WWE, Haslam Sports Group and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced yesterday that SummerSlam will take place Aug. 3 at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Why it matters: It will be — in terms of fanfare and attendance — the biggest wrestling event in the history of Northeast Ohio.

The intrigue: Rumors of SummerSlam taking place in Cleveland heated up last month when the Ohio Department of Development awarded WWE $1.6 million in TV and film production tax credits for an unspecified project.

• In addition to SummerSlam, WWE will host events in Cleveland throughout the week, including SmackDown at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Aug. 2.

By the numbers: Last year's SummerSlam generated $8.5 million from nearly 60,000 people at the gate at Detroit's Ford Field and drew 2 million viewers on Peacock.

• Both figures were records for a WWE non-WrestleMania event until the 2024 Royal Rumble eclipsed them in January.

The big picture: Professional wrestling is arguably the biggest it's been in more than 20 years, as evidenced by a $5 billion streaming deal with Netflix and next month's WrestleMania 40, which will feature Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's first match since 2016.

• Johnson joined the board of WWE's parent company TKO Group in January and could appear at multiple WWE events this year, including SummerSlam.

What's next: WWE said it will announce ticket information in the coming months.

Go deeper: Cleveland's history of pro wrestling

Eric Carmen — one of Cleveland's most influential and successful music artists — died this past weekend at age 74, his wife, Amy, confirmed on Facebook.

Flashback: Carmen, who was born in Cleveland and raised in Lyndhurst, experienced his first bit of local fame when he joined power-pop band Cyrus Erie in the late 1960s.

The intrigue: Next came the Raspberries, a band made up of former members of Cyrus Erie and popular local band The Choir.

• The Raspberries would land a deal with Capitol Records and score hits like "Go All the Way" and "I Wanna Be With You," both written by Carmen.

The big picture: Carmen moved to Los Angeles after the Raspberries broke up in 1975, and he embarked on a solo career that made him a national star.

• His debut single "All by Myself," went to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.

Between the lines: Carmen moved back to Northeast Ohio in the late 1990s and reunited with the Raspberries for a tour in 2004.

What they're saying

🏦 From 2013 to 2023, banks closed branches in Cleveland at nearly twice the rate as the rest of Cuyahoga County. (Signal Cleveland)

🧱 Brooklyn City Schools and Richmond Heights City Schools will ask voters to approve bond issues and levies to fund the construction and renovation of school facilities at the ballot next week. (Ideastream)

🛤️ The Ohio City man who envisioned the Red Line Greenway is pitching investors on a dramatic third phase, a Skywalk to Tower City that would be the "highest elevated greenway in America on an active rail line." (Cleveland Scene)

This week, in honor of Women's History Month, we're highlighting the five women who serve on Cleveland City Council.

Why it matters: The history of women on the city's legislative body is distinguished, though woefully limited.

• Only 45 women have held the office since 1924.

We're moving west to east all week, today featuring:

Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer

Where she represents: Ward 12 (Slavic Village, Old Brooklyn)

Zoom in: Maurer, a lawyer by trade, came to local attention for her blog on the "Serial" podcast in 2018 and for her work with Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH).

• She narrowly defeated Ward 12 incumbent Anthony Brancatelli in 2021.

What they're saying: Maurer tells Axios that she's proudest of the "constituent services report" that her office produced in 2022.

• "It kicked off a citywide debate about basic city services, 311 and the role of the council office," she says.

The latest: Maurer, council's lone Jewish member, was the only councilperson to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

What's next: In 2024, Maurer says she'll be focused on ensuring that Ward 12 neighborhoods each have a master plan in place and on investing in the ward's historic commercial corridors.

• Maurer says she also wants to "realize the dream" of both the 2019 lead law that she helped spur with her work at CLASH and the 2023 Residents First bill.
• "We want to translate these laws to the streets and make sure residents know that the city is taking the idea of safe, healthy housing seriously," she says.

Three days after beating the top team in the East, the Boston Celtics, the Cavs dispatched the top team in the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

• Yes, but: An injury-depleted roster made the rest of the week tough.

Record: (41-24); Last week: (40-21)

Weekly slate: Loss at Atlanta (112-101); Win vs. Minnesota (113-104); Loss vs. Brooklyn (120-101); Loss vs. Phoenix (117-111).

State of play: The Cavs are holding steady at third place in the East, despite Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Evan Mobley and Dean Wade missing games.

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Weekly winner: Caris LeVert. The Cavs' sixth man has transitioned seamlessly into the starting lineup and provided scoring and playmaking in big minutes.

• In the last two weeks, he has averaged nearly nine assists per game.

0️⃣ Weekly loser: Sam Merrill. The sharpshooter has gone cold from three-point range, going 4-30 on his attempts this week, including an 0-9 stinker in the Atlanta loss.

What's next: Tonight at New Orleans, Saturday at Houston, Monday at Indiana.