WWE’s SummerSlam card took a hit this afternoon after WWE announced that the singles match between Seth Rollins and Riddle had been postponed due to Riddle suffering a sting last Monday on “WWE Raw.” But as new information has begun to trickle in about the postponement of the match, all is not as it seems.
According to Fightful Select, Riddle’s injury is not in fact a real injury, but a kayfabe injury, written to explain why the match will not take place this weekend. Sources told Fightful that there are still plans to do the match at a later date and that the change was made due to “creative adjustments.”
Fightful would go on to reveal that Rollins and Riddle were informed of the switch on Monday before “Raw,” which saw Rollins attack Riddle at the close of the show. As of now, the tentative plan is for the two to wrestle at WWE’s next premium live event, Clash At The Castle, in September, but those plans are not final due to the changes that have taken place in WWE over the past week, with Paul Levesque, fka, Triple H, taking over as the new Chief Creative Officer and VP of Talent Relations.
Despite this, fans can still expect to see Rollins this weekend, as Fightful noted that the former WWE Champion is expected to travel to Nashville for SummerSlam weekend and is still booked for certain obligations media before the event. Fightful did not have information on whether Riddle would also travel to Nashville or stay home to sell the injury.
Even with Rollins vs. With Riddle now off the card, SummerSlam will still feature eight matches, headlined by Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match. As always, the premium live event will be broadcast on the Peacock streaming service.
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