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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | August 3, 2024 | ||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Venue | Cleveland Browns Stadium | ||
| Attendance | 57,791[1] | ||
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The 2024 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: Cleveland, was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the 37th annual SummerSlam and took place on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This was the second SummerSlam event to emanate from Cleveland, after the 1996 event, which was held at the Gund Arena (now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse). WWE wrestler and Cleveland area native The Miz served as the host of the event.
This was the first SummerSlam held after WWE merged with the Endeavor subsidiary Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in September 2023, under the banner of TKO Group Holdings. It was the final SummerSlam to livestream on the standalone WWE Network, which is set to close in any markets where the service is still available in January 2025, with WWE content moving to Netflix. It was also the final SummerSlam to be held as a one-night event as the following year, SummerSlam will be expanded to two nights.
Seven matches were contested at the event. In the main event, which was the main match from SmackDown, Cody Rhodes defeated Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship. In the penultimate match, which was Raw's main match, Gunther defeated Damian Priest to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
The event marked the return of Roman Reigns since going on hiatus following WrestleMania XL in April. It was also the first SummerSlam since 2011 to not feature an appearance by Paul Heyman.