WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 2 Results As Kevin Owens Returns To Win Surprise Fatal 4-Way

Aug 03, 2026 05:23 AM - 1 hour ago 1

Kevin Owens returned from cervix wounded to unfastened WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 2. Owens became the No. 1 Contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship successful his first lucifer successful 17 months, infuriating Sami Zayn and chap astonishment entrant Gunther, who turned this singles lucifer into a Fatal 4-Way.

Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn represented a accepted Babyface vs. Heel lucifer connected a paper (and roster) filled pinch babyfaces. Both SummerSlam world title matches characteristic babyfaces vying for the apical title connected their brand, and moreover apical bottommost Sami Zayn’s existent gimmick is arsenic the past bully guy. Zayn was celebrated by fans pinch his feel-good WWE Championship win wrong Saudi Arabia, and he moreover received “you merit it” chants during his triumph celebration. Kevin Owens was featured successful backstage segments celebrating pinch Zayn aft seeing his champion friend yet triumph a world title.

Gunther was none-too-pleased pinch these developments, starring to a feud pinch SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, who came retired of status past nighttime and fought valiantly successful conclusion against the Ring General. After Triple H reinstated Gunther during a backstage conception connected the show, Aldis made bully pinch Gunther and added him to this No. 1 Contender’s match. But Aldis didn’t conscionable person 1 surprise, he had two: the different was Kevin Owens, who received a monolithic pop.

The return of Randy Orton during WWE SummerSlam Night 1 came amid reports that some Orton and Owens were connected their measurement back. Orton costs Cody Rhodes the WWE Championship against CM Punk, truthful it was only adjacent to wonderment whether aliases not Kevin Owens would make his long-awaited return to feud pinch his frenemy Zayn for the WWE Undisputed Championship aft a short run. Owens precocious appeared connected WWE Superstar Kit Wilson’s societal media bid “Are You Toxic?” and claimed WWE hadn’t returned his calls.

"The constituent is, I’ve asked you to beryllium quiet. You cognize what I’m trying to do correct now? I’m nether a batch of stress, okay? No 1 successful the institution has been calling maine back,” Owens said.

Kevin Owens— who was spotted successful plain sight this SummerSlam weekend—has not been seen connected WWE tv since being forced to forfeit a singles lucifer against Randy Orton astatine WrestleMania 41. Kevin Owens was promptly replaced by Joe Hendry successful a short, but entertaining match. Given the operation of Kevin Owens’ wounded timeline, rumors of his imminent return and the WWE-approved level wherever Owens claimed his employer hasn’t called him back, it was evident that Kevin Owens was delivering a reddish herring connected Kit Wilson’s podcast.

Finn Balor has been connected a successful redemption circuit since leaving the Judgment Day and joining SmackDown. Balor enjoyed an elusive triumph complete the seven-foot-tall Talla Tonga, which typically portends good for wrestlers looking to get a world title shot. WWE Undisputed champion CM Punk has gone retired of his measurement to praise Balor some connected and disconnected camera, though Balor was unsuccessful successful 2 attempts this twelvemonth successful defeating CM Punk.

Sami Zayn has been very vocal astir his (in-character) frustrations astir only holding the WWE Undisputed Championship for 9 days. Zayn has referred to CM Punk arsenic a “fraud” and a “hypocrite” aft the existent champion took advantage of an opportunity that fell retired of the entity to dethrone Sami Zayn successful Punk’s hometown of Chicago, Ill. Similar connection has been utilized to troll CM Punk, including a caller promo from Punk’s opp Jack Perry. Apparently, the “falling retired of the sky” perspective is moreover moving immoderate of the boys who don’t moreover spell here.

Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor is basically a pick-em per the sportsbook odds, but sloppy of who won the match, some scenarios correspond a rematch of a world title bout that already happened complete the past mates months. The summation of Kevin Owens to the world title image will beryllium a welcomed alteration successful storytelling. Still, Owens received 1 of the biggest pops of the night, and will beryllium treated arsenic a babyface successful a feud pinch chap babyface CM Punk.

Kevin Owens Returns And Beats Gunther, Sami Zayn And Finn Balor To Become No. 1 Contender

Nick Aldis, who was recently reinstated arsenic SmackDown GM added Gunther to this match, but the astonishment wasn’t over. Aldis announced the return of Kevin Owens, who received a large popular from US Bank Stadium. Sami Zayn looked for illustration he had seen a ghost.
Kevin Owens came retired for illustration a location afire successful his first lucifer successful 17 months. Owens shared a little clasp pinch Sami Zayn earlier attacking his frenemy arsenic well. Owens continued to tally chaotic pinch an avalanche suplex connected Balor, but Sami Zayn dumped him retired of the ringing and tried to bargain the pin.
Fans chanted “Sami sucks” arsenic Zayn worked complete Balor. Balor sent Zayn crashing to the mat from the apical rope, but Kevin Owens took Finn’s spot connected the apical rope. KO went for the swanton explosive connected Zayn, but Zayn sewage his knees up and injured Kevin Owens’ neck. Owens sold this arsenic a large woody arsenic referee Ryan Tran checked Owens’ neck.
Kevin Owens went connected a stunner parade earlier stepping into the Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. This Fatal 4-Way was anybody’s crippled passim the match, and fans responded favorably pinch “this is awesome” chants. Kevin Owens deed the stunner connected Sami Zayn and scored the win. Welcome backmost Kevin Owens.

Kevin Owens To Feud With CM Punk

Kevin Owens and CM Punk person been kept isolated during Punk’s full return tour, pinch 1 of their fewer exchanges being a backstage conception during Punk’s return to SmackDown. Owens’ large triumph makes him the caller No. 1 Contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship, mounting up a feud Punk. With Punk precocious feuding against Balor, Zayn, Gunther and moreover Cody Rhodes, a CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens lucifer is caller and will lead to immoderate awesome promos betwixt the 2 erstwhile ROH champions who will person real-life history to tie upon.