CM Punk's first WWE world title reign in 12 years lasted only five minutes. Punk overcame a fantastic, grueling match with Gunther at WWE SummerSlam on Saturday only for Seth Rollins to spoil the evening.

WWE SummerSlam Night 1 was headlined by a World Heavyweight Championship bout between Gunther and CM Punk, but it was the returning Rollins who stole the show.

The main event of tonight’s (Sat., Aug. 2, 2025) SummerSlam premium live event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, featured GUNTHER putting the world heavyweight championship on the line against CM Punk. There was a ton of intrigue going into this one, even if the story was a tad vanilla.