Triple H talks two-night SummerSlam, possible Hulk Hogan tribute

While appearing on WFAN Radio in New York City this week, Paul “Triple H” Levesque explained WWE’s decision to make SummerSlam a two-night event.

SummerSlam will take place across two nights for the first time ever as MetLife Stadium in New Jersey hosts the show this Saturday and Sunday. Levesque told WFAN that WWE has been successful with two-night WrestleManias, and he believes the demand is there for SummerSlam as well. He said business is going “incredibly well” for this PLE.

“It creates a destination event. So if you are a WWE fan, if you’re a sports entertainment fan, man, it’s the ultimate,” Levesque said. “You come in, you’re there for that whole weekend and everything you do, everything you see, when we say we come in and we take over, that New York, New Jersey area will just be WWE central.

“And if you’re a fan, there’s nothing like it. It’s going to Disney for pro wrestling. It’s worked for us at WrestleMania, it’ll work for us at SummerSlam. It’s going incredibly well. You know, the business is there, so let’s take it.”

SummerSlam will again be two nights in 2026 with the show set for U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota.

This year’s event is taking place not long after the passing of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. WWE has already paid tribute to Hogan with 10-bell salutes on SmackDown, Raw, and NXT. WFAN asked Levesque if they are planning any further tributes to Hogan for SummerSlam.

“We’re working through the show now,” Levesque responded. “And it comes down to finding the right mix — and I think you just mentioned it a second ago as I was getting mic’d up here, right? Like, what is the right level of respect? Obviously you cannot tribute enough as his accomplishments in WWE or in wrestling in general — I mean, you could make the argument that none of us would be here in this industry without him, the rise of Hulk Hogan in the 80s, really catapulting the business to another level.

“So, you know — but there’s not without its controversy. So we want to be aware of that and we’re making those decisions in real time, I think just like everybody else is.”