This is the first year I recall SummerSlam being that early, much less on a July date. That has to be a first.
And yep, that SummerSlam shift is all because they want to fuck with AEW's All Out, they are doing the August to July shift and then shoehorning their own ppv in there that same weekend as All Out. So petty and ridiculous. They probably will do Saturday and All Out is Sunday again.
Also interesting to note they hardly have set names to what ppvs are going where other than the big 5 now (MITB included). I wouldn't be shocked if they do a big shift and rename many ppv titles next year, but keep a few speciality ones like Hell in a Cell and maybe TLC comes back. I think others like Extreme Rules are going to be kaput now.