WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event Recap, Reactions: Nick and the Knicks

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 18: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes celebrate their win during Saturday Night's Main Event at Madison Square Garden on July 18, 2026 in New York, United States. (Photo by Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images On the heels of Fanatics Fest this week, the WWE rolled into Madison Square Garden in New York City tonight for the latest installment of Saturday Night’s Main Event. A four-match card (plus one on the countdown show) was highlighted by two tag team matches: one for championship gold and another with Summerslam implications. Plus, the 2026 NBA Finals MVP was in the house with the OTC. As always, for a play-by-play of the night’s events, check out Claire Elizabeth’s live coverage here. Now onto the recap! Punk & Cody Co-Exist Just Enough The WWE Championship has been hot-potatoed a bit in recent weeks. After Sami Zayn won a Triple Threat match with Cody Rhodes and Gunther at Night of Champions, CM Punk ended Sami’s title reign in controversi