WWE SummerSlam 2017: Start time, live stream, match card and more
Here’s the full match card for WWE SummerSlam 2017, including the start time, a live stream to all of the action and predictions for every match on the card.
After the NXT roster tears down the Barclays Center on Saturday night during NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, WWE’s main roster will get their chance to shine with WWE SummerSlam on Sunday night inside of the same building.
Last year’s event featured AJ Styles defeating John Cena in one of the best matches of the year, Finn Balor winning the inaugural WWE Universal Championship match against Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar busting Randy Orton open in the main event and winning by technical knockout in a gruesome finish.
This year, Lesnar will be at the event defending the Universal title in the main event against Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe. For that and a whole lot more about SummerSlam on Sunday night, including a live stream and predictions for the entire card, follow along below for all the information you’ll need before Sunday night.
Event info
Event: WWE SummerSlam 2017
Date: Sunday, Aug. 20
Venue: Barclays Center
Start time: 7 p.m. ET
Live stream: WWE Network
Match predictions
WWE Universal Championship match (If Brock Lesnar loses, he and Paul Heyman leave WWE)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
Prediction: The hilarity that ensued with the official Barclays Center Twitter account tweeting out that Brock Lesnar would be at the post-SummerSlam edition of RAW was great, but it wasn’t as great as this match is going to be. These four guys have carried RAW over the last couple months and it’s going to be a fantastic Fatal Four-Way match in the main event. Still, it’s hard to pick against Brock Lesnar. The Beast Incarnate survives and stays with WWE for at least a little while longer.
WWE Championship match
Jinder Mahal (with The Singh Brothers) (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Prediction: 2017 might be the dumbest year in professional wrestling’s illustrious history and it’s pretty awesome. Jinder Mahal will defend the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. Yeah, tell a wrestling fan in 2014 that this is going to happen down the line. You’ll get laughed at right in your face and get told to stop playing WWE 2K17 so much. But, it’s happening. Even with Baron Corbin’s briefcase out of the picture now, anything pretty much is on the table still. So, let’s gets weird. Nakamura wins the WWE Championship because 2017.
RAW Women’s Championship match
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Sasha Banks
Prediction: Work or not, Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks do an awesome job of getting us to think that they despise each other. And to be honest, they might actually hate each other. Bliss survived at Great Balls of Fire, but can she survive here? As great as Sasha looked on Monday in her win over Nia Jax, I’m leaning Bliss to retain the gold here. I could see this play out as Banks can’t beat Bliss, but a returning Bayley could, setting up a potentially jealous Banks turning heel on Bayley, which has been needed for months now. Bliss retains the gold in a fun one.
SmackDown Women’s Championship match
Naomi (c) vs. Natalya
Prediction: I’m still holding out hope that Carmella doesn’t wreck this match for either woman. In no way, shape or form should Carmella be holding the SmackDown Women’s Championship before Natalya does. The tease has been there for weeks with Carmella cashing in her Money in the Bank briefcase. I’ll take Naomi to retain in a good match with Nattie, but I’m pretty much banking on Carmella leaving Brooklyn (close to Staten Island by the way) with the gold. And yes, the pun was intended.
WWE United States Championship match (Special guest referee: Shane McMahon)
AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Prediction: Although their matches have been really strange in this rivalry, this match being weird on Sunday night is probably expected. Shane McMahon’s involvement could lead to where we might see him in the ring for the first time since WrestleMania 33 against AJ Styles of all people. Shenanigans are bound to ensue, but this is going to be a good one. They’ll get this one right. Styles wins, Owens is pissed and hell will soon break loose between Owens and McMahon.
RAW Tag Team Championship match
Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins
Prediction: Sierra, hotel, india, echo, lima, delta … SHIELD. The boys, well … two-thirds of The Shield are back in business and they’re coming after Cesaro and Sheamus’ gold on Sunday night. The story between Ambrose and Rollins getting back together has actually been a fun story told on camera each week on RAW and it’s culminated with the band basically being back together. We may not only get a title change here, we might even get a little Shield reunion with Ambrose and Rollins providing some encouragement for Roman Reigns before his match later in the night. The (almost) Shield win the title.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship match
The New Day (c) vs. The Usos
Prediction: The title should go back The Usos if were being honest here, but this will likely result in a New Day victory to retain the gold. Don’t be surprised if Jimmy and Jey are the ones being cheered on Sunday night. They’ve been really good for quite a while now with this newer attitude and persona.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship match
Akira Tozawa (c) vs. Neville
Prediction: After Neville’s long title reign in the 205-pound division was ended on Monday night during the go-home RAW, it’s hard to believe that Neville wins this rematch not even a full week later against new champ Akira Tozawa. Titus Worldwide’s lone champion retains his title.
Singles match
Randy Orton vs. Rusev
Prediction: Rusev deserves better than the loss he’s most likely going to take in this randomly thrown together match to fill up the card on Sunday night. Orton wins. Everyone’s likely bored before, during and after this matchup.
Singles match
John Cena vs. Baron Corbin
Prediction: John Cena hasn’t won at SummerSlam since 2010 when he buried The Nexus and killed all of their momentum he and Team WWE defeated The Nexus in a 7-on-7 Elimination match. He just costed Baron Corbin his Money in the Bank briefcase on Tuesday night. You put two and two together here. Corbin wins and gets some retribution for losing his briefcase.
Singles match (with Enzo Amore hanging above the ring in a shark cage)
Big Show vs. Big Cass
Prediction: Big Cass wins. Maybe with the help of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. Maybe not. Who cares. Just end this program already. For the sake of everyone.
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Singles match
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
Prediction: The only thing that’s exciting about this match is that the Demon persona of Finn Balor is returning and even WWE found a way to mess that one up BY ANNOUNCING THAT THE DEMON WAS RETURNING AT SUMMERSLAM. Why in the world would you do that? Like, we know. And we’re excited. And you ruined it. Anyway, Balor gets some payback for the whole Carrie reenactment on Monday night in the paint.