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The match card for WWE SummerSlam 2020 is shaping up nicely, with marquee matches including Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship) and Braun Strowman vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (WWE Universal Championship) set to take place at the event.
Looking through the rest of the matches on the show, it appears that this year’s SummerSlam will mark the end of several long-term rivalries in WWE, including Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville, Asuka vs. Bayley/Sasha Banks and Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins.
That means, once SummerSlam is over, WWE will almost certainly have to freshen up its storylines by booking new feuds as we approach the end of the year.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at five dream matches that WWE could still realistically book in 2020.
#5 Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley made it clear when he returned to WWE in 2018 that he wants to have a one-on-one match with Brock Lesnar.
Three months after his return, it looked as though Lashley was being set up as Lesnar’s WWE SummerSlam 2018 opponent when he entered into a No.1 contender's feud with Roman Reigns, but The Big Dog picked up the victory and went on to challenge The Beast for the Universal Championship.
In February 2020, Lashley had another shot at potentially facing Lesnar when he took part in a Triple Threat match against Ricochet and Seth Rollins on RAW, with the winner going on to face Paul Heyman’s client in a WWE Championship match at Super ShowDown.
However, once again, The All Mighty was unable to walk away with the victory.
When could WWE book the match?
Although Brock Lesnar appears sporadically in WWE, he rarely goes longer than four months without competing in a match. His most recent match – versus Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36 – was filmed almost five months ago, so it would be a surprise if The Beast did not show up again in WWE towards the end of the year.
Bobby Lashley’s recent defeat against McIntyre at Backlash did not harm his credibility as one of WWE’s toughest competitors. In fact, now that the Lana storyline is out the way and he has made his presence felt on RAW Underground, Lashley is looking more dominant now than he has in a long time.
If there is one person on the WWE roster who is the perfect next opponent for Lesnar in 2020, it is definitely Lashley.
#4 Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Ever since Bayley joined Sasha Banks and the rest of WWE’s ‘Four Horsewomen’ on the main roster in 2016, there has been speculation about a possible one-on-one match between the former NXT rivals.
The Golden Role Models have faced each other in 15 televised singles matches over the last seven years, with 10 of those in-ring encounters coming in NXT (2013-2015) and the other five taking place on RAW (2017-2018).
Although they came close to splitting up in mid-2018, Bayley and Banks have never been involved in a serious rivalry against each other on the main roster.
When could WWE book the match?
Asuka will challenge Sasha Banks for the RAW Women’s Championship and Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in separate matches at WWE SummerSlam.
It has been confirmed that Bayley and Banks will have to defend their Women’s Tag Team titles one week later at WWE Payback, but their opponents have not yet been revealed.
WWE has already planted the seeds for a future Bayley vs. Banks match, so perhaps that could finally come to fruition if they lose their titles at SummerSlam and Payback.
#3 Roman Reigns vs. Goldberg
Roman Reigns was supposed to challenge Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36, but The Big Dog pulled out of the show at the last minute due to concerns that he had over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goldberg, who ended up losing his title to Braun Strowman instead, has not appeared on WWE television since WrestleMania 36, while Reigns’ only recent appearance came on R-Truth’s game show on the WWE Network.
When could WWE book the match?
Whenever Roman Reigns decides to return to WWE in-ring action, it seems inevitable that this match will finally take place.
Speaking in a recent out-of-character interview, Goldberg said Reigns was a “joke” for taking a shot at him for headbutting a door in the backstage area before his WCW and WWE segments.
Reigns made the comment on Twitter after somebody asked him why he punches a small pad on the stage area during his entrance.
On-screen, WWE has not hinted that this rivalry could be revisited at any stage in the near future, but that recent dig from Goldberg certainly suggests that there is unfinished business between the two men.
#2 Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman
Along with Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman joined forces on WWE television after SummerSlam 2018 to feud with reunited Shield members Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
It appeared as though WWE was heading towards a high-profile singles match between Strowman and McIntyre in 2019, possibly at WrestleMania 35, but their only one-on-one encounter lasted just six minutes and ended in a disqualification victory for The Monster Among Men on a January 2019 episode of RAW.
When could WWE book the match?
Drew McIntyre will defend his WWE Championship against Randy Orton at SummerSlam, while Braun Strowman is set to put his Universal Championship on the line against “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt.
If both men emerge from SummerSlam as title holders, they will be on course to finally go head-to-head at a PPV for the first time in November 2020 if WWE continues the Champion vs. Champion tradition at Survivor Series.
As you can see above, Strowman has already suggested that he should face McIntyre in a Title vs. Title match at WrestleMania.
#1 AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker
It was revealed on WWE Network docuseries Undertaker: The Last Ride that AJ Styles pitched the idea of facing The Undertaker in a regular match at WrestleMania 36.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE was unable to hold WrestleMania in front of over 70,000 fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, which meant The Undertaker vs. Styles ended up having a Boneyard match stipulation – a modern-day Buried Alive match – instead of taking place in a WWE ring.
The Undertaker seemingly retired in the final episode of his WWE Network series, but he also admitted that he would be open to having one more match if Vince McMahon ever needs him in an emergency.
When could WWE book the match?
AJ Styles told Sports Illustrated in June 2020 that he is still hopeful of facing his WrestleMania 36 opponent in a regular match, but he is unsure if it will ever happen.
“There is still hope The Undertaker is going to have one more match. You can’t blame him if he decides that this is it. I don’t know how he feels about it. I still have ideas of what we’d do in the ring. I’m going to keep them, I’m going to save them if he ever wants us to have that opportunity together in the ring. It’s all up to 'Taker, but I’m holding onto those spots.”
The 30th anniversary of The Undertaker’s WWE debut is coming up at Survivor Series 2020.
If WWE is allowed to welcome fans back into arenas by then, perhaps that show could be the perfect time to bring a definitive end to The Deadman’s legendary career.
