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SmackDown Live Star Getting A WWE Universal Title Shot

Brock Lesnar is the current WWE Universal Champion, and he’s set to defend his title against Samoa Joe at Great Balls of Fire in July. Brock is part of the Raw roster, but WWE has used Brock for SmackDown events in the past, and he’ll be stepping into the ring with one of the blue brand’s up and coming stars on July 29.

Related: Plans Still Changing For SummerSlam And WrestleMania Main Event

Lesnar is currently being advertised for the SmackDown event at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI on July 29, and according to the arena’s official website, Brock will be defending the Universal Championship against Mr. Money in the Bank, Baron Corbin.

Other matches being advertised for the event include Randy Orton versus Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship, AJ Styles versus Sami Zayn versus Kevin Owens in a triple threat match for the United States Championship.

Stars being advertised for the event include John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Charlotte, Naomi, Becky Lynch, The New Day and more.

UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar is making the jump to professional wrestling, and on this week’s episode of Still Real Radio we’re talking all about it. Bonnar is teaming up with Phil Baroni to form a tag team called The Real Shooters and they’ll be wrestling their first match in just a few weeks. You can subscribe to Still Real Radio on iTunes, and you can check out the latest episode below.

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