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CM Punk names remaining WWE hometown goal

Posted on by Joseph Currier

CM Punk still has one major goal that he wants to accomplish in his hometown of Chicago.

When asked if there are any other achievements he hopes to conquer in Chicago, Punk told the Mostly Sports podcast that he really wants to wrestle at Wrigley Field (the home of the Chicago Cubs). Punk said the Wrigley Field executives are interested in hosting a WWE event, but it’s hard to coordinate a date because Major League Baseball does not release its schedule far enough in advance.

“Wrigley Field. Wrestle at Wrigley Field. I’m putting that one out in the universe right now,” Punk said. “The executives at Wrigley are chomping at the bit, they want a WWE show. The problem with it — and I’ll throw Major League Baseball under the bus — is they won’t release the schedule until, you know, they want to. So we can’t get a jumpstart and look at dates and stuff like that. Yes, Wrigley hosts concerts in the summertime and stuff like that. But they won’t give us a big enough head start to figure out dates.

“That’s why I was kind of rooting for the Dodgers to win the World Series, to further solidify the [MLB] lockout in 2027. Because, yeah, I’m 100 percent selfish — if there’s no baseball in 2027, that means I’m selling out Wrigley Field. I’ve sold out every place in Chicago with a roof, so now I gotta go to these outdoor places. Wrigley to me is church. It’s got a little bit of wrestling history, there were some matches there, they used to wrestle at old Comiskey [Park] too. So I’m looking forward to that. That’s what I have to conquer in Chicago.”

A WWE event at Wrigley would likely need to happen close to summertime given that the ballpark is outdoors and the weather in Chicago can be unpredictable. The Cubs play games in the spring and summer, so the WWE show would have to happen on an off-day or when the team is out of town.

The city of Chicago is set to host a WWE PLE in February 2026 with Elimination Chamber being held at the United Center.

John Cena’s final WWE Chicago appearance set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

John Cena is heading to Chicago this September for his final WWE appearance in the city.

WWE announced a slate of new Raw and SmackDown dates today, confirming a couple of stops Cena will be making on his retirement tour. Cena will appear on the September 5 episode of SmackDown at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois and the Monday, September 15 episode of Raw at Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Rosemont date is being advertised as Cena’s final appearance in Chicago. It’s expected that Cena will be back in Massachusetts this December when his final match takes place in Boston, but details of that have not been confirmed by WWE yet.

“Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena will make his final appearance in Chicago when SmackDown returns to Allstate Arena on Friday, September 5, followed by a return to his home state of Massachusetts when Raw takes place at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield on Monday, September 15,” WWE wrote.

Whether Cena will still be Undisputed WWE Champion when these shows happen remains to be seen. He has a title defense against Cody Rhodes set for SummerSlam in August.

The full list of new Raw and SmackDown dates is available below. As of now, Cena is only advertised for the Rosemont and Springfield shows. The ticket on-sale date for each event is Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. local time.

New WWE event dates —

  • September 5: SmackDown at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois (John Cena advertised)
  • September 8: Raw at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • September 12: Smackdown at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia
  • September 15: Raw at Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts (John Cena advertised)
  • September 29: Raw at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • October 3: SmackDown at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • October 6: Raw at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
  • October 17: SmackDown at SAP Center in San Jose, California
  • October 20: Raw at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
  • October 24: SmackDown at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona
  • November 24: Raw at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

WWE Chicago live results: Brock Lesnar defeats Kane in 35 seconds

Posted on by F4W Staff

Submitted by reader Bobak Karamzadeh

– Matt Hardy defeated Bray Wyatt

The match was what you’d expect. Hardy was pretty over and won with the Twist of Fate.

– Mustafa Ali defeated Jack Gallagher, Ariya Daivari, and Lince Dorado in a fatal four-way match

This was lots of fun and Ali was super over. Everyone got great spots in, with Ali being sidelined for a minute and then coming in hot to close out the match.

– Braun Strowman defeated Elias

It was really hard to hear Elias for some reason. He was singing something specific about Chicago, but it just sounded very flat.

The match was quick. Elias played possum, but Strowman won with the running powerslam and hit another one after the match ended.

– Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Heath Slater & Rhyno defeated The Revival, Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas

The Miz wasn’t on the show. The match was fun, with Gallows and Anderson hitting the Magic Killer for the win.

– Universal Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Kane to retain his title

Everyone was excited for Lesnar at the start. Heyman took the mic for Lesnar’s intro, saying he was fighting out of the “ultimate corner.”

The match only went 35 seconds. Lesnar gave Kane two German suplexes, Kane sat up and tried to give him a chokeslam, and Lesnar got out of it and hit an F5 to retain. There were lots of boos from the crowd. Lesnar was in and out in only a few minutes.

– Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley & Mickie James defeated Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville (w/ Paige)

Asuka got the hot tag before the finish. Everyone looked good and played their parts. Bayley was beat down for most of the match, and James turned on the babyfaces towards the end by not taking a tag when Bliss was in the ring. There was some in-fighting between Banks and Bayley as well.

Paige was with Absolution and was heeling it up and having fun with the crowd.

– Seth Rollins & Finn Balor defeated Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus by DQ

Rollins took most of the punishment, building up to the hot tag really well. The match was well paced and planned out, then the disqualification came when Sheamus gave Balor a chair shot when he was on the top rope.

Rollins and Balor got their finishers in after the match, with Sheamus taking a Curb Stomp and Cesaro being hit with the Coup de Grace. The crowd was really into this.

– Roman Reigns defeated John Cena

As expected, there were big mixed reactions for both. The match started out slow with rest holds, power displays, and staredowns. It picked up a little towards the end but never got near the level it should have been.

There were a few reversals, some near falls, and Reigns hit a spear for the win.