The 2020 WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on August 23rd.
Eight matches have been announced for the show, including Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship) and Braun Strowman vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (WWE Universal Championship).
In the women’s division, Asuka will have two chances to walk away with a title as she defeats Sasha Banks for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship and Bayley for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Elsewhere, The Street Profits are set to defend their WWE RAW Tag Team titles against Andrade and Angel Garza, and Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin will be banned from ringside as MVP Apollo Crews takes over for the WWE United Championship.
SummerSlam will also have Dominik Mysterio’s WWE in-ring debut against Seth Rollins in a Street Fight, while Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville will settle their fierce rivalry in a WWE match of the No Disqualification, Loser Leaves.
In this article, let’s take a look at eight predictions at last for this year’s SummerSlam.
# 8 Bayley vs. Asuka (WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship); # 7 Sasha Banks Vs. Asuka (WWE RAW Women’s Championship)
WWE has been planting the seeds for more than three years Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, but it actually seems like The Golden Role Models are now finally set to go their separate ways.
We now know that Bayley vs. Asuka will take place first at SummerSlam, with Banks vs. Asuka that happens later in the night.
For several reasons, outlined in the bullet points below, here’s why Asuka was able to leave SummerSlam with the Bayley SmackDown Women’s Championship, but not with the RAW Women’s Championship for Banks:
- Bayley Vs. Asuka: With Banks staying away from ringside, Asuka Bayley defeated fair and square in the opening match at SummerSlam to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
- Banks Vs. Asuka: After receiving no help from Banks, Bayley marches to the ring and attacks her tag team partner. It seems Bayley is betraying her friend, but she’s actually helping her by causing a disqualification, which means Banks retains.
- Banks, who for so long played a supporting role during the reign of SmackDown Women’s Championship for Bayley, leaves SummerSlam as the only Golden Role Model with a single title.
- The storyline comes full circle, with a jealous Bayley now playing a supporting role for Banks on RAW.
This scenario would protect all three Superstars and allow them to have new storylines after SummerSlam, with Banks and Bayley about the RAW Women’s Championship and Asuka officially moving to SmackDown to receive a new challenger (Naomi, maybe?) For the next WWE Draft .
Prediction: Asuka def. Bayley (new champion); Asuka def. Sasha Banks via DQ (Banks Retains)
Published 22 Aug 2020, 17:56 IST
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