5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2025 - Saturday (Results & Review)
A mixed bag of a show with a shocking conclusion after Punk, Gunther rule the ring.
Heading into the main event of SummerSlam Saturday, WWE’s biggest show of the season was teetering between mediocre and decent.
The first five matches of the announced six-match card had more or less split the difference, with the three tag matches more or less delivering and the two singles bouts falling short. But then CM Punk and Gunther stepped in the ring and put on an absolute masterpiece of a main event. If ever there was a time for a “This is wrestling” chant at a WWE show, this match was it. The World Heavyweight Championship bout served as a reminder that even the average WWE fan, who might be more excited about “yeeting” along with Jey Uso than watching a technical classic, can be wowed by good, old-fashioned professional wrestling.
That match, and what ensued afterward, was more than enough to elevate the first night of SummerSlam, but fans would be forgiven if they chose to watch the opening tag match, maybe the women’s tag title match, and then skipped straight to the main event.
The first two-night SummerSlam felt like it had filler content, not just the copious amounts of dead space before and between matches, but a couple of the matches themselves didn’t give off “major PLE” energy. Sunday’s card looks decidedly better – on paper – provided John Cena doesn’t tank another main event, but for now, Saturday’s show is in the books, so dive in and see how things shook out.
Let’s get to it.
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