Jul 29, 6:30 PM
The hottest thing about a two-night SummerSlam? Burnout
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY: Triple H enters the ring during SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium in 2025. | (Photo: Rich Freeda /WWE via Getty Images) SummerSlam is this weekend, and honestly? I’m not feeling it. Despite its star power, the build was mostly lackluster. And now WWE expects fans to plop down and tune in to a show with a so-so build across two nights? Have mercy. If I could make one change, SummerSlam would return to being a one-night event. Ever since WrestleMania went to two nights, a move with plenty of pros and cons, I forgot that the concept of a two-night spectacular isn’t all that new. In 1987 and 1988, Jim Crockett Promotions successfully ran the Crockett Cup as a two-night event, proving the format could work when treated as a once-a-year attraction. For a company as big as WWE, there is room for one annual two-night event: WrestleMania. If anything, it should lean into it by having the top champions from NXT and AAA defend their titles across the weekend. Everything