The WWE presents SummerSlam tonight live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and here is a roundup of the latest news and rumors heading into the biggest event of the summer.
WWE SummerSlam Preview And Predictions
--Regarding Brock Lesnar possibly defeating John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship tonight, it has been reported that if Cena does lose to Lesnar, it doesn't mean Lesnar will go into WrestleMania 31 as the champion.
Nikki Bella commented on her husband Cena facing Lesnar in the main event.
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"I'm so excited for John but at the same time I'm very nervous for him because I have to say, Brock Lesnar is probably the toughest opponent you could have in WWE history," Bella told E! Online.
Paul Heyman spoke with Complex Magazine about how Cena vs. Lesnar will play out.
"I'll be happy to tell you what's gonna happen Sunday. I'll save you the time and the effort of scratching your head trying to figure out where this leads. Brock Lesnar is going to deliver a beating to John Cena, the likes of which John Cena has never experienced in his life," he said.
--According to reports, Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton has gotten some bad reviews at live events recently, the two put on the best match of the night in many fans' opinions at Saturday night's show in San Jose while Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose also put on a great bout.
--As of Sunday morning, the rules for the Flag Match between Rusev and Jack Swagger haven't been decided upon.
--WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has been pushing for one more match, and he may in fact appear at Sunday night's SummerSlam event. Hogan tweeted about Cena's confidence heading into the event.
"Just talked to my champion John Cena and I've never seen him more confident brother. HH," he wrote.
--Brie Bella tweeted about facing Stephanie McMahon Saturday in what is seen as the biggest match of her career.
"One more day until I have the biggest match of my career. I hold the strength, determination and passion. No regrets. Not now, not tomorrow, not ever. #SummerSlam #BrieMode #WWE," she wrote.
Triple H spoke with TMZ about his wife's match against Bella tonight.
"I have been training with her quite a bit," he said. "We've been in the ring. She has been working very, very hard with our strength and conditioning coach Joe DeFranco and she is ready. She's in the best shape I've ever seen her in and she's ready to go."
Daniel Bryan weighed in on the cheating angle the WWE has going on with him and Bella leading into her match with McMahon, and commented that he thought it was stupid.
"Yeah, to me, it's groan-worthy," he told IGN. "I don't think it added anything to the story. It was just like, "Ugh!" But, you know, they do what they do, and you just gotta roll with the punches."
--WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will join Renee Young, Booker T and Alex Riley on the WWE SummerSlam kick off pre-show tonight. Rob Van Dam will battle Cesaro in a singles match on the pre-show.
--Here are the updated favorites for the show:
* Brock Lesnar over John Cena
* Stephanie McMahon over Brie Bella
* Roman Reigns over Randy Orton
* AJ Lee over Paige
* Seth Rollins over Dean Ambrose
* The Miz over Dolph Ziggler
* Jack Swagger over Rusev
* Bray Wyatt over Chris Jericho
--The WWE released a special SummerSlam report with "Mean" Gene Okerlund:
The WWE presents SummerSlam live tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET.
Source: Wrestlingheadlines.com
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