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SummerSlam (2023)

Promotion WWE
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown
Date August 5, 2023
City Detroit, Michigan
Venue Ford Field
Attendance 59,194

The 2023 SummerSlam was the 36th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, returning the event to its traditional August slot after the previous year's event was held in July. This was the first SummerSlam to be livestreamed on Binge in Australia. This marked the first time a WWE event has been held at Ford Field since WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, and the first SummerSlam to be held in Michigan since the 1993 event.

Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Jey Uso in a Tribal Combat to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief. In other prominent matches, Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Finn Bálor to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, Bianca Belair defeated defending champion Asuka and Charlotte Flair in a Triple threat match to win the WWE Women's Championship, after which, Iyo Sky cashed in her Money in the Bank contract and defeated Belair to win the championship, Cody Rhodes defeated Brock Lesnar, Gunther defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and in the opening bout, Logan Paul defeated Ricochet.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times

1 Logan Paul defeated Ricochet by pinfall Singles match 18:00

2 Cody Rhodes defeated Brock Lesnar by pinfall Singles match 17:35

3 LA Knight won by last eliminating Sheamus 25-man Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal 11:55
Order of elimination: Apollo Crews, JD McDonagh, Rick Boogs, Otis, Ivar, Erik, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tommaso Ciampa, Cameron Grimes, Austin Theory, Santos Escobar, Giovanni Vinci, Ludwig Kaiser, Ridge Holland, Butch, Matt Riddle, Omos, The Miz, Grayson Waller, Karrion Kross, Chad Gable, Bronson Reed, AJ Styles, and Sheamus.

4 Shayna Baszler defeated Ronda Rousey by technical submission MMA Rules match 7:30

5 Gunther (c) defeated Drew McIntyre by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 13:40

6 Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) defeated Finn Bálor by pinfall Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 18:30

7 Bianca Belair defeated Asuka (c) and Charlotte Flair by pinfall Triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship 20:45

8 Iyo Sky (with Bayley) defeated Bianca Belair (c) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship
This was Sky's Money in the Bank cash-in match 0:08

9 Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Jey Uso by pinfall Tribal Combat for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief 36:05