WWE has officially shared the poster for SummerSlam 2026.
WWE shared the promotional poster for SummerSlam on X. It features Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, Penta, Becky Lynch, Oba Femi, Liv Morgan, Seth Rollins and Trick Williams.
The two-night spectacle will take place on August 1 and 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ticket presales for combo tickets are now underway. This is the second installment of the Premium Live Event to span across two days, following the trend with WrestleMania.
Currently, WWE is gearing up for Backlash Tampa on May 9. Three matches have been confirmed – Roman Reigns has his first World Heavyweight Championship defense against Jacob Fatu, Asuka and IYO SKY will settle their scores in a singles match, and Seth Rollins seeks revenge on Bron Breakker for costing him at WrestleMania 42.
With storylines development, and marquee names featured on the promotional material for SummerSlam, it is shaping up to be a major event.
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Though most of the focus is on WrestleMania week right now, WWE is already looking ahead to its biggest event of the summer.
The company has announced that two-day combo tickets for SummerSlam 2026 will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 1 at 10 a.m. Central time. U.S Bank Stadium in Minneapolis is hosting the event on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 — making this the second two-night SummerSlam in WWE history.
Before the general on-sale, there will be a ticket pre-sale on April 30. Chase Freedom cardholders will get access to an exclusive pre-sale one day prior to that on April 29.
WWE has not yet announced when single-night tickets are going on sale.
Tourism organization Minnesota Sports and Events is partnering with WWE for SummerSlam, with the organization calling this a “major moment” for the city of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota.
“SummerSlam coming to U.S. Bank Stadium marks a major moment for Minneapolis and for our state as a whole,” said MNSE president and CEO Wendy Blackshaw. “This is a truly global event, and we’re excited to welcome fans from across the country and around the world while showcasing Minnesota as a premier destination for world-class sports and entertainment. We encourage fans to secure their tickets early for what will be an incredible weekend.”
Rumors have circulated for months regarding Brock Lesnar — who once called Minnesota home — potentially retiring at SummerSlam 2026. There’s been no confirmation of that, and Lesnar has not revealed his retirement timeline aside from saying he’s only back in WWE “for a short time.” The opening match of WrestleMania 42 night two this Sunday will see Lesnar face off against new WWE star Oba Femi.
The new season of “WWE: Unreal” shows how differently SummerSlam 2025 could have looked if early ideas for the show came to fruition.
In episode four of season two of “Unreal,” a whiteboard is listed showing potential matches for SummerSlam. They include Roman Reigns vs. Bron Breakker, a Bella Twins return, and Finn Balor bringing back his Demon character for a match against Judgment Day stablemate Dominik Mysterio.
World Heavyweight Championship match: CM Punk vs. Gunther
Roman Reigns vs. Bron Breakker
Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins (w/ Bronson Reed)
Women’s World Championship match: IYO SKY vs. Naomi
Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka
Jey Uso vs. Rusev
Finn Balor (The Demon) vs. Dominik Mysterio
Women’s Intercontinental Championship match: Bayley vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match: The Bella Twins vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
Of those, Punk vs. Gunther is the only match that happened exactly as it was listed. They main evented night one of the two-night PLE with Seth Rollins then cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Punk. Rollins’ cash-in is one of the key plot points of “Unreal” season two with WWE trying to keep up the ruse involving his kayfabe knee injury.
Liv Morgan’s shoulder injury from 2025 derailed plans for her to feud with Nikki Bella. The Bella Twins vs. Morgan & Rodriguez tag match never happened — and Brie Bella has yet to return to WWE alongside her sister.
Another whiteboard shown on “Unreal” lists Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship and Trish Stratus vs. TBD as SummerSlam matches. Rhodes vs. Cena ended up headlining night two of the PLE. Stratus did not compete on the card.
WWE’s schedule of premium live events (formerly known as pay-per-views) and special shows are always developing throughout the year. The following is the known/announced schedule for both WWE and WWE NXT PLEs throughout 2025.
Her match received some criticism for how short it was, but Tiffany Stratton was pleased with how things went at WWE SummerSlam 2025.
At night one of this year’s event, Stratton faced off against Jade Cargill with the WWE Women’s Championship on the line. A title change seemed possible, but Stratton instead defeated Cargill in seven minutes to remain champion.
During an appearance on The Babyfaces podcast, Stratton addressed the criticism the match received from fans, saying she felt like seven minutes was all they really needed given that her storyline with Cargill wasn’t some huge blood feud.
“I feel like we didn’t have this like insane life or death story going into SummerSlam, so I didn’t really feel like we needed — like you said — an insane 40-minute long match,” Stratton said. “I thought it was a very competitive match, it was very fast. And I think that’s all we really needed. So I’m actually really pleased with how my match went at SummerSlam with Jade Cargill.”
Stratton noted that she was “so nervous” going into the show because this was her first SummerSlam.
“Going into SummerSlam, I was so nervous. It was my first SummerSlam ever,” she said. “So that alone was just so nerve-wracking. But, thankfully, I pulled through and I beat Little Miss Jade Cargill.”
Stratton has held the WWE Women’s Championship since cashing in her Money in the Bank briefcase on Nia Jax this January. Cargill, Jax, and Giulia have been positioned as three of the top potential challengers in the SmackDown women’s division.
On The Babyfaces podcast, Stratton named Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch as dream opponents she is hoping to face at some point in the future.
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns with tons to talk about including the return of Brock Lesnar and an aspect that hasn’t been talked about much, the RAW after SummerSlam, G-1 update, all of the news and more. A packed show as always so check it out~!
With SummerSlam weekend now over, Paul “Triple H” Levesque is showing appreciation for everyone who made the show possible.
SummerSlam was a two-night event for the first time ever this year, taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Saturday and Sunday. Levesque sent out a tweet this morning thanking all of WWE’s behind-the-scenes workers who made the show a success, calling them the “most dedicated, passionate, and hardest working team in the business.”
#SummerSlam doesn’t just happen…It’s built from the ground up by the most dedicated, passionate, and hardest working team in the business.
From lighting rigs and camera shots, to pyro and production trucks — this crew is the engine behind it all.
“SummerSlam doesn’t just happen…It’s built from the ground up by the most dedicated, passionate, and hardest working team in the business,” he wrote. “From lighting rigs and camera shots, to pyro and production trucks — this crew is the engine behind it all.
“Thank you to every single member of the @WWE team who made these incredible nights possible. We don’t just put on a show—we create moments that last a lifetime.”
New World Champions were crowned at the end of each night of SummerSlam, with Seth Rollins leaving night one as World Heavyweight Champion and Cody Rhodes winning the Undisputed WWE Championship on night two. The second night also saw Brock Lesnar make his surprise return to WWE for the first time since his name was mentioned in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE.
SummerSlam will be two nights again next year with U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota hosting the show in August 2026.
During a Monday appearance on the Rich Eisen Show, new World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins addressed the ruse he pulled off at WWE SummerSlam.
Rollins — who had faked a knee injury for weeks — cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to win the World Heavyweight title from CM Punk at night one of SummerSlam. Punk had just won the belt from Gunther in the main event before Rollins emerged to cut his arch rival’s title reign short.
There were reports that Rollins’ injury was just an angle, but he kept kayfabe everywhere in the three weeks since losing to LA Knight at Saturday Night’s Main Event. That included Rollins wearing a leg brace and using crutches when he guest hosted the Rich Eisen Show last month.
Today, he returned to the program to address his “injury.”
“Well, look, Rich, as much as I love you. And I love you. I love all of you guys,” Rollins responded when asked if he was actually hurt. “I cannot divulge my secrets right now. Tonight, tune in to Netflix. We will be live 8 p.m. Eastern/5 Pacific. Live globally. You can hear all of it, but I can’t get into too much here. I just wanted to come by and extend my gratitude to you guys and to let you know how much I appreciate you giving me a platform to fool the entire world, really. Fooled the entire world. There’s no other way to slice it. I fooled the entire world.”
Rollins said the payoff to the ruse was more beautiful than he could have expected, which makes up for the “excruciating” pain he experienced limping around on crutches everywhere for three weeks trying to make everyone believe he was injured.
To keep up appearances, Rollins enlisted the help of his wife Becky Lynch and their four-year-old daughter Roux, with Lynch even posting an Instagram video last month that showed Rollins limping on crutches as he tried to keep up with Roux.
“My wife is an unwilling participant in this ruse. She was very upset with me for making her lie to all of her friends and family for the better part of three weeks,” Rollins said. “She was very upset. I said, ‘Honey, just trust me. The payoff will be great.’
“My daughter, she thought it was a game. She thought it was a fun little game. I told her, ‘Daddy’s got a pretend boo-boo, let’s put it that way, for the next few weeks. So let’s just keep that on the low, you know?’ First thing she did is went and told her preschool teacher Ms. Joy. First thing she did. Immediately.”
Rollins is in New York City for tonight’s Raw, which is being held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It appears that his faction with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed is going to be named “The Vision” with WWE recently filing a trademark for that term.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with tons of details and thoughts on the shocking return of Brock Lesnar on Sunday night, when the ball got rolling and what it likely means, and more. Then, SummerSlam results, John Cena’s last title match, G-1, all the news and more. A packed show, so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Brock Lesnar returns at WWE SummerSlam
30:25: WWE SummerSlam night two recap
51:53: G1 Climax recap
57:01: More on MJF in CMLL, ESPN’s new streaming service
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of SummerSlam Night 2, which was a far better show than night one, including John Cena putting on his best match in probably over a decade with Cody Rhodes in the main event. And yea, Brock came back.
Night two of SummerSlam 2025 saw Dominik Mysterio make a successful defense of his Intercontinental title.
Dominik is still Intercontinental Champion after defeating AJ Styles at Sunday’s event. The younger Dominik outsmarted his veteran challenger to get the win. Styles attempted to use a Calf Crusher submission, but Dominik had loosened his boot and was able to easily slip out of the move. He then struck Styles with the boot behind the referee’s back before delivering a frog splash for the three count.
There were multiple tributes to the legendary Eddie Guerrero during the match. For his entrance, Styles and his son Avery entered in a Guerrero-esque lowrider. Styles also played mind games with Dominik by wearing an outfit inspired by the gear Guerrero wore for SummerSlam 2005 — the pay-per-view where Guerrero and Rey Mysterio’s storyline famously culminated in a ladder match for the custody of Dominik
Another moment in the match saw Dominik pay tribute to Guerrero by faking that Styles had laid him out with a chair, but Styles followed suit by wrapping the chair around his head and faking like Dominik had hit him too.
— The Movement – Pro Wrestling (@TheMovementXx) August 4, 2025
Dominik’s Intercontinental title reign began at WrestleMania this April. He now has the chance to become a double champ later this month at Lucha Libre AAA’s Triplemania, where the AAA Mega Championship will be on the line in a four-way match between El Hijo del Vikingo, Dominik, Dragon Lee, and El Grande Americano. That August 16 show will stream on WWE’s YouTube channel in both English and Spanish.
Becky Lynch is still the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion — and Lyra Valkyria is out of chances to challenge her for the title.
The two Irish women met in a no DQ match at SummerSlam night two on Sunday. With help from an accidental assist from Bayley, Lynch pinned Valkyria to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. The result means that, because of a stipulation Valkyria agreed to, she cannot challenge for the title again while Lynch is still champion.
Bayley got involved in tonight’s match to help Valkyria, saving her from a crowbar shot that Lynch was about to deliver. But a miscommunication at the end of the bout resulted in Lynch retaining. Bayley went to strike Lynch with a chain, but Lynch moved out of the way and she hit Valkyria instead. Lynch then followed up with a Manhandle Slam on Valkyria for the win.
Bayley has been involved in the Lynch-Valkyria story for months, dating back to when an attack by Lynch prevented her from competing at WrestleMania. There was a triple threat for the Women’s IC title at Evolution in July where Lynch retained over Bayley and Valkyria. Valkyria then defeated Bayley in a number one contender’s match to earn this SummerSlam title shot.
For much of tonight’s match, Valkyria was at a disadvantage after Lynch zip-tied her hands together. She fought through that, even delivering a moonsault at one point. Valkyria was finally able to break the ties, but Lynch regained the advantage by sending her into an exposed turnbuckle and hitting a Manhandle Slam through two chairs.
Lyra Valkyria landed a Moonsault with her hands tied together!#SummerSlam
Lynch’s victory gives her a 2-1 record over Valkyria in the three singles matches they’ve had this year. She won the Women’s IC title from Valkyria at Money in the Bank back in June.
Tonight also marked a change for Lynch, with her replacing her longtime Celtic Invasion theme music with a new song by pop-punk band The Wonder Years.
Two all-time great tag teams were in attendance for night two of WWE SummerSlam 2025.
In honor of August being the 25th anniversary of the first-ever TLC match, The Hardy Boyz and Dudleyz attended SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey tonight and were shown in the front row. Along with Edge & Christian, they pioneered the TLC match with the bout first taking place at SummerSlam 2000.
Edge & Christian, the victors of the inaugural tables, ladders & chairs match, are both signed to AEW and therefore were not at SummerSlam tonight. Michael Cole did mention them on commentary, however.
Matt & Jeff Hardy are the current TNA Tag Team Champions — and they’re set to face off against Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley one last time at TNA Bound for Glory this October. With the close working relationship WWE has with TNA, Cole plugged the Bound for Glory matchup when the two legendary teams appeared tonight.
The SmackDown tag division was featured in a six-pack TLC match on tonight’s card, with Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy of The Wyatt Sicks defeating Motor City Machine Guns, The Street Profits, DIY, Fraxiom, and Andrade & Rey Fenix to retain the WWE Tag Team titles.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with tons to talk about including a full recap of SummerSlam, updates on Bron Breakker and Dustin Rhodes, ratings, all the news out of Arena Mexico, SummerSlam night 2 thoughts, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our full post-show report from the first night of SummerSlam 2025. Not a great show, but a memorable cash-in after the main event, and a very nice opening match. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps: Start: WWE SummerSlam night one recap, WWE drops media Q&A 34:40: Dustin Rhodes undergoing surgery 37:13: Arena Mexico notes 42:28: Ratings 47:34; Conor McGregor being sued for defamation 50:14: WWE SummerSlam night two preview, John Cena seemingly turns babyface on SmackDown
