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SummerSlam (2016)
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateAugust 21, 2016
CityBrooklyn, New York
VenueBarclays Center
Attendance15,974
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SummerSlam (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It took place on August 21, 2016 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[3][4] It was the twenty-ninth event under the SummerSlam chronology, the second consecutive SummerSlam at this particular venue, and the first event under the reintroduction of the WWE brand extension.

Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three matches contested on the pre-show. In the main event, Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Orton by technical knockout while in other marquee matches, Finn Bálor defeated Seth Rollins to become the inaugural WWE Universal Champion, Dean Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE World Championship, and AJ Styles defeated John Cena. The event is also notable for the return of Nikki Bella since her neck surgery in January 2016.[5]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English Commentators Michael Cole (Raw)
Corey Graves (Raw)
Byron Saxton (Raw)
Mauro Ranallo (SmackDown)
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (SmackDown)
David Otunga (SmackDown)
Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Jerry Soto
Ring announcers Greg Hamilton
JoJo
Referee Jason Ayers
Shawn Bennett
Mike Chioda
John Cone
Dan Engler
Darrick Moore
Chad Patton
Charles Robinson
Ryan Tran
Rod Zapata
Backstage interviewers Tom Phillips
Andrea D'Marco
Maria Menounos
Pre-show panel Renee Young
Booker T
Jerry Lawler
Lita

On June 5, WWE granted Brock Lesnar "a one-off opportunity" to return to mixed martial arts competition at UFC 200 on July 9, while also confirming that Lesnar would compete at SummerSlam.[6][7] On the July 7 episode of SmackDown, Lesnar's SummerSlam opponent was announced as Randy Orton, who was returning from injury.[8][9] WWE is billing the match as "15 years in the making".[10] On July 15, WWE confirmed that the match would still be taking place, despite a USADA notification in regards to Lesnar's UFC fight, stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 28, which tested positive for a banned substance.[11] A second sample taken in-competition on July 9 was also tested positive for the same banned substance, believed to be hydroxy-clomifene,[12] discovered in the previous sample.[13] On July 26, WWE confirmed that Lesnar would not be facing any disciplinary action from the WWE as he is exempt from the WWE Wellness Policy due to his status as a part-time performer.[14][15] Orton returned at Battleground as the guest on Chris Jericho's "Highlight Reel". Orton said that he only needed one RKO to take down Lesnar and also took a shot at Lesnar's failed drug tests. He also said he wanted to face Lesnar to prove that he belongs at the top, before delivering an RKO to Jericho.[16] On the August 1 episode of Raw, Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman proclaimed that Orton would never be able to execute his finisher on Lesnar when Orton suddenly appeared and surprised Lesnar with an RKO.[17] Lesnar subsequently attacked Orton with an F-5 during his match against Fandango on SmackDown the next night.[18] The last Raw before SummerSlam saw Lesnar and Heyman cutting another promo on Orton until Heath Slater interrupted, aiming to earn a WWE contract (as he was undrafted in the WWE draft) by defeating Lesnar. Lesnar brushed Slater off with an F-5 to send a message to Orton.[19] Slater faced Orton the next night on SmackDown to earn a contract. Orton intentionally got himself disqualified, mocking Lesnar before dispatching Slater with an RKO.[20]

Finn Bálor defeated Seth Rollins at the event to become the inaugural WWE Universal Champion.

After SmackDown draftee Dean Ambrose retained the WWE World Championship at Battleground against Raw draftees Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a Triple threat match, Raw was left without a world title.[16] Subsequently, Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley created a new championship, the WWE Universal Championship, the following night on Raw to serve as the brand's top championship. The inaugural champion will be crowned at SummerSlam in a singles match; Rollins, as Raw's #1 draft pick, was automatically set for that match, while his opponent was determined by two Fatal 4-Way matches that night, with the winners wrestling each other in a singles match. Finn Bálor won the first Fatal 4-Way by defeating Cesaro, Kevin Owens, and Rusev, while Reigns won the second by defeating Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn, and Sheamus. Bálor then defeated Reigns and was added to the title match at SummerSlam.[21] Bálor and Rollins confronted each other the following week, both promising to win at SummerSlam. Rollins then attempted to attack Bálor, but Bálor countered, forcing Rollins to retreat.[17] Two weeks later, Balor's alter ego, "The Demon King", confronted Rollins after Rollins called him out.[19]

On the July 26 episode of SmackDown, a Six-Pack Challenge involving John Cena, Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, and Apollo Crews was held to determine the #1 contender for the WWE World Championship at SummerSlam; Crews won a battle royal earlier that night to earn the sixth spot. Ziggler won the Six-Pack Challenge by pinning Styles, earning a title match against Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam.[22] The next week, after Ambrose doubted Ziggler's ability, Wyatt attacked Ziggler and challenged him for his title shot. Ziggler accepted and defeated Wyatt.[18] The next week, after Ambrose and Ziggler teamed up to defeat Wyatt and Erick Rowan, Ambrose performed a Dirty Deeds on Ziggler.[23] Ziggler responded by hitting Ambrose with a Superkick on their "Miz TV" segment the SmackDown before SummerSlam.[20]

At Battleground, Sasha Banks recruited Bayley from NXT as a mystery partner and the two defeated WWE Women's Champion Charlotte and Dana Brooke in a tag team match when Sasha made Charlotte submit.[16] This earned Sasha a title match against Charlotte the following night on Raw, in which she again made Charlotte submit to win the title.[21] Charlotte invoked her rematch clause five days later to face Banks for the title at SummerSlam.[24] The following week, a confrontation between the two was interrupted by Chris Jericho and Enzo Amore, resulting in a mixed tag team match, which Charlotte and Jericho won.[17] On the August 8 edition of Raw, Banks defeated Brooke, resulting in Brooke being banned from ringside at SummerSlam.[25]

After the aforementioned mixed tag team match, Chris Jericho attacked Enzo Amore until Big Cass came out to help his partner. Later in the event, Owens told Jericho that he had his back during a backstage interview with Tom Phillips.[17] The following week, Jericho defeated Amore by disqualification when Cass interfered. After the match, Cass challenged Owens and Jericho to a tag team match at SummerSlam, which Owens and Jericho, now calling themselves Jeri-KO, accepted.[25]

After AJ Styles's victory over John Cena at Money in the Bank,[26] The Club (Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows) began attacking Cena until Enzo Amore and Big Cass came to Cena's aide, setting up a six-man tag team match for Battleground. At the event, Cena, Enzo, and Cass defeated The Club.[16] As a result of the draft, Enzo, Cass, Anderson, and Gallows were drafted to Raw, while Cena and Styles were drafted to SmackDown, splitting up the two teams. On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, Styles challenged Cena to another match at SummerSlam, which Cena accepted.[18] On the August 16 episode of SmackDown, after Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio, Styles attacked Cena with a Phenomenal Forearm, but Cena retaliated with an Attitude Adjustment, followed by a second Attitude Adjustment through the broadcast table.[20]

On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, Apollo Crews defeated Baron Corbin and Kalisto in a triple threat match to earn a WWE Intercontinental Championship match against The Miz at SummerSlam.[18]

On the August 1 episode of Raw, after WWE United States Champion Rusev defeated Mark Henry to retain the title, Roman Reigns came out to confront Rusev.[17] The following week, Reigns interrupted Rusev and Lana's wedding celebration and issued a challenge to Rusev for the title. Rusev declined and the two brawled, causing Lana to fall into a wedding cake. Backstage, Mick Foley told an angered Lana and Rusev that Rusev would be defending his United States title against Reigns at SummerSlam. Later that night, Rusev successfully defended his title in an impromptu match against Cesaro, who felt that he should also have a shot at the title. After the match, Rusev was attacked by Reigns with a Spear.[25] Reigns defeated Rusev in a non-title match the following week.[19]

On the July 25 episode of Raw, The New Day were celebrating in the ring on becoming the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions. Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods then asked the fans in Pittsburgh for someone to join them and celebrate. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson then attacked all three members of New Day while the fan escaped.[21] The following week on Raw, Big E and Kingston were in a tag team match against Gallows and Anderson, where Big E rolled up Gallows for the pinfall victory. Gallows and Anderson then attacked all three members of New Day, finishing with Gallows and Anderson sending Big E groin-first into the steel ring post, causing a contusion in Big E's groin.[17] On August 8, Woods and Kingston were scheduled to defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Gallows and Anderson at SummerSlam.[27]

After losing to Cesaro on the August 1 episode of Raw, Sheamus attacked Cesaro.[17] On the August 8 episode of Raw, Cesaro defeated Sheamus again, but lost a match for the WWE United States Championship against Rusev after interference from Sheamus.[25] On the August 15 episode of Raw, Cesaro distracted Sheamus, costing him a match against Sami Zayn. During an ensuing argument, Raw General Manager Mick Foley scheduled a Best-of-Seven Series between the two, with the first match to take place at SummerSlam.[19] On August 19, the match was moved to the SummerSlam pre-show.[28]

Nikki Bella made her return to WWE at the event following an injury since January 2016

Eva Marie was drafted to SmackDown, but for several episodes, circumstances including pulling her hamstring[18] and a wardrobe malfunction[23] prevented her from making her in-ring debut. On the August 16 episode, Eva Marie no-showed for her match against Naomi. Later that night, Becky Lynch and Carmella took on Natalya and Alexa Bliss; during the match, Marie appeared on the entrance ramp. Naomi then appeared and started to chase Marie, passing the ring at one point. During the confusion, Lynch applied her Dis-Arm-Her on Natalya, who submitted. Later on, a six-woman tag team match was scheduled for SummerSlam.[20] On August 18, Marie was suspended for 30 days in violation of WWE's talent wellness policy, taking her out of the match.[29] In light of this, WWE's advertising was intentionally vague about whether the match would be turned into a three-on-two handicap or if Natalya and Bliss would have a third partner.

On the August 16 episode of SmackDown, American Alpha, The Hype Bros, and The Usos defeated Breezango, The Ascension, and The Vaudevillains.[20] On August 19, a rematch was scheduled for the SummerSlam pre-show.[30] On the same show, Jon Stewart, who had been SummerSlam's guest host the previous year, was announced to be returning to the event as a special guest.[19][31][32]

On August 19, Sami Zayn and Neville were scheduled to take on The Dudley Boyz on the SummerSlam pre-show.[28]

Event

Aftermath

Upon introduction of the WWE Universal Championship belt, the crowd commented negatively on the design.[33][34][35] The following night on Raw, after becoming the inaugural champion, Finn Bálor vacated the title due to a shoulder injury incurred during his match at SummerSlam. On the same night, General Manager Mick Foley announced a Fatal 4-Way match for the next week's Raw to crown a new champion. Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Big Cass, and Roman Reigns each qualified for the match by defeating Sami Zayn, Neville, Rusev, and Chris Jericho, respectively. Also on Raw, it was announced that Sasha Banks would be out of action due to an injury, reportedly up to two months.[36] Lastly, The Dudley Boyz announced their retirement, but were attacked by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.[37][38]

Following the event, Randy Orton received ten staples to close a laceration on his forehead.[39] Reportedly, there was also a backstage confrontation between Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jericho called the main event "bullshit" and questioned WWE producer Michael Hayes about whether the finish was planned or not. After getting no response from Hayes, Jericho became angrier. Lesnar confronted Jericho and the two exchanged words and tangled up against a wall before Triple H and Vince McMahon broke up the situation, with McMahon stating that Jericho should be more professional, and the ending was planned.[40]

On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, A.J. Styles' arrogance lead to Dolph Ziggler attacking him. A title match between Dean Ambrose and Styles was scheduled for Backlash. Styles defeated Ziggler that night to prevent the match being turned into a triple-threat match also involving Ziggler.[41] Also on SmackDown, the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship was unveiled by General Manager Daniel Bryan and Commissioner Shane McMahon. A six-pack challenge between Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella was then set for Backlash to crown the inaugural champion.[41] Meanwhile, the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship was also unveiled alongside the women's championship. A tournament was then set up to crown the inaugural champions, with the final to occur at Backlash. The quarter-finals started that night, with The Usos and American Alpha advancing with wins over The Ascension and Breezango respectively. Heath Slater, who was still trying to earn a WWE contract after being undrafted in the WWE draft, was granted entry into the tournament by Bryan and McMahon, on the condition that he must find a partner and win the tournament to earn a contract. Rhyno, who had defeated Slater himself to win a contract, agreed to be his partner.[41] Lastly, Orton was about to speak on what's next for him following his match at SummerSlam, only to be interrupted by Bray Wyatt.[41]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[33]
1American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable), The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley), and The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) defeated Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango), The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), and The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)12-man tag team match[42]14:32
2Sami Zayn and Neville defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)Tag team match[43]7:55
3Sheamus defeated CesaroSingles match; First match in a best of seven series[44] Sheamus leads 1–014:10
4Jeri-KO (Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens) defeated Enzo Amore and Big CassTag team match[45]12:08
5Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks (c)Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship with Dana Brooke barred from ringside[46]13:51
6The Miz (c) (with Maryse) defeated Apollo CrewsSingles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[47]5:45
7AJ Styles defeated John CenaSingles match[48]23:10
8Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (c) (with Jon Stewart) by disqualification[Note 1]Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[49]9:09
9Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Dolph ZigglerSingles match for the WWE World Championship[50]15:18
10Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and Nikki Bella[Note 2] defeated Becky Lynch, Naomi, and CarmellaSix-woman tag team match[51]11:07
11Finn Bálor defeated Seth RollinsPinfall and submission-only match for the inaugural WWE Universal Championship[52]19:24
12Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Randy Orton by technical knockoutSingles match[53]11:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
  1. ^ Titles retained by The New Day on grounds of disqualification
  2. ^ Nikki, returning from injury, was a surprise last-minute replacement for Eva Marie, who was suspended just days before SummerSlam for violating WWE's Wellness Policy.

See also

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