Bengaluru, July 15: On August 23rd, WWE will be hosting the 34th installment of SummerSlam that is one of the 'Big Four’ pay-per-views of a calendar year. It will be an unique experience as there won't be any fans in attendance at the Performance Center in Florida.
In addition to the san audience show, the company won't have the originally scheduled main-eventer, Brock Lesnar as well in a double blow for the show. The Beast Incarnate dropped the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36 at a similar venue and atmosphere against Drew McIntyre.
There were rumours that WWE had plans for a rematch between them this time in front of the audience at SummerSlam. But the coronavirus pandemic won't allow them to run the program as they've already listed out Lesnar from the PPV card.
WrestleVotes has reported that the former WWE Champion would not return for SummerSlam 2020. The absence of fans is a big reason for this tough decision taken from the company's point of view.
Brock Lesnar is the biggest box office attraction in the company and he helps to pull the crowd into shows. But, WWE feel, as sans audience shows have become mandatory nowadays, there is no point in featuring him on the card.