WWE SummerSlam Countdown show streams live from U.S. Bank Stadium

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Night One of WWE’s annual SummerSlam premium live event goes live on ESPN Unlimited today (May 31, 2026) at 6 p.m. Eastern. Or if you’re in most markets outside the U.S., the whole card will be on Netflix. Before anything happens in the ring at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, WWE is serving up a free live stream of its Countdown show starting at 3 p.m. ET. Even though the formerly-known-as-Kickoff shows get three hours leading into the main broadcast for every “Big 4” PLE like SummerSlam, there aren’t matches on them any more. That means more excellent video packages, and even more sometimes entertaining and/or interesting commentary for a panel of hosts and wrestlers. Sometimes there’s even news! Again, it’s all scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Eastern, so if you’ll be watching, click play above and watch it at Cageside! You can also get complete results and live match coverage of SummerSlam from the one and only Claire Elizabeth by clicking here.