Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship has officially been announced for WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 set for September 3 in Cardiff, Wales. After SummerSlam 2022 was over, this match that could also possibly be the main event of the show was confirmed by the WWE on their official website.
Thereby, the long-rumored match will become a reality at WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 after what transpired at SummerSlam 2022. In the main event of the latest WWE Premium Live Event, Roman Reigns retained his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship by defeating Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing Match. Thus, he continued the historic title reign that has now on the verge of touching the 700th landmark.
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Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) alongside Paul Heyman played a big role in Reigns picking up the victory, taking advantage of the No Disqualification situation. Once the dust was settled, WWE started hyping up the next big stadium event waiting in the first week of September from the United Kingdom.
Drew McIntyre became the next Undisputed WWE Title challenger for Clash at the Castle 2022
Heading into SummerSlam, this past Friday night on SmackDown, Drew McIntyre defeated Sheamus in the first-ever Irish Donnybrook No Disqualification Match to become the next challenger to the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. He was thereby officially declared as the number-one contender for Clash at the Castle 2022. WWE has now announced that McIntyre will go one-on-one with Reigns at the upcoming event.
Drew McIntyre was also in attendance at SummerSlam 2022 to make a statement by cutting a promo after his big win on SmackDown. He made fun of the multiple match bookings between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. The how vowed to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Title at Clash at the Castle 2022 as WWE needs a champion who doesn’t temporarily show up on television or rarely defends it on special occasions.
With that, Reigns versus McIntyre is the first confirmed match for Clash at the Castle 2022. The first WWE stadium event in the UK in almost three decades will take place at the Principality Stadium which has the capacity of hosting 70,000 people. The ticket prices for this event were the most expensive in WWE history but despite the high prices, WWE has sold out the event by moving more than 60,000 tickets. More matches for the September event are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.