According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t WrestlePurists ), WWE's original plans called for the WWE Championship bout between John Cena and Cody Rhodes to be the main event of Night 2, potentially with the inclusion of a stipulation.

"I think CM Punk, he won the match fair and square on Monday, the Gauntlet Match. So he's entitled to a championship match versus GUNTHER at SummerSlam. So good for him. I fully expect GUNTHER to turn his chest into ground beef and I'm very excited to watch that from the confines of my living room.