Is everyone ready for a party? More specifically, is everyone ready for the biggest party of the summer? That’s right, it’s WWE SummerSlam 2019!
We’ve got you covered as always with live coverage for tonight’s show, starting with the two-hour pre-show at 5pm ET/10pm BST and then the main show at 7pm ET/12am BST.
An interesting note about tonight. Going by DirecTV’s listings, this will be the first WWE show in over 11 years to be rated TV-14 as opposed to PG. Are we in for some blood and guts tonight?
Here’s the full card:
- Drew Gulak (c) vs. Oney Lorcan – WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Pre-Show)
- Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics (c) – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships (Pre-Show)
- Buddy Murphy vs. Apollo Crews (Pre-Show)
- Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair
- Becky Lynch (c) vs. Natalya – WWE Raw Women’s Championship Submission Match
- Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens – If Owens Loses He Quits WWE
- Goldberg vs. Dolph Ziggler
- Bayley (c) vs. Ember Moon – WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
- AJ Styles (c) vs. Ricochet – WWE United States Championship
- ‘Fiend’ Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Bálor
- Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins – WWE Universal Championship
- Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton – WWE Championship
Follow along with the live feed below from 5pm ET/10pm BST and all throughout the night for updates, results and thoughts on tonight’s proceedings!
Seth Rollins Slays The Beast!
Seth Rollins has once again defeated Brock Lesnar to become a two-time Universal Champion!
Loads of finishers, a broken announce table, and Rollins slays the beast for a second time to win the top prize in WWE.
Overall, I really enjoyed that show, and that was a really good main event.
And that wraps up tonight’s proceedings. Thanks for following along! You can follow me on Twitter here if you have nothing better to do, and also come back to WrestleTalk.com for live coverage of Raw and SmackDown tomorrow and Tuesday!
#TheBeast has been slayed. #SummerSlam #UniversalTitle #AndNew @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/zWd2YQafdp
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 12, 2019
Main Event Time
Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp who is at the show tonight just tweeted they’re changing the canvas for the main event. Blood and guts incoming?
Either way, it is indeed the Universal Championship closing things up tonight, as Brock Lesnar defends against Seth Rollins.
That Was Incredible
That was incredible.
Finn got pinned with the Mandible Claw after getting destroyed.
That was something to behold. Absolutely incredible.
Commentary even compared the ‘Fiend’ to Taker.
Welcome to your nightmare, @FinnBalor. #SummerSlam #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt pic.twitter.com/0LRZG6b83p
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) August 12, 2019
That Was Amazing
Bray Wyatt’s entrance was absolutely exceptional. I’ve never seen a better presentation for a wrestler before.
An absolutely sensational remix of his old theme song. “Holy s***” chant from the crowd. Truly brilliant.
If you’ve not seen it, try and find it somewhere.
Evolve. #SummerSlam #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt pic.twitter.com/DzezRVI8rQ
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2019
The 'Fiend' Takes On Bálor
Coming up next, it’s Wyatt’s first match in a year as the ‘Fiend’ takes on Finn Bálor.
Double Countout
Well, the match ends as a draw as both men got counted out meaning Kofi retains the title.
Orton nailed a beautiful catch RKO but Kofi rolled out the ring so he couldn’t get pinned. Kingston’s family were ringside, and Orton got a bit carried away taunting them and beating Kofi in front of them so they both got counted out.
Kofi battered him with a kendo stick and a Trouble in Paradise after the match. We haven’t seen the last of this.
Safe to say, things are far from over between @TrueKofi & @RandyOrton. #WWETitle #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/5gnzVqzBVQ
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 12, 2019
WWE Title Match Up Next
Annoyingly, the WWE Title match is up next. Should have main evented, and the crowd booed when they realized it wasn’t.
Oh well, should be really good anyway.
Seth's Getting Booed
Trish gets a few moments in the ring as she’s applauded by the fans after what she said would be her final match.
After that, we go backstage to see Seth Rollins – who got booed – but then Bret Hart walked in to a big cheer. Good try WWE, but I doubt it’ll work.
Take a bow, Queen. #ThankYouTrish #SummerSlam #QueenOfQueens @trishstratuscom pic.twitter.com/8PsnApWGu2
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2019
Charlotte Makes Trish Tap
This was honestly much better than I expected. Some moments of Flair dominance mixed with Trish getting a chance to showcase her skills.
The match even got “this is awesome chants” after Charlotte kicked out of the Stratusfaction. She then kicked out of the Chick Kick and soon enough locked in the Figure-Eight to make Trish tap.
A very good match, possibly even the best of the night so far.
The #QueenOfQueens TAPS to The #QueenOfAllEras.
WHAT A MATCH! #SummerSlam @trishstratuscom @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/BmFTt31Ykm
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2019
Charlotte Vs. Trish
Up next, two women’s greats of different eras go head-to-head as Charlotte Flair battles Toronto’s own Hall of Famer Trish Stratus.
Owens Beats Shane... Thanks To A Low Blow
This wasn’t the complete squash we were hoping for.
Owens nailed Shane with a Pop-up Powerbomb but Elias hopped onto the apron to distract the ref so he couldn’t count.
Elias then slid a chair into the ring in an attempt to goad KO into using it and getting himself DQ’ed, which he thinks better of.
Shane accidentally takes Elias down (by jumping over KO like a pleb), and Owens lands a Swanton and Frog Splash, but Elias recovers and pulls the ref out during the three-count.
Owens retorts by diving onto them both and taking them both out, then assaulting Elias with the chair. He tries to use it against Shane but the ref gets back in and sees him. He turns his back to throw the chair out the ring, so Owens gives Shane a low blow followed by a Stunner for the win.
Can’t be having him go over clean can we now. At least he won though.
HE'S STAYING PUT! @FightOwensFight gets YEARS worth of frustration out as he gets the better of @ShaneMcMahon at #SummerSlam! pic.twitter.com/eF3b2lids1
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2019
Special Enforcer
Shane McMahon brings out the special guest enforcer Elias to ensure this match is completely fair.
Hopefully Edge comes and Spears him again.
Someone's doing better after their #SummerSlam #KickOff SPEAR!@IAmEliasWWE will be your Special Guest Enforcer for @FightOwensFight vs. @ShaneMcMahon! @EdgeRatedR pic.twitter.com/Ih5EEQASWH
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 12, 2019
KO Vs. Shane Next
Please for the love of God.
Bayley Retains
The crowd was a bit dead for this, unfortunately.
Nonetheless, Bayley retained her title with a Bayley-to-Belly off the middle rope. She should do it like that all the time so it actually has some impact.
They're ain't no stopping her now! @itsBayleyWWE is STILL your #SDLive #WomensChampion! #SummerSlam #WomensTitle @WWEEmberMoon pic.twitter.com/W4dQhePGOR
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2019
Bayley Defends Against Moon
Bayley defends the SmackDown Women’s Title against Ember Moon next. This could be a great one if given time.
Ric Flair Is The Newest Member Of The Street Profits
Yep. The Street Profits were doing their usual show rundown and Ric Flair turned up and joined in.
Bringing the swag, the stylin', and the profilin'!
Wooooo!!!! #SummerSlam @AngeloDawkins @MontezFordWWE @RicFlairNatrBoy pic.twitter.com/cDUEHhHwBC— Javier DraVen?☠️ (@WrestlingCovers) August 12, 2019
AJ Retains
AJ Styles retains in a match that I’d argue didn’t live up to a lot of people’s expectations.
I’ve held the view for a while now that Styles has gotten a lot slower and isn’t capable of what he used to be, and that seemed to be the case here.
Except this time it did make sense as he is the heel and spent the match working over Ricochet’s leg and finished him off with the Styles Clash.
Ando and Gallows gave him a Magic Killer for good measure.
It was good, but not show-stealing.
In a win for hot moms everywhere, @AJStylesOrg retains his #USChampionship over @KingRicochet! #SummerSlam @KarlAndersonWWE @LukeGallowsWWE pic.twitter.com/3MyKz7SHBQ
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2019
US Title On The Line
Before the next match they threw to the international announcers, where we found Truth and Carmella hiding at the Japanese booth.
When we get to the final ones (I think the Mandarin folk), Maverick turns up looking for them, but they’ve ran away.
Sensational stuff again. Drake Maverick for Universal Champion.
Ricochet challenges AJ Styles (w/ the O.C.) for the United States Title.
The Greatest Thing Of All Time
New Day had a good luck charm for Kofi Kingston ahead of his WWE Title defense tonight, Drake!
Drake… Maverick.
That was the best thing I’ve ever seen.
New @Drake, who dis?omit_script=1 #SummerSlam @WWEMaverick pic.twitter.com/Bwi9KKB8uW
— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2019
Goldberg Destroys Ziggler
And there we have it, Goldberg beats Ziggler in just a couple of minutes.
Ziggler actually landed two Superkicks at the start but they barely affected Goldberg who delivered a Spear (which Ziggler sold excellently as always) and a Jackhammer spelled the end.
And then for some bizarre reason Dolph asked him to come back and fight him again, so he just gave him another Spear.
And then for some bizarre reason Dolph asked him to come back and fight him again, so he just gave him another Spear.
He’s almost as bad as Rollins. But not quite.
No Riddle, sadly.
You want this AGAIN, ZIGGY?omit_script=1!?omit_script=1 Just stay down, dude. #SummerSlam @HEELZiggler @Goldberg pic.twitter.com/ibRzvEXSX0
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 11, 2019
Speaking Of Goldberg
Speaking of Goldberg, his match with Dolph Ziggler is up next.
Meanwhile On Watchalong...
Riddle met Goldberg. #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/KEuqV5dlPg
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) August 11, 2019
Becky Retains!
Becky retains with the Dis-Arm-Her!
That was actually a really good opener. I’m glad they put it on first rather than three hours into the show.
Both women tried using each other’s submissions, which Becky got a bit of heat for doing the Sharpshooter despite being the crowd’s favorite overall.
Natalya had Becky in the Sharpshooter for quite a while and it looked as though she may have tapped but she crawled out the ring to escape and soon enough locked the Dis-Arm-Her in to retain the Raw Women’s Title.
✅ #TheMan
✅ #RAW #WomensChampion
✅ #CanadasNewHero@BeckyLynchWWE stands tall in Toronto! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/l42egGt5dV— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2019
Time For SummerSlam!
It’s time for SummerSlam, we’ve got the return of pyro and it’s all going on!
We’re opening the main show with Becky Lynch vs. Natalya in a submission match for the Raw Women’s Championship.
Bliss & Cross Retain
Bliss and Cross retain as expected as Alexa pins Peyton with the Twisted Bliss.
The match was a bit of a mess but oh well.
Also, Bliss and Cross were dressed as Buzz and Woody from Toy Story for… reasons.
To infinity and beyond, @AlexaBliss_WWE & @NikkiCrossWWE are STILL your WWE Women's #TagTeamChampions! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/UL5svIcXJ3
— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2019
Women's Tag Titles On The Line
It’s now time for the final pre-show match as Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross defend their newly won Women’s Tag Titles against former champs the IIconics.
Edge Spears Elias!
Elias is here unannounced and he sings a lovely song about how terrible Toronto is.
And then… Toronto’s own WWE Hall of Famer Edge has turned up and Speared Elias!
Sadly though, no Chimel.
#SummerSlam Kickoff is officially RATED R.@EdgeRated IS HERE! pic.twitter.com/puGPVPMUmm
— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2019
Rowan Batters Murphy
Well, we’ve got a DQ as Rowan’s turned up and battered Murphy at ringside after the Aussie accused him of being behind the forklift incident two weeks ago.
After the beatdown, Rowan screamed “keep my name out of your mouth!” as Bryan looked on at the TV from the back.
Well, @ERICKROWAN made his point. #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/wJGdszLAuf
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) August 11, 2019
Time For Murphy Vs. Apollo
It’s time for Buddy Murphy’s first match since moving to SmackDown Live as he takes on Apollo Crews next!
Drake Isn't Leaving Toronto Without The 24/7 Title
Drake Maverick turned up on the panel and says he’s not leaving Toronto without being the 24/7 Championship.
The camera pans out and we see Truth and Carmella hiding under the panel table, and when they come up Drake reappears and chucks popcorn at them.
Truth runs away as Carmella kicks Drakeso he can’t keep up.
Excellent stuff as always.
Ummmmmm, @WWEMaverick…#SummerSlam @RonKillings @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/ihV0E2m25x
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 11, 2019
Gulak Retains
That match was alright but as we always seem to say, they would have had a far better one had it taken place on an episode of 205 Live.
Drew and Oney absolutely battered each other with slaps and chops, and the finish came when the ref was distracted fixing up the ring apron and Gulak struck Lorcan’s throat behind his back.
He followed up with the Cyclone Crash to pick up the win and retain the title.
He is the LAW in the #Cruiserweight division.@DrewGulak is STILL your @WWE Cruiserweight Champion at #SummerSlam Kickoff! pic.twitter.com/yCgBVbGEVf
— WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2019
Time For The First Match!
The Cruiserweight Title is on the line in the opener as Drew Gulak defends against Oney Lorcan.
Will Finn Bálor Join The O.C.?
The first real meaningful thing that’s happened so far is that the O.C. and Finn Bálor had a little chat backstage about their matches tonight.
AJ says that if Finn needs his help tonight, all he has to do is ask… will Bálor join the group when he returns after the two-month break he’s set to have after tonight?
"If you need our help, just say 'when'." – @AJStylesOrg to @FinnBalor
??? #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/AyLlcCqcv8
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 11, 2019
Watch The WWE SummerSlam Pre-Show
You can watch the two-hour WWE SummerSlam pre-show here via WWE’s YouTube channel:
New Matches Added To WWE SummerSlam Pre-Show
WWE has announced some new matches for tonight’s pre-show. Click below for details:
WWE SummerSlam 2019 Live Results
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