LA Knight set for WWE SummerSlam Battle Royal
LA Knight will compete in the newly-announced WWE SummerSlam Battle Royal.
WWE announced the Battle Royal on Friday’s SmackDown episode with Slim Jim as the presenting sponsor.
LA Knight was one of two competitors announced for the match, with Sheamus of The Brawling Brutes also set to compete. Those two will square off in a singles match on the August 4 SmackDown, the go-home show for the August 5 pay-per-view.
The SummerSlam Battle Royal will feature wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown.
The updated SummerSlam lineup:
WWE SummerSlam, Saturday, August 5, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —
- Tribal Combat match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and title of Tribal Chief: Roman Reigns defends against Jey Uso
- Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
- World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins defends against Finn Balor
- WWE Intercontinental title match: Gunther defends against Drew McIntyre
- Triple threat match for the WWE Women’s Championship: Asuka defends against Charlotte Flair & Bianca Belair
- Logan Paul vs. Ricochet
- Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler
- SummerSlam Battle Royal: LA Knight, Sheamus announced
