While WrestleMania is the largest spectacle in wrestling, many followers glimpse ahead to SummerSlam with exact as great anticipation. The largest match of the summer, SummerSlam historically additionally capabilities tall in-ring action.
That is now not going to change in 2022, with the cardboard presenting various matches that promise to explain the products by the employ of wrestling action. That capabilities the predominant match, which sees Roman Reigns defend his undisputed championship against longtime rival Brock Lesnar in a Closing Man Standing match.
In total, there are 5 championship matches on the eight-match card, at the side of anticipated bouts for the cease ladies individuals’s titles as Bianca Belair defends the Raw belt against Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan puts the SmackDown title on the line against Ronda Rousey.
Plus, enjoy WrestleMania, this match will additionally feature heaps of big title crossover, at the side of a pair of opponents who additionally stepped within the ring in April. Logan Paul is serve when he takes on The Miz in singles action after the two paired in an indication team match at WrestleMania. And SmackDown commentator — and feeble NFL punter — Pat McAfee is set for his 2nd reliable match when he takes on Contented Corbin.
Let’s decide a more in-depth glimpse at who our CBS Sports consultants predict will come out on high at WWE SummerSlam, which begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET from Nissan Stadium in Nashville and streams are living on Peacock following a kickoff display one hour earlier.
2022 WWE SummerSlam predictions
Undisputed WWE universal championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar (Closing Man Standing)
In giving Reigns a escape as champion that has lasted for nearly 700 days, WWE has slowly backed themselves loyal into a corner. Reigns has dispatched of usually every quality contender, leading the promotion to come serve to the successfully of Reigns vs. Lesnar no topic it being a pairing that is extremely great former. It be onerous to heed Lesnar getting the decide right here because it easiest serves to reset for yet one more clash between the pair. With The Usos and Paul Heyman round, there are heaps of easy outs to back Reigns in retaining Lesnar down for the 10-depend. As for Theory and his possibility of cashing within the Money within the Financial institution contract after the match, The Usos can seemingly escape interference to permit Theory to back the briefcase round as a storytelling system a miniature bit longer. Steal: Roman Reigns retains
SmackDown ladies individuals’s championship — Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
While there are heaps of potentialities for WWE to win principal missteps with winners on the cardboard, having Rousey cease Morgan’s reign and accumulate the title often is the largest one. Rousey’s return to WWE has mostly been a dud whereas Morgan has a exact fanbase that was overjoyed by her a hit her first championship. The response to a Rousey decide right here would be unpleasant and Morgan needs some time to if truth be told ogle how she can operate as a world champion. That would now not mean a Rousey decide is now not if truth be told that you just would additionally imagine, exact that it’s now not going to happen and with a miniature bit of luck WWE sees that. Steal: Liv Morgan retains
Raw ladies individuals’s championship — Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch
One other seemingly misstep would be having Lynch beat Belair on the identical stage as their substandard 27-2nd match. Lynch returned final twelve months at SummerSlam and beat Belair with such lumber that it precipitated predominant backlash. Having Belair beat Lynch at WrestleMania to change into champion once yet again was something of a win-exact on that mistake, however allowing her to back at SummerSlam would serve in hunting down that stain from Belair’s resume. Steal: Bianca Belair retains
Pat McAfee vs. Contented Corbin
Corbin has now not won a pay-per-search for match since December 2019. That is now not if truth be told susceptible to change when he faces off with McAfee. WWE has done a exact job of shielding McAfee as a assorted enchantment who wrestles on uncommon events however surprises alongside with his competency and athleticism. Corbin has cemented himself as a heel who may presumably additionally additionally be slotted in for capabilities against someone, lose the blowoff match after which creep exact on to the next with out if truth be told gaining or shedding any momentum. That makes him to take into accounta good opponent for McAfee to defeat. Steal: Pat McAfee wins
Undisputed WWE sign team championship — The Usos (c) vs. The Avenue Profits (particular guest referee Jeff Jarrett)
The Usos are so closely tied to Reigns that it makes it onerous to take against them earlier than the “superb moment” comes alongside. The kind of mountainous segment of Reigns’ presentation is the dominance of The Bloodline as they withhold the total cease males’s championships. The introduction of Jarrett as the referee may presumably tilt things within the settle on of the Profits, however Jarrett may presumably exact as with out problems cheat in settle on of The Usos. Either blueprint, somebody is getting hit with a guitar. It be exact too onerous to heed The Usos shedding the belts earlier than WWE is ready to inaugurate having Reigns’ empire give blueprint round him. Nevertheless things work out, the match can get to be tall. Steal: The Usos back
United States championship — Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Theory
WWE has invested a kind of time into Theory, giving him heaps of veil time, a escape with the US title and a hit Money within the Financial institution. They additionally get done an mesmerizing job of getting him stumble in general ample that the premise of his SummerSlam scheme to construct up his title earlier than cashing within the Money within the Financial institution contract later within the evening completely blowing up in his face is extremely great in play. Lashley is a mountainous player who can elevate the secondary belt in an expertise where the cease champion is nearly by no methodology on TV and it looks there’s too great value in that to decide the belt off of him so fast. Steal: Bobby Lashley retains
Logan Paul vs. The Miz
WWE loves nothing if now not putting celebrities over long-established skill. That is nearly indubitably the case with Paul vs. Miz. After Miz turned on Paul once the pair beat The Mysterios at WrestleMania, it was evident we would in the end win a one-on-one match on a mountainous stage. As soon as Paul signed a take care of WWE, it guaranteed it. WWE is now not if truth be told susceptible to get Paul lose his first match as a gotten smaller skill and The Miz is as bulletproof as Corbin in his ability to decide a loss however back his standing within the promotion. Steal: Logan Paul wins
The Mysterios vs. The Judgement Day (No Disqualifications)
Beneath odd conditions, The Judgement Day would be favored right here. They are a community WWE is pushing as a mountainous take care of Finn Balor, Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley all slotted into exact roles. Hanging off disqualifications adjustments things, however, particularly with vignettes airing over the past month suggesting the return of Edge. Balor, Priest and Ripley turned on Edge after he introduced them into the community and his return serving to The Mysterios win a decide in a match where his involvement is internal the boundaries of the foundations makes a kind of sense. Steal: The Mysterios decide and Edge returns