Everything you need to know ahead of the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view this Saturday
It’s time for one of the flagship events on the WWE calendar. Typically considered just behind WrestleMania in terms of popularity, SummerSlam is set to be the biggest match card of the summer months with five title matches on deck for Nashville on Saturday night.
The biggest match of all pits a pair of old rivals against each other once again. Undisputed universal champion Roman Reigns puts his pair of titles on the line against Brock Lesnar in a Las Man Standing Match in the main event. Reigns unified the titles by beating Lesnar in the main event at WrestleMania.
Let’s take a closer look at who our CBS Sports experts predict will come out on top at WWE SummerSlam, which begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET from Nissan Stadium in Nashville and streams live on Peacock following a kickoff show one hour earlier.
2022 WWE SummerSlam predictions
SmackDown women’s championship — Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
Match Card
| Match | Championship | Match Type |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Reigns (c) w/ Paul Heyman vs. Brock Lesnar | Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | Last Man Standing Match |
| Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey | SmackDown Women’s Championship | Singles Match |
| Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Theory | United States Championship | Singles Match |
| The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits | Undisputed Tag Team Championships | Special Guest Referee Tag Team Match (Jeff Jarrett) |
| Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin | None | Singles Match |
| Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch | Raw Women’s Championship | Singles Match |
| Logan Paul vs. The Miz w/ Ciampa & Maryse | None | Singles Match |
| The Mysterios vs. The Judgment Day | None | No Disqualification Match |
Raw women’s championship — Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch
Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
Corbin has not won a pay-per-view match since December 2019. That isn’t likely to change when he faces off with McAfee. WWE has done a good job of protecting McAfee as a special attraction who wrestles on rare occasions but surprises with his competency and athleticism. Corbin has cemented himself as a heel who can be slotted in for programs against anyone, lose the blowoff match and then move right on to the next without really gaining or losing any momentum. That makes him a perfect opponent for McAfee to defeat. Pick: Pat McAfee wins
Undisputed WWE tag team championship — The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits (special guest referee Jeff Jarrett)
The Usos are so closely tied to Reigns that it makes it hard to pick against them before the “perfect moment” comes along. Such a big part of Reigns’ presentation is the dominance of The Bloodline as they hold all of the top men’s championships. The introduction of Jarrett as the referee could tilt things in the favor of the Profits, but Jarrett could just as easily cheat in favor of The Usos. Either way, someone is getting hit with a guitar. It’s just too hard to see The Usos losing the belts before WWE is ready to start having Reigns’ empire crumble around him. However things work out, the match should be great. Pick: The Usos retain
