Catch all the action from WWE SummerSlam 2025 Night 1, including full match results, highlight moments, and social media reactions.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Night 1 Results, Highlights and Reactions originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Wow!
One of the most OMG moments in SummerSlam history closed out Night 1 in New York.
CM Punk became World Heavyweight Champion and then something amazing happened. Here's a breakdown of everything that happened on Night 1.
CM Punk defeated Gunther in a classic match winning the World Heavyweight Champion. The match was an example of stellar storytelling with Gunther's Achilles' heel proving to be seeing his own blood.
It was poetic and satisfying watching Punk seemingly overcome, but that wasn't it. "The Vision" hit and suddenly Seth Rollins appeared with Paul Heyman holding the briefcase. Rollins was on crutches and wearing sunglasses.
They made it appear as though he was showing up as a warning. Rollins started walking back up the ramp when he stopped, dropped his crutches, threw off his glasses, turned ripped off his shirt, grabbed the briefcase from Heyman and ran to the ring for a cash-in that, in my opinion, trumped his previously iconic MITB moment.
Rollins and WWE had been selling a knee injury since July 13 when he seemingly suffered the physical hiccup at Saturday Night's Main Event. Here's the sequence.
.@WWERollins IS CASHING IN!!! 🤯pic.twitter.com/PMtaKGTDK5
— WWE UK (@WWEUK) August 3, 2025
Why is this this cash-in Rollins' best? Because WWE had everyone believing Rollins was hurt. They duped us before the show and then again as Rollins turned to walk backstage only to turn and cash in. It was amazing. Check out Becky Lynch admiring her husband's work backstage.
Don’t believe everything you see on the internet. #SummerSlampic.twitter.com/RnjRDNRHoa
— Rebecca Quin (@BeckyLynchWWE) August 3, 2025
Here's a look at the entire card's results for Night 1.
Seth Rollins Cashes In the MITB!!! NEW Champion!!!
SETH "SUMMERSLAM" ROLLINS#AndNewpic.twitter.com/Y48cS9Ckpd
— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2025
World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk def Gunther (c) NEW Champion!!!
It's crazy to think that the classic match Punk and Gunther shared will become a side note to Rollins' cash-in. Gunther literally beat the brakes off Punk for like 30 minutes. The shift was Gunther being busted open. We'd never seen that in a WWE match, thus his unprecedented reaction felt like an excellent addition to the story.
It was a Rocky V moment. We saw Drago bleed and that gave Punk/Rocky the confidence to believe he could win.
CM Punk gets knocked down but gets back up again at SummerSlam! pic.twitter.com/YKFJUtVRL1
— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2025
While Rollins' cash-in was spectacular, let's not forget the match Gunther and Punk just gave us.
WWE Women's Championship Match
Tiffany Stratton (c) def. Jade Cargill
Your legend was ended, the GOAT fell, the irresistible force is dead to me, the storm came and I am STILL your WWE womens champion. WHO’S NEXT? pic.twitter.com/c9wEFPZeKW
— Tiffany Stratton (@tiffstrattonwwe) August 3, 2025
The WWE believes in Stratton. The match was decent, but not great. Cargill still needs a little more in-ring work and mic presence. A heel turn is probably best for Cargill as I believe it works best for her overall character. We'll see.
A spectacular showing at SummerSlam! ✨ pic.twitter.com/1MbeuYvGuE
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2025
Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker def. Bronson Reed with Paul Heyman
The OTC and the Yeet Man are victorious at SummerSlam! ☝️🙌 pic.twitter.com/S7EzJjLo79
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2025
There were some great spots in this match.
THIS IS AWE-SOME! 👏👏 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/jSR4KPIQh4
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2025
😲 AIR ROMAN 😲 pic.twitter.com/yPSoUES3Rp
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2025
They hit the 1D at SummerSlam! ☝️ pic.twitter.com/DM8EODhY8g
— WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2025
Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul def. Randy Orton & Jelly Roll
This match was mostly forgettable until Logan Paul did this to Jelly Roll. Y'all better put some respect on the Maverick's name.
Logan Paul just SOARED onto Jelly Roll and crashed through the announce table at SummerSlam! 😲 pic.twitter.com/db7RkuXYq0
— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2025
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair def. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez NEW CHAMPIONS!!
That’s how you become best friends. #AndNewpic.twitter.com/QF24tnbtZ6
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 2, 2025
Karrion Kross def. Sami Zayn
In case you're curious about Night 2. Here is a look at the match card for the second night of SummerSlam.
SummerSlam Sunday Match Card - August 3
Undisputed WWE Championship Street Fight
John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
Women's World Championship Match
Naomi (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY
Intercontinental Championship Match
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles
United States Championship Steel Cage Match
Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
Women's Intercontinental Championship No Disqualification Match
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria
WWE Tag Team Title Six-Pack TLC Match
WWE Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Sicks vs. The Street Profits vs. The Motor City Machine Guns vs. #DIY vs. Fraxiom vs. Andrade & Rey Fenix
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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