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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s live coverage of WWE’s SummerSlam 2025 from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Today is the first day of the two day event.
Your host is Michael Cole. He is joined by Wade Barrett and Big E.
They run through tonight's card.
Jackie Redmond and Peter Rosenberg are in the stadium and they talk about the Men's World Championship Match.
Cathy Kelley and Byron Saxton are in the parking lot to talk about the Roman Reigns and Jey Uso versus Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed match.
Megan Morant and Sam Roberts take a look at the Women's WWE Championship Match.
The panel discusses Gunther and CM Punk.
The panel discusses Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill.
Tiffany joins Byron and he asks about the match.
Tiffany says she is super nervous because no one else has Jade's potential or power. She says she will prove that she is the future and the now when she walks out as champion.
The panel discusses Roman Reigns and Jey Uso versus Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.
Jackie Redmond discusses some stats about SummerSlam.
We take a look at the WWE Super Store.
Joe Tessitore is in on the loading dock and he talks about the importance of this region for WWE.
The panel discusses the Women's Tag Title Match.
Sam is with Raquel and Roxanne and he asks about their opponents.
Roxanne says the people are idiots. Roxanne says Charlotte and Alexa have never been tag team champions together. They wonder if Charlotte can work with anyone. Perez says they will be champions at the end of the night.
Peter Rosenberg talks about the fans who sit in the nosebleed seats.
Byron is with some fans to get their picks for the matches.
Jackie joins the panel as we start hour two and Peter Rosenberg also joins while Cole and Wade head into the stadium to prepare to do commentary.
The panel talks about the Randy Orton and Jelly Roll versus Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre match.
Jackie interviewed Jelly Roll earlier in the week.
She brings up how they filmed a commercial together for SummerSlam and now he is wrestling at SummerSlam. He says he was not ready to be in a match last year, but look at him now.
She asks him what would 13 year old Jelly Roll think about being told he had a match at SummerSlam. Roll says he would probably be out of his mind. He says he would go to the Municipal Auditorium so that child would be excited to be wrestling.
She asks him why is he doing this with all he already has. He says it is about believing in yourself and wanting to be part of this moment in wrestling. He says he is not here to take anything away from anyone.
He says he was excited to be involved in SummerSlam and he asked for a match if he could lose the weight. He says Triple H said if he can get healthy, he is welcome to have a match.
He says this has awoken something in him. He says he lost hundreds of pounds for this opportunity. He says he never lifted a weight in his life. He has no athletic background. He says he is learning so much about his body. He says he had to quit running from what scared him and he had to run towards it.
He says he has been successful over the last five years but he was morbidly obese. He says he was afraid of change. He says he is not dying, he is living now. He says he never felt this alive. He says this lit a fire in him.
Druski joins the panel.
He is asked if he is going to get in the ring. He talked about the experience being up close at Wrestlemania.
The panel looks at the Uso and Roman versus Breakker and Reed match.
Byron talks about what the fans are wearing.
Jackie mentions that TripleMania will be on the WWE's Youtube channel on August 16th.
We see footage of Triple H at the White House.
Joe walks through Gorilla position and talks to Paul Levesque.
He is asked how does he juggle it and he says you put one foot in front of the other and just do it. He says there will be about 50,000 tonight and it will be great.
Joe asks about WWE Unreal and his reaction.
He says the response has been incredible. It is a look behind the scenes at the people who perform in the ring and the people who get us there. We get to see people who are never usually on camera. You see the passion from the staff. He says a new world of fans will be watching WWE.
He says what the people in the ring and behind the scenes do, it is for the fans. He says he hopes the fans will love it.
We are down to two on the panel with Jackie and Big E.
They discuss WWE Unreal.
Cathy is with Sami Zayn and he says he is a big angry seeing the magnitude of this event and the championships, but what is he fighting for? He is trying to prove he is who he says he is. He has taken his eye off the ball. Sami tells Kross he is angry. Do you want to see his true colors, you are looking at it. Sami says he will put an end to this one way or the other.
The panel talks about Sami Zayn and Karrion Kross.
Jackie and Big E talk about Kross' book.
Big E discusses the community outreach that WWE did in the area.
Peter does the walk to the ring.
We take a look at the numbers behind SummerSlam.
We take a look at CM Punk and Gunther.
Peter and Byron give their thoughts on the match.
Jackie and Big E move into the stadium to continue their hosting duties.
Peter is in the front row with fans.
Cathy sits on the ring steps and mentions the celebrity in ring appearances.
We go to part two of Jackie's interview with Jelly Roll.
Jelly says he is scared going to the PC. He says he second guesses himself and he wonders why he isn't getting everything. Taker says he is impressed with his work ethic. Matt Bloom says he is all in with the training. Taker says people will be surprised with his performance.
Jelly says this is the wildest thing he has done. He says people think he has lost his mind. Jelly says he will trust his instincts and he will trust Randy. He says he signed up for this because he has the right guy in his corner.
Jackie asks what does Randy mean to him.
He says he couldn't ask for a better partner. Randy is who we think he is. He says Randy told him to be himself and he is a true mentor. He says Randy is excited for this match.
Jackie asks about Logan Paul.
Jelly says f*** Logan Paul. He says Logan is the tall handsome athletic guy and in comes this fat guy who everyone loves. He says that Logan doesn't appreciate someone getting his spotlight. He says it felt real good to put him through the desk, but he isn't fully satisfied. He says he doesn't want to embarrass Logan, but he wants to show Logan that he has overlooked people like him.
She asks what can we expect from Jelly in the ring.
He says except a prison yard fight. He says he is going back to his roots.
Stephanie McMahon joins the panel.
Jackie asks what impressed her about Jelly Roll. She mentions his capacity to give because he didn't have that early in his life. He says he wants to be able to provide help if he can.
Big E asks about Stephanie's questions and how they dig deeper into the person's life. She says that is what her goal is. She wants to know what helped people get to where they are.
Big E asks if Stephanie is planning to return to the ring.
Jackie asks about the work that WWE has done with other entertainment and sports industries. She mentions all of the people at Wrestlemania. She mentions that people come to WWE to get involved.
Peter rejoins Big E and Jackie.
The panel talks about the matches on tonight's show.
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