Overview
- SummerSlam is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1–2, at U.S. Bank Stadium with both nights due to start at 6 p.m. ET and a multi-hour pre-show on ESPN.
- WWE confirmed the two world-title main events: CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes on Night 1 and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins on Night 2, plus a Hell in a Cell rubber match between Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi.
- An interim WWE Women’s Championship will be decided in a five-way ladder match on Night 2 because champion Rhea Ripley is injured, and WWE plans a unification match when Ripley returns.
- Late-week betting odds and an insider report indicate most champions are favored to retain, with Chad Gable heavily favored to beat Intercontinental Champion Penta and Lash Legend locking the final spot in the ladder match.
- The weekend doubles as a business pivot: U.S. streaming is on ESPN’s ESPN Unlimited while Netflix carries most international markets, and the card is positioned to elevate younger stars and resolve several long-running storylines.