“Summerslam 2022 turns out to be a banger”; From returns to shocking moments; Here’s all that happened at the event


“Summerslam 2022 turns out to be a banger”; From returns to shocking moments; Here’s all that happened at the event

Roman Reigns stands on the pile of debris to claim victory over Brock Lesnar

SummerSlam is one of the most viewed WWE events uniting fans from across the globe. The event has gained massive popularity over the years when many legends started making guest appearances. The 2022 SummerSlam was no different. The entire WWE audience gathered at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday.

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Every event that happened during the time was a mouth-opener. With the champions retaining their titles to the superstars making surprise entries, this SummerSlam had it all. The WWE management had given many hints regarding the return of various celebrities. The rumors proved to be true during the live event. The in-depth insight to the SummerSlam 2022 is available below.

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SummerSlam 2022 was full of twists and turns

SummerSlam witnesses unexpected return of Bayley, Iyo and Dakota
SummerSlam witnesses unexpected return of Bayley, Iyo and Dakota

SummerSlam 2022 kicked off with Bianca Belair defending her title against the challenger Becky Lynch. The former was defeated by Becky Lynch at SummerSlam 2021 in just 26 seconds. This was time for Bianca to redeem herself and she did that brilliantly. Bianca finally pinned Becky after succumbing her to Spanish Fly and Kiss Of Death. The post match witnessed a sporting Becky who congratulated and hugged Bianca Belair.

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Bianca had hardly finished celebrating her victory when Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky made their WWE return. The three stomped towards the ring for a shocked Bianca who was backed by Becky Lynch.

The second match of the premium live event saw the Miz square off against his former partner, Logan Paul. The Miz and Logan Paul ended up in the ring against each other after The Miz turned up against his tag team partner Logan Paul. The match was going well. The Miz was helped by his wife Maryse and Ciampa until AJ Styles appeared out of nowhere and attacked Ciampa. Logan Paul delivered the Miz with a Skull Crushing Finale and leveled the scores.

Bobby Lashley defends his title against Theory
Bobby Lashley defends his title against Theory

Mr. Money in the Bank was next in line to face Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship. Bobby had not even got ready when Theory attacked him with his briefcase. The match was not so extraordinary. Theory still had the Money in the Bank briefcase with him and he seemed more interested in cashing it in. Bobby won the match when Theory tapped out from The Hurt Lock.

We have seen an on screen rivalry between The Judgement Day and The Mysterios for quite some time. The two teams, next, faced each other at SummerSlam in a No Disqualification match. Dominic Mysterio, the son of Rey Mysterio was expected to turn against his father but nothing of that sort happened. The prediction of Edge returning to WWE was indeed true as he helped the Mysterios defeat the Judgement Day.

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Happy Corbin and Pat McAfee were privileged to have received the opportunity to fight at SummerSlam. The rivalry between the two was not cold enough to raise the excitement of the audience. The two kept on hitting each other until Pat hit a low blow to Corbin without the referee noticing it. Corbin eventually got pinned after receiving a Sunset Flip.

Next in line was the match between The Usos and The Street Profits for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship. The match held more significance since it had Jeff Jerrett as the special guest referee. He made sure that both the teams played fairly and remained satisfied at the end of the match unlike the last two title matches between them. The Street Profits had full control over the match in the starting but as time passed, the Usos were able to pin the Street and retain their title. Twitter seemed to receive many tweets with regards to the win of The Usos. WWE Universe expected the Street Profits to win.

Seth Rollins attacks Riddle
Seth Rollins attacks Riddle

WWE Universe also witness Riddle appearing in the ring only to provoke a furious Seth Rollins and getting himself injured yet again.

Next in line was the most underestimated champion Liv Morgan go against Ronda Rousey for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship. Liv Morgan had taken away the title from Ronda Rousey at Money in the Bank through cash in.Since then, people have called her undeserving and not capable of fighting a 100% charged Rousey. The audience believed completely that Liv would lose her title to Ronda Rousey. But it did not happen.

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Liv Morgan was able to retain her title. Talking practically, she did not actually win the title. She had pinned Ronda Rousey who had Liv in her grip. The countdown and the tapping occurred at the same time but the referee was ignorant of the tap out so Liv Morgan was adjudged as the winner. Ronda, frustrated by the decision, attacked both the champion as well as the referee.

Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns standing on top of Brock Lesnar

It was finally time for the main event of SummerSlam 2022 – the Undisputed Universal Championship Last Man Standing match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. It seemed like a regular concluding match until Lesnar made his entrance towards the ring in a tractor. He shut up the announcer and gave his own description. Before the referee could ask to ring the bell, Brock attacked Roman Reigns. Soon, in the midst of their fight, Lesnar put Reigns in the carrier of the tractor, took him up and dropped him to the ring.

The highlight of the event was Brock lifting up the ring with the help of his tractor. The Usos had also appeared on the ring side to assist Roman Reigns. Theory too tried to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase but the contract was not successful. He also received blows from the two superstars who were engrossed in themselves. The match was entertaining and instantly became the talk of the WWE Universe. SummerSlam 2022 concluded with Brock Lesnar climbing to the topmost part of the broken ring wearing a hat and thanking the Nashville crowd.

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