The second biggest WWE PPV of the year, SummerSlam, will take place on 1st and 2nd August 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The main event for Night 2 is set, as it will be Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship in a match that is 15 years in the making. The main event of Night 1 has 2 contenders that could take that spot, and both have valid reasons.
Let’s look at the Matches that could main event SummerSlam 2026 Night 1
Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell Match
The last match of the trilogy will take place at SummerSlam 2026. This has been one of the best feuds of the year, as both these monsters are 1-1 against each other. The fact that this match will take place inside Hell in a Cell makes this match a prime candidate for the main event spot for SummerSlam Night 1. The show is taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which is the hometown for Brock Lesnar.
They worship him there, and WWE would want the local hero to go on last. This will also be the longest match in the WWE career of Oba Femi thus far. It will be brutal and physical. It has been after 2 years that WWE has had a Hell in a Cell match. The fans will be hyped for this match throughout the timeline. SummerSlam 2026 is shaping up to be the biggest of all time.
CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes for WWE Championship
The most anticipated match in WWE for the last 4 years. The WWE fans have always wanted to see this match on WWE PPV. These are the two men who left WWE, and they were bitter about it. CM Punk was out of professional wrestling for 7 years, and he hated everyone in WWE.
Cody Rhodes left WWE in 2016, and he founded AEW, which was the direct competition to WWE. Cody Rhodes was out of WWE for 6 years, and he returned at WrestleMania 38. He has main-evented every WrestleMania since then and won the WWE Championship 3 times. CM Punk made his WWE return after 10 years, and in the 3 years he has been in WWE, he has won the World Heavyweight Championship, and currently he is the WWE Champion.
This match is easily one of the most anticipated matches of the year. This will be a wrestling clinic, and this could easily main event SummerSlam Night 1. The build to this match will be special. The two matches listed have 4 of the biggest WWE superstars.
