Speculation on Huge Match at SummerSlam, Backstage News on Bayley’s SummerSlam Push

July 27, 2017

Speculation on Huge Match at SummerSlam

Although Kevin Owens was defeated by AJ Styles on SmackDown Live to lose his United States Championship, there are rumors circulating that he has a huge opponent ahead of him come SummerSlam.

According to Cageside Seats, a match between Owens and SD Live Commissioner Shane McMahon could be in the works. It would interesting to see how this develops, seeing how Styles faced McMahon at WrestleMania this year, and that could be factored in the storyline as well.

Backstage News on Bayley’s SummerSlam Push

For a number of months, Bayley has been a victim of inconsistent booking from WWE Creative. After consecutive losses to Alexa Bliss, as well as others jumping ahead of her, it seemed as if Bayley would not be involved in the Raw Women’s Championship picture any time soon.

However, there seems to be a revived state of interest for the former champion. According to the Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE officials are looking to “rehab” Bayley, which is why she was granted the opportunity to face Bliss at SummerSlam, despite rumors that a four-way was going to occur.

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