IWE SummerSlam (2013)
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| SummerSlam (2013) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee, The Gozelanski Twins, CM Punk, Kane, and Kody Brown | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Reach for the Stars" by Major Lazer | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Sponsor | Doritos Jacked | |
| Date | August 18, 2013 | |
| Venue | Staples Center | |
| City | Los Angeles, California | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Money in the Bank (2013) | SummerSlam (2013) | Night of Champions (2013) |
| SummerSlam chronology | ||
| SummerSlam (2012) | SummerSlam (2013) | SummerSlam (2014) |
SummerSlam (2013) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by IWE that will take place on August 18, 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It will be the twenty-sixth annual SummerSlam, and the fifth consecutive one to be held at the Staples Center.
[edit] Background
SummerSlam will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that will play out on IWE's primary television programs. Wrestlers portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that builds tension and culminates in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On the July 15th episode of Raw, Brad Maddox, the new General Manager, allowed IWE Champion Dustin Simpson to select his opponent for SummerSlam. Later in the night, with a little help from the IWE Universe, Simpson selected Kody Brown to be his opponent.
On the July 15, 2013 episode of Raw, new general manager Brad Maddox announced that he would allow IWE Champion Dustin Simpson to choose his own opponent for SummerSlam. Later in the night, after taking an informal poll of the live audience, he would choose Kody Brown. On the August 12 episode of Raw, Maddox served as special guest referee in a match with Bryan facing Wade Barrett. After making a quick count to allow Barrett to win the match, Maddox would offer his services as the guest referee for the Simpson-Brown match at the PPV when Triple K interceded, and announced he would serve as referee instead (punctuated by a pedigree to Maddox).
Also on the same episode, Rob Lesnar made his return when he attacked CM Punk. The following week on Raw, Paul Heyman accepted Punk's challenge for a match at SummerSlam on behalf of Lesnar.
On the July 19, 2013 episode of Smackdown, Kevin McAlmond defeated World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match. However on the July 29 episode of Raw, Khristian also defeated Del Rio in a non-title match. To determine the next challenger for Del Rio's championship, new general manager Lynn Lehr decided to make a triple threat match between Khristian, McAlmond and the returning Rob Van Dam. The match ended with Khristian reversing McAlmond's attempt of an RKO into a backslide pin winning the match and becoming the new #1 contender for the title before being attacked by Del Rio.
At the Money in the Bank pay-per-view on July 14, Damien Sandow won the Money in the Bank briefcase for a future World Heavyweight Championship shot, betraying his former tag team partner Mark Semmler in the process. Semmler attacked Sandow after the latter's loss to Khristian the following night on Raw. On the July 26 episode on SmackDown, while Sandow was facing Randy Orton in a singles match, Semmler would take his briefcase, causing Sandow to lose the match and search for his briefcase after. Rhodes would throw Sandow's briefcase into the Gulf of Mexico, and Sandow was unable to retrieve it because he cannot swim. It was announced on the August 5 episode of Raw after Rhodes gave back the briefcase and took the actual contract, that Semmler will face Sandow at SummerSlam.
On the July 8 episode of Raw, after Kane defeated Khristian in a singles match, The Wyatt Family would appear to attack Kane, removing him from competing at the Money in the Bank match for the IWE Championship. The Wyatt Family would attack Kane again three weeks later on Raw after Kody Brown defeated Kane in a singles match. A week later on Raw, after Erick Rowan and Luke Harper defeated Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai) in a tag team match, Kane announced that he would face Bray Wyatt inside a "Ring of Fire" at SummerSlam.
After AJ Lee retained her Divas Championship against Kaitlyn at Money in the Bank and later on cost Dolph Ziggler at winning the World Heavyweight Championship, Ziggler would break up with Lee the next night on Raw, causing her to distract Ziggler in his non-title rematch against Del Rio and leaving Big E Langston to attack him. On the July 29 episode of Raw, Kaitlyn would defeat Lee in a non-title match to stay in contention for the Divas Championship, but four days later on SmackDown, Lee would defeat Kaitlyn to retain the championship due to Layla interfering and protecting Lee. A week later on Smackdown, The Miz - the host of SummerSlam - announced that Kaitlyn and Ziggler would face Lee and Langston in a mix tag team match at the PPV.
On the August 12 episode of Raw - as a result of their feud stemming from starring on Total Divas - Shannon challenged Crystal Gozelanski to a match at the PPV, which she accepted by slapping Natalya's face. Shannon also announced that The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron) will be in her corner due the fact that Eva Marie has aligned herself with The Bella Twins. Later, on the same episode, Rob Van Dam won a 20 man battle royal (last eliminating Steven Larson) to win the right to challenge U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose for the title at the SummerSlam Kickoff Show, one hour prior to the PPV broadcast.
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[edit] References
| ← 2012 • 2013 World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-views • 2014 → |
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| Royal Rumble • Elimination Chamber • WrestleMania XXIX • Extreme Rules • Payback • Money in the Bank • SummerSlam • Night of Champions • Battleground • Hell in a Cell • Survivor Series • Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
