It’s time for the biggest party of the summer. WWE’s 2021 Summerslam PPV is coming to you from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will feature a live audience, so prepare yourself for people singing along to Edge’s theme music during his entrance. As the PPV airs, you can check out live match results, along with our thoughts and notes about what unfolds during the event (including any surprises WWE may reveal).
Summerslam will see return matches for two wrestling superstars: Goldberg and John Cena. Of course, Cena’s been wrestling pretty regularly after TV tapings end and at house shows, so technically, this is just his televised return match. They won’t be fighting each other though. Goldberg will be taking on the exceptionally dominant Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship and Cena will face the “Head of the Table” Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship.
If you want to watch Summerslam, you’ll need to subscribe to Peacock–or WWE Network if you live outside of the US. Peacock has a free tier; however, you’ll need to subscribe to Peacock Premium ($5 a month) or Peacock Premium Plus ($10 a month) in order to live stream the PPV. The difference between the two is that Premium Plus is not ad-supported. However, both tiers of Peacock play the same stream Summerslam.
WWE Summerslam 2021 match card:
- Big E vs. Baron Corbin [KICKOFF SHOW]
- AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. RK-Bro (Raw Tag Team Championship)
- Alexa Bliss vs. Eva Marie
- Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal
- Sheamus (c) vs. Damian Priest (United States Championship)
- Edge vs. Seth Rollins
- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Sasha Banks (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
- The Usos (c) vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio (Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
- Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Goldberg (WWE Championship)
- Nikki A.S.H. (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair (Raw Women’s Championship)
- Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena (Universal Championship)
There are multiple championships on the line, and Smackdown has been building some impressive storylines leading up to Summerslam. Aside from Cena vs. Reigns, one of the highlights of WWE’s Friday night programming has been the lead up to Edge vs. Seth Rollins–who is wearing increasingly outlandish outfits. Edge has been on fire this past year, so this should be a fantastic match.
If you don’t have the patience to wait for Summerslam to begin, why not check out the latest episode of GameSpot’s wrestling podcast, Wrestle Buddies? This week, Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring talk Summerslam with none other than the Raw Women’s Champion, Nikki A.S.H. In addition, the guys are joined by PredictionBot 3000 to discuss who they think will be the losers and winners of each match of the PPV. You can check out that episode above.
Below, you’ll find live updates, results, and a review from GameSpot’s Wrestle Buddies for Summerslam as it airs on Peacock–or on the WWE Network outside of the US. Additionally, there will be some notes for each match as well.
Kickoff Show
The Kickoff Show starts at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT and will air on Peacock, Twitter, and YouTube. Or watch it below.
Notes from the preshow or changes in the match card will be noted here.
Big E vs. Baron Corbin added to the match card.
Big E vs. Baron Corbin
Big E wins by pin
Mat: 2020 and 2021 have been a couple rough years for the world, and frankly, we’re all a little bit Baron Corbin from time to time, so I sympathize with the former King of the Ring. My main concern about this bout was that somehow, the MITB contract would end up with Corbin, which would be the worst move possible. Luckily, that didn’t happen. This match did exactly what it needed to do: it made Big E look like a star and continued the story of Corbin being down on his luck. This wasn’t a barnburner by any means, but it’s everything you want as far as story building goes. Excellent Kickoff match.
7.5/10
Chris: I love what’s going on with Baron Corbin, but I’ll be honest. I thought WWE was looking for a way to give him the Money in the Bank briefcase, which would have been horrible. Meanwhile, I’ve been dying to see Big E rightfully cash in, so this was an emotional couple of weeks for me, personally. That said, this watch was a fun Kickoff bout that got fans excited for the show to start. What’s more, Corbin got in a bunch of offense so he still looks like a competitive threat, even though he remains down on his luck. And now that Big E has his briefcase back, all eyes have to be on the main event, right?
7/10
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