Over 60,000 people gathered in Detroit on Saturday night at Ford Field for SummerSlam, the World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) second biggest show of the year. It was the first WWE event to be held at the arena since 2007 when a record-holding 80,000 fans attended WrestleMania 23.
The main event on August 5 was Roman Reigns defeating Jey Uso. Other highlights included YouTube sensation Logan Paul defeating Ricochet, Cody Rhodes defeating Brock Lesnar and LA Knight winning the SummerSlam Battle Royal. Also, Bianca Belair defeated Charlotte Flair and Asuka to become the new WWE Women’s Champion.
Some of the WWE SummerSlam stars visited local youth on a Community "Get Active" Day a couple of days prior on Thursday, August 3. The Boys and Girls Clubs, Special Olympics, and Detroit Public Schools Community District participated in the event at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Detroit, enjoying activities and guest speakers.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District/Public School League received a $20,000 donation during the event. On Friday, August 4, the WWE Community Champions Program also visited SAY Detroit Play Center and Downtown Boxing Gym to present another $20,000 donation and custom WWE title to further support youth programs in Detroit.
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