Cesaro vs. Sheamus Moved to “SummerSlam” Pre-Show

It was announced this past week on “Monday Night Raw,” that Cesaro and Sheamus would begin a best-of-7 series of matches, with the first being at “SummerSlam” later this evening.

However, WWE sent out the following tweet earlier today, saying that the first of these matches has been moved the pre-show:

 

The #BestOf7 between @WWECesaro & @WWESheamus starts on #SummerSlam Kickoff! https://t.co/8matPPSyXp @MountainDew pic.twitter.com/rWLloYAPeI

— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) August 21, 2016

The addition of this match to the pre-show brings the total number of matches that will be shown up to three. It was announced yesterday that Sami Zayn and Neville will take on the Dudley Boyz in one pre-show match, and a rematch from “Smackdown Live,” featuring a 12-man tag team match which pitted The Usos, American Alpha and The Hype Bros vs. Breezango, The Ascension and The Vaudevillians, will be the other match.

Below is the official preview of the Cesaro/Sheamus match from WWE.com:

A Best of Seven Series between Cesaro and Sheamus to determine which Superstar is physically dominant — and, perhaps, worthy of championship consideration — gets underway this Sunday on the SummerSlam Kickoff.

If the series’ opener is anything like The Swiss Superman and The Celtic Warrior’s last two outings on Raw, the WWE Universe is in for a gloriously unpretentious knock-down, drag-out fight in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Cesaro holds the edge over Sheamus heading into the series, having defeated the former WWE World Champion in close-fought matches on Aug. 1 and 8. The Celtic Warrior contends the losses, the second of which ended via a quick roll-up by Cesaro, were flukes. Bitter over the outcome, Sheamus cost Cesaro dearly later that night, interfering in the Swiss Superstar’s U.S. Championship Match against Rusev.

The hostility continued the following week, with the two Superstars brawling again at the conclusion of Sheamus’ match against Sami Zayn. Seeking to control the chaos, as well as reach a definitive answer as to which athlete deserves to move up the ranks, Raw General Manager Mick Foley then set in motion the Best of Seven Series.

Sheamus will not only be packing a bad attitude this Sunday, but also his typically barbaric sense of competition. With an unrelenting attack and a Brogue Kick powerful enough to detach heads from shoulders, the 6-foot-4, 267-pound Irishman is intent on setting a vicious tone for the Best of Seven Series.

His cool-under-pressure opponent is equally capable of jacking jaws, using a breathtaking variety of European uppercuts to his advantage. And though The Swiss Superman sacrifices some size to Sheamus, he seems to possess the raw strength to toss around anyone smaller than a Volkswagen.

Editor’s Note:

Before everyone gets upset by this, take a moment to step back and think. I have to imagine that there will be a future storyline reason for this match being moved to the pre-show. Everyone knows how good Cesaro is, and it’s been rumored that he is going to be getting a main event push for a long time. Perhaps this will be his boiling point, and he’ll eventually be traded to “Smackdown Live,”  following this series of matches with Sheamus, which should be fantastic.

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