The biggest party of the summer is back and will once again be in the two-night format. The first night of action will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will be followed by another night of action on Sunday, Aug. 2.

World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins

Interim WWE Women's Championship Ladder Match: Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Mystery Opponent

Undisputed WWE No. 1 Contender's Match: Finn Bálor vs. Sami Zayn

United States Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Baron Corbin

Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Chad Gable

Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio — Human monies on a pole match

SummerSlam has been a WWE staple event since 1988. Some of WWE's most iconic matches have occurred at SummerSlam, including Bret Hart vs. his brother, Owen, in a classic steel cage match (1994), the first TLC match (2000), Shawn Michaels' in-ring return against Triple H (2002) and CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (2013). With 38 years of SummerSlam PPV’s to take to account, Billi tries to formulate his list of all-time top 10 SummerSlam matches.

SummerSlam 2021 brought in 51,000, 2022 had over 48,000, 2023’s event 51,000, 2024 had a massive 57,000, and 2025’s two-night event saw 53,000 and 60,000 respectively. However, SummerSlam 2026 is struggling to even get over 30,000 on either night thus far, with things looking like they’re heading towards the lowest attendance since 2020 (when there were zero fans in attendance), even though tickets are being priced up as low as $25 each.

It was only 10 months ago when Mark Shapiro said:

”Vince McMahon was primarily pricing tickets for families and wasn’t totally focused on maxing the opportunity there. We see what we can do with the UFC and we’re replicating that in terms of ticket yield and advance sales when it comes to OnLocation on the WWE side. It’s really working out well.”

Looking at the SummerSlam situation, that comment doesn’t seem to he aging very well, and it begs the question, “are the WWE getting their karma” for their unrealistic expectations and extortionate greed? 

Billi provides a live in-person report on WWE’s Clash in Italy PLE. The show emanated from Turin, Italy and saw Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns and Rhea Ripley all successfully retained their titles, while Sol Ruca defeated Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental Championship. However, the show was arguably stolen by Brock Lesnar evening the score against Oba Femi, in an unforgettable and perfectly booked 7 minute booking masterpiece. 

Man, was this PPV a waste of everyone’s time. Roman Reigns and Jacob had a match to set up another match, 3 of the other matches were pointless and John Cena delivered the most confusing and anticlimactic announcement ever.

ESPN must be looking for that receipt about now. 

The next chapter in wrestling kicks off with Backlash, with WWE turning the page on its calendar while also dealing with the fallout of WrestleMania 42.

Billi deep delves into what could lie ahead for Jacy Jayne, who only debuted 2 weeks ago, but who seemingly already has more heat than anyone else on the WWE roster. Can the WWE capitalise and get things right from this point?

From the moment she arrived in NXT, Jacy Jayne stood out with a ruthless edge, undeniable confidence, and a talent for seizing every opportunity.

As part of Toxic Attraction alongside Mandy Rose and Gigi Dolin, Jayne helped reshape NXT’s women’s division, dominating as one half of a top-tier tag team. But her most defining moment came when she betrayed Dolin in brutal fashion — slamming her through the set of Ding Dong, Hello! and launching a new era of her career.

Now leading the charge with Fatal Influence — alongside Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx — Jayne has taken her game to a whole new level. That rise culminated when she stunned the NXT Universe by defeating Stephanie Vaquer to become NXT Women’s Champion.

Later than advertised due to some HUGE NEWS that I exclusively broke on The Wrestling Informer, that I wanted to let marinate for a couple of days This part looks at the WWE Meet & Greets and WrestleMania 42 Night 2, and gives your star ratings.

This is the first of two parts, with part two dropping tomorrow. This part looks at the WWE Hotel x Fans situation - including the CM Punk incident (which I witnessed live) - returning to Vegas and WrestleMania 42 Night 1.

As you know, WrestleMania 42 Night 1 has been universally panned, so it was important to convey the feel and vibe after Night 1, and separate that from how most felt after Night 2– which certainly positively impacted and changed the overall feel of the week.