WWE United States Title Match with Special Referee Announced for SummerSlam, Updated Card

AJ Styles

AJ Styles retained the WWE United States Title over Kevin Owens in the opening match at tonight’s SmackDown but the finish included a referee bump and a controversial pin. This led to SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan and SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon making Owens vs. Styles for SummerSlam with Shane as the special referee.

Below is the updated card for the August 20th SummerSlam pay-per-view from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn:

Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Universal Title
Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE Title Match
John Cena or Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jinder Mahal

SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Natalya vs. Naomi

RAW Women’s Title Match
Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss

WWE United States Title Match
Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles
Special Referee: Shane McMahon

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