Chad Gable Secures Intercontinental Title Shot at SummerSlam

Chad Gable won the number‑one‑contender gauntlet match on WWE Raw (July 13‑14, 2026) after outlasting six opponents—including Rusev, Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee and Ethan Page—to earn a challenge for the Intercontinental Championship. The title is held by Penta, who confirmed the matchup for WWE SummerSlam on August 1‑2, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota—Gable’s hometown. Triple H announced the bout on social media, highlighting Gable’s redemption storyline. The gauntlet victory and the upcoming SummerSlam match were reported across multiple wrestling news outlets in the United States and Mexico.