MINNEAPOLIS – After Losing WrestleMania 41 to Las VegasMinneapolis has been tagged to host two nights of WWE SummerSlam in 2026.
The professional wrestling company announced its roster on Thursday, and the event will take place at US Bank Stadium on August 1-2, 2026.
Minneapolis last hosted a WWE event in 2019, called “TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs.”
This will be the second time Minneapolis has hosted SummerSlam. The last time was in 1999, before the WWF rebranded itself as WWE. The main event was a “triple threat match” between Mankind, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H.
The 1999 event also featured then-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a WWF veteran, as a guest referee.
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The selection of Minneapolis for the 2026 event could be an olive branch after the WWE earlier this month selected Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to host next year’s WrestleMania over US Bank Stadium.
WWE officials say WrestleMania 40, held last month in Philadelphia, drew more than 145,000 attendees, making it the company’s highest-grossing event ever.
Last year’s SummerSlam in Detroit grossed $8.5 million in ticket sales, according to the WWE.
Historically speaking Minnesota has been a hotbed for pro and amateur wrestling, with stars including Ventura, Verne and Greg Gagne, Curt “Mr. Perfect” Henning, Brock Lesner, Justin “Bam Neely” Rocheleau, Richard “Ric Flair” Fliehr, Gable Steveson, Michael Hegstrand of the Road Warriors and Richard “Rick Rude “Red. Legendary announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund also got his start in Gagnes’ American Wresting Association.
Specifically, the quiet Minneapolis suburb of Robbinsdale was the birthplace of the Gagnes, Henning, Neely, Hegstrand, Rood and several other professional and amateur wrestlers, many of whom cut their teeth on the wrestling mats of Robbinsdale High School.
