
Night 2 of SummerSlam brought WWE's biggest party of the summer to a close Sunday, with championships changing hands, rivalries reaching their breaking point and several headline-making moments sending fans home with plenty to discuss.
Here are four takeaways from Night 2 of SummerSlam.
The opening match of SummerSlam was supposed to be a No. 1 contender's match for the WWE World Championship between Sami Zayn and Finn Balor.
Prior to the match getting underway, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis announced that he was adding not one, but two superstars to the match.
The first was the "Ring General," Gunther, and the second was a returning Kevin Owens, as he stepped inside a WWE ring for the first time in nearly 500 days.
Not only did Owens return, but he came away victorious in the fatal-four-way match and is now the No. 1 contender for CM Punk's WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
KEVIN OWENS IS BACK!!!!
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2026
THIS IS MADNESS!!! pic.twitter.com/W1BWKhNuVb
KO IS NO. 1 CONTENDER
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2026
Welcome BACK to the KEVIN OWENS SHOW!!! @FightOwensFight pic.twitter.com/P7Lj5LuV2i
Chelsea Green has been one of the most consistent and prominent superstars in the women's division for multiple years now.
She has been the women's United States champion on multiple occasions, but her victory on Sunday night certainly topped those reigns.
Green was one of five women involved in a ladder match for the interim Women's World Championship, and after many years of trying, Green finally accomplished her dream and came away as the new interim Women's World Champion.
CHELSEA GREEN IS THE INTERIM WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPION!!!! pic.twitter.com/po8ZdKO1QM
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2026
The co-main event of the evening saw Minneapolis native Chad Gable up against the Intercontinental Champion Penta.
Gable has long been on a quest to capture a singles championship and that finally happened on Sunday. In front of many friends and family, Gable forced Penta to tap out to an ankle lock to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career.
CHAD GABLE IS INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!!
— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2026
The FIRST singles Title in @WWEGable's WWE career!! pic.twitter.com/qlsq4FDSOL
The main event of Night 2 featured the former Shield brothers, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, in a match for the WWE Universal Championship.
A rivalry that has been ongoing for 12 years concluded in the expected way, with Reigns emerging victorious over Rollins in the best match of the entire two-night event.
The show concluded with the two meeting in the middle of the ring and giving their signature Shield fist bump that was so prominent for several years on WWE television.
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