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WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1 Results, Highlights & Live Blog

Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar will reportedly main event night one of WWE SummerSlam inside Hell in a Cell.
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Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell at WWE SummerSlam
Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell at WWE SummerSlam | WWE

Night one of WWE SummerSlam 2026 takes place tonight at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scroll down for the live coverage of this evening's premium live event.

The WWE Championship will be on the line at SummerSlam on Saturday evening, with CM Punk putting the title on the line against Cody Rhodes. The American Nightmare has been looking to reclaim the title since losing it to Sami Zayn in a triple threat match back in June at Night of Champions.

Rhodes would earn a rematch against Sami Zayn in Chicago, but a sneak attack by Gunther left him not cleared to compete, paving the way for CM Punk to return from a three-month absence in his hometown and defeat Zayn for the title.

The match fans have been fantasy booking since both men competed in AEW years ago will now take place later this evening for the top championship in WWE. Will Punk secure a statement victory? Or will Rhodes win the WWE Championship for the fourth time? We'll find out soon enough.

A huge rubber match is also scheduled for later this evening and is now being reported as tonight's main event, as Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar will look to settle their rivalry inside Hell in a Cell.

With Femi scoring a decisive victory over Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 and Lesnar picking up a victory of his own against Femi a month later at Clash in Italy, something has to give when these two men meet inside the cage tonight.

Oba Femi WWE SummerSlam
Oba Femi | WWE

Despite rumors in recent weeks that we could potentially see Lesnar retire this evening, it's believed that Lesnar will not be calling it quits tonight, win or lose. How will The Beast Incarnate fare against The Ruler at the biggest party of the Summer? Only time will tell.

Also scheduled for tonight's event, Liv Morgan will make her first defense of the Women's World Championship against IYO SKY. Morgan has yet to defend the title since winning it at WrestleMania 42. Now she will defend the title against the woman who defeated her to become Queen of the Ring at Night of Champions.

WWE SummerSlam 2026 results:

Liv Morgan defeated IYO SKY to retain the Women's World Championship. Morgan takes advantage of the match early on and takes it to SKY, but the challenger was quick to turn things in her favor, hitting Morgan with the double knees in the corner. The action shifts outside the ring, and SKY takes too long to try and hit the move off a barricade, allowing Morgan time to yank her off and change the tide of the matchup.

Once things got back in the ring, it was all Morgan for the next several minutes, including her hitting a Three Amigos on SKY, much to the crowd's chagrin. Morgan followed it up with a running knee but only secured a two-count. SKY gets back into the contest and takes the match right back outside of the ring with a powerbomb to the floor.

SKY would get things back in the ring and attempted to go for the Over the Moonsault, but this brought out Morgan's Judgment Day stablemates, Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez, to thwart the challenger's plans by pushing her off the top rope to the mat. Morgan went for the cover but only got another two-count.

In response, SKY would make quick work of Rodriguez and Perez, hitting all three of them with a top rope moonsault to the outside of the ring. At this point, the match started going back and forth, with near falls coming for both women. Morgan would attempt to hit SKY with ObLIVion, but SKY reversed it and hit Morgan with one of her own, but only got a two-count.

The closing moments of the match saw SKY miss the Over the Moonsault, as Morgan reversed it into a Codebreaker for another count of two. The champion and challenger reversed each other's finishers, but Morgan got the last laugh, finally hitting ObLIVion to score the pinfall victory.

Can LA Knight trust his partners against The Bloodline?

LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys defeated Jacob Fatu and The Usos. Jey Uso elected to "YEET" down the aisle instead of coming through the crowd for those who are curious. The match began with all six men brawling and the referee losing complete control early on. Once things settled down, Solo and Jey started the match. Sikoa would "run it back" instead of Jey, making the Yeet Man furious.

Jacob Fatu would tag in and immediately put the Bloodline in control of the match. The three men would keep Sikoa in the corner away from his partners and punish the former leader of the MFTs. Sikoa would eventually manage to fight back and tag out to Keys, who came in on fire, taking all three members of The Bloodline on by himself.

There was an awkward powerslam spot from the turnbuckles between Keys and Jimmy that slowed the match down a bit before Knight and Jey got tagged in. Jey hit a spear on Knight but only got a two-count. This turned into the mandatory parade of signature moves that ended with Keys hitting Fatu with a spinebuster. They would continue their fight to ringside and brawl into the timekeepers' area.

The Usos would use this opportunity to double-team LA Knight. The finish saw The Usos go for the 1D, but Sikoa got involved and hit Jimmy with a Samoan Spike, allowing Knight to hit Jey with a BFT to score the pinfall victory for his team. Knight and Sikoa hugged it out after the match.

Nick Aldis returns to the ring for the first time since 2023

Gunther defeated Nick Aldis. The match begins with a lot of back-and-forth chain wrestling between Aldis and Gunther, with neither man establishing a firm advantage. When things turned into a fist fight, Aldis surprisingly took control and got a quick two-count on The Ring General. This would infuriate Gunther, who tossed Aldis out of the ring before going to ringside to talk trash to Nick's wife, Mickie James.

At this point, Gunther decides to slow things down in the ring and physically take Aldis apart. Gunther would lock Aldis in the sleeper hold, but Nick manages to get out of it by driving Gunther's face into the turnbuckles. Aldis would follow it up with a superplex to take control of the matchup. Aldis hits a running powerslam, but only gets a two.

Nick would follow it up with two top rope elbow drops before locking in the Cloverleaf, but Gunther manages to get to the ropes. At this point, Gunther took control of things and would eventually lock Aldis in another sleeper hold, forcing Aldis to tap out.

After the match, Aldis would receive a standing ovation from the WWE Universe, who let him know he still has it. Mickie James and his son would come into the ring and share the moment with him.

Can Fatal Influence handle The Bellas and Paige?

Fatal Influence defeated The Bellas and Paige. Brie and Fallon kick off the match while Nikki and Paige take care of Reid and Jayne at ringside. However, they didn't do enough, as Jayne managed to pull Brie off the turnbuckles to turn the match in Fatal Influence's favor quickly. The trio would keep Brie in their corner for as long as possible, but Brie finally managed to escape and make the tag to Nikki.

Nikki would take down all three members of Fatal Influence before turning her attention to Reid, hitting her with a Bella Buster for the count of two. There was a massive miscommunication between The Bellas that resulted in a very awkward spot, allowing Fatal Influence to take control of the match yet again. Paige would eventually get the tag, but was quickly distracted, allowing Jayne to hit her with a Rolling Encore to score the pinfall victory for her team. Unfortunately, this was the first miss of the night.

After the match, The Bellas attack Paige to the surprise of absolutely no one, turning heel on their longtime friend.

Who will leave SummerSlam as WWE Champion?

CM Punk defeated Cody Rhodes to retain the WWE Championship. Cody gets a special Street Fighter entrance to hype his appearance as Guile in the movie this October. Punk and Rhodes started quickly as the champion and challenger exchanged quick holds back and forth. CM Punk would try to go for a quick GTS, but Rhodes would reverse it into a headlock takeover to slow the match down.

The match would eventually spill over to the ringside area. Rhodes would hit Punk with a suicide dive to take the champion down. Rhodes was unable to maintain the advantage as Punk hit him with a springboard forearm off the barricade before taking things back in the ring. Back in the ring, Punk would tweak his knee, giving Rhodes a target to attack and take down the champion.

A hobbled Punk would get himself back in the match with a bulldog. Punk would try to climb the turnbuckles to deliver an elbow drop, but due to the injured knee, Rhodes was able to recover and prevent the move from happening. Rhodes couldn't prevent it for long and ended up being knocked off the turnbuckles to the mat, letting Punk deliver the elbow drop for a two-count.

The American Nightmare would fire up with a Cody Cutter and a Disaster Kick, both moves only getting him two counts, frustrating Rhodes in the process. Punk would attempt to get back into things with a GTS, but Rhodes reversed it into a figure-four to attack Punk's injured knee. Rhodes couldn't keep the hold on for long before Punk reversed it and transitioned into an Anaconda Vice.

Cody managed to escape the hold but found himself in another one a short time later. Punk would transition out and unfortunately found himself in the clutches of a Cross Rhodes, but the champion kicked out at two.

The return of The Viper!

CM Punk managed to hit a GTS, but took too much time going for a cover, and Rhodes kicked out at two as the match transitioned to ringside. Punk would try for another GTS, but Rhodes tossed him into the steel steps. Rhodes would take things back in the ring, but Punk nailed another GTS out of nowhere. Cody was able to grab the ropes to prevent the three-count.

The match returned to ringside, and Punk would place Rhodes on the commentator table. Punk would go for a top rope elbow drop, but Rhodes moved as Punk crashed and burned through the table. Rhodes would take Punk back in the ring and go for the Cody Cutter, but the referee got taken out instead. Punk hit a GTS on Rhodes, but Rhodes powered up and hit Punk with a Cross Rhodes.

This led to the return of Randy Orton, who comes out through the crowd and nails Rhodes with an RKO. Punk gets back in the ring and hits Rhodes with the GTS to score the pinfall victory.

Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar settle things inside Hell in a Cell

Hell in a Cell: Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman). Femi pummels Lesnar early, but gets overzealous, and Lesnar nails him with three big German Suplexes. Surprisingly, Femi shakes them off like they were nothing, and the two men start brawling outside of the ring. Lesnar tosses Femi into the steel steps to gain control of the matchup. The advantage didn't last long, as Femi managed to suplex Lesnar on the floor and tossed him into the steel steps as well.

Femi pulls out a table from under the ring and sets it up against the cage before tossing Lesnar through it. Oba tosses Brock back in the ring and goes after him, but the Beast recovers quickly and slams him in the face with the steel steps three times. Lesnar resumes taking Femi to Suplex City and follows it up with some stiff steel chair shots to the back.

Brock suplexes Oba onto a couple of steel chairs and proceeds to pose for the hometown crowd. Lesnar goes for an F5, but Femi reverses it into a one-armed spinebuster. Lesnar tries to get another F5, but Femi reverses into a chokeslam. Femi hits Fall From Grace, but Lesnar kicks out at two. Lesnar fires up and hits Femi with three F5s, but Femi still kicks out at two.

Lesnar goes back to hitting Femi with a chair before getting an evil idea to tear up the mat and reveal the wooden boards underneath. Brock would Tombstone Oba on the wooden planks, but the Ruler kicks out at two. Lesnar grabs the chair, but Femi punches it out of his hand and hits him with Fall From Grace to score the pinfall victory.

Oba Femi celebrates his victory as Brock Lesnar gets back in the ring and hugs Femi before raising his hand. Lesnar gets on the microphone and calls himself the past and praises Femi as the future of WWE. Lesnar leaves the ring to Femi as SummerSlam 2026 Night One goes off the air.

WWE SummerSlam 2026 (Saturday) quick results:

  • Liv Morgan defeated IYO SKY to retain the Women's World Championship
  • LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys defeated Jacob Fatu and The Usos
  • Gunther defeated Nick Aldis
  • Fatal Influence defeated The Bellas and Paige
  • CM Punk defeated Cody Rhodes to retain the WWE Championship
  • Hell in a Cell: Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar
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Matt Black
MATT BLACK

Matt Black got involved in the wrestling media industry over two decades ago, covering WWE video games released by Acclaim, THQ, and 2K. He has been covering professional wrestling for multiple digital outlets since 2019. He is the former Senior Editor of WrestleZone and has extensive knowledge of the entire wrestling industry. In his spare time, Matt enjoys cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He's also a diehard comic book movie fan and doesn't pick sides when it comes to the endless debates of Marvel versus DC.

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