‘WWE: Unreal’ reveals scrapped plans for SummerSlam 2025
The new season of “WWE: Unreal” shows how differently SummerSlam 2025 could have looked if early ideas for the show came to fruition.
In episode four of season two of “Unreal,” a whiteboard is listed showing potential matches for SummerSlam. They include Roman Reigns vs. Bron Breakker, a Bella Twins return, and Finn Balor bringing back his Demon character for a match against Judgment Day stablemate Dominik Mysterio.
- World Heavyweight Championship match: CM Punk vs. Gunther
- Roman Reigns vs. Bron Breakker
- Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins (w/ Bronson Reed)
- Women’s World Championship match: IYO SKY vs. Naomi
- Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka
- Jey Uso vs. Rusev
- Finn Balor (The Demon) vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship match: Bayley vs. Becky Lynch
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match: The Bella Twins vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
Of those, Punk vs. Gunther is the only match that happened exactly as it was listed. They main evented night one of the two-night PLE with Seth Rollins then cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Punk. Rollins’ cash-in is one of the key plot points of “Unreal” season two with WWE trying to keep up the ruse involving his kayfabe knee injury.
Liv Morgan’s shoulder injury from 2025 derailed plans for her to feud with Nikki Bella. The Bella Twins vs. Morgan & Rodriguez tag match never happened — and Brie Bella has yet to return to WWE alongside her sister.
Another whiteboard shown on “Unreal” lists Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship and Trish Stratus vs. TBD as SummerSlam matches. Rhodes vs. Cena ended up headlining night two of the PLE. Stratus did not compete on the card.
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