The B/R Wrestling Workers Predictions for WWE SummerSlam 2023 Match Card

It be August, and that methodology or not it’s time for essentially the most attention-grabbing occasion of the summer season, WWE SummerSlam.

This year’s present takes affirm in Detroit and can function the payoff to several enormous feuds every with and without gold on the dual carriageway. Plenty of these functions have been constructing for the upper section of 2023, so this feels a little bit more essential than the authentic pay-per-recognize.

As consistently, we now have our panel of contributors right here to acknowledge to questions and supply predictions.

• Chris Mueller (CM) (@BR_Doctor)
• Erik Beaston (EB) (@ErikBeaston)
• Graham Matthews (GM) (@WrestleRant)
• Kevin Berge (KB) (@KevinBerge)
• Donald Wood (DW) (@RingRustRadio) 
• Jeff J (JJ) (@JeffJSays)

Ahead of we fetch to the ask and predictions, right here is the elephantine lineup for Saturday’s present:

• Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso (Undisputed Celebrated Championship)
• Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor (World Heavyweight Championship)
• Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Bianca Belair (Girls’s Championship)
• Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
• Gunther vs. Drew McIntyre (Intercontinental Championship)
• Ricochet vs. Logan Paul
• Shayna Baszler vs. Ronda Rousey (MMA Guidelines)
• SummerSlam Fight Royal 

Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar

How would you book this match to supply essentially the most gratifying conclusion?

Each and each fits previously have introduced into ask whether Rhodes can defeat Lesnar straight-up one-on-one. This match ought to present that he can discontinuance simply that this time. This match ought to be booked love a dramatic essential-tournament fight where every hit their most attention-grabbing offense, however neither man stays down. Within the discontinuance, Rhodes hits an emphatic sequence of Substandard Rhodes to seal the procure.

Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

Offer an argument for why Balor ought to serene procure the title

Bálor has never had a honest appropriate shot as an global champion. His Celebrated Championship reign can not be taken some distance from him, however he never obtained to be a champion, vacating the title lawful after winning it. He’ll never have an even bigger probability to be world champion again as Judgment Day continues to fetch up the ranks. This may perhaps moreover allow WWE to expose the yarn of The Prince’s rising paranoia as Damian Priest holds the Money in the Financial institution briefcase lawful on the abet of him.

Ricochet vs. Logan Paul

Logan Paul has misplaced some enormous losses in WWE. Offer an trigger of why he ought to serene procure this one.

After winning his first two fits, Paul has advance out on the losing lead to every of his final four bouts. While the feud in opposition to Ricochet has save a spotlight on a deserving Superstar, Paul winning at SummerSlam would revive his credibility and location him up for a honest appropriate bigger matchup down the dual carriageway. Triple H and WWE cherish the social media necessary person’s mainstream notoriety, and they will capitalize on it as frequently as probably.

Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

Offer an argument for why Rollins ought to serene relief the title

Rollins is one in all WWE’s like minded in-ring workhorses and followers complained about him not being on this planet title scene for years, simply for the firm to method a brand fresh championship and crown him the inaugural titleholder. Rollins has been champion for simply over two months, and he ought to serene successfully relief to personal every his credibility because the tip man and the belt’s credibility as a like minded world championship.

Gunther vs. Drew McIntyre

Is Drew McIntyre the lawful person to dethrone Gunther as IC champion?

McIntyre is a made man, so whereas WWE may perhaps well also feel or not it’s becoming to avoid wasting the title on any person that can proceed to method it essential, it may perhaps perhaps probably be a disregarded different for Gunther to not be overwhelmed by any person that can make the most of it.

Any individual comparable to Chad Gable would be the supreme candidate, however whether or not it’s at SummerSlam or at one other tournament, McIntyre is probably who WWE will have dethrone Gunther because of he is already at that level.

Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso

Offer an argument for why Roman Reigns ought to serene relief the title

Reigns because the champion for one other eight months sounds laborious, however Rhodes remains the strongest different to snatch that title from him. That doesn’t look like in the playing cards except WrestleMania 40 next spring. In other words, Reigns ought to relief at SummerSlam. Whoever beats Reigns ought to be who WWE builds spherical next, and Jey simply will not be essential-tournament cloth prolonged-term.

Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler

Whenever you occur to had been booking this match, who would procure?

There may perhaps be rarely always a nearer reward Rousey can exit on than by placing Baszler over and serving to re-legitimize a wrestler who turned into as feared as any girl on any present simply three years previously. Beating Rousey decisively would abet Baszler accept credibility and, with even the slightest observe-up, change into a force in the Raw ladies’s division.

Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso

If Jey Uso does not dethrone Reigns, who’s essentially the most traditional person to total it?

Rhodes. At this point, whether it will not be Jey, essentially the most traditional probability is for Reigns to roll into WrestleMania having alienated your total Bloodline and descend the title to The American Nightmare, thus wrapping up every reviews on the grandest stage probably. Beyond that, Rhodes has earned that 2nd.

SummerSlam Fight Royal

Whenever you occur to had been going to avoid wasting money on this match, who would you bet on to procure and why?

My odds would have LA Knight at -250 to procure. The SummerSlam Fight Royal has a quantity of key performers and crowd favorites, and Knight lawful now has essentially the most attention-grabbing buzz of all of them. His organic ascension this year has left no question that given an correct develop, Knight can change into yet one other necessary person amongst the ever-expanding galaxies across the WWE Universe.

I have faith the Fight Royal will lead to fresh storylines for the autumn, and what larger methodology to kick off the pregame to the Avenue to WrestleMania than with a Well-known person U.S. Title hump?

Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso

Offer an argument for why Jey ought to serene procure the title

A Jey victory at SummerSlam would be the final disruptor to the Bloodline yarn. With Jey because the Tribal Chief and Undisputed Champion, it leaves space for therefore many storyline arcs. Will Roman automatically descend in line? Does Paul Heyman change into the Wiseman to the Lawful Hand Man? What occurs with Solo and Jimmy? How does the fresh Bloodline operate on Smackdown?

If WWE wants to drag the final swerve, a Jey victory would send shockwaves across the change. In my scheme, whereas I trip chaos, I am not sold on a Jey victory as essentially the most traditional yarn to be suggested. The Earth-1610 version of this yarn where Jey wins does intrigue me sufficient to think the probability, I will have the ability to not front.

Asuka vs. Charlotte vs. Bianca Belair

Which girl leaving with the belt would be essentially the most gratifying conclusion?

Asuka winning would be essentially the most gratifying methodology to discontinuance this from a logical perspective, nonetheless it may perhaps perhaps probably seemingly be Belair would fetch essentially the most attention-grabbing pop if she received. The EST is serene a favored necessary one who can elevate a ticket on her abet. Asuka deserves to have a prolonged reign, however the gang would positively cheer louder for Belair.

Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

What’s the more attention-grabbing result, Balor winning the title or Priest cashing in to procure the belt?

I have faith essentially the most attention-grabbing result would be for the challenger to procure the title most attention-grabbing to discontinuance up being an excellent deal surprised that his enjoy teammate goes to revenue his MITB contract on him. The fixed taking a witness on the abet of his abet would flip him into a paranoid loner who pulls some distance from the community and nearly creates his enjoy downfall in the technique.

Respondents’ picks are represented by their initials:

• Reigns (EB, KB, DW, JJ, GM, CM) vs. Uso 
• Rollins (EB, KB, GM) vs. Bálor (DW, JJ, CM)
• Asuka (GM, KB, JJ, CM) vs. Flair (EB, DW) vs. Belair
• Rhodes (EB, KB, DW, JJ, GM, CM) vs. Lesnar
• Gunther (EB, KB, DW, JJ, CM) vs. McIntyre (GM)
• Ricochet vs. Paul (EB, KB, DW, JJ, GM, CM)
• Baszler (EB, KB, JJ, GM, CM) vs. Rousey (DW)
• SummerSlam Fight Royal: Austin Belief (EB), LA Knight (KB, DW, JJ, GM, CM)