WWE SummerSlam 2010: How the Card Is Shaping Up

We're less than two weeks away from WWE SummerSlam, and so far there are only three official matches on the card, but we've had plenty of hints as to things yet to come, so let's see what the SummerSlam card might look like. 

Given the wildly popular "Questions Stemming From..." articles I write, it would be counter-productive for me to read any spoilers, so don't expect that this article has any knowledge of what happens on Smackdown.

Matches We Know

Randy Orton qualified the day after Money In The Bank to fight Sheamus at SummerSlam with RAW's World Title on the line. In fact, that match was the first contest of the evening.

Rey Mysterio similarly qualified to fight for Smackdown's World Championship, and so he will be facing Kane, the man who took the belt from him to end the Money In The Bank pay-per-view.

The Nexus angle continues with the big 14-man elimination tag match on SummerSlam. 

The Hints We've Had

I think it's safe to assume that C.M. Punk is going to be facing The Big Show in a match of some sort at SummerSlam.  Big Show demasked Punk and Joseph Mercury, and the Straight Edge Society got the leg up on the giant by injuring his hand.

The past few years, the WWE hasn't put too much importance on having pay-per-view championship matches for the U.S. Title nor the Intercontinental Title.  It wouldn't surprise me if The Miz was left completely off the card, although I do think that Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston will likely have an Intercontinental championship match.

After Melina made her return on RAW, it's almost a lock that she'll be fighting Alicia Fox on SummerSlam for the Diva's title.

I wouldn't expect WWE to have more than one Women's match on SummerSlam, and Melina's match seems very likely. But if there were going to be two, I wouldn't be shocked if we got Michelle McCool vs Layla El , or some sort of three-way match which could involve Kelly Kelly . 

Okay, take a minute and get the concept of "Kelly Kelly" and "three-way" out of your brain, then we can continue.

I continue to maintain the opinion that WWE should take the dual Women's Champion and turn it into a women's tag team championship.  Kelly Kelly has a tag team partner available in Tiffany .

Things have been brewing between Christian and Matt Hardy, though I don't think they'll make their way onto the SummerSlam card.  Drew McIntyre and Jack Swagger will likely get to rest during the event as well, despite being featured somewhat prominently on Friday Night Smackdown.

We know the seven guys who will fight on Wade Barrett's side for Nexus, but it's still less clear who John Cena's team will have.  Chris Jericho and Edge have made their exit from the RAW team, and assuming they don't return, that leaves the spot open for two more. 

Some people have guessed that, with Bret Hart on the team, the Hart Dynasty could jump in as the sixth and seventh members.  Adding the Tag Team Champions?  That'd surely make Cena's team more cohesive, but their inclusion depends on what WWE is hoping to do with Edge and Jericho.

Option One 

Evan Bourne & Mark Henry take the vacant spots, as they've both been significantly involved in the Nexus Angle.

Edge and Jericho face the Hart Dynasty for the WWE Tag Team Championships.

I don't totally like the idea of Edge and Jericho taking the tag titles right now, but I'll certainly admit that it's likely an option WWE is heavily considering.  No matter which of these options WWE goes with, I don't expect Edge & Jericho to rejoin the seven man squad.

For the rest of this article, including a summary of the entire card and the other options for the seven man RAW squad and the ramifications behind those options, check out www.GuysNation.com.