WWE Summerslam 2024 Results: Most memorable moments, recap and more

It was definitely time to batten down the hatches when Summerslam 2024 got underway in Cleveland on Saturday, Aug. 3, seeing as their was a twister of turmoil heading that way for the latest WWE premium live event  — one that promised all types of turns and plot upheavals from The Bloodline and Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre (and Seth Rollins), and a list of other superstars waiting to brawl.

With a total of six titles on the line, you had to know not everyone would play fair and, more to that point, that some would be greeted with surprise appearances from those they most fear.

Betrayal owned the day in Cleveland, and it began with Liv Morgan not only retaining her WWE Women’s World Championship against Rhea Ripley, but doing so with the help of Dominik Mysterio going completely “Dirty” in betraying Mami; and that led to Damian Priest putting hands on Finn Balor who then finally had enough and turned on him to cost Priest the WWE Heavyweight Championship.

There was a slew of titles changing hands, factions being destroyed and so much more from what became one of the best WWE events of the entire year.

And with the first of the Big-4 PLEs, now wrapped, let’s take a look at the fallout by way of the most memorable moments from Summerslam.

Trust me, there were PLENTY.

WWE Women’s World Championship

Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley

Result : Morgan wins due to interference

Don't Forget About ... the Revenge Tour reaching its ... climax (ha)... when Dominik Mysterio proved why he is, in fact, “Dirty”, his latest WWE betrayal being nearly as devastatingly impactful as his first one. What this means for the fate of TJD is very obvious, with one of its OG members having defected to go and Liv his best life with the champion — as the little gold digger he's become as of late. Meanwhile, Jey Uso should get the Waffle House order ready.

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Sami Zayn (c) vs. Bron Breakker

Result : Breakker wins clean by pinfall

Don't Forget About ... the Helluva Kick gone wrong. There was plenty of back-and-forth in this match but Zayn, for the first time in a long time, looked mostly overpowered but, despite that reality, he still had an opportunity to put the rookie away after the Exploder into the corner. He took too long loading up for the Helluva Kick though, and got cut in two by a spear instead, and then by another, and that was pretty much that. And newwwww!!!!

WWE United States Championship

Result : LA Knight wins clean by pinfall

Logan Paul (c) vs. LA Knight

Don't Forget About ... the failed assistance of the artist MGK, having accompanied Logan Paul to ringside. It was a foregone conclusion that someone would break out the brass knuckles to try and finish Knight off, and it didn’t come by way of his Prime cohorts but when MGK took off a chain that contained them and handed them to Paul. Things didn’t go how Paul thought they would thereafter, with a BFT planting his face into the mat for the three count and, just like that, Knight has finally, finally acquired gold. YEAH!

WWE Women’s Championship

Bayley (c) vs. Nia Jax

Result : Nia Jax wins clean by pinfall

Don't Forget About ... Tiffany Stratton’s role in this outcome. It was a banger between Bayley and Jax, to say the least, but you felt the entire time that Tiffy Time would make an appearance and impact the match, and that’s precisely what happened. She ran down the ring to try and cash in, again, on Bayley but was immediately dismissed with a punch to the face by the champ. The distraction gave Jax the time to regain her stride and then power bomb Bayley twice followed by not one, but two Annihilators (three total in the match). And new … but wait … and now … when does Tiffy turn on Nia?

Grudge Match

Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk (special guest referee: Seth Rollins)

Result : Drew McIntyre wins clean by pinfall

Don't Forget About ... the emotions of CM Punk getting the best of him in this match. He was being dismantled for much of the match and finally got things to turn in his favor, but the bracelet that means so much to him did him in, in the end. Having his submission locked in and with McIntyre nearly tapping out, he released the hold to take the bracelet off of McIntyre’s wrist. Later, with another chance to end it, he noticed Seth Rollins was wearing it and, well, he lost it and it cost him dearly. And it’s now time for the Seth Rollins versus CM Punk feud to feed families, but that doesn’t mean he’s done with McIntyre — though there’s also poetic justice in McIntyre now being able to tell Punk, “You did this to yourself.”

WWE Heavyweight Championship

Damian Priest (c)  vs. Gunther

Result : Gunther wins due to interference

Don't Forget About ... Liv Morgan’s influence here. If you’ve been reading what I’ve been writing about this storyline over the past several months — reminding you that Liv Morgan once teamed up with Finn Balor (and AJ Styles) to combat The Judgment Day and it was clear Balor had warmed back up to her after she helped them get the tag titles. So when Damian Priest put his hands on Balor after Dom’s betrayal of Ripley, the camel’s back was broken, and so was TJD, for good. Priest’s fury after Balor saved Gunther from a loss helped him escape the first submission move but he didn’t use that energy wisely, so he found himself in a second one and asleep while the title changed hands.

WWE Universal Championship

Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Solo Sikoa

Result : Rhodes retains due to interference
Don't Forget About ... Roman Reigns is BACK. THE END. #AcknowledgeHim