WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night One highlights major matches and returns

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WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night One highlights major matches and returns
Summary

Night One of WWE SummerSlam 2026 took place in Minneapolis, featuring standout performances and significant storylines. Liv Morgan secured a clean victory over IYO SKY, while LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys achieved an upset against The Bloodline. Randall Keith Orton made a surprise return amid a feud with Cody Rhodes, helping CM Punk retain his title. The event concluded with Oba Femi pinning Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell, with implications for Lesnar's career. A Post Show featuring analysts and key discussions will follow, ahead of Night Two scheduled for August 3.

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  • Liv Morgan defeats IYO SKY cleanly
  • LA Knight, Sikoa, and Keys upset The Bloodline
  • Randall Keith Orton returns, reigniting Cody Rhodes feud
  • Oba Femi pins Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell
  • Post Show highlights key matches and upcoming Night Two
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Triple H and Jelly Roll speak at the WWE Post Show desk with Big E, Peter Rosenberg, and Joe Tessitore during SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 2, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. | Photo by Cooper Neill/WWE via Getty Images Moments after the first night of WWE’s biggest premium live event of the summer comes to a close in Minneapolis and on ESPN Unlimited and Netflix tonight (Sat., May 9, 2026), the SummerSlam Post Show will begin. That will feature a panel of familiar faces discussing what happened on the last PLE stop on the road to WrestleMania 42, and talking to guests — which used to always include Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, but his attendance has been spottier as WWE creative has become less beloved, We’ll certainly see some of the PLE’s big winners, and probably an angle or announcement or two. Night One of SummerSlam opened with Liv Morgan making a statement with a clean win over IYO SKY, followed by LA Knight and my guy Solo “Dolo” Sikoa teaming with Royce Keys to get an upset win over The Bloodline when Knight pinned Jey Uso. Nick Aldis impressed the world, then got an ovation and a moment with his family as he possibly said goodbye. Fatal Influence picked up a big win, then The Bellas broke bad on Paige. The Undisputed WWE title didn’t main event, but it did feature the return of Randall Keith Orton, restarting his feud with Cody Rhodes and helping a seemingly unawares CM Punk retain. Hell in a Cell closed us out, and might have ended Brock Lesnar’s career after Oba Femi pinned him and received the proverbial torch from The Beast Incarnate. Much to discuss as get ready for Night Two less than 24 hours away. Click play above and watch the conversation while you carry on your own in the comments! Get complete SummerSlam Saturday coverage in our live blog here, and join the community’s conversation about the show here.

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JULY 31: Danhausen and Minihausen in action against Dominik Mysterio during SmackDown at Resch Center on July 31, 2026 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrea Kellaway/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images WWE is back with this year’s edition of the biggest premium live event of the summer today (Sun., Aug. 2, 2026) at 6:00 pm Eastern U.S time from Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. SummerSlam is available on ESPN Unlimited in the United States, and will stream on Netflix in most of the rest of the world. There’s a preview for the show from the always entertaining and informative Cain Knight here, predictions from our entire WWE team here, and there will be full results and coverage of everything that happens at SummerSlam from Claire Elizabeth, aka the best live blogger on the web, here. Because its not unusual for us to get 1,000s of comments for PLEs, and in an effort to avoid bogging down that post, comments for the live blog have been turned off. This is your spot to talk about SummerSlam all throughout the show. Reminder: Links to illegal streams are not allowed in this thread. Offenders will be banned without warning. There is a zero tolerance policy in effect. If you feel you have been banned in error, feel free to reach out to management via email. GIFs and pics are allowed. WWE SummerSlam Sunday QUICK RESULTS WWE Men’s World Championship Match Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins WWE Men’s Intercontinental Championship Match Penta (c) vs. Chad Gable Interim WWE Women’s Championship Ladder Match Charlotte Flair vs. Chelsea Green vs. Jade Cargill vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lash Legend Human Monies on a Pole Match Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio WWE Men’s United States Championship Match Trick Williams (c) vs. Baron Corbin WWE Undisputed Men’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn Enjoy the show!

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Moments after WWE’s biggest premium live event of the summer comes to a close in Minneapolis and on ESPN Unlimited and Netflix tonight (Sun., Aug. 2, 2026), the SummerSlam Post Show will begin. That will feature a panel of familiar faces discussing what happened at U.S Bank Stadium, and talking to guests. We’ll certainly see some of the PLE’s big winners, and probably an angle or announcement or two. The Post Show after SummerSlam Saturday featured an unannounced Triple H press conference, the first of those we’ve seen in a long time. We’ll see if we get another of those this evening, or any other surprises from the game. With or without WWE’s Chief Content Officer, there’s a lot to talk about after Night Two of SummerSlam. Kevin Owens made a surprise return, making then ruining Sami Zayn’s night and becoming the #1 contender for the Undisputed WWE championship held by CM Punk in the process. In the least popular outcome of the night, Baron Corbin beat Trick Williams to take the Men’s United States title. But it was all smiles for Chelsea Green becoming interim Women’s champ, and Chad Gable winning his first singles belt in his hometown. Your collective mileage probably varies on the Danhausen pole match victory that happened in between those. The show ended with what might be the end of The Shield story. At least Roman Reigns thinks his win put it in the rearview for him. Much to discuss as get ready for Raw less than 24 hours away. We’ve heard KO and Chels the Champ will be on the Post Show. Click play above and watch their conversation while you carry on your own in the comments! Get complete SummerSlam Sunday coverage in our live blog here, and join the community’s conversation about the show here.

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