{"id":142409,"date":"2022-07-04T20:16:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T01:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=142409"},"modified":"2022-07-04T20:16:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T01:16:24","slug":"wwe-united-states-championship-match-set-for-summerslam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/04\/wwe-united-states-championship-match-set-for-summerslam\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE United States Championship match set for Summerslam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3206523020\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Bobby Lashley will put his WWE United States Championship on the line at Summerslam in a rematch against Theory.<\/p>\n<p>On this week&#8217;s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/04\/7-4-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-money-in-the-bank-fallout-miz-responds-to-logan-paul-mysterios-judgment-day\/\">Monday Night Raw<\/a>, Lashley and Theory kicked off the show with Theory revealing that WWE management had green lit his rematch for the United States Title at Summerslam. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/02\/7-2-wwe-money-in-the-bank-results-full-report-and-analysis-of-both-mitb-matches-theory-vs-lashley-rousey-vs-natalya-belair-vs-carmella\/\">Money in the Bank<\/a> on Saturday, Lashley tapped Theory out to take the championship. Later in the show, Theory was added into the men&#8217;s Money in the Bank ladder match and won it, thus securing a world title opportunity whenever he wants one.<\/p>\n<p>Theory defeated Finn Balor earlier in the year to win the US Championship, his first in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a>. He has been a pushed act all year long after being positioned as Vince McMahon&#8217;s protege since November of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Summerslam airs live on Peacock from Nashville on July 30. 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