SummerSlam (2016)
WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
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- The 2016 SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE.
- It was the first PPV event held after the brand extension, which was reintroduced in July, went into full effect.
- In the main event, which was an interbrand match, Raw's Brock Lesnar defeated SmackDown's Randy Orton by technical knockout.
- In other prominent matches, Dean Ambrose defeating Dolph Ziggler to retain SmackDown's WWE World Championship, and AJ Styles defeated John Cena in a singles match.
The 2016 SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 29th annual SummerSlam and took place on August 21, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the second consecutive year, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It was the first PPV event held after the brand extension, which was reintroduced in July, went into full effect.
Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, which was an interbrand match, Raw's Brock Lesnar defeated SmackDown's Randy Orton by technical knockout. In another marquee match, "The Demon King" Finn Bálor defeated Seth Rollins to become the inaugural WWE Universal Champion, which was introduced to be Raw's world championship. In other prominent matches, Dean Ambrose defeating Dolph Ziggler to retain SmackDown's WWE World Championship, and AJ Styles defeated John Cena in a singles match.
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