WWE SummerSlam is larger than ever. For the primary time, WWE’s cornerstone summer time blockbuster expands to 2 nights. The corporate has recruited a few of its largest stars for the event, together with an epic rematch between WWE champion John Cena and Cody Rhodes. The 2 megastars will look to settle their variations beneath Avenue Combat guidelines in Sunday’s foremost occasion.
Among the many different 11 matches set for this weekend are every world title within the males’s and girls’s divisions at stake. That features an fascinating showdown between world heavyweight champion Gunther and CM Punk. Gunther regained his title from Jey Uso after shedding it at WrestleMania in April Now, he welcomes his first true problem in CM Punk, who has but to safe a world title since returning to WWE in 2023. That match is anticipated to headline Night time 1 on Saturday.
Elsewhere on Saturday, WWE girls’s champion Tiffany Stratton welcomes arguably her hardest take a look at up to now within the storm that’s Jade Cargill. The ladies’s tag group titles are additionally on the road when Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez tackle former world titleholders Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Aptitude. There’s all the time a star angle to SummerSlam and this yr isn’t any completely different as music famous person Jelly Roll is ready to group with Randy Orton in a tag group match towards Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul.
With a lot motion, let’s check out who the CBS Sports activities wrestling specialists are selecting for all of the matches on Saturday and Sunday.
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2025 WWE SummerSlam Night time 1 predictions
World Heavyweight Championship – Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk: It is a match with no incorrect reply for a winner. Gunther is a robust world champion and carries that place effectively. Punk profitable can be second for the followers and it is inevitable he is holding a world title once more in some unspecified time in the future. Seeking to the long run, it is most likely extra intriguing to have Punk holding the title when Rollins returns from damage, nonetheless because the Cash within the Financial institution contract holder. That is a ok motive to imagine Punk leaves SummerSlam as world heavyweight champion. Choose: CM Punk wins the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
WWE Ladies’s Championship – Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill: Stratton’s title win sparked rather more enthusiasm than her subsequent reign. Her villainous “Imply Lady” persona delighted followers, however she has struggled to carve out a hero’s id. Stratton is gifted in between the ropes, however it’s not sufficient to maintain curiosity. Cargill’s inexperience makes for a dangerous WWE girls’s champion, however there’s sufficient upside proper now to likelihood it. She seems to be like a star, and that is greater than Stratton can say proper now. Choose: Cargill wins the title — Shakiel Mahjouri (additionally Brent Brookhouse)
Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul: There is not any actual doubt right here, is there? Jelly Roll will get the celeb spot, and the celeb spot is nearly all the time a star win — particularly if the celeb is the babyface within the match. To not be too harsh, however in restricted bodily interactions on tv, Mr. Roll has proven no actual athleticism or affinity for wrestling. The match will likely be practiced sufficient that this should not matter, although, and Orton will work the overwhelming majority of the match, and Jelly will get the pin. Choose: Randy Orton and Jelly Roll win — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
WWE Ladies’s Tag Workforce Championships — The Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez) (c) vs. Charlotte Aptitude & Alexa Bliss: Bliss and Aptitude should not lose consecutive title matches weeks aside. The previous girls’s champions didn’t dethrone The Judgment Day in a deadly four-way tag match at Evolution. They’re going to solely have one group to take care of this weekend. WWE’s girls are usually not afforded the identical high quality of storytelling as the lads. Bliss and Aptitude’s alliance of comfort is at the very least one thing they will construct on. Choose: Bliss and Aptitude win the titles — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed: Standing throughout from Uso and, particularly, Reigns is a significant promotion for his or her opponents. SummerSlam ought to present extra perception into how official Rollins’ damage is. If WWE is giving up on Uso, he might take the loss. Extra possible, Reigns and Uso will keep sturdy to take care of the corporate’s foremost occasion star energy. Breakker and Reed cannot turn into common fall guys — they’re presupposed to be the corporate’s future — however they will deal with an enormous loss to 2 latest world champions. Choose: Reigns and Uso win – Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross: Kross simply would not really feel like a man you may have win in a “get the followers up” spot on a significant card. He is a effective midcard expertise, however there’s the query of “what then?” if he will get the win. Zayn staying sturdy has much more worth shifting ahead. Choose: Sami Zayn wins – Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
2025 WWE SummerSlam Night time 2 predictions
Undisputed WWE Championship – John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes (Avenue Combat): My decide could come down a bit to only desirous to be carried out with this complete Cena title reign. It has been flat — to not point out hamstrung by The Rock and Travis Scott going MIA after the heel flip — and there is not any motive for it to proceed. Rhodes profitable can regular the ship a bit and permit issues to maneuver ahead whereas Cena can “see the sunshine” and end up his pre-retirement dates because the babyface he has all the time been. Choose: Cody Rhodes wins the title – Brookhouse
I share Brent’s sentiment utterly, however do not suppose WWE will deviate from no matter year-long plan they’ve for Cena. The record-setting world champion will lose his title earlier than retiring. He’ll even have a disaster of religion about his habits. However neither will occur with out foreshadowing. Cena will discover a nefarious approach to beat Rhodes once more, however SummerSlam might set the inspiration for Cena’s eventual downfall and redemption. Choose: Cena retains the title — Mahjouri
Ladies’s World Championship — Naomi (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky: This triple menace match is extra about tying free ends. Naomi considerably stole the ladies’s world title by cashing in her Cash within the Financial institution briefcase. The match permits Naomi to sneak one other win to place Sky and Ripley within the rearview mirror. Naomi’s character evolution has been spectacular and he or she deserves a correct title run, particularly if arch-nemesis Cargill wins the WWE girls’s title. Choose: Naomi retains the title — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
Ladies’s Intercontinental Championship — Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria (No DQ match): Valkyria has carried out a implausible job of creating herself with the followers and proving she has super in-ring expertise. Whereas I might wish to see her regain the ladies’s intercontinental championship, this seems like a Lynch win and a chance to separate the 2 girls for the foreseeable future. Additionally, there’s not a ton of worth in continued flip-flopping of the belt with the identical “you possibly can by no means problem once more” stipulations in place. Choose: Becky Lynch retains the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
United States Championship — Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu (Metal Cage match): Reserving the rematch so quickly might need been a mistake. Fatu’s red-hot title run by no means acquired began. Sikoa’s chilly spell ended as soon as he turned champion. Neither can afford a loss, however the match stipulation necessitates a winner. Fatu has future foremost eventer written throughout him and may rebound from the loss higher than Sikoa. That is sufficient proof to aspect with the champ. Choose: Sikoa retains the title – Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
Intercontinental Championship — Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Types: Rating one for Dom Mysterio on this one. Types is a bulletproof veteran who would not want an intercontinental championship run however can provide Mysterio a pleasant bump by taking a loss right here. Mysterio additionally has your entire Judgment Day obtainable to assist him rating an inexpensive win, retain the title and transfer ahead to one thing extra fascinating. Choose: Dominik Mysterio retains the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
WWE Tag Workforce Championships – The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumus & Joe Gacy) (c) vs. Andrade & Rey Fenix vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) vs. Motor Metropolis Machine Weapons (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. The Avenue Income (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (TLC match): SmackDown’s tag group title scene has turn into a endless sport of scorching potato. Seven groups have held the title in 15 months. The Wyatt Sicks faction has the numbers benefit in an surroundings like this, so they need to be thought-about the favorites. If WWE desires to proceed the carousel of champions, Fraxiom or the Andrade-Fenix duo can be recent selections. WWE hasn’t hinted about their long-term plans for the divisions, however the Wyatt Sicks are excessive on the checklist of potential winners right here. Choose: The Wyatt Sicks retain the titles – Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)