| Event Time | TV Channel | Venue | Live Stream | Free Trial? | Blacked Out? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 p.m. ET | N/A | U.S. Bank Stadium | ESPN Unlimited | No | No |
The king of summer wrestling, WWE’s SummerSlam, is here!
This is just the latest “premium live event” (which you may have once known as a pay-per-view event) to air on ESPN Unlimited.
The first night airs on Saturday, Aug. 1 2026 at 6 p.m., and the second night airs at the same time on Sunday, Aug. 2.
It will be available to watch live as each match goes down from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
SummerSlam, as an event, tends to fuse many of the storylines and promotions from WWE’s Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown.
This year, some of the highlight matches will include:
- CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes
- LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys vs.The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu, and Jey and Jimmy Uso)
- Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
- The Bella Twins and Paige vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Lainey Reid, and Fallon Henley)
- Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
- Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green vs. Charlotte Flair vs. either Giulia or Lash Legend
- Sami Zayn vs. Finn Bálor
You can view the full match card here to see a comprehensive explanation of every match and the storylines that brought their contenders to SummerSlam.
Here’s a look at the countdown to SummerSlam, courtesy of the WWE official YouTube channel:
How to watch WWE SummerSlam 2026
The best way to watch SummerSlam and the vast majority of future WWE pay-per-view-like events from the series is to use ESPN Unlimited (which is also sometimes simply called ESPN, ESPN Plus, or the ESPN app).
The service costs $29.99 per month or $299.99 annually. There also is an option to bundle with Disney and Hulu but without any free trials.