Cruiserweight title match official for WWE SummerSlam
Oney Lorcan is getting a Cruiserweight title shot at SummerSlam.
Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak will defend his title against Lorcan at Sunday’s pay-per-view. Lorcan was set up as Gulak’s challenger for the PPV by defeating Tony Nese, Jack Gallagher, Akira Tozawa, Kalisto, and Ariya Daivari in a number one contender’s six-pack challenge on this week’s 205 Live.
There was a sequence of finishing moves at the end of the six-pack challenge, with Lorcan hitting a half-and-half suplex on Nese to get the win. Gulak then came out to the ramp and had a staredown with Lorcan.
The Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is hosting SummerSlam on Sunday. Here’s the updated list of matches that have been officially announced:
- Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defending against Seth Rollins
- Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Natalya in a submission match
- WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Randy Orton
- SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Ember Moon
- Goldberg vs. Dolph Ziggler
- Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus
- United States Champion AJ Styles defending against Ricochet
- Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon (Owens will “quit WWE” if he loses)
- “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor
- Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak defending against Oney Lorcan
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