STAMFORD, Conn., Could 23, 2024 – WWE, a part of TKO Group Holdings, in partnership with Minnesota Sports activities and Occasions (MNSE), at this time introduced that Minneapolis will host WWE SummerSlam over two nights on Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2, 2026, at U.S. Financial institution Stadium.
The 2026 version of SummerSlam would be the first Premium Dwell Occasion in Minneapolis since TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs in 2019 and can mark the primary time WWE will host a stadium occasion within the metropolis. Along with the huge two-night occasion, WWE and MNSE will ship a number of fan and neighborhood occasions within the days main as much as and after SummerSlam.
“U.S. Financial institution Stadium is a completely world-class venue, located in a metropolis with wealthy wrestling historical past and an incredible fan base,” stated Chris Legentil, WWE EVP, Expertise Relations & Head of Communications. “We’re excited to convey two nights of SummerSlam to Minneapolis in 2026.”
“U.S. Financial institution Stadium is honored to host WWE’s SummerSlam on Minnesota’s greatest stage in 2026,” stated Michael Vekich, Chair of the Minnesota Sports activities Services Authority. “We stay up for offering a heat welcome and best-in-class expertise at U.S. Financial institution Stadium for WWE Superstars, employees, followers, and company.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome the WWE Universe to Minnesota for SummerSlam,” stated Wendy Blackshaw, President and CEO of Minnesota Sports activities and Occasions. “We are going to make this summertime wrestling extravaganza accessible for followers of all ages. Via quite a lot of festivities and ancillary occasions within the Twin Cities and reasonably priced tickets to the primary occasions at U.S. Financial institution Stadium, this can be a SummerSlam for all.”
U.S. Financial institution Stadium, the house of the Minnesota Vikings, is a state-of-the-art indoor facility within the coronary heart of Minneapolis which opened in 2016. The stadium has hosted a number of high-profile occasions equivalent to Tremendous Bowl LII (2018) and the NCAA Males’s Closing 4 (2019). In 2023, The Athletic named U.S. Financial institution Stadium the NFL’s high venue.
The announcement comes on the heels of a record-breaking ticket on-sale occasion for this yr’s SummerSlam which is able to happen at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Saturday, August 3. In 2023, SummerSlam at Ford Area in Detroit set a gate report for any non-WrestleMania occasion with $8.5 million, which has since been surpassed by the 2024 Royal Rumble in January.
To be taught extra about registering for pre-sale alternatives, please go to: https://www.wwe.com/summerslam2026-presale-registration.
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