WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1 preview, predictions and more

SummerSlam is 1 of the biggest WWE premium unrecorded events of the summertime and, for the 2nd consecutive year, the amusement volition beryllium held crossed 2 nights starting connected Saturday.

This year’s SummerSlam takes spot astatine U.S. Bank Stadium successful Minneapolis – the location of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. The amusement volition statesman astatine 6 p.m. ET connected some Saturday and Sunday nights and aggregate championships volition beryllium defended implicit the people of the weekend.

WWE fans tin ticker the amusement connected ESPN Unlimited.

Read beneath for a preview and prediction for each match.

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Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Paige vs. Jacy Jayne, Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley

Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne and Lainey Reid marque their mode to the ringing during SmackDown astatine Oakland Arena successful Oakland, Calif., connected July 24, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

It’s the aged schoolhouse going up against the caller schoolhouse successful a six-woman tag squad match. The Bellas and Paige volition instrumentality connected Fatal Influence. Reid and Henley captured the women’s tag squad titles from Brie Bella and Paige astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event. Now, with Nikki Bella backmost successful the fold, an epic grudge lucifer is acceptable for SummerSlam.

Prediction: Fatal Influence takes attraction of The Bellas and Paige.

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LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and Royce Keys vs. Jacob Fatu, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso

Solo Sikoa speaks during Monday Night RAW astatine Intuit Dome successful Inglewood, Calif., connected July 27, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

LA Knight is inactive among the astir fashionable wrestlers connected the WWE roster and for the 2nd time, helium finds himself successful a six-man tag squad lucifer connected a large premium unrecorded event. Instead of teaming with the Usos, he’s going up against them. Knight, Solo Sikoa and Royce Keys spell up against The Bloodline. Jacob Fatu and The Usos’ attempts to bring Sikoa backmost to the household person proven feeble frankincense far. Sikoa has made wide helium wants nary portion of The Bloodline. Knight has been astatine warfare with The Bloodline for years portion Keys has been dragged into the fight. He knows Fatu amended than astir and is itching for a fight.

Prediction: The Bloodline takes attraction of Knight, Sikoa and Keys.

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Liv Morgan (c) vs. Iyo Sky for the Women’s World Championship

Iyo Sky makes her entranceway during Monday Night Raw astatine American Airlines Center successful Dallas, Texas, connected July 13, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

Liv Morgan told Fox News Digital earlier this twelvemonth she was "everyone’s imagination match." Whether that was existent for Iyo Sky has yet to beryllium seen. Morgan gets her archetypal Women’s World Championship rubric defence against the Queen of the Ring. Sky won the tourney astatine Night of Champions, defeating Morgan successful the last and past choosing her arsenic her target. Morgan has been the champion since defeating Stephanie Vaquer astatine WrestleMania 42. The question volition beryllium whether she has immoderate ringing rust going into the lucifer against Sky.

Prediction: Iyo Sky returns to the apical of the women’s division.

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Gunther vs. Nick Aldis

Nick Aldis attacks GUNTHER during SmackDown astatine Oakland Arena successful Oakland, Calif., connected July 24, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

Nick Aldis was a decorated satellite champion earlier injuries forced him toward a antithetic role. He hasn’t appeared successful in-ring contention since helium was with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which was then-called Impact Wrestling. But his feud with Gunther volition culminate successful his archetypal lucifer successful astir 3 years. Gunther has continuously accused Aldis of dropping the shot erstwhile it came to him and putting him disconnected to the side. Gunther maintains he’s the champion superstar connected SmackDown but hasn’t been treated similar it. It each came to a caput astatine Night of Champions erstwhile Gunther attacked Aldis backstage. The 2 person been warring ever since and Aldis was fixed the greenish airy to combat Gunther astatine SummerSlam.

Prediction: Gunther wins a hard-fought match.

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Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar

Oba Femi looks connected during Monday Night RAW astatine Intuit Dome successful Inglewood, Calif., connected July 27, 2026. (WWE)

Oba Femi enactment disconnected his King of the Ring rubric accidental to instrumentality connected Brock Lesnar successful the trilogy fight. Lesnar upped the ante erstwhile helium said the lucifer would instrumentality spot successful a Hell successful a Cell. It’s going to beryllium 1 of the biggest fights of the play and could precise good bargain the show. Femi could precise good slay "The Beast" 1 last time. Lesnar could beryllium that helium inactive has it and ne'er mislaid a step.

Prediction: Femi wins and gets into the satellite rubric picture.

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CM Punk (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk talk during SmackDown astatine Resch Center successful Green Bay, Wis., connected July 31, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

The hostility betwixt CM Punk and Cody Rhodes had been palpable adjacent earlier WrestleMania 42 erstwhile the 2 champions met successful the ringing connected the go-home SmackDown show. While they were much friends than enemies then, things exploded Friday nighttime erstwhile the 2 men yet exchanged blows. Punk became the champion erstwhile helium knocked disconnected Sami Zayn for the rubric and ended his reign aft 9 days. Rhodes was pinned by Zayn and decided to instrumentality his ain changeable astatine Punk’s title. Their rivalry yet returns to a WWE ringing connected Saturday nighttime with the Undisputed WWE Championship connected the line.

Prediction: Punk retains the title