Overview
- Danhausen beat JD McDonagh after Knicks center Karl‑Anthony Towns appeared from a prop 'cloning machine' on Saturday, July 18, and delivered chokeslams including one through a table to clear the way for the pin.
- The show closed with Roman Reigns presenting a custom World Heavyweight belt to Jalen Brunson before Seth Rollins and Tyrese Haliburton attacked and Reigns and Brunson repelled them together.
- CM Punk and Cody Rhodes defeated Sami Zayn and Gunther when Nick Aldis interfered, a finish that preserved Punk–Rhodes as a one‑on‑one Undisputed WWE Championship match for SummerSlam.
- Brunson appeared in a largely celebratory, non‑physical role while wearing a brace after recent wrist surgery, whereas Towns supplied the primary in‑ring physicality for the Knicks contingent.
- WWE used the first SNME at Madison Square Garden since 2007 to lean into the Knicks’ title run, merge celebrity crossover with storyline beats, and set new rival threads to follow in the two weeks before SummerSlam.