MINNEAPOLIS — In a weekend of wrestling, was WWE able to nail SummerSlam 2026?
WWE's second largest event wrapped at U.S. Bank Stadium on Aug. 1-2 and delivered the signature surprises and returns it has become known for, but it all comes down to whether the overall show was able to live up to the high standard of the event's history.
For the most part, it did. Night one got everything off to a hot start, with night two closing it out in great fashion − even if there were some oddities along the way. Now, it's time to rank and grade all 12 matches of SummerSlam and see how successful the weekend was.
The end of a long rivalry ended in the ultimate fashion. Both stars told the story of their journey to this moment, with several callbacks leading to a captivating battle that kept you on the edge of your seat. They left it all out on the line, and yes, it was a finisher-palooza in the final minutes, but you can't deny this was the perfect main event and perfect way to end a storied legacy. Grade: A
The bar was set high right off the jump in what was a welcoming surprise to the event. Sky is always in her bag, but Morgan really stepped up her game in her first ******* le defense of this reign. The Judgement Day intervention was inevitable and not needed, but it didn't overtake the match. The ending sequence was one of the best finishers of the entire weekend. Grade: A-
#weekend #minneapolis
WWE's second largest event wrapped at U.S. Bank Stadium on Aug. 1-2 and delivered the signature surprises and returns it has become known for, but it all comes down to whether the overall show was able to live up to the high standard of the event's history.
For the most part, it did. Night one got everything off to a hot start, with night two closing it out in great fashion − even if there were some oddities along the way. Now, it's time to rank and grade all 12 matches of SummerSlam and see how successful the weekend was.
The end of a long rivalry ended in the ultimate fashion. Both stars told the story of their journey to this moment, with several callbacks leading to a captivating battle that kept you on the edge of your seat. They left it all out on the line, and yes, it was a finisher-palooza in the final minutes, but you can't deny this was the perfect main event and perfect way to end a storied legacy. Grade: A
The bar was set high right off the jump in what was a welcoming surprise to the event. Sky is always in her bag, but Morgan really stepped up her game in her first ******* le defense of this reign. The Judgement Day intervention was inevitable and not needed, but it didn't overtake the match. The ending sequence was one of the best finishers of the entire weekend. Grade: A-
#weekend #minneapolis
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