Aug 1, 1:00 PM
WWE SummerSlam Saturday preview: Cody Rhodes is being a drama queen over his title match against CM Punk
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SummerSlam night one takes place tonight (Sat., Aug. 1) from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event gets rolling at 3 pm ET with the free Countdown show, which runs for three hours on WWE and ESPN’s online outlets, among other places. That leads right on into the premium live event at 6 pm ET, which in the United States will be on ESPN’s new streaming platform. Everywhere else (or if you take Stephanie McMahon’s advice), it’s on Netflix. Cody Rhodes is being a drama queen over his WWE title match against CM Punk Cody Rhodes let the WWE championship slip out of his hands to Sami Zayn at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. Rhodes was supposed to get his rematch for the gold nine days later on Raw in Chicago, but he was attacked a couple hours before the match by GUNTHER. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis called up CM Punk (who was on hiatus from WWE) as Cody’s surprise replacement, and the rest is history. After Punk won the championship, Cody wasted no time asking for a title mat