{"id":27012,"date":"2016-07-25T22:24:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T03:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=27012"},"modified":"2016-08-23T00:22:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T05:22:05","slug":"summerslam-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/25\/summerslam-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Summerslam PPV update &#8211; Big title match for new &#8220;Universal Title&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1681843156\" 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><strong>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE set up a big title match for Summerslam on the first Raw of the &#8220;New Era&#8221; following the WWE Draft.<\/p>\n<p>NXT star Finn Balor made his WWE TV debut with two major victories to face Seth Rollins for the newly-created WWE Universal Title that will be exclusive to Raw.<\/p>\n<p>Balor won a fatal four-way match in the opening match of Raw, then beat Roman Reigns in the TV main event to get the title shot against Rollins, who was given a &#8220;bye&#8221; to Summerslam.<\/p>\n<p>Balor vs. Rollins is a fresh match-up deviating from the expected Reigns vs. Rollins re-match to play up their Shield feud. Now, Reigns has to find an opponent for Summerslam.<\/p>\n<p>During the Raw broadcast, Rollins was not shown watching the main event to find out who his opponent would be at Summerslam. WWE&#8217;s social media team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/757791461282684928\" target=\"_blank\">released the behind-the-scenes footage on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERollins<\/a> learns who his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SummerSlam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SummerSlam<\/a> opponent for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UniversalTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UniversalTitle<\/a> will be! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wwebalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwebalor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pn9ROseDSG\">https:\/\/t.co\/pn9ROseDSG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/757791461282684928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated Summerslam PPV Line-up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton<\/li>\n<li>WWE World Title match: Dean Ambrose vs. ???<\/li>\n<li>WWE Universal Title match: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1707043380\"><div id=\"pwtor-3674257846\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE set up a big title match for Summerslam on the first Raw of the &#8220;New Era&#8221; following the WWE Draft. 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