The first-ever two-night SummerSlam is hovering around 40,000 tickets sold each night according to @WrestleTix.
SummerSlam Saturday is currently at 39,627 tickets out while Sunday is slightly higher at 40,790. The massive MetLife Stadium is configured for 45,000 seats at the moment, although the stadium holds over 80,000.
Half of the upper level, seating behind the stage, and large sections on the hard cam side remain closed.
Last year’s show at the Cleveland Browns Stadium drew 57,791 fans. Just because this is a two-night show, it will be the most-attended SummerSlam ever.
Live tonight from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, WWE presents Evolution 2025 on Peacock in the United States and Netflix internationally. The full card is as follows:
Iyo Sky vs Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women’s World title; Tiffany Stratton vs Trish Stratus for the WWE Women’s title; Jacy Jayne vs Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women’s title; Becky Lynch vs Bayley vs Lyra Valkyria in a triple threat match for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental title; Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez vs Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs Sol Ruca and Zaria vs Asuka and Kairi Sane in a fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles; Jade Cargill vs Naomi in a no holds barred match; Battle royal for a title shot at Clash In Paris.
The Countdown to Evolution starts at 5PM ET and streams live on YouTube and WWE’s social media channels. The Evolution premium live event kicks off at 7PM ET and it’s followed by the Evolution post-show also on YouTube starting immediately following the conclusion of the event.
Collision on Thursday night drew 323,000 viewers, up 13,000 viewers from last week’s episode which aired in its regular Saturday time slot. The show had a 0.07 rating in 18-49, down 0.03 from last week and the lowest since January 25. It placed #11 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
JoJo Offerman, the widow of Bray Wyatt, made her AEW debut yesterday at All In: Texas, performing the song Ain’t Nobody before Swerve Strickland came out for his tag team match with Will Ospreay against The Young Bucks.
The Total Divas season one cast member had done ring announcing for a dark match prior to an episode of Collision in January of this year but she did not appear on the show.
She is a former Raw ring announcer herself, having done the job for two years between 2016 and 2018.
It’s unclear if she is working for the promotion or if this was just a one-time appearance.
Josh Mathews, the former WWE and TNA announcer, made his AEW television debut at All In: Texas during the Zero Hour broadcast.
Mathews was out with the rest of the panel and also did backstage interviews during the show.
He started working with AEW in April of this year, just a few months after he was released by TNA Wrestling where he was a commentator and then transitioned to a backstage role.
Mathews also had a long run in WWE before his time in TNA, first starting on Tough Enough as a wrestler but then moved to an on-screen role as an announcer. He worked for WWE between 2001 and 2014.
A tag team match has been confirmed for SummerSlam following last night’s Saturday Night’s Main Event.
After the events from Smackdown and yesterday, Randy Orton will team up with Jelly Roll to take on Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul.
Roll and Paul were in the corners of Orton and McIntyre during their one-on-one match and this time around it was Orton who came out victorious following an RKO. After the match, Logan Paul attacked Orton but Jelly Roll came in for the save, dropping him with a fist.
But as Jelly Roll checked on Orton who was still on the mat selling the effects of the match, McIntyre came out of nowhere and laid out Jelly Roll with a Claymore kick from behind.
McIntyre then talked trash to Jelly Roll, telling him he will remember the day he screwed with Drew McIntyre for the rest of his life.
Goldberg’s in-ring career has come to an end with a loss, passing out to Gunther’s sleeper hold in the main event of last night’s Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC.
The former WCW champion came out for his last match doing his traditional entrance, with former WCW security chief Doug Dillinger knocking on Goldberg’s door for one final time.
Goldberg was flanked by Dillinger, Josh Barnett, Ernest “The Cat” Miller, Chuck Zito, and his son Gabe for his last backstage walk while former WCW referee Charles Robinson officiated.
The 58-year-old came close to winning the title following a spear and a Jackhammer, but took some time favoring his left knee before pinning Gunther, who kicked out in the last millisecond to deny Goldberg one more title.
Gunther then got Goldberg in a sleeper, and while he almost broke free, it was too much and went to sleep. The show went to commercial following the ending and came back for a few seconds with Goldberg in the ring surrounded by his family and friends.
Goldberg said he never lost in Atlanta so he apologized for this performance. He added that he has over 100 friends and family with him who came from all over the world just to see his final match.
“I just wanna say I can’t thank you all enough. For the fans in Atlanta, they have been absolutely wonderful, I love you, I couldn’t have done it without you,” Goldberg said, as the show ran out of time and faded to black.
Seth Rollins suffered a leg injury last night during his match against LA Knight at Saturday Night’s Main Event and it does not look good.
The injury occurred when Rollins tried to hit a second rope springboard moonsault. Knight rolled away and Rollins landed on his feet, but immediately clutched his right knee. He tried standing on it but could not and then moved to the corner to talk to Paul Heyman and referee Jessika Carr.
The match came to a quick ending after Knight hit the BFT on Rollins, with the cameras trying to avoid putting Rollins in the picture. Several officials then came out and helped Rollins to the back.
Rollins holds the Money In The Bank briefcase and has until June to cash in.
“Hangman” Adam Page won the AEW World title last night at All In: Texas, defeating Jon Moxley in a fantastic, bloody, and violent Texas death match main event.
The overbooked ending, completely plausible in this scenario, also saw the involvement of the returning Darby Allin, Bryan Danielson, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Gabe Kidd, Marina Shafir, The Young Bucks, Prince Nana, and Swerve Strickland.
Moxley submitted after he was thrown over the top rope and hung with a chain around his neck, with the crowd at Globe Life Field exploding once he tapped out.
After the match, Page opened the briefcase where the AEW World title had been secured since October of last year and posed with the belt as fireworks went off.
This ends Moxley’s 273-day reign as champion, having won it from Bryan Danielson at WrestleDream last October. Moxley tops the chart of the combined reigns with the title, with a total of 620 days over four reigns.
It’s Page’s second run with the title, previously winning it at Full Gear 2021 from Kenny Omega. His reign lasted 197 days, losing it to CM Punk at Double or Nothing in May 2022.
Mercedes Mone suffered her first loss in an AEW ring last night at All In courtesy of the AEW Women’s champion “Timeless” Toni Storm.
Amid online discourse that she has creative control over her matches and feuds, Mone failed in her bid to add the AEW Women’s title to her ever-growing list of championships she carries around to the ring.
The Texas Rangers Six Shooters cheerleaders were part of her entrance, and some of them wore the titles that Mone currently possesses. Mone came out in a classic car and the names of her 24 previous adversaries written on the train of her robe.
Mone is one of the women whose facial expressions during her entrance “gives away” what’s going to happen and yesterday she was not all too smiles coming down the aisle.
The Rated-R Superstar returned to AEW last night at All In: Texas and came out to help his frenemy, Christian Cage.
Cage was left all alone when the rest of The Patriarchy turned on him after they lost in the AEW Tag Team title three-way match. FTR, who were sitting at ringside for the match, also joined in.
With Cage about to receive the conchairto, Alterbridge’s Metalingus hit the speakers and out came Cope for his first appearance since April. Cope came down the aisle with Spike, but first posed for some pyro, and then proceeded to take out The Patriarchy and spear both members of FTR in the ring.
Cope stood tall with Spike over Cage, who begged not to be hit. Cope helped Cage up and grabbed the mic.
“Go find yourself,” Cope said as Cage dropped back on the mat, a throwback to when Cage told Cope to go “f*ck himself” when he came to AEW.
Here are the results from All In: Texas which took place live from the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
ZERO HOUR: Dustin Rhodes, Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, and Sammy Guevara defeated Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo, and Capt. Shawn Dean in an eight-man tag team match; Kyle O’Reilly, Hologram, Tomohiro Ishii, and Big Boom AJ defeated Hechicero, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, and Trent Beretta in an eight-man tag team match; FTR defeated The Outrunners.
PPV: The Opps defeated The Death Riders and Gabe Kidd in a trios match to retain the AEW Trios titles; MJF won the men’s Casino Gauntlet battle royal; Dustin Rhodes defeated Kyle Fletcher, Sammy Guevara, and Daniel Garcia in a four-way match to win the vacant TNT title; Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland defeated The Young Bucks; Athena won the women’s Casino Gauntlet battle royal; The Hurt Syndicate defeated Jetspeed and The Patriarchy in a three-way tag team match to retain the AEW Tag Team titles; “Timeless” Toni Storm defeated Mercedes Mone to retain the AEW Women’s title; Kazuchika Okada defeated Kenny Omega to win the AEW Unified title; “Hangman” Adam Page defeated Jon Moxley in a Texas death match to win the AEW World title.
Men’s Casino Gauntlet battle royal participants: Mark Brisco, MJF, Ricochet, Bandido, Konosuke Takeshita, Mistico, Josh Alexander, Anthony Bowens, Roderick Strong, Brody King, Juice Robinson, Kota Ibushi, The Beast Mortos, and Max Caster.
Women’s Casino Gauntlet battle royal participants: Kris Statlander, Megan Bayne, Willow Nightingale, Tay Melo, Thekla, Julia Hart, Queen Aminata, Mina Shirakawa, Athena, Thunder Rosa, Syuri, and Alex Windsor.
Here are the results from NXT Great American Bash which took place live from Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.
Je’Von Evans defeated Jasper Troy; Sol Ruca defeated Izzi Dame to retain the NXT Women’s North American title; Ethan Page defeated Ricky Saints in a no holds barred match to retain the NXT North American title; Oba Femi defeated Yoshiki Inamura to retain the NXT title; Jordynne Grace and Blake Monroe defeated Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley.
Dustin Rhodes won his first AEW title at All In: Texas, becoming the new TNT champion after he defeated Kyle Fletcher, Sammy Guevara, and Daniel Garcia in a four-way match for the vacant title.
Wrestling his third match in 24 hours and his second match in the span of a couple of hours, Rhodes burst into tears, covering his face while sitting in the corner as referee Aubrey Edwards held the TNT title in front of him.
Rhodes was then joined by his nephews, Wayne and Wyatt Rhodes and Ross and Marshall Von Erich for the in-ring celebration as he was hoisted on their shoulders while the Texas crowd gave him a standing ovation. Sammy Guevera also stayed in the ring and then shook his hand and embraced him.
The 56-year-old now holds three titles: the ROH Tag Team title with Guevara, the ROH Six-Man Tag Team title with The Von Erichs, and now the TNT title.
After wrestling 3 matches in 24 hours, @DustinRhodes is your NEW TNT Champion!
A very emotional Adam Cole addressed the fans in the middle of the ring at All In in what felt like a goodbye speech.
Cole, who had to vacate the TNT title because he was not medically cleared to compete, said that he had health issues at the moment and would be going away for a while.
He said he didn’t want to think about retirement at the moment because his head hasn’t been in the right place but if this is his last time out there, he wanted the opportunity to say goodbye in front of the best wrestling fans in the world.
The former champ cried throughout his promo and thanked fans for helping him realize his dream of being a professional wrestler since he was nine years old.
After his promo finished, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong joined him in the ring for an embrace and he did his “Adam Cole Bay-Bay” one more time.
Cole got the TNT title, kissed it, placed it in the middle of the ring and headed to the back.
His former girlfriend, Britt Baker, posted a broken heart emoji and #BayBay after the promo aired.
His last match was on Collision two days ago, teaming with O’Reilly and Strong to defeat Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero, and Trent Beretta in a trios match.
Adam Cole says he will be “gone for a while” due to health issues in an emotional message to the crowd at #AEWAllInTexas
The quarterly Saturday Night’s Main Event returns tonight for its third episode of 2025 live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
The show will air at 8PM ET on NBC and will also simulcast on Peacock in the United States. Internationally, the show will be streaming only on YouTube.
The four matches set for tonight’s broadcast are Gunther vs Goldberg for the WWE World Heavyweight title, Seth Rollins vs LA Knight, Solo Sikoa vs Jimmy Uso for the WWE United States title, and Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton.
Hello everybody! This is @TheMagnumDA with a special edition of the Wrestling-Online Pick’em report. This is turning into one of the most packed weekends (in terms of American pro wrestling) that we’ve had in some time.
Colin and I couldn’t resist the chance to turn this into an opportunity for one of us to become the “King of the Summer Pick’em”. I’ll be defending the WOPC Championship in this pick’em, which will come from a hodgepodge of events happening this weekend.
We’ll cover NXT’s Great American Bash, AEW All-In, Saturday Night’s Main Event, and finally the second edition of WWE Evolution. Each match will be worth 1 point, and the man with the most correct picks at the end of this weekend will be the WOPC Champion heading into SummerSlam 2025!
With that, it’s time to establish some royalty around here!
ON WITH THE PICKS!
We’ll start with NXT’s Great American Bash:
NXT Championship Oba Femi (c) vs. Yoshiki Inamura (with Josh Briggs)
Colin: I feel like the past several months has been the “weakest” NXT men’s division in a long time. Oba Femi looks good as the champion but there haven’t been much proper challengers for him. It doesn’t change today either. Femi retains.
Magnum: This has been a unique time for Oba – he’s had a lot of challengers come his way in a short amount of time, and somehow Inamura has been flying under the radar since becoming the #1 Contender. At the same time, his tag team partner (Briggs) seems to cast a looming shadow over the proceedings. Don’t be surprised to see Briggs involved in the finish, costing his buddy Yoshiki the title in the process. Oba retains.
NXT North American Championship – Falls Count Anywhere Ethan Page (c) vs. Ricky Saints
Colin: Page and Saints have a good program going on but these two should really be on either Raw or Smackdown. This will probably be the best match on the card as both men can go. It’s also time to end this feud and go separate ways and I am picking Saints to become the new champion today.
Magnum: I love this group backing Ethan (The Vanity Project) – these dudes are very young, and have a very bright future ahead of them. As for this match, I do think the VP will interject themselves into this no DQ match. Both performers are great, and I don’t think they’ll be in NXT too much longer before they get the call to the main roster. Thanks to the VP, though, I’m going to take Ethan Page to retain.
Next, we’ll move on to AEW’s All-In:
AEW Women’s World Championship “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) vs. Mercedes Moné
Colin: It’s really going to be all-belts Mone. I’m not sure who is going to be the first person to pin Mone but all the momentum is with her, plus she really is creating history winning all these belts at the same time. I think Mone is going to win this one and walk out of All In with another piece of gold to carry around. #AndNew
Magnum: I cannot wait for this match. I love the way this has evolved over the last few weeks – it seemed like innocent tit-for-tat when it came to the verbal jabs, but all of that went out the window when Storm told Mone to “EAT SHIT, BITCH.” That was the point where I realized that it’s on like neckbone. I hope they can deliver in the ring the same way they did out of it – even though the endgame is Mone with the gold, I’m actually going to pick Storm to fire the opening salvo and get the win over Mercedes.
Winner Takes All – AEW Unified Championship Kazuchika Okada (Continental) vs. Kenny Omega (International)
Colin: I was really disappointed when TK said that both titles will remain and the winner will have to carry all three of them. Why is this the Unified championship when both titles stay? I don’t understand it. Whatever. Should be a banger of a match this one and I’m not expecting anything less. How much more can Omega go? I don’t know, but it’s time to put a rocket behind Okada. Okada wins.
Magnum: Another dream match that the world can’t wait to see – myself included! I am part of the chorus that believes they had two of the greatest matches in the history of NJPW. Now we’ll get to see it one more time in all of its glory. I don’t need to put too much more thought or time into this…just can’t wait to enjoy what happens. Omega wins.
AEW World Heavyweight Championship – Texas Death Match Jon Moxley (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
Colin: This is going to be a bloodbath and the finish is going to be overbooked to hell and back just like the main event of WrestleMania XL was. Just wait for it. Everybody wants “Hangman” to win. I think it is time to get the belt off Moxley…but will they pull the trigger tonight? I’m afraid there will be some fuckery which will screw with Page, allowing Moxley to retain.
Magnum: One of the matches we didn’t post was the Bucks vs. Ospreay and Swerve. In that match, I look for the Bucks to win and keep their EVP titles. From there, I think they’ll do everything in their power to stop Hangman from winning. I look forward to an incredible fight with some amazing cameo appearances. In the end, I’ll go with Hangman to end the nightmare that has been the Death Riders.
Now, we’ll take a look at Saturday Night’s Main Event:
LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins
Colin: When was the last time LA Knight won a proper match? I like the guy, but I can’t see him as a main eventer with a major title. With that said, Rollins is on a roll and there’s no way he is losing this one.
Magnum: As a side feud, I’ve really enjoyed this. These two will likely tear it up in the ring, but don’t be surprised if a schmoz finish messes with things. I’ll actually take LA Knight to win this after Bron/Bronson interference.
Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre
Colin: This match can hardly go wrong with these two in the ring, right? Not sure why they got involved with Jelly Roll/Logan Paul last night…unless it’s going towards a tag team match, which I don’t agree with. Why waste Orton and McIntyre in a tag match on a big show like SummerSlam? Whatever. Drew wins.
Magnum: This suddenly got interesting with the additions of Logan Paul and, of all people, Jelly Roll after that segment on Smackdown. I could see this leading to a tag match at Summerslam where Jelly Roll and Randy Orton take on Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre. As for tonight, look for Drew McIntyre to take the first battle in this war. Drew wins.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match Gunther (c) vs. Goldberg
Colin: My prediction is that Goldberg is going to be gassed the f out before the first 60 seconds on the clock. It’s nice they’re giving him this retirement match and by all means, he deserves it, but please, make it quick and painless. I don’t want my last image of Goldberg in the ring being gasping for air. Gunther wins. Any other result, we riot!
Magnum: It started on September 22nd, 1997. It ends tonight. Bill Goldberg has one last chance to make everything right. Will we see both a victory and a retirement for Goldberg this weekend? By all rights, he should go out on his Shield. Will he? Well, I’ll say this…anything is possible. Personally? I don’t think Goldberg is walking out with the title. So by proxy, I’ll take Gunther to retain.
Finally, from WWE Evolution:
NXT Women’s Championship Jacy Jayne (c) (with Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Jordynne Grace
Colin: Jordynne Grace should be on the main roster and not in NXT. Nice little run, but get her on Raw or Smackdown already. She doesn’t need the NXT Women’s title and I have a feeling some interference will cause her the win tonight. Jacy retains.
Magnum: At first glance, this seems like Grace should win this in a squash. At the same time, I don’t believe that Jacy is going to be a transitional champion. At least, not yet. Something could happen involving Blake Monroe – worth keeping an eye on. I’m going to take Jacy Jayne to retain.
WWE Intercontinental Championship – Triple Threat Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria
Colin: This was a bit of lazy booking in my opinion. Becky vs Bayley one on one should have been saved for this show. So much history there and it would have made more sense. I get it why Lyra is in there, but at this point she didn’t need to be. Picking Becky to retain.
Magnum: Personally, I am looking forward to this match more than anything else on the card. I am intrigued by the Bayley/Lyra dynamic – there’s a lot of directions you could go with this. Could Lyra finally snap on Bayley? I think both of them will cost each other the match, leading to Becky holding onto her title.
WWE Women’s Championship Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Trish Stratus
Colin: I wish they got more time over the past few weeks to make this feud work. Yeah they were partners at Elimination Chamber…but other than that, what? Should be a good match regardless and in 2025, Trish Stratus does not need a title around her waist. Tiffy Time baby!
Magnum: Little bit of an inorganic feud put together here at the last minute. Trish deserves better – that said, she’s good enough to give Tiffany the match of a lifetime. I think this has a chance to steal the show. I also think Tiffany will get her biggest win to date!
Women’s World Championship Iyo Sky (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
Colin: This show is main eventing Evolution. Rhea has never beaten Iyo. Kinda sets it all up for a Ripley win, isn’t it? I love Iyo Sky. One of the best ever. Rhea is over like crazy and I’m predicting there will be a lot of fireworks to close off the night with a new champion crowned. Ripley for the W.
Magnum: For Rhea Ripley, the one thing missing in her career is a win over Iyo Sky. I really like this storyline, but at some point you start to think…should they continue to string this out? You could have Iyo continue to be the one who has Rhea’s number. But if Rhea wins, it would be the right place to finally avenge these losses. This will be great! Can’t wait. I flipped a coin and made Iyo heads. It came up tails. Rhea wins.
All right, everyone! That’s going to do it for the Pick’em Crew – we will see you next month for the first ever two-night SUMMERSLAM!! Until then, this is @TheMagnumDA signing off for Wrestling-Online.
With just a few hours to go to All In: Texas, the show has surpassed the 25,000 ticket mark according to @WrestleTix.
As of this moment, All In is at 25,700 tickets distributed, leaving around 1,500 seats open in this current configuration. A strong walk up will lead to further sections being opened.
The show is a given to surpass the $3 million gate, which is a record for an AEW show in the United States. All In: Texas is already the company’s most-attended show in the U.S., beating the 2021 Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Globe Life Field holds over 42,000 seats so there is room for expansion if need be.
The TNT title has been vacated as Adam Cole is out injured and unable to compete in today’s match against Kyle Fletcher.
The news was announced during the Zero Hour show.
But a new TNT champion will be crowned on the show today as AEW President Tony Khan revealed a replacement match: a four-way between Kyle Fletcher, Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, and Dustin Rhodes.
It’s unclear what kind of injury Cole is suffering from but the fact that this will not be for an interim title suggests that he will be out for a longer period.
