How to watch WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1: Start time, live stream, match card

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Giants collide in a dangerous structure, while several titles are on the line at WWE’s SummerSlam event.

Here’s how you can watch night one of SummerSlam, including streaming options, start time and more.

Where to watch WWE SummerSlam Night 1​

• Live stream: ESPN

Wrestling fans looking for the SummerSlam Night 1 live stream can watch the event on the ESPN app, which carries SummerSlam and every WWE Premium Live Event (PLE).

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Start time for WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1​

• Date: Saturday, August 1
• Time: 6 p.m. ET

SummerSlam is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 1. The event emanates from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The home of the Minnesota Vikings can hold between 66,202 to 73,000 people.

WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1 fight card​

• CM Punk (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship
• Liv Morgan (c) vs. Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship
• Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match
• Gunther vs. Nick Aldis
• The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella) and Paige vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Lainey Reid, and Fallon Henley)

Cody Rhodes faces CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Last year, Rhodes beat John Cena in the latter’s retirement match to win gold. Following some changes in booking, Rhodes was meant to fight then-champion Sami Zayn, but Punk took his spot and won the belt, and Rhodes would later challenge Punk.

A match between the two has been teased since Punk returned to WWE in 2023. Who will win the match to determine who QB1 is?

Meanwhile, Liv Morgan defends the Women's World Championship against Iyo Sky. Sky beat Morgan to win the Queen of the Ring tournament. She looks to beat Morgan twice in about a month and become a champion again.

Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar are two of the biggest (literal and figurative) stars in WWE history. Femi beat Lesnar at WrestleMania, and Lesnar looked like he retired that night. He returned and beat Femi at Clash in Italy, using several F5s to get the job done. Femi won the King of the Ring tournament, but relinquished a championship opportunity to face Lesnar.

The two will face off in a Hell in a Cell match in Lesnar’s home of Minnesota. Who will stand tall in this battle of behemoths?

Gunther, who has ended careers over the last year, faces Nick Aldis. It’s been a while since Aldis, the SmackDown GM and former NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, has competed in a ring. Can he avoid ring rust and be the man to take down the mighty Gunther?

Also on the card, the past and present face the future as The Bella Twins and Paige take on Fatal Influence. Fatal Influence's Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid beat Paige and Brie Bella for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

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