Finn Balor defeated Roman Reigns on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and he will face Seth Rollins at SummerSlam. The winner of the match at SummerSlam will become the new WWE Universal Champion. The name of that title is a nod to USA Network’s parent company NBC Universal and it will be equivalent to Smackdown’s WWE Championship.
Finn Balor defeated Cesaro, Rusev and Kevin Owens in a Fatal 4 Way to win a spot in the Raw main event. Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn and Sheamus to qualify for the main event slot against Balor on Raw.
SummerSlam takes place on 8/21 live on the WWE Network from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
The card for SummerSlam so far is:
WWE Universal Championship
Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins
Randy Orton vs. Brock Lesnar
Based on current storylines, it looks like they will announce the following matches soon:
WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Day (Champions) vs. The Club
WWE Women’s Championship
Sasha Banks (Champion) vs. Charlotte
