We also have Kofi Kingston defending the WWE Championship against old rival Randy Orton. Some titles like the IC title, on the other hand, won’t be on the card. With SummerSlam now just days away, let’s take a look at the latest WWE SummerSlam rumors from the show.

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Big SummerSlam match cancelled?

It looks like one big match for SummerSlam is no longer on the card. Roman Reigns was set to face Daniel Bryan at the biggest part of the summer but the match has now been postponed to a later date.

The original plan for SummerSlam was for Daniel Bryan to have been revealed as Reigns’ attacker. However, WWE seems to have decided to push the match to the next PPV after revealing Rowan as the attacker instead.

Here’s what Dave Meltzer had to say on Wrestling Observer Radio:

Possible reason why Dolph Ziggler was chosen to face Goldberg

One of the latest matches added to the WWE SummerSlam card sees former world champion Dolph Ziggler facing returning WWE legend Goldberg.

Goldberg’s last WWE match saw him face The Undertaker at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia earlier this year. That match pretty much ended up as a disaster, especially after Goldberg concussed himself after running into the ring post.

A Sportskeeda source told us about the possible reason why Ziggler was the Superstar handpicked to face Goldberg. Here’s what our source told us:

We were also told the following as a possible reason:

Dolph Ziggler is a Superstar who can make Goldberg look great in the ring by bumping around for the legend. Ziggler’s standing also won’t be hurt by a quick squash match.

Why Sami Zayn versus Aleister Black was removed from SummerSlam

Sami Zayn versus Aleister Black was originally slated to be on the WWE SummerSlam card but ended up taking place on SmackDown last week. The reason behind this seems to have something to do with Vince McMahon rewriting most of SmackDown at the last moment earlier this week.

Dave Meltzer gave us more details behind what happened on this week’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio:

More matches could still be added to SummerSlam

Although we won’t be seeing Daniel Bryan versus Roman Reigns at SummerSlam, we could still see Reigns in action this Sunday. Reigns could still face Buddy Murphy at WWE SummerSlam so that the two men can hash out their issues inside the ring.

Another match that could be added to the SummerSlam card is Drew McIntyre vs Cedric Alexander. McIntyre and Alexander have been feuding for a few weeks now with Alexander even pinning McIntyre clean.

One match we will NOT see at SummerSlam is an Intercontinental title bout between Shinsuke Nakamura and Mustafa Ali. Fans expected the IC title to be on the card and Mustafa Ali seemed to the one set for the title shot but it looks like the title won’t be defended at the show.

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