Tonight’s WWE SummerSlam, airing August 1, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The show sees Undisputed WWE Champion “The Best In The World” CM Punk defend his title against “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. Plus, 2026 King of the Ring “The Ruler” Oba Femi will face “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell Match.
The show kicks off at 3:00 PM ET on YouTube and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE SummerSlam Night One on August 1, 2026
- Undisputed WWE Championship Match: “The Best In The World” CM Punk (c) vs. “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
- Hell in a Cell Match: 2026 King of the Ring “The Ruler” Oba Femi vs. “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar
- WWE Women’s World Championship Match: The Judgment day’s Liv Morgan (c) vs. 2026 Queen of the Ring “The Genius of the Sky” IYO SKY
- 6-Man Tag Team Match: “The Mega Star” LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and Royce Keys vs. The Bloodline (“The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu, “Main Event” Jey Uso and “Big Jim” Jimmy Uso)
- Singles Match: “The Ring General” GUNTHER vs. Nick Aldis
- 6-Woman Tag Team Match: WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella) and Paige vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley)
Countdown To WWE SummerSlam Night One Pre-Show Results (8/1/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The Countdown To WWE SummerSlam Night One Pre-Show opens up with Joe Tessitore welcoming us.
We then see Oba Femi preparing and the arrivals of CM Punk, Liv Morgan, GUNTHER, Cody Rhodes.
We then get a video package on WWE SummerSlam.
Tessitore then introduces Big E, Corey Graves and Peter Rosenberg and they run through the card for both SummerSlam Saturday and Sunday. The panel then talk about what match they are most excited for.
Cathy Kelley then talks about the Undisputed WWE Championship Match, while Byron Saxton talks about the WWE Women’s World Championship Match and Jackie Redmond talks about the Hell in a Cell Match. The panel then talks about the Hell in a Cell Match.
Jackie Redmond talks about Brock Lesnar and we get a video package on the origin story of Lesnar as narrated by Paul Heyman. The panel then talks about Brock Lesnar and they continue to talk about the Hell in a Cell Match.
We then get some photos of SummerSlam from the previous years.
We then get a timeline looking at the path to CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes.
Cathy Kelley then interviews Cody Rhodes. She brings up what happened after the match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Cody says it was an accident and he feels misdiagnosed, not paranoid. Cody then says Punk mentioned what has happened to him in the past. Cody then says he does not sweat anyone on the roster, but CM Punk. Cathy then asks about Punk now. Cody says you would make a lot of acquaintances, but not friends. Cody then says this is not like Cena, Kevin, or Randy. Cody then says this is competition. Cody then says they are not going to do the thing that annoys everyone and they will find out who is the best at SummerSlam.
Cathy then asks if he thinks that Punk is jealous of him. Cody says he doesn’t want to use ‘jealous’ because how could the WWE Champion be jealous. Cody then says live rounds have been thrown, but we are trying to figure out who is best for WWE. Cathy then asks if this will affect their friendship. Cody says it will affect the dynamic because of what they have to do. Cody then says he hopes Punk knows nothing has changed other than knowing who the best is.
CM Punk is then interviewed by the panel. Joe talks to Punk and asks about his mindset. Punk says the day is here so what happened in the past does not matter. Punk then says he lives for the moment. Punk then says he is at his best. Peter then asks about the friendship and if it will affect the match. Punk says he doesn’t think it has affected either of them. Punk then says tonight is all business. Punk then says no matter who is against him, it is just another man. Corey then asks why is tonight different than Wrestlemania. Punk says today is the 20th anniversary of his WWE debut. Punk then says he didn’t expect to be champion 20 years later.
Punk then says he would do anything to win. Big E then asks about giving others an opportunity and if he is overlooking Cody. Punk says he has planted seeds for future contenders, but they might be Cody’s. Punk then says everyone should want to be champion and welcome all challengers. Punk then says he wants everyone to want what he has. Punk then says he isn’t trying to limit anyone.
The panel then talks about AAA and its upcoming first-ever TripleMania 34 two-night event.
Cathy Kelley and Chuey Martinez then host a WWE Superstar look-alike contest.
We then get a video package looking at the WWE Women’s World Championship Match between reigning champion Liv Morgan and IYO SKY and the panel talks about the match.
Jackie Redmond then talks about WWE Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton and how she will be wrestling in her home state of Minnesota tomorrow and we get a video package looking at Stratton.
Redmond then interviews Stratton. She asks about the match tomorrow. Stratton says she is so happy and excited to be here because she grew up 20 miles from Minneapolis. Jackie then asks if it will be different tomorrow. Tiffany says she is not usually emotional, but she will be a bit emotional. Tiffany then says her friends and family will be there in a suite. Jackie then asks about the ladder match. Tiffany says she has been in multiple ladder matches so she is well versed. Tiffany then says she expects to win the title tomorrow.
We then take a look at Brock Lesnar making his return at last year’s WWE SummerSlam and attacking John Cena.
We then see the arrivals of Oba Femi, CM Punk, IYO SKY and Cody Rhodes.
The panel then runs through the card of SummerSlam Saturday.
Michael Cole talks about the Hell in a Cell Match and the Hell in a Cell structure and we get a video package looking at the cell.
Cole then introduces Wade Barrett and they talk about the Hell in a Cell Match and the Undisputed WWE Championship Match.
WWE SummerSlam Night One Results (8/1/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
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