WWE has announced a major segment for tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena and his challenger, Cody Rhodes, will come face-to-face in the ring for an official contract signing.
Cena And Rhodes To Make SummerSlam Match Official
The contract signing will make their Undisputed WWE Championship match at SummerSlam official. The segment will be one of the final times the two rivals will be in the same ring before their high-stakes encounter in just over two weeks. Cena is not advertised for next week’s show, but he will be back for the SummerSlam go-home episode of SmackDown on August 1.
High Stakes At Cena’s Final WWE SummerSlam
The championship match is a rematch from WrestleMania 41, where a heel John Cena defeated Rhodes to capture his historic 17th World Title. Rhodes earned the right to this rematch by winning the King of the Ring tournament. The stakes are incredibly high, as the match will take place at the first-ever two-day SummerSlam and will be Cena’s final appearance at the event ahead of his planned retirement from the ring in December.
Contract signings in WWE rarely go according to plan, often ending in a physical confrontation between the participants. With no other matches or segments yet announced for tonight’s broadcast, the high-stakes confrontation between the champion and the challenger will be the clear focal point of the show as the road to SummerSlam continues.
