Episode 3379
SummerSlam (2026)
Mon, 2026-Aug-03 02:36 UTC
Length - 3:20
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The 2026 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: Minnesota, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 39th annual SummerSlam and took place as a two-night event on Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2, 2026, at U. S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
This was the first WWE stadium event held in Minneapolis and the second SummerSlam overall in the city, after the 1999 event, which took place at the Target Center. It was the first SummerSlam to air on the ESPN streaming service in the United States. This edition of SummerSlam featured the WWE in-ring debut of Nick Aldis on Night 1, which was his first match since October 2023 on the independent circuit. Night 1 also featured the return of Randy Orton, who had been on hiatus since WrestleMania 42 earlier that year in April, while Night 2 saw the return of Kevin Owens, who had been out with an injury since April 2025.
The card included 12 matches, split evenly between both nights. In the main event of Night 1, Raw's Oba Femi defeated free agent Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match. In other prominent matches, CM Punk defeated Cody Rhodes to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship, Gunther defeated Nick Aldis by submission, and in the opening bout, Liv Morgan defeated Iyo Sky to retain Raw's Women's World Championship.
In the main event of Night 2, Roman Reigns defeated Seth Rollins to retain Raw's World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Chad Gable defeated Penta by submission to win Raw's WWE Intercontinental Championship, Chelsea Green defeated Charlotte Flair, Jade Cargill, Lash Legend, and Tiffany Stratton in a Five-way ladder match to become SmackDown's Interim WWE Women's Champion, and in the opening bout, Kevin Owens defeated Finn Bálor, Gunther, and Sami Zayn in a Fatal four-way match to become the #1 contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:36 UTC on Monday, 3 August 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see SummerSlam (2026) on Wikipedia.
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