Sami Zayn is ruining everyone's WWE title shot chances. Forced a tripe threat # 1 contender WWE title match on Smackdown between Finn Balor, Gunther, and Kevin Owens into a no contest. Royce Keyes returns with OTM (Bronco Nina & Lucien Price) to take out the Usos, LA Knight, and Solo Sikoa. Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes try to get each other to crack before their SNME match. Rey Fenix and Dragon Lee have the best match of the week. Nikki Bella returns to attack Paige on Smackdown after she lost her US title match to Jacy Jayne. Wrestlepalooza announced for Perth Australia in December and so much more on the WWE Weekly Review.

The build to Sunday Night's Main Event is heating up. Solo Sikoa does not acknowledge Roman Reigns. Solo and LA Knight stand tall over the Bloodline. Kevin Owens and CM Punk had a great WWE title match on Smackdown. Oba Femi and Bron Breakker build towards their match at SNME. Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch, and Stephanie Vaquer are heading towards hopefully a big World title match. Shinsuke announces that Kyoki is his new tag team partner. New WWE tag and Women's U.S champions. Ilja Dragunov's contract has expired with WWE and so much more.

Survivor Series 2008 might go down as the worst PPV of 2008. John Cena did make his return from injury to challenge Chris Jericho for the World Title. Jeff Hardy was written off TV leaving Vladimir Kozlov to challenge Triple H for the WWE title…..so we thought. 3 traditional survivor series tag matches and a casket match between Big Show and Undertaker were on the show. Several talent was also released in the build up to Survivor Series and so much more.

Raw and Smackdown this week delivered good episodes respectively. Raw saw the return of Becky Lynch, Stephanie Vaquer, and Big Cass. LA Knight has his sights on Roman Reigns. In the main even Jacob Fatu took on Royce Keyes in a street fight. Smackdown saw two very anticipated in ring promos. One between Kevin Owens and CM Punk. The other between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. Men’s U.S title and Women’s tag titles were on the line. Jade and Charlotte were in the main event where we saw the return of Alexa Bliss……Plus the main roster debut of Tatum Paxley. And so much more on the WWE Weekly Review.

Cyber Sunday 2008 was the last PPV of its kind where the fans got to influence the PPV. This had one of the lowest PPV buys of all the PPVs in 2008. Even with the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest ref for the World title match between Batista and Chris Jericho. Triple H, Matt Hardy, and Santino defended their titles against separate opponents of the fans choosing. Fans got to choose the stipulation for Undertaker vs Big Show and Rey Mysterio vs Kane. A few days away from Halloween of course they had a divas Halloween costume contest to vote on. And so much more on this show and the 3 weeks leading into it.

Originally recorded on the Turnbuckle Tavern's Wrestling Tonight pod.

Ace and JBUGz review all things from Summerslam weekend. Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins finish the final chapter in their historic feud that involved the world title. WWE title was on the line between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes. We witnessed Brock Lesnar passing the torch in a Hell in a Cell to Oba Femi. Kevin Owens makes his long awaited return after being out for over a year. Chelsea Green got what she rightfully deserved and won the interim WWE Women’s championship in a ladder match. And so much more on this packed Summerslam weekend

Originally recorded on the Turnbuckle Tavern's Wrestling Tonight pod.

Episode 197 of Wrestling Tonight is LIVE! Acefield Retro is joined by JBugz of The Rawdown for our biggest SummerSlam preview of the year as we break down everything you need to know before WWE’s biggest event of the summer. SummerSlam 2026 takes place across two nights on August 1 and August 2 from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. We go match by match through the full card, examining every rivalry, every championship picture, and every storyline that has brought WWE to one of the most anticipated premium live events of the year. We dive deep into Roman Reigns defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Seth Rollins as their decade-long rivalry reaches another defining chapter. We also break down CM Punk defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes, Oba Femi colliding with Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell, Liv Morgan defending the Women’s World Championship against Iyo Sky, Chad Gable challenging Penta for the Intercontinental Championship in his hometown, the latest chapter in The Bloodline civil war, Nick Aldis stepping into a WWE ring for the first time, Danhausen’s bizarre $100,000 showdown with Dominik Mysterio, the Interim WWE Women’s Championship Ladder Match, Sami Zayn’s road back to the world title picture, and every other announced match on the SummerSlam card. We also count down our Top 5 Greatest SummerSlam Moments of All Time, revisiting the unforgettable matches, shocking twists, emotional victories, legendary returns, and defining moments that helped make SummerSlam “The Biggest Party of the Summer.” Plus, we share plenty of honorable mentions and debate which moments deserve a place among the greatest in WWE history.If you’re getting ready for SummerSlam weekend, this is your complete guide to every major story heading into Minneapolis.As always, we’d love to hear from you. What are your Top 5 SummerSlam moments of all time? Which match are you most excited for this year, and what are your biggest predictions for SummerSlam 2026.

Big match implications at SNME where if Gunther and Sami Zayn beat Cody Rhodes and CM Punk they will be added to WWE title match at Summerslam. Nick Aldis spoiled those plans. Cody Rhodes vs CM Punk remains your SS WWE title match. Gunther will take on Nick Aldis at SS. Bayley and Lyra battle it out. Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid are your new Women's Tag Champs. Other matches made official for Summerlsam this week. IC title match between Penta and Chad Gable. 6 man tag Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jacob Fatu vs LA Knight, Royce Keyes, Solo Siko. With Rhea Ripley being injured an interim WWE women's champion will be crowned at SS in a 5 women ladder match. Paul Heyman is no longer in the Vision. And so much more this week in WWE.

SNME July 18th
Summerslam August 1st & 2nd

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