![[SPOILER] Possible New Stipulation for CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes Leaks Ahead of WWE SummerSlam](https://wrestlingnoticias.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cody-Rhodes-and-CM-Punk-1-1024x576.webp)
Add as a preferred source on Google CM Punk and Cody Rhodes are now expected to work a Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship on Night One of SummerSlam.
A graphic inside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis started advertising the match with the added stipulation just hours before bell time.
As of this writing, WWE hasn’t announced the change on any of its platforms. The match page still lists Punk vs. Rhodes as a straight title match, and the stadium’s own site makes no mention of a stipulation either.
The change comes after the program finally got physical. On Friday’s SmackDown, Punk and Rhodes closed the show with a wild brawl before a group of agents and referees pulled them apart.
In asking around, it was said CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes will not be a Street Fight, despite the commemorative chairs listing it as such
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It’ll be their first singles match in nearly 18 years. Punk beat Rhodes with the GTS on the 9/22/08 RAW, and Rhodes took a countout win in the rematch that December.
The stipulation would also give Rhodes a bit of a full-circle moment. He beat John Cena in a Street Fight for the same title at last year’s SummerSlam, so he’d be working a no-DQ match at the show two years running if the change holds up.
SummerSlam Night One starts tonight at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.