki breaks it up with a dive from the top rope, hits Flair with the swinging neckbreaker, and Ripley breaks the count. Nikki counters the Riptide with a DDT, the champ goes up top, Charlotte swats away the crossbody, locks in the Figure-8 in the middle of the ring, and Nikki taps out! WINNER and NEW RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPION: CHARLOTTE FLAIR!

Charlotte is once again the Raw Women's Champion, ending Nikki's championship experience.

* Seth Rollins vs. Edge

Edge comes out first to The Brood's theme song, rises out of a platform, then heads down the ramp to his usual theme song. The match is underway, Edge is ready to go, Rollins hasn't stopped staring, and they finally go at it with Edge striking first. They lock up, Edge puts him in the side headlock, Rollins grabs his hair, Edge sends him over the top rope, Rollins is frustrated in front of the announce table, gets back in the ring at the count of 7, Edge punches and kicks him, Rollins strikes back, and Edge counters the Pedigree with a back drop over the ropes. Edge slams his head on the announce table, throws him into the barricades, in the ring, out the ring, against the ringpost, and into the steel stairs.

Rollins is the aggressor now targeting Edge's repaired neck, hits a sling blade, stomps on him, steps on his neck, hits a neckbreaker, and gets a 2-count. "C'mon Edge! How's that neck?" The crowd cheers for Edge as he gets to his feet, but Rollins is still in control as he hits a springboard knee strike to the side of the head. Edge counters a neckbreaker with a backslide for 2, drops Rollins, sets him up on the turnbuckle, Rollins fights him off making him fall, hits the frog splash, and Edge kicks out at 2. Rollins pulls him up while on the apron, sets up for a superplex, Edge blocks it and hits a TOP ROPE SWINGING NECKBREAKER!

Edge drops Rollins on the top rope, clotheslines him, big boot, hits the Edgecution, and covers for 2.5! Rollins hits the flapjack into the turnbuckle, Edge comes back with the Edge-O-Matic, and covers for a near-fall. Edge goes back up top, Rollins runs up the ropes for a SUPERPLEX into the FALCON ARROW and covers for 2! Edge avoids the Stomp for the third time, blocks the Pedigree, and hits the GLAM SLAM for 2.5! Rollins hangs him up on the ropes again, goes for the Stomp on the apron, Edge shoves him into the ringpost, then hits the SPEAR THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE FLOOR!!

Edge goes for another Spear in the ring, but Rollins counters with the PEDIGREE, and covers for 1-2-KICKOUT! Rollins goes for the phoenix splash, but Edge moves out the way, hits the SPEAR, and gets the 1-2-NO!! "This is awesome! This is awesome!" Edge picks him up for the Killswitch, Rollins counters and hits a discus forearm to the back of the neck, superkicks him, wants to end it here, Edge blocks the Stomp, locks him in the Edgecator, and Rollins reaches for the ropes. Edge drags him back, Rollins rolls him up for 2, Edge puts him in the Crossface, Rollins pries Edge's hands apart, so Edge bounces Seth's head into the mat, puts him in a sleeper, and Rollins taps!! WINNER: EDGE!!

What a match!! We get a promo for WWE Money in the Bank coming to Las Vegas on July 4th weekend in 2022. They announce tonight's attendance as 51,326 in Allegiant Stadum.

John Morrison and The Miz are in the ring. They claim to have a solution to dry Las Vegas problem, the Drip Stick 2000, but neither of them has it. Xavier Woods shows up with it (dressed as Razor Ramon), which is a water-gun with a jug of water strapped to his back. Miz: "When my hand goes up, your mouth goes shut!" Woods sprays them with the super super soaker, and tells them to get out of the ring because they have more matches to come.

* WWE Championship: "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley {C} vs. Goldberg

MVP takes the WWE Title with him at ringside to guard it. The match is underway, they lock up, Goldberg backs him to a corner, Lashley shoves him, shoulder block doesn't budge, Goldberg hits a shoulder tackle, and powerslams him. Goldberg is in control with a clothesline in a corner, Lashley fights back with clubbing blows to the back, sets up for the Jackhammer, but Goldberg blocks it, Lashley blocks it too, and drops him with a flatliner. Lashley goes up top, Goldberg throws him down, gets into position, MVP pulls Lashley out the ring saving him, and Goldberg hits the SPEAR on the floor! Back in the ring, Lashley rolls out the ring, and MVP hits Goldberg in the knee with his cane behind the ref's back!

Lashley tackles Goldberg in the knees, slams him down, Goldberg blocks the Hurt Lock, but Lashley drops him on his head. Goldberg rolls out the ring for a reprieve, Lashley goes after him, picks him up, rams his knee into the ringpost, and picks him back up to ram him into the ringpost again. Lashley brings him back into the ring, Goldberg tries to get to his feet, but collapses, and the ref calls it! WINNER via Ref Stoppage and STILL WWE CHAMPION: "THE ALL MIGHTY" BOBBY LASHLEY!

Lashley hits Goldberg in the knee with a chair over and over again post-match. Goldberg's son Gage jumps on Lashley's back, but Lashley quickly puts him in the Hurt Lock and MVP calls him off to avoid any more damage or ramifications. "Listen. There's no way Lashley could've known that was Goldberg's son. He didn't know. And your winner and still WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley!" Goldberg scrambles to check on his son and shouts at Lashley, "I'm gonna kill you!" We get a repeat commercial for WWE Extreme Rules on September 26th, and then it's time for the main event.

* Universal Championship: John Cena vs. Roman Reigns {C}

John Cena enters first, wearing a new t-shirt, and he makes his running entrance to the ring. Roman Reigns has stated that if he doesn't win this match then he's leaving WWE. The champ comes out with Paul Heyman by his side and The Usos behind him, all displaying their titles, and all four of them are wearing leis for the Tribal Chief. We get the title match introductions, the competitors are ready, the bell dings, and main event is underway!

The crowd is split for both men, Cena is excited, Reigns is stoic. They lock up, Cena with a side headlock, Reigns hits a shoulder block, they lock up again, and Cena does a schoolboy rollup for 2. Knuckle lock, Cena with an inside cradle for 2, Cena points it out, Reigns mocks him, and punches him. Cena rolls him up again for 2, Reigns hits a back elbow, and yells at the crowd. Reigns whips him hard into the corner, suplexes him, covers for 2, then puts him in a chinlock. Reigns hits a snap suplex, covers for 2, and throws him out the ring, Cena rights back, but Reigns throws him into the steel steps, and the referee orders them to get back in the ring or he'll count them out. Heyman hands Reigns his championship to pose and show it off. Cena rolls him up for 2, Reigns tells him he's not gonna beat him, Cena picks him up, Reigns counters with a DDT and covers for 2.

"Movie executives, I apologize. I'm gonna hurt this guy!" Cena fights back, goes for the shoulder but Reigns uppercuts him in mid-air. Cena rolls him up for 2 again, then Reigns puts him in the sleeper hold and jumps on his back, and Cena starts to fade. Cena backs him into the turnbuckle and clotheslines him. Cena hits the shoulder tackle, shoulder tackle, back suplex, "You can't see me" but Reigns traps him in the GUILLOTINE! Cena counters with a jackknife pin cover, gets a 2-count, and Reigns hits the Superman Punch! Cena blocks the Spear, "You can't see me," hits the 5-Knuckle Shuffle, and hits the ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT FOR 1-2-KICKOUT!!! Cena locks in the STF, Reigns reaches and grabs the bottom rope, rolls out the ring, Cena drops down from the apron, and Reigns hits the drive-by dropkick to the head. Cena starts getting back up, Reigns exits the other side of the ring, charges up, Cena catches him, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!! Cena throws him back into the ring, makes the cover, one-two-th - NO!!

Cena goes to the top for the diving legdrop, Reigns counters with a powerbomb in mid-air, gets a 2-count, Cena blocks the Superman Punch, rolls him up for 2, Reigns hits the Superman Punch, and covers for a near-fall. Reigns starts talking to himself, calls for the Spear, but Cena side-steps him, Reigns crashes into the ringpost, Cena drags him up to the top, sets him up on his shoulders, hits the AVALANCHE ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT FROM THE MIDDLE ROPES, AND COVERS FOR 1-2-KICKOUT!!! "Your time is up, my time is now." Cena mocks Roman's growl, goes for the Spear, Reigns blocks it, both men trade punches, Reigns hits the Superman Punch twice, and shouts "I am WWE!" Reigns growls, hits the SPEAR, and covers for 1-2-3! WINNER and STILL UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: ROMAN REIGNS!!

Reigns stands over a fallen Cena with his title...

BROCK LESNAR IS BACK!!! Brock Lesnar is sporting his new bearded look with a ponytail! Paul Heyman is beside himself!! Roman Reigns is shaking his head in disbelief! Lesnar wants the Universal Title back, but The Tribal Chief wants no part of The Beast Incarnate as he leaves the ring. Heyman looks incredulous not knowing what to do, and Reigns storms off angrily as Lesnar laughs in the ring.