5 changes/additions WWE should have made to SummerSlam 2019 card

We are days away from SummerSlam, one of the most important PPVs for WWE each calendar year, but the hype and excitement for the show has not been as high as it usually is.

The PPV, which will be held on August 11, 2019, has failed to capture the imagination of the WWE Universe because of the lack of exciting matches on the card as well as the big names missing from the card.

So far (after the go-home shows of RAW and SmackDown), WWE have announced 10 matches for the show and we could expect a few more matches to be added before the big show on Sunday.

Last year's SummerSlam card had 13 matches and we could see WWE having a similar number of matches at this year's SummerSlam PPV as well.

What could WWE have done to make this year's SummerSlam as exciting as last year's? Let's take a look at 5 changes/additions WWE should have made to SummerSlam 2019 card

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#5 Gimmick match for Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens

The feud between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon on SmackDown has been very personal and began when Owens cut an incredible promo on Shane and how he was taking the spots of talented Superstars on WWE television.

This led to Owens turning babyface once again and eventually setting up a match between him and Shane at SummerSlam, where Owens will leave WWE if he loses to Shane. WWE could have used this very personal feud to make a memorable match between the two with the addition of a last man standing stipulation.

This would have made for a brutal end to the feud between the two, while McMahon can also level the playing field with his use of chairs, trash cans and any other weapon he can lay his hands on against Owens.

#4 Tag team matches missing

Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss

What is surprising about the SummerSlam 2019 is that the card does not have a single tag team match. All 10 confirmed matches for the show are singles matches, which highlights how WWE have neglected the tag team division, including the newly created women's tag team titles.

SummerSlam is the second most important PPV for WWE after WrestleMania, but this year's show feels like a major letdown due to the absence of tag team wrestling. Two tag team titles - RAW Tag Team title and the Women's Tag Team title, changed hands on RAW over the last two shows.

The tag team of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows won the RAW Tag Team titles last week when they defeated The Revival and The Usos, while Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross clinched the Women's tag team titles for the first time when they won a fatal four-way tag team elimination match.

WWE may add a tag team title match ahead of SummerSlam, but with no storyline or build, the match will be uninteresting and forced.

#3 Different opponent for Goldberg

Goldberg

Goldberg returned to WWE on the RAW go-home show of SummerSlam, and he is set to face Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam. Ziggler has taunted and put down Goldberg as well as other WWE legends over the last few weeks, which resulted in Goldberg returning and challenging Ziggler.

There are a few problems with this feud. The storyline has been hastily put together in the last two weeks with Goldberg appearing for the first time in the dying moments of this past week's RAW.

Secondly, the selection of Ziggler as the opponent of Goldberg is a bit surprising. Ziggler is a fantastic in-ring worker, but WWE could have used this opportunity to push a younger Superstar rather than Ziggler, who is probably at the end of his full-time run with WWE. The likes of Sami Zayn or Elias could have been a better option than Ziggler; or even Matt Riddle, who has real-life heat with Goldberg.

#2 Absence of Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman

The SummerSlam card has several big names missing, which may happen in a few PPVs as WWE has a lot of Superstars on their roster currently. The likes of Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Shinsuke Nakamura, Braun Strowman, and Drew McIntyre have yet to be added to the card.

The latter two - Strowman and McIntyre, probably needed to be on the card the most as their characters on WWE television are losing importance. Many predicted last year that Strowman and McIntyre could hold a world championship belt by the end of 2019, but neither of them are anywhere near the race for the top title.

WWE should have added Strowman, and a few other Superstars, to the SummerSlam card in a multi-man match just to give them some TV time, with the winner of the match possibly challenging for the Universal or WWE Championship. WWE needs to go in a new direction with both main men's titles and that could have started with one of these two Superstars winning an important match at SummerSlam.

#1 Roman Reigns match with Daniel Bryan/Rowan

Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns has had quite an interesting storyline over the past few weeks; first the forklift incident on SmackDown, and then the mystery man crashing into his car on RAW this past week.

At the end of this week's SmackDown show, Reigns finally discovered the Superstar who attacked him when he confronted Buddy Murphy. The former Cruiserweight Champion revealed that it was Rowan who used the forklift to push equipment on Reigns.

This makes for an exciting storyline as we could see Reigns feud with Daniel Bryan, Rowan's tag team partner. But, it seems like this revelation has come a little too late. WWE should have probably gone with this storyline three weeks ago, which would have been perfect timing for WWE to schedule a match between Bryan and Reigns for SummerSlam. If WWE does add this match to SummerSlam in the next day or two, it would prematurely end an interesting storyline.