WWE® SummerSlam Hits Australian Shores

Posted in: Pay TV
By Julian Cirrone
Aug 4, 2008 - 5:41:43 PM

Get ready for the hardest-hitting, most explosive blockbuster of the summer, starring John Cena®, Triple H®, Batista™, Rey Mysterio®, and more as WWE® SummerSlam® detonates live on pay-per-view Monday, August 18, exclusive to MAIN EVENT.

When Edge™ defeated Undertaker at One Night Stand®, the Rated-R Superstar™ and his at the time bride-to-be, SmackDown® General Manager Vickie Guerrero®, had stipulated The Phenom™ be banished from all of WWE. But after Edge's infidelity, Guerrero did the unthinkable, reinstating The Deadman™ and putting her cheating husband in a match against the returning Superstar at SummerSlam – the dangerous Hell in a Cell Match™. Will Edge's past sins come back to haunt him in the form of The Phenom? Or will the Rated-R Superstar rest in peace after Hell in a Cell™??

After proving victorious in Friday Night SmackDown's Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer® Battle Royal, outlasting the likes of Big Show™, Umaga™, Jeff Hardy® and MVP™, The Great Khali™ has earned the right to challenge WWE Champion® Triple H™ at SummerSlam. The Great Khali has asserted himself as a force to be reckoned with in WWE. But, if he hopes to hold championship gold high above the WWE Universe, he'll inevitably have to play The Game™. Will Khali's tremendous size and dangerous ability overcome The King of Kings™?

At SummerSlam, ECW's® physically ferocious champion, Mark Henry®, will defend his gold against a passionately determined challenger, Matt Hardy®. Earning his opportunity to face Mark Henry was not an easy feat. Hardy had to fight through Finlay™, John Morrison® and The Miz™ in a Fatal Four Way Match on ECW. By overcoming the odds, he showed without a doubt that he will never die. Matt Hardy finally has a chance to capture a top spot in WWE, but in order flaunt that honor he will have to do more than reach the top of the mountain. He will have to smash through it. And this massive mountain will be fighting back, with unbelievably vicious force

Will Batista gain retribution over John Cena in a match guaranteed to rock SummerSlam to its very foundations?  Forced to partner up at last week's Raw®, and holding victory over the tag team contenders JBL™ and Kane™, they now have the chance to battle their feud out in the ring.

Don't miss a second of the action at SummerSlam, Monday, August 18th at 10am live and exclusive on MAIN EVENT available on FOXTEL, Austar and Optus.

Visit www.wwe.com and http://au.wwe.com for more details.