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{{short description|WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network/Peacock event}} |
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'''SummerSlam''' is an upcoming ] ] (PPV) and ] ] produced by ] for their ] and ] ]. It will take place on July 30, 2022, at ] in ]. It will be the 35th event under the ] chronology and the first SummerSlam to not be held during the month of August. |
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==Production== |
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===Background=== |
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] is a ] (PPV) and ] event previously held annually in August by ] since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot| title=Let the Party Begin|first=Louie|last=Dee|publisher=]|access-date=May 12, 2008|date=May 17, 2006}}</ref> it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite book|first1=Ian|last1=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|year=2006|publisher=Lulu|page=160|isbn=9781411612105}}</ref><ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |last1=Desilva |first1=Kristen |title=WWE's Money In The Bank coming to Las Vegas in July 2022 |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/more/entertainment/wwes-money-in-the-bank-coming-to-las-vegas-in-july-2022/article_064bce6a-0393-11ec-8264-db9051a10498.html |website=] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> Out of the five, it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html|title=WWE SummerSlam results: Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal survive as Finn Balor defeats Bray Wyatt|first1=Matty|last1=Paddock|work=The Independent|date=August 21, 2017|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-location-date-start-time-predictions-ppv-rumors/|title=WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, start time, location, 2018 date, PPV rumors|first1=Jack|last1=Crosby|first2=Adam|last2=Silverstein|work=CBS Sports|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref> The 2022 event will the 35th event in the SummerSlam chronology and will feature wrestlers from the ] and ] ]. It will be the very first SummerSlam to not be held during the month of August. Instead, it was scheduled to take place on July 30, 2022, at the ] in ].<ref name="WWE2022PPV">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wwe-unveils-2022-pay-per-view-schedule|title=WWE unveils 2022 pay-per-view schedule|date=October 25, 2021|author=WWE.com Staff|work=]|access-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Nick |title=WWE SummerSlam headed to Nissan Stadium in 2022 |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2021/10/25/wwe-summerslam-2022-nashville-nissan-stadium/6173033001/ |website=] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> |
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===Storylines=== |
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The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray ], ], or ] in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,<ref name="HSW">{{cite web|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-kowrestling.htm|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks|publisher=]|access-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6LDla2zy5?url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=WWEnt>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|publisher=WWE|access-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5esskNFVE?url=http://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, '']'' and ''].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/wwe-smackdown-live-usa-1201782569/|title=WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=May 25, 2016|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=May 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526113045/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/wwe-smackdown-live-usa-1201782569/|archive-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website|http://www.wwe.com/shows/SummerSlam|SummerSlam Official Website}} |
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The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.