WWE, Brock Lesnar didn’t go far enough in passing torch to Oba Femi inside Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 02, 2026 · 142 words · By Joseph Staszewski

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What to know about WWE, Brock Lesnar didn’t go far enough in passing torch to Oba Femi inside Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam

SummerSlam got off to a fine start — though it could have gone much better.

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What happened

SummerSlam got off to a fine start — though it could have gone much better.

Why it matters

News of Randy Orton and Kevin Owens returning to the company soon took a little bit away from the Vipers’ return as WWE punted on giving us a clear resolution between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes — leaving it for a potential WrestleMania match.

Common ground

Brock Lesnar finished making Oba Femi, but what we got in that match didn’t need to be inside Hell in a Cell, which really wasn’t used once other than to contain them inside U.S.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nick Aldis crushing his in-ring return and WWE debut”

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Multiple sources confirm Nick Aldis made his WWE in-ring debut at SummerSlam in a match against Gunther.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Harry Aldis (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a producer and is the on-screen general manager of SmackDown. Aldis made his debut on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Aldis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: New Jersey, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 38th annual SummerSlam and took place …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(2025)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: Minnesota, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 39th annual SummerSlam and took place a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(2026)

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Claim 2: “contain them inside U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm SummerSlam 2026 took place at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, starting on Saturday, August 1.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SummerSlam is a professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by the world's largest professional wrestling promotion, WWE. Dubbed "The Biggest Event of the Summer", it is considered WWE'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam

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Claim 3: “News of Randy Orton and Kevin Owens returning to the company soon”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Randy Orton and Kevin Owens were expected to return, with specific reports stating Kevin Owens returned at SummerSlam 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The WWE Championship, also referred to as the Undisputed WWE Championship since April 2024, is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since 2000, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Widely regarded as one of WWE's greatest p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Orton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Yanick Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. Steen began his career in 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Owens

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Claim 4: “Brock Lesnar finished making Oba Femi”

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Multiple sources confirm that Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clash in Italy was a 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. The event took place on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Inalpi Arena in T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_in_Italy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Torioluwa Oshiumi Isaac Odugbesan (born April 22, 1998) is a Nigerian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Oba Femi and is the incumbent K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_Femi

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Claim 5: “Liv Morgan and Iyo Sky taking us on a heck of a ride to decide the Women’s World Championship”

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The search results for 'Liv Morgan' and 'Iyo Sky' returned results for 'LIV Golf' instead of the wrestlers, providing no evidence regarding a championship match between them at SummerSlam.

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web search NEUTRAL — LIV Golf (/ lɪv / LIV) is a professional men's golf tour. The name "LIV" refers to the Roman numeral 54, the number of holes that used to be played at LIV events (now 72 since the 2026 season). [1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIV_Golf

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web search NEUTRAL — Follow LIV Golf with live scores, schedule, standings, player stats, team updates, latest news, tickets, merchandise, and exclusive content from every event.
https://www.livgolf.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Follow live scores, player and team leaderboards, and results for every LIV Golf event.
https://www.livgolf.com/leaderboard

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Claim 6: “that match didn’t need to be inside Hell in a Cell”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that the match between Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi at SummerSlam 2026 took place inside a Hell in a Cell structure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WrestleMania 42, also promoted as WrestleMania Vegas, was a 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 42nd annual WrestleMania and took place a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_42

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Claim 7: “a Bella Twins heel turn”

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Three independent sources confirm that the Bella Twins performed a heel turn at SummerSlam 2026, specifically by attacking Paige.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bella Twins turned heel after their SummerSlam loss, but Brie Bella appeared to injure her shoulder.
https://www.aol.com/articles/bella-twins-turn-heel-brie-2347…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bella Twins and Paige teamed up against Fatal Influence at SummerSlam. The six-woman tag team match was featured halfway through the show, as the NXT newcomer faction had a big chance to show off …
https://www.ringsidenews.com/bella-twins-pull-shocking-heel-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bella Twins turn on Paige at WWE SummerSlam 2026.The Bella Twins may have come up short in the ring, but they made sure to leave WWE SummerSlam 2026 on their own terms.
https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe/the-bella-twins-turn…

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