Becky Lynch retained her Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Lyra Valkaria at SummerSlam 2025. The following night, she teased her next move before Nikki Bella interrupted and confronted her. After an exchange, Nikki threw down a challenge for the title.

Clash in Paris will be the last WWE PLE to air on Peacock before the ESPN era begins. The WWE-ESPN deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion ($325 million per year for five years) and is only for main roster PLEs. In addition to airing on the new ESPN streaming service, some select PLEs in the future will also be simulcast on ESPN’s linear TV networks.