An official WWE event set to take place over SummerSlam weekend has been cancelled just over a week before the event.
On July 25, fans first noticed that the “WWE Late Night” with Tony Hinchcliffe show was listed as cancelled on Ticketmaster’s website. The show, which was originally set to take place on SummerSlam Saturday on August 2, was advertised multiple times on Raw and SmackDown and was also promoted as an exclusive, non-televised event that would not be released for the world to see.
Following the Ticketmaster update, Mike Johnson of PWInsider confirmed that WWE Late Night had been cancelled, stating that ticket sales for the event had been “light.”
Hinchliffe was previously the host of The Roast of WrestleMania, which took place after the second night of the show concluded. Although phones were meant to be locked away, some footage from the event did emerge with Hinchliffe and numerous WWE stars making inappropriate comments at the show. When it was announced that Hinchcliffe would be returning to a WWE event, many let their opinion be known that they did not want to see him make a comeback to the wrestling world.
WWE SummerSlam Card Grows
On the July 25 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that a 6-team TLC match would take place that would see The Wyatt Sicks put their Tag Team Championships on the line. Following the match announcement and the day split being revealed, the updated card for the show is currently as follows:
Saturday:
- Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss – Tag team match for the Women’s Tag Team Championships
- Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk – Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
- Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul
- Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker
- Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill – Singles match for the WWE Women’s Championship
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
Sunday:
- John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes – Street fight for the Undisputed Championship
- Naomi (c) vs. IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley – Triple threat match for the Women’s World Championship
- Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria – No DQ match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. If Valkyria loses she can’t challenge for the title again
- Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles – Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship
- Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu – Steel cage match for the United States Championship
Day TBD:
- Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis) (c_ vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins), DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa), Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), Andrade & Rey Fenix, Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) – TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Championships
WWE SummerSlam will air live on August 2 and 3 on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix internationally.
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