# SummerSlam (2022)
SummerSlam (2022) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at [Nissan Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/nissan-stadium) in [Nashville, Tennessee](https://www.edgepedia.org/nashville-tennessee), with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeating [Brock Lesnar](https://www.edgepedia.org/brock-lesnar) in the main event, a Last Man Standing Match.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022) It was the first SummerSlam held in Tennessee, and it marked Paul Levesque's first pay-per-view in charge of WWE creative.[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-2022-tickets) • [3](https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/08/01/wwe-summerslam-recap-paul-levesque-triple-h)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | Saturday, July 30, 2022, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT, Nissan Stadium, Nashville[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022) |
| First | First time the event was held in Tennessee[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-2022-tickets) |
| Main event | Roman Reigns (c) def. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022) |
| Women's title matches | Liv Morgan (c) def. Ronda Rousey (SmackDown Women's Championship); Bianca Belair (c) def. Becky Lynch (Raw Women's Championship)[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results) |
| Notable return | Bayley returned after the Belair-Lynch match alongside Dakota Kai and IYO SKY[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022) |
| Tag team title | The Usos (c) def. The Street Profits, with Jeff Jarrett as special guest referee[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results) |
| Ticket pricing | Tickets started as low as $25 through Ticketmaster[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-2022-tickets) |
## Venue and announcement
WWE announced the 2022 calendar on October 25, 2021, naming Nissan Stadium, home of the [Tennessee Titans](https://www.edgepedia.org/tennessee-titans), as the [SummerSlam](https://www.edgepedia.org/summerslam) venue.[5](https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/wwe-summerslam-to-be-held-at-nissan-stadium-on-saturday-july-30) The announcement was itself a first: it was the first time in company history that the dates and locations of the following year's pay-per-view schedule were released in the year prior.[5](https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/wwe-summerslam-to-be-held-at-nissan-stadium-on-saturday-july-30) Tickets went on sale April 14, 2022, starting at $25, and Priority Passes were sold through WWE's partner On Location.[2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-2022-tickets) A SummerSlam Superstore at One Fourteen at Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville was open to the public from Thursday, July 28 through Saturday, July 30.[6](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/grab-the-hottest-wwe-gear-at-the-summerslam-store-in-nashville)
The event was also a homecoming for Nashville's Jeff Jarrett, the WWE Hall of Famer whose family ties to Tennessee wrestling go back three generations.[7](https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2022/07/29/nashville-wrestlemania-hopeful-host)
## The main event
The main event was billed as "One last time. One last match," the final chapter of the long Reigns-Lesnar rivalry.[8](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022/roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-results) Lesnar made his entrance driving a tractor, standing atop the front-end loader to look down on Reigns before diving off it to open the match with a Lou Thesz Press.[8](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022/roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-results) It was Lesnar's first-ever Last Man Standing Match.[8](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022/roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-results)
The stipulation requires a wrestler to stay down for a referee's ten-count, and the finish used that rule directly. After Lesnar beat the ten-count following a Spear, Reigns grabbed Theory's Money in the Bank briefcase and struck Lesnar with it; after a second strike with the title, Reigns and [The Usos](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-usos) buried Lesnar underneath the ring rubble, with Reigns standing atop the wreckage as the referee counted to ten.[8](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022/roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-results) WWE's 2022 annual report later highlighted the spectacle of Lesnar turning the ring on its side during the match.[9](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/annual-reports/2022.pdf)
## Match card and results
The full card, as listed in WWE's official results:[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
- [Roman Reigns](https://www.edgepedia.org/roman-reigns) (c) def. Brock Lesnar, Last Man Standing Match, Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
- [Liv Morgan](https://www.edgepedia.org/liv-morgan) (c) def. [Ronda Rousey](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronda-rousey), SmackDown Women's Championship; Rousey assaulted Morgan after the match.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022)
- Bianca Belair (c) def. Becky Lynch, Raw Women's Championship; Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY returned afterward.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022)
- The Usos (c) def. The Street Profits, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, with Jeff Jarrett as special guest referee.[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
- Bobby Lashley (c) def. Theory, United States Championship.[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
- Logan Paul def. The Miz in Paul's solo in-ring debut billing.[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
- The Mysterios def. Finn Bálor and Damian Priest of The Judgment Day in a No Disqualification Match; Edge returned.[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
- Pat McAfee def. Happy Corbin.[4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
**Storyline origins.** The Usos-Street Profits rematch followed a controversial Money in the Bank finish in which a replay showed [Montez Ford](https://www.edgepedia.org/montez-ford)'s shoulder clearly off the canvas before the three-count; SmackDown on July 15 built toward the SummerSlam match, with WWE official [Adam Pearce](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-pearce) naming Jarrett the special guest referee.[10](https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2022-07-15) Riddle's scheduled match with Seth "Freakin" Rollins was postponed due to injury; at the event, Riddle called Rollins out and was stomped during a wild brawl.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022)
## Aftermath
The event fell days after [Vince McMahon](https://www.edgepedia.org/vince-mcmahon)'s resignation, and [Sports Illustrated](https://www.edgepedia.org/sports-illustrated) framed it as the start of Paul Levesque's era running WWE creative, noting his first pay-per-view at the helm and the show's set pieces, including Lesnar's tractor and the celebrity match with [Logan Paul](https://www.edgepedia.org/logan-paul).[3](https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/08/01/wwe-summerslam-recap-paul-levesque-triple-h) The return of Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY opened a new women's faction storyline, while Edge's return inserted himself into The Judgment Day story.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022) • [4](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results) The main event closed the Reigns-Lesnar series, which had already run through WrestleMania 31, WrestleMania 34, the Greatest Royal Rumble, SummerSlam 2018, Crown Jewel 2021, and WrestleMania 38.[11](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/summerslam-2022-results-review-and-major-surprises/1100-6506015/)
## References
1. [SummerSlam 2022, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022)
2. [Tickets for SummerSlam at Nissan Stadium in Nashville available now, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-2022-tickets)
3. ['SummerSlam' Was Just the Start of WWE's Fascinating Next Era, Sports Illustrated](https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/08/01/wwe-summerslam-recap-paul-levesque-triple-h)
4. [Full SummerSlam results, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/article/full-summerslam-results)
5. [WWE SummerSlam to be Held at Nissan Stadium on Saturday, July 30, Tennessee Titans](https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/wwe-summerslam-to-be-held-at-nissan-stadium-on-saturday-july-30)
6. [Grab the hottest WWE gear at the SummerSlam Superstore in Nashville, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/grab-the-hottest-wwe-gear-at-the-summerslam-store-in-nashville)
7. [Nashville looks to land Wrestlemania, Axios](https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2022/07/29/nashville-wrestlemania-hopeful-host)
8. [Roman Reigns def. Brock Lesnar to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2022/roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-results)
9. [WWE 2022 Annual Report](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/annual-reports/2022.pdf)
10. [SmackDown results, July 15, 2022, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2022-07-15)
11. [SummerSlam 2022 Results, Review, And Major Surprises, GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/summerslam-2022-results-review-and-major-surprises/1100-6506015/)
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