WWE SummerSlam 2026 – Night 1 Preview

The 2-Night Extravaganza begins tonight with a start time of 6 pm ET, with a pre-show starting much earlier and with no real reason to watch (unless you just want 3 hours of pre-game talking heads, and who really needs it?).

Tonight’s card is headlined by CM Punk defending the WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi battling Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell. The rest of the card includes…

Nick Aldis’ WWE in-ring debut against the vile Gunther

Paige and the Bellas taking on Fatal Influence

LA Knight, P-P-P-Powerhouse Keys and Solo vs. The Usos and Jacob Fatu

…and Liv Morgan making her first defense of the Women’s Title since WINNING AT WRESTLEMANIA against Iyo Sky.