Battle Royal Match Announced for WWE SummerSlam 2023
WWE has announced that there will be a Battle Royal match at SummerSlam 2023 PLE presented by Slim Jim.
During the July 28 episode of SmackDown, Adam Pearce was backstage and announced the Battle Royal match for SummerSlam. LA Knight and Sheamus were announced as the first two entrants in the battle royal. More Superstars will be announced at the July 31 episode of RAW.
After the backstage confrontation between Sheamus and LA Knight, Adam Pearce announced that Knight would face Sheamus in a one-on-one match on the August 11 episode of SmackDown. The United States championship match between Theory and Escobar is also scheduled for the show.
OH? YEAH!
— WWE (@WWE) July 29, 2023
We've got ourselves a #SummerSlam Battle Royal and a certain someone wants in!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/QLrjvNx78M
The Battle Royal match will feature a specified number of RAW and SmackDown superstars. More names are expected to be announced next week. Although the prize for the Battle Royal is not yet announced.
WWE SummerSlam 2023 is scheduled for August 5 in Detroit, MI, featuring several title matches including Roman Reigns vs Jey Uso Tribal Combat match for Universal Championship.
The Biggest Party of the Summer just got a whole lot bigger with the monumental announcement of the #SummerSlam Battle Royal between WWE Superstars from both #WWERaw and #SmackDown, presented by @SlimJim! pic.twitter.com/enGs8MGVCS
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) July 29, 2023