Overview
- Acting SmackDown general manager Adam Pearce announced on Friday that if GUNTHER and Sami Zayn win at Saturday Night’s Main Event, they will be added to the Undisputed WWE Title match at SummerSlam, making it a Fatal 4‑Way.
- Sami Zayn returned from a mental‑health break on Friday’s SmackDown and attacked Undisputed champion CM Punk, touching off a brawl that intensified the rivalry among the four men headed to MSG.
- GUNTHER’s earlier on‑air attack on SmackDown GM Nick Aldis left Aldis sidelined and led to Pearce stepping in to make match and roster decisions for the blue brand.
- Adam Pearce announced that Rhea Ripley cannot compete at SummerSlam because of a knee injury, so WWE has vacated the Women’s Championship and scheduled a five‑woman qualifying series leading to an interim‑champion ladder match at SummerSlam.
- Saturday Night’s Main Event is a four‑match, two‑hour Peacock special from Madison Square Garden that includes the high‑stakes tag main event, the women’s tag title match, Danhausen vs. JD McDonagh, Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria, a Roman Reigns segment with Jalen Brunson, and an unconfirmed rumor that Mike Santana could join WWE later this summer.