Overview

• CM Punk will challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship as the main event of SummerSlam’s opening night.
• The match represents the first televised main-roster title encounter between Punk and the two-time champion.
• Punk secured his title shot by winning a gauntlet match on the July 14 episode of WWE Raw.
• Gunther reclaimed the World Heavyweight Championship from Jey Uso on Raw after Money in the Bank 2025.
• WWE has expanded SummerSlam into a two-night event this year to give marquee title bouts headline billing.