At SummerSlam, newly crowned Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk will defend the title against Cody Rhodes in a dream match.
At WWE Night of Champions, Sami Zayn captured his first WWE Championship in a Triple Threat Match against then-champion Rhodes and Gunther.
Rhodes immediately secured the No. 1 Contender position by defeating “Main Event” Jey Uso on the subsequent SmackDown.
When Rhodes journeyed to the July 6 edition of Raw for his rematch against Zayn, though, The American Nightmare was suddenly attacked by Gunther and was left unable to compete.
The disappointed WWE Universe soon received a shock when Chicago’s own CM Punk suddenly emerged to challenge Zayn.
In the hard-fought showdown that followed, The Second City Saint defeated Zayn to capture the Undisputed WWE Title.
From the bedlam comes a dream encounter that will see Rhodes get his rematch for the title at The Biggest Event of the Summer, but against Punk instead of Zayn.
The two friends boast five combined WWE Title reigns and will be meeting one-on-one for the first time in nearly 18 years.
Don’t miss SummerSlam, a special two-night event STREAMING LIVE, Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2, at 6 ET/3 PT on the ESPN App with an ESPN Unlimited plan in the United States and on Netflix internationally.
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At SummerSlam, newly crowned Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk will defend the title against Cody Rhodes in a dream match.
At WWE Night of Champions, Sami Zayn captured his first WWE Championship in a Triple Threat Match against then-champion Rhodes and Gunther.
Rhodes immediately secured the No. 1 Contender position by defeating “Main Event” Jey Uso on the subsequent SmackDown.
When Rhodes journeyed to the July 6 edition of Raw for his rematch against Zayn, though, The American Nightmare was suddenly attacked by Gunther and was left unable to compete.
The disappointed WWE Universe soon received a shock when Chicago’s own CM Punk suddenly emerged to challenge Zayn.
In the hard-fought showdown that followed, The Second City Saint defeated Zayn to capture the Undisputed WWE Title.
From the bedlam comes a dream encounter that will see Rhodes get his rematch for the title at The Biggest Event of the Summer, but against Punk instead of Zayn.
The two friends boast five combined WWE Title reigns and will be meeting one-on-one for the first time in nearly 18 years.
Don’t miss SummerSlam, a special two-night event STREAMING LIVE, Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2, at 6 ET/3 PT on the ESPN App with an ESPN Unlimited plan in the United States and on Netflix internationally.
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