SummerSlam (2021)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | August 21, 2021 | ||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | ||
| Venue | Allegiant Stadium | ||
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SummerSlam is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It is scheduled to take place on August 21, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. It will be the 34th event under the SummerSlam chronology and the first to take place on a Saturday since the 1992 event, although it will be the first to air live on a Saturday.
Production
Background
SummerSlam is a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event held annually in August by WWE since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer,"[1] it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four" as they are the promotion's biggest shows of the year produced quarterly.[2] It is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[3][4] The 2021 event will be the 34th event in the SummerSlam chronology and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands.[5]
On May 28, 2021, WWE announced that SummerSlam would take place live on Saturday, August 21, marking the first SummerSlam to be held on a Saturday since the 1992 event (which was pre-taped on a Saturday and aired on tape delay on a Monday), as well as the first SummerSlam to not be held on a Sunday since the 1994 event, which took place on a Monday.[6] During the 2021 Belmont Stakes' pre-race show on June 5, the Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada was confirmed as the host venue for SummerSlam.[7] While WWE typically hosts PPVs on a Sunday night, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that it was the Allegiant Stadium that wanted SummerSlam held on a Saturday.[8] This will mark the second SummerSlam to be held in a football stadium, with the foremost being the 1992 event at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England, but the first to be held in a National Football League stadium in the United States.[9] Travel packages became available on June 11 while individual tickets went on sale on June 18.[10] As part of SummerSlam Week, WWE will hold a multi-day tryout in the Las Vegas area to sign new wrestlers to developmental contracts.[11]
SummerSlam is being held the same night as the Manny Pacquiao vs. Errol Spence Jr. boxing match, which is taking place at the nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena. This raised concerns over whether or not fans would be able to attend or watch both shows.[12] According to PWInsider, WWE plans to have SummerSlam end with enough time for fans to leave the Allegiant Stadium and make it over to the MGM Arena in order to watch the main event fight, or for those watching at home, enough time to switch PPV channels.[13]
Storylines
The show will include matches that resulte from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[14][15] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[16]
References
- ^ Dee, Louie (May 17, 2006). "Let the Party Begin". WWE. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. Lulu. p. 160. ISBN 9781411612105.
- ^ Paddock, Matty (August 21, 2017). "WWE SummerSlam results: Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal survive as Finn Balor defeats Bray Wyatt". The Independent. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Crosby, Jack; Silverstein, Adam (August 19, 2018). "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, start time, location, 2018 date, PPV rumors". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (May 28, 2021). "SummerSlam set for Saturday, August 21". WWE. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 28, 2021). "WWE SummerSlam To Take Place On August 21, More Summer Tour Dates Announced". Fightful. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (June 5, 2021). "Las Vegas to host SummerSlam at Allegiant Stadium". WWE. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ Alvarez, Bryan (May 29, 2021). "WOR: WWE AND NEW JAPAN, IWGP TITLE, AEW AND SMACKDOWN RECAPS, MORE!". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (June 5, 2021). "WWE SummerSlam 2021 To Take Place At Allegiant Stadium In Las Vegas". Fightful. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (June 10, 2021). "Get SummerSlam Travel Packages tomorrow at 12 noon ET". WWE. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (June 14, 2021). "WWE to hold talent tryouts during SummerSlam Week in Las Vegas". WWE. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Jay, Phil (June 8, 2021). "PACQUIAO VS SPENCE: WWE SUMMERSLAM BID TO EASE FEARS OVER DATE CLASH". World Boxing News. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (June 5, 2021). "Note On How WWE Will Handle Summerslam Being the Same Night As Manny Pacquiao Fight". 411mania. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.