SummerSlam 2026 Sunday

SummerSlam 2026 Sunday started with a shock as Kevin Owens made his emotional return. Before Finn Bálor was set to face Sami Zayn in an Undisputed WWE Title No. 1 Contender’s Match, Nick Aldis revealed that Gunther would be added to the match. The SmackDown General Manager didn’t stop there, however, as Aldis then announced that Kevin Owens would also compete! KO entered on fire, repeatedly cannonballing Bálor and Gunther as Zayn watched in shock. The two then embraced before unloading on each other with strikes. Owens went for a swanton bomb, but Zayn raised his knees and caused Owens to land hard on his surgically repaired neck. As Zayn was readying for a Helluva Kick, Gunther locked Zayn in a Sleeper Hold before Bálor connected with the Coup de Grace to break up the submission.

Danhausen and Dominik Mysterio collided in a Human Monies on a Pole Match for the money that Danhausen took from The Judgment Day. It didn’t take long until JD McDonagh and the Minihausens arrived to cause mayhem. Joe Hendry then appeared and took out McDonagh with a guitar strike to the back.

Seth Rollins looked to continue his winning streak against World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns in the main event of SummerSlam, which became an instant classic. Reigns and Rollins took their fight to the WWE Universe, with Reigns suplexing Rollins onto the concrete floor in the crowd. Rollins mocked Reigns before attempting a Spear through the barricade, but The OTC caught The Visionary before sending Rollins crashing through the announce table with a powerbomb. Rollins dropped Reigns with a powerbomb of his own on the other announce table, but both barely made it back to the ring before the official counted to 10. After Rollins superplexed Reigns, the champion locked in the Guillotine as Rollins attempted the falcon arrow. Rollins escaped only to be met with a Spear from Reigns. Somehow, an exhausted Rollins kicked out of the Spear at the last possible second.

The Women’s World Championship remains with Liv Morgan after she took down 2026 Queen of the Ring IYO SKY in an instant classic to kick off SummerSlam Saturday. The speedy SKY frustrated the champion in the early goings, but the savvy Morgan dropped the challenger rib-first on the barricade to gain control. SKY refused to give in, delivering a swift kick that nearly knocked out the champion.The challenger scaled to the top rope, but a distraction from Roxanne Perez allowed new Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez to hit SKY with a massive chokeslam. After surviving that chokeslam, SKY dumped Morgan to the outside and leveled Rodriguez and Perez with a marvelous Moonsault to ringside. The two Superstars were exhausted, but the challenger shocked everyone by hitting the champion with her own version of Morgan’s finisher, Oblivion. A furious Morgan dug deep and downed her opponent before climbing to the top rope and nailing an avalanche codebreaker.

LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and Royce Keys joined forces to take down The Bloodline in an epic Six-Man Tag Team Match. Sikoa played expert mind games against his brothers and his cousin, even starting a YEET party to get the WWE Universe on their feet and to disorient Jey Uso. The Samoan Werewolf wasted zero time attacking Sikoa and berated him in front of The Usos about abandoning their family. Keys entered the fray and landed a couple massive strikes, including a World’s Strongest Slam and a spinebuster. Knight and Jey Uso became the legal Superstars and engaged in a hard-hitting exchange, punctuated by a huge Spear from the former World Heavyweight Champion. Every Superstar hopped into the ring, with Keys planting Jacob Fatu with a Spinebuster. The former friends continued their personal battle on the outside as Keys hit a shocking Powerslam over the barricade at the timekeeper’s area.

Gunther took down former SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, but it turned into a much closer fight than The Ring General expected. Aldis brought the fight directly to Gunther, catching him in midair before hitting a picture-perfect suplex. Gunther powered back with brutal chops that knocked Aldis to the outside, allowing The Ring General to berate and yell at Aldis’ wife, WWE legend Mickie James, who was sitting at ringside. Those actions infuriated Aldis as he attempted to lock in the King’s Lynn Cloverleaf, but Gunther kept expertly evading it. Aldis finally got Gunther down for the King’s Lynn Cloverleaf, but The Ring General scratched and crawled his way to the bottom rope. Gunther finally locked in a Sleeper and hit several Hammer & Anvil Elbows before tightening the submission to force Aldis to submit.

Jacy Jayne and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid defeated WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins and Paige, but that was only the beginning. Nikki Bella looked stellar in her return from injury, taking out Fatal Influence in one fell swoop and getting a standing ovation from the massive crowd. Fatal Influence took control by isolating Brie Bella, but Paige broke up the potential winning fall. When all six Superstars found themselves in the ring, Jayne connected with a Rolling Encore to Paige to secure the victory for Fatal Influence.

CM Punk conquered Cody Rhodes to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship thanks to a shocking return. The match began as a technical affair when the champion and challenger tried to one-up each other in a show of gamesmanship. The savvy veterans began targeting limbs as the champion locked onto Rhodes’ arm and the challenger went after Punk’s knee, leaving both Superstars compromised. Rhodes started heating up as he hit a Disaster Kick and a huge Super Cody Cutter, but it wasn’t enough for him to regain the Undisputed WWE Title. The American Nightmare locked in a Figure-Four Leglock and ripped at Punk’s injured knee, but the champion found a way to break the hold via the bottom rope. Punk baited Rhodes and cinched in the Anaconda Vice, but Rhodes broke the hold in the same fashion. Punk went for broke and attempted a Flying Elbow from the top rope through the announce table, but the challenger moved as the champion crashed through the hardwood.

A devastating war inside Hell in a Cell saw only one Superstar exit the cage as the victor: Oba Femi. The Ruler came out on fire as he crushed Lesnar with several running uppercuts, but The Beast caught him with three German Suplexes, only for Femi to rise like nothing happened. The action came to the ringside area as the cage began to rip at the two Superstars, and Femi even crashed his opponent through a precariously placed table. Lesnar answered with a massive attack using the steel steps, leaving The Ruler down and in trouble. The hellacious assault from The Beast continued, forcing Femi to counter the F-5 into a pair of huge Chokeslams. Lesnar shocked everyone inside U.S. Bank Stadium when he began ripping up the ring canvas, exposing the wooden boards underneath.