One of the marquee matches heading into night 1 of SummerSlam was supposed to be a tag match between the team of Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre and the team of Randy Orton and the in-ring debut of rap star Jelly Roll. Unfortunately, Drew McIntyre was dealing with passport issues that left him stranded in the United Kingdom. While WWE management was optimistic about getting McIntyre back to the States in time for the show, former WWE Champion The Miz has thrown his hat in the ring as a possible replacement for McIntyre, citing his long history with Paul. McIntyre has flat-out refused Miz’s offer and revealed that Logan Paul sent his private plane to make sure McIntyre makes the event.
That isn’t the only major tag match set for the show, as Roman Reigns will reunite with his OG Bloodline comrade Jey Uso to take on The Vision’s Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. While Seth Rollins is injured, The Vision has still been carving a path of destruction through “WWE Raw,” and Reigns has reunited the OG Bloodline in the hopes of beating back the conquering horde. But will Reigns be able to trust the former World Heavyweight Champion? Will Uso be able to put the years of abuse and betrayal at Reigns’s hands behind him? The Vision might have a weakness to exploit.
The final match of the night isn’t about titles, but simply about honor. Karrion Kross will face Sami Zayn in a match where Zayn’s reputation is essentially on the line. If Kross wins, Zayn will have to admit that Kross was right about Zayn being unfit to be world champion, whereas if Sami wins, Kross will be forced to admit he was wrong about Zayn’s prospects.



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