WWE’s Head of Creative, Triple H, has finally pulled the trigger on a blockbuster feud. He just dropped a bombshell announcement to confirm one of the matches for SummerSlam in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 1 and 2.
During the July 10 episode of SmackDown, the new Undisputed WWE Champion, CM Punk, returned as the newest member of the blue brand. The Best in the World cut a passionate promo, talking about becoming a workhorse champion and putting the entire locker room on notice.
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He namedropped almost everyone except Cody Rhodes, who then came out to confront his long-time friend. Both men admitted that they can’t avoid each other forever and agreed to face having a match at the Biggest Party of the Summer.
Punk and Rhodes shook hands to make things official, with Nick Aldis confirming it shortly after as one of the main events for SummerSlam this year.
The announcement came as a surprise since rumors suggested that the aforementioned match was in the works for WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia next year.
The Triple H-led creative could have changed its mind and fast-tracked this rivalry. There’s a major concern backstage over low ticket sales for SummerSlam, which is why WWE is pulling out all the stops for the Biggest Event of the Summer.
A little while ago, Triple H took to his X/Twitter handle to drop the SummerSlam match graphic for CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes. In the caption, he wrote the following message to hype up their rivalry:
“Years in the making… and the time is now! CM Punk… Cody Rhodes… for the Undisputed @WWE Championship #SummerSlam! Streaming on the @espn app in the US / @netflix internationally.”
You can check out his tweet below:
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes will be in action at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event XLV
During the main event, Nick Aldis came out to inform Gunther that he would be teaming up with a returning Sami Zayn to face Cody Rhodes and CM Punk in a tag team match at Saturday Night’s Main Event at Madison Square Garden.
However, the decision didn’t sit well with the Ring General. He laid waste to the SmackDown General Manager and put him to sleep despite the officials trying to stop him.
Gunther continued to attack Nick Aldis until the American Nightmare came to his aid. A feud between the two men has been discussed for SummerSlam, and it looks like the attack on SmackDown was the final straw.
Aldis has yet to lace up his wrestling boots under the WWE banner, and there’s no better place to do it than SummerSlam.
Will Gunther face repercussions for his actions? Only time will tell.
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Edited by Sidharth Sachdeva