WWE SummerSlam 2025 will take place across two nights for the first time ever this year, and the two-night extravaganza is shaping up to be a show for the ages.
Among the key attractions inside MetLife Stadium are a WrestleMania 41 rematch pitting Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship as well as the first televised bout between CM Punk and Gunther. SummerSlam 2025 set a SummerSlam record with nearly 58,000 fans in attendance, and this year, more than 40,000 tickets have been sold for each night.
The 2025 edition of WWE SummerSlam will mark Cena’s final SummerSlam appearance as part of his official retirement tour.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Match Card for Saturday
Last Friday, WWE revealed the match card for each night of SummerSlam 2025. There are currently six matches scheduled for Night One on Saturday, Aug. 2:
- WWE Championship: Gunther vs. CM Punk
- Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed
- Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul
- WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill
- Women’s Tag Team Championship: Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
Country singer Jelly Roll is stepping in as a celebrity replacement for rapper Travis Scott after the latter reportedly had a “falling out” with WWE.
The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship is also a surprise addition to WWE SummerSlam as Bliss and Flair were originally set to face each other in singles action before Flair requested that the parternship continue due to the mismatched duo’s surprising early success.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Match Card for Sunday
WWE’s second night of SummerSlam will take place on Sunday, Aug. 3, and there are just five announced matches thus far:
- Street Fight for the WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes
- Women’s World Championship: Naomi vs. Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley
- No Disqualifications, No Countouts “Last Chance” Match for the Women’s Intercontintental Championship: Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria
- Steel Cage Match for the United States Championship: Solo Sikoa vs. Jacob Fatu
- Intercontinental Championship: AJ Styles vs. Dominik Mysterio
Styles vs. Mysterio was originally scheduled for June’s Night of Champions but was postponed due to an injury to “Dirty Dom.”
Also noteworthy, if Valkyria fails to beat Lynch in their “Last Chance” match, she will not be allowed to challenge for the IC title again as Long as “The Man” is champion.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Main Event Matches
According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (h/t Sports Illustrated), “The WrestleMania 41 rematch between John Cena and Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship is the expected close the show on Sunday. As for Saturday night, the World Heavyweight Championship bout appears to be the front runner for the main spot.”
The site adds, “Gunther vs. CM Punk is the favorite to cap off night one of SummerSlam over either of the two Women’s World Title matches or any other marquee contest on the card.” In March, Punk faced Gunther at a non-televised live event in Belfast, but the two stars have never faced each other at a WWE PLE.
In addition, Seth Rollins was at one expected to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase in or after that main event match, though it’s unclear if Rollins’ knee injury has altered those plans. If Rollins does cash in, it could mark the second consecutive WWE pay-per-view that ends with a MITB cash-in after Naomi’s epic title win at Evolution.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Additional Matches
6-Way TLC Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The lone confirmed match that has not been officially set for either Saturday or Sunday was announced in a red hot show-closing segment on the latest SmackDown: A 6-way TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The SmackDown tag team division has been one of the brand’s overlooked bright spots in 2025, and it certainly has more than enough teams to make some more magic. After previously being left off several major pay-per-views, the WWE tag team titles will finally be on the line at a marquee show. The Wyatt Sicks will defend their gold against the following teams: Andrade and Rey Fenix, The Street Profits, DIY, The Motor City Machine Guns and Fraxiom.
Suffice it to say, this division has been left off too many marquee shows thus far, but it won’t happen again at SummerSlam. Given that only five matches have been announced for Sunday in comparison to six on Saturday, the TLC match is likely to be added to Sunday’s portion of WWE SummerSlam 2025.