SummerSlam (2019)

SummerSlam
Promotional poster featuring Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
205 Live
DateAugust 11, 2019
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
VenueScotiabank Arena
Attendance16,904[1]
Buy rate19,600[2] (excluding WWE Network views)
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The 2019 SummerSlam was the 32nd annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. The event took place on August 11, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was the second SummerSlam held at this venue after the 2004 event and the first held outside of New York since 2014.

12 matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar to win Raw's Universal Championship for a second time. In the penultimate match, Bray Wyatt debuted his new "Fiend" persona and defeated Finn Bálor. In other prominent matches, Charlotte Flair defeated WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus by submission, Kevin Owens defeated Shane McMahon to keep his job, SmackDown's WWE Champion Kofi Kingston fought Randy Orton to a double countout thus Kingston retained the title, and Goldberg defeated Dolph Ziggler.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SSlam2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Observer Staff (August 15, 2019). "August 19, 2019 Observer Newsletter: Summerslam and G1 Finals Reviews, More". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

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