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Y&R Recap – July 12 – July 16th

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After Victoria proclaims her love for Billy, Victor makes it clear that he is disappointed in her daughter’s choice before leaving. Billy thinks Victoria was joking and is stunned when it becomes clear that she wasn’t. Meanwhile, Nick tells Nikki that Phyllis left him. Phyllis shows up at her penthouse and tells Sharon that she left Nick and that she wants her place back. Later, Sharon is shocked by Phyllis’s pronouncement and tells Phyllis that she and Faith will be out by tonight. Sharon isn’t ready to face what Phyllis already knows; that Sharon will go straight to Nick. After the commotion Skye made in the courtroom, Owen tells Heather that she is taking over Adam’s case. Skye introduces Adam to his new attorney, Vance Abrams, just as Adam’s arraignment begins and Vance asks the judge to allow Adam bail so that he can go home. Heather and Chance are stunned when the judge actually allows Adam bail. Later, Skye tells Adam that before she posts his bail she wants him to marry her but before Adam can give her an answer Heather arrives, wanting to talk to Adam, alone. Trying to process Victoria’s statement of love, Billy decides to ask Victoria out on a first date. Meanwhile, Victor is venting his frustration to Nikki about Victoria’s declaration of love to Billy and he says that the Newmans have no business associating with the Abbotts, which Abby overhears and takes to heart. Later, Abby confronts her father about his speech as Victor does the same about Abby’s RS cover. Moments later, a reporter from Celebrity Weekly arrives to interview Abby and asks Victor how he feels about her sex tape, which blind sides Victor. While looking for Phyllis at the club, Nick runs into Sharon. Sharon tells him that Phyllis is at the penthouse and is stung by Nick’s vehemence that he and Phyllis will work out their relationship. Meanwhile, Phyllis thinks back on her life and how she and Nick came together to fall in love. Billy brings Victoria to an arcade for their date and Victoria plays it off as though she isn’t pleased with the venue, at first, until she lets her hair down and the two both start acting like big kids, playing games. Later, Billy watches Victoria as she plays and touched to see just how truly happy she really is. Heather tells Adam just how disgusting he truly is but it doesn’t faze him and when she leaves Heather runs into Skye. Heather assures Skye that Adam is using her too but Skye doesn’t seem to mind or care. Later, Skye tells Adam that she bailed his bail and Adam thinks he is free until Skye brings in a Justice of the Peace and asks him if he can live up to his end of the bargain. Meanwhile, Heather is touched by how protective Chance is as they talk about Adam. Victor nearly hits the roof as Abby tells him about the sex tape and plays it off as though she wasn’t involved in leaking. Abby plays the victim in front of the reporter and drags him out of the club just as Victor gets the call about Adam getting out on bail. Meanwhile, the JOP declares Adam and Skye husband and wife and they set off to see some long lost “friends.” As their night is winding down, Billy uses a picture strip to tell Victoria that he loves her too. Meanwhile, Nick shows up at the penthouse to fight for Phyllis but she tells him that she is done, no matter what. Sharon has too much space in Nick’s heart and she can’t and won’t do it anymore. She says goodbye to Nick and closes the door on him and their marriage.

Later, just as Sharon and Nikki tell Victor about Nick and Phyllis’s separation, Adam arrives with Skye and introduces her to the awaiting crowd as his wife. As Adam is toasting to his new bride and sticking it to his family at the same time, Victor, Nikki and Sharon watch on in disgust. Nick arrives, fresh off his break up with Phyllis and sees Adam with Skye. Nick nearly gives Adam a black eye until Sharon steps in to stop it. Adam apologizes to Sharon and tells her that he still loves her, which infuriates Skye. Billy and Victoria arrive to the festivities as Adam and Skye move off to their table and Sharon and Nikki go to theirs. Nikki tells Sharon that she knows what Sharon is doing and it needs to stop. While talking to a new designer about her father, Lauren struggles to reconcile the man she knew with the man he was. Cane and Jill worry that Lily is pushing herself too hard to be with the twins when she should be taking care of herself right now. While at the arcade, Billy calls his mom to check in and ends up talking to Cane, who tells him that Lily isn’t doing so well. Billy comes up with a plan to help Lily, which involves her leaving the hospital. Cane surprises Lily with a little party at the arcade with J.T., Mac, Devon and Roxanne. During the celebration, J.T. notices that Mac isn’t really in the party mood. Mac asks J.T. to take her to see the twins so that she can say goodbye. Later, Jill steps on Lauren’s toes with the designer when she introduces herself as Jill Fenmore.

Victor makes a pronouncement at the club that Adam is a cold-blooded murder and that every time he enters a restaurant he shouldn’t be served, no one in Genoa City should help him in any way. Adam shrugs it off until he realizes that the “mob” is turning on him. Meanwhile, Sharon asks Nick if he can watch Faith for the evening and when he inquires if she is alright she gets upset with him and leaves. Victoria sees the exchange and tells Nick that she doesn’t blame Phyllis for leaving him. Jill and Lauren face off when Jill tries to tell Lauren how to do business. Lauren loses her temper with Jill and tells her that she doesn’t want her as business partner, a friend or a sister. Later, Jill tells Morgan that she is ready to move forward with her lawsuit and Morgan informs her that she found something about Neil Fenmore that she may find very interesting. Victoria gets Nick to admit that he is still in love with two people and tells him that he needs to find out who he is on his own because that is the only way he will know who he is meant to be with. Meanwhile, as Sharon is at confession a P.I. stands nearby listening. Later, Adam gets a call and tells Skye that he is leaving. Skye runs into Nick after Adam leaves her alone and Nick wonders what could make Adam leave his new bride along on their wedding night. Meanwhile, Sharon walks out of the confessional and comes face to face with Adam. As Mac watches the twins she admits to J.T. that she feels cheated for losing them. J.T. lets Mac breakdown in his arms as she finally feels the loss of the twins. Meanwhile, Cane and Lily are full of hope for their future as they take about bringing the twins back to the arcade one day. Jack is stunned to find Phyllis at the penthouse when he arrives looking for Sharon and learns that she left Nick. Meanwhile, Skye tells Nick that Adam left the club and Skye’s obvious jealous tells Nick everything he needs to know about where Adam went. At the church, Adam tells Sharon that he merely came to pray but Sharon doesn’t believe him for a second and is disappointed that he is yet again lying to her. Later, Nick calls Victoria to ask her to watch Faith and Victoria has to admit that she is upstairs at the club with Billy. Tucker goes to check in with Ashley and tells her that Adam is never going to hurt her ever again. He asks her come stay with him in order to protect her. Daniel tells Abby that she was right about the cover that it helped get him work and made him “cool by association.” He convinces her doing the cover the “tame” way was the right way to go and offers to paint her in the nude again but Abby slips out coyly and decides to start playing hard to get. Later, as Tucker is telling Ashley how much he admires her; Abby walks in and interrupts the moment. Phyllis talks to Jack about leaving Nick and admits that although it was one of the most difficult choices she has ever had to make, she knows it was the right one. Meanwhile, Adam tries to explain to Sharon about his marriage to Skye but she doesn’t want to hear it. She tells him that she will never be able to forgive him. Later, as Phyllis is finding comfort in Jack the two end up in a kiss and just as it is about to break into full fledge passion both Jack and Phyllis breaking into laughter. Billy and Victoria are playful as they baby sit Faith together. Adam tries to reach out to Sharon and get her to admit her feelings just as Nick arrives and the tension rises between the brothers. Adam tries to bait Nick when he tells him that he kissed Sharon in Brazil and she kissed him back but Sharon steps in and tells them both that she doesn’t need either one of them. Later, Sharon leaves the brothers to fight it out and when Nick asks Adam if Sharon called out his name when Sharon was in bed with Adam, Adam suddenly attacks Nick. Tucker asks Ashley about what is happening between them and leaves it up to her to decide whether or not to explore it. Ashley tells him that she is open to seeing where it goes. Meanwhile, Abby shows up at Daniel’s again and allows him to sketch her in the nude, which leads them to passionate kiss and making love. Later, Ashley and Tucker end up making love.

Nikki and Victor are surprised when Meggie shows up at their front door. As Jack and Phyllis wish each other, at the ranch, Meggie faint into Victor’s arms. Sharon stops by to pick up Faith and reminds Victoria that Billy has set out to destroy the Newmans and ends up ruining they playful evening for a moment. After she is gone, Billy manages to get Victoria back in the mood with a few tickles and a good joke. Later, Adam finds Skye waiting for him at their suite at the club and the two explode into a moment of passionate sex. Nick stops by to apologize to Sharon and tells her that he is fearful for her safety now that Adam is out on bail. Meanwhile, Skye tells Adam that she and Vance have a plan to salvage his image but Adam isn’t so sure that it’s possible. Sharon tells Nick that every time he charges in to save the day it only proves to her how little faith he has in her. Nick tells Sharon that was never his intention, that he trusts her, its Adam he doesn’t trust. Later, Skye lays out her plans for Adam but it’s her intentions that Adam is more interested in. As Nina and Paul share a meal, they talk about their mutual worry for their children’s safety. Meanwhile, as Heather and Chance are waiting to get a warrant, Chloe stops by to pick a date for their wedding but before they can settle on a final date, Heather gets the call and they have to take off. Later, Nina teases Paul as they shop at Fenmore’s and playfully flirt. Meanwhile, Chance and Heather tell the warden that he is to comply with the warrant and clear out all the cells immediately. Meggie comes downstairs to Nikki and Victor just as Victor gets a call and leaves the two women to size each other up. Meggie admits to Nikki that she made a pass at Victor in Canada just as Victor comes back and finds himself caught between the woman he has and the woman that wants him. Meggie tells them that Shaw and his friends shot up her bar in order to get pay back and then went to her home which is when she decided to jump on a bus and come to Genoa City. Victor and Nikki welcome their home to Meggie after everything she did to help Victor and Nick, although, Nikki is cautious about it. Jana and Kevin end up working at the coffeehouse during the same shift and when Ryder stops by to drop off Jana’s phone tensions rise. Jana decides it would be best if she and Ryder leave together just as Chloe arrives and wonders what Jana is doing with Ryder in the first place. Later, Ryder continues to lie to Jana about his “job” and instead takes her out on a date. At the coffeehouse, as Chloe and Kevin are talking, Allison stops by to get some coffee. Chloe asks Kevin who she is and encourages Kevin to go out with her again. At the club, Sharon, Nick and Faith are having breakfast as a family as Nick tells Sharon that he will respect her boundaries from now on. Moments later, Adam and Skye arrive and Adam is caught by the scene of the happy family. Sharon loses her appetite after Adam approaches their table and makes a few spiteful comments and Sharon decides to take Faith and leave. Later, Skye tells Adam that they are starting a hedge fund and with her smarts and the Newman name nothing can stop them. Upstairs, Sharon tells Nick that she can’t stay in town and that she is leaving Genoa City. Nick acquiesces to Sharon’s request to let her leave town for awhile just as he gets a call about a new hedge fund called “The Newman Fund” and has no idea what it is but is sure to find out. After the shopping is over, Paul and Nina end up making love. Meanwhile, after coming up empty handed at the prison, Owen shows up at Chance and Heather’s studio furious, demanding to know what they were thinking. Heather and Chance tell him that they didn’t find anything, literally, nothing and that has to mean there is a leak somewhere. Owen tells them that if they find anything to bring it him or Ronan immediately and if they pull another stunt like this they will be out of jobs. Later, Chance tells Heather he completely screwed up and Heather reassures him that he didn’t and that he is the best man she has ever known. Their attraction can no longer be denied and they finally end up in a passionate kiss, which leads them to making love. Nearby, a microphone catches everything. Meanwhile, as Paul and Nina are making love, Christine arrives at Paul’s door. Jana is stunned when the police show up with an arrest warrant for Ryder. Victor tells Nikki that he is having Meggie checked out, just to make sure she is who she says she is.
As Nina and Paul scramble to get dressed, they are surprised to hear Cricket’s voice coming from the next room and Cricket is even more surprised when they come out of the bedroom together and it’s clear what she interrupted. Later, Paul gets a call and has to take off leaving to the two women alone and Nina has to ask Cricket if she is okay with her being with Paul. Cricket assures Nina that everything is fine and they immediately launch into a casual conversation about Nina’s life and Chance’s engagement. Victor tells Nikki that Michael called the authorities in Ottawa but didn’t get very far and it seems they believe Meggie set up the shooting of her bar so they need to be wary of her for now. As Nikki and Victor are discussing Meggie’s intentions, Meggie walks into the room wearing only a man’s button down shirt because her clothes are in the laundry. Victor tells Meggie that she can stay at the ranch until they get things sorted out but asks her to put on something more suitable. The police tell Jana that Ryder is wanted to breaking and entering and burglary as she lets them into their room at the club. When they find Ryder isn’t there, Jana refuses to let them search the room and when she is along, Jana immediately starts searching herself. She is disappointed when she finds an expensive piece hidden away. Meanwhile, Chloe tries to push Kevin to go out with Allison as she consider going to visit Chance, who is in the middle of making love to Heather. Later, Kevin makes Chloe see that she’s being clingy so she calls Chance instead and comes up with a story to get him to come over, unaware of what is going on next door. As Chance sees Chloe’s message the guilt is evident on his face and he apologizes to Heather just as Ronan arrives and confronts them about their actions at the jail. After Ronan and Chance have it out and Ronan leaves, Heather wonders if Ronan could be the dirty cop. Victor asks Paul to run a background check on Meggie and found out what he can on the woman who is sharing a home with Nikki. Paul tells Victor that Nikki always put Victor first and Victor probably didn’t even consider Nikki’s feelings before allowing Meggie to stay with them and Victor is affected by Paul’s words and Nikki’s love for Victor. Meanwhile, Nikki makes it clear to Meggie that Victor is off limits. When Chance runs into Chloe in the hallway, Chance can’t reciprocate her need for romance because his guilt over what happened with Heather. Meanwhile, Ronan listens to Heather’s conversation with Owen about him from a bug he planted in her apartment. Later, Chance tries to tell Chloe the truth as she is trying to seduce him but he is unable to come up with an explanation or break her heart. In their apartment, Heather tells Chance that Owen wouldn’t take Ronan off the case just as Chance tells Heather that he couldn’t tell Chloe the truth. Jana calls Kevin for help finding Ryder and when Kevin realizes that Ryder bolted because the cops are looking for him, Kevin tells Jana he is going to hack into Ryder’s service provider and try to get the GPS on his phone. Kevin tells Jana he isn’t going to lose his business because of his no good brother. Later, Jana finds Ryder in their room and Ryder asks Jana to run with him and after a moments consideration Jana decides to go. Outside their room, the security cameras catch them leaving. Paul arrives back at his apartment just as Nina decides to take off and give him time to catch up with Cricket. Things are a little awkward between them as they try to be casual about what she walked in on earlier. Later, as Christine is leaving Paul asks if things are okay between them and Chris assures him that they are but outside she lets her raw emotions show for a moment. Meanwhile, Heather and Chance wonder is Ronan has been spying on them and Ronan realizes that he is busted. Chance and Heather search the room and find the bug and realize that Ronan has heard more than they want him to. Ronan makes a mysterious call and says that they need to get rid of Chance. Nikki is shocked when Victor presents her with an engagement ring. Victor asks Nikki to marry him. Nina returns to Paul’s and Paul tells Nina that they need to take Chris’s word that she is happy for them. Meanwhile, Chris reveals that she is in G.C. to help warn someone they are in danger and she is there to help.

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WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night Two: Top 5 Takeaways

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Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns

Sunday night’s second night of WWE SummerSlam delivered one of the greatest matches of all-time, a match of the year candidate or even the decade. For those in attendance at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, watching on ESPN limited or Netflix around the world, the August 2 main event between former Shield members turned rivals, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins closed out a story 12-years in the making in a classic main event.

In fact, the second night of SummerSlam, (we previously gave our recap of night one here) was a vast improvement in the two-day event, dubbed ‘The biggest event of the summer.” Led by the incredible performances and masterful in-ring storytelling by Reigns and Rollins, who went 33 minutes in a spellbinding match-up with so many near pin falls, that whether you were watching at home or in the crowd, you would jump to your feet!

Let’s take a look at how things went down and give you our 5 top takeaways from the night on the six-match card, kicking it off with Roman Reigns defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Seth Rollins.

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ROMAN AND SETH WRESTLING SOULMATES HONOR THEIR BROTHERHOOD

Right from the ring entrances, Seth Rollins paid homage to the Shield, complete with the facial mask, white version of their black vests, and more. When the Shield debuted back in 2012, it was the trio of Reigns, Rollins and Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley, AEW) who protected a then heel-ish CM Punk.

After Rollins delivered a chair shot to Reigns in 2014, and the group split up, Seth has always had Roman’s number, defeated him, and has been inside Roman’s head for his betrayal. The main event played on that aspect of the story throughout. With each delivering their patented moves: The Stomp from Seth, and a Superman Punch from Roman. However, neither man could truly get the upper hand on the other in a main event that lasted 33 1/2 minutes, truly a gift for the fans and the longest bout of the night.

There was plenty of trash-talking between the two, which heightened the story and made the ending all the more powerful. In addition, there were throwback moves of Dean Ambrose thrown into the mix.  But then, here’s how it all came to a conclusion. When the referee got knocked out, Rollins decided to grab a chair from ringside. He was going to use the same weapon he used on Reigns 12 years back, that led to the turn against the OTC. However, Seth hesitated. Roman got back up and had Seth on the ring ropes ready to use the chair on him. Seth told him to just get it over with. Roman put the chair down. Then, they went punch for punch. After hitting a final spear, Roman pinned Seth for the win as the referee finally came to. At the end of the match, both titans were exhausted and slumped in opposite corners of the ring.

However, in the most touching moment, Roman got up and went to the middle of the ring. The OTC extended his arm and fist, just like in the days of The Shield, as a peace offering to Rollins. Next, Seth got up and went and joined Roman. The two did a fist bump as a show of respect and the story was brought to a fitting ending.

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KEVIN OWENS RETURNS AFTER 17 MONTH RECOVERY FROM NECK SURGERY, BECOMES NUMBER ONE CONTENDER

Sami Zayn cannot catch a break! Just when he thought his number one contender match was between himself and Finn Bálor, think again! Before the match started, the newly reinstated SmackDown GM, Nick Aldis came out and announced that he is adding Gunther … and Kevin Owens!

When Zayn saw that his best friend (and sometimes rival) was back and healthy enough to wrestle in a fatal-four way, his jaw dropped in probably one of the most classic moments of the night. Once the bell rang, Owens came in ready to show he could still go, complete with his reverse somersaults, stunners and more. KO dominated the four-way match up, all leading to him pinning Zayn to become the number one contender to face Universal Champion, CM Punk!

During the WWE Post Show, Owens had emotional moments with commentator and former wrestler, Big E, who suffered a career-ending neck injury and surgery, Kevin explained it was just a few weeks ago, that the doctor’s finally cleared him to return to the ring. An amazing comeback story!

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BARON CORBIN TAKES THE U.S. TITLE FAST

In another comeback, Baron Corbin has had many ups and down over his tenures with the WWE, and in what was Corbin’s first WWE match in nearly two years, he faced Trick Williams for the United States Championship and right hand man rapper Lil Yachty.

The match broke down when Yachty went for the “Trick Stick” (a kendo stick) and went to hit Corbin in the back with it, but that backfired. Corbin put Lil Yachty through a table, hit Williams with the title belt, before landing his signature End of Days finishing move. With plenty of shady tactics, Baron Corbin was your new U.S. Champ.

From the looks of it, Trick’s run as the titleholder was beginning to become stale. So, WWE strapped the belt quickly on heel Baron Corbin. Will it be a long reign? Stay tuned.

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GREEN WITH ENVY

This victory by Chelsea Green in the women’s ladder match to decide the interim WWE Women’s Champion, was a nod to the fans. WWE actually listened to the resounding love for Green over the past year and in turn had her grab the title above the ladder and become the current champ, while Rhea Ripley is currently out with injury.

Green bested Charlotte Flair, Chelsea Green, Lash Legend, Jade Cargill, and the hometown girl Tiffany Stratton. The ring gear worn by the gals, tore down the house with Cargill paying homage to Minneapolis music legend, Prince. But even more notably, the stunning outfit worn by Flair, which paid tribute to the little girl she had befriended named Scarlett who recently died of cancer. The women turned it out for this ladder match and you could make a case for any of them to have won the belt, but in a feel-good moment, it belonged to Green.

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MINNEAPOLIS’ OWN CHAD GABLE FINALLY IS A CHAMP

The second best match of the night was delivered by the Intercontinental Championship bout between Penta and the hometown boy, Chad Gable, Going into the match-up, Penta was the IC champ. However, Gable is finally getting acknowledged for the wrestler he is after his enduring run in a a mask as the heel-ish, El Grande Americano.

Gable’s three children and his wife and parents were in U.S. Bank Stadium, so if there was any time to pull the trigger in favor of Gable this was it. Penta and Gable delivered high-flying moves and solid wrestling fundamentals that wowed the crowd. Gable was working with a seeming shoulder injury throughout the match and was somehow cut open on his face.

The match came to an emotional conclusion when Penta was caught in Gabe’s patented ankle lock and taped out. That led to the tears and the emotional celebration with Chad and his family inside the ring.

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While not in our top five takeaways, the other match of the night featured Danhausen (who is one of the hottest WWE superstars with the fans) and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio in the first-ever “Human Monies on a Pole Match.”

Once again, it featured the minihausens coming out to protect their guy after much shenanigans from Dom and the Judgment Day’s J.D. McDonaugh. Danhausen and the minhausens got an assist from Joe Hendry and Dirty Dom was on the short end of the stick in this one.

You can check out the full WWE SummerSlam Sunday 2026 video highlights below. Followed by the Michael Fairman Channel’s “What’s Up? Wrestling” podcast that went live immediately following SummerSlam night two with our own post show reactions.

So, what did you think of SummerSlam night two? Did you love the Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins epic match and conclusion to the Shield storyline? What were your favorite moments of the match card? Let us know via the comment section below.

 

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WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night One: Top 5 Takeaways

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Night night one of WWE’s SummerSlam on August 1, saw the return of “The Viper,” Randy Orton, the passing of the torch to Oba Femi, and SmackDown GM, Nick Aldis getting back into the ring after 3 years to take on “The Ring General’ Gunther. These were just a few of the major moment from the six bout match card.

Emanating from U.S. Bank stadium in Minneapolis, the match-ups had several ups and downs that either got the crowd into an electric frenzy or deadly quiet. The WWE creative was smart to kick-off night one with the Women’s World Championship match between the champion Liv Morgan and Ivo Sky, who put on a great show.

Both women brought their A -game, but Liv Morgan showed why she is the champ, while Iyo Sky remains the best overall female wrestler on the current roster. Here are our five top takeaways from Night 1 of SummerSlam:

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RANDY ORTON AND CODY RHODES FEUD UP NEXT

The match between CM Punk, the current Undisputed World Heavyweight, and Cody Rhodes, the former champ, had most fans booing Rhodes and cheering for Punk. However, both men displayed some heel-ish moves throughout the bout.

When Rhodes missed a Cody Cutter and hit referee Charles Robinson instead, chaos ensued. Punk was out of the ring, so too was Robinson on the other side. Cody was in the ring laid out flat. Eventually, Randy Orton does a run-in out of nowhere and delivers the RKO to Rhodes, winks at the camera, and slinks out of the ring and runs out of the arena site unseen by Punk and Robinson.

Next, Punk rolled back in the ring and hit a third GTS on Rhodes to retain the title. In the end, there was no clean pinfall for Rhodes vs. Punk. It should be noted that Punk also missed a moonsault maneuver that looked sloppy, which has been fodder on social media.

So, what does this do for Punk and Rhodes moving forward? It leave us with Punk moving on to face new challengers for the title, and Cody and Randy Orton to walk back the start of their feud that got messed up once WWE inserted Pat McAfee into the storyline at WrestleMania 42, which the WWE Universe was a hard pass on.

Can Orton and Rhodes now have a proper feud? Will there be a double turn comig? Randy (who the crowd was cheering for) actually being the face and Cody having had it with all the shenanigans used against him, just finally giving in and turning full heel? Stay tuned.

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OBA FEMI WAS PASSED THE TORCH

Femi got quite the moment after he won the third match of his trilogy against Minnesota’s own Brock Lesnar,  The Ruler beat The Beast Incarnate inside Hell in a Cell.

While there were five straight F5s in a row and Femi was taken to Suplex City, it appeared Lesnar had this under control especially after he exposed the wooden boards under the ring mat and apron. Next, Lesnar delivered a Tombstone piledriver paying homage to The Undertaker who Lesnar had defeated in two Hell in a Cells. However, the move left Femi unfazed. Suddenly, Femi was back up and shortly thereafter pinned Brock and won the math.

As he was exiting the ring, Lesnar broke character to hug Femi and called fo a mic and announced himself as the “past” and The Ruler as the “future” of WWE. Clearly, Lesnar gave the crowd in attendance and the millions around the world, his stamp of approval for Femi and passed the torched.

It should be noted we did not get Lesnar officially retiring in his home state, so he may be back. Meanwhile, Oba is clearly the WWE’s handpicked star who is having a rapid ascension to the top. Is it just a matter of time before Oba takes on Roman Reigns and wins the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from him?

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NICK ALDIS CAN STILL GO

Aldis, who came out to Oasis’ “Morning Glory,” and had excellent ring gear to boot, showed that after three years out of ring action that he can still turn it out and against Gunther, no less. The crowd chanted “you still got it” during the match.

However, in the end Gunther was eventually able to put Aldis down. After the match, Aldis got to share in the moment with his young son, Donovan and is wife, Mickie James inside the ring, to celebrate Aldis’ return to the ring if even for one night.

During the Post Show on ESPN, Triple H reinstated Aldis as the SmackDown GM, and tore up Aldis’ resignation letter, so Nick was still a part of the WWE in his managerial position moving forward.

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THE BELLA TWINS SHOULD HAVE STAYED RETIRED DUE TO INJURIES

As we predicted, during the trios match between the Bella Twins and Paige v. Fatal Influence with Jacy Jayne, it would be Paige tho took the pin from Jayne.  With that, the Bella Twins went back to full heel-mode, when Niki Bella who just returned after suffering from a broken ankle attached Paige.

Brie Bella could not get in to the beatdown because earlier in the match she suffered a serious shoulder injury which will now keep her out of action.  If the plan was to have an evil Bella Twins run, now that Niki is back, well that just fell apart with the ill-fated timing of Brie’s injury.

This is a case where Hall-of-Famers want to get back into the ring later in their careers and things don’t go as smooth as planned. Now it remains what the WWE will do. Obviously, Niki will feud solo with Paige.

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SOLO SIKOA IS GREAT AS A BABYFACE, DON’T RUIN IT!

The actual moment of the night belongs to Solo Sikoa who got the the last laugh on the Usos. Sikoa mocked Jey Uso’s Yeet chants and moves specifically when Jey runs it back with the audience, by having Jey’s theme music play and imitating him.

Later, via Samoan Spike to Jimmy Uso, he stopped a 1D attempt while L.A. Knight hit the BTF on Jey for the victory. Jacob Fatu, who teamed wiht the Usos had the coolest entrance of the night with his werewolf mask and antics. Royce Keys who teamed with Knight and Sikoa also got to show off some of his power moves to help his team secure the win.

You can check out the full SummerSlam Saturday 2026 night one highlights below.

So, what was your top takeaway and moment from night one of SummerSlam? Favorite match? Least favorite match? Let us know via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: If Jason Leaves the Mob, What Will He Do Next?

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As had been teased since Jason Morgan’s (Steve Burton) captivity by the WSB and his release on General Hospital, he is clearly having issues speaking about what happened to him, after he was dragged away from Port Charles when he took the fall for Rocco (Finn Carr) who shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).

Now. as Jason tries to reacclimate to life back in Port Charles, he has already displayed that he wants to do better for his son, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and the people he loves and to show up for them.

In addition, things took a turn on the Friday, July 31 episode where after Sonny (Maurice Benard) questioned Jason if he was having an issue with Ric (Rick Hearst) working side by side with his half-brother, Jason had something to say.

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An emotional Jason tells Sonny, “I can’t work for you anymore.” The moment left Sonny dumbfounded, and viewers won’t know the pick-up of the conversation till Monday’s August 3 episode of GH.

Could it be that this time Jason will cut ties with Sonny and the mob for good? If so, it would be the end of an era for Jason and Sonny, sort of the Batman and Robin of GH with a twist.

Previous teases from the GH co-head writing team of Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte, and Burton himself on his podcast That’s Awesome ,seem to indicate there is a change coming for Jason that sends him off in a different path in his life.

However, we should learn Jason’s reasons shortly, and if Sonny can talk him back into the mob, or can just wish Jason the best and let him go. But now the question becomes, if Jason exits life as Sonny’s right hand man and henchman, what do you see him doing with his life? We do know that Jason is aware that Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) has tied to the WSB, since he escorted him to Port Charles via Jakarta on the plane which may be a clue.

Weigh-in below: Do you want Jason to go work for the Quartermaines and truly join the family in full? Do you see him doing something to help those in need, or do you see him going undercover with the WSB to expose some of the treacherous things they perpetrated on him and others, or do you see Jason doing something completely different with his life? If so, what? Let us know your hopes and thoughts for Jason in the comment section below.

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