WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Live Coverage - November 1st, 2025

[Kemo]

Date:
Saturday, November 1st, 7 p.m. ET

Location:
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

Available on:
Peacock (U.S.), Netflix (international)


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Undisputed WWE Championship Match:
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Drew McIntyre

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match:
CM Punk vs. Jey Uso

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

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta vs. Rusev

— Michael Cole and Wade Barrett greet audiences at home as Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring. Drew McIntyre follows, telling Lilian Garcia to announce him as "The Real American Dream" during the ring announcement.

Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Drew McIntyre

The bell rings and Rhodes wastes no time going after McIntyre. McIntyre fires off chops on Rhodes, and the referee begins a ten count when McIntyre steps out of the ring. McIntyre gets back inside just before the ten count ends, then tries to get Rhodes disqualified from the match as an easy way to win. Rhodes refuses to listen to McIntyre.

McIntyre bites Rhodes while the referee isn't looking, then runs over Rhodes with a clothesline and sends him crashing into the ring post. He then sends Rhodes crashing over the barricade and gets back in the ring, then tells the referee to begin a ten count. Rhodes beats it, but McIntyre fires off elbows on Rhodes and follows it up with a belly-to-belly throw.

McIntyre levels Rhodes with a back elbow, but Rhodes responds with several right hands of his own on McIntyre and follows it up with a back body drop. Rhodes and McIntyre then teeter on the ropes, but Rhodes delivers a superplex to McIntyre. The two men exchange right hands with one another, but Rhodes connects with a scoop powerslam on McIntyre and follows it up with a Disaster Kick. He lands a Cody Cutter on McIntyre, but McIntyre responds with a spinebuster to Rhodes before delivering a powerbomb to him.

McIntyre grabs the Undisputed WWE Championship belt and gets in the ring with it. He invites Rhodes to hit him with it to try to get him to lose via disqualification, but Rhodes opts not to use it and throws it to the referee. McIntyre then blindsides Rhodes with a Claymore Kick and goes for a pin, but Rhodes kicks out.

Back on the outside of the ring, McIntyre looks to land a Claymore Kick on Rhodes that sends him crashing through the announce desk, but Rhodes sees McIntyre coming and lands a strike on his midsection. McIntyre then sends Rhodes crashing off the ring apron and through the announce desk. The referee begins a ten count, but Rhodes beats the count at the last second.

McIntyre sets up for another Claymore Kick on Rhodes, but Rhodes ducks out of the way. Rhodes grabs onto his knee when it suddenly buckles, and the referee checks on him. Rhodes then pulls a Cody Cutter out of nowhere and McIntyre and pins him, but McIntyre kicks out.

McIntyre shoves Rhodes into the referee, then lands a Glasgow Kiss on Rhodes and grabs the Undisputed WWE Championship belt. He looks to hit Rhodes with the title belt, but Rhodes sees McIntyre coming and the pair level one another with crossbodies. Rhodes delivers a DDT to McIntyre on top of the title belt while the referee is still down, then follows it up with a Cross-Rhodes as the referee recovers for the win.

Winner and STILL Undisputed WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes

— The pre-match video package airs to get us ready our second of four title matches scheduled. We head to a brief commercial break and when the show returns, Jade Cargill makes her way to the ring. Tiffany Stratton follows.

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

The bell rings and Stratton fires off right hands on Cargill. Cargill runs over Stratton with a pair of pump kicks, then sends her crashing into the mat with a chokeslam and dumps her across the ring. She drapes her off the top rope by her knees, then wrenches on her spine and sends her crashing into the ring steps. Cargill charges at Stratton, but Stratton ducks out of the way and sends Cargill crashing into the ring steps.

Cargill and Stratton get back in the ring and teeter on the ropes, but Stratton sends Cargill crashing into the mat and follows it up with a Swanton Bomb. Cargill responds by sending Stratton crashing into the mat with a spinning sit-out powerbomb, then follows it up with a Fallaway Slam and a second sit-out powerbomb. She then lands several more powerbombs on Stratton and follows it up with Jaded for the win.

Winner and NEW WWE Women's Champion: Jade Cargill

— Penta makes his way to the ring. Rusev and Dominik Mysterio follows.

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta vs. Rusev

The bell rings and Penta and Rusev take turns firing off right hands on Dominik in the corner. They then begin firing off right hands on one another, but Dominik looks to land a hurricanrana on Rusev. Rusev sees Dominik coming and delivers a powerbomb to him, then delivers a suplex to him and gets on him on one shoulder on the outside. Dominik escapes and sends Rusev crashing into the ring post before Penta flies to level Rusev on the outside. Dominik then takes flight to level Penta.

Penta and Dominik get back in the ring, and Penta delivers a modified Bronco Buster to Dominik. Rusev sends Penta crashing into the barricade and the ring steps on the outside, but Dominik looks to land a tope suicida on Rusev. Rusev intercepts Dominik and sends him crashing into the announce desk face first, but Dominik sends Rusev crashing into the ropes with a drop toe hold. He looks to dial it up with a 619, but Rusev intercepts Dominik and cinches in The Accolate on him.

Penta breaks the hold with a superkick, but Rusev catches Penta with a kick and a spinning slam. He sits Penta on the top rope and delivers a right hand to him, then joins him on the ropes. Penta fights off Rusev and sends him crashing on the floor, but Penta trips Rusev. Penta grabs onto his knee, and while the referee checks on him, Dominik grabs a chair. He hands it over to Rusev and pretends that he was hit with it, but Rusev opts to use the chair under the Triple Threat No Disqualification rule and hits Dominik with it.

Rusev sets up for a Machka Kick on Penta, but Penta delivers a Fenix Driver to Rusev. He ascends to the top rope, then looks to fly. Rusev intercepts Penta with a Machka Kick and cinches in The Accolade on Penta. Penta doesn't tap, but the bell sounds and we pan over to see that it was Dominik who rang the bell as a means of preventing Rusev from winning.

Penta grabs the ring bell hammer, then looks to hit Dominik with it. Dominik moves out of the way and hits Rusev, then sends Penta crashing into the ring post and connects with a Frog Splash on Rusev. Dominik then pins Rusev for the win.

Winner and STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Dominik Mysterio

— A video package airs to announce a special 16-man tournament to determine the final opponent for John Cena at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The tourney will feature 16 talents from Raw, SmackDown, NXT and even some from outside of WWE. Things get started in two weeks at WWE Raw in Boston on November 10.

— Jey Uso makes his way to the ring. CM Punk follows.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk vs. 'Main Event' Jey Uso

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns wearing one another with submission holds, but Punk delivers a series of elbow drops to Jey's chest and goes for a pin. Jey kicks out, but Punk fires off chops on Jey's chest.

Jey catches Punk with a Samoan Drop, but Punk cinches in a submission on Jey. Jey fires off right hands on Punk, but Punk catches Jey with a GTS. Jey rolls out of the ring before Punk can pin him, and the referee begins a ten count. Punk lands a suplex on Jey, then sits him on the top turnbuckle and fires off a chop on his chest before joining him on the ropes.

Punk looks to superplex Jey, but Jey blocks it and sends Punk crashing into the mat with a headbutt. He looks to land a double off the top stomp on Punk, but Punk moves out of the way and Jey fires off right hands on him. Jey intercepts Punk with a spear and ascends to the top, then lands an Uso splash on Punk and goes for a pin. Punk kicks out.

Punk connects with a superplex on Jey, and the two men exchange right hands before Punk catches Jey with a running Bulldog. The action spills out of the ring, and Jey spears Punk through the barricade near the timekeeper's area. When the pair return to the ring, Jey sets up for an Uso Splash on Punk. Punk sees Jey coming and gets his knees up, then connects with a GTS on Jey and goes for a pin. Punk kicks out.

Punk sets up for a piledriver on Jey, but Jey avoids it and delivers a GTS to Punk. Punk responds with a spear to Jey and pins him, but Jey kicks out. Punk then sets up for a GTS on Jey, but Jey counters into a sleeper. Punk reverses into an Anaconda Vice, but Jey crawls over to the bottom rope to break the hold. Jey lands a pair of superkicks on Punk, but Punk catches Jey with a knee and follows it up with a pair of GTS' for the win.

Winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion: CM Punk

[Kemo]