5 biggest changes WWE has seen since SummerSlam 2018
On August 11, 2019, WWE SummerSlam will emanate from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 32nd edition of The Biggest Party of the Summer is shaping up to be a must-watch show. SummerSlam is widely recognized as WWE's 2nd biggest PPV of the year, after WrestleMania.
As we are witnessing a string of storylines moving forward to have their eventual payoff at SummerSlam, let's not discount the fact that how drastically WWE's landscape has changed over the course of a single year. A year ago at SummerSlam 2018, things were way different than what we have at the moment. In the list below, we will take a look at 5 major changes WWE has seen since last year's SummerSlam.
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#5 Bray Wyatt's ascension
The Eater of Worlds didn't do much last year. He formed an alliance with his nemesis Matt Hardy at WrestleMania 34 and helped him win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Soon after, they won the Raw Tag Team titles by defeating The Bar, but lost the same around 3 months later to The B-Team. Hardy then took time off to deal with his injuries, and Wyatt wasn't even featured on the SummerSlam card.
A year later, now Wyatt has made his big return to WWE, donning the sinister persona of The Fiend. Several months worth of Firefly Funhouse segments have finally resulted in Wyatt's much-anticipated return, and it seems like this character is something that would help him revive his career.
Wyatt will face Finn Balor at SummerSlam and a win over Balor would be the exact thing he needs to make a major impact and put the main roster on notice. Wyatt's new character has tons of potential, but will only work if WWE doesn't repeat the same mistakes that were made with his old persona.