Welcome to the July 20 edition of WWE SummerSlam 2023 news roundup. We are just 15 days away from the biggest party of summer. The biggest pro wrestling company on earth is gearing up for a memorable premium live event at the Ford Field in Detroit.
On today’s WWE news roundup, we will focus on the first two matches that have been made official for the SummerSlam show. Besides, a former WWE employee has also give a spoiler on a major match which will soon be made official for SummerSlam. Also, Ronda Rousey has received criticism from an ex-WWE writer.
Without wasting further time, here’s a look at the top WWE news of the last 24 hours on the road to SummerSlam.
Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar matches dominate today’s WWE SummerSlam 2023 news roundup
Many fans were surprised to see that WWE did not announce any match well in advance for SummerSlam. It looks like the ticket sales at Ford Field has been way more than expected, which is why the company has adopted a slow approach.
The wait to see a match being made official for the show ended this week. WWE has announced 2 matches for the card – Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor for the World Heavyweight Championship and Brock Lesnar vs Cody Rhodes.
Spoiler on major WWE SummerSlam 2023 match features on news roundup
Former WWE writer Vince Russo thinks that WWE has given away the result of the Becky Lynch vs Trish Stratus match, which will soon be made official for SummerSlam.
Sharing his views on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Legion of RAW, Russo pointed out that Lynch accepting the condition to have a tattoo ‘Thank you Trish’ on her chest if she loses has confirmed that she will win at SummerSlam.
Vince Russo slams Ronda Rousey storyline
On the same show, former WWE writer Vince Russo criticized Ronda Rousey’s ongoing storyline with Shayna Baszler. Rousey and Baszler won the tag titles earlier this year before the latter attacked the Baddest Woman on the Planet.
Rousey then challenged Baszler for a match at SummerSlam. Although Baszler has been getting loud cheers from the fans, Vince Russo slammed the storyline, saying that the Queen of Spades would never in a million years get over as a babyface.
