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    What WWE championships changed hands during SummerSlam?

    By Adam Taylor,

    9 hours ago

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    Bron Breakker.

    On Saturday, WWE produced a stellar SummerSlam Premium Live Event . 57,791 people were in attendance at Cleveland Browns Stadium to witness a night when WWE's landscape shifted, and with it, new storylines were born.

    From Dominik Mysterio's betrayal of Rhea Ripley to the return of Roman Reigns, there was something for everyone on what turned out to be an incredibly stacked card.

    Amid all the drama, four championship belts changed hands. Here are your new champions as we head into a new week of WWE programming.

    Bron Breakker is your new Intercontinental Champion

    Breakker's rapid ascension continues. The 26-year-old powerhouse won his first championship since making the jump from NXT. Despite a strong start from the defending champion, Breakker's speed and strength proved too much for Sami Zayn throughout the contest.

    Nevertheless, there were some concerning moments for Breakker as he dealt with a shoulder injury caused by spearing the turnbuckle at the start of the match.

    Breakker will head into "Monday Night Raw" as the new champion. It will be interesting to see what storylines await both him and Zayn.

    LA Knight finally becomes the United States Champion.

    Knight has been chasing Logan Paul's championship for some time. The pair have been involved in a bitter feud over the past few months. We've seen the two have multiple scuffles outside of the ring as the creative team continued building to this very moment.

    As you would expect, Paul had help from multiple crew members and even drafted in Machine Gun Kelly, who provided a set of brass knuckles.

    Even with the help of others, using a weapon and controlling the match for multiple stretches, Paul couldn't put Knight away. Knight's resilience helped him land a blunt force trauma to end the match and led to him winning the first singles title of his WWE career.

    Nia Jax is the new WWE Women's Champion.

    Jax's win came in arguably the most low-key match of the night. Sandwiched in the middle of the card, there wasn't much to keep the fan bases engaged throughout the contest.

    A typical interference-style distraction from Tiffany Stratton, who threatened to cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase, was enough to give Jax the time she needed to turn the tide and hit Bayley with two annihilators to secure the win.

    Gunther capitalized on Judgment Day's meltdown

    In the opening match of the night, Mysterio stabbed Rhea Ripley in the back to allow Liv Morgan to retain her Women's World Championship.

    During Damian Priest's title defense against Gunther, Finn Balor followed Mysterio's lead by turning his back on Priest. Balor helped keep the match alive by placing Gunther's foot on the rope to end a potential three-count.

    As such, Priest's focus shifted from winning the match to getting revenge, allowing the ring general to secure a win via sleeper hold.

    The future of Judgment Day will be a major talking point in the coming weeks, and Balor's actions' repercussions will undoubtedly escalate into a potential grudge match at a future Premium Live Event.

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