UPDATE: WWE confirmed the news on the U.S. airing of Smackdown with a live cut-in from WWE Headquarters.
IT'S OFFICIAL! #TheBeast @BrockLesnar will go one-on-one with #TheViper @RandyOrton at @WWE #SummerSlam! #SmackDown https://t.co/8bjUgryhSq
— WWE (@WWE) July 8, 2016
ORIGINAL: It looks like the news on Brock Lesnar’s opponent for SummerSlam got out early because it was announced on Canada’s Sportsnet Aftermath that Lesnar would be facing Randy Orton at SummerSlam.
The announcement did not air on the Canadian airing of Smackdown but they did break news after the show. Orton’s name has been rumored for the last several days.
SummerSlam will take place on 8/21 in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
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(Thanks to John H for sending in the screenshot)
