Major Update: WWE SummerSlam Officially Moves to Four Hours

summerslamWWE has officially announced that this year’s SummerSlam PPV in Brooklyn, NY will be a four hour long event broadcast live on the WWE Network. The show will be headlined by the epic rematch between Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker, for the first time since The Streak was broken at WrestleMania 30. 

Here’s an updated look at all the action happening in the Brooklyn area this August for SummerSlam weekend. 

*NXT Takeover: Brooklyn (Barclays Center) 

*Meet & Greet w/ WWE Superstars, Divas and legends Sting & Shawn Michaels

*Q&A panel on the ‘Evolution of NXT’ feat. Triple H, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Sasha Banks & more.

*WWE SummerSlam 4-Hour PPV (Barclays Center)

*WWE RAW (Barclays Center)

Here is the official press release: 

SUMMERSLAM® JUST GOT BIGGER!

STAMFORD, Conn., July 27, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced today that SummerSlam will expand from a three-hour show to a four-hour telecast live on WWE Network and now begin at 7pm ET on Sunday, August 23. SummerSlam joins WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania®, as the only two events with four hours of live non-stop action.

Emanating live from a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, SummerSlam will feature WWE Superstars Undertaker® and Brock Lesnar® in a rematch of their historic WrestleMania 30 bout where Lesnar ended Undertaker’s undefeated streak. In addition, WWE Network will also air a one-hour live SummerSlam Kick-Off Show starting at 6pm ET.

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