— Jim Ross tweeted the following prior to SummerSlam, confirming that he would not be announcing at the event: “Watching SummerSlam w/ my wife in THQ suite at Staples Center. Looking forward to the show. Great opportunities await many talents”
— Steve Austin posted the following to Twitter prior to SummerSlam: No, I will not be doing a run in tonight at #Summerslam. I will not be doing a limp in either. #limpinainteasy #wwe #brokenskullranch. As noted earlier, Austin was in town for some of the SummerSlam AXXESS festivities so there were unconfirmed rumors that he’d be appearing.
— On the WWE SummerSlam pre-show, Antonio Cesaro defeated Santino Marella to become the new WWE United States Champion. That ended Santino’s reign at 167 days. We exclusively reported last week that Santino would be losing the title. We’ll have more on this shortly.
Triple H on Wanting Fans To Put Their Passion for Wrestling Towards The Talent and Not WWE’s Creative Decisions, Current Dilemma with Running WWE Live Events, Brock Lesnar Being Hands-on with Oba Femi’s Development, & Lesnar’s Post-SummerSlam 2026 Wrestling Career Future
AEW Redemption Notes: “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Kyle Fletcher for AEW International Title Set for Grand Slam Mexico 2026, Maya World Wins TBS Title, Andrade El Idolo Wins AEW National Title, Willow Nightingale Wins AEW Women’s World Title, 7/29 Dynamite Show Card
WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1 Results – Aug. 1, 2026 – Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar Inside Hell in a Cell, CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes
