If you were looking at the SummerSlam match card before today, you would have noticed the Intercontinental Champion, The Miz, had nothing to do on it. He’s been going back-and-forth with Jason Jordan in recent weeks but there hasn’t been enough time to build to a proper match.
You’d also notice The Hardy Men had nothing going on, a function of an injury suffered by Scott Dawson of The Revival.
Put it all together, and this makes sense:
BREAKING: @JasonJordanJJ @JEFFHARDYBRAND & @MATTHARDYBRAND will battle @mikethemiz @TheBoDallas & @RealCurtisAxel at #SummerSlam Kickoff! pic.twitter.com/UnXaAEm8RC
— WWE (@WWE) August 17, 2017
Over at WWE.com, they still have the SmackDown tag team and cruiserweight title matches scheduled for the Kickoff, which would make for three matches on the two hour show leading into the pay-per-view (PPV) this Sun., Aug. 20, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Here’s the now complete SummerSlam match card:
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. Samoa Joe
Naomi vs. Natalya
Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks
Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens
Cesaro & Sheamus vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins
John Cena vs. Baron Corbin
Randy Orton vs. Rusev
Big Show vs. Big Cass
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
The New Day vs. The Usos
Akira Tozawa vs. Neville
Miztourage vs. Jason Jordan & The Hardy Men