Sami Zayn set for number one contender's match at WWE SummerSlam

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On tonight’s (July 24) episode of SmackDown, Sami Zayn complained to GM Adam Pearce about the way Nick Aldis screwed him out of qualifying for the SummerSlam main event last weekend at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Everyone else in WWE seems to be handed whatever match they want at SummerSlam, so why does The Last Real Good Guy keep getting a raw deal? Pearce didn’t give Zayn what he wanted at SummerSlam, which was to be added to the WWE championship match of Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk. However, Pearce did agree to book him in a number one contender’s match at WWE’s biggest party of the summer. Zayn’s opponent would be whoever wins tonight’s 4-way main event between United States Champion Trick Williams, hometown hero Royce Keys, Finn Balor, and Damian Priest. Just relax, @SamiZayn!!! 😮‍💨@ScrapDaddyAP has #SummerSlam plans for you, and it involves a No. 1 Contender's Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship! 👀 pic.twitter.com/cF65N4lcXF — WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2026 The fact that Royce already has a match at SummerSlam should have been the giveaway that he wasn’t going to win this match. It was ultimately The Bloodline’s Jacob Fatu whose perfectly legal (but very unfair) attack on Keys took the win away from him. This happened after the Usos, LA Knight, and Solo Sikoa already brawled to the back. Bloodline business has PICKED UP! 🤯@RealLAKnight | @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/H6VKAs1Ifg — WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2026 JACOB FATU just cost ROYCE KEYS!!! 😱 😱 😱 @RealRoyceKeys | @jacobfatu_wwe pic.twitter.com/hSn3uS150m — WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2026 Finn Balor took over from there, putting Priest away with the Coup de Grace for the three count. Just like that, now we have Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn in a number one contender’s match at SummerSlam. Here is the updated card for SummerSlam next weekend (Aug. 1 & 2): WWE Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Cody Rhodes World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins Hell in a Cell: Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Chad Gable Women’s Interim Championship: Jade Cargill vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Chelsea Green vs. Charlotte Flair vs. TBD Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan (c) vs. IYO SKY GUNTHER vs. Nick Aldis Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio LA Knight & Solo Sikoa & Royce Keys vs. The Bloodline Paige & Bella Twins vs. Fatal Influence Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn How do you like the way the SummerSlam card is rounding out? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders.