WWE SummerSlam takes place next Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, and will be broadcast on Peacock. The card has begun to take shape, with a total of seven bouts already confirmed.
Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus is expected to be added to the card, while the show will be headlined by Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso in a Tribal Combat Match.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor, Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes, Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler, WWE Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Bianca Belair, and others have been confirmed for the event.
Dave Meltzer mentioned on Wrestling Observer Radio that tickets have been selling well recently.
“So ever since [Friday’s SmackDown], the tickets have started to really pick up, ever since Friday, which kind of tells you as far as Roman Reigns-Jey Uso, you know, making it official and everything like that. They’ve topped 45,000, and they’re moving pretty good. So they’re gonna, we’re a couple of weeks away. I think they’re gonna get to 50 [000] and maybe….products super hot. The Roman Reigns-Jey Uso angle is exceedingly strong.”
WrestleTix, which tracks wrestling ticket sales very well, also noted the movement in sales over the last ten days. They’ve sold 45,420 tickets, with 2,281 still available for a total capacity setup of 47,701. There are 3,214 resale tickets available.
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
