WWE SummerSlam 2026 results: Randy Orton returns, costs Cody Rhodes WWE title against CM Punk

CM Punk and Cody Rhodes have spent the past couple months telling us all about how they’ve been such great friends for so many years but they’re going to put that aside for the sake of greatness. They both agreed — being WWE champion is more important than being friends with each other. So they got together at tonight’s (Sat., Aug. 1, 2026) SummerSlam premium live event at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the title on the line. This just one night after they finally had a big pull apart brawl on Friday Night SmackDown. There was chatter among the rumor mongers that something could be afoot, or at least hints of something. Well… RANDY ORTON IS BACK 😱😱😱 RKO TO CODY RHODES!!!! pic.twitter.com/3IK4QrUHSL — WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2026 Sure enough, Randy Orton made his big return to WWE television, hitting the scene after a referee bump late in the match and hitting an RKO OUTTA NOWHERE to leave Rhodes laid out in the middle of the ring. Before that, they put together a clas