IWE SummerSlam (2016)

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SummerSlam (2016)
Information
Promotion	IWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Sponsor(s)	Cricket Wireless
Date	August 21, 2016
Venue	Barclays Center
City	Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
NXT TakeOver: Back to Brooklyn	SummerSlam (2016)	Backlash (2016)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (2015)	SummerSlam (2016)

SummerSlam (2016) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and IWE Network event produced by IWE. It will take place on August 21, 2016 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It will be the twenty-ninth event under the SummerSlam chronology, the second consecutive SummerSlam to be hosted in the Barclays Center, and the first event under the new IWE Brand Extension. The event will also crown the first-ever IWE Universal Champion.

Contents 1 Background 2 Matches 3 See also 4 References

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

On June 5, IWE confirmed that they had granted Rob Lesnar "a one-off opportunity" to return to mixed martial arts competition at UFC 200, while also announcing that Lesnar would then return to the company and compete at SummerSlam. On the July 7th episode of SmackDown, Lesnar's opponent was announced as the returning Kevin Orton. On July 15, IWE verified the match would still be taking place August 21, despite an USADA notification made to Lesnar stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 28, which tested positive for a banned substance. On July 19, the UFC announced that a second sample taken in-competition on July 9 tested positive for the same banned substance, believed to be hydroxy-clomifene, discovered in the previous sample.

After SmackDown draftee Dean Ambrose retained the IWE Championship at Battleground against Raw draftees Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a Triple threat match, the title became exclusive to SmackDown. Subsequently, Kaila Matteson and Mick Foley created a new championship, the IWE Universal Championship, to serve as a world championship for Raw. Since Ambrose pinned Reigns at Battleground, Matteson and Foley automatically added Rollins to a match at SummerSlam to crown the inaugural champion, with his opponent being the winner of a singles match between the winners of two Fatal 4-Way matches that night. Finn Bálor won the first Fatal 4-Way by defeating Cesaro, Kevin Owens, and Rusev, and Reigns won the second by defeating Khris Jericho, Sami Zayn, and Sheamus. Bálor then defeated Reigns to earn the title shot against Rollins.

Matches

No.	Matches	Stipulations
1	Rob Lesnar vs. Kevin Orton	Singles match
2	Finn Bálor defeated Seth Rollins	Singles match for the inaugural IWE Universal Championship
3	Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler	Singles match for the IWE World Championship
4	Sasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte	Singles match for the IWE Women's Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

• List of IWE Network events
• List of IWE pay-per-view events

References

← 2015 • 2016 IWE Network events • 2017 →
IWE	Royal Rumble • Fastlane • Roadblock • WrestleMania 32 • Payback • Extreme Rules • Money in the Bank • Battleground • SummerSlam • Backlash • Clash of Champions • No Mercy • Hell in a Cell • Survivor Series • TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs • Roadblock: End of the Line
NXT	TakeOver: Dallas • TakeOver: The End • TakeOver: Brooklyn II • TakeOver: Toronto

IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events
Current	NXT UK TakeOver (2019–present) • NXT TakeOver (2014–present) • Worlds Collide (2019–present) • Royal Rumble (1989–present) • IWE in Saudi Arabia (2018–present) (Super ShowDown • Crown Jewel • Elimination Chamber (2010–2015, 2017–present) • Fastlane (2015–present) • WrestleMania (1985–present) • Money in the Bank (2010–present) • Stomping Grounds (2019–present) • Extreme Rules (2009–present) • Smackville (2019–present) • SummerSlam (1988–present) • Clash of Champions (2016–2017, 2019–present) • Hell in a Cell (2009–present) • Survivor Series (1987–present) • Starrcade (2018–present) • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009–present)
Former	The Wrestling Classic (1985) • No Holds Barred (1989) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) • Capital Carnage (1998) • In Your House (1995–1999) • Over the Edge (1998–1999) • Fully Loaded (1998–2000) • Invasion (2001) • Rebellion (1999–2002) • Insurrextion (2000–2003) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) • Taboo Tuesday • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) • One Night Stand (2005–2009) • Unforgiven (1998–2008) • Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) • Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) • Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) • The Great American Bash (2004–2009) • Breaking Point (2009) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Bragging Rights (2009–2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011) • Over the Limit (2010-2012) • No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) • NXT Arrival (2014) • King of the Ring (1985–1989, 1991, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015) • The Beast in the East (2015) • Night of Champions (2008–2015) • Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) • Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013–2017) • United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • Battleground (2013–2017) • Mae Young Classic Finale (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018) • United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) • Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019)