BREAKING: Adam Pearce makes major WWE Women's Title announcement: SmackDown, July 17, 2026

Due to Rhea Ripley’s injury, Adam Pearce announces that an interim WWE Women's Champion will be crowned in a Ladder Match at SummerSlam. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. Where to watch WWE: https://wwe.com/wheretowatch Watch WWE on Netflix: http://netflix.com/WWE Watch WWE on ESPN: https://plus.espn.com/wwe Watch WWE on Peacock: https://pck.tv/3ZTjVE7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WWE for more exciting action! - Subscribe to WWE on YouTube: http://wwe.yt/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out WWE.com for news and updates: http://goo.gl/akf0J4 Find the latest Superstar gear at WWEShop: http://shop.wwe.com --------------------------------------------- Check out these other channels! --------------------------------------------- WWE Vault: http://www.youtube.com/@WWEVault WWE Español: https://www.youtube.com/@wweespanol WWE Arabic: https://www.youtube.com/@wwearabic WWE NXT: https://www.youtube.com/@wwenxt WCW: https://www.youtube.com/@wcw UpUpDownDown: https://www.youtube.com/upupdowndown Celtic Warrior Workouts: https://www.youtube.com/@CelticWarriorWorkouts WWE Music: https://www.youtube.com/wwemusic --------------------------------------------- Subscribe to our Podcasts! --------------------------------------------- Raw Recap: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqIVmFaHA8Bp7WjqbST0DvZWLCiXPXUt_ Six Feet Under with The Undertaker: https://www.youtube.com/@Undertaker What Do You Wanna Talk About? With Cody Rhodes: https://www.youtube.com/@CodyRhodes What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon: https://www.youtube.com/@StephanieMcMahon ------------------------------------ WWE on Social Media ------------------------------------ X: https://twitter.com/wwe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wwe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwe/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wwe ------------------------------------