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Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens Set for WWE SummerSlam 2019 Match Card
Jul 23, 2019
Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens are headed for a showdown at SummerSlam in Toronto on Aug. 11.
Owens issued the challenge and McMahon accepted Tuesday night on SmackDown Live:
The pair last faced off at Hell in a Cell 2017. Owens prevailed when Sami Zayn unexpectedly arrived and aided his former rival.
This time, the roles have reversed between Owens and McMahon. While Owens is operating in more of a gray area, WWE is clearly positioning him as the good guy against McMahon, who's attempting to be the heel authority figure his father perfected two decades ago.
One could question the utility of continuing to use McMahon in high-profile singles bouts. At 49, he's no longer a dynamic in-ring performer, and fans can only see the same death-defying spots from him so many times before they lose their impact.
But if McMahon was going to be involved in SummerSlam regardless, Owens is a sensible opponent.
Feuding with McMahon, the commissioner of SmackDown Live, will further assert Owens as a rebel on the blue brand. Being involved with a member of the McMahon family also adds another reference to Stone Cold Steve Austin, something which WWE appears to be making a concerted effort to push after Owens adopted the Stunner as his finisher.
Video: Kevin Owens Will Quit WWE If Shane McMahon Beats Him at SummerSlam
Jul 23, 2019
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Kevin Owens celebrates his victory over Cesaro at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
Kevin Owens laid down a SummerSlam challenge to Shane McMahon in a video posted to WWE's YouTube account Monday night:
KO also suggested that if he is unable to beat McMahon at SummerSlam, he will quit WWE.
The former Universal Champion's promo came ahead of McMahon's scheduled segment on SmackDown Live to address the recent issues with Owens.
Owens and Shane-O-Mac have been embroiled in a bitter feud over the past few weeks, beginning with McMahon attempting to eject Owens from the building. Instead, KO got on the mic, criticized McMahon and called for WWE's underutilized talent to be part of the show instead of Shane.
Last week, Owens launched a sneak attack on Shane and laid him out with a Stunner, which seemed to confirm that WWE was setting the stage for a SummerSlam match.
During the video, Owens called McMahon a "disgusting rotting piece of garbage," and said SmackDown has been a "one-man show" for far too long.
McMahon has been a constant presence on both Raw and SmackDown in recent months, and he has taken part in high-profile matches against the likes of Roman Reigns, The Undertaker and The Miz.
If McMahon and Owens face each other at SummerSlam, it will be a rematch of their clash at Hell in a Cell 2017 when KO beat Shane in a Hell in a Cell match thanks to a helping hand from Sami Zayn.
The roles would be reversed this time around since Owens is now a renegade babyface, while McMahon is a clear heel.
It can be argued that the quitting stipulation makes it more obvious that Owens will win at SummerSlam, but since it is so easy to work around those types of stipulations in the world of professional wrestling, it could just as easily lead to a shocking win for Shane.
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