WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H has addressed the decision to expand SummerSlam to a 2-night event beginning in 2025.
August 2 and 3 will see the long-running event join WrestleMania as a 2-night show moving forward. While many were happy with the change of format to WrestleMania given that it is the biggest show of the year, they have not been as complimentary over SummerSlam. On top of comments that the show does not need to be a 2-night affair, others have called out the promotion for effectively charging double as they will have to buy 2 tickets, especially with prices being at an all-time high.
Speaking with BT and Sal of WFAN, the 2-time Hall of Famer gave his thoughts on the decision, noting that there is a market for the expansion:
“Look, it has been successful for us on the WrestleMania side for sure. The two night WrestleMania is a destination weekend for people that can come in, you know, I think people plan their year and vacation around it. A lot of folks do, they come in. Whether they’re coming in on the Thursday, they’re going to [WWE] World, they’re seeing all the memorabilia, getting autographs, coming to SmackDown on Friday night, the Saturday + Sunday events, NXT in the afternoon sometimes on the Saturday, all the way through to the Monday night. This time, we’ll be at Barclay’s Center. It creates a destination event. If you are a WWE fan, if you’re a sports entertainment fan, it’s the ultimate. You come in, you’re there for that whole weekend and everything you do and everything you see — When we say we come in and we take over, that New York/New Jersey area will just be WWE central. If you’re a fan, there’s nothing like it. It’s going to Disney for pro wrestling. It’s worked for us at WrestleMania, it’ll work for us at SummerSlam. It’s going incredibly well. The business is there, so let’s take it.”
Triple H Putting Last-Minute Preparations In Place For WWE SummerSlam 2025
With just a few days to go until the first-ever 2-night SummerSlam, the card has been finalised and last minute plans are being set behind the scenes ahead of the show. With Drew McIntyre now back in the USA, the card looks to move forward as planned. The announced card for the show is currently as follows:
Saturday:
- Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss – Tag team match for the Women’s Tag Team Championships
- Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk – Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
- Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul
- Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker
- Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill – Singles match for the WWE Women’s Championship
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross – Zayn must say “Kross told the truth” about him should he lose, while Kross must say “I was wrong” about Zayn if Zayn wins.
Sunday:
- John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes – Street fight for the Undisputed Championship
- Naomi (c) vs. IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley – Triple threat match for the Women’s World Championship
- Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria – No DQ match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. If Valkyria loses she can’t challenge for the title again
- Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles – Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship
- Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu – Steel cage match for the United States Championship
- Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis) (c_ vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins), DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa), Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), Andrade & Rey Fenix, Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) – TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Championships
H/t to Fightful for use of transcription
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