WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that one source spoken to within ESPN stated that they currently expect one of the first-hour windows matches for WWE’s SummerSlam 2026 event on August 1-2 to be the WWE Intercontinental Championship match of Chad Gable vs. Penta (c).
In regards to potential unannounced matches for SummerSlam, it was reported that those spoken to within WWE stated that WWE officials had plans at one point for The Vision (Austin Theory & Bron Breakker) to defend their WWE World Tag Team Championshop at the event.
It was reported that plans for this potential match has not been finalized internally at the moment.
Current card for WWE SummerSlam 2026:
- Undisputed WWE Championship – Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk (c)
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship – Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns (c)
- Interim WWE Women’s Championship Ladder match – Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA
- WWE Women’s World Championship – IYO SKY vs. Liv Morgan (c)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship – Chad Gable vs. Penta (c)
- Hell in a Cell match – Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
- Six-Man Tag Team match – LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, & Royce Keys vs. The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso))
- Nick Aldis vs. Gunther
- Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio
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