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WWE’s premium live event, SummerSlam, is always one of the biggest sporting events of the year. With 2025 marking the first year the event was held over two nights, this was sure to be the biggest one yet.
Cardi B Steal Show at Summerslam 2025
Naturally, with the event taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, WWE tapped local native Cardi B to host the event. The “Outside” rapper brought the energy for both nights of SummerSlam.
“We’re coming to you live from the Tri-State!” she shouted as she addressed the crowd on Night 1 (via Billboard). “We’re making history tonight because this is the first-ever two-day SummerSlam. Yeah!”
The event was indeed historic in more ways than one.
Summerslam’s 2025 attendance saw more than 100,000 tickets sold, with a combined attendance of 113,722 across both nights , Per USA Today. In addition, the event also saw record-breaking site fees, with WWE reportedly receiving $7.1 million from the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
Cardi B also showed that she was not just putting on a front for the cameras.
Several clips circulated online with her interacting with WWE Superstars backstage.
Check out some of the footage below:
🗣️ HELLO!! It’s me.. welcome to SUMMER SLAM 😤 pic.twitter.com/b2p9GCYAmw
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) August 3, 2025
YEEEEEEEET @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/WhxnK8vHko
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) August 3, 2025
Cardi B trying to keep kayfabe alive and wondering if Randy Orton and Logan Paul were allowed to be seen on camera together backstage at WWE SummerSlampic.twitter.com/6oyu2Nxneb
— WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) August 4, 2025
In addition, Cardi was also involved in a brief wrestling feud with WWE Women’s Champion, Naomi, who warned the Bronx artist to stay out of her way.
Ahead of Summerslam 2025, the company’s Chief Creative Officer, Triple H, said that people should not rule out Cardi B making her debut in the wrestling ring. someday
“I don’t know if anybody can control Cardi B, let me just start with that. So if she wants to, I think it’s going to be hard to talk her out of it. And then what can we expect? Who the hell knows,” he said of a potential wrestling career for the rap star.
“The one thing I know about Cardi is that whatever she’s going to do, is what she’s going to do. And you’re sort of kind of just hanging on to the tiger’s tail a little bit there. So she’s a lot of fun to work with. Has been so far with this.”
