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The 2025 '''SummerSlam''', also promoted as '''SummerSlam: New Jersey''', is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It will be the 38th annual [[SummerSlam]] and is scheduled to take place as a two-night event on August 2 and 3, 2025, at [[MetLife Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]] |
The 2025 '''SummerSlam''', also promoted as '''SummerSlam: New Jersey''', is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It will be the 38th annual [[SummerSlam]] and is scheduled to take place as a two-night event on August 2 and 3, 2025, at [[MetLife Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]], marking the first SummerSlam to take place across two nights. The event will air via [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]], which will be the first SummerSlam to broadcast on [[Netflix]], and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. |
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[[SummerSlam]] is an annual [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] traditionally held in August by [[WWE]] since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot| title=Let the Party Begin|first=Louie|last=Dee|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=May 12, 2008|date=May 17, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116055908/https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot|archive-date=November 16, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with [[WrestleMania]], [[Royal Rumble]], [[Survivor Series]], and [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".<ref name="Big4">{{cite book|first1=Ian|last1=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|page=160}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=News 3 Staff|title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022|url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|website=[[KSNV]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823161938/https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|archive-date=August 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Out of the five, it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matty|last=Paddock|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822131734/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=August 22, 2017|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=WWE SummerSlam results: Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal survive as Finn Balor defeats Bray Wyatt|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-location-date-start-time-predictions-ppv-rumors/|title=WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors|work=[[CBSSports]]|first=Jack|last=Crosby|access-date=August 19, 2018|date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808140559/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-location-date-start-time-predictions-ppv-rumors/|archive-date=August 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
[[SummerSlam]] is an annual [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] traditionally held in August by [[WWE]] since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot| title=Let the Party Begin|first=Louie|last=Dee|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=May 12, 2008|date=May 17, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116055908/https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot|archive-date=November 16, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with [[WrestleMania]], [[Royal Rumble]], [[Survivor Series]], and [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".<ref name="Big4">{{cite book|first1=Ian|last1=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|page=160}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=News 3 Staff|title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022|url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|website=[[KSNV]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823161938/https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|archive-date=August 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Out of the five, it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matty|last=Paddock|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822131734/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=August 22, 2017|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=WWE SummerSlam results: Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal survive as Finn Balor defeats Bray Wyatt|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-location-date-start-time-predictions-ppv-rumors/|title=WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors|work=[[CBSSports]]|first=Jack|last=Crosby|access-date=August 19, 2018|date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808140559/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-location-date-start-time-predictions-ppv-rumors/|archive-date=August 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On September 26, 2024, WWE, in conjunction with the [[New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority]], announced |
On September 26, 2024, WWE, in conjunction with the [[New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority]] (NJSEA), announced the 38th SummerSlam, scheduled to be held across two nights on August 2 and 3, 2025, at [[MetLife Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey to host first-ever two-night SummerSlam in 2025 |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/new-jersey-to-host-two-night-summerslam-in-2025 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=WWE |language=en}}</ref> MetLife Stadium previously hosted [[WrestleMania 29]] in 2013 and [[WrestleMania 35]] in 2019. This will be the first two-night SummerSlam, though WWE had previously announced that the event would expand to two nights beginning with the [[SummerSlam (2026)|2026 edition in Minneapolis]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE SummerSlam 2026 Expands To Two Nights, To Be Held In Minnesota|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/us-bank-stadium-announces-two-night-wwe-summerslam-2026|work=Fightful|date=May 23, 2024|access-date=May 23, 2024}}</ref> Previously, only [[WrestleMania]] had been held as a two-night WWE event since [[WrestleMania 36|2020]] (originally done as a precaution due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] before becoming permanent in [[WrestleMania 37|2021]]). The event will feature wrestlers from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. In addition to airing on traditional [[pay-per-view]] worldwide and via [[livestreaming]] on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the United States,<ref name="2025event">{{cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=September 26, 2024 |title=WWE SummerSlam 2025 To Be A Two-Night Event At MetLife Stadium |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-summerslam-2025-be-two-night-event-metlife-stadium |access-date=September 26, 2024 |work=Fightful}}</ref> it will be the first SummerSlam to livestream on [[Netflix]] in most international markets, following the [[WWE Network]]'s merger under the service in January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/end-wwe-network-netflix|title=End of the WWE Network: Streaming Service to Be Absorbed By Netflix Next Year (Report)|date=January 25, 2024|last=Lowson|first=Thomas|work=SE Scoops|access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> |
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To help secure the event, NJSEA committed $7.125 million from New Jersey's allotment of federal funds under the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]] (ARP), specifically from a fund intended provide aid to industries affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey|COVID-19 pandemic]] including travel and tourism. NJSEA said it expected the event to generate $80 million in economic impact for the region. Bergen newspaper ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'' reported that the $6.24 billion in total funds New Jersey received under the ARP had to be allocated by the end of 2024 and spent before the end of 2026, and noted there was "still money to be used".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/10/07/wwe-summerslam-2025-metlife-stadium-nj-arp-funds/75501972007/|title=NJ just earmarked $7M in rescue plan funds for WWE SummerSlam. How much money is left?|first=Katie|last=Sobko|work=[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]|via=NorthJersey.com|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=October 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/10/07/new-jersey-wwe-summerslam?publicationSource=sbd&issue=1f843b397b4c4f8597b8231ab118908b|title=New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority approves use of funds to host WWE SummerSlam|work=[[Sports Business Daily]]|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=October 8, 2024}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 19 October 2024
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | August 2–3, 2025 | ||
| City | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | MetLife Stadium | ||
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The 2025 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: New Jersey, is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It will be the 38th annual SummerSlam and is scheduled to take place as a two-night event on August 2 and 3, 2025, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, marking the first SummerSlam to take place across two nights. The event will air via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming, which will be the first SummerSlam to broadcast on Netflix, and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
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[edit]Background
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SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling event traditionally held in August by WWE since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",[1] it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".[2][3] Out of the five, it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[4][5]
On September 26, 2024, WWE, in conjunction with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), announced the 38th SummerSlam, scheduled to be held across two nights on August 2 and 3, 2025, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[6] MetLife Stadium previously hosted WrestleMania 29 in 2013 and WrestleMania 35 in 2019. This will be the first two-night SummerSlam, though WWE had previously announced that the event would expand to two nights beginning with the 2026 edition in Minneapolis.[7] Previously, only WrestleMania had been held as a two-night WWE event since 2020 (originally done as a precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic before becoming permanent in 2021). The event will feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. In addition to airing on traditional pay-per-view worldwide and via livestreaming on Peacock in the United States,[8] it will be the first SummerSlam to livestream on Netflix in most international markets, following the WWE Network's merger under the service in January.[9]
To help secure the event, NJSEA committed $7.125 million from New Jersey's allotment of federal funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), specifically from a fund intended provide aid to industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic including travel and tourism. NJSEA said it expected the event to generate $80 million in economic impact for the region. Bergen newspaper The Record reported that the $6.24 billion in total funds New Jersey received under the ARP had to be allocated by the end of 2024 and spent before the end of 2026, and noted there was "still money to be used".[10][11]
Storylines
[edit]The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Dee, Louie (May 17, 2006). "Let the Party Begin". WWE. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. p. 160.
- ^ News 3 Staff (August 22, 2021). "Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022". KSNV. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Paddock, Matty (August 21, 2017). "WWE SummerSlam results: Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal survive as Finn Balor defeats Bray Wyatt". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Crosby, Jack (August 19, 2018). "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors". CBSSports. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "New Jersey to host first-ever two-night SummerSlam in 2025". WWE. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 23, 2024). "WWE SummerSlam 2026 Expands To Two Nights, To Be Held In Minnesota". Fightful. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 26, 2024). "WWE SummerSlam 2025 To Be A Two-Night Event At MetLife Stadium". Fightful. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Lowson, Thomas (January 25, 2024). "End of the WWE Network: Streaming Service to Be Absorbed By Netflix Next Year (Report)". SE Scoops. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Sobko, Katie (October 7, 2024). "NJ just earmarked $7M in rescue plan funds for WWE SummerSlam. How much money is left?". The Record. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via NorthJersey.com.
- ^ "New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority approves use of funds to host WWE SummerSlam". Sports Business Daily. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.