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Jelly Roll loses WWE in-ring debut at SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Jelly Roll put in a strong effort and had the fans on his side, but he ultimately came up short in his WWE in-ring debut.

The 40-year-old country music star teamed with Randy Orton at SummerSlam night one, losing to Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre. It was Paul who got the victory for the heels, pinning Jelly Roll after the two celebrities were the only two left in the ring.

Jelly Roll got off to a good start before Paul took him out with a frog splash through the announce table. WWE teased that Jelly Roll wouldn’t be able to continue, but he refused to abandon his tag partner. Jelly Roll returned to the match, delivering a chokeslam to Paul and a Bossman slam to McIntyre. He then hit a powerslam on Paul, but McIntyre broke up the pin before the referee could count to three.

The closing stretch saw McIntyre hit a Claymore on Jelly Roll before Orton laid out McIntyre with an RKO. Paul then threw Orton into the ring post and hit another frog splash on Jelly Roll for the victory.

Jelly Roll, who has lost approximately 200 pounds since his highest weight, did reach a huge milestone by weighing in at 299 pounds for tonight’s match. It’s the first time he’s been under 300 pounds since grade school.

A longtime WWE fan, Jelly Roll earned respect from wrestlers and fans for how hard he worked to prepare for this match. He was training at the WWE Performance Center “every day” for weeks leading into SummerSlam. In the first week of that training, he suffered a broken pinky finger.

“He’s working as hard as anyone — if not harder — than anyone that I’ve ever seen come into our world,” Orton told ESPN’s Get Up prior to SummerSlam.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque tweeted out a video of him and Jelly Roll sharing a moment backstage after the match.

WWE SummerSlam night one live results: CM Punk vs. Gunther, Jelly Roll in-ring debut

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Date: August 2, 2025
Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

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Show Recap — 

COUNTDOWN SHOW —

The countdown show is three hours long. Follow here for periodic updates, followed by the live SummerSlam recap tonight and tomorrow. 

Michael Cole confirmed that the men’s world title match between Gunther and CM Punk will main event night one of SummerSlam.

The opener will be Roman Reigns and Jey Uso against Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. 

Tiffany Stratton did a quick interview with Byron Saxton. She admitted to being nervous because nobody had Jade Cargill’s star power or potential (shouldn’t Stratton think that about herself?), but she still planned on walking out as champion tonight. 

Sam Roberts interviewed Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez. They dismissed Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss as opponents, and confidently stated they would retain their tag titles tonight. 

They killed time by interviewing fans outside the stadium. Two hours to go. 

They aired part one of a Jelly Roll interview with Jackie Redmond. He was a huge fan and really wanted to be a part of this period of wrestling (given its current popularity). He wasn’t there to take someone else’s spot. They also focused heavily on his weight-loss journey. (So far, this Jelly Roll interview is the most anyone has been focused on.) 

Another celebrity, comedian Druski, joined the panel. He spoke more about his own projects than he did about SummerSlam.

Saxton interviewed some fans dressed as wrestlers and had them do impressions. It was so embarrassing, I had to mute it. 

They aired the clip of Triple H doing his water gimmick at the White House. 

Joe Tessitore put over WWE: Unreal and claimed it was widely acclaimed (by whom?). Tessitore interviewed Triple H, whom he called the series’ central pillar.

Big E put over the series as well, while admitting the idea of it was polarizing among fans. 

Cathy Kelley interviewed Sami Zayn. Zayn was angry. He saw posters around the building for all the big championship matches, which made him angry that he was instead fighting Karrion Kross to prove himself. He congratulated Kross on making him angry. Zayn would end this tonight, “one way or another.”

Big E and Redmond plugged Kross’ biography, coming out soon. 

There was a long SummerSlam stats video, which somehow included the number of times Jelly Roll’s album has been streamed. One hour to go. 

There was a video package on celebrities getting involved at WWE shows. 

They aired part two of Redmond’s interview with Jelly Roll. It included footage of him training at the PC and being put over by Undertaker. He spoke about tonight’s match, and Redmond wished him luck.

If that wasn’t enough, they aired clips (for a second time) of Jelly Roll on Stephanie McMahon’s podcast. Stephanie joined the panel to talk about him more. His goal was to be under 300 lbs for tonight’s match, and she announced he weighed in earlier at 299. 

They spoke more about other celebrities and how much they want to be part of WWE now. 

There were clips from Unreal.

After a break, the panel spoke about Jelly Roll again. 

The panel spoke about the rest of the card as the pre-show came to a close. 

SUMMERSLAM 2025 NIGHT ONE —

The footage of wrestlers arriving now has a sponsor attached to it. Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul, Randy Orton, Jelly Roll, Gunther, and CM Punk were shown arriving. 

The SummerSlam intro video was narrated by comedian Druski.

Several wide shots showed how packed MetLife Stadium is. It’s 77 degrees Fahrenheit and partly cloudy. 

Cardi B, the host of SummerSlam, entered the ring and she hyped up the crowd (while seemingly reading off cue cards or a teleprompter at ringside). 

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Jey Uso entered first at 6:09 pm. He entered through the crowd and stated, “Damn, I’m tired!” as he hit ringside. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed entered to a new remixed version of their two themes. 

The opening bell rang at 6:20 pm.

Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed (w/Paul Heyman)

Jey and Reign quickly sent the heels from the ring. Jey suggested they play his music again so the crowd could Yeet. Reigns was on board, so they did it. The heels took the opportunity to yank Reigns from the ring, so Jey wiped out every with a dive off the top. 

Reed shoved Reigns into the steel steps while Jey hammered away at Breakker, but Breakker ran him over with a sprinting clothesline and the heels quickly took over. As Reigns was about to get back to his feet outside the ring, Breakker ran him over with a chaotic leaping tackle. 

There was a funny bit where Breakker held Jey in a rest hold while mock-singing Reigns’ name and singing, “You should have stayed in bed!” 

Breakker tried his leaping dive off the apron, but Jey dodged it, and Breakker collided with the announce table. Jey was about to make a hot tag, but Reed pulled Reigns off the apron while Breakker tackled Jey. 

Jey gave Reed a DDT and made the hot tag to Reigns, who hit Breakker with clotheslines. With both heels outside the ring, Reigns did a big Undertaker dive to the outside. Reigns almost landed on his head, but he managed to rotate and avoid catastrophe. 

Reigns hit Breakker with a Superman punch in the ring, but Reed had made a blind tag, and he ran over Reigns. Jey made his own blind tag and ran wild on Reed until Reed cut him off with a clothesline and DVD for two. 

With both babyfaces outside the ring, Reed nailed them with a suicide dive. Reed also took a nasty-looking fall on this one, but he was fine. Breakker decked Jey over the announce table. The heels gave Jey a Steinerizer (with Breakker leaping off the top) for two. 

Breakker began running around the ring, but Reigns cut him off with a Superman punch and speared him through the barricade. (It’s a tired spot, but it looked good.) 

Reed set up Jey for a Tsunami, but Reigns knocked him down with a Superman punch. Reigns and Jey hit Reed with a 1-D, but Breakker broke up the cover. 

Breakker taunted the crowd, put his straps back on before taking them right off. (The crowd popped for that.) Breakker went to spear Jey, but Reigns shoved Jey out of the way and ate the spear instead. 

Jey superkicked Breakker and speared Reed. Jey then hit Reed with an Uso splash for the pinfall win. The crowd popped for the win. 

(The announcers put over the fact that Reigns sacrificed himself for Jey, not something he would have done in the past.)

Match result: Jey Uso & Roman Reigns defeated Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker (21:05) 

This was a perfectly good opener. Reigns’ matches have a certain pattern, and this was no different, but it was at least nice to see some new blood in there—namely, Bron Breakker. Perhaps Bron should have won, but he looked good in the match, and they’ll obviously go back to this soon. 

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Druski, Breland, and Fat Joe (who got a nice reaction) were shown in the crowd. 

A brand sponsor was also shown in the crowd, and Cole’s ad read was muted on my Netflix broadcast. (The ad reads are usually muted on my feed.)  

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The show is almost an hour old, and there’s been just one 20-minute match. The second match began at 6:56 pm. 

Charlotte entered first, but remained on the stage for Bliss so they could enter together (to Bliss’ music). 

There were stats shown for Rodriguez and Perez, and even that graphic had a sponsor attached.

Women’s Tag Team Championships: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss 

The heels had the heat on Charlotte almost right away. Bliss made a hot tag and went for Sister Abigail, but Perez raked her eyes. Perez missed a springboard moonsault, but Rodriguez tagged herself in. 

Bliss dropped Perez with a DDT and went for Twisted Bliss, even though Perez was not the legal woman. Perez “got her knees up,” but Bliss missed anyway and landed on Perez’s feet instead. None of it mattered because Perez wasn’t legal, so Rodriguez decked her with a clothesline. 

Charlotte made a hot tag and did her best to fire up the quiet crowd. She hit both opponents with a flying crossbody and followed with chops on Rodriguez. She placed Rodriguez and Perez next to each other and hit a moonsault on both women before covering Rodriguez for two. Charlotte tried to put Rodriguez in a Figure Eight, but Perez hit her with a springboard moonsault. 

Bliss jumped in and tried to deck Rodriguez, but Rodriguez moved, and Bliss clobbered Charlotte by mistake. The heels got rid of Bliss before Rodriguez hit Charlotte with a Tejana Bomb. Perez followed with Pop Rox, but Bliss just barely broke up the cover. 

Bliss set up Perez for Sister Abigail. Charlotte looked like she wanted to boot Bliss for revenge, but she booted Rodriguez instead so that she couldn’t interfere. 

Bliss hit Perez with the Sister Abigail DDT for the pinfall win. 

Charlotte embraced Bliss after the match, and they posed with their new title belts as fireworks went off. 

Match result: Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair defeated Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez to win the Women’s Tag Team Championships (13:35)

This match was ok. The crowd didn’t care early on, but they got into it as it picked up toward the end and popped big for the title change. 

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There was a backstage segment to plug their pizza sponsorship. New Day (and Grayson Waller), Alpha Academy, and LWO argued over who should get the last slice of pizza until Nikki Bella entered with three full boxes. 

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This match did not get a video package (which is fine). 

Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross (w/Scarlett)

About five minutes in, Zayn kicked out of a Saito suplex, so Kross turned to Scarlett for assistance. Scarlett handed Kross a lead pipe and distracted the referee, but Zayn ducked a pipe shot and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. 

A frustrated Zayn repeatedly booted Kross in the ropes, and the referee had to force him off. 

Scarlett offered the pipe to Zayn as the ref checked on Kross. Zayn grabbed the pipe and considered using it, but he tossed it out of the ring (which was actually booed). 

Kross tried a sudden schoolboy, but Zayn kicked out and hit an exploder in the corner. Zayn followed with a Helluva Kick for the decisive win. 

Zayn smiled as he made his way up the ramp. 

Match result: Sami Zayn defeated Karrion Kross (8:11)

This was a basic match that was really just about the closing sequence. I think the crowd was expecting a more interesting result, but ultimately, Zayn did what he said he would do and beat Kross straight-up (which was the correct result). 

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Cole announced an attendance of 53,161. 

Cole honoured Hulk Hogan once more and spoke about his success at SummerSlam. Nick Hogan was shown in the crowd as Hulk’s music played. 

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Psycho Clown and Mr. Iguana were shown in the crowd. 

There was a clip of Jade Cargill meeting some fans backstage and giving them upgraded seats. This was also a sponsored segment. 

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Cargill’s gear were the colours of the Jamaican flag. Both women were cheered during introductions, and they made sure to show Cardi B applauding Cargill. 

WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill 

Cargill had the early edge until Stratton bumped her off the paron and hit a suicide dive. Stratton followed with a great-looking senton bomb in the ring. (It looked like she would land on her head, but rotated just in time to hit the move.) 

Cargill blocked Stratton’s handspring elbow and followed with a boot and spinning slam for two. They traded moves, which led to Stratton hitting a falcon arrow. Stratton hit a handspring elbow and an Alabama Slam. Stratton tried a moonsault, but Cargill got her boots up. 

Cargill hit Jaded and seemed to have the title won, but when she rolled into the cover, Stratton’s foot happened to touch the rope for a rope break. Cargill hit a chokeslam and took Stratton to the corner. 

Cargill set up for a Jaded off the middle rope, but Stratton countered into an avalanche hurricanrana of sorts. Stratton followed with the PME for the pinfall win. Stratton wins clean. 

Match result: Tiffany Stratton defeated Jade Cargill to retain the WWE Women’s Championship (7:05)

A surprising result. There were some clunky spots, but this was better than expected, and the crowd was into it. 

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There was a trailer for The Smashing Machine. 

Tineke Younger, Cardi B, and Stephanie McMahon were in the crowd. (Cole referred to Stephanie as “legendary,” and I believe they called her that on the pre-show as well.) 

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Bunnie XO, Jelly Roll’s wife, was in the crowd. Cole read some stats about her Spotify audience. 

As mentioned on the pre-show, they said Jelly Roll weighed in at 299 lbs (his goal was to be under 300 lbs for this match).

Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul 

Paul took a cheap shot at Jelly Roll before the match. Orton was going to start the match, but as the bell rang, Jelly Roll tagged himself in to get revenge. 

Paul tried and failed to suplex Jelly Roll, so Jelly gave him a scoop slam instead. Jelly followed with an elbow drop, so a surprised Paul tagged out. 

McIntyre smacked Jelly in the back of the head. Instead of tagging out, Jelly was hyped up by Orton. Jelly got in McIntyre’s face. McIntyre told him that today was the day the music dies.

Jelly hit a few jabs until McIntyre dropped him with a headbutt. Paul tagged in and hammered away at Jelly Roll as the crowd chanted, “F—k you, Logan,” (which was censored). 

The heels beat up Jelly as the crowd chanted, “We want Randy.” Jelly chucked McIntyre out of the ring and made the hot tag to Orton, who hit McIntyre with a powerslam and a draping DDT. Orton set up for an RKO, but Paul pulled McIntyre to safety. 

Orton went outside and gave McIntyre a back suplex onto the announce table. Orton did it to Paul as well, but that distraction allowed McIntyre to hit Orton with a Claymore Kick. Paul attacked Jelly from behind and punched him (with his titanium-plated hand). Jelly didn’t exactly take it flush. 

McIntyre placed Jelly Roll on the announce table as Paul went to the top rope. Paul raised cans of his energy drink before hitting Jelly Roll with a spectacular splash off the rope and through the announce table. The crowd chanted, “Holy sh-t,” as officials checked on Jelly Roll. 

The heels worked over Orton in the ring as the crowd seemed distracted. Officials helped Jelly to his feet and helped him make his way toward the ramp. (The fans cheered when Jelly got to his feet, but they also seemed distracted by something else, to the point where McIntyre banged the top of the ring post to get them focused.) 

With Orton down, Jelly Roll shunned the officials and made his way back to the apron. Jelly made a hot tag and gave Paul a chokeslam. He also gave McIntyre a Bossman slam. The fans—who were all on their feet since Paul’s splash—were definitely into it here, and they cheered as Jelly brought Paul off the top with a powerslam for two. 

McIntyre hit Jelly with a Claymore Kick, and Orton gave McIntyre an RKO. However, Paul chucked Orton into the ring post and hit Jelly with a frog splash for the pinfall win. 

Match result: Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre defeated Jelly Roll & Randy Orton (17:04)

I wouldn’t call this a good match, but it was laid out well, and they accomplished what they wanted. 

On the pre-show, they really focused hard on Jelly Roll and celebrity appearances in general. Indeed, Orton and McIntyre felt like secondary players here. Paul is a regular now, so it did make sense for him to get the pin, and his splash through the table was incredible. 

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They showed Triple H at the White House with Donald Trump. 

They ran down tomorrow’s card, which has a cage match, TLC match, street fight and no-DQ match. 

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Punk wore the colours of the Chicago flag. 

World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk

They wrestled back and forth for a few minutes until Gunther dropped Punk with a single chop. Punk got back on offence and targeted Gunther’s left arm. 

Punk went to the top, but Gunther chopped the back of his leg. Punk was helpless upside down in the ropes as Gunther hit several more chops. Gunther followed with more chops, knees to the mid-section, and abdominal stretch. Punk countered out of the stretch and went for a GTS. A series of counters led to Gunther hitting a big boot. 

Gunther beat down Punk for a while until he began fighting back, but Gunther cut him off. (Gunther had a bloody mark on his chest from Punk’s chops.) 

There was a messy spot where Punk seemed to be going for an atomic drop, but Gunther landed as if it was a spinebuster. It didn’t matter because Gunther put Punk in a single-leg crab. Punk countered into an attempt at a Sharpshooter, but Gunther got a rope break. 

(They stalled for a moment here as the ref checked on Punk, perhaps giving him time to recoup.) 

Punk fought back and hit a clothesline, but Gunther didn’t budge. Punk knocked him down with a leg lariat instead. Punk, also bleeding from the chest, went for a running knee, but Gunther caught him and hit a powerbomb for two. 

They traded submission attempts until Gunther hit consecutive chops, but Punk came back with a Russian leg sweep, running knee and bulldog for two. Punk went to the top, but Gunther slammed him off it and followed with a splash off the top for two. 

Gunther clotheslined an exhausted Punk, waited for him to return to his feet, and hit another one. Punk suddenly got Gunther in position for GTS, but Gunther slipped out and hit a powerbomb. Gunther hit a running dropkick and powerbomb for a nearfall. 

The match continued at a slow pace as Gunther continued his deliberate beatdown of Punk. Gunther posed atop the announce table until Punk tripped him from behind. Punk was too tired to follow up and sat against the ring to catch his breath. 

The camera focused on Punk as a distraction, because Gunther reemerged from behind the announce desk and his face was covered in blood. (His face or nose supposedly smashed off the desk to cause this.) 

Gunther begged off from Punk, who hit a clothesline and diving elbow drop. Punk went for GTS, but Gunther slipped out again and applied a sleeper. 

Punk slipped out and hit a GTS. Gunther was dazed but remained on his feet. Punk grabbed him and hit the GTS again for the pinfall win. 

CM Punk is the World Champion. 

The referee handed the world title belt to an emotional Punk. 

Match result: CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship (30:18) 

— Punk looked around the crowd before finally holding the belt up high. Seth Rollins’ music hit, the crowd popped, and Punk’s expression changed. 

Rollins walked out on crutches with Heyman by his side. Rollins issued a warning to Punk and acted like he was about to leave. However, Rollins ditched his crutches and removed his knee brace. 

Rollins ran down with his briefcase and a referee. Punk attacked Rollins as soon as he entered the ring, but Rollins fought him off and hit him in the head repeatedly with the briefcase. 

Rollins cashed in his contract. 

World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Seth Rollins (w/Paul Heyman) 

Rollins immediately stomped Punk for the pinfall win. 

CM Punk is no longer the World Champion. 

Rollins celebrated with Heyman, Breakker, and Reed as fireworks went off. Rollins sat cross-legged while holding the belt and snickering at Punk. 

Match result: Seth Rollins defeated CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship (0:12)

The main event was good, but not great. It was unnecessarily long, but they probably wanted Punk looking as exhausted as possible for the cash-in. 

Night one was an average show at best (to be generous), the type of show you’d be able to skim through pretty quickly. There was about 90 minutes of wrestling on this three-and-a-half-hour show, and a third of that was the main event.

WWE partnering with Breath Death to ‘body slam bad breath’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is partnering with Breath Death, a newly launched product that’s backed by social media influencers including Logan Paul.

The collaboration was announced today with Breath Death — a new line of breath mints — posting an advertisement featuring clips of Paul “Triple H” Levesque from his wrestling career. A press release announcing details of the partnership has not been issued yet.

“Confidence, that’s easy when your breath doesn’t smell like sh*t,” a voiceover in the ad says.

Breath Death touts a lineup of celebrity endorsers that includes streamer Adin Ross, Logan & Jake Paul, and Logan Paul’s podcast co-host Mike Majlak, along with musicians Lil Yachty and MGK.

“Crystal Breth” is the name of Breath Death’s mints, with the company claiming that the mints last for four hours and “annihilate” bad breath while other mints just mask it. Four tubes cost $20 with free shipping, while 100 tubes cost $420.69.

“Regular mints mask the stink-Crystal Breth annihilates it,” the company says. “Our formula unleashes zinc gluconate to attack volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs)—the root cause of bad breath-neutralizing them instantly and suppressing odor for up to 4 hours. It also helps knock out bacteria, reduce inflammation, and support gum and saliva health. Add in our fizzy carbonated crystals, organic peppermint oil, and clean, organic ingredients, and you’ve got a mint that doesn’t just freshen—it obliterates funk with science-backed force and savage flavor.”

Logan Paul is scheduled to team with Drew McIntyre against Randy Orton and country music star Jelly Roll at SummerSlam night one this Saturday, though McIntyre’s status for the show has been in question due to passport issues. The Miz has offered to replace McIntyre if he is unable to make it.

The Miz wants to replace Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

If there’s an opening on the WWE SummerSlam card, The Miz wants to be the person to take it.

The Miz cut an Instagram promo today saying that, with Drew McIntyre’s status for SummerSlam in question, he wants to team with Logan Paul at the PLE instead. McIntyre & Paul are currently scheduled to face Randy Orton & Jelly Roll at SummerSlam night one this Saturday, but McIntyre says he stuck in the United Kingdom due to passport issues and might not be able to make it.

“If Drew is out. I want in,” Miz wrote in the caption for his Instagram post.

Back at WrestleMania 38 in 2022, Miz teamed with Paul in what was Paul’s first-ever pro wrestling match. Jelly Roll — a country music star — is now making his debut on Saturday as he becomes the latest celebrity to crossover from being a fan to competing in a WWE ring.

Miz applauded Jelly Roll for how hard he’s worked preparing for his debut, but Miz said there’s a difference between dreaming of being a wrestler and living the reality of it every day.

“This isn’t a bucket list, this is my life,” Miz said. “And I’m sick of waiting for my moment.”

There has been no official announcement by WWE yet regarding McIntyre’s status for SummerSlam or if Miz will be replacing him. MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is hosting the two-night event this Saturday and Sunday. Both nights have a start time of 6 p.m. Eastern airing live on Peacock in the United States and Netflix elsewhere.

Jelly Roll appearance, Tag Team title match set for next WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Josh Nason

For the first time since winning the WWE Tag Team titles a week ago, the first defense for The Wyatt Sicks will come on next week’s edition of SmackDown.

Made during Friday’s show, Rey Mysterio & Andrade will challenge Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy for the gold they won from The Street Profits. The duo earned the shot in a fatal four-way as they defeated three sets of former champions in #DIY, Fraxiom and the Motor City Machine Guns.

Mysterio last held the gold with Dominik Mysterio in 2021 while Andrade has never held WWE tag team gold.

Jelly Roll, Logan Paul, Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre will all be on hand as the build toward their SummerSlam match — and Jelly Roll’s pro wrestling debut — continues.

Ahead of Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair challenging Women’s Tag Team Champions Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez at SummerSlam, Bliss and Perez will go one-on-one.

Here’s the current lineup for Cleveland, Ohio:

  • Jelly Roll, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul appearances
  • WWE Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) defend against Andrade & Rey Fenix
  • Alexa Bliss vs. Roxanne Perez

Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul crash ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ for pre-WWE SummerSlam brawl

Posted on by Joseph Currier

An angle building up WWE SummerSlam went down on late-night TV last night.

Just a couple weeks away from making his WWE in-ring debut, country music star Jelly Roll guest hosted Wednesday night’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” His upcoming tag partner Randy Orton was a guest on the show. But seven minutes into the interview, the two were interrupted by their SummerSlam opponents.

Drew McIntyre crashed the show, insulting Jelly Roll by calling him “trailer trash.” A brawl between Orton and McIntyre then broke out and spilled backstage. Logan Paul took that opportunity to confront Jelly Roll and bully him by slapping him in the face — but it was Jelly Roll who came out on top after chokeslamming Paul through the talk show’s desk.

Full video of the angle can be watched below:

At Saturday Night’s Main Event last weekend, it was confirmed that Orton & Jelly Roll will face McIntyre & Paul at SummerSlam 2025. The two-night PLE will emanate live from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3.

This will be the 40-year-old Jelly Roll’s first match, but he’s a big WWE fan and has made multiple appearances for the company dating back to 2023. Jelly Roll told “The Pat McAfee Show” that, in preparation for this match, he’s been training at the WWE Performance Center training every day for the past few weeks.

Logan Paul’s ‘Impaulsive’ joins WWE & Fanatics podcast network

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Logan Paul’s relationship with WWE continues to grow with his podcast now part of the company’s podcast network.

After mentioning the deal during his promo on SmackDown last Friday, it was officially announced today that Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast has joined the growing list of shows in the WWE & Fanatics podcast network. The podcast venture began in March and includes shows hosted by Cody Rhodes, Stephanie McMahon, and The Undertaker & Michelle McCool, along with the weekly Raw Recap podcast from Sam Roberts & Megan Morant.

Impaulsive is hosted by Paul and his friend Mike Majlak — a fellow YouTube personality. They interview a variety of guests from all realms of celebrity including influencers, athletes, and musicians. WWE talent have frequently appeared on the show.

“The world’s greatest, most thought-provoking, mentally stimulating podcast in the history of mankind… hosted by a bunch of idiots,” is the official description for the podcast. New episodes are released on Tuesdays.

WWE notes that Impaulsive “will continue to be available through the Impaulsive YouTube channel and all audio platforms, now with added promotional support from WWE and Fanatics.”

Paul debuted for WWE in 2022 and is now in his third year as an active competitor. At SummerSlam next month, he’ll team up with Drew McIntyre for a tag match against Randy Orton and country music star Jelly Roll. The match will be Jelly Roll’s in-ring debut.

Jelly Roll to make in-ring debut in WWE SummerSlam tag match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Jelly Roll is officially set to make his in-ring debut at WWE SummerSlam.

The 40-year-old country music star will team up with Randy Orton when they take on Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam. After the build to the match began on Friday’s SmackDown, it was officially confirmed tonight during Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Orton and McIntyre faced off in a singles match tonight with Jelly Roll and Paul in their respective corners. Jelly Roll and Paul got into it at ringside, which led to McIntyre being distracted and losing to an RKO from Orton.

There was then a post-match angle where Paul attacked Orton. Jelly Roll made the save, dropping Paul with a punch. But when Jelly Roll went to check on Orton, McIntyre laid the musician out with a Claymore.

Later in the show, Jelly Roll & Orton did an interview where they challenged Paul & McIntyre for SummerSlam. WWE has since confirmed the match.

Jelly Roll has been nominated for four Grammys in his music career. He’s a big WWE fan who first interacted with Orton on an episode of Raw in 2023. Some of Jelly Roll’s popularity is due to him being seen as an inspirational figure that’s overcome a difficult past where he dealt drugs and spent time in jail. He’s also dropped approximately 200 pounds from his highest weight.

This is the first two-night SummerSlam in history. It’s being held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3, and rap star Cardi B will be the host of the show.

Three matches have been announced so far (nights to be announced):

WWE SummerSlam 2025 —

  • Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena defends against Cody Rhodes
  • WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
  • Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul

WOL: Has wrestling counterprogramming become counterproductive?

Posted on by Jim Valley

There are so many wrestling shows to cover, that we couldn’t do it in 48 minutes, so today’s Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley had to go into overtime.

Most of these shows exist because of WWE counterprogramming which I think might be counterproductive.

From Friday, we had Jelly Roll on WWE SmackDown, ROH Supercard of Honor with a match of the year candidate, and many more great matches.

For today, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event promises to be the most newsworthy one yet, there’s WWE Evolution on Sunday, today’s NXT Great American Bash and the reason for many of these shows: AEW All In Texas.

Check it out.

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Jelly Roll and Logan Paul get physical on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Music star Jelly Roll and social media personality Logan Paul got physically involved in an angle on Friday’s WWE SmackDown.

In an advertised appearance, Jelly Roll was performing a song on Friday’s episode when Paul interrupted and shouted him down. Randy Orton intervened on Jelly Roll’s behalf, but was laid out by the interfering Drew McIntyre. Paul then pounced on Orton and landed strikes before Jelly Roll took exception and attacked Paul.

Paul made a hasty retreat, but destroyed the Jelly Roll concert set on the stage in retaliation. While Orton and McIntyre will go one-on-one on Saturday Night’s Main Event this weekend, the longer-term direction appears to be McIntyre and Paul vs. Orton and Jelly Roll in a tag team match.

A report emerged this week that Jelly Roll has been training for in-ring action, and has SummerSlam weekend off from his touring schedule.

SummerSlam will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The two-night event is set for Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3. The show will feature John Cena defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes.

WOL: Can WWE x AAA Worlds Collide compare to the 1994 version?

Posted on by Jim Valley

It’s Saturday and it’s time for Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

In a new interview, Shane McMahon dispelled rumors about his father’s future plans and what he’s doing these days. His most interesting comments may have been his claims about “building the business.” I discuss.

How close will today’s WWE x AAA Worlds Collide come to its legendary namesake from 31 years ago and will it even try?

Friday’s WWE SmackDown was a standard final build to tonight’s Money in the Bank. I preview the show.

Friday’s TNA Against All Odds saw the return of the former IIconics in The IInspiration. Are there too many meme wrestlers on the TNA roster?

All that and more await on a new WOL.

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WWE SmackDown live results: Money in the Bank go-home show

Posted on by Colin McGuire

One night before Money in the Bank takes place, all of the MITB participants — as well as the four wrestlers competing in the PLE’s star-studded tag team main event — will be in the building for WWE SmackDown.

Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena, World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes, and Logan Paul are all set to make an appearance on tonight’s show. Cena will team with Paul to face Rhodes & Uso at Money in the Bank on Saturday night.

Additionally, the men and women competing in the respective MITB ladder matches will be on the show. On the men’s side, that includes Solo Sikoa, Seth Rollins, El Grande Americano, LA Knight, Penta, and Andrade.

On the women’s side, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez, Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Alexa Bliss, and Naomi will appear ahead of their ladder match.

Ripley, Bliss & Vaquer are teaming up tonight to face Naomi, Perez & Giulia in a six-woman tag. Plus, Knight will go one-on-one with Aleister Black.

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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– Joe Tessitore welcomed everyone into the show as shots of outside the Intuit Dome aired. The scene then transferred to Bakersfield, where SmackDown was happening.

– Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, Stephanie Vaquer, Naomi, Giulia, Roxanne Perez and all four members of the new Paul Heyman group were shown walking backstage, outside and everywhere in between. The Heyman group, led by Seth Rollins, made their way to the ring for the first segment.

The Paul Heyman group segment

Rollins soaked in the fans singing his song briefly after the four of them entered the ring. The crowd turning to barking in the key of Bron Breakker. “CM Punk!” chants then broke out. These people just could not make up their minds. Anyway, Rollins eventually just said “Bakersfield,” and ran through his introduction. Rollins said he will take everything at Money In The Bank and then have control over the entire industry. “OTC!” chants began. Rollins said Roman could hear them because he’s off on the island of irrelevancy.

Rollins said they were there to deliver a message – anyone who stands in their way will suffer the same fate as anyone who has already stood in their way. Rollins referenced Sami Zayn, Roman Reigns and CM Punk as people who stood in their way and noted how they are all out of commission. Rollins said Reigns has never cared about the fans while Rollins, indeed, has cared about the fans. Rollins said there is nobody who can stop him. On cue, Solo Sikoa’s music hit and Sikoa walked out with Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo.

Sikoa and his group took their time entering the ring. Sikoa asked Rollins about what he previously said and Rollins reiterated everything. Sikoa said if nobody was going to stop Rollins … well, Sikoa and his group were standing there and they could, in theory, stop them. Sikoa said Rollins had his own Bloodline going on. Sikoa asked if Bron was supposed to be Jey Uso and if Bronson Reed was Sami Zayn. Sikoa looked at Heyman and said, “Long time, no see.” Rollins stepped in and told Sikoa to choose his words carefully. Sikoa said he would win the MITB contract and all the power will be Sikoa’s.

Rollins called Breakker the future of the industry while Sikoa was not. Rollins said Reed could snap Sikoa with his fingers. Rollins said Sikoa’s family would rather stab him in the back than have his back and turned his attention to Fatu. Rollins said it looked like Fatu wanted to say something and Sikoa told Rollins to shut his mouth. Rollins then called Fatu “Solo’s bitch.” Rollins said it took a lot of guts for Sikoa to come out and talk to them. Rollins said he felt a little threatened by one Fatu in the ring, but it wasn’t Sikoa. Sikoa took off his suit jacket and Breakker stepped up. Fatu then stepped up to Breakker. Rollins then stepped to Fatu. The Heyman group left the ring and that ended the segment.

As Rollins and his group left, Jimmy Uso ran in and took out Sikoa and his group. Uso will face Mateo in the first match of the night.

This was fun. I was a little surprised the crowd didn’t side a little more with Sikoa and his boys because there really were a lot of layers attached to the fact that Sikoa led his people out there to confront a group put together by Paul Heyman. They only touched on it briefly, but it was enough to remind some of us that there are a lot of different ways a story like that could go. In the meantime, the Fatu/Breakker stare down was really well done and boy, it was kind of a trip to see Jonah and Jeff Cobb face off on the far side of the ring. We aren’t in New Japan anymore, Dorothy. Good stuff all around and a hot start to a go-home show that appears to have a hot crowd behind it. You can’t ask for much more than that.

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Jimmy Uso vs. JC Mateo

The match was joined in progress and Uso had the upper hand. Uso came off the top and hit a cross-body for a one-count. Uso came off the ropes and Mateo suplexed Uso before going to Uso’s chin and mouth. Sikoa told Uso it wasn’t too late for him to come back to Sikoa’s group. Mateo kicked Uso and slowed things down. Uso fired up, but eventually ran into a back elbow from Mateo. Mateo chopped Uso repeatedly before he ran at Uso and Uso moved, sending Mateo to the outside. Uso hit Mateo with a shoulder block through the ropes and onto the floor. Uso went to the top, but Mateo dropkicked Uso off the top and to the outside of the ring. The show then went to a commercial break.

The show returned and Uso was rallying until Mateo clotheslined Uso and landed a standing moonsault on Uso. Mateo hit a running elbow in a corner, but Uso came back with a Samoan Drop to reset the match. Uso hit a fury of strikes on Mateo, including a step-up enziguri. Uso came off the top with an Uso In The Wind, and got a two-count out of it. Uso ran at Mateo, but Mateo caught him and hit a spinning back suplex for a nice near-fall. Mateo ran at Uso, but Uso got an elbow up and followed that with a pair of super-kicks and a spear. Uso went to the top, but Sikoa hopped up on the apron. Uso and Fatu then engaged in a stare down, btu Fatu on the apron. Mateo leapt at Uso and Uso moved, so Mateo hit Fatu off the apron. Uso rolled Mateo up for the win. After the match, Fatu left on his own while Mateo yelled at Fatu.

Match result: JImmy Uso defeated JC Mateo (11:23 of TV time)

An OK television match (and that might even be sort of kind). Like it or don’t like it, it’s hard to deny that there was no real reason it should dragged on as long as it did – and through two commercial breaks, to boot. The long walk towards Fatu breaking out on his own continues, but this felt like a significant development because it was Mateo who was fired up after the match and it was the first real time we saw him show any type of emotion since showing up in WWE. Back to the match: Jimmy needed that win, so I’m glad he got it. On the other end of things, we can probably all agree that Mateo will survive even though he now has a loss on his WWE record. The showdown between Mateo and Fatu can’t come soon enough, though, because these Bloodline angles have no problem dragging out much longer than they actually should.

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– Zelina (no Vega, according to the graphic listed on the television screen) ran into Giulia backstage and told Giulia would have to pry the U.S. title from her lifeless body. Giulia said Zelina was confident and Zelina walked away while Giulia looked on.

– Fatu ran into Damian Priest backstage. Priest told Fatu he’s been where Fatu currently is and he doesn’t envy that. Priest said at some point, he’ll be coming for the U.S. title. Fatu said if Priest doesn’t take care of business, Priest will be at the back of the line like everyone else.

Zelina Vega vs. Piper Niven in a Bakersfield Brawl

Good news. Vega got her last name back in the graphic that popped up on her way to the ring. Niven threw Vega to the mat repeatedly to begin the match. Eventually, Vega grabbed a kendo stick from under the ring and worked Niven over with it. For reasons impossible to explain, Vega threw the stick to the outside of the ring and went for a pin, but Niven kicked out right away. “We want tables!” chants inevitably began. The action spilled outside and Niven caught Vega before slamming Vega’s head down on the ede of the apron. Niven followed up with a basement cross-body against the LED screen on the side of the ring. The show then went to a commercial break.

The show returned and a chain had been introduced during the break. Niven choked Vega with it before kneeing Vega into the bottom turnbuckle. Niven set up a chair and attempted to slam Vega, but Vega turned it into a DDT on the chair. Niven sold it by rolling outside, where Vega hit a moonsault on everyone, including Fyre, Green and Niven. Vega went to the top, but Niven cut her off. Vega fought back and landed a Super Code Red from the top, but Fyre pulled Vega off Niven. Green then beat down Vega as Niven came to. Niven yelled for Fyre to get a table and Green and Fyre did just that.

Niven slammed Vega on the floor as her crew set up the table inside the ring. With Vega on the table, Niven went to the second rope, but Giulia appeared and attacked Green and Fyre. Giulia hit Niven with the kendo stick and Vega powerbombed Niven through the table. That was enough to get Vega the win.

Match result: Zelina Vega defeated Piper Niven (10:44)

After the match, Giulia entered the ring and raised Vega’s hand before, wouldn’t you know it, attacking Vega. Giulia then picked up the U.S. title and stood tall over Vega.

Vega receives slightly better responses from the live crowd each week and this was no exception. Good for her on that. This was a fairly PG brawl, as one would expect, but the final sequence with Niven going through the table looked like it might leave Niven with an ache or two tomorrow morning. I like the insertion of Giulia into the Vega/Green program and we have to think this leads to Giulia eventually holding that U.S. title, which will instantly give it some much-needed credibility. My only request? Can we get to that point sooner than later? My impatience, these days, knows no bounds.

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– Jey Uso was shown in the locker room and Cody Rhodes came up to talk to him. Jimmy Uso walked into the frame. Jey said they’ll worry about tomorrow, tomorrow, after Cody and Jimmy asked Jey if he was OK.

– An Aleister Black vignette aired. Black recalled how LA Knight stole his victory in the MITB qualifying match. Black said he wants to take away Knight’s security and he wants things to be Knight and Black to see what’s left of Knight. Black said if Knight beats him, he will shake Knight’s hand and admit defeat.

LA Knight vs. Aleister Black

Before the match, Knight obtained a microphone and held it out as the crowd chanted his name. Knight said it was that time of the year (yeah!) and it’s Money In The Bank season (yeah!). Knight said if you do a little bit of math, this is his third year in a row being in MITB. Knight asked the crowd if they thought the third time will be a charm. Knight said he’s not satisfied with that. He ran down the other participants in the ladder match, including Seth Rollins, with whom Knight noted he hasn’t had a lot of interaction. Knight said Rollins isn’t going to burn anything down because instead, Rollins will get burned by Knight. Before long, Knight capped his minutes off with the catchphrase. Mercifully, the lights went out and Black’s music hit in an attempt to move things towards actually starting the match. Before that could happen, though, the show went to a commercial break.

The two locked up when the show returned, so maybe they just stood there and looked at each other during that two-and-a-half minute commercial break? Some mysteries might never be solved. More locking-up continued all around the ring continuously until the crowd … well, the crowd never really responded to it. Black took Knight down and worked a side head-lock. Knight came back with an elbow and a vertical suplex for a one-count. Knight went for a DDT but Black didn’t comply and instead kicked Knight in the head. Knight came back with a tough clothesline that was good enough for a two-count.

Black landed a jaw-breaker and a step-up knee for a two-count. Black followed up with a snap-suplex, which was good enough for a two-count. Black landed a series of strikes, complete with a leg-sweep. Black went for a springboard move, but Knight charged Black and both wrestlers went over the top and to the outside. The show went to another commercial break as Black and Knight sold the spill.

Back to the action and Black successfully executed the springboard moonsault on Knight inside the ring. “This is awesome!” chants broke out. Black went for Black Mass, but Knight ducked it and Knight hit his jumping neck-breaker into his modified powerslam. From there, it was the top-rope elbow attempt, but Black got a boot up. The two went back and forth with punches and kicks. Black went for the moonsault again, but Knight caught Black and hit a Burning Hammer. Black then rolled to the outside. Seth Rollins ran in and gave Knight the Stomp, which was enough to end the match.

Rollins set up for another Stomp, but Black stepped into the ring to stop Rollins. Breakker then showed up and speared the hell out of Black. Reed landed a Senton on Knight and then Breakker speared Knight.

Match result: LA Knight defeated Aleister Black via DQ (10:20)

I’m not a fan of the finish, but this was a good match while it lasted. In fact, it was one of Knight’s better television matches in recent memory and you have to think that as a thing or three to do with Black. Knight seemed fired up and Black got the best out of him because of it. I was wondering how they’d get out of the match because I couldn’t imagine Knight losing going into MITB, but it also seems too soon for Black to lie down. Insert Seth Rollins, and the result writes itself. The way the Rollins group is bulldozing everyone, it kind of feels like an NWO-lite feel and I like that. Oddly enough, that idea feels kind of/sort of fresh these days when it’s done right. And right now, Heyman and Rollins and their guys are doing it right.

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– Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce announced that next week, the King and Queen Of The Ring tournaments will begin. The winners of the tournaments will receive world title shots later at Summer Slam.

– Byron Saxton interviewed Jade Cargill backstage and Saxton asked Cargill about competing in the Queen Of The Ring tournament. Cargill noted how she is the storm and she can’t wait to tear through the Queen Of The Ring tournament. Saxton asked about Bianca Belair and Cargill was going to respond, but Charlotte walked into the frame. Charlotte told Cargill there is only one queen in WWE. Tiffany Stratton then walked in and started her march to the ring for the next segment.

– A Legado Del Fantasma vignette aired. They talked about competing at Worlds Collide. They put over their opponents in the six-man tag at Saturday’s event.

– American Made were interviewed backstage. Chad Gable said his confident was high going into his match with Vikingo at Worlds Collide. Gable said the AAA Mega Championship will come home with him. Andrade walked into the frame and spoke to Gable in Spanish. Penta then pulled up and made fun of Gable in Spanish. Gable got angry and said El Grande will put them both through a ladder tomorrow night. Aldis showed up and made a match pitting Penta & Andrade against the Creeds for later tonight.

The Tiffy Time segment

Tiffy said everyone on Saturday is going to try and pull a Tiffy from last year and reach for the stars. Stratton said everyone in the match is championship match is great, but after the match, whomever wins will have their world revolve around Tiffy. Tiffy asked everyone what time it was and the crowd shouted “Tiffy Time!” Rhea Ripley’s music hit and Ripley walked out. Ripley grabbed a mic once inside the ring and recalled how she’s never had to be in a MITB match before. Ripley said she knows what it feels like to be a champion and she misses that feeling. Stephanie Vaquer’s music hit and out, she came. As Vaquer made her entrance, introductions for the upcoming match was made. As such, Alexa Bliss’s music hit and Bliss made her entrance for the match as well. The show then went to a commercial break.

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Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer & Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi, Giulia & Roxanne Perez

Vaquer and Giulia started the match and the pace was fast. They traded a bunch of pin attempts and Vaquer set up for the face-planting viral move (Devil’s Kiss), but Giulia countered and planted Vaquer. Naomi tagged in and went for Devil’s Kiss on Vaquer, but Vaquer worked out of it. Things broke down and all six women brawled, highlighted by Vaquer executing the Devil’s Kiss on Naomi. After the things settled down, Naomi and Vaquer were battling in the ring with Naomi getting the best of it, complete with the other heels interfering. Perez tagged in and worked over Vaquer until Giulia tagged in a short time later. Naomi quickly tagged in, too, and lifted Vaquer, but Vaquer worked out of it and tagged in Bliss.

Bliss whipped Naomi into a corner and then pulled her down by her hair. Bliss hit a basement dropkick on Naomi and a dive on Giulia and Naomi on the outside. Perez reinserted herself and threw Bliss into the ring steps. The show then went to a commercial break. The show returned and Naomi was working over Bliss. Naomi ran at Bliss, but went face-first into a buckle. Still, Naomi lifted Bliss to stop a tag, until Bliss DDT’d Naomi and got the hot tag to Ripley. Perez also tagged in.

Ripley hit a fallaway slam on Perez and took out the rest of the wrestlers as the crowd chanted “Mami!” Ripley landed a Razor’s Edge on Perez. She followed up with a boot to the face, but Naomi broke up a pin attempt. The match broke down and Bliss hit Sister Abigail DDT on Giulia. Ripley then tried a RipTide on Perez, but Perez countered into a spike DDT and everyone was down. There was a chant from the crowd that forced the audio to be spotty. Perez tried to tag Naomi into the match, but Naomi left the match after hopping off the apron. The three babyfaces ganged up on Perez and Ripley hit RipTide on Perez for the win.

Match result: Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss & Stephanie Vaquer defeated Naomi, Roxanne Perez & Giulia (12:01)

The match of the night so far. Perez, especially, as acclimated really well to the main roster, despite the footsie that the bookers have played with her between NXT and the main roster. Vaquer looked good, too, and better yet, it really finally feels like Giulia has arrived in WWE. Her NXT run felt a tiny bit off in a handful of ways, but something clicked in the last couple months and this feels like The Real Giulia – or at least the one we’ve come to love from her work in Japan. The Naomi wrinkle was a fun way to get to the finish and I suspect she wins the ladder match Saturday night. In the meantime, this was a very good preview for what’s on tap for this year’s women’s MITB festivities.

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– Sikoa was shown talking to Mateo backstage. Mateo asked Sikoa if he trusted Fatu and Sikoa said as long Fatu follows Sikoa’s lead, everything will be OK. Sikoa said Fatu loves him and Fatu isn’t “all that smart in the head.” Sikoa said all Fatu thinks about is himself and he’s “all gas and no brains.” Sikoa said he has it all under control. As Sikoa and Mateo walked away, it was revealed that Fatu was standing right around the corner, listening to all of it.

– While the Sign Of The Night stuff unfolded, a Bo Dallas/Wyatt Sicks VHS vignette cut in and aired in lieu of it. Dallas/Howdy said he’s watched the tag division and he said they returned not for nostalgia or closure, but to rip open the wound of apathy and take what they are owed. He said the time for repentance has passed and everyone needs to accept their condemnation and they will not be forgotten. The entire SmackDown tag division was shown watching the video backstage together. Montez Ford spoke up and said he knows they are all afraid and they need for forget about the tag title for one moment and instead, need to focus on the Wyatts. Fraxiom said they need to teach the Wyatts a lesson. MCMG told #DIY they want to get their hands on the Wyatts, too. Each team left the scene on their own and left Aldis alone in the room.

Penta & Andrade vs. American Made (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed)

Penta and Andrade jumpstarted the match, landing dives on both Creeds on the outside. Andrade and Brutus started the match, but Julius ran in and Andrade took care of him, too. Andrade hit double-knees on both brothers in separate corners. Penta tagged in and took care of both Creed brothers, too. Penta did the Penta Walk, but the brothers attacked him while doing so and briefly, they took control. Penta quickly recovered and Andrade tagged in, but Julius took out Andrade’s knee. Brutus tagged in and hit a standing moonsault for a one-count. The show then went to a commercial break.

The show returned and Andrade was getting worked over by the brothers until he hit an enziguri on Julius and tagged in Penta, who who unleashed a fury of moves on Julius. With the ref distracted, Gable hopped onto the apron and tried to take Penta’s mask off until Vikingo ran in and took care of Gable. There was some chaos, but Penta hit the Mexican Destroyer on Brutus and got the win.

Match result: Andrade & Penta defeated The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) (7:57)

After the match, Seth Rollins’s music hit and the Heyman group came back down to ringside to face Penta and Andrade. Heyman’s group surrounded the ring and a brawl broke out between Breakker, Rollins, Reed, Penta and Andrade. The crowd booed as the heels got the best of it. Breakker landed a spear on Andrade while Reed hit a Senton on Penta. Rollins then stomped both Penta and Andrade. Reed went to the top and connected with a Tsunami on Penta. Officials ran out to help and the show went to a commercial break.

Again, I really, really, really like this Heyman group takeover stuff. That was a really nice touch to the aftermath of this match. I suspect it won’t continue without the MITB thread after this weekend, but we can appreciate it while it happens. As for the match itself, it was pretty good. I maintain that the women had the match of the night, but this had great action and the crowd was super up for Andrade and Penta, which added to the proceedings. It’s wild to me, watching Vikingo run through GCW talent only a handful of years ago, doing that 720 splash through tables near and far, grabbing a cup of coffee in AEW, and now playing a run-in role in the last match of the night on a SmackDown. This business, man. There’s nothing like it.

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– The show returned and Paul Heyman had a microphone and called everyone “Bakers Bitches.” Heyman said his group doesn’t fear the future because they are the future. Heyman said he didn’t understand why anyone would boo that. Heyman said Rollins already told everyone everything that would happen and all the things he said did, in fact, happen. Heyman asked if the crowd understands that Rollins and the group are “the vanguards of the destiny of WWE.” Heyman said everyone can boo all they want, but at MITB, Rollins will become Mr. Money In The Bank. Heyman said after that, whenever Rollins damn well feels like it, will propel the entire industry into a vision all of his own. Heyman said the greatest honor of his professional life will be calling Rollins the reigning, defending … and then Cody Rhodes’s music hit to cut the whole thing off.

The Cody Rhodes/Jey Uso/John Cena/Logan Paul segment

Cody stood in front of the entire Heyman group to start the segment. Rollins stepped forward. Cody stepped forward as well. Jey Uso’s music hit and Uso made his entrance through the crowd. The show went to a commercial break and when it came back, the Heyman group was out of the ring. Cody asked everyone what they wanted to talk about. Cody mentioned John Cena and the crowd launched into “Let’s go Cena/Cena sucks!” chants. Cody mentioned how seeing Cena stand next to Paul is like seeing “Michael Hayes standing next to the Hardy Boyz.” The problem with the line was that nobody reacted. At all.

Jey took the microphone and everyone yeet’d, but quickly, John Cena’s music hit and Cena made his entrance to the “John Cena sucks” singalong. Cena cut his music and soaked in the chants coming from the crowd. Cody took off his suit jacket. Cena motioned for the ring announcer to reintroduce him as the greatest of all time, as he’s done in past weeks, and Mr. Nash obliged. Out of nowhere Logan Paul showed up and attacked Cdoy and Uso. Cena hit an AA on Uso. Paul landed a Paul-verizor on Cody. Paul went to the top and hit a frog splash on Cody. Paul followed up with a frog splash on Uso.

Cena grabbed a microphone and said nobody will come to save the fans or wrestling. Cena said he’s been telling everyone for half of a year – “your dream of what WWE is will be ruined. This is your future. I take this home. He takes that to the top.” Cena was talking about the championship belts. Cena said the last real champion and the moment maker, the last future face of WWE, Logan Paul … Cena didn’t add anything to that sentence and Paul and Cena held up the respective world titles. Cena rolled Cody into the ring and hit an AA on Cody. Paul rolled Uso into the ring and Paul hit Uso with his right hand.

Cena yelled “You can’t handle the truth!” It was a play on R-Truth (let’s hope, at least). Cena noted how everyone was hypocrites for chanting for “Truth.” “We want Truth” chants kept going. Cena called everyone losers and said it was his last time in Bakersfield. Cena finished by saying winners write the history books. Again, Cena and Paul held up the respective world titles. The show ended with Uso and Cody selling pain.

Good heat for the heels going into what most of us think is a throwaway tag match Saturday night at MITB. If anything, it will probably be designed to make Jey Uso take some damage going into his world title match against Gunther on Monday, but the way this episode ended, it’s hard not to imagine Cody and Jey going over. We’ll see, I suppose. The only real disappointment of the segment was the fact that it started with Cody staring down the entire Heyman group by himself, only to have the show go to a commercial break and come back without any of the Heyman group in the ring. As Keenan Thompson would say, “What up with that?” All told, it was a fine go-home show. People who expect this to be the typical SmackDown should tune in on a random Friday in July because this usually ain’t it (as the kids would say). Tonight was chaos and fun and build and heat and action. If only they could keep that up … .

Daily Update: WWE-Big 12, Logan Paul, MxM Collection

Posted on by Joseph Currier

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  • Death and legacy of Sabu
  • Why WrestleMania was  moved, expected date change and how it went down
  • WWE Backlash coverage and what the Netflix number, or lack thereof, said about it.
  • Double or Nothing, Saturday Night’s Main Event, Battleground and Dean 2 looked at
  • UFC’s last two weeks of shows
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of all the wrestling shows, where they placed in weekly stands, time slot, competition, Netflix numbers and how close is Dynamite really to Raw
  • Updates in different court cases involving Vince McMahon, including what things Vince is trying to keep private and what argument are his lawyers using to get the Janel Grant case out of court.
  • AEW wrestlers at Arena Mexico in June with two shows including some very big matches
  • Notes on the last two weeks of Arena Mexico activity
  • Update on TripleMania Regia and those who were to be there and aren’t and who is
  • Who is the hottest new star in AAA
  • Champion Carnival finals
  • Ninja Mack becomes viral star
  • Best of the Super Juniors tournament
  • Woman wrestling legend retires
  • Kyle Snyder’s arrest, what happened, where he stands right now
  • New signees to RAF including Chael Sonnen as announcer
  • Sonnen issues apology
  • Pro wrestling legend announces independent show for his last match in a 20,000 seat arena
  • LA Park’s latest controversy
  • Maple Leaf Wrestling thoughts
  • TNA has a number of big shows
  • Jim Ross notes
  • Darby Allin’s climb
  • Collision technical issue
  • AEW doing more residencies
  • AEW and International television
  • Will Ospreay on AEW vs. WWE
  • Advance ticket sales for AEW, WWE and TNA events upcoming
  • UFC wins multiple awards
  • Lots of new major UFC fights
  • Boxing legend done with MMA
  • PFL tournament shows upcoming
  • Holly Holm signs with Jake Pail
  • What is going on with Nick Khan & Dana White’s boxing deal with Turki Alalshikh
  • WWE in Mexico
  • WWE injury and roster updates
  • New WWE signings

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  • College football writer Chris Vannini reports that WWE is expanding its already existing partnership with the Big 12 conference:
    • Sources: The Big 12 and WWE are expanding their partnership this fall. WWE will hold several episodes of Friday Night SmackDown in Big 12 markets, the night before football games. 
    • Includes a Week 0 show in Ireland before KSU/ISU and an Orlando show before UCF/UNC.
  • In footage for his vlog that was filmed before facing Jey Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event last weekend, Logan Paul cut a promo addressing other members of the roster being unhappy that he gets opportunities like challenging Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship:
    • It’s my understanding that some of my peers are not happy that I get these shots so quickly in my career. Let me break it down for you. In your simple brains, you think I’m here because I go viral. You see the numbers, and you think that’s why I’m here.
    • No. The reason that I’m here, the reason that I’m given these opportunities so early in my career, is A) because I’m fantastic, but B) because I’ve been getting those impressions for a decade now.
    • And with those impressions comes an audience, a fan base, eyeballs. That’s why I’m here. ‘Cause people watch what I do. They care what I do. Whether they’re on my team, they want me to win, whether they’re waiting for me to fail, doesn’t matter, they’re watching.
    • And that’s the currency: attention. And so my question would be, for the people who have a problem with my position in the WWE: who’s watching you?
  • Karrion Kross posted his own promo responding to Paul.
  • WWE broadcast team member Cathy Kelley has booked her first movie role in an action comedy titled “Karate Ghost.” Here is how the movie is described:
    • Set in a town ruled by absurd karate law, the film watches as a lonely teen forms an unlikely bond with the ghost of his late father’s favorite action hero. What begins as a haunted mentorship quickly escalates into a fight for identity, legacy, and redemption. [Tim] Rozon leads the cast as Johnny Maim, a washed-up ’90s action star who died tragically mid-stunt now trapped in the afterlife and hungry for one last shot at glory, with [Colton] Gobbo playing grieving 15-year-old Bobby Brody.
  • Goldberg’s son Gage has gotten the same tribal tattoo on his shoulder that his father has.
  • Trick Williams and Lash Legend bought a home together this week.
  • Dublin Live interviewed Lyra Valkyria.
  • WWE LFG contestant Leigh Laurel is now part of the Evolve roster and is going by the name Jin Tala. She’ll face Carlee Bright on next week’s episode.

Other Wrestling

  • Salman Hashimokov, an amateur wrestling champion and former IWGP Heavyweight Champion for NJPW, has passed away. He was the fifth-ever wrestler to hold the IWGP title, winning it from Big Van Vader in 1989 before dropping it to Riki Choshu. Hashimokov also competed at Starrcade 1990 in the Pat O’Connor International Tag Team Tournament.
  • AEW/ROH tag team MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) will make their DDT Pro Wrestling debut at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sunday, June 29. They’re facing Kazuki Hirata & Danshoku Dino at the show.
  • “Speedball” Mike Bailey uploaded a new vlog from Double or Nothing weekend.
  • Author Keith Greenberg is the guest on AEW Unrestricted this week, discussing his upcoming book “This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling.”
  • Deonna Purrazzo will return to House of Glory in Queens, New York on Saturday, June 7 for a match against Karissa Rivera (formerly Elektra Lopez in WWE).
  • Purrazzo and her husband Steve Maclin spoke to Sports Illustrated about the Tower Climb fundraiser they’ll be participating in for Tunnel to Towers this weekend.
  • Paul London will face CMLL wrestler Neon in a lightning match on the TV taping portion of MLW’s Summer of the Beasts event in Queens on Thursday, June 26.

John Cena & Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso official for WWE Money in the Bank

Posted on by Ian Carey

A big tag team match is now confirmed for WWE Money in the Bank.

Cody Rhodes returned on Saturday Night’s Main Event to save Jey Uso from an attack by John Cena and Logan Paul. In the show’s closing moments, Rhodes issued a challenge for the upcoming PLE. Paul “Triple H” Levesque made the match official on Sunday.

WWE Money in the Bank 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025, from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. AAA x WWE Worlds Collide will take place earlier that day at the nearby KIA Forum.

WWE Money in the Bank 2025 lineup for June 7, 2025:

  • Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Solo Sikoa vs. LA Knight vs. 4TBD
  • Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Giulia vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Rhea Ripley vs. 2TBD
  • WWE Undisputed Champion John Cena & Logan Paul vs. World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso & Cody Rhodes

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event live results: John Cena vs. R-Truth

Posted on by Marc Quill

WWE returns to the airwaves of NBC and Peacock for its second Saturday Night’s Main Event of 2025 featuring both the past, the present and the future of WWE.

In a featured match, undisputed WWE Champion John Cena will defend against R-Truth in an angle coming out of Backlash. While the two shared the ring in 2024, this will be their first singles match since 2011.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso will defend against Logan Paul in their first-ever meeting. Paul is looking for his first World title run while this is Uso’s second title defense.

In a high-profile tag team match, past opponents CM Punk & Sami Zayn will team up against Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker.

Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre will battle in a steel cage match in a WrestleMania rematch.

In a match made on SmackDown, Women’s U.S. Champion Zelina Vega will defend against inaugural champion Chelsea Green.

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– Following the WWE signature open, the voice of Joe Tessitore welcomed us over a shot of Tampa before we went to an outside shot of the Yuengling Center and fans pouring into the arena. As we saw shots of several wrestlers arriving to the arena, we then went to the cold open for our show.

– Tessitore was then seen on stage with Jesse Ventura, as they discussed the action to come for tonight’s show, including the McIntyre vs. Priest cage match and Jey Uso vs. Logan Paul. The two then tossed things over to our commentary team of Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.

CM Punk & Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker

Once all four men entered the ring, the brawl began before the bell could even ring. In the ensuing scuffle, Punk and Zayn cleared the ring as the match finally kicked off when Zayn and Rollins started things off for their teams. Breakker tagged himself in and with Zayn slumped against the commentary table at ringside, he hit a powerful clothesline that sent the Canadian over the table as we headed to a break in the action.

We returned with Rollins and Breakker working over Zayn in their corner. Breakker dropped Zayn with a suplex as he then did his pushups to taunt his foe. Rollins tagged in and tried to continue the momentum, but Zayn avoided calamity and got the tag to Punk. The Chicago native went to work on Rollins as he attempted the GTS, but got countered. Punk pulled out a Code Red out of nowhere on Rollins, which got a close two-count. He then took down Rollins with a bulldog while simultaneously clotheslining an interfering Breakker.

Diving elbow drop by Punk appeared to lead to a GTS, but Breakker pulled Rollins away and caused a distraction. This opened Punk up for a Pedigree from Rollins, but Zayn broke up the count at two. Breakker tried to intervene, but Zayn threw him out and then took off with a springboard moonsault ala Sabu as we got another break.

The action continued with Rollins and Punk mixing it up in the ring as the two men attempted to hit their respective finishers, but to no avail. A double clothesline from both men took each other out as they then tagged in to their respective corners. Zayn caught Breakker napping with a springboard DDT. He appeared to have Breakker in position for a Helluva Kick, but Rollins held on to Zayn’s foot. Punk took down Rollins with a dive to the outside. After an exploder suplex, Heyman pulled at Zayn’s leg, as we then saw a returning Bronson Reed appear at ringside to take Punk out of the equation with a charge to through the barricade.

In the ensuing chaos, Breakker hit Zayn with the spear and got the win for his team.

Post-match, Breakker sized up Reed, but Rollins stepped forward and embraced Reed, apparently having recruited the massive Australian to his burgeoning alliance. Punk tried to grab at Heyman’s leg, but he found himself a victim of a Tsunami at the hands of Reed.

Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker def. Sami Zayn & CM Punk via pinfall (Breakker pinned Zayn)

A fun enough opener to the evening, but the big story is Bronson Reed aligning with Seth Rollins’ faction which should make them a formidable heel faction on Raw. That said, the crowd continually cheering for Rollins and singing his song does make that a bit of an issue, and it’s something that’s probably going to have to be addressed down the line.

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WWE Women’s United States Championship Match: Zelina Vega (c) vs. Chelsea Green

Green started off hot by takine down Vega with a clothesline as she then pounced on her with punches, followed by an irish whip to the turnbuckle. Vega avoided a scoop slam from Green, and took momentum with an arm drag. She missed on a 619 attempt, as the action spilled to the outside. Green grabbed Vega from the floor and dropped her with a hard powerbomb right to the outside.

Back in the ring, Green relished in having Vega down and out as she slammed her face-first on the mat for a two-count. Green continued to assert her command on the match by targeting Vega’s back, followed by a patented all-Canadian chinlock. Vega fought out of it, but got rocked by a boot to the face from Green.

Green missed on a splash as Vega dodged at the last second, which gave the Women’s U.S. Champion an opening and a second wind. Vega showing some almighty offense with a back suplex, but Green snuffed that out. An Un-Pretty-Her attempt was blocked by Vega, who then hit the 619 on Green, which appeared to have busted her nose upon impact. A distraction from Alba Fyre allowed Piper Niven to try her hand in distracting Vega, but to no avail.

In the end, Vega retained her Women’s U.S. Title with an avalanche Code Red for the three to maintain her perfect record against Chelsea Green.

Zelina Vega def. Chelsea Green via pinfall to retain the Women’s United States Championship

A fine match for sure, and the anime nerd in me really appreciated Vega’s choice of attire, which was a shoutout to the character All Might from My Hero Academia. Still, it was nice to see Vega in action on this edition of SNME.

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– Jimmy Hart and Bushwhacker Luke were shown in the crowd. The commentators discussed the CMLL/NXT Worlds Collide show, particularly a match just made for the event in two weeks: El Hijo del Vikingo versus Chad Gable.

Non-Title Match: John Cena vs. R-Truth

Cena, of course, entered to cheers despite being a heel. Truth entered to the match to Cena’s own music, as well as sporting attire that was directly a spoof of Cena’s own attire.

Cena started the match by hitting Truth from behind and went on the offensive before he ripped off Truth’s shirt. The Undisputed WWE Champion attacked Truth in the corner as he threw aside his earrings in disgust. Cena didn’t waste any time hitting his usual shoulder tackles, followed by the back drop. The Five Knuckle Shuffle made no mistake as Cena looked for an Attitude Adjustment. Truth escaped and proceeded to give Cena a taste of his own medicine. Five Knuckle Shuffle from Truth was then followed by an AA on Cena. One, two… no! Truth applied the STF on Cena, but the Champ escaped to the outside. A throw to the ringpost at ringside by Cena gave him the opportunity to retrieve his WWE Championship belt.

Cena looked to hit Truth with his WWE Title belt, but seemed to have a moment of hesitation, but that was just a distraction for a low blow, followed by the AA for the victory.

Post-match, Cena grabbed his title belt and smashed Truth with it before he walked off.

John Cena def. R-Truth

A lot like most of Cena’s heel run, this was just kinda there. Nothing overly bad, but nothing really remarkable, either. Truth doing Cena’s mannerisms and moves was cute and all, but it wasn’t really much to write home about. Even the obvious route of perhaps having Cody Rhodes return to save Truth and confront Cena wasn’t taken, but I suppose the return of the American Nightmare will be saved for a bigger occasion.

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– Backstage, Jey Uso was confronted by John Cena, who said that it’d be quite something if Logan Paul were to defeat Uso for the World Title, causing a scenario where the World Title would be in the hands of a YouTuber, while he held the WWE Title as his clock struck zero. Cena told Uso that he’d be watching his defense against Paul later tonight closely.

Steel Cage Match: Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre

Jesse Ventura joined Cole and McAfee at the commentary table for this next match.

McIntyre attacked Priest before he could enter the cage as he grabbed a pair of chairs from under the ring before entering the ring to get this match started. Priest responded with a couple of elbows, but McIntyre countered with a chop. Priest fought back with a Flatliner, followed by a kick to the face. A South of Heaven attempt by Priest was blocked by McIntyre. The Scotsman avoided a running splash, and took advantage by sending Priest face first into the cage twice as we went to a break in the action.

Saturday Night’s Main Event returned with McIntyre and Priest duking it out as both men were climbing the side of the cage wall. Priest blasted McIntyre with a kick, followed by the South of Heaven for an incredibly close two-count. Priest tried to climb up to the top of the cage, but McIntyre met him at the pass. McIntyre caught Priest and delivered a superplex from the side of the cage. McIntyre set Priest up for the countdown and the Claymore. One, two… Priest kicked out!

As both men got up to their feet, Priest and McIntyre exchanged strikes as it devolved into a hockey fight of sorts. Priest got the upper hand and left him stunned with his martial arts strikes. Priest avoided a Claymore and dropped his Scottish foe with a big boot. McIntyre responded by delivering a South of Heaven of his own to Priest. One, two… another Priest kickout! McIntyre eyed the chair that he brought in and proceeded to put it to great use by striking Priest with it repeatedly.

McIntyre attempted to hit the Claymore against a chair propped up in the corner, but Priest dodged at the last second. Priest placed McIntyre’s neck across the top of a chair and dropped it. Priest then delivered a South of Heaven to stun McIntyre. With the Scotsman out cold, Priest laid his head across the chair on the mat as he then grabbed the other chair. Priest then hit McIntyre with a con-chair-to, which left him unconscious long enough for Priest to just walk out of the cage to secure the victory. Jesse Ventura was apopletic on commentary on how Priest won by just walking out of the cage door, as Cole tried to cover for it.

Damian Priest def. Drew McIntyre via Cage Escape

That match was entertaining and it picked up considerably after the commercial break. Seeing Priest deliver a con-chair-to to finish this match was a good way to put an end to this match, and I chuckled at Jesse Ventura’s indignation on commentary at Priest’s exit through the door to win this match.

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– As the U.S. Express were shown in the crowd, we returned to Ventura and Tessitore discussing the events that has transpired on this evening before we got a video package for the main event of Saturday Night’s Main Event: Jey Uso vs. Logan Paul for the World Heavyweight Championship.

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jey Uso (c) vs. Logan Paul

The match started off with a lockup in the middle of the ring until Uso dropped Paul with a shoulder block. Paul caught Uso with an elbow strike, followed by a Blockbuster on the World Champion. As Uso powdered to the outside, Paul flew to the outside with a vaulting dive press as we got a break with about ten minutes left on the night.

We returned to Uso hitting a running hip splash on a prone Paul in the corner. That was not enough to get the victory, however. Uso headed up top and looked for a splash, but Paul caught him and went for the pin. Uso was able to kick out at two. Paul hoisted Uso on his shoulder and dropped him with a forward roll. The springboard Lionsault by Paul was met by knees from Uso. A pop-up Samoan Drop by Uso only got a two as Paul kicked out once more.

Paul held on to dear life to the second turnbuckle as Uso grabbed on to him, ripping the padding away. As Uso tried for the dive, he got met by a punch from Paul. The so-called YouTube “star” tried for his imitation Buckshot Lariat, but Uso intercepted with a superkick to the face.

Uso attempted the spear, but he got sent to the exposed second turnbuckle, which allowed Paul to hit him with the hard right punch. One, two… Uso kicked out at the last second! Uso recovered and delivered a superkick, followed by the dive from the top rope. Just as Uso had the pin, John Cena pulled the referee out as he then attacked Uso.

Just then, Cody Rhodes’ theme music hit, which signalled the arrival of the American Nightmare. Rhodes, appearing for the first time since his WrestleMania loss, caught Cena with Cross Rhodes to send him to the outside. Paul tried to sneak up on Rhodes with the brass knucks, but Uso intercepted with the Spear. One Uso Splash later from Uso on Paul and that’s it, over. Jey Uso retains the World Title in the main event of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

After the match, Rhodes took the microphone and challenged Cena and Paul to a tag match at Money in the Bank in two weeks time just as the producer credits popped up to end the night.

Jey Uso def. Logan Paul via pinfall to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

The match itself wasn’t really anything to write home about, largely due to it being constrained by oddly placed commercial breaks, but the finish certainly spiced things up. Cody Rhodes’ return and subsequently setting up a potentially huge tag match for Money in the Bank did its job in making things exciting.

All in all, another fine edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event that might’ve not had any true standout matches, but we had some interesting storyline advancements with Bronson Reed joining Seth Rollins’ faction and Cody’s return.