WWE SummerSlam goes the WrestleMania route by increasing to 2 days. New Jersey hosts the cornerstone pay-per-view on Saturday and Sunday with John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes among the many marquee matches.
Cena defeated Rhodes at WrestleMania 41 to win the undisputed WWE championship. Three months later, Rhodes scratched his means again to title rivalry via the King of the Ring event. The inaugural two-day SummerSlam is appropriate grounds for a rematch between two of WWE’s prime stars.
Among the many different 12 matches set for this weekend are every world title within the males’s and ladies’s divisions at stake. That features an attention-grabbing showdown between world heavyweight champion Gunther and CM Punk. Gunther regained his title from Jey Uso after dropping it at WrestleMania in April Now, he welcomes his first true problem in CM Punk, who has but to safe a world title since returning to WWE in 2023. Plus, the WWE girls’s championship is at stake when Tiffany Stratton appears to be like to defend in opposition to rising star Jade Cargill. And a triple risk match is ready for the ladies’s world championship when Naomi appears to be like to make her first protection after a profitable Cash within the Financial institution money in at Evolution in opposition to Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley.
Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for WWE SummerSlam. The occasion streams dwell on Peacock on Aug. 2 and three with the principle card beginning at 7 p.m. every day.
2025 WWE SummerSlam matches — Evening 1
World Heavyweight Championship — Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk: Punk gained a gauntlet match on Uncooked to turn out to be No. 1 contender to Gunther and the championship. Issues bought sophisticated within the title image when Seth Rollins suffered a knee damage, taking the Cash within the Financial institution contract holder out of motion for the foreseeable future. Punk now has one other probability to win championship gold since returning to WWE.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill: Cargill’s win over former world champion Asuka is among the largest of her profession. By profitable the match, Cargill assured a SummerSlam title match with SmackDown’s world champion. Stratton held that title, however needed to get via Trish Stratus at Evolution earlier than turning her consideration to the Queen of the Ring.
Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul: Jelly Roll makes his wrestling debut in opposition to social media influencer Paul, however each celebrities are geared up with expertise. Orton will staff with the nation singer, whereas McIntyre sides with Paul. The feud began on the July 10 episode of SmackDown after Paul interrupted Jelly Roll’s efficiency and attacked Orton. Issues escalated at Saturday Evening’s Major Occasion. Jelly Roll helped Orton beat McIntyre, however ate a Claymore kick for it.
WWE Ladies’s Tag Workforce Championships — The Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez) (c) vs. Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Aptitude: 14-time girls’s world champion Aptitude leveraged her popularity to guide a tag staff title match in opposition to Judgment Day at SummerSlam.
Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed: Reigns returned to avoid wasting Punk and Uso from Breakker and Reed after the Uncooked gauntlet match. With Rollins sidelined, Breakker and Reed wanted a spotlight, and a tag match with Reigns and Uso matches that invoice fairly properly.
Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross: Zayn has had long-running points with Kross, with Kross making an attempt to get Zayn to embrace his darker aspect. This led to a collection of assaults on Zayn throughout weeks of Uncooked. Now, the 2 will look to finish issues at SummerSlam.
2025 WWE SummerSlam matches — Evening 2
Undisputed WWE Championship — John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes (Avenue battle): Cena and Rhodes are working again their WrestleMania fundamental occasion. At Evening of Champions, Rhodes defeated Randy Orton to win the King of the Ring event. Rhodes’ reward was a match in opposition to his model’s world champion at SummerSlam. Cena defeated CM Punk that very same night to retain the undisputed WWE title, establishing a rematch this summer time. Throughout their contract signing, Rhodes compelled Cena to comply with a road battle.
Ladies’s World Championship — Naomi (c) vs. Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley: Ripley and Sky have been having an unbelievable match at Evolution when Naomi cashed within the Cash within the Financial institution contract and gained the title. One night time later, Adam Pearce made the SummerSlam triple risk match official, saying the ladies might “make magic” and assist the field workplace.
Ladies’s Intercontinental Championship — Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria: Lynch and Valkyria have had a protracted feud over the title. After a triple risk match additionally involving Bayley was gained by Lynch at Evolution, Bayley and Valkyria had a two-out-of-three falls match to find out who would face Lynch at SummerSlam. Valkyria bought the win and the prospect to get revenge on Lynch.
United States Championship — Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu (Metal Cage match): Sikoa tried to border Fatu for a automobile crash. After studying about Sikoa’s deception, Uncooked normal supervisor Adam Pearce, filling in for Nick Aldis, booked Sikoa vs. Fatu in a metal cage.
Intercontinental Championship — Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Types: Mysterio has been hiding behind a physician’s notice declaring him medically unfit to compete. That has allowed him to retain his belt with out having to face Types. Pearce made it clear that the second Mysterio was cleared, he can be booked right into a match with Types. That day got here and the 2 will meet for the title on Evening 2 of SummerSlam.
WWE Tag Workforce Championship — Wyatt Sicks (c) vs. #DIY vs. Avenue Earnings vs. Fraxiom vs. Motor Metropolis Machine Weapons vs. Andrade & Rey Fenix (TLC match): A late addition to the cardboard, it has not formally been introduced whether or not this might be on Evening 1 or 2, however Evening 2 is sensible as it might place six matches on every night time. After the SmackDown tag division was constructed right into a superb group, the Wyatts got here alongside to win the titles. All of the groups have been seeking to tear one another aside for months and Nick Aldis introduced {that a} TLC match would happen to settle issues.