WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025 Live Coverage - September 20th, 2025
– We are live! Triple H is waiting in the ring, and asks fans if they can feel it. He welcomes any new fans to WWE, ESPN, and Wrestlepalooza.
– Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, and Pat McAfee then greet audiences at home as Brock Lesnar makes his way to the ring. John Cena follows, but Paul Heyman appears and introduces Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena
The bell rings and Lesnar wastes no time going after Cena. He fires off shoulders on Cena in the corner and runs him over with a clothesline, then whips him into the corner and whips him into another corner chest first. He lands an over the shoulder powerslam on Cena, then connects with a German suplex on him.
Lesnar runs over Cena with another clothesline, then continues to wear him down. Cena lands a four shoulder blocks on Lesnar to level him, then follows it up with a trio of Attitude Adjustments and goes for a pin. Lesnar quickly kicks out, but Cena sets up for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Lesnar avoids it and delivers six F5s to Cena for the win.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
– After the match, Lesnar hits an F5 on the referee and another one on Cena.
– LA Knight makes his way to the ring. The Usos and The Vision follow.
Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. The Usos
Jey Uso and Reed begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Jey sends Reed crashing into the corner and lands a pair of enzuigiris on him, then tags in Jimmy. Jimmy and Jey deliver double superkicks to Reed and follow it up with a double open palm strike.
Breakker tags in and lands an uppercut on Jimmy in the corner, then sends him crashing out of the ring through the middle rope and tags Reed back in. Reed grabs a chair from under the ring as Breakker distracts Knight, but Knight catches Reed. This opens the door for Jimmy to land a superkick on Reed and grab the chair from him. Knight decides to turn away and let Jimmy hit Reed with the chair, but Jey flies off the top rope to level everyone on the outside.
Reed and Jimmy return to the ring, but Breakker tags in and fires off a couple of right hands on Jimmy. Jimmy grabs onto his knee as Reed tags back in and double teams on him with Breakker. Reed grabs a chair and hits Jimmy with it, but Knight catches him. Reed grabs another chair and slides it into the ring, then dumps Jimmy back inside and lands an elbow drop on him.
Breakker tags back in and lands a kick on Jimmy, then follows it up with a back body drop and a suplex. Reed tags back in and sets up the chair in the ring, but Jimmy sends Reed crashing into it face first. Breakker tags back in and sends Jimmy crashing into the mat, then tags Reed back in. Knight disposes of the chair in the ring as Reed gets Jimmy up in an Electric Chair position and delivers a Doomsday Device to him with Breakker.
Jey tags back in and levels Breakker with a pair of clotheslines, then rocks him with an enzuigiri and ascends to the top rope. He levels Breakker with a crossbody and goes for a pin, but Breakker kicks out. The Usos grab a table from under the ring, but Reed sets it up in the corner.
The Usos land a 1-D on Breakker and Jimmy (who has tagged back in) pins him. Reed breaks the fall, but Jey tags back in and ascends to the top rope. He delivers an Uso Splash to him. He goes for a pin, but Breakker kicks out. Reed distracts Knight, but Jey lands a superkick on him. Knight and Reed begin arguing on the outside, but Jey flies over the top tope to level Reed on the outside. Knight gets in Jey's face and questions if he was aiming for him as well.
Back in the ring, Heyman slides a chair to Breakker. Breakker looks to hit Jey with it, but Jey grabs it from Breakker and looks to hit him with it. Breakker moves out of the way and Jey almost hits Knight, but stops himself before he can and hits Breakker. He then clocks Reed with the chair, but Breakker intercepts Jey with a spear and spears him and Jimmy through the table set up in the corner. He drags Jey into the middle of the ring and tags in Reed. Reed ascends to the top rope and delivers a Tsunami to him for the win.
Winners: Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed
– After the match, Reed demands that Knight raise his hand but Knight refuses to do so. Heyman then raises Reed and Breakker's hands.
– Stephanie Vaquer makes her way to the ring. IYO SKY follows.
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WWE Women's World Championship Match: Iyo Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another and take turns rolling each other up, but Vaquer connects with a back suplex on SKY. SKY responds with a shotgun dropkick to Vaquer, but Vaquer uses the ropes to wear down SKY. SKY looks to land a Code Red on Vaquer, but Vaquer blocks it.
SKY lands a flapjack on Vaquer, then connects with a missile dropkick off the top rope and kips up. She flies through the middle rope to level Vaquer on the outside, but Vaquer delivers a knee to SKY on the apron and lands a crossbody on her off the top rope on the outside.
Vaquer delivers a second crossbody to SKY off the top rope back in the ring, then looks to land a meteora on her in the corner. SKY sees Vaquer coming and lands a suplex on her, but Vaquer delivers a German suplex to SKY. SKY delivers a reverse hurricanrana to Vaquer, but Vaquer lands a Dragon Screw on SKY out of the corner and follows it up with a meteora. She steps over Vaquer, then ascends to the top rope and sets up for Over The Moonsault.
Vaquer gets her boots up, then lands the Devil's Kiss on SKY and follows it up with the SVB. She goes for a pin, but SKY kicks out. Vaquer then ascends to the top rope, but SKY joins her up there and lands a Spanish Fly on her. She goes for a pin, but Vaquer kicks out.
SKY lands a meteora on Vaquer, then follows it up with a running knee strike to her and steps over. She ascends back to the top rope and sets up for the Over The Moonsault once again, but Vaquer rolls out of the way and connects with a Tornillo for the win.
Winner and NEW WWE Women's World Champion: Stephanie Vaquer
– After the match, Vaquer hugs SKY and the two women shake hands with one another. Vaquer then shares a hug with her father in the crowd.
– Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins then make their way to the ring. AJ Lee and CM Punk follow.
Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins vs. AJ Lee and CM Punk
Punk and Rollins begin the action. The bell rings and the two stare one another down. He tags in Lynch, and Punk tags in Lee. Lynch then slides out of the ring, but Punk and Rollins tag back in. Punk sends Rollins crashing into the announce desk on the outside and sends him crashing into the barricade spine first.
Punk chases Rollins into the ring. He sends Rollins crashing into the corner and fires off shoulders on his midsection, then follows it up with an Atomic Drop and ascends to the top rope. He lands a double ax handle on Rollins, then lands a second one off the middle rope. He looks for a third one, but Rollins blocks it.
Rollins fires off stomps on Punk, and Lynch sends Punk crashing into the ring steps on the outside as Rollins distracts the referee. Lee looks to go after Lynch, but Rollins blocks her path and sends Punk crashing on top of one of the announce desk. He fires off right hands on him, then kisses Lynch on the ring apron as Lynch avoids tagging in and having to face Lee in the ring.
Rollins jams his boot into Punk in the corner, then fires off stomps on Punk with Rollins as the referee holds back Lee. Rollins looks to land a Gorilla Press on Punk using Lynch, but Punk rolls out of the way and Lynch is sent crashing into the mat.
Punk looks to tag in Lee, but Lynch pulls her off the apron to avoid facing her once again. Rollins connects with a Falcon Arrow on Punk, then goes for a pin but Punk kicks out. Rollins then mocks Lee by skipping around her on the outside and Punk inside the ring, but Punk lands a GTS on Rollins. Lynch checks on Rollins as Punk finally manages to tag in Lee.
Lee rains down right hands on Lynch and sends her crashing into the mat with a hair whip, then fires off stomps on her in the corner and rains down more right hands on her. She runs her over with a spinning back heel kick, then levels her with a crossbody off the middle rope.
Lee fires off open palm strikes on Lynch in the corner, but Rollins ets her to back down from Lynch. Lee fires off open palm strikes on Rollins, but Lynch looks to surprise her with the Man Handle Slam. Lee avoids it and uses Rollins as a launch pad to land a Tornado DDT on Lynch. Punk then helps Lee deliver a Sliced Bread to Rollins, with Lee landing on top of Lynch to pin her. Lynch kicks out.
Lee tangles up Lynch in the Black Widow submission hold as Punk cinches in a Sharpshooter on Rollins. Rollins escapes Punk's grasp and levels him with a superkick, then pulls Lee off Lynch. Lee then tangles up Rollins in the Black Widow, but Lynch comes to Rollins' aid and delivers a Fallaway Slam to Lee. Rollins and Lynch land double Pedigrees on Lee and Punk, then pin them both. Punk and Lee kick out.
Lynch and Rollins get Lee and Punk on their shoulders respectively, but Punk clotheslines himself and Rollins out of the ring. Lynch looks to land a GTS on Lee, but Lee escapes and sends Lynch crashing into the mat with a Fallaway Slam. Rollins trips Lee, but Punk takes down Rollins with a Curb Stomp and rains down right hands on him. Lynch slaps Punk repeatedly, but Punk catches one of her slaps and trips her. He looks to cinch in a Sharpshooter on her, but Rollins distracts Punk. Lynch cinches in a Sharpshooter of her own on Punk, but Punk reverses into a Sharpshooter of his own on Lynch.
Rollins pulls Punk off Lynch and lands a Pedigree on him. He connects with a Curb Stomp On Punk and goes for a pin, but Lee breaks the fall. Lynch then delivers a Man Handle Slam to Lee and pins her, but Lee kicks out. Lee fires off forearms on Lynch, but Rollins pulls Lee off Lynch. Punk pulls Lynch off Lee, but Rollins pulls Punk off Lynch. Rollins and Punk exchange right hands with one another, but Lee and Lynch pull them apart and exchange right hand of their own with one another.
Lee and Punk clear both of the announce desks and get Lynch and Rollins on top of them.
Lynch sends Lee crashing off their announce desk and into Punk and Rollins on the other one as Punk sets up for a GTS on Rollins, then dumps Lee back in the ring and sets up for the Man Handle Slam on her. Lee counters into the Black Widow and cinches it in on Lynch. Lynch taps out.
Winners: AJ Lee and CM Punk
– The Undertaker then approaches Stephanie McMahon in the crowd and announces that she will be the first inductee into the WWE Hall Of Fame Class of 2026.
– Drew McIntyre then makes his way to the ring. Cody Rhodes follows.
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Undisputed WWE Championship Main Event Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
The bell rings and Rhodes slaps McIntyre. Rhodes fires off right hands on McIntyre, then follows it up with a Cody Cutter and goes for a pin. McIntyre kicks out, but Rhodes dumps him onto the apron and sends him crashing to the outside with an enzugiri. He flies through the middle rope to level McIntyre on the outside, then looks to do so again. McIntyre catches Rhodes and sends him crashing into the ring post, then whips him over the announce desk before connecting with an Alabama Slam to him into the ring steps.
McIntyre dumps Rhodes back in the ring, then rains down Hammer and Anvil style elbows on him. Rhodes responds with a superplex to McIntyre off the top rope, then exchanges strikes with Rhodes. Rhodes catches McIntyre with a scoop powerslam, then follows it up with a second Cody Cutter and sets up for Cross-Rhodes. McIntyre escapes with a knee to Rhodes' head, then lands a White Noise on him off the middle rope and locks in a Figure Four Leg Lock on him. McIntyre rakes Rhodes' eyes to escape, then exposes one of the top turnbuckles and sends Rhodes crashing into it chest first. He then rolls up Rhodes, but Rhodes kicks out and delivers a Cross-Rhodes to McIntyre. He goes for a pin, but McIntyre kicks out.
McIntyre flies over the top rope to level Rhodes on the outside, then dumps him back in the ring and connects with a Claymore Kick on him. He goes for a pin off his own, but Rhodes kicks out. McIntyre then looks to land a second Claymore Kick on Rhodes on the outside, but Rhodes rolls out of the way and McIntyre's knee is sent crashing through the front of one of the announce desk.
Rhodes rolls in the ring and McIntyre hobbles back inside. Rhodes looks for a Disaster Kick on McIntyre, but McIntyre counters into a Glasgow Kiss. Rhodes responds with a Cody Cutter and a Cross-Rhodes to McIntyre for the win.
Winner and STILL Undisputed WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes
