How to watch WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 2026 (July 18): Start time, live stream for event featuring Jalen Brunson

NBA Champion Jalen Brunson returns to Madison Square Garden when the Knicks player participates in WWE’s latest Saturday Night's Main Event special.

Here’s how to watch the latest Saturday Night's Main Event, including streaming options, start time, and more.

How to watch WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 2026 live

• Channel: N/A
• Live stream: Peacock

Saturday Night's Main Event will only be available to watch on Peacock. If you miss the event live and can stay away from spoilers (or not), you can still re-watch it on Peacock.

Peacock features live coverage of NFL Sunday Night Football, the NBA, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier League soccer, Big Ten football and basketball, Notre Dame football, Big East and Big 12 basketball, PGA Tour golf, the Tour de France and more.

When is WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 2026? Date & start time

• Date: Saturday, July 18
• Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT
• Location: Madison Square Garden - New York

Saturday Night's Main Event begins at 8 p.m. ET on July 18 from inside Madison Square Garden. The home of the Knicks and Rangers can hold up to 22,000 people. 

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event 2026 fight card

• CM Punk and Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther and Sami Zayn
• Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria
• Paige and Brie Bella (c) vs. Fatal Influence (Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley) for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
• Danhausen vs. JD McDonagh in a No Disqualification match

An original TV special, Saturday Night's Main Event, was a ratings hit when WWE and NBC first teamed up in 1985. After a hiatus, WWE brought it back for a few special events.

Brunson has appeared on WWE programming in the past, getting physical in the ring. This time, he will appear after undergoing surgery. Accepting an invite from Roman Reigns, what will happen when the NBA Finals MVP steps back into the ring?

Speaking of the Knicks, Danhausen helped propel the Knicks to a title by cursing their opponents. Danhausen is in action at MSG, taking on JD McDonagh in a No Disqualification match.

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CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, who take on one another at SummerSlam, team up to take on Gunther and Sami Zayn. Can the former team coexist heading into their title match this summer?

Also on the card, Paige and Brie Bella defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Fatal Influence.