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Y&R Recap – May 3 – May 7th

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Amber throws Daisy out her apartment as Daniel wakes up from his drug-induced haze. Outside, Daisy calls Sarah to check in and Sarah tells her to go to the zoo and move Lauren and Jana because it will all be over tonight. Meanwhile, Kevin asks Kay and Murphy to use the Ouija board with him to help find Jana. At the zoo, Ryder realizes that Daisy took his keys but promises to try to find another way to get Lauren and Jana free. Later, Murphy and Kay make Kevin realize that they need a more realistic plan to find Jana. Jack shows Ashley “Emily’s” diary and tells her that there is something very wrong with his wife. Meanwhile, Phyllis tries to call 911 but before she can, she is startled by someone breaking in and drops her phone. As footsteps grow closer, Phyllis manages to get to the closet and hide. Later, as Jack and Ashley talk about Patty and Emily Jack finally begins to realize that Patty may have switched places with Emily. At Michael’s, Patty starts to bristle when Michael attacks her about her “evaluation” of “Lauren.” Amber is furious at Daniel, believing that he has been sneaking around behind her back with Daisy as he tries to explain that what happened. Moments later, Eric comes out of the bathroom and Amber introduces him to Daniel. Lauren and Jana plead with Ryder to call Kevin to free them. As Ryder makes the call, Kevin’s phone rings but Kevin has unknowingly dropped it. Before Ryder can leave Kevin a message Daisy arrives and threatens to shoot Jana if Lauren doesn’t do exactly what Daisy wants. Meanwhile, Sarah manages to get into the closet and get her hands around Phyllis’s neck. Phyllis fights to free herself and is horrified to see that Lauren is the one attacking her. Phyllis scratches Sarah’s arm as they struggle. Later, Ryder finally stands up to Daisy and tells her that they can change, that they don’t have to listen to Sarah anymore all they have to do is let Lauren and Jana go. Phyllis manages to slam the door on Sarah’s injured arm and lies to her that security is on their way and that she better leave before they get here. Meanwhile, Patty learns from Michael that “Lauren” left Phyllis’s and immediately believes that its means Sarah didn’t go through with her part of the plan. Patty hurries out of Michael’s, warning him to stay away from his wife. Later, Jack tries to get into see Emily and learns that “his wife” has barred him from seeing “Patty.” Daniel tries to wrap his mind around Eric showing up in their lives and his major headache just as Amber tells him that she and Eric will find someplace else to stay. Meanwhile, Phyllis finally comes out of the closet and as she does a hand lands on her shoulder but its only Michael. Phyllis tells him that Lauren tried to kill her. As Murphy, Kay and Kevin are searching for Jana, Kevin realizes that the zoo kept coming up during his search and they rush off to look for her there. Meanwhile, Daisy refuses to listen to Ryder so after Daisy opens the cage, he tackles her to the ground and tells Lauren and Jana to run. After Amber and Eric leave, Daniel realizes that Daisy drugged him. Jack confronts Patty with the truth about the switch. Meanwhile, Michael calls “Lauren” to find out what is going on and hears the “pop goes the weasel” music that Kevin heard when he was talking to Jana. They realize that she is at the amusement park and set out to find her. Later, as Murphy, Kay and Kevin are searching they see two people running in the darkness. Kevin jumps out of the helicopter after seeing two people running in the dead of night and as Kay and Murphy go in one direction, Kevin takes off in the other. Meanwhile, Ryder chases after Daisy, who is armed, trying to stop her. At the carousel, Jana and Lauren try to find a place to hide for a moment so that Jana can rest but just then Sarah shows up looking for them. Later, Phyllis assures Michael that they will get Lauren help and they will all be a family again soon.

Jack confronts Patty and demands the truth about what she did to Emily. Patty tries to sell to Jack that the diary is “Patty’s” and that she is hurt that Jack no longer knows or understands her. Later, Patty regresses and Jack doesn’t buy her story or her fake hurt at all. Jack tells Patty to put him on the list of approved visitors to see “Patty” or else. Daniel shows up at the Chancellor estate to tell Amber that he realized Daisy drugged him and that is the only reason he would ever betray her the way he did. Later, Amber tells Daniel that they still need time apart because he still doesn’t understand how important Eric is to her. Daniel tells Amber that he will be there for her when she is ready to come home. At the carousel, Lauren tries to give herself up for Jana’s sake just as Kevin arrives and Sarah takes aim, firing the gun. Kevin mistakes Sarah for Lauren and Jana warns him just as Sarah turns the gun on him and fires. Nearby, Kay and Murphy take off when they hear the gunshots ring out. Michael and Phyllis arrive at the zoo and hear the gunfire. Michael orders Phyllis to stay put as he rushes off to look for Lauren, fearing that the shots were of her hurting herself. Later, Kevin manages to dodge Sarah’s bullet and knock her unconscious. Daisy makes her way to Sarah while Kevin rushes to Jana and Lauren’s side. Lauren explains everything to Kevin and as Kevin protects Jana, Lauren takes off after Sarah. Daisy finds the gun and aims it at Kevin and Jana, Ryder arrives just as Daisy is about to fire. Sarah chases Lauren into a funhouse gun in hand. Meanwhile, in Michael’s car, Phyllis realizes that Lauren isn’t really Lauren. Inside the maze of mirrors, Lauren taunts Sarah who takes aim but can’t fire because she doesn’t know what she is firing at. Finally she gets fed up at shoots just as she comes face to face with Michael who believes she is Lauren. Later, Michael tries to get Sarah to leave with him, believing that she is Lauren. As Sarah plays her part, Lauren tries to get to Sarah and the gun. Finally, Lauren shows herself to Michael and yells to him that Sarah is Sheila’s sister and she is going to kill them both. Ryder manages to connect with Daisy and get to believe that he wants her to leave with him, to give up this life and start over with him but just she is giving in and Kevin takes the gun away from her she realizes that Ryder tricked her. Daisy runs off and Kevin turns the gun on Ryder. Later, Ryder opens up to Kevin, who finally lets his brother go just as Phyllis arrives to tell Jana and Kevin her revelation. Jana tells her that they already know and that there is a way to tell Lauren and Sarah apart. On their way to the hospital, Jana loses consciousness and begins to convulse and Kevin panics.

Lauren manages to get the gun away from Sarah but Michael thinks that Sarah is Lauren and begins to protect her until Lauren recites their wedding vows and Michael realizes that he is protecting the wrong woman. Phyllis arrives to warn Michael about Sarah just as Michael is moving into Lauren’s arms. Michael tells Lauren that everything will be okay now but Lauren fires at Sarah anyway, knowing that she has to make sure that Sarah never comes back. Jack adopts a cat with a plan in mind. While Chance is on the phone with Chloe he learns that shots were fired at the Twin Lakes old amusement park. He hangs up and Chloe tells Amber what she just learned as Daniel rushes in to tell them that they found Jana and she is being rushed to the hospital. At the hospital, Kevin, Kay and Murphy explain to Chloe, Amber and Daniel about Sarah, Daisy and Ryder. Amber asks Chloe to call Chance to get him to help in the search for Daisy and Ryder. Lauren shoots at Sarah, knowing that she has to kill her in order to end it all, but as Lauren starts shooting, bullets shatter the glass and ricochet and before anyone knows what is happening, Phyllis screams and then her reflection shatters. Michael finds Phyllis on the ground and realizes that the bullet missed her. Lauren searches for Sarah, who knows also has a gun and is taunting Lauren. Phyllis is the first to come in contact with one of the “Lauren’s” and she whispers the code word, “Karma.” Phyllis realizes that the woman in front of her isn’t the real Lauren just then a gun goes off. Phyllis catches Sarah as she falls to the floor as Lauren shoots her in the back. Sarah gives Lauren a final warning before she dies as Lauren finally finds Michael’s arms again. At the station, Nick grows frustrated when no one will tell him what is going on with the charges against him. Later, Owen and Chance exchange a rather cryptic conversation regarding Nick and Phyllis. Kevin continues to worry about Jana as Michael and Lauren arrive at the hospital. Everyone stops, wondering if Lauren is actually Lauren until Michael assures them that everything is okay. Lauren tells Daniel that Sarah tried to kill Phyllis and her down the hall being checked out by a doctor. Alone, Phyllis thinks back on the events of the evening and finally breaks down just as Daniel arrives to comfort her. Later, the doctors tell Kevin that Jana had an aneurysm and they are keeping her sedated until they determine how to proceed. Phyllis arrives with Daniel and tells them all that she has orders to go home but that she wants them all to keep her in the loop in regards to Jana. Amber informs them all that Little D is in town and is going by Eric now and Lauren tells a stunned Amber that Deacon’s “Dragon Lady” was Sarah. Amber realizes that she told Sarah about Eric and begins to panic that Ryder and Daisy are still on the loose. Daniel brings Phyllis home to the tack house and they are both startled to find Nick there and to learn that the police dropped the charged against him. Phyllis tells Nick everything that happened with Lauren and Sarah and although Nick is furious at Owen and Chance for their games at the police station, Phyllis is just relieved that Nick is home. Amber is touched when Daniel supports her decision to go home and be with Eric. Nearby, Michael assures Lauren that Fen always knew exactly who Sarah was and Lauren tells him that she wants to see her son. Meanwhile, Kevin talks to Jana and promises her that she is safe and that no one will ever hurt her again. Later, Ryder finds himself face to face with Daisy by mistake and she convinces him to come with her as long as she promises him that they are leaving Genoa City. Daisy, however, tells him that she will be back one day. Later, Lauren is reunited with Fen. At the police station, Chance listens to a recording of Adam’s last words.

Heather tells Paul that she had her DNA tested against “Patty’s” and she is on her way to pick up the results now. Meanwhile, as Patty is praying to God for help with Jack she hears a kitten meowing and goes to pick it up. Jack steps out of the shadows and watches as his plan unfolds. Later, Patty names the cat as Jack comes in and sees her. He asks her if he can see “Patty” but she refuses to allow it and Jack leaves. Outside, Jack says that Patty outed herself without even realizing it. Daniel helps comfort Kevin and give him hope that Jana will be okay. Kevin wonders where Amber is and is shocked when Daniel tells him that Amber never came home last night. Meanwhile, Chloe assures Amber that Daniel will come around where Eric is concerned but Amber isn’t sure that there is enough time for that because Eric’s safety is her main concern. Later, the doctor presents Kevin with all his options and he is forced to make a difficult medical decision to save Jana’s life as his friend and family stand beside him to support him.

Nick, Phyllis and Summer all bond as they playfully prepare for an indoor family picnic. Meanwhile, Victor is stunned when Chance informs him that they are releasing him. Chance tells him that they have new information that contradicts his confession and thus are releasing him but Chance refuses to elaborate. Later, as Nick, Phyllis and Summer are enjoying their picnic; Nick gets news that Victor was released and heads to the station to pick him up. Daniel talks to Chloe about Amber and Eric and Chloe tells him that having a child is bond like nothing else you can imagine and it is something you can’t fight against. Chloe tells him that he can’t expect Amber to walk away from Eric when he needs her. Meanwhile, as Amber is trying to support Kevin as he waits for news on Jana’s surgery they discuss the situation with Eric and Kevin encourages Amber to take Eric and leave Genoa City if it is the only way to keep him safe from Daisy and Ryder. Kevin assures Amber that Daniel loves her and will understand. Later, Kevin gets the news that Jana made it through surgery and he is relieved. He pushes Amber to go talk to Daniel about leaving Genoa City with her and everyone reacts to the news. Moments later, Tawny calls Amber to tell her that she is coming to G.C. to take Eric back and Amber tells them all that she won’t let that happen because she is leaving town tonight. Jack goes to Paul and tells him that the woman he married is Patty. Meanwhile, Patty talks to the cat as she bleaches her hair back to blonde and prepares to set her new plan into motion. Later, Jack tells Paul about Emily’s cat allergy and his test with Patty and the cat, as Paul is on the phone with the mental hospital to try and get in to see Emily, Heather arrives with the DNA results that prove Emily was telling the truth. At the mental hospital, Patty shows up and attacks Emily with a syringe. Chance plays Nick and Victor a recording of Adam naming Nick as his attacker the night of his murder and Victor immediately advises Nick not to say another word. Later, Victor calls Phyllis and tells her that Nick is being charged with Adam’s murder. Patty pushes Emily into a drawer in the morgue with a “Jane Doe” toe tag before running off. Later, Paul and Heather go to the Abbotts to look for Patty and find the shredded portrait of Emily with a note from Patty saying that she is leaving town. Meanwhile, Jack arrives at the hospital and finds Patty, who he thinks is Emily and he embraces her, telling her that it is all over now, while the real Emily lies unconscious in the morgue. Just as Amber and Daniel are finally connecting again and he agrees to help her raise Eric she tells him that they need to leave G.C. tonight because Tawny is coming to take Eric back and Amber won’t allow that to happen.

Victoria stops by to pick up Reed for her visitation and she and J.T. get into it about the fact that he is trying to take her son from her and her family. Later, Victoria is heartbroken when Victor calls to tell her that he has been released and Nick has been rearrested. As Chance reads Nick his rights, Nick asks Phyllis to tell him that she believes he didn’t kill Adam. Adam narrates as he watches Sharon as she learns that Nick has been arrested and she rushes off to help him. Adam says that things would have been different for everyone if Sharon had chosen to come with him the night of the ball. Later, Phyllis assures Nick that she believes he would never kill anyone and she is certain Adam set Nick up.

Kevin, Chloe and Gloria are all optimistic as the doctor checks on a conscious Jana. Meanwhile, Daniel tells Amber that he can’t leave Genoa City and Amber realizes that their marriage is over. As Daniel and Amber are trying to work things out, Kay and Murphy arrive with Eric and break the moment. Daniel goes to check on Jana giving Kay and moment alone with Amber, who tells her that she is leaving town with Eric tonight and Daniel isn’t going with them. Later, Amber comes in to say goodbye to Jana and Kevin realizes that Daniel has decided not to go to California with her. Alone, Kevin tells Amber that Daniel is a fool and they say their goodbyes. Amber is an emotional mess as she says goodbye to Jana who is barely awake. Nick’s family rallies together at the police station, determined to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, J.T. picks Reed up at the station, furious that Victoria brought him there. Later, everyone realizes that they need to find Adam’s real killer in order to free Nick. Alone, Nick asks Phyllis to move into the main house until Ryder and Daisy are caught. Phyllis isn’t thrilled about the idea of living with Nick’s parents or Sharon and Faith but she agrees for Nick. Outside, Victoria is incensed when she learns that J.T’s attorney called him to come pick up Reed from the station. Kevin confronts Daniel about his decision and Kevin tells him that he would do whatever it takes to be with Jana. Daniel realizes that his marriage to Amber isn’t as strong as what Kevin and Jana have. Kevin reminds Daniel that Amber isn’t just leaving Daniel, if Daniel chooses to stay Daniel is also leaving Amber. Meanwhile, Amber tells Eric that they are leaving town. While Murphy takes Eric home to pack, Amber has to say goodbye to Chloe and Kay.

Adam watches laughing, as Nick says goodbye to Victor, Sharon and Phyllis and Victor promises not to let Adam get away with setting Nick up. Meanwhile, Victoria and J.T. get into a confrontation about Victoria bringing Reed to the police station. Kevin is ecstatic when Jana wakes up and asks for some water. However, his happiness is short lived when he realizes that Jana doesn’t recognize him. Meanwhile, Amber calls the “Stryker Show” to say goodbye to Daniel. She tells Stryker that she loves “Herve” but she has to let him go. Moments later, Daniel hearing her call, calls into the show to tell her that he will survive without his wife but he will miss his best friend. He arrives back at the apartment and the two collide in a passionate kiss before a final goodbye as Amber slips out of the apartment with her bags. Sharon and Phyllis wonder if Adam’s ultimate plan was to die just to make sure that Nick went to prison for his murder. Nick is locked up as Adam says that he will get away with the perfect crime and the perfect revenge.

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WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night Two: Top 5 Takeaways

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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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