SummerSlam (2026)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | August 1–2, 2026 | ||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Venue | U.S. Bank Stadium | ||
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The 2026 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: Minneapolis, is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It will be the 39th annual SummerSlam and is scheduled to take place as a two-night event on August 1 and 2, 2026, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event will air via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first SummerSlam to take place across two nights and the first WWE stadium event held in Minneapolis, and the second SummerSlam overall in the city, after the 1999 event, which took place at Target Center.
Production[edit]
Background[edit]
SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling event traditionally held in August by WWE since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",[1] it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".[2][3] Out of the five, it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[4][5]
Announced on May 23, 2024, the 39th SummerSlam is scheduled to be held across two nights on August 1 and 2, 2026, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It will air on traditional pay-per-view worldwide and the livestreaming services Peacock in the United States and Netflix in international markets. This will be the first SummerSlam to be held across two nights and the first WWE stadium event held in Minneapolis.[6] This will subsequently be the second SummerSlam held in Minneapolis, after the 1999 event, which was held at the Target Center.[7]
Storylines[edit]
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[8][9]
References[edit]
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- ^ Crosby, Jack (August 19, 2018). "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors". CBSSports. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 23, 2024). "WWE SummerSlam 2026 Expands To Two Nights, To Be Held In Minnesota". Fightful. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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