Run the Gauntlet, get Intercontinental title match at SummerSlam

There are a number of wrestlers who have been hanging around the mid-card title scene enough that it made it easy for WWE to go with one of Triple H’s favorite booking tropes — a multi-person match for the right to challenge for a championship. In this case, it will be a seven-man Gauntlet match for the right to challenge Penta for his Intercontinental title at SummerSlam, scheduled for Sat., Aug. 1 & Sun., Aug. 2, 2026, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The match will take place on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and feature the following wrestlers: A Gauntlet Match has been announced for next week. Winner faces Penta for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 2026.#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/YhcMX0xcJX — Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) July 7, 2026 Dragon Lee Chad Gable Joe Hendry Je’Von Evans Dominik Mysterio Ethan Page Rusev There is a legitimate case to be made for at least three of the guys listed here, and maybe even more than that. You could crown a youn