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Rumored Matches for WWE SummerSlam

The following matches are excepted to be added to the upcoming August 20th WWE SummerSlam event:

RAW Tag Team Championship
Sheamus & Cesaro (c) vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose

Smackdown Tag Team Championship
New Day vs. Usos

Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon

Intercontinental Championship
The Miz vs. Jason Jordan

United States Championship
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho

The Hardy Boyz vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. The Revival

Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt

Big Cass vs. Big Show

Cruiserweight Championship
Neville vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Ariya Daivari

Updated WWE Network Subscriber Count Revealed

WWE revealed in their second-quarter earnings report that the WWE Network averaged 1.63 million paid subscribers over the second quarter of 2017. This number is up 8% from last year. 1.158 million were from the United States while 410,000 were international.

The earnings report revealed that there was also a 6% increase in revenue generated by the WWE Network and pay-per-view buys, which totals to $54.9 million. WWE Network subscription revenue increased 7% to $49.1 million from $45.9 million in the prior year quarter based on an 8% year-over-year increase in average paid subscribers to over 1.63 million.

WWE expects the average number of paid subscribers to drop to 1.54 million in the 3rd quarter.

Backstage News on the Awkward Finish to AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens at WWE Battleground

As previously noted, WWE changed the plans for the outcome of AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens at the Battleground event. Styles was originally planned to retain the title prior to the show, however they made a last minute change to the match and Owens ended up capturing the title.

Dave Meltzer provided an update on the awkward finish to the match and confirmed that the change was actually made late into the match right before the referee bumped. The people that needed to know the finish were told that AJ Styles was winning and there was some commotion backstage when the finish went down.