The second-biggest WWE pay-per-view of the year is just around the corner with WWE SummerSlam 2017 airing on August 20. WWE Great Balls of Fire will be the last major event from Monday Night Raw before the show and will have serious consequences on the future direction of WWE going into the Biggest Party of the Summer.
While it is possible every match on Sunday’s card will have an effect on SummerSlam, only a few of these feuds will clearly make a major impact on the show with it possible some of these rivalries will be left off the card entirely come SummerSlam.
This is a jam-packed card with many potentially excellent matches throughout. From Alexa Bliss defending her Raw Women’s Championship against former three-time champion Sasha Banks to Sheamus and Cesaro facing the legendary Hardy Boyz who have held the tag team gold in WWE eight times, every championship will be on the line with competitors who could very well be headlining SummerSlam.
It will also be a night of personal vendettas with a main event level clash as Braun Strowman will attempt to settle his war with Roman Reigns in an Ambulance match. Rivals and top contenders will battle with gold and future glory on the line that will lead right into SummerSlam, but which of these feuds will be worth watching the most closely for their implications toward SummerSlam?
Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks
At the end of June, the women of WWE main-evented Raw, SmackDown Live and NXT back-to-back for the first time in history, another showcase of how serious WWE is about legitimizing the women’s division.
SummerSlam should continue this momentum with major matches from the women of both Raw and SmackDown.Who will represent the brands? For Raw, the answer will certainly include either Alexa Bliss or Sasha Banks. Their match at Great Balls of Fire could just be the start of a rivalry, but it may also allow the company to choose which woman would be the safest bet to represent the company on such a major night.
Bliss dominated SmackDown for most of 2017 before she was drafted to Raw and has quickly re-established that position on Raw as women’s champion. However, Banks may be the most popular female competitor in WWE, only held back by a slew of injuries to her back. Those injuries, though, have made 2017 a forgettable year for Banks so far.
Given WWE has frequently given higher-profile matches to the Raw women on shows featuring both brands, the result of this match could determine the most important women’s wrestling match at SummerSlam.
Sheamus and Cesaro vs. The Hardy Boyz
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