Summerslam is this Sunday and will feature a 2 hour kickoff show to go before the 4 hour event. There is already 11 matches confirmed for the card at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. The WWE announced on social media on Friday that an additional two matches will headline the Summerslam Kickoff.
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The WWE announced a 12 man tag match featuring Smackdown’s tag team division for the Summerslam Kickoff show:
BREAKING: A #12ManTag is set to go down THIS SUNDAY at #SummerSlam Kickoff! https://t.co/aowy2zmQ9G @MountainDew pic.twitter.com/btKAL8ijIl
— WWE (@WWE) August 19, 2016
The teams are: American Alpha, The Hype Bros & The Usos vs. Breezango, The Ascension & The Vaudevillains. This will likely build to the creation of Smackdown’s tag team titles that have been talked about for the past couple weeks.
The WWE also announced Sami Zayn will be in action, teaming with Neville to take on the Dudley Boyz:
BREAKING: @iLikeSamiZayn & @WWENeville will take on The #DudleyBoyz at #SummerSlam Kickoff! https://t.co/tLog3T2meP pic.twitter.com/DOL9jPUFfS
— WWE (@WWE) August 19, 2016
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After a ton of speculation, Sami Zayn makes the card, but only on the kickoff show. He teams with Neville to take on the Dudleyz. This match seems it was only made so Sami and Neville could get on the card.
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